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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hitoshi Igarashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamazaki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bounce With Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitoshi Igarashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Yamazaki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamazaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Igarashi looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Igarashi missing with knees to the body.
Yamazaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamazaki landing knees to the body.
Yamazaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Igarashi is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamazaki gets an underhook and turns Igarashi into the ropes.
Yamazaki breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamazaki.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses.
Yamazaki feints and then cracks Igarashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Igarashi down.
Yamazaki wants to clinch up but Igarashi keeps it at a distance.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but Igarashi moves out of range.
Yamazaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Yamazaki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hitoshi Igarashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamazaki throws a right hand that Igarashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Igarashi also avoids with ease.
A head kick by Igarashi misses
and Yamazaki counters with an inside leg kick.
Igarashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamazaki.
Igarashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamazaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igarashi tests Yamazaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Igarashi tries to land a body kick
and Yamazaki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Igarashi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamazaki moves into the clinch.
Igarashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamazaki won't allow it.
Yamazaki manages to break the clinch.
Yamazaki slips under a jab from Igarashi.
Yamazaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamazaki with a knee to the head.
Yamazaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Igarashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Igarashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamazaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Igarashi avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamazaki.
Yamazaki breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but Igarashi is having none of it.
Yamazaki moves out of range of the body kick from Igarashi.
Yamazaki gets a clinch.
Yamazaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Igarashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Yamazaki.
Igarashi letting Yamazaki take a breather here.
Yamazaki breaks from the clinch.
Yamazaki lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamazaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamazaki lands with a kick to the temple. Igarashi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Igarashi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamazaki counters with a low kick, right behind Igarashi 's knee.
Igarashi misses with a kick to the body.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but Igarashi moves out of range.
Igarashi misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Igarashi blocks a head kick by Yamazaki.
Igarashi fails with the takedown
and Yamazaki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Igarashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamazaki has Igarashi up against the ropes in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Yamazaki.
Yamazaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Igarashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yamazaki prevents Igarashi from breaking the clinch.
Yamazaki holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Igarashi has Yamazaki pressed against the ropes.
Igarashi looking to stall.
Igarashi looking to throw knees to the head but Yamazaki is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki crunches a lovely knee into Igarashi's ribcage.
Igarashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Igarashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Igarashi taking a breather.
Yamazaki breaks from the clinch.
Igarashi is looking to slow Yamazaki down with leg kicks.
Igarashi keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Yamazaki.
Igarashi tries to keep at a distance but Yamazaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Igarashi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Igarashi tries to break the clinch but Yamazaki is controlling the position.
Yamazaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamazaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Igarashi to work.
Yamazaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Igarashi avoids the damage to the body.
Yamazaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Igarashi is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Yamazaki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch combination from Igarashi misses.
Hitoshi Igarashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Igarashi throws a sloppy head kick
and Yamazaki counters with a head kick. That will keep Igarashi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Igarashi throws a looping overhand right but Yamazaki ducks down to avoid it.
Igarashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamazaki lands with a slapping head kick.
Igarashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamazaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamazaki instigates a clinch.
Yamazaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamazaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Yamazaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yamazaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamazaki avoiding damage.
Yamazaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki pushes Igarashi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Igarashi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Yamazaki.
Igarashi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Igarashi stands and steps away. Yamazaki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yamazaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Yamazaki looking to stall.
Igarashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamazaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Igarashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Igarashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamazaki lands a knee to the body.
Yamazaki lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Hitoshi Igarashi has been cut.
Yamazaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamazaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamazaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamazaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Yamazaki scores with a four punch combination!
Yamazaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamazaki blocks a low kick nicely.
Yamazaki lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Igarashi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamazaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Yamazaki has Igarashi pushed against the ropes.
Yamazaki prevents Igarashi from breaking the clinch.
Yamazaki breaks from the clinch.
Yamazaki has closed the distance and engaged Igarashi in a clinch.
Yamazaki lands a knee to the body.
Igarashi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamazaki just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Yamazaki.
Yamazaki breaks the clinch.
Igarashi lands a jab to the head.
Igarashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamazaki dodges the punch combination from Igarashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamazaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Igarashi throws a combination that misses
and Yamazaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamazaki breaks from the clinch.
Igarashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yamazaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Yamazaki.
Igarashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamazaki tries to clinch up but Igarashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Igarashi tries to land a body kick
and Yamazaki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Igarashi misses with a wild body shot.
Igarashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Igarashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yamazaki closes the distance and clinches.
Yamazaki missing with knees to the body.
Igarashi has Yamazaki pushed against the ropes.
Yamazaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamazaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Igarashi.
Igarashi tries to stall but Yamazaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Igarashi misses with a knee strike.
Igarashi is trying to break free.
Yamazaki misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yamazaki breaks from the clinch.
Igarashi misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Igarashi swinging wilding here.
Igarashi takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Yamazaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hitoshi Igarashi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yamazaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yamazaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Igarashi's head.
Igarashi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yamazaki misses with a two punch combination.
Igarashi tries to land a front kick but Yamazaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Igarashi fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamazaki is looking to clinch but Igarashi is avoiding it.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Igarashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamazaki tries to clinch there but Igarashi circles away.
Yamazaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Igarashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ryo Yamazaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamazaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamazaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yamazaki manages to break the clinch.
Igarashi is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igarashi throws a lazy head kick
and Yamazaki counters with a head kick.
Igarashi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yamazaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamazaki.
Igarashi avoiding damage as Yamazaki throws knees to the body.
Yamazaki leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Yamazaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Igarashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamazaki takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick from Yamazaki lands but Igarashi takes it in his stride.
Igarashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamazaki lands a high kick!
Yamazaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Igarashi swings for the body but Yamazaki moves out of range.
Igarashi throws a head kick that misses
and Yamazaki counters with a head kick. That will keep Igarashi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igarashi clobbers Yamazaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Igarashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Igarashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamazaki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Igarashi will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Igarashi.
A head kick misses from Igarashi.
Yamazaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Igarashi looks to throw a body kick
and Yamazaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamazaki.
Igarashi misses with a knee strike.
Igarashi misses with a knee to the head.
Yamazaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Igarashi misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamazaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Igarashi pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki stands and steps away. Igarashi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Igarashi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yamazaki.
Igarashi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamazaki counters by clinching up.
Yamazaki stalling in the clinch.
Yamazaki breaks from the clinch.
Yamazaki tries to clinch up but Igarashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamazaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ryo Yamazaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamazaki clinches with his opponent.
Yamazaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Igarashi thows a leg kick but Yamazaki checks it
and Yamazaki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Igarashi throws a lazy head kick
and Yamazaki counters with a series of strikes. Igarashi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yamazaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yamazaki rushes Igarashi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamazaki breaks from the clinch.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but Igarashi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igarashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Yamazaki.
A head kick by Igarashi misses
and Yamazaki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yamazaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Igarashi throws a sloppy head kick
and Yamazaki counters with a series of strikes. Igarashi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses.
Yamazaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Igarashi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yamazaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hitoshi Igarashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igarashi misses with a double jab
and Yamazaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamazaki closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Igarashi misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Yamazaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamazaki 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Yamazaki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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