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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hindu Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xinhai has chosen Loco as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yang Xinhai will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hindu Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xinhai throws out a loose jab but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xinhai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hindu Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Kush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kush on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kush tries to clinch up.
Xinhai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kush's calf.
Kush misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kush lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Xinhai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Xinhai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kush shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Xinhai pinned against the cage. Xinhai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kush dives in and grabs Xinhai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Xinhai pushes down on Kush's head and hops out.
Danga de danga de dang - Kush scores with a four punch combination!
Kush has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Xinhai.
Kush misses with a looping right.
Kush tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xinhai circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xinhai lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai connects with a right hand. Kush shakes it off.
Kush throws a hook to the side of Xinhai's head but Xinhai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xinhai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xinhai.
Kush has managed to clinch.
Kush has hold of one of Xinhai's legs. Xinhai is fighting the takedown attempt but Kush gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Xinhai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Xinhai wants to sweep but no luck.
Kush tries to free his leg and advance position but Xinhai is retaining full guard.
Kush is working hard here to advance position.
Xinhai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yang Xinhai.
Xinhai lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xinhai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kush has Xinhai up against the cage in a clinch.
Kush throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kush leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Xinhai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xinhai letting Kush take a breather here.
Kush tries to pull guard but Xinhai holds him up against the cage and eventually Kush drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hindu Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xinhai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xinhai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Xinhai slips a jab from Kush.
Kush looks to land a left hand but Xinhai moved out of range nicely.
Kush is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Xinhai as Kush shoots in.
Xinhai lands a nice shot that snaps Kush's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kush.
Xinhai scores with a jab. Kush acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Xinhai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Xinhai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Xinhai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kush misses with a body shot.
Kush tries to clinch up but Xinhai circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Xinhai.
Kush shoots for a double leg takedown but Xinhai sprawls well. He's pushed Kush's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Xinhai misses with a body punch
and Kush counters with a stiff right hand.
Xinhai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kushs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kush throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Xinhai pushes him off.
Kush works Xinhai's body with a nice hook.
Kush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xinhai manages to avoid it.
Xinhai lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xinhai motions for Kush to come forward. Xinhai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Xinhai. That snapped Kush's head back.
Xinhai tests Kush's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yang Xinhai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kush drives through and clinches with Xinhai against the cage.
Kush displaying some good clinch control by pressing Xinhai up against the cage.
Kush drops down looking for an ankle pick but Xinhai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xinhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Kush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xinhai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xinhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Xinhai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xinhai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yang Xinhai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kush misses with a body shot.
Kush takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some bone on bone action there as Kush checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xinhai throws a nice head kick!
Kush on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kush catches Xinhai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kush cracks Xinhai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xinhai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kush looking to score a takedown here. Xinhai is defending well but Kush drives through and ends up in Xinhai's guard.
Xinhai controlling Kush's posture.
Xinhai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kush manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush trying to control the position.
Xinhai decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush just misses with a punch to the body.
Kush shoots in but Xinhai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kush is looking to clinch but Xinhai is avoiding it.
Xinhai lands a nice shot that snaps Kush's head back.
Kush blocks a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xinhai checks a leg kick.
Xinhai looks to throw the jab but Kush is out of range.
Kush throws a leg kick which misses Xinhai's front leg but catches the back leg as Xinhai tries to avoid it.
Donk. Xinhai catches Kush right on the button with a cross.
Kush moves out of range as Xinhai throws a body kick.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xinhai.
Xinhai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xinhai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Xinhai pushes him off.
Xinhai catches Kush with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Xinhai thows a body shot but no joy.
Kush tries to clinch there but Xinhai circles away.
A swing and a miss from Kush.
A jab from Kush does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush wants to clinch up but Xinhai keeps it at a distance.
Kush lands a lovely overhand right.
Kush shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Xinhai pinned against the cage. Xinhai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Xinhai tries to bum rush Kush with a series of wild strikes but Kush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xinhai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kush throwing strikes from guard but Xinhai blocks nicely.
Xinhai working a defensive guard but Kush passes into half guard.
Kush is working for a submission of some sort.
Kush is thwarting Xinhai's attempts to control the position.
Xinhai kicks off Kush and gets to his feet.
Kush takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kush shoots in for a takedown but Xinhai shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hindu Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kush takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kush looks to land a right hand but Xinhai moved out of range.
Kush misses with a takedown
and Xinhai counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush takes a swing at Xinhai's ribcage but misses.
Xinhai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xinhai throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Xinhai is just out of range.
Xinhai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xinhai misses the shot to the body.
Kush tries to clinch but Xinhai moves out of range.
Kush fails with a takedown attempt.
Kush misses with a lunging right hand
and Xinhai counters with a left to the body.
Kush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xinhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Kush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kush lands with a nice body punch.
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Xinhai connects with a right hand. Kush shakes it off.
Kush's corner calls for a 1-2. Kush obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yang Xinhai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Xinhai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xinhai misses the jab.
Kush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Xinhai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Xinhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kush is just out of range.
Kush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yang Xinhai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kush wants to slow Xinhai down by chopping away at his legs.
Kush misses with an uppercut
enabling Xinhai to counter with a crisp jab.
Xinhai feints and then cracks Kush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kush down.
Kush misses with a wild combination.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch but Xinhai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Kush.
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
Xinhai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kush dives in and grabs Xinhai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Xinhai pushes down on Kush's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai lands a jab.
Kush on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kush avoids the head kick by Xinhai.
A jab from Xinhai does it's job there.
Xinhai misses with a two punch combination.
Xinhai slips under a jab from Kush.
A jab from Xinhai does it's job there.
Kush is rocked!
Kush takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Kush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xinhai looks to throw the jab but Kush is out of range.
Kush misses with a takedown attempt - Xinhai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Xinhai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kush misses with a series of wild punches.
Kush seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kush is looking to clinch but Xinhai is avoiding it.
Kush has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xinhai.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Xinhai thuds his right hand into Kush's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xinhai lands an overhand right.
Kush shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Xinhai as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hindu Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xinhai with a jab.
Kush is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xinhai lands a head shot.
Kush drives through and clinches with Xinhai against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xinhai as Kush tries to tie him up.
Kush tries a body shot but Xinhai blocks it.
Kush tries a body shot but Xinhai blocks it.
Xinhai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xinhai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xinhai misses the jab.
Xinhai throws a hook but Kush avoids it easily.
Kush swings widly with a right hand
and Xinhai counters with a head kick. That will keep Kush thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Xinhai throws a solid leg kick but Kush takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xinhai.
Kush throws a leg kick but Xinhai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kush looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kush forces Xinhai back against the cage and clinches.
Kush content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Xinhai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kush has him pressed against the cage.
Kush avoiding damage.
Hindu Kush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kush is trying to maintain a safe position but Xinhai gets an underhook and turns Kush into the cage.
Xinhai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Xinhai has had enough of the clinch but Kush keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xinhai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Xinhai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kush can pounce on him.
Xinhai swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
Xinhai scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush tries to clinch but Xinhai moves out of range.
Kush misses with a double jab.
Xinhai scores with a nice head shot.
Kush misses the shot to the body.
Kush tries to clinch but Xinhai is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xinhai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick by Kush misses
and Xinhai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from Xinhai does it's job there.
Kush misses with a left hand
and Xinhai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Xinhai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Xinhai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Xinhai!
Yang Xinhai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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