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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 39 p4p, 1 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 74 p4p, 3 weight class). Boaz comes to the cage accompanied by Preciso me encontrar. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Yoshida looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Boaz.
Boaz looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Yoshida throws out a counter right but Boaz avoids it with no problem.
Boaz misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Boaz misses
and Yoshida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boaz closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boaz.
Boaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshida blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boaz takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshida misses with a body shot
and Boaz counters with a takedown into side control.
Boaz trying to control the action but Yoshida is working from the bottom.
Boaz tries to advance to mount but can't.
Yoshida is not content to let Boaz control the position.
Yoshida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boaz is trying to get an arm triangle but Yoshida is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz trying to control the position but Yoshida is working away.
Boaz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yoshida rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Boaz's guard! Nice work there by Yoshida!
Boaz has his foot on Yoshida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yoshida works his way back into a safe position though.
Boaz has a closed guard, preventing Yoshida from standing up.
Boaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Boaz, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boaz is on top in guard.
Boaz wants to control from the top but Yoshida keeps moving.
Boaz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Yoshida manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Yoshida trying to control but Boaz is working from the bottom.
Boaz wants to sweep here but Yoshida controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Yoshida is now in half guard.
Boaz is refusing to be controlled, as Yoshida sits in half guard.
Yoshida sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boaz wants to get back to full guard.
Yoshida looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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 Wamberto Boaz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boaz swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Boaz misses.
Boaz throws a right and a left that Yoshida avoids nicely.
Yoshida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boaz misses with a leg kick.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Boaz.
Boaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yoshida doesn't seem bothered though.
Yoshida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but Boaz moved out of range nicely.
Boaz works the jab nicely.
Boaz walks into a left hand.
Boaz misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida slips a jab and a cross from Boaz.
Boaz misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida tries a quick counter leg kick but Boaz is wise to it.
Boaz throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Yoshida misses
and Boaz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yoshida manages to get to full guard.
Boaz passes into half guard.
Boaz controlling the action here.
Boaz trying to control from half guard but Yoshida is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz wants to pass to mount but Yoshida is defending the position.
Boaz moves into full mount! Yoshida won't be happy about that!
Yoshida tries to hold on but Boaz postures up.
Boaz takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Boaz has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Yoshida's body.
Yoshida is trying to get back to his feet but Boaz has full control of the position and if anything, Yoshida has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Boaz looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida prevents Boaz from getting a body triangle.
Boaz keeps control of the position easily here as Yoshida tries to buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boaz is looking for the choke from the back position but Yoshida is controlling his hands well.
Boaz keeps control of the position as Yoshida tries to break free.
Yoshida is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Boaz off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Boaz looking for the choke but no joy.
Boaz working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Boaz has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Yoshida has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz wants to control the position but Yoshida frees himself and scrambles - Boaz manages to regain control in side control.
Yoshida is not content to let Boaz control the position.
Boaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yoshida can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boaz is looking to take a break and control but Yoshida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wamberto Boaz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yoshida moves out of range as Boaz strikes.
Yoshida clinches.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yoshida avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
Boaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boaz lands a shot to the body.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Boaz.
Boaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boaz.
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
Boaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Boaz misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Boaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yoshida is pressed up against the cage. Boaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yoshida down to the mat. Yoshida avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yoshida sprawls well. Yoshida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boaz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wamberto Boaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshida, right into the meat.
Yoshida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
Boaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoshida counters with a thumping low kick.
Boaz scores with a hook to the body. Yoshida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boaz misses with a right hand
and Yoshida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoshida'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!
Boaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yoshida.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by Boaz.
Boaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Boaz scores with the left hand. Yoshida knows he should have avoided that one.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida looks to land a right hand but Boaz moved out of range.
Takashi Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshida with a nice cross.
Boaz 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Boaz with that takedown attempt.
Boaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Boaz misses.
Boaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yoshida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoshida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boaz staying out of range there.
Yoshida takes a swing at Boaz's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida moves forwards but Boaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yoshida has managed to clinch.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz misses with a punch to the body.
Boaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Boaz lands an uppercut.
Boaz blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Boaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Yoshida as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boaz misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Yoshida stops a takedown attempt from Boaz.
Boaz blocking some punches.
Boaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boaz blocking some punches.
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
Boaz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
Yoshida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick.
Yoshida thuds his right hand into Boaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yoshida walks into a jab.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by Boaz.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoshida lands a leg kick that knocks Boaz off balance momentarily.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Boaz.
Boaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Yoshida counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boaz digs a good body shot into Yoshida's ribs.
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boaz. That did some damage!
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boaz.
Boaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boaz avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
An attempted straight right counter from Boaz misses the target.
Yoshida moves into range and clinches up with Boaz.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boaz has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
Boaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yoshida pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boazs head.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Boaz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Boaz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida breaks from the clinch.
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yoshida, as that shot connected.
Boaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yoshida counters with a stiff right hand.
Boaz throws a right hand that misses
and Yoshida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Boaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takashi Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yoshida wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wamberto Boaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
Yoshida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Boaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yoshida quickly recovers to half guard.
Yoshida manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Boaz keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Yoshida blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yoshida pinned against the cage. Yoshida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yoshida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida slaps away a takedown attempt from Boaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Boaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yoshida avoids it really well and circles away.
Yoshida throws out a counter right but Boaz avoids it with no problem.
Boaz lands the left hand.
Yoshida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Boaz misses its target.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Yoshida tests Boaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Boaz. Beautiful body shot.
Boaz shoots and misses
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Boaz ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Boaz throws a hook but Yoshida avoids it easily.
Boaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshida throws a solid leg kick but Boaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yoshida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Boaz - just one landing.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
A quick step to the side and Boaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Yoshida misses.
Boaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boaz showed some decent athleticism there.
Boaz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wamberto Boaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yoshida stops Boaz from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Yoshida keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yoshida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yoshida is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Boaz is staying active.
Boaz content just to control the position here.
Yoshida prevents Boaz from taking his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida working to try and regain half guard.
Yoshida stops Boaz from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Boaz has control of Yoshida's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yoshida regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Boaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yoshida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boaz controlling his opponent.
Boaz is trying to take his opponent's back.
Yoshida can't escape the position.
Boaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boaz tries to control but Yoshida wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wamberto Boaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boaz 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wamberto Boaz!
Wamberto Boaz retains his bantamweight title!
Wamberto Boaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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