PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 65 p4p, 5 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 171 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Haze
vs
Yuudai

168 cm
31
147 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

172 cm
31
143 lbs
25 - 11 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Yuudai moves out of range easily.
Haze thumps Yuudai with a low kick.
Haze misses with a kick to the body.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Yuudai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yuudai. That did some damage!
Yuudai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haze. Haze obviously looking to wear him down.
Yuudai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yuudai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Haze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yuudai.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Haze.
Yuudai misses with a low kick as Haze jumps back.
Yuudai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Yuudai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haze.
Haze connects with a nice looking jab.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuudai.
Good standup being displayed there by Yuudai as he connects with a hook.
Haze throws a body kick that misses
and Yuudai counters with a left to the body.
Yuudai connects with an inside leg kick.
Yuudai throws a push kick but Haze slaps the foot to one side.
Yuudai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yuudai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yuudai feints and then cracks Haze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haze down.
A big left from Yuudai misses.
Yuudai connects with a leg kick. Haze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haze loads up on a big right hand but Yuudai slips the punch.
Yuudai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yuudai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze walks into a jab.
Yuudai avoids the body shot from Haze.
A little jabbing left from Yuudai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Yuudai moved out of range.
Haze slips a straight right by Yuudai.
Haze looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Haze walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yuudai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai staying out of range there.
Yuudai throws out a counter right but Haze avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Haze.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yuudai - the referee stops the clock and Haze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yuudai. Haze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haze. Yuudai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yuudai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yuudai blocks a low kick nicely.
Yuudai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yuudai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haze swings for the body but Yuudai moves out of range.
Haze connects with a leg kick. Yuudai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yuudai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Haze will feel that in the morning.
Haze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yuudai misses with the body kick
and Haze counters with an outside leg kick.
Yuudai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Haze lands a glancing blow to the side of Yuudai's head.
Haze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yuudai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yuudai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haze scores with a jab. Yuudai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haze misses with a leg kick
and Yuudai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yuudai stuffs the takedown.
Yuudai misses with a left hand

and Haze counters with a single leg into guard. Yuudai didn't expect that.

Yuudai has his foot on Haze's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haze works his way back into a safe position though.
Yuudai is controlling Haze's posture.
Haze throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Yuudai blocks nicely.
Haze throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Yuudai trying to control the position.
Haze is fighting to break Yuudai's control of his arms but Yuudai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Haze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yuudai has momentary wrist control but Haze slips an elbow through the middle.
Haze landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haze lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haze working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jerry Haze will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A big left from Haze misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuudai.
Haze misses with a hook. Yuudai ducked under it nicely.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Yuudai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Haze.
Yuudai lands a body shot.
Haze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yuudai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haze lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yuudai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yuudai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yuudai scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Yuudai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yuudai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Haze tries to land a front kick but Yuudai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Yuudai swings widly with a right hand
and Haze counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yuudai's knee momentarily.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.

Haze shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yuudai controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze working Yuudai over with strikes.
Haze with the ground and pound but Yuudai uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuudai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yuudai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yuudai controls Haze momentarily but Haze frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai is trying to hold Haze in close to prevent damage but Haze has managed to pass into half guard.
Haze is pressing down on Yuudai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yuudai is holding on for now.
Yuudai tries to kick Haze off but Haze keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Haze trying to control from half guard but Yuudai is working away.
Jerry Haze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yuudai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haze.
Haze frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Haze putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Haze cracks Yuudai 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.
Yuudai is looking to get to half guard.
Yuudai wants to control but Haze is having none of it.
Yuudai keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Yuudai that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yuudai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Haze with shots to the head and body - Yuudai looks very uncomfortable down there.
Haze landing shots from mount.
Yuudai is desperately trying to improve his position but Haze has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai taking shots to the head.
Haze putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Haze has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yuudai's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuudai wants to hold on but Haze pushes him away.
Haze lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yuudai hang on?
Yuudai is looking to improve his position but Haze isn't that keen on the idea.
Haze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yuudai can do to turn this around?
Haze breaks from Yuudai's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Haze lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yuudai hang on?
Yuudai tries to hold on but Haze pushes him away.
Haze scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Haze tries to control but Yuudai wriggling away.
Yuudai tries to lock up and control but Haze gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Haze dominated that second round.
That's time! Haze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Haze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yuudai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Haze attempts a counter takedown but Yuudai avoids it well and moves away.
Haze is looking to score with low kicks.
Yuudai looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Haze tried to counter with a leg kick but Yuudai avoided it.
Yuudai throws a front kick aimed at Haze's knee but Haze avoids it well.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Yuudai.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Yuudai.
Yuudai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yuudai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haze on the side of the head.
Yuudai slips under a jab.
Yuudai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Haze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yuudai as he jumps to the side.
Jerry Haze is winning the standup battle so far.
Yuudai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Yuudai.
Haze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yuudai pinned against the cage. Yuudai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yuudai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yuudai lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai misses with a few strikes there.
Haze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yuudai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Haze drives through with a takedown into Yuudai's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Haze lands a couple of elbows.

Yuudai looking for a guillotine here but Haze defends easily.
Yuudai controls Haze momentarily but Haze frees himself.
Yuudai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haze is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai trying to control the position.
Yuudai keeping full guard, as Haze tries to pass.
Haze trying to control but Yuudai is working from the bottom.
Haze stands and throws Yuudai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haze misses with the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Haze's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yuudai is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Haze there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haze connects with a nice short shot to Yuudai's temple.
Yuudai regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yuudai working a defensive guard here.
Haze is in close to Yuudai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Yuudai has wrist control.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yuudai trying to keep a closed guard but Haze is proving a slippery customer.
Haze's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haze scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yuudai has momentary wrist control but Haze slips an elbow through the middle.
Haze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yuudai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haze postures up in Yuudai's guard and throws a big left but Yuudai blocks it.
Yuudai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yuudai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yuudai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Haze clearly takes that round.
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.

Yuudai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Haze misses.
Yuudai misses with a body kick.
Yuudai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haze. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Haze blocks the leg kick.
Haze throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yuudai. That did some damage!
Yuudai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haze.
Haze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuudai can pounce on him.
Haze wants to land a leg kick but Yuudai is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuudai. That's going to slow Haze down.
Yuudai misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai wants to slow Haze down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Yuudai misses.
Haze walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yuudai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yuudai's calf.
Haze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yuudai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze connects with a leg kick. Yuudai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Yuudai moved out of range.
Yuudai thumps Haze with a low kick.
Yuudai tries to work over Haze's front leg with a kick but Haze checks it.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze connects with an inside leg kick.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuudai was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.
A jab lands there for Yuudai.
Haze throws a leg kick but Yuudai sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haze.
Haze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haze blocks a leg kick.
Yuudai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Haze moves out of range of the leg kick from Yuudai.
Yuudai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuudai throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Haze.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yuudai counters with a nice body shot.
Yuudai avoids the body shot from Haze.
Yuudai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haze can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Yuudai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haze doesn't seem phased though.
Haze tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yuudai checks the leg kick.
Haze motions for Yuudai to come forward. Haze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haze thuds his right hand into Yuudai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Yuudai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haze jabs Yuudai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
Haze appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Yuudai blocks the low kick.
Haze misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yuudai.
Haze throws the left hand but Yuudai avoids the punch easily.
No luck for Haze with that takedown attempt.
Haze checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yuudai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yuudai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haze throws a wild body kick that Yuudai sees coming a mile off.
Haze is looking to land body kicks.
Yuudai lands with a shot to the body.
Haze walks into a stiff left hand from Yuudai.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yuudai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haze clobbers Yuudai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haze is looking to chop away at Yuudai's legs.
Yuudai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yuudai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haze counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuudai. That's going to slow Haze down.
Yuudai throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haze lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yuudai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yuudai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haze throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Yuudai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yuudai thows a leg kick but Haze checks it
and Haze counters with a nice body kick.
Yuudai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haze.
Nice uppercut lands for Haze. That snapped Yuudai's head back.
Yuudai misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze misses with a body punch
and Yuudai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yuudai but Yuudai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yuudai blocks a jab.
Yuudai thuds his right hand into Haze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jerry Haze will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Yuudai blocks a low kick nicely.
Haze swings for the body but Yuudai moves out of range.
Haze misses with a series of wild punches.
Yuudai misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
Haze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haze. That's going to slow Yuudai down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haze.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuudai.
Haze half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuudai.
A countering left hand to the body from Yuudai misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuudai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yuudai counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuudai.
Good work by Haze as he checks the leg kick.
Haze throwing a counter right hand but Yuudai manages to avoid it.
Haze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
Haze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yuudai counters with a good low kick that Haze was not able to check.
Haze misses with a two punch combination.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yuudai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yuudai throws out a powerful jab.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Yuudai.
Haze lands a nice shot that snaps Yuudai's head back.
Yuudai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Haze feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Haze misses.
Haze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haze misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Haze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haze.
Takeshi Yuudai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuudai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haze swings for the body but Yuudai moves out of range.
Yuudai throws a solid leg kick but Haze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yuudai.
Yuudai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yuudai scrambles back to his feet.
Yuudai connects with the punch.
Haze with a hook.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takeshi Yuudai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yuudai dips to his left and cracks Haze with an uppercut!
Yuudai misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
Yuudai clobbers Haze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haze lands a jab to Yuudai's midsection.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Haze lands a nice shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yuudai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haze feinted with a counter takedown.
Haze throws a jab but it's blocked by Yuudai.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haze. That's going to slow Yuudai down.
Yuudai just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jerry Haze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Haze fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yuudai to the ground. Haze is now in Yuudai's guard.
Haze lands a couple of digs.
Haze is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haze trying to control but Yuudai is working from the bottom.
Yuudai controls Haze momentarily but Haze frees himself.
Haze wants to pass the guard but Yuudai is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai is trying to keep Haze in close.
Haze landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yuudai looking for a guillotine here but Haze defends easily.
Haze controls from within his opponent's guard.
Haze lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takeshi Yuudai.
I think Haze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Haze!
Jerry Haze retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Jerry Haze made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.