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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamakiri Yoritomo (ranked 4144 p4p, 404 weight class) and Mitxel Aramburu (ranked 3712 p4p, 375 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yoritomo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Praying Mantis - Praying Mantis. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamakiri Yoritomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitxel Aramburu!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoritomo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aramburu throws a shot from downtown. Yoritomo moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Yoritomo misses the target.
Aramburu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yoritomo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoritomo swings for the body but Aramburu moves out of range.
Yoritomo swats away the attempt to clinch by Aramburu.
Yoritomo throwing a counter right hand but Aramburu manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yoritomo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yoritomo missing with a left hand there. Aramburu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoritomo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Aramburu throws a hook but Yoritomo avoids it easily.
Yoritomo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Aramburu.
It looked like Yoritomo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aramburu.
Yoritomo connects with a body shot.
Aramburu staying out of range there.
Aramburu misses the shot to the body.
Yoritomo moves in looking to clinch but Aramburu pushes him off.
Aramburu jabs Yoritomo right on the nose. Yoritomo blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoritomo misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Yoritomo finds it's way through Aramburu's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aramburu with a nice cross.
Aramburu walks into a left hand.
Aramburu clinches.
Aramburu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoritomo scores with a jab to the body.
Aramburu moves in looking to clinch but Yoritomo pushes him off.
Aramburu misses with an uppercut. Yoritomo saw that one coming.
Aramburu throws a combination that misses
and Yoritomo counters with a straight right hand.
Yoritomo clinches up against the cage.
Aramburu has Yoritomo pressed against the cage, preventing Yoritomo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoritomo.
Aramburu breaks the clinch.
Yoritomo swats away the attempt to clinch by Aramburu.
Aramburu throws a hook to the side of Yoritomo's head but Yoritomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aramburu tests Yoritomo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aramburu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yoritomo momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aramburu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yoritomo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aramburu rushes Yoritomo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yoritomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Aramburu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoritomo wants to break free but Aramburu has control.
Yoritomo has a couple of punches blocked by Aramburu.
Aramburu breaks the clinch.
Aramburu forces Yoritomo back against the cage and clinches.
Aramburu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yoritomo.
Yoritomo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yoritomo working aggressively here.
Yoritomo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aramburu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Yoritomo there.
Yoritomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoritomo cracks Aramburu with a good jab.
Aramburu tries to clinch but Yoritomo is having none of it.
Aramburu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoritomo. Aramburu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoritomo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aramburu wants to clinch.
Aramburu wants to clinch up but Yoritomo keeps it at a distance.
Aramburu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoritomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Aramburu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yoritomo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aramburu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoritomo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo tries to break free but Aramburu pushes him back against the cage.
Yoritomo breaks from the clinch.
Aramburu moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoritomo manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoritomo lands a jab.
A jab from Yoritomo does it's job there.
Aramburu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Yoritomo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aramburu.
Yoritomo throws an overhand right that lands on Aramburu's shoulder, as Aramburu tries to avoid the shot.
Yoritomo throws a body punch but Aramburu moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Aramburu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Yoritomo. That snapped Aramburu's head back.
Yoritomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aramburu.
Yoritomo swings for the body but Aramburu moves out of range.
Aramburu throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yoritomo to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoritomo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamakiri Yoritomo 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.
Yoritomo misses the shot to the body.
Yoritomo misses the jab.
Aramburu moves away from the strike by Yoritomo.
Aramburu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aramburu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aramburu.
Good work by Aramburu as he checks the leg kick.
Aramburu forces Yoritomo back against the cage and clinches.
Aramburu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yoritomo backwards.
Yoritomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoritomo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aramburu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoritomo moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aramburu doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoritomo circles away.
Yoritomo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aramburu 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.
Aramburu instigates a clinch.
Aramburu prevents a body shot from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aramburu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aramburu breaks from the clinch.
Aramburu walks into a straight right hand from Yoritomo.
Aramburu throws a right hand that misses
letting Yoritomo counter with a right hand.
Aramburu throws a hook to the side of Yoritomo's head but Yoritomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoritomo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aramburu defending well as Yoritomo loads up on a big left hand.
Aramburu swings widly with a right hand
and Yoritomo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aramburu is rocked!
Aramburu jabs Yoritomo right on the nose. Yoritomo blinks but takes it well.
Aramburu loads up on a big right hand but Yoritomo slips the punch.
Kamakiri Yoritomo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aramburu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoritomo moves away.
Aramburu misses with a low kick.
Aramburu scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoritomo should have avoided that one.
Aramburu gets tackled into the cage by Yoritomo. Yoritomo maintains the clinch.
Yoritomo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yoritomo misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoritomo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo can't find room to land a body shot as Aramburu controls the action.
Yoritomo pushes Aramburu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoritomo tries to circle away but Aramburu has him pinned against the cage.
Mitxel Aramburu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yoritomo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yoritomo has had enough of the clinch but Aramburu keeps him there for the moment.
Yoritomo gets through Aramburu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoritomo misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Yoritomo.
A frustrated look appears on Yoritomo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoritomo blocking some punches.
Yoritomo breaks the clinch.
Yoritomo tries to clinch
and Aramburu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yoritomo.
Aramburu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aramburu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoritomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Aramburu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aramburu throws a big shot that misses.
Yoritomo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yoritomo lands with a nice body punch.
Yoritomo tries to clinch up but Aramburu circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoritomo gets tackled into the cage by Aramburu. Aramburu maintains the clinch.
Aramburu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoritomo backwards.
Aramburu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aramburu scores with a shot to the side of Yoritomo's head.
Yoritomo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aramburus head.
A nice left hand lands by Aramburu.
Aramburu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aramburu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoritomo breaks from the clinch.
Aramburu throws out a loose jab but Yoritomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoritomo misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aramburu throws a body punch but Yoritomo moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Aramburu.
Aramburu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoritomo avoids the body shot from Aramburu.
Aramburu throws a hook but Yoritomo avoids it easily.
Aramburu misses with a looping left.
Yoritomo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yoritomo misses with a body shot.
Aramburu moves forwards but Yoritomo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aramburu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aramburu throws a right hand that misses
and Yoritomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoritomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aramburu.
Yoritomo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoritomo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aramburu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoritomo.
Yoritomo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Yoritomo misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kamakiri Yoritomo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Aramburu swings for the body but Yoritomo moves out of range.
Aramburu throws a looping overhand right but Yoritomo ducks down to avoid it.
Yoritomo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aramburu tries to move into range but Yoritomo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Aramburu.
Aramburu throws a body shot but no joy.
Aramburu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yoritomo tried to score with a low kick but Aramburu checks it.
Aramburu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aramburu takes a swing at Yoritomo's ribcage but misses.
Aramburu throws a looping overhand right but Yoritomo ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoritomo throws a shot to the body.
Aramburu swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoritomo.
Decent striking displayed by Yoritomo there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aramburu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoritomo was well out of range. Poor timing from Aramburu.
Aramburu ducks under a wild hook from Yoritomo.
Aramburu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yoritomo tries a low kick but Aramburu avoids it.
Aramburu drives through and clinches with Yoritomo against the cage.
Aramburu tries to work over Yoritomo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aramburu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aramburu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aramburu walks into a straight right hand from Yoritomo.
Aramburu lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoritomo's head.
Aramburu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yoritomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aramburu is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoritomo finish him?
A swing and a miss from Aramburu.
Aramburu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aramburu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Yoritomo misses its target.
Yoritomo swinging wildly here.
Aramburu seems to have recovered his senses.
Aramburu walks into a stiff left hand from Yoritomo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoritomo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aramburu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yoritomo takes a swing at Aramburu's ribcage but misses.
Yoritomo cracks Aramburu on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Aramburu falls backwards against the cage. Yoritomo follows up with more strikes that drop Aramburu to his knees. Yoritomo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Aramburu! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamakiri Yoritomo!
Our winner, Kamakiri Yoritomo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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