PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 34 p4p, 2 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 89 p4p, 6 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Boogeyman by Motörhead as his entrance music. Takashi Yoshida has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Aiken
vs
Yoshida

160 cm
32
138 lbs
23 - 7 - 1

165 cm
29
135 lbs
26 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aiken lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Aiken has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Aiken moves out of range easily.
Aiken throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aiken is out of range.
Yoshida throws the kick towards the body but Aiken avoids it.
Aiken with a hook.
Aiken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Midick Aiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Aiken blocks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Yoshida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aiken tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aiken throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aiken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as Aiken blocks the leg kick.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Aiken moved away.
Aiken blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
The fighters circling - Yoshida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aiken 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 Yoshida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken tries to work over Yoshida's front leg with a kick but Yoshida checks it.

Aiken moves into the clinch.
Yoshida is trying to force a seperation but Aiken has the dominant position.
Yoshida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
Aiken throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Aiken.
Aiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Aiken fails to land.
Aiken keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yoshida's efforts to push away.
Aiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aiken's elbow.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida tries to throw a body punch but Aiken avoids it by throwing Yoshida back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Aiken to work.
Aiken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aiken tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aiken has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken scores with a shot to the side of Yoshida's head.
Aiken throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Yoshida - that landed with a thud.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
Yoshida is trying to break the clinch but Aiken is controlling him.
Aiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Aiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aiken lands a shot to the body.
Aiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aiken lands with a left to the head.
Yoshida tries a body shot but Aiken blocks it.
Yoshida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aiken.
Aiken tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshida struggles to land a body shot inside as Aiken controls his hands.
Aiken lands with a right to the head.
Aiken definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aiken tries to throw a body punch but Yoshida avoids it by throwing Aiken back against the cage.

Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yoshida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aiken throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by Aiken.
Aiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aiken avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Aiken moves away and avoids it.
Yoshida misses with a right hand
and Yoshida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aiken is looking to clinch but Yoshida is avoiding it.
Yoshida cracks the inside of Aiken's front leg.
Yoshida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aiken will feel that in the morning.
Aiken throws a leg kick that misses.
Aiken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yoshida checks it well.
Aiken fails to land with a series of punches.
Aiken connects with the punch.
Aiken scores with a spinning back kick!
Aiken checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aiken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aiken lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Aiken connects with a nice looking jab.
Yoshida throws a head kick that half lands.
Aiken lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoshida's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Aiken scores with a punch to the head.
Aiken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aiken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aiken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Aiken misses.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Aiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aiken is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Aiken scores with a punch to the head.
Aiken avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
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 Midick Aiken will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Aiken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aiken appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aiken misses the jab.
Yoshida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Aiken lands with a good body shot.
Yoshida looks to land a body kick but Aiken moved away.
Yoshida wants to slow Aiken down by chopping away at his legs.
Aiken slips a straight right by Yoshida.
Yoshida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aiken pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Aiken settles back down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aiken.
Yoshida checks the leg kick.
Yoshida looks to land a body kick but Aiken moved away.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Aiken ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Aiken ducks down to avoid it.
Aiken punishes Yoshida's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshida scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken connects with the punch.
Aiken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Aiken with a hook.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aiken.
Aiken lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to work over Aiken's front leg with a kick but Aiken checks it.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Aiken is just out of range.
Yoshida walks into a left hand.
Midick Aiken is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshida lands with a right hand.
Yoshida moves out of range as Aiken strikes.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. Aiken looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aiken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 avoids the body shot from Aiken.
Yoshida wants to slow Aiken down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida scores with a sloppy right hand. Aiken should have avoided that one.
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida swats away the attempt to clinch by Aiken.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Aiken throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Aiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Aiken misses its intended target.
Aiken thuds his right hand into Yoshida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that misses.

Aiken pushes Yoshida up against the cage in a clinch.
Aiken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Aiken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aiken manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aiken swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aiken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is trying to break the clinch but Aiken is controlling him.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Midick Aiken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aiken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Aiken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aiken lands a shoulder strike.
Aiken misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida misses with a body punch.

Aiken manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Aiken.
Aiken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Aiken clinches with his opponent.
Aiken lands an uppercut.

Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aiken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aiken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yoshida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aiken.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
A shot to the liver by Yoshida. Beautiful body shot.
Aiken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yoshida at a distance.
A left lands for Yoshida.
A cross from Aiken lands.
Aiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Aiken rushes Yoshida and presses him up against the cage.
Aiken lands with a left to the head.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.

Aiken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aiken scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoshida should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aiken.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yoshida takes a swing at Aiken's ribcage but misses.
Aiken throws a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Midick Aiken dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
Aiken is looking to chop away at Yoshida's legs.
Aiken misses with an uppercut.
Yoshida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Yoshida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Yoshida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yoshida.
Aiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aiken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Aiken looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aiken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
Aiken throws a leg kick but Yoshida checks it.
Aiken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aiken throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshida counters with a body kick that stops Aiken in his tracks momentarily.
A big left from Aiken misses.
A right-left combo lands from Aiken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Aiken moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
Aiken tries to clinch up but Yoshida circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida thuds a left hand into Aiken's body.
Yoshida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aiken avoids a kick to the body.
Aiken tried to score with a low kick but Yoshida checks it.
Aiken scores with the left hand. Yoshida knows he should have avoided that one.
Aiken misses with a hook.
Yoshida throws a big counter head kick but Aiken avoids it with no problem.
Aiken feints and then cracks Yoshida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yoshida down.
Yoshida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aiken goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aiken slips a jab from Yoshida.
A big left from Aiken misses.
Yoshida thuds his right hand into Aiken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aiken blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Aiken.
Aiken throws a good cross that connects.
Aiken is looking to clinch.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Aiken clinches.
Yoshida lands with a light punch inside.
Aiken is trying to stall.

Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoshida misses with a low kick as Aiken jumps back.
Aiken attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aiken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoshida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Aiken checks it.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aiken works over Yoshida's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken lands a leg kick that knocks Yoshida off balance momentarily.
Yoshida connects with a solid leg kick.
Aiken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
Yoshida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
Aiken lands a nice shot that snaps Yoshida's head back.
Yoshida defending well as Aiken loads up on a big left hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aiken crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoshida - the referee stops the clock and Aiken gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoshida. Aiken manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yoshida walks into a stiff left hand from Aiken.
Yoshida throws a big shot that misses.
Aiken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aiken connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yoshida's hands.
Aiken throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aiken blocks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Yoshida clobbers Aiken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Yoshida.
Aiken tries to clinch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Aiken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aiken loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Yoshida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aiken. Aiken obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aiken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aiken will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Aiken throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Yoshida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aiken's hands.
Aiken moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Aiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aiken throws a low kick, looking for Yoshida's leg but Yoshida calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Midick Aiken did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yoshida looks for the body kick but Aiken saw that one coming.
Yoshida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aiken slips under a jab.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Aiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aiken.
Yoshida slips a jab from Aiken.
Aiken connects with the punch.
Aiken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yoshida tries to land a body kick
and Aiken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aiken wants to clinch
and Yoshida counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Yoshida finds it's target.
Yoshida tries to land a front kick but Aiken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aiken.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Aiken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aiken throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Aiken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yoshidas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aiken throws a leg kick that misses.
Aiken throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that misses.
Aiken swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yoshida tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aiken throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshida counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Yoshida misses.
Aiken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aiken throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida lands a jab to Aiken's midsection.

Aiken clinches with his opponent.
Aiken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aiken works on Yoshida's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aiken prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
A short uppercut from Aiken.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.
Aiken can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Yoshida working hard to break the clinch.

Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshida. That's going to slow Aiken down.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.

Aiken moves into the clinch.

Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aiken connects with a looping right hand.
Aiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Aiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yoshida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Aiken lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
Nice jab there from Aiken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.
Aiken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.

Aiken closes the distance and clinches.
Aiken can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Aiken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aiken prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
Aiken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aiken working aggressively here.
Yoshida lands a shot to the body.
Aiken misses with a punch on the inside.

Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Aiken.
Aiken throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a high kick!
Decent striking displayed by Yoshida there.
Yoshida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aiken is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Aiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Aiken lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Aiken misses.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aiken moves away.
Aiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida tries to score with a low kick but Aiken moves his leg out of the way.
Aiken lands the left hand.
Yoshida lands a head kick!
Yoshida throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Midick Aiken had his way with Takashi Yoshida in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aiken misses with the combination.
Good exchange - Yoshida coming out on top.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aiken.
Aiken throws a shot to the body.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aiken lands with an uppercut that bounces Yoshida off the cage and back into range.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
Aiken throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Yoshida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshida.
Aiken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aiken throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aiken.
Aiken throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshida is looking to land body kicks.
Aiken thumps Yoshida with a low kick.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Aiken avoids it.
Aiken seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Aiken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aiken misses with a straight right.
Yoshida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Aiken closes the distance and clinches.
Aiken misses with a body punch.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
Aiken stalling against the cage.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aiken scores with a shoulder strike.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Aiken tries a body shot but Yoshida blocks it.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Aiken misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aiken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aiken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida gets through Aiken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Aiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Aiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Aiken lands a hook that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken effectively controlling the action here.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
Aiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aiken misses with some punches.

Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.
Midick Aiken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aiken was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Aiken avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Aiken throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on Aiken's shoulder, as Aiken tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida misses with a low kick as Aiken jumps back.
Aiken moves out of range of the strikes.
Aiken appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aiken!
Aiken throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yoshida with a nice cross.
A jab from Aiken misses.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but Aiken moved out of range nicely.
Yoshida lands a nice hook to Aiken's body. Aiken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida looks to land a right hand but Aiken moved out of range.
Aiken turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida throws a lazy uppercut
and Aiken counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Aiken has closed the distance and engaged Yoshida in a clinch.
Aiken pushes Yoshida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
A short right from Yoshida.
Aiken blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body.
Aiken has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yoshida prevents a body shot from Aiken.
Yoshida is looking to break free of the clinch but Aiken has double underhooks.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yoshida blocks an uppercut.
Aiken misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken misses with a punch to the body.
Takashi Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Aiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Midick Aiken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aiken 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Midick Aiken!
Midick Aiken retains his bantamweight title!
Midick Aiken seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.