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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 426 p4p, 56 weight class) and Julian Gniewek (ranked 972 p4p, 117 weight class). Julian Gniewek told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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172 cm
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140 lbs
27 - 13 - 1 |
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181 cm
33
155 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai ! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julian Gniewek! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Asai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Gniewek throws a wild body kick that Asai sees coming a mile off. Gniewek throws a nice outside leg kick. Gniewek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Asai misses with a body kick. Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A lazy left from Gniewek finds it's target. Gniewek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Asai scores with a nice head shot. Gniewek thows a leg kick but Asai checks it and Asai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Asai throws a leg kick that misses. Gniewek is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Asai lands a nice looking body shot.
Gniewek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gniewek, right into the meat.
Asai 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. Asai thumps Gniewek with a low kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Asai .
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A punch lands to the side of Asai 's head but he takes it in his stride. Gniewek looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Asai takes one to the side of the head.
Gniewek misses with the combination.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Gniewek throws a big counter head kick but Asai avoids it with no problem. Gniewek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asai .
Gniewek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Asai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Asai thows a left - swing and a miss! Asai slips a jab from Gniewek. Gniewek tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Asai as he checks the leg kick. Gniewek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Asai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Gniewek cracks Asai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Gniewek feints and then cracks Asai 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asai down. Gniewek blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Asai throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Gniewek looks like he wants to counter punch here. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gniewek scores with a kick to the midsection. An inside leg kick from Gniewek misses. Asai blocks a low kick nicely. Gniewek is looking to slow Asai down with leg kicks. Gniewek throws a leg kick and Asai counters with a nice uppercut. Asai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Gniewek misses with a leg kick. Asai misses with a hook. Asai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gniewek can pounce on him.
Gniewek throws a leg kick which misses Asai 's front leg but catches the back leg as Asai tries to avoid it. Gniewek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asai . Asai throws a body shot but no joy. Gniewek was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Gniewek misses with a low kick.
Asai thumps Gniewek with a low kick. An inside leg kick lands from Asai .
That's three minutes gone in the round. Asai 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gniewek under the eye. Asai looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range. Gniewek was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Asai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gniewek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gniewek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Gniewek lands with an uppercut that bounces Asai off the cage and back into range. Gniewek tests Asai 's chin there with a solid looking shot. Asai blocks a low kick nicely. Gniewek misses with an uppercut. Asai avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Asai throws a hook but Gniewek blocks it. Gniewek has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. A swing and a miss from Gniewek. A bone on bone clash there as Gniewek blocks the leg kick.
Asai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Asai throws a jab when Gniewek was well out of range. Asai throws a shot from downtown. Gniewek moves away and avoids it. Gniewek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Asai scores with a punch to the head. Asai misses with a shot to the body and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Asai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gniewek is looking to chop away at Asai 's legs. A shot to the body from Asai misses and Gniewek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Gniewek throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Asai lands a head kick. Gniewek smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Nice defenses there by Gniewek. Asai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Asai blocks a leg kick. Asai looks to land a body kick but Gniewek moved away. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gniewek! But no joy. Asai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Asai . The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gniewek throws a lazy right hand but Asai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Asai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Asai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Gniewek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. 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 Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gniewek gets a clinch. A short left from Asai . Asai tries a body shot but Gniewek blocks it.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Asai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gniewek's brow. Asai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
Asai struggles to land a body shot inside as Gniewek controls his hands.
Asai tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Asai back against the cage. Asai gets through Gniewek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asai blocks it with crossed arms. Asai tries a body shot but Gniewek blocks it.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Asai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Asai managing to block the knees to the body from Gniewek.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gniewek is defending well for now. Asai tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Asai blocks an uppercut.
Asai cracks Gniewek with a nice body shot. Gniewek breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gniewek walks forward, straight into a front kick from Asai . Gniewek throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it. Gniewek looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range. Asai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gniewek. Asai throws a big shot that misses. Asai throws a head kick but Gniewek moves out of range.
Asai lands with a nice body kick. Asai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Gniewek misses with a leg kick. Gniewek walks forward, straight into a front kick from Asai . A big right from Asai misses. A big left from Asai misses. Asai is looking to score with low kicks. Gniewek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Gniewek throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gniewek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Asai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Gniewek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Asai 's head backwards. Asai is looking to land body kicks. Asai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gniewek. Asai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gniewek sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gniewek blocks a head kick by Asai .
A head kick misses from Gniewek. Asai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gniewek to score with a decent uppercut. Asai throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Gniewek counters with a right hand to the body. Asai checks a leg kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asai . Gniewek jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gniewek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Gniewek. Gniewek throws a right and a left that Asai avoids nicely. Asai throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Asai lands with a kick to the temple. Gniewek shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" A slapping leg kick lands for Asai .
The fight stays on the outside here - Gniewek looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Asai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A head kick misses from Gniewek. Asai moves out of range of the body kick. A solid leg kick lands there for Asai .
Asai misses with a head kick.
Asai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gniewek. Gniewek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Asai . Asai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target. A little jabbing left from Gniewek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Yoshihiro Asai is winning the standup battle so far. Gniewek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gniewek just misses with a punch to the body.
Gniewek scores with the left hand. Asai knows he should have avoided that one. Asai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gniewek can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gniewek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asai finds it's way round the side to connect with Gniewek's head. Asai scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Asai . Asai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Asai scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Gniewek throws a big shot that misses. Gniewek scores with a sloppy right hand. Asai should have avoided that one. Some bone on bone action there as Gniewek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Asai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Asai jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gniewek lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Asai throws a nice outside leg kick. Asai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A good leg kick by Gniewek. Gniewek tries to clinch up. Asai misses with a hook
and Gniewek counters with a nice uppercut. Asai throws a leg kick enabling Gniewek to counter with a crisp jab. Gniewek 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. Gniewek misses with a hook. Asai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gniewek is just out of range. Gniewek tries a quick counter leg kick but Asai is wise to it. A low kick from Asai is predictable there and Gniewek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Asai scores with a spinning back kick! Asai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gniewek manages to avoid it. Asai throws a half hearted mid kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Asai throws a looping overhand right but Gniewek ducks down to avoid it. Asai moves into range and connects with a jab. Asai connects with an inside leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Asai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Asai throws a right and a left that Gniewek avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gniewek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Asai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Asai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Asai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gniewek's calf. A telegraphed right hand from Gniewek misses the target. Gniewek checks a leg kick. A jab from Asai misses. Gniewek tries to counter with a clinch but Asai shakes him off and moves away. Gniewek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Gniewek misses with a wild body shot. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Asai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gniewek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gniewek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Gniewek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Gniewek is looking to take this fight into the clinch. An attempted straight right counter from Asai misses the target. A nice inside leg kick there by Gniewek. That's going to slow Asai down. Gniewek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai . Gniewek throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gniewek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Asai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gniewek's sensitive parts. Asai throws a nice inside leg kick. Asai moves forwards but Gniewek connects with a nice, crisp jab. Asai moves out of range as Gniewek throws a body 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! Asai looks to throw the jab but Gniewek is out of range. Gniewek moves out of range of the leg kick from Asai . Asai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gniewek. Asai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Gniewek slips a jab from Asai . A little jabbing left from Gniewek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Gniewek lands a leg kick that knocks Asai off balance momentarily. Gniewek is looking to score with low kicks. Gniewek is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Gniewek takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Asai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gniewek's head. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gniewek, right into the meat.
Gniewek throws a leg kick but Asai sees it coming and moves out of range. Gniewek walks into a left hand. Asai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Gniewek blocks a head kick by Asai .
Asai misses with a hook. Gniewek ducked under it nicely. Gniewek scoring well with a low kick there.
Gniewek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Gniewek blocks a jab. Asai misses with a straight right. Gniewek is looking to slow Asai down with leg kicks. Asai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gniewek. Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Asai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gniewek! But no joy. Asai misses with a low kick as Gniewek jumps back. Gniewek scores with a slapping inside 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! A good leg kick by Gniewek. Asai connects with a body shot. Gniewek has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asai . Gniewek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A nice leg kick lands there from Gniewek. Gniewek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gniewek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gniewek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asai checks it well. Asai misses with a low kick. Gniewek misses with a low kick as Asai jumps back. Gniewek goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Asai throws a hook but Gniewek blocks it. Gniewek blocks a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Yoshihiro Asai did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gniewek, right into the meat.
Gniewek moves into the clinch. Gniewek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asai avoids it. Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
Asai blocks an uppercut.
Asai tries a body shot but Gniewek blocks it.
Asai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Asai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gniewek blocks it with crossed arms. Asai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Asai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asai working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Asai is blocking nicely.
Asai lands a shoulder strike. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Asai avoids the damage to the body. Nice elbow from Asai . Gniewek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. 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! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gniewek. Asai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Asai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Asai pushes Gniewek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Asai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gniewek.
Asai pushes off an throws an elbow but Gniewek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Asai misses with a body punch.
Asai throws a head punch that misses. Asai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gniewek. Gniewek blocks an elbow strike from Asai .
Asai lands a shoulder strike. Gniewek lands with a left to the head. Gniewek working aggressively here.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head. Asai scores with a hook to the body. Gniewek is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Asai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Asai is leaning against Gniewek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Asai .
Asai manages to break the clinch.
Gniewek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asai .
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gniewek moves out of range of the body kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gniewek checks a leg kick. Asai scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gniewek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Gniewek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Asai throws a hook but Gniewek blocks it. Asai throws a good cross that connects.
Asai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Asai defending well as Gniewek loads up on a big left hand. Asai throws the kick towards the body but Gniewek avoids it. Gniewek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Asai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Asai scores with a nice strike. Asai misses with a kick to the body.
Gniewek feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gniewek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Gniewek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Gniewek thuds his right hand into Asai 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Gniewek motions for Asai to come forward. Gniewek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Gniewek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asai in his tracks. An inside leg kick from Asai misses. Asai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Asai misses with a lunging right hand
and Asai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Gniewek looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range. Gniewek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Asai throws a low kick but Gniewek moves out of range easily. Gniewek throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it. Gniewek throws an overhand right that lands on Asai 's shoulder, as Asai tries to avoid the shot. Gniewek scores with a nice right hand.
Gniewek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gniewek wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Asai .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Asai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gniewek.
A little feinted left hand from Asai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Asai throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Gniewek counters with a straight right hand. A clash of legs there as Gniewek blocks the low kick. Asai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Gniewek misses with a straight right. Gniewek avoids the body shot from Asai .
Gniewek wants to counter the offense by Asai and move into the clinch position. Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Gniewek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Asai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gniewek's hands. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai had his way with Julian Gniewek in 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. This is the final round!
Asai lands with an overhand left. Gniewek on the wrong end of a nice jab. Asai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gniewek lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Asai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Asai appears to be looking for a big counter. Gniewek is looking to score with low kicks. Asai scoring well with a low kick there.
Asai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Asai misses with a right hand and Gniewek counters with a one-two to the body. Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gniewek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Asai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gniewek's knee momentarily. A solid leg kick lands there for Asai .
A bone on bone clash there as Asai blocks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Asai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Gniewek throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it. Gniewek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asai counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gniewek throws a hook but Asai avoids it easily. Asai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gniewek on the side of the head. Asai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Asai throws a leg kick that is checked and Gniewek counters with a solid body kick. Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gniewek. Nice body punch from Gniewek. Gniewek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Asai moves out of range of the leg kick from Gniewek. Gniewek throws the left hand but Asai avoids the punch easily. Asai misses with a hook. Gniewek appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Gniewek connects with a leg kick. Asai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Gniewek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asai checks a low kick from Gniewek. Asai throws a body punch but Gniewek moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Asai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gniewek counters with a nice low kick that buckles Asai 's knee momentarily. Gniewek misses with a combination
and Asai counters with a lovely straight right hand! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Asai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Gniewek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Asai misses the shot to the body. Gniewek only half commits to the counter leg kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Asai . Asai lands with a straight right. Gniewek didn't see that one coming. A head kick by Asai misses and Gniewek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Gniewek scores with a shot to the body.
Gniewek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Gniewek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asai momentarily.
Nice jab there from Asai .
That's three minutes gone in the round. Asai scores with a hook. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Asai . Gniewek connects with an inside leg kick. Gniewek lands a head kick. Asai smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Asai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gniewek. A solid leg kick lands there for Asai .
Gniewek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Gniewek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Asai counters with a lovely straight right hand! Asai checks a low kick from Gniewek. Asai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A lazy body kick from Gniewek and Asai counters with a nice body shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Asai staying out of range there. Gniewek tries a head kick but it misses.
Gniewek is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Asai ducks under a wild hook from Gniewek.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Asai throws a quick inside leg kick. Asai jabs at Gniewek's body. Asai lands an overhand right. Gniewek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Gniewek throws a low kick, looking for Asai 's leg but Asai calmly moves out of range. Gniewek avoids the body shot from Asai .
A nice inside leg kick there by Gniewek. That's going to slow Asai down. Gniewek throws an off balance right hand
and Asai counters with a stiff right hand. Gniewek moves forwards but Asai connects with a nice, crisp jab. Gniewek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Asai tries a low kick but Gniewek avoids it. Asai throws a head kick that misses. Gniewek connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Yoshihiro Asai showed his dominance in that final round. Well Asai 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:47 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai ! Yoshihiro Asai retains his featherweight title!
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