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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jinhai Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jinhai Yoshida has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jinhai Yoshida seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 cm
32
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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210 cm
34
221 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jinhai Yoshida! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Lundin! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lundin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Lundin throws a one two combo.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida is looking to clinch. Yoshida has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Lundin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Lundin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Lundin misses its intended target. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshida. Lundin shoots in but no luck this time. Lundin moves out of range of the strikes. Lundin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Lundin moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida tried to score with a low kick but Lundin checks it. Yoshida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jinhai Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Yoshida. No joy for Lundin on that attempt. Jinhai Yoshida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lundin. Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Yoshida thuds a left hand into Lundin's body. Yoshida misses with a double jab.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Lundin's front leg but catches the back leg as Lundin tries to avoid it. Yoshida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lundin's calf. Yoshida looks to land a combination but Lundin avoids it well. Yoshida connects with a body shot. Lundin looks to land a combination but Yoshida avoids it well. Lundin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lundin looks winded! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lundin ducks right into an uppercut from Yoshida. Lundin throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Lundin dives in for a single leg takedown but Yoshida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. A right hook to the body lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a body punch.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Lundin backwards. Lundin jumps guard but Yoshida stands there with Lundin around his waist. Lundin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yoshida lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
It looks like Robert Lundin has been cut. Lundin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yoshida misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yoshida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut. Yoshida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lundin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Lundin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida crunches a lovely knee into Lundin's ribcage. Nice body punch from Yoshida - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yoshida misses with an elbow strike.
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Yoshida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoshida cracks Lundin with a nice body shot. Yoshida gets through Lundin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Yoshida working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yoshida lands a nice elbow. Yoshida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshida lands a body punch. Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lundin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Lundin takes a shot to the head. A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Lundin is rocked! Lundin takes a knee to the side of the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lundin's elbow. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Lundin is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshida finish him? Yoshida working Lundin over with knees to the body. Yoshida lands an elbow inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jinhai Yoshida dominated that round. The cut man is working on Robert Lundin's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yoshida clinches. Lundin seems to have recovered his senses. Lundin blocks a body shot from Yoshida. Yoshida pushes Lundin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Lundin jumps guard but Yoshida stands there with Lundin around his waist. Lundin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lundin tries to pull guard but Yoshida holds him up against the cage and eventually Lundin drops back down to his feet.
Yoshida presses Lundin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Yoshida gets underhooks to prevent Lundin's takedown attempt.
Jinhai Yoshida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lundin. Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head. Yoshida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lundin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lundin tries to pull guard but Yoshida won't allow it.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Lundin is breathing heavily. Lundin prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Lundin's head. Yoshida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lundin can do to turn this around? Yoshida creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lundin with a big uppercut! Lundin tries to clinch up but Yoshida pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lundin to the mat! Lundin covers up and Yoshida unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jinhai Yoshida! Jinhai Yoshida decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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