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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koyomuki Yashigawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Koyomuki Yashigawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yashigawa ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yashigawa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brandao wants to improve his position but Yashigawa is controlling well.
Yashigawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brandao gets back to full guard.
Yashigawa stopping the sweep attempt from Brandao.
Yashigawa won't allow Brandao to get back to his feet.
Yashigawa preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yashigawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yashigawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yashigawa landing with the ground and pound.
Yashigawa is stalling in the full guard.
Yashigawa looking to pass the guard.
Yashigawa lands a couple of elbows.
Yashigawa landing with the ground and pound.
Yashigawa wants to pass the guard but Brandao is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yashigawa trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
Yashigawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brandao keeping moving, preventing Yashigawa from controlling successfully.
Brandao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yashigawa is one step ahead there.
Brandao keeping moving, preventing Yashigawa from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Koyomuki Yashigawa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yashigawa blocks a jab.
Yashigawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yashigawa stands and throws Brandao's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Yashigawa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Yashigawa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yashigawa scoring with punches from side control.
Brandao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yashigawa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brandao is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yashigawa connects with a decent elbow.
Brandao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yashigawa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yashigawa working the head and body with strikes.
Yashigawa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brandao has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yashigawa cracks Brandao with a big right hand but Brandao just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Brandao trying to remain calm as Yashigawa controls from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yashigawa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brandao to see if he's OK.
Yashigawa working the body and head with strikes.
Yashigawa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yashigawa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Yashigawa working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yashigawa decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Brandao wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koyomuki Yashigawa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yashigawa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brandao taking some punishment here, with Yashigawa in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yashigawa is trying to control. Brandao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yashigawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yashigawa lands a nice short elbow.
Koyomuki Yashigawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yashigawa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yashigawa is controlling the pace.
Yashigawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yashigawa is taking a breather. Brandao says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brandao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yashigawa working the head and body with strikes.
Yashigawa controlling the pace.
Brandao has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yashigawa is working away from the top position though.
Yashigawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brandao's head.
Brandao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yashigawa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yashigawa prevents Brandao from improving his position.
Brandao is staying active underneath Yashigawa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yashigawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yashigawa lands a nice short elbow.
Yashigawa prevents Brandao from improving his position.
Yashigawa is trying to control the action in half guard but Brandao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yashigawa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Yashigawa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yashigawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Yashigawa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yashigawa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao taking some punishment here, with Yashigawa in his half guard.
Yashigawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yashigawa is keen to just control but Brandao is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Yashigawa there.
Yashigawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandao can do to turn this around?
Yashigawa working the head and body with strikes.
Yashigawa is trying to work for a kimura but Brandao is defending well.
Yashigawa lands with a punch from half guard.
Brandao is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yashigawa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yashigawa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yashigawa working Brandao over with strikes.
Yashigawa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yashigawa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Well, if Yashigawa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yashigawa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brandao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yashigawa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yashigawa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koyomuki Yashigawa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yashigawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Yashigawa with shots to the head and body - Brandao looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yashigawa lands a big shot there that rocks Brandao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yashigawa moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Brandao has worked his arm free - good work by Brandao!
Yashigawa scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brandao manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yashigawa's best efforts.
Yashigawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brandao defending well though.
Brandao works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yashigawa preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yashigawa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yashigawa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao is trying to hold Yashigawa in close to prevent damage but Yashigawa has managed to pass into half guard.
Brandao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yashigawa wants to work for an arm triangle but Brandao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yashigawa is nestled in close to Brandao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yashigawa decides to stand and escape the position.
Brandao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diego Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yashigawa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brandao did well to prevent Yashigawa getting side control.
Brandao tries to roll over but Yashigawa keeps him under control.
Yashigawa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yashigawa scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yashigawa connects with a nice short shot to Brandao's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yashigawa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brandao is staying active underneath Yashigawa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yashigawa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yashigawa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brandao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yashigawa winds up and cracks Brandao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yashigawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yashigawa slows the pace down in half guard.
Diego Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yashigawa is trying to control. Brandao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yashigawa winds up and cracks Brandao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yashigawa connects with a nice short shot to Brandao's temple.
Well, if Yashigawa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yashigawa drops an elbow to the side of Brandao's head.
Brandao tries to roll over but Yashigawa keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yashigawa lands a nice short elbow.
Koyomuki Yashigawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yashigawa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yashigawa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brandao for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Koyomuki Yashigawa.
Brandao throws a poor cross that misses
and Yashigawa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koyomuki Yashigawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yashigawa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koyomuki Yashigawa!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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