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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oishi Yoshio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yoshio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Stronger" by Kanye West. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Jun Kimura acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oishi Yoshio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yoshio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kimura is one step ahead there.
Yoshio is working hard here to advance position.
Yoshio is trying to keep Kimura in close.
Kimura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoshio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yoshio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kimura tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshio is retaining full guard.
Kimura stays in close to Yoshio's body and controls the position.
Yoshio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kimura!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is working to get back to half guard.
Yoshio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kimura avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yoshio.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kimura regains half guard.
Yoshio is pressing down on Kimura's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kimura is holding on for now.
Kimura tries to roll over but Yoshio keeps him under control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kimura manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kimura controls Yoshio momentarily but Yoshio frees himself.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Yoshio from controlling successfully.
Kimura working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yoshio trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimura wants to sweep here but Yoshio controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kimura moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yoshio to the mat! Yoshio manages to get full guard.
Yoshio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kimura passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kimura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoshio keeps working.
Yoshio tries to bench press Kimura off him but Kimura keeps the position.
Kimura has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Yoshio!
Kimura fails to take his opponent's back.
Yoshio wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kimura.
Kimura has control of Yoshio's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yoshio regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to control but Yoshio wriggling away.
Yoshio wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kimura.
Yoshio is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kimura trying to control but Yoshio is having none of it.
Yoshio wants to control but Kimura is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Kimura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yoshio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoshio stuffs the takedown attempt from Kimura. Kimura gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Kimura with that takedown attempt.
Kimura moves out of range as Yoshio throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshio throws a leg kick but Kimura moved away.
Yoshio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshio is looking to clinch.
Yoshio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kimura tries to keep at a distance but Yoshio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yoshio trying to control the position but instead, Kimura has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yoshio into the ropes.
Kimura can't get the takedown.
Oishi Yoshio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Kimura.
Kimura avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoshio.
Yoshio throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yoshio landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio gets underhooks to prevent Kimura's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Yoshio.
Yoshio trying to stall but Kimura improves his position.
Kimura tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kimura blocks an elbow strike.
Yoshio is struggling to control the position.
Kimura tries to pull guard but Yoshio holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kimura drops back down to his feet.
Yoshio tries to land knees in the clinch but Kimura avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yoshio trying to land knees to the body.
Kimura can't get the takedown.
The referee calls for Yoshio to work.
Yoshio gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oishi Yoshio.
Kimura drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kimura postures up.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Yoshio keeps moving.
Yoshio working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yoshio trying to keep a closed guard but Kimura is proving a slippery customer.
Yoshio keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Kimura is pushing down on Yoshio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yoshio is fighting to maintain full guard but Kimura has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yoshio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kimura is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoshio shoots and misses
and Kimura counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yoshio's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimura passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Kimura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Kimura.
Yoshio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Yoshio as Kimura shoots in.
Yoshio darts in trying to clinch
and Kimura counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshio misses with a low kick as Kimura jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshio stuffs the takedown.
Yoshio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kimura counters with a nice leg kick.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yoshio but Yoshio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oishi Yoshio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Kimura.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kimura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kimura advances position into side control!
Kimura tries to move to mount but Yoshio blocks the move with his legs.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Yoshio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kimura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yoshio can't do much from the bottom here.
Kimura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yoshio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yoshio can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio dodges the ground and pound from Kimura.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yoshio tries to land a leg kick but Kimura saw it coming and moves away.
Yoshio looks to land a left hand but Kimura moved out of range nicely.
Kimura decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kimura is tying to control. Yoshio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kimura is looking to advance position but Yoshio won't allow it.
Yoshio is looking to control Kimura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yoshio avoid being mounted?
Yoshio wants to get back to full guard.
Yoshio trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio is trying to get back to full guard.
Kimura tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yoshio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yoshio is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kimura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yoshio wants to control but Kimura postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshio is not content to let Kimura control the position.
Kimura tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yoshio's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Kimura really 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.
Kimura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kimura moves out of range as Yoshio throws a body kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kimura.
Kimura throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yoshio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kimura on the ground.
Yoshio is looking for a sweep.
Kimura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kimura trying to control the position but Yoshio is working away.
Kimura is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshio is trying to control Kimura's posture but Kimura avoids it.
Kimura taking a break here but Yoshio is having none of it and regains half guard.
Yoshio keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kimura is looking to advance position but Yoshio won't allow it.
Kimura is looking to stall here but Yoshio recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kimura tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshio is retaining full guard.
Kimura won't allow Yoshio to sweep him here.
Yoshio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kimura!
Kimura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kimura is working to get back to half guard.
Jun Kimura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yoshio wants to control the pace but Kimura is squirming around nicely.
Kimura is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio wants to control the pace but Kimura is squirming around nicely.
Yoshio content just to control the position here.
Kimura holds on for dear life, controlling Yoshio's posture momentarily.
Kimura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kimura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yoshio tries to control but Kimura wriggling away.
Kimura is looking to get to half guard.
Yoshio looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kimura is desperately trying to improve his position but Yoshio has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kimura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kimura is desperately trying to improve his position but Yoshio has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jun Kimura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Yoshio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Nice takedown defense from Yoshio. No joy for Kimura on that attempt.
No joy there for Yoshio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoshio misses with a low kick.
Yoshio tries to clinch but Kimura is having none of it.
Yoshio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kimura's hands.
Yoshio throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshio with a poor takedown
and Kimura counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kimura.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kimura wants to pass the guard but Yoshio is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Yoshio keeps moving.
Yoshio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kimura tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshio is retaining full guard.
Yoshio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kimura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oishi Yoshio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yoshio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kimura is out of range and Yoshio settles back down.
Kimura tries for a takedown but Yoshio circles away easily
and Yoshio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yoshio swinging wilding here.
Kimura bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yoshio is trying to improve his position.
Kimura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yoshio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio tries to bench press Kimura off him but Kimura keeps the position.
Kimura trying to control the action but Yoshio is working from the bottom.
Yoshio is looking for a sweep.
Jun Kimura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kimura advances to mount.
Yoshio is trying desperately to improve position.
Kimura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yoshio is trying to escape the mount.
Kimura content just to control the position here.
Kimura wants to control the pace but Yoshio is squirming around nicely.
Kimura is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yoshio is surviving well by controlling Kimura's body position as best he can.
Yoshio working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Kimura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kimura winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Kimura!
Jun Kimura is the new lightweight champion!
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