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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angel Face (ranked 3354 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiko Yamato (ranked 13463 p4p, 0 weight class). Face comes to the cage accompanied by Tyga - Real Deal. Angel Face could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akihiko Yamato's chin.
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194 lbs
34 - 28 - 1 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akihiko Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamato can pounce on him.
Yamato needs to keep his hands up - Face had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Akihiko Yamato has been cut.
Yamato wants to clinch up but Face keeps it at a distance.
Face walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yamato.
Yamato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamato.
Yamato lands a nice looking body kick.
Face looks to land a left hand but Yamato moved out of range nicely.
Akihiko Yamato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamato misses with a head kick.
Face swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yamato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Face.
Yamato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've been informed that Yamato has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Face throws a hook but Yamato blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Face is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Face's sensitive parts.
Yamato moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Yamato there.
Yamato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Face has time to react.
Face fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Face throws a right and a left that Yamato avoids nicely.
Face misses with a wild combination.
Yamato misses with an uppercut
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Yamato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Face's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yamato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Face.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses.
Face fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamato manages to avoid it.
Face moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Face on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yamato scores with a shot to the body.
Yamato takes a jab right on the kisser.
Face has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Face there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Yamato tenderised Face's leg. Face is trying to keep his angry face on.
Face throws a right and a left that Yamato avoids nicely.
Yamato thows a leg kick but Face checks it
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Face manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamato.
Yamato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Face takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Face takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yamato - that will leave a mark!
Face thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamato is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Face avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Face throwing a counter right hand but Yamato manages to avoid it.
Face 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.
Yamato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Face was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yamato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamato. Yamato obviously looking to wear him down.
Yamato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Face.
Yamato throws a leg kick but Face checks it.
Yamato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Face walks into a straight right hand from Yamato.
Yamato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Face's sensitive parts.
Face takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A clash of legs there as Face blocks the low kick.
Yamato cracks Face with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Face avoids the body shot from Yamato.
Yamato's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Face connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yamato scrambles back to his feet.
Face is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Face is out of range.
It looked like Face was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akihiko Yamato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akihiko Yamato's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Face lands a head shot.
Face fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamato manages to avoid it.
Yamato throws a low kick but Face avoids it.
Yamato scores with a nice strike.
Yamato lands with an uppercut that bounces Face off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Yamato.
Yamato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Face's sensitive parts.
Face throws a lazy right hand but Yamato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face throws a hook to the side of Yamato's head but Yamato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamato.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yamato!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Yamato.
Face is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Face is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamato ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Yamato tries a head kick but it misses.
Face misses with a hook. Yamato ducked under it nicely.
Face seems to have got his legs back now.
Yamato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Face will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yamato is looking to clinch.
Face is looking to counter punch.
Face is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yamato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamato moves away from the strike by Face.
Face slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamato.
Yamato scores with a hook.
Face swings for the body but Yamato moves out of range.
A jab from Yamato finds it's way through Face's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamato scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yamato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Face. That did some damage!
Yamato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Face takes a step back to recover.
Yamato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Face.
Yamato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamato moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
Yamato throws a solid leg kick but Face takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamato.
Yamato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Face.
Face on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamato. Yamato obviously looking to wear him down.
Yamato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yamato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Face takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yamato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Face as he connects with a hook.
Yamato drives through and clinches with Face against the cage.
Yamato throws a head punch that misses.
Yamato has Face pressed against the cage, preventing Face from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamato.
Face is trying to force a seperation but Yamato has the dominant position.
Face escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamato wants to slow Face down by chopping away at his legs.
Face throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamato throws a looping overhand right but Face ducks down to avoid it.
Face blocks a low kick nicely.
Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Face throws a hook but Yamato blocks it.
Yamato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Face checks the leg kick.
Yamato throws a low kick but Face avoids it.
Face's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Face lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Face takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akihiko Yamato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akihiko Yamato's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yamato lands a big head kick that sends Face tumbling to the mat! Yamato takes a step backwards and waves Face back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A looping hook to the body misses from Face. Yamato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Face fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Face throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yamato on the side of the head.
Yamato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Face.
Yamato throws a hook but Face avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Face.
Yamato ducks under a wild hook from Face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Face throws a right hand that Yamato ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamato also avoids with ease.
Face misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamato.
Face blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamato.
Yamato blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Face. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Face. Yamato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamato tries to clinch up.
Yamato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Face on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Face walks into a straight right hand from Yamato.
Yamato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Face checks a low kick from Yamato.
Face needs to keep his hands up - Yamato had a free shot at his head there.
Yamato wants to clinch.
Akihiko Yamato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamato.
Yamato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yamato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Face walks into a stiff left hand from Yamato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamato.
The fighters circling - Yamato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Face swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Face misses.
Face throws a hook but Yamato blocks it.
Yamato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamato scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Face blocks a leg kick.
Yamato moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Face. Yamato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akihiko Yamato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Face throws a hook but Yamato avoids it easily.
Yamato avoids the body shot from Face.
Face moves into range and connects with a jab.
Face tests Yamato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamato is rocked!
That has opened up Akihiko Yamato's cut even more.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yamato!
Yamato is still on wobbly legs! Can Face finish him?
Yamato is looking to slow Face down with leg kicks.
Yamato seems to have recovered his senses.
Yamato tries to clinch but Face is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Yamato.
Yamato thuds his shin into the meat of Face's side.
Face avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big right from Yamato misses.
Yamato 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!
Yamato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Face takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yamato misses with a kick to the body
and Face counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Face's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Face duly obliges.
Yamato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Face waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamato.
Angel Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Face walks into a stiff left hand from Yamato.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akihiko Yamato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yamato has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akihiko Yamato!
Our winner, Akihiko Yamato, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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