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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hashiro Katuake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshida Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida Tanaka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hashiro Katuake's chin.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hashiro Katuake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshida Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Katuake is defended easily by Tanaka.
Katuake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanaka throws a sloppy head kick and Katuake moves out of range easily.
Katuake moves into range and clinches up with Tanaka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanaka.
Tanaka gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katuake wants to get back to full guard.
Tanaka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Katuake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Katuake is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katuake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanaka.
Katuake is trying to control but can't.
Katuake looking for submissions off his back.
Katuake trying to control here.
Tanaka trying to mount his opponent but Katuake defends it.
Tanaka is looking for a kimura but Katuake is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tanaka to get the leverage.
Tanaka prevents Katuake from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katuake wants to get back to his feet.
Katuake is trying to get back to full guard.
Tanaka passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Katuake!
Tanaka controlling the position easily from mount.
Tanaka cracks Katuake with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katuake is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tanaka lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Katuake is trying to escape the mount.
Tanaka lands a nice shot to the head.
Katuake is breathing heavily.
Katuake regains half guard.
Tanaka trying to pass the guard but Katuake defending well.
Katuake wants to sweep but Tanaka has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka avoids the strikes from the bottom by Katuake.
Tanaka goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Katuake has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tanaka but great work by Katuake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katuake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tanaka keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Tanaka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka looking for a sweep but Katuake has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshida Tanaka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Katuake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hashiro Katuake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katuake moves into the clinch.
Katuake tries to pull guard but Tanaka won't allow it.
Tanaka turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've been informed that Tanaka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tanaka decides to stand back up. Tanaka steps back and let's Katuake get back to his feet.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Katuake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katuake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Katuake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hashiro Katuake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katuake closes the distance and pushes Tanaka back into the cage.
Katuake dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tanaka decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katuake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tanaka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tanaka wants to sweep here but Katuake controlling him for the moment.
Tanaka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Katuake defends it easily.
Tanaka keeping moving, preventing Katuake from controlling successfully.
Tanaka wants to get back to his feet but Katuake passes into half guard.
Tanaka wants to control but Katuake is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katuake trying to control from half guard but Tanaka is working away.
Katuake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tanaka tries to get to full guard but Katuake has control of the leg.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Katuake is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Katuake tries to stand and escape but Tanaka is controlling the position.
Tanaka trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to roll over but Katuake keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tanaka misses with a takedown attempt - Katuake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tanaka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Katuake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tanaka is not content to let Katuake control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Katuake controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katuake wants to control but Tanaka is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Katuake cracks Tanaka with a big right hand but Tanaka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tanaka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Katuake moves nicely into side control.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katuake lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hashiro Katuake dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Katuake tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katuake circles away quickly and effectively.
Katuake shoots and misses
and Tanaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Katuake darts in looking for a takedown but Tanaka gets double underhooks and turns Katuake into the cage.
Katuake has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tanaka uses from the top position.
Tanaka stays in close to Katuake's body and controls the position.
Tanaka preventing the sweep.
Katuake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanaka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanaka stopping the sweep attempt from Katuake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yoshida Tanaka was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Katuake closes the distance and clinches.
Katuake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Katuake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hashiro Katuake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanaka breaks the clinch.
Tanaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katuake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tanaka circles away.
Tanaka misses with the combination.
Tanaka is looking to clinch.
Tanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Tanaka. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Katuake.
Tanaka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Katuake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tanaka throws a head kick that Katuake semi-blocks.
Katuake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tanaka shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Katuake's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katuake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tanaka tries to free his leg and advance position but Katuake is retaining full guard.
Yoshida Tanaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Katuake trying to control the position.
Katuake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tanaka is one step ahead there.
Tanaka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Katuake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Yoshida Tanaka hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Katuake keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshida Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka shoots for a takedown but Katuake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Katuake wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katuake tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshida Tanaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tanaka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshida Tanaka!
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