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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh G Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuuto Yoshida is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh G Rection!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida stuns Rection with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rection on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Rection connects with a leg kick. Yoshida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rection takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Rection moves out of range.
Rection misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a shot to the body.
Yoshida misses the jab.
Rection shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yoshida as he avoids it easily.
Rection moves forwards but Yoshida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Hugh G Rection has been cut.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Rection.
Rection scores with a decent looking hook.
Yoshida avoids the head kick by Rection.
Yoshida wants to counter the offense by Rection and move into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rection moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rection looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rection misses with a low kick.
Yoshida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rection if he has to take too many more of those.
Rection is breathing heavily.
Yoshida moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rection's elbow.
A body shot lands from Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Rection uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida throws a combination. Rection tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rection throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rection swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Rection doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rection fails with the takedown
and Yoshida counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yoshida.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Rection controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshida tries to throw a body punch but Rection avoids it by throwing Yoshida back against the cage.
Rection tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yoshida smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh G Rection. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida scores with a kick to the body.
Rection takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yoshida thows a body kick. Rection tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rection's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshida.
Rection shoots in for a double leg but Yoshida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rection misses with a jab to the body
and Yoshida counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rection blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida struggles to land a body shot inside as Rection controls his hands.
Yoshida pushes Rection back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rection blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rection jumps guard but Yoshida turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Yoshida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugh G Rection's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rection takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rection has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
Yoshida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rection takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rection scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Rection.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rection misses with a body shot.
Yuuto Yoshida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rection misses with the combination.
Yoshida throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Rection misses with a leg kick
and Yoshida moves into the clinch.
Rection pulls Yoshida into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshida looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rection looking for a sweep. Not yet Rection, not yet.
Yoshida passes Rection's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rection looking for subs from the bottom but Yoshida mounts him!
Yoshida controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rection is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rection is controlling an arm, preventing Yoshida from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rection can't escape the position.
Rection tries to hold on but Yoshida pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida controlling the position easily from mount.
Rection tries to hold on but Yoshida postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rection is trying desperately to improve position.
Yoshida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rection is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yoshida controlling from mount.
Yoshida prevents Rection from getting the reversal.
Yoshida fails to move to back control.
Yoshida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rection is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rection tries to hold on but Yoshida postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hugh G Rection'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.
Yoshida tests Rection's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rection throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hugh G Rection seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida lands a jab to Rection's midsection.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Rection moves out of range.
Rection appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yoshida - that will leave a mark!
Rection swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Rection with that takedown attempt.
Yoshida wants to counter the offense by Rection and move into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Yoshida finds it's target.
Hugh G Rection's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yoshida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yoshida lands a body shot.
Yoshida drops Rection with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rection looks back up at him and smiles so Yoshida waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rection is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida lands an uppercut, right on the button! Rection tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuuto Yoshida!
Yuuto Yoshida is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Yuuto Yoshida waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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