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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okamoto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Feel the Drive. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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152 lbs
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133 lbs
23 - 13 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Kawasati!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamoto scores with a head kick. Kawasati tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kawasati throws a leg kick which misses Okamoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Okamoto tries to avoid it.
Okamoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kawasati tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okamoto throws a body kick that misses
and Kawasati counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kawasati looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawasati moves out of range of the leg kick from Okamoto.
A left and a right from Kawasati both land. Nice combination.
Okamoto feints and then cracks Kawasati's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kawasati down.
Kawasati stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okamoto.
Okamoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Okamoto takes a swing at Kawasati's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okamoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Okamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okamoto avoids the head kick by Kawasati.
Okamoto looks to land a combination but Kawasati avoids it well.
Okamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okamoto misses with a low kick as Kawasati jumps back.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Kawasati chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okamoto can pounce on him.
Okamoto lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasati misses with a kick to the body.
Okamoto throws a low kick but Kawasati moves out of range easily.
Kawasati blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Kawasati on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okamoto.
Kawasati is looking to slow Okamoto down with leg kicks.
Okamoto misses with a leg kick
and Kawasati counters with a one-two to the body.
An inside leg kick from Okamoto misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Okamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Okamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawasati feints and then cracks Okamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okamoto down.
Okamoto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Okamoto thuds his shin into the meat of Kawasati's side.
Kawasati checks a low kick from Okamoto.
Kawasati is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Okamoto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kawasati takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Okamoto.
Okamoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okamoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kawasati has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Okamoto misses with the combination.
A low kick from Okamoto misses
and Kawasati counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Okamoto is trying is best to control the position here.
Kawasati takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Okamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kawasati decides to return to a standing position.
Kawasati's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kawasati on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okamoto. Okamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Kawasati checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawasati.
Kawasati fails to land with a series of punches.
Okamoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kawasati checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawasati looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Kawasati moved away.
Kawasati throws a right and a left that Okamoto avoids nicely.
Kawasati lands a leg kick that knocks Okamoto off balance momentarily.
Okamoto throws out a leg kick but Kawasati moves out of range and Okamoto only half commits.
Kawasati scores with a leg kick.
Kawasati misses with a double jab
and Okamoto counters with a good low kick that Kawasati was not able to check.
Kawasati throws a solid leg kick but Okamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kawasati.
An inside leg kick lands from Okamoto.
Kawasati has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A leg kick checked by Okamoto.
Okamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Okamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kawasati.
Okamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawasati was well out of range. Poor timing from Okamoto.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okamoto. That's going to slow Kawasati down.
Okamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Kawasati.
Okamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Kawasati moves out of range easily.
Kawasati throws a push kick but Okamoto slaps the foot to one side.
Kawasati checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okamoto is looking to wear down Kawasati with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kawasati cracks the inside of Okamoto's front leg.
Kawasati avoids the body shot from Okamoto.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kawasati.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Kawasati moves out of range easily.
Kawasati will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Okamoto digs a good body shot into Kawasati's ribs.
Okamoto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Okamoto is looking to slow Kawasati down with leg kicks.
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 scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawasati checks a leg kick.
Kawasati lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okamoto thumps Kawasati with a low kick.
Okamoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kawasati checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kawasati throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kawasati misses with a few strikes there.
Okamoto 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.
Kawasati throws a wild body kick that Okamoto sees coming a mile off.
Okamoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kawasati moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okamoto. Kawasati does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Okamoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kawasati.
Kawasati stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okamoto.
Kawasati checks a low kick from Okamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Okamoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kawasati.
Kawasati looks for the body kick but Okamoto saw that one coming.
Okamoto throws out a leg kick but Kawasati moves out of range and Okamoto only half commits.
Kawasati on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kawasati scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Okamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okamoto.
Kawasati misses with a series of wild punches.
Kawasati feints and then cracks Okamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okamoto down.
Kawasati looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okamoto tries to land a leg kick but Kawasati saw it coming and moves away.
Kawasati avoids the body shot from Okamoto.
Okamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick from Okamoto lands but Kawasati takes it in his stride.
Okamoto feints and then cracks Kawasati's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kawasati down.
Kawasati fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okamoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kawasati throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawasati tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okamoto takes a swing at Kawasati's ribcage but misses.
Kawasati throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Okamoto is looking to slow Kawasati down with leg kicks.
Kawasati lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Okamoto blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Okamoto is predictable there
and Kawasati counters with a low kick, right behind Okamoto 's knee.
Okamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Kawasati lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okamoto throws the kick towards the body but Kawasati avoids it.
Okamoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okamoto tries to land a leg kick but Kawasati saw it coming and moves away.
Yuuto Kawasati is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati throws a front kick aimed at Okamoto's knee but Okamoto avoids it well.
Okamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Okamoto tried to score with a low kick but Kawasati checks it.
Kawasati connects with a solid leg kick.
Kawasati throws a nice looking combination but Okamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kawasati throws a leg kick which misses Okamoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Okamoto tries to avoid it.
Kawasati throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawasati plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okamoto, right into the meat.
Okamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Okamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Okamoto slips a jab and a cross from Kawasati.
Kawasati throws a nice looking combination but Okamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kawasati is breathing heavily.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Okamoto.
Okamoto checks a low kick from Kawasati.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto cracks a nice hook into Kawasati's ribs.
Okamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawasati. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Okamoto.
Kawasati thumps Okamoto with a low kick.
Okamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kawasati throws the kick towards the body but Okamoto avoids it.
Kawasati avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Okamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Okamoto looks to land a body kick but Kawasati moved away.
Okamoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Kawasati tenderised Okamoto's leg. Okamoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Okamoto looks to land a body kick but Kawasati moved away.
Okamoto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A low kick from Okamoto is predictable there
and Kawasati makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Okamoto really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto dominated that second round.
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!
Kawasati will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Okamoto.
Kawasati takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Okamoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Kawasati feints and then cracks Okamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okamoto down.
Okamoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kawasati misses with a few strikes there.
Okamoto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Okamoto.
Kawasati takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kawasati scores with a head kick. Okamoto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Okamoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kawasati's calf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Okamoto. Kawasati shrugs it off though.
Okamoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kawasati is out of range.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasati throws the kick towards the body but Okamoto avoids it.
Kawasati goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A good leg kick by Kawasati.
Okamoto thumps Kawasati with a low kick.
Okamoto tried to score with a low kick but Kawasati checks it.
Okamoto misses with a low kick as Kawasati jumps back.
A head kick misses from Kawasati.
Okamoto wants to slow Kawasati down by chopping away at his legs.
Okamoto cracks the inside of Kawasati's front leg.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Kawasati lands a head kick. Okamoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Okamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okamoto dodges the punch combination from Kawasati.
Kawasati takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kawasati misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kawasati swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okamoto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kawasati momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawasati moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Okamoto. Those never looked like landing.
Okamoto misses with a low kick as Kawasati jumps back.
Okamoto wants to land a leg kick but Kawasati is out of range.
Kawasati has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Okamoto.
Kawasati blocks a low kick nicely.
Okamoto misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawasati throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sloppy strikes from Kawasati. Those never looked like landing.
Okamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawasati's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kawasati duly obliges.
Kawasati throws a nice looking combination but Okamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kawasati throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okamoto counters with an outside leg kick.
Kawasati avoids the body shot from Okamoto.
Some bone on bone action there as Kawasati checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Okamoto tenderised Kawasati's leg. Kawasati is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kawasati checks a leg kick nicely.
Okamoto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kawasati checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okamoto 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 Kawasati has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kawasati and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yuuto Kawasati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Okamoto misses
and Kawasati counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kawasati is looking to land body kicks.
Kawasati throws a front kick that sends Okamoto stumbling back into the cage.
Kawasati looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kawasati lets loose with a powerful body kick. Okamoto will feel that in the morning.
Okamoto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kawasati throws a right and a left that Okamoto avoids nicely.
Kawasati tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kawasati uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okamoto.
Kawasati throws a series of punches but Okamoto moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto pushes Kawasati away with a front kick.
Okamoto thumps Kawasati with a low kick.
Okamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kawasati throws a low kick but Okamoto avoids it.
Good leg kick by Okamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Kawasati moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kawasati 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 Okamoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Okamoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good exchange - Okamoto coming out on top.
Kawasati misses with a combination
and Okamoto counters with a nice body kick.
Okamoto throws a low kick, looking for Kawasati's leg but Kawasati calmly moves out of range.
Kawasati looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawasati throws a sloppy head kick and Okamoto moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Okamoto misses.
Okamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Okamoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Okamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Okamoto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Hiroyuki Okamoto wins by unanimous decision!
Hiroyuki Okamoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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