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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aze Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hate me or Get DIE tryn' - 50cent. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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161 lbs
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164 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
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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
17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aze Toro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toro looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Yoshida throws a nice looking combination but Toro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Toro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yoshida misses with the combination.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Toro moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshida delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Yoshida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Toro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Toro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshida throws the kick towards the body but Toro avoids it.
Toro throws a right hand that Yoshida ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshida also avoids with ease.
Toro moves away from the strike by Yoshida.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Toro there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro lunges at Yoshida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yoshida's hand.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toro throws out the jab.
Toro checks the leg kick.
Toro lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoshida's head.
Toro missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yoshida. Toro shrugs it off though.
Toro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yoshida takes one to the side of the head.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Toro moves out of range.
Toro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yoshida's head backwards.
Aze Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toro looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
Toro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toro just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Toro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yoshida works the jab nicely.
Toro misses with a looping left.
Toro blocks the body kick.
Yoshida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Toro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Toro lands a lovely overhand right.
Toro throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Toro.
Toro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toro misses the jab.
Toro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Toro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yoshidas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yoshida walks into a straight right hand from Toro.
Toro misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yoshida throws a nice looking combination but Toro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida blocks a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Toro.
Yoshida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Toro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yoshida had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Toro ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Toro throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Toro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yoshida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Toro moves out of range.
Toro feints a jab promting Yoshida to slip. Toro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yoshida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yoshida is looking to wear down Toro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yoshida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Toro counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Toro.
Toro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yoshida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
Nice straight punches there by Toro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toro.
Yoshida slips under a jab from Toro.
Yoshida slips a jab and a cross from Toro.
Toro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yoshida momentarily.
Yoshida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toro misses with a straight right.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the body.
Toro lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aze Toro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yoshida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Toro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yoshida on the side of the head.
Toro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Toro checks a leg kick.
Toro scores with a punch to the head.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Toro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ken Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Toro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yoshida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Toro misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshida counters with a low kick, right behind Toro 's knee.
Toro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yoshida under the eye.
Yoshida walks into a straight right hand from Toro.
Toro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Toro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Toro swings widly with a right hand
and Yoshida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida scores with a push kick.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yoshida throws a right hand that Toro ducks under and follows up with a left that Toro also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Yoshida both land. Nice combination.
Yoshida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Toro moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Toro misses.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toro.
Toro blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toro.
Yoshida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yoshida blocks a jab.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Toro avoids them all with ease.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Toro avoids them all with ease.
Toro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yoshida's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Toro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Aze Toro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
The fighters circling - Yoshida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toro misses with a straight right.
Toro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Toro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toro.
Toro cracks Yoshida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Toro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshida throws out the jab.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Toro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Toro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yoshida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Toro is out of range and Yoshida settles back down.
Toro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Toro checks a leg kick.
Toro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Yoshida thows a body shot but no joy.
Toro jabs at Yoshida's body.
Yoshida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toro circles away quickly and effectively.
Toro misses the shot to the body.
Toro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Toro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toro.
Yoshida takes a swing at Toro's ribcage but misses.
Toro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Toro misses.
Toro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Toro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toro scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Toro.
Toro thuds a left hand into Yoshida's body.
Toro lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aze Toro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy left from Toro finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Toro loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Toro cracks Yoshida with an open hand slap.
Toro misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by Toro.
Toro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yoshidas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yoshida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Toro throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Toro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshida defending well as Toro loads up on a big left hand.
Toro missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida wants to slow Toro down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Toro both land. Nice combination.
Toro takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Toro lands a jab to the nose.
Toro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Toro.
Sloppy strikes from Toro. Those never looked like landing.
Yoshida throws a right hand that Toro ducks under and follows up with a left that Toro also avoids with ease.
Toro throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Toro lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Toro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Toro misses with a two punch combination.
Yoshida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toro lands with a shot to the body.
Yoshida takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro moves out of range as Yoshida throws a body kick.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toro moves away.
Yoshida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Toro.
A combination from Yoshida does no damage.
Yoshida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toro thuds his right hand into Yoshida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yoshida misses with the combination.
Toro cracks Yoshida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshida.
Toro scores with a hook to the body. Yoshida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Toro cracks Yoshida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Toro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida walks into a stiff left hand from Toro.
Toro 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.
Toro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yoshida on the side of the head.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Toro.
Ken Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toro misses with an uppercut
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshida defending well as Toro loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshida tries to bum rush Toro with a series of wild strikes but Toro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good standup being displayed there by Toro as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Toro misses.
Yoshida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Toro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Toro blocks a jab.
Aze Toro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Toro lunges at Yoshida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yoshida's hand.
Yoshida throws a hook but Toro blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Toro.
Yoshida tries to bum rush Toro with a series of wild strikes but Toro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Toro does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Toro.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Toro lands a jab-cross combination.
Toro connects with a looping right hand.
Toro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yoshida.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aze Toro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aze Toro!
Aze Toro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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