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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuki Yasuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murray Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yasuda. Yasuda obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson's coach down at RAM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jackson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yasuda can pounce on him.
Yasuda throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Murray Jackson has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Yasuda tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yasuda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yasuda staying out of range there.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Yasuda counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yasuda throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yasuda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yasuda 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson jabs Yasuda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yasuda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Yasuda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Yasuda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Yasuda's shoulder, as Yasuda tries to avoid the shot.
Yasuda cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Yasuda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yasuda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yasuda wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Yasuda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yasuda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Yasuda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasuda wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yasuda lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson 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.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Yasuda looks to throw a body kick
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Yasuda.
Yasuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Yasuda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Yasuda counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yasuda.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Yasuda lands with a cross.
Yasuda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yasuda tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yasuda 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yasuda counters by clinching up.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson tries a body shot but Yasuda blocks it.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Yasuda controls his hands.
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yasuda tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson tries to work over Yasuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Yasuda.
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Knees to the body from Yasuda.
Jackson looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Yasuda misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a head punch that misses.
Yasuda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yasuda.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Yasuda's ribcage. Yasuda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Yasuda avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Yasuda.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yasuda as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Yasuda looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Yasuda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murray Jackson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yasuda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kazuki Yasuda is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yasuda misses with a low kick.
Yasuda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Yasuda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yasuda loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Yasuda connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Yasuda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yasuda throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Yasuda only half commits.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yasuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yasuda moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yasuda throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yasuda.
Yasuda feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Nice jab there from Yasuda.
Yasuda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yasuda, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Yasuda.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Yasuda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yasuda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yasuda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yasuda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Kazuki Yasuda has been cut.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Yasuda tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yasuda 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yasuda misses the shot to the body.
Yasuda throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yasuda in his tracks.
Yasuda misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Yasuda's head but Yasuda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Yasuda is out of range.
Jackson misses the jab.
Yasuda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
A left lands for Jackson.
Yasuda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Yasuda's head but Yasuda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yasuda throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Yasuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Yasuda loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Yasuda takes one to the side of the head.
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson swings for the body but Yasuda moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook but Yasuda blocks it.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Yasuda's head but Yasuda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yasuda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yasuda counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yasuda can pounce on him.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yasuda counters with a nice body kick.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Yasuda slips the punch.
Yasuda motions for Jackson to come forward. Yasuda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Yasuda is controlling the position.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Yasuda backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Yasuda dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yasuda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yasuda sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yasuda throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yasuda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yasuda stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Yasuda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Yasuda. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Yasuda is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yasuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yasuda throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Yasuda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Yasuda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yasuda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasuda.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yasuda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Yasuda wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Yasuda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson wants to break free but Yasuda has control.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yasuda's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a body shot but Yasuda blocks it.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Yasuda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Yasuda.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kazuki Yasuda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Yasuda blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Yasuda is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yasuda tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson tries to work over Yasuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yasuda is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda is struggling to control the position.
Jackson just leaning against Yasuda, taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuki Yasuda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yasuda 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuki Yasuda!
Our winner, Kazuki Yasuda, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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