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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Yu (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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248 lbs
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255 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Yu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klitschko scores with a nice head shot.
Yu digs a good body shot into Klitschko's ribs.
Yu throws out a powerful jab.
Yu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yu misses with a straight left.
Klitschko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
Klitschko throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klitschko lands with a straight right. Yu didn't see that one coming.
Yu staying out of range there.
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klitschko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Yu misses with a hook. Klitschko ducked under it nicely.
Yu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klitschko has time to react.
Klitschko ducks right into an uppercut from Yu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
Yu takes a swing at Klitschko's ribcage but misses.
Yu throws a shot from downtown. Klitschko moves away and avoids it.
Yu takes a swing at Klitschko's ribcage but misses.
Yu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klitschko.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
Klitschko connects with a body shot that sends Yu's belly button to the back.
Klitschko slips a jab and a cross from Yu.
Yu scores with a shot to the body.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Jack Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klitschko. Klitschko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yu lands with a nice combination. Klitschko backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klitschko rushes Yu and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klitschko.
Yu has Klitschko pressed against the cage, preventing Klitschko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yu stalling in the clinch but Klitschko improves position.
Yu pushes off an throws an elbow but Klitschko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yu.
Klitschko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yu misses the shot to the body.
Yu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Yu looks to land a left hand but Klitschko moved out of range nicely.
Yu lands with a right hand.
Yu just misses with a punch to the body.
Yu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klitschko throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu.
Yu tests Klitschko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yu throws a hook but Klitschko avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Klitschko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Yu.
Klitschko tries to bum rush Yu with a series of wild strikes but Yu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yu lands with an uppercut that bounces Klitschko off the cage and back into range.
Yu throws a hook to the side of Klitschko's head but Klitschko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
Klitschko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu.
Yu tries to clinch there but Klitschko circles away.
Yu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klitschko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klitschko tries to clinch there but Yu circles away.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yu throws a jab but it's blocked by Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yu misses with a lunging right hand
and Klitschko counters with a series of strikes. Yu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klitschko throws a series of strikes that have Yu backpedaling.
Yu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yu throws out a loose jab but Klitschko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klitschko at a distance.
Yu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Klitschko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klitschko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jack Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitschko lands a nice shot to the body.
Yu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klitschko on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klitschko has time to react.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
Yu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Yu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Yu's cut.
That's time! Klitschko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klitschko misses with the combination.
Yu throws out a powerful jab.
Yu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Klitschko circles away.
Some wild striking there from Klitschko.
Jack Yu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Klitschko misses the target.
Klitschko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yu backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Klitschko misses with a double jab.
Yu moves into the clinch.
Yu misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Klitschko coming out on top.
Yu misses with a two punch combination.
Klitschko looks to land a right hand but Yu moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a wild body shot.
Yu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klitschko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Klitschko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yu takes one to the chin there.
Yu jabs at Klitschko's body.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Klitschko in his tracks.
Klitschko swings for the body but Yu moves out of range.
Yu fails to land with a series of punches.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko works over Yu's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko throws a right hand that Yu ducks under and follows up with a left that Yu also avoids with ease.
Klitschko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu swinging wildly here.
Yu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Klitschko backs up against the cage.
A big right from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Klitschko. Those never looked like landing.
Yu connects with a body shot that sends Klitschko's belly button to the back.
Yu lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Klitschko works over Yu's head and body with a nice combination.
Yu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yu lands with a straight right. Klitschko didn't see that one coming.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yu scores with a body shot.
Yu tries to bum rush Klitschko with a series of wild strikes but Klitschko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yu digs a good body shot into Klitschko's ribs.
Yu scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Klitschko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yu tries to bum rush Klitschko with a series of wild strikes but Klitschko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yu takes a swing at Klitschko's ribcage but misses.
Klitschko throws a nice looking combination but Yu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yu misses with a two punch combination.
Klitschko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Klitschko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klitschko lands a jab to the head.
Klitschko swings for the body but Yu moves out of range.
Yu digs a good hook to Klitschko's body.
Yu throws a big shot that misses.
Yu looks to throw the jab but Klitschko is out of range.
Klitschko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Yu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klitschko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Klitschko misses the target.
Yu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yu catches Klitschko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klitschko.
Yu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Klitschko moves into range and clinches up with Yu.
Klitschko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yu stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Yu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Yu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Yu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Klitschko fails to land the takedown.
Klitschko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yu.
Yu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klitschko jabs at Yu's body.
Klitschko misses with a looping right.
Klitschko works over Yu's head and body with a nice combination.
Yu moves into range and clinches up with Klitschko.
Yu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klitschko prevents a body shot from Yu.
Yu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yu working aggressively here.
Yu tries a body shot but Klitschko blocks it.
Klitschko manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yu, as that shot connected.
Klitschko tries to bum rush Yu with a series of wild strikes but Yu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yu misses with a looping left.
Yu moves away from the strike by Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Klitschko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klitschko misses the shot to the body.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch but Klitschko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klitschko slips a straight right by Yu.
A jab from Yu misses.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klitschko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yu throws a nice looking combination but Klitschko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klitschko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu just misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
Klitschko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klitschko's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yu punishes Klitschko's body with a nice straight punch.
Klitschko misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klitschko slips a jab and a cross from Yu.
Yu lands a really nice looking cross but Klitschko seems unphased.
Klitschko misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Klitschko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yu scoring well with a low kick there.
Yu lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klitschko connects with a right hand. Yu shakes it off.
A right-left combo lands from Yu.
Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Klitschko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Klitschko misses.
Yu lands a slapping body shot.
Klitschko walks into a straight right hand from Yu.
Yegor Klitschko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klitschko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Klitschko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klitschko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Klitschko throws a looping overhand right but Yu ducks down to avoid it.
Yu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klitschko was well out of range. Poor timing from Yu.
Yu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu tries to work over Klitschko's front leg with a kick but Klitschko checks it.
Yu cracks a nice hook into Klitschko's ribs.
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.
Yu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Klitschko.
Yu connects with an inside leg kick.
Klitschko misses with a hook. Yu ducked under it nicely.
Yu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klitschko at a distance.
Yu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yu lands a right hook to the body.
Klitschko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yu.
Klitschko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Yu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jack Yu!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jack Yu!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jack Yu!
Jack Yu wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Jack Yu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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