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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ichi Yakuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakuza's entrance music is The Legend of Zelda, Overworld. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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32
112 lbs
4 - 27 - 0 |
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160 cm
28
130 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichi Yakuza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakuza tries to clinch up.
Yakuza looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Davis lands a head shot.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yakuza. Yakuza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yakuza needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Yakuza tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yakuza's hands.
Yakuza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
Yakuza moves to clinch but Davis breaks away
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Yakuza tries to clinch up
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Yakuza backing up. Yakuza nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yakuza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yakuza tries to clinch
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yakuza tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Yakuza looks to clinch
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.
Yakuza is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands the left hand.
Yakuza wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side
and Davis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yakuza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis is looking for the big counter here.
Yakuza tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Ichi Yakuza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakuza.
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
Yakuza tries to clinch up.
Yakuza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Werewolf's cave in the buildup to the fight.
Yakuza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis scores with a nice head shot.
Yakuza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yakuza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Yakuza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yakuzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakuza.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yakuza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yakuza tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yakuza had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yakuza doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Yakuza tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Yakuza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza tries to clinch up.
Davis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Davis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yakuza wants to clinch.
Yakuza wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Yakuza drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yakuza wants to clinch
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakuza.
Davis cracks Yakuza with an open hand slap.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis cracks Yakuza with a good jab.
Davis misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Yakuza backpedaling.
Davis scores with a nice right hand.
Yakuza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yakuza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis scores with a nice right hand.
Davis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
Yakuza tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Yakuza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yakuza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yakuza back to the cage. Davis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Yakuza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yakuza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Davis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yakuza wants to clinch.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis connects with a single shot there.
Davis connects with a single shot there.
Connor Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yakuza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis thuds a left hand into Yakuza's body.
Davis misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Yakuza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yakuza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakuza wants to clinch.
Yakuza moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Connor Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yakuza tries to clinch
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a series of punches but Yakuza avoids them all with ease.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yakuza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis tries to bum rush Yakuza with a series of wild strikes but Yakuza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yakuza is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Yakuza tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis tests Yakuza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Yakuza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yakuza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Yakuza seems unphased.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yakuza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yakuza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to land a combination but Yakuza avoids it well.
Yakuza tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Yakuza doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis cracks Yakuza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakuza.
Davis connects with a right hand. Yakuza shakes it off.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yakuza avoids a punch combination nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Yakuza might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis throws a right and a left that Yakuza avoids nicely.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yakuza tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakuza.
Davis scores with a one two! Yakuza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yakuza on the side of the head.
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yakuza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davis.
Davis scores with a jab.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yakuza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakuza moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Yakuza tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Yakuza closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yakuza thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis lands with a straight right. Yakuza didn't see that one coming.
Yakuza wants to clinch.
Yakuza is looking to clinch.
Yakuza is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yakuza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yakuza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yakuza tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yakuza takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yakuza doesn't seem phased though.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Yakuza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Davis swinging wildly here.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yakuza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yakuza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Yakuza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yakuza tries to clinch up
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakuza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yakuza moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Yakuza doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Davis punishes Yakuza's body with a nice straight punch.
Yakuza darts in trying to clinch
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis lands an overhand right.
Yakuza tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis sizes up Yakuza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakuza.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yakuza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis throws a combination. Yakuza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yakuza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Davis lands.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yakuza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza walks into a stiff left hand from Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis throws a one two combo.
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yakuza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yakuza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yakuza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yakuza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yakuza slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yakuza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yakuza tries to clinch up.
Davis unleashes a big counter combination but Yakuza bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yakuza wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakuza.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yakuza circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yakuza is looking to clinch.
Yakuza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Yakuza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davis.
Nice shot by Davis.
Yakuza walks into a jab.
Yakuza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis thuds his right hand into Yakuza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Davis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yakuza back to the cage. Davis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yakuza is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Yakuza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakuza.
Davis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yakuza tries to clinch up.
Davis lands a nice shot that snaps Yakuza's head back.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yakuza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yakuza is looking to clinch.
Ichi Yakuza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connor Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yakuza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 24:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Davis!
In defeat, Ichi Yakuza stepped up to the mic, saying 'This has not been honorable. Seppuku!'.
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hype
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