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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Splinter Yoshi (ranked 2260 p4p, 312 weight class) and Daniel Gordon (ranked 6857 p4p, 609 weight class). Gordon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heartless kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Daniel Gordon enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Splinter Yoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon misses with a hook
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Gordon throws out a loose jab but Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshi slips a jab from Gordon.
Gordon loads up on a big right hand but Yoshi slips the punch.
Gordon misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gordon throws a right hand that misses
and Yoshi counters with an outside leg kick.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. Gordon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshi, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon loads up on a big right hand but Yoshi slips the punch.
Yoshi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gordon throws out a loose jab but Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon scores with a jab to the head.
Gordon misses with an uppercut
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshi missing with a left hand there. Gordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gordon will feel that in the morning.
Daniel Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gordon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow Gordon down.
Yoshi cracks the inside of Gordon's front leg.
Yoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshi dodges the punch combination from Gordon.
Yoshi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Gordon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gordon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
Gordon misses with a double jab
and Yoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Gordon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gordon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Gordon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yoshi has managed to clinch.
Gordon working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshi keeps control of Gordon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yoshi wants a takedown but no success here.
Gordon avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
Yoshi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gordon prevents it.
Gordon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gordon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yoshi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Splinter Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Gordon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gordon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gordon looks winded!
Gordon working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gordon regains guard immediately.
Yoshi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yoshi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yoshi forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gordon defends it well.
Yoshi is working for a submission of some sort.
Yoshi seems to be working for a kimura but Gordon defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Splinter Yoshi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yoshi throws a leg kick which misses Gordon's front leg but catches the back leg as Gordon tries to avoid it.
Yoshi lands a leg kick that knocks Gordon off balance momentarily.
Yoshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick.
Gordon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yoshi.
Gordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Gordon throws a right hand that Yoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshi also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yoshi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gordon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gordon misses with a combination
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Gordon throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon 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.
Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick.
Gordon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yoshi counters with a low kick, right behind Gordon 's knee.
Yoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshi.
Gordon misses with a hook
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yoshi is looking to slow Gordon down with leg kicks.
Gordon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordon swings widly with a right hand
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gordon misses.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Yoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. Gordon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshi lands a leg kick that knocks Gordon off balance momentarily.
Gordon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gordon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshi scores with a leg kick.
Gordon throws a right hand that misses
and Yoshi counters with an outside leg kick.
Yoshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gordon. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a leg kick which misses Gordon's front leg but catches the back leg as Gordon tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a big shot that misses.
Gordon misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yoshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gordon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a head kick that half lands.
Yoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshi counters with a low kick, right behind Gordon 's knee.
Yoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoshi lands a high kick!
A shot to the body from Gordon misses
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon misses with a right hand
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi slips under a jab.
It looked like Yoshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yoshi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gordon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gordon can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Yoshi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Yoshi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gordon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshi can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon misses with an uppercut
and Yoshi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshi counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yoshi.
Yoshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Splinter Yoshi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yoshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Splinter Yoshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Yoshi defending well as Gordon loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshi tried to counter with a leg kick but Gordon avoided it.
Yoshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gordon throws out a loose jab but Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon misses with a body punch
and Yoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
Yoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Gordon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshi.
Crunch! Yoshi slams his shin into Gordon's torso.
Yoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gordon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yoshi!
Gordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gordon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yoshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshi counters by clinching up.
Yoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshi is looking for a takedown.
Yoshi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gordon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yoshi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gordon prevents it.
Gordon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yoshi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Splinter Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshi has double underhooks.
Yoshi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gordon prevents it.
Yoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gordon managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshi.
Yoshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yoshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daniel Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Gordon avoids the damage to the body.
Gordon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yoshi.
Gordon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gordon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gordon tries to break the clinch but Yoshi is controlling the position.
Gordon takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Daniel Gordon has been cut.
Gordon is pressed up against the cage. Yoshi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gordon down to the mat. Gordon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gordon.
Yoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow Gordon down.
Yoshi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Yoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Yoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gordon slips under a jab from Yoshi.
Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Gordon misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gordon 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.
Crunch! Yoshi slams his shin into Gordon's torso.
Yoshi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gordon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Gordon was not able to check.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi scores with a leg kick.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gordon misses with an uppercut
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gordon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Yoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshi throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshi.
Gordon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Splinter Yoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yoshi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Splinter Yoshi!
Splinter Yoshi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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