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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Hoyle (ranked 7312 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Yakuza (ranked 15389 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakuza is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Legend of Zelda, Overworld. Ichi Yakuza will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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166 cm
19
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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150 cm
43
104 lbs
4 - 67 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Hoyle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 67 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichi Yakuza! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yakuza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Yakuza looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Hoyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing. No luck for Yakuza with that takedown attempt. Ichi Yakuza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yakuza moves out of range of the strikes. Yakuza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Hoyle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Aaron Hoyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Yakuza. Hoyle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Hoyle is looking to advance position but Yakuza won't allow it. Hoyle trying to control the pace. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hoyle drops an elbow to the side of Yakuza's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hoyle sitting and controlling from the half guard. Hoyle is pressing down on Yakuza's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yakuza is holding on for now. Hoyle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hoyle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Hoyle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hoyle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Hoyle is looking for a kimura but Yakuza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hoyle to get the leverage. Hoyle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Hoyle sitting and controlling from the half guard. Hoyle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hoyle is looking for a kimura but Yakuza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hoyle to get the leverage. Hoyle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Hoyle maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Yakuza could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hoyle has cracked it and Yakuza is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hoyle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aaron Hoyle! Aaron Hoyle very nearly forgot to thank Sportivité amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. The defeated Ichi Yakuza had this to say: 'This has not been honorable. Seppuku!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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