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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Tajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima comes to the cage accompanied by Tokyo Drift by Teriyaki Boyz. Tajiri has chosen Tajiri Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Tajiri!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Tajiri does no damage.
Tajiri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tajiri cracks Mishima with a good jab.
Tajiri throws a right hand that Mishima ducks under and follows up with a left that Mishima also avoids with ease.
Tajiri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mishima manages to avoid it.
Tajiri misses the shot to the body.
Mishima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tajiri swivels and escapes.
Mishima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tajiri misses with a hook.
Tajiri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tajiri scores with a shot to the body.
Mishima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mishima shoots for a takedown but Tajiri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Mishima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mishima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tajiri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mishima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tajiri scores with a nice right hand.
Tajiri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tajiri scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mishima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mishima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tajiri.
Tajiri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tajiri misses with a looping left.
Tajiri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mishima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Tajiri coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tajiri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tajiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mishima.
Tajiri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Mishima had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tajiri catches Mishima with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mishima. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tajiri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tajiri misses with a straight left.
Mishima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tajiri circles away.
Tajiri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mishima shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tajiri as he jumps to the side.
Yoshihiro Tajiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mishima is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mishima looks for a takedown but Tajiri sprawls well.
Tajiri digs a good hook to Mishima's body.
Tajiri cracks a nice hook into Mishima's ribs.
Tajiri works Mishima's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tajiri lands a with a good body shot.
Tajiri lands a nice hook to Mishima's body. Mishima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Tajiri 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.
Tajiri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mishima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mishima might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mishima slips a jab and a cross from Tajiri.
Mishima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoshihiro Tajiri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tajiri lands a nice hook to Mishima's body. Mishima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mishima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mishima with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tajiri to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tajiri lands a with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tajiri scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tajiri lands a big uppercut and Mishima crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mishima looks OK. Tajiri waves Mishima back to his feet!
Mishima is rocked!
Tajiri jabs at Mishima's body.
Oh Mishima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tajiri scores with a decent looking hook.
Yoshihiro Tajiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tajiri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tajiri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mishima has time to react.
Tajiri scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mishima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tajiri misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tajiri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tajiri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tajiri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Tajiri.
Mishima seems to have got his legs back now.
Mishima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tajiri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tajiri sizes up Mishima with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tajiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tajiri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tajiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tajiri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tajiri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tajiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mishima.
Tajiri lands a body shot.
Tajiri cracks Mishima with an open hand slap.
Tajiri stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tajiri connects with a right hand. Mishima shakes it off.
Tajiri punishes Mishima's body with a nice straight punch.
Tajiri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mishima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice combo by Tajiri! Oh, that's hurt him - Mishima falls to the canvas and Tajiri follows him into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tajiri content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Tajiri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mishima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mishima takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good exchange - Tajiri coming out on top.
Tajiri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tajiri scores with the left hand. Mishima knows he should have avoided that one.
Tajiri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mishima takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mishima takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mishima looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tajiri.
Tajiri looks to score with a jab to the body but Mishima is just out of range.
Tajiri throws a jab but it's blocked by Mishima.
Tajiri digs a good body shot into Mishima's ribs.
Tajiri looks to throw the jab but Mishima is out of range.
Tajiri lands an overhand right.
Tajiri scores with a body shot.
Tajiri throws a lazy right hand but Mishima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tajiri lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tajiri!
Mishima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tajiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Mishima.
Tajiri lands with a shot to the body.
Mishima takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Tajiri does it's job there.
Mishima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Tajiri coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tajiri drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mishima right on the button. Mishima goes down! Tajiri follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Tajiri gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Tajiri!
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energy
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hype
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