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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Numazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okamoto has chosen Feel the Drive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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168 cm
27
152 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Numazawa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Numazawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Okamoto as he jumps to the side. Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Okamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Numazawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Numazawa closes the distance and clinches up with Okamoto, looking for a takedown. Numazawa pushes Okamoto against the cage but Okamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Numazawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Numazawa tries to clinch but Okamoto is having none of it. Okamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Numazawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Okamoto cracks a nice hook into Numazawa's ribs. Okamoto lands a head kick!
Numazawa moves forwards but Okamoto connects with a nice, crisp jab. Numazawa blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Numazawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Okamoto. Nice body punch from Okamoto. Numazawa blocks a leg kick. Okamoto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Numazawa. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daisuke Numazawa. That's going to take a lot out of him. Okamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Okamoto scores with a spinning back kick! Numazawa is breathing heavily. Okamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Numazawa. That did some damage! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Numazawa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okamoto. Okamoto lands a head kick!
Okamoto scores with a hook to the body. Numazawa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Numazawa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick from Okamoto lands but Numazawa takes it in his stride. Numazawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okamoto throws a nice inside leg kick. Okamoto closes the distance and pushes Numazawa back into the cage. Okamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Okamoto landing knees to the body.
Numazawa takes an elbow to the forehead. Okamoto is stalling here.
Numazawa takes a shot to the head. Okamoto slowing the pace effectively. Okamoto lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Okamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Okamoto is leaning against Numazawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Okamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Okamoto gets underhooks to prevent Numazawa's takedown attempt.
Okamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Numazawa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Okamoto effectively controlling the action here. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto. Numazawa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Okamoto jabs Numazawa to the body, keeping him at a distance. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Numazawa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Okamoto is trying to control Numazawa's posture but Numazawa avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Okamoto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Okamoto content to control rather than advance. Okamoto not landing any meaningful shots this time. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Okamoto throwing shots but Numazawa is blocking nicely. Okamoto trying to mount his opponent but Numazawa defends it. Okamoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Numazawa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Numazawa blocks a leg kick. Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup. A chopping leg kick lands by Okamoto. Okamoto instigates a clinch. Okamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Okamoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Numazawa managing to block the knees to the body from Okamoto.
Numazawa blocks an elbow strike from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okamoto tries to circle away but Numazawa has him pinned against the cage. Numazawa managing to block the knees to the body from Okamoto.
Numazawa avoiding damage as Okamoto throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Okamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Okamoto receives a warning from the referee for stalling. Okamoto breaks from the clinch.
Okamoto lands with a nice body punch. A punch lands to the side of Numazawa 's head but he takes it in his stride. Okamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Numazawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Okamoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Numazawa rather than just go for the knockout. Numazawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Okamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Okamoto connects with a leg kick. Numazawa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Okamoto pushes Numazawa away with a front kick. Numazawa avoids the body shot from Okamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Numazawa tries to keep at a distance but Okamoto has taken the fight into the clinch. Numazawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Numazawa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Okamoto pressing his opponent against the cage. Okamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Numazawa.
Okamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okamoto. Numazawa is working for takedown but Okamoto is calmly controlling the position for now. Okamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Numazawa blocks it with crossed arms. Okamoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Okamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Okamoto continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto. Okamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Numazawa is just out of range. Numazawa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Okamoto as he avoids it easily. Okamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Crunch! Okamoto slams his shin into Numazawa's torso. Numazawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Numazawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okamoto - that will leave a mark!
Okamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Daisuke Numazawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. 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! Numazawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Okamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Numazawa in the body. Okamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Numazawa, pushing him back against the cage. Okamoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Okamoto.
Okamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okamoto stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Okamoto manages to break the clinch.
Okamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Okamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Numazawa doesn't seem bothered though. Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Numazawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Okamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Numazawa moves in looking to clinch but Okamoto pushes him off. Okamoto throws a nice inside leg kick. Okamoto keeps the fight on the outside. Okamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Numazawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Okamoto swivels and escapes. Okamoto rushes Numazawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Okamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Numazawa's brow. Okamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Okamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Numazawa's brow. A right handed body shot lands from Okamoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Numazawa letting Okamoto take a breather here. Okamoto is pressed up against the cage. Numazawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Okamoto down to the mat. Okamoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Okamoto throws a head kick that misses. Okamoto cracks a nice hook into Numazawa's ribs. Okamoto throws a nice inside leg kick. Okamoto scores with a head kick. Numazawa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Danga de danga de dang - Okamoto scores with a four punch combination! Okamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Okamoto thuds his shin into the meat of Numazawa's side. Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Okamoto jabs Numazawa to the body, keeping him at a distance. Okamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Okamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Numazawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. That kick from Okamoto tenderised Numazawa's leg. Numazawa is trying to keep his angry face on. Okamoto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Okamoto works Numazawa's body with a nice hook. Okamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Okamoto cracks the inside of Numazawa's front leg. Okamoto throws a head kick that Numazawa semi-blocks.
Numazawa is rocked! Okamoto cracks Numazawa with a hook to the temple - Numazawa is on wobbly legs here! Okamoto swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Numazawa falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Okamoto wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hiroyuki Okamoto! Hiroyuki Okamoto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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