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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Doi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Numazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
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150 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Good kicks
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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
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Doi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Numazawa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numazawa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Doi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Numazawa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Numazawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Doi wants to stand but Numazawa is controlling the position.
Doi wants to sweep here but Numazawa controlling him for the moment.
Numazawa stops Doi from standing up.
Doi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Numazawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Doi is retaining full guard.
Numazawa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Numazawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Numazawa slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Numazawa is trying to work for a kimura but Doi is defending well.
Numazawa is trying to control. Doi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doi wants to get back to his feet.
Doi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Numazawa is working away from the top position though.
Numazawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doi wants to get back to his feet.
Numazawa throwing shots but Doi is blocking nicely.
Numazawa wants to pass the guard but Doi is defending well.
Doi wants to get back to full guard but Numazawa has mounted him!
Doi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Numazawa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Doi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Doi!
Our spies down at at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform us that Numazawa has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Numazawa wants to sweep here but Doi controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa trying to control the position.
Doi trying to control the position from guard on top but Numazawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Numazawa is trying to control the position but Doi postures up.
Doi controlling from the top position.
Doi looking to pass the guard.
Doi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yoshi Doi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Doi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Numazawa is looking to chop away at Doi's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Numazawa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Doi defends well and Numazawa ends up having to push Doi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Numazawa tries to land a knee to the head but Doi blocks with his arms.
Doi is leaning against Numazawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Numazawa working aggressively here.
Doi is trying to break free.
Numazawa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doi.
Doi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Numazawa.
Doi moves into the clinch successfully.
Numazawa tries a knee to the head but Doi blocks it.
Numazawa wants to take the fight to the mat but Doi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yoshi Doi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daisuke Numazawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Numazawa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Doi manages to end up in side control.
Numazawa is looking for a sweep.
Doi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sloppy strikes from Numazawa. Those never looked like landing.
Doi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Numazawa swivels and escapes.
Yoshi Doi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Numazawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Numazawa tries to score with a low kick but Doi moves his leg out of the way.
Numazawa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doi counters with a head kick.
Doi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Numazawa tries to avoid it but Doi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Numazawa to the ground. Numazawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doi checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid body kick from Numazawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daisuke Numazawa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Numazawa does it's job there.
Numazawa rushes Doi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doi is looking to slow Numazawa down with leg kicks.
Doi avoids the head kick by Numazawa.
Doi fails with a takedown attempt.
Numazawa shoots in looking for a takedown. Doi tries to sprawl out of it but Numazawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Numazawa defends it nicely.
Numazawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Numazawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doi somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Doi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Numazawa shoots in looking for a takedown. Doi tries to sprawl out of it but Numazawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Numazawa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Doi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Numazawa is proving hard to escape from.
Numazawa wants to sweep here but Doi controlling him for the moment.
Numazawa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Numazawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa managing to control the position.
Numazawa working a defensive guard here.
Doi trying to control the position from guard on top but Numazawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Numazawa is looking to cinch up a triangle. Doi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Numazawa's body to avoid the submission. Numazawa has instead reached around Doi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Numazawa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daisuke Numazawa!
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hype
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