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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grant Vanguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshiteru Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Goto's choice of entrance music: Japanese Boy. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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World class MT
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Vanguard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshiteru Goto!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanguard checks a leg kick.
Goto avoids a kick to the body.
Goto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vanguard throws a front kick that sends Goto stumbling back into the cage.
Goto blocks the body kick.
Goto moves out of range of the body kick from Vanguard.
Vanguard lands an overhand right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vanguard.
Grant Vanguard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goto clobbers Vanguard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goto throws a chopping leg kick but Vanguard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid body kick from Vanguard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goto is looking to chop away at Vanguard's legs.
Vanguard throws a body kick that misses.
Vanguard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vanguard needs to keep his hands up - Goto had a free shot at his head there.
Vanguard lands a glancing blow to the side of Goto's head.
Goto avoids a kick to the body.
Vanguard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goto manages to avoid it.
Vanguard scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanguard throws a hook but Goto avoids it easily.
Vanguard looks to land a left hand but Goto moved out of range nicely.
Vanguard throws a front kick aimed at Goto's knee but Goto avoids it well.
Vanguard cracks the inside of Goto's front leg.
Vanguard slips a straight right by Goto.
Vanguard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Goto will feel that in the morning.
Vanguard throws a low kick but Goto moves out of range easily.
Vanguard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vanguard. Goto shrugs it off though.
Vanguard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goto moves away.
Vanguard works the jab nicely.
Goto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vanguard feints and then cracks Goto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goto down.
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!
Vanguard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vanguard throws a low kick, looking for Goto's leg but Goto calmly moves out of range.
Goto misses with a low kick.
Goto blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard misses with a low kick.
Vanguard slips under a jab from Goto.
Vanguard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goto was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanguard.
Goto thuds his shin into the meat of Vanguard's side.
Vanguard throws a head kick but Goto moves out of range.
Goto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vanguard.
Vanguard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vanguard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goto.
Vanguard throws the kick towards the body but Goto avoids it.
A left and a right from Vanguard both land. Nice combination.
Vanguard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goto.
Goto throws a hook but Vanguard blocks it.
Goto defending well as Vanguard loads up on a big left hand.
Goto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Goto tries to clinch there but Vanguard circles away.
Vanguard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vanguard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Goto lands with a straight right. Vanguard didn't see that one coming.
Vanguard throws a head kick but Goto moves out of range.
Goto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vanguard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vanguard throws a head kick but Goto moves out of range.
Vanguard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vanguard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goto tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanguard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanguard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanguard avoids a kick to the body.
Goto scores with a head kick. Vanguard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vanguard throws a chopping leg kick but Goto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
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!
Vanguard scoring well with a low kick there.
Goto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vanguard, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto misses with the head strike.
Goto looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Goto working aggressively here.
Vanguard tries to work over Goto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanguard works on Goto's body with a couple of short punches.
Vanguard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanguard throws a shot to the body.
Goto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Goto cracks Vanguard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vanguard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vanguard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Vanguard on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Vanguard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vanguard thows a leg kick but Goto checks it
and Goto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grant Vanguard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanguard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vanguard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vanguard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vanguard throws a head kick but Goto moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Vanguard.
Goto fakes the leg kick and cracks Vanguard in the body.
A leg kick checked by Vanguard.
Grant Vanguard is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanguard lands a slapping body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Goto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Goto tries to clinch there but Vanguard circles away.
Goto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vanguard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Goto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vanguard wants to land a leg kick but Goto is out of range.
Goto lands a leg kick that knocks Vanguard off balance momentarily.
Vanguard tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanguard is looking to score with low kicks.
Goto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vanguard.
Vanguard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goto has Vanguard up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goto.
Vanguard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goto is looking to slow Vanguard down with leg kicks.
That kick from Goto tenderised Vanguard's leg. Vanguard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vanguard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vanguard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goto. That's going to slow Vanguard down.
Vanguard misses with a low kick as Goto jumps back.
A thudding body kick lands there by Goto!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goto avoids the head kick by Vanguard.
A punch combination from Vanguard misses.
Vanguard avoids the head kick by Goto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Goto tenderised Vanguard's leg. Vanguard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vanguard blocks a low kick nicely.
Goto lunges at Vanguard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vanguard's hand.
Goto throws a low kick but Vanguard moves out of range easily.
Vanguard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vanguard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vanguard looks to throw a body kick
and Goto counters with an outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goto 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 Vanguard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vanguard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goto is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Goto misses
and Vanguard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Goto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vanguard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Goto avoids the head kick by Vanguard.
Goto scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto is looking to clinch but Vanguard is avoiding it.
Goto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanguard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vanguard keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Vanguard misses.
Vanguard thuds his shin into the meat of Goto's side.
Goto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vanguard wants to land a leg kick but Goto is out of range.
Goto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Goto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vanguard, pushing him back against the cage.
Vanguard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanguard trying to stall but Goto improves his position.
Goto working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goto.
Goto scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Vanguard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goto lands a hook that snaps the head of Vanguard backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Goto fails to land.
Goto misses with some punches.
Vanguard blocking some punches.
Goto is leaning against Vanguard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Goto digs a right hand into Vanguard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vanguard's gas tank.
Goto misses with the head strike.
Vanguard blocking some punches.
Goto blocks an uppercut.
Goto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanguard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goto looking to stall.
Goto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanguard tries to throw a body punch but Goto avoids it by throwing Vanguard back against the cage.
Vanguard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goto can't find room to land a body shot as Vanguard controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Vanguard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanguard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshiteru Goto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vanguard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch combination from Vanguard misses.
Vanguard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Goto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vanguard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Goto blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Goto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goto wants to clinch up but Vanguard keeps it at a distance.
Goto checks the leg kick.
A big left from Vanguard misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goto.
Goto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goto is looking to clinch.
Vanguard misses with a low kick as Goto jumps back.
Good work by Goto as he checks the leg kick.
Goto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goto. That's going to slow Vanguard down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vanguard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goto lands with a hook. Vanguard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vanguard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goto scores with a head kick. Vanguard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Goto misses with a low kick.
Vanguard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Goto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vanguard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goto.
Goto connects with a nice looking jab.
Vanguard misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vanguard is out of range and Goto settles back down.
Goto fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vanguard.
Goto cracks Vanguard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vanguard throws out a loose jab but Goto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Vanguard misses
and Goto counters with a leg kick.
Goto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goto misses with a low kick.
Vanguard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goto scores with a kick to the body.
Vanguard throws a leg kick but Goto checks it.
Vanguard throws a hook to the side of Goto's head but Goto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Vanguard misses.
Vanguard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goto was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanguard.
Nice shot by Goto.
Vanguard works the jab nicely.
Goto tries to clinch there but Vanguard circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard delivers a nice body kick.
Vanguard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Goto.
Vanguard throws a jab but it's blocked by Goto.
Goto blocks a leg kick.
Goto throws a shot to the body.
Goto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanguard manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vanguard, as that shot connected.
Goto tries a head kick but it misses.
Goto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vanguard is able to avoid easily.
Goto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goto checks a low kick from Vanguard.
Goto moves into the clinch.
Vanguard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goto throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanguard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goto.
Goto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vanguard scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanguard misses with some punches.
Goto blocking some punches.
Yoshiteru Goto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vanguard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanguard swats away the attempt to clinch by Goto.
A slow jab from Vanguard misses its intended target.
Vanguard tries to score with a low kick but Goto moves his leg out of the way.
Vanguard throws a leg kick
and Goto counters with a head kick. That will keep Vanguard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanguard blocks the body kick.
Goto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vanguard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yoshiteru Goto.
I think Goto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshiteru Goto!
Yoshiteru Goto 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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hype
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