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Event:
OFC 372: Hawk vs Bateman
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Bomber misses.
Bomber misses with a series of wild punches.
Bomber scores with the left hand. Yasumi knows he should have avoided that one.
Bomber throws a one two combo.
#CUT#
It looks like Katsuya Yasumi has been cut.
Yasumi scores with a leg kick.
Yasumi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yasumi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bomber appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yasumi misses with a jab to the body
and Bomber counters with a huge left! Yasumi is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bomber isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Yasumi from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bomber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Bomber!
Rick Bomber really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
MMMA 88 Powell vs King
Date: Aug 05, 2018 |
#R1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Bin.
Yasumi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#TD#
Yasumi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bin's guard.
Yasumi is stalling in the full guard.
Yasumi wants to pass the guard but Bin is keeping the position.
Yasumi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yasumi throws an elbow that misses. Bin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yasumi's guard. Nice move by Bin!#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi pulls Bin in close to prevent any damage. #T1##SUB#
Yasumi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bin stacks Yasumi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bin!
A control attempt from Yasumi but he's now mounted!
Bin controlling from the full mount.
Yasumi gets back to half guard.#T2#
Yasumi wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Yasumi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yasumi desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Yasumi trying to control but Bin postures up.
Yasumi is looking for a sweep. Bin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Yasumi is working hard here to advance position.
Yasumi trying to control here.
Bin tries to stand but can't do so whilst Yasumi controls his leg. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#KD2#
Bin lands a left and a right that send Yasumi crashing to the mat, dazed. Bin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Katsuya Yasumi has been cut.#KD2#
Bin sends Yasumi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bin is motioning to the referee to let Yasumi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Yasumi is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by Bin.
Oh Yasumi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yasumi is breathing heavily.
Yasumi walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Bin! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vunny Bin!
A victorious Vunny Bin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
MMMA Yaj Vs Madness 2
Date: Jul 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Ventura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ventura throws a big shot that misses.
Ventura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yasumi's hands.
Ventura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ventura has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yasumi blocks a jab.#CL#
Yasumi moves into range and clinches up with Ventura.
Ventura tries a body shot but Yasumi blocks it.
Yasumi digs a right hand into Ventura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ventura's gas tank.
Ventura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yasumi up against the cage.
Ventura is trying to maintain a safe position but Yasumi gets an underhook and turns Ventura into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura stops a takedown attempt from Yasumi.
#BC#
Yasumi manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yasumi. Ventura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ventura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ventura scores with a body shot.
Anthony Ventura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Yasumi or perhaps it was just good defense by Ventura, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Ventura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#TD#
Yasumi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #ES2#
Ventura kicks Yasumi off and gets back to his feet.
Yasumi scoring well with a low kick there.
#TD#
Yasumi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yasumi lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yasumi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ventura is trying to control the position but Yasumi postures up. #T2#
Yasumi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yasumi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yasumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ventura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yasumi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yasumi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yasumi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Ventura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL#
Yasumi clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ventura.
Yasumi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ventura after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuya Yasumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasumi prevents a body shot from Ventura.
Ventura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ventura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ventura lands with a left to the head.
Ventura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ventura gets underhooks to prevent Yasumi's takedown attempt.
Yasumi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ventura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ventura is trying to force a seperation but Yasumi has the dominant position.
Yasumi wants a takedown.
Yasumi wants a takedown.
#T4#
Ventura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yasumi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ventura prevents it.
Ventura's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ventura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yasumi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ventura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yasumi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ventura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yasumi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ventura misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ventura dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Yasumi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yasumi is looking to take a break and control but Ventura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Katsuya Yasumi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yasumi happy to just control the position for now. #SUB#
Yasumi has hold of Ventura's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ventura tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Yasumi cranks the arm and Ventura screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ventura, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Katsuya Yasumi!
Katsuya Yasumi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
MMMA Fight Night 6
Date: Jun 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Turnbull with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Katsuya Yasumi has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Yasumi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turnbull.
Yasumi avoids the head kick by Turnbull.
Turnbull connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yasumi's hands.
Yasumi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Turnbull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turnbull throws the kick towards the body but Yasumi avoids it.
Yasumi tried to counter with a leg kick but Turnbull avoided it.
Yasumi throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Yasumi misses the body punch
and Yasumi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turnbull tests Yasumi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yasumi needs to keep his hands up - Turnbull had a free shot at his head there.#ROC2#
Yasumi is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull throws a leg kick which misses Yasumi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yasumi tries to avoid it.
Turnbull is looking to land body kicks.#T1#
Yasumi looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
Yasumi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Yasumi.
Turnbull has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Turnbull scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Yasumi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yasumi throws a head kick that misses.
Yasumi seems to have got his legs back now.
Turnbull cracks the inside of Yasumi's front leg.
Yasumi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turnbull finds it's way round the side to connect with Yasumi's head.
Colin Turnbull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Yasumi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Turnbull keeping full guard, as Yasumi tries to pass.
Yasumi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turnbull works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turnbull has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yasumi won't allow Turnbull to sweep him here. #T2#
Turnbull wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yasumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yasumi throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Turnbull misses.
Yasumi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yasumi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Turnbull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Turnbull is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yasumi.#CUT#
It looks like Colin Turnbull has been cut.
Yasumi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yasumi misses with a straight left.
Turnbull throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yasumi is breathing heavily.
Turnbull jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turnbull lands with a kick to the ribs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turnbull.
Colin Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turnbull jabs Yasumi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD2#
Turnbull lands a big right hand that sends Yasumi crashing to the mat! Turnbull stays standing though and waves Yasumi back to his feet!
Turnbull throws an overhand right that drops Yasumi like a sack of potatoes! Turnbull dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Turnbull!
A victorious Colin Turnbull thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
MMMA 75 Boagrius vs Dragovic 2
Date: May 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Yasumi slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Yasumi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yasumi tries a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yasumi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Yasumi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Yasumi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Yasumi misses its intended target.
Yasumi throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Wilson darts in and clinches Yasumi up against the cage.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasumi.
A nice left hand lands by Wilson.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Yasumi has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasumi.
Yasumi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Yasumi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Yasumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yasumi moves away.#T1#
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasumi.
#CL#
Wilson drives through and clinches with Yasumi against the cage.
Yasumi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Yasumi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Wilson.
Yasumi lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Yasumi blocking some punches.
Wilson is looking for a takedown.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Yasumi backwards.
Yasumi pushes Wilson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD#
Wilson manages to pull guard.
Yasumi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yasumi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Wilson is looking to stand up but Yasumi isn't so interested in that idea.
Yasumi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Yasumi won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yasumi trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson is wriggling around but Yasumi manages to pass to half guard.
#T3#
Yasumi wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Yasumi trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yasumi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson avoiding damage as Yasumi throws knees to the body.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Yasumi uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Yasumi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Yasumi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yasumi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yasumi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yasumi throws a leg kick but Wilson moved away.
Yasumi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yasumi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yasumi.
Yasumi misses with the combination.
Yasumi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wilson. Wilson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Yasumi misses.
Wilson blocks a low kick nicely.
Yasumi lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katsuya Yasumi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Wilson tries to clinch but Yasumi moves out of range.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yasumi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Yasumi.
Wilson wants to clinch but Yasumi slips to the side
and Yasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into Yasumi's ribs.
Yasumi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilson's sensitive parts.
Yasumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Yasumi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sam Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Wilson clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Yasumi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yasumi backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson has Yasumi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yasumi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T1#
Yasumi misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasumi.
Yasumi throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasumi.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Yasumi won't allow it.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sam Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wilson working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Yasumi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yasumi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yasumi.
Wilson throws a big counter combination but Yasumi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yasumi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Yasumi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Yasumi avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage. #T2#
A short uppercut from Wilson.
A body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson tries a body shot but Yasumi blocks it.
Yasumi swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasumi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Yasumi on the inside.
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!
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Wilson gets through Yasumi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yasumi takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
A knee to the head by Yasumi.
Yasumi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasumi pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasumi misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Yasumi controls his hands.
Yasumi blocks a body shot from Wilson.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Wilson tries to work over Yasumi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasumi blocking some punches.
Yasumi lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilson won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yasumi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson tries a body shot but Yasumi blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Yasumi.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yasumi scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Yasumi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yasumi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Yasumi avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Yasumi.
Yasumi stalling in the clinch but Wilson improves position.
Yasumi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yasumi.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasumi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Yasumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson throws a front kick that sends Yasumi stumbling back into the cage.
Yasumi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Katsuya Yasumi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yasumi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yasumi throws a solid leg kick but Wilson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yasumi.#CL#
Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Yasumi in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Katsuya Yasumi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yasumi scores with a nice right hand.
Yasumi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Yasumi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasumi scores with a hook to the body. Wilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yasumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Wilson darts in and clinches Yasumi up against the cage.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
Yasumi misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Yasumi fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi misses with a punch to the body.
Yasumi misses with some punches.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD#
Wilson pulls guard successfully.
Yasumi looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yasumi has passed into side control.
Yasumi controlling the position from side mount. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wilson tries to buck Yasumi off but Yasumi is having none of it.
Yasumi trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Yasumi controlling from side mount. #T3#
Wilson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wilson tries to buck Yasumi off but Yasumi is having none of it.
Katsuya Yasumi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilson is trying to buck Yasumi off.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wilson tries to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilson thinking.
Yasumi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yasumi misses with a hook.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yasumi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yasumi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Yasumi misses with an uppercut.
Yasumi works the jab nicely.
Yasumi fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Yasumi avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yasumi. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yasumi throws out a counter right but Wilson avoids it with no problem.
Yasumi throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Sam Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yasumi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yasumi dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
Yasumi looks to land a combination. Wilson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuya Yasumi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yasumi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuya Yasumi!
A victorious Katsuya Yasumi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
MMMA 71 Spector Vs Tallon
Date: Apr 08, 2018 |
#R1#
A clash of legs there as Yasumi blocks the low kick.
George misses with a left hand
and Yasumi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
George 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.
George throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yasumi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for George.
Yasumi loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
George misses with a wild combination.
Yasumi scores with a jab. George acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
George misses with a looping right.
Yasumi misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by George.
Good exchange - Yasumi coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasumi scores with a hook to the body. George takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yasumi throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
Yasumi swings away with a body shot that misses
and George counters with a leg kick.
George connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by George - just one landing. #T1#
A punch lands to the side of George 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yasumi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Yasumi does a little dance to reset his feet.
George swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yasumi just misses with a punch to the body.
George misses with a looping left.
Yasumi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yasumi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. George eats them both and turns towards Yasumi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yasumi misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from George misses the target.
George misses the shot to the body.
Yasumi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down George rather than just go for the knockout.
Yasumi looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
Yasumi connects with a good right hand that stumbles George. George circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasumi lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by George.
Tearrius George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
George jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yasumi looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
George takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yasumi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
George misses with a straight left.
Yasumi moves away from the strike by George.
Yasumi throws a good cross that connects.
#CUT2#
Tearrius George's cut is getting worse.
George lands with a cross.
George misses with a low kick as Yasumi jumps back.
George comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yasumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
Yasumi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yasumi misses with a left hand
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
Yasumi looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
Yasumi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yasumi takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
A jab from George misses.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasumi.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Yasumi avoids the body shot from George.
Yasumi throws a body shot but no joy.
George looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
George swings for the body but Yasumi moves out of range.
George scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yasumi is looking to chop away at George's legs.
Yasumi lands a two punch combo.
George looks to throw the jab but Yasumi is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yasumi! But no joy.
George is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yasumi throws a shot to the body.
Yasumi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yasumi moves out of range as George strikes.
George scores with a shot to the body.
Yasumi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
George clobbers Yasumi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Yasumi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from George.
Yasumi just misses with a punch to the body.
Yasumi just misses with a punch to the body.
George feints and then cracks Yasumi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yasumi down. #T4#
George staying out of range there.
We've been informed that Yasumi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
George jabs Yasumi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
George misses with a right hand
and Yasumi counters with a series of strikes. George will be more careful next time no doubt. #CUT2#
Tearrius George's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Yasumi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George.
Yasumi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
George works Yasumi's body with a nice hook.
George takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, jab by Yasumi - just one landing. #CUT2#
Jeez, Tearrius George's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
George tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
George thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yasumi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yasumi throws a big shot that misses.
George fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
George scores with the left hand. Yasumi knows he should have avoided that one.
Yasumi misses with a wild body shot.
Yasumi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
George works Yasumi's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katsuya Yasumi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Yasumi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yasumi swings widly with a right hand
and George counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from George.
Yasumi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
George scoring well with a low kick there.
Yasumi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by George.
Yasumi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George lands a nice shot to the body.
George cracks Yasumi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from George does it's job there.#ROC#
Yasumi is rocked!
Yasumi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
George throws a jab when Yasumi was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George throws a monster overhand right that drops Yasumi! George follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tearrius George!
A very excited looking Tearrius George rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
MMMA 66 Heavy Hitters Rd 1
Date: Mar 04, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Dantes clinches with his opponent.
Yasumi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Yasumi manages to break the clinch.
Dantes wants to clinch up but Yasumi keeps it at a distance.
Yasumi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dantes wants to clinch up but Yasumi keeps it at a distance.
Dantes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yasumi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dantes to score with a decent uppercut.
Dantes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yasumi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yasumi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#CL2#
Dantes clinches up against the cage.
Yasumi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Dantes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Dantes darts in and clinches Yasumi up against the cage.#BC2#
Dantes manages to break the clinch.
Dantes cracks Yasumi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yasumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dantes.
Yasumi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T1##CL2#
Dantes rushes Yasumi and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Dantes.
Dantes is trying to maintain a safe position but Yasumi gets an underhook and turns Dantes into the cage.
Dantes can't find room to land a body shot as Yasumi controls the action.
Yasumi wants a takedown but no success here.
Yasumi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yasumi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dantes is defending well.#BC2#
Dantes breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Dantes moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#TD#
Yasumi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dantes regains guard.
Yasumi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dantes wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yasumi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2#
Yasumi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dantes is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Yasumi dives into side control.
Dantes prevents Yasumi from improving position.
Yasumi staying calm.#T3#
Yasumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dantes keeps working.
Dantes is pushing Yasumi's head away, looking to escape. Yasumi manages to hold on to the position though.
Yasumi looks up at the clock and then as Dantes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yasumi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dantes is trying to buck Yasumi off.
A lull in the action here.
Yasumi trying to control the action but Dantes is working from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Yasumi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dantes!
Dantes wants to control but Yasumi is having none of it.
Dantes's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dantes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yasumi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yasumi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Dantes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yasumi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Dantes throws a body shot but no joy.
Dantes wants to clinch.
Yasumi is looking to counter punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dantes misses with a lunging right hand
#TD#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yasumi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yasumi trying to control but Dantes is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yasumi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dantes for as long as he can get away with.#T1#
Dantes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yasumi tries to free his leg and advance position but Dantes is retaining full guard.
Yasumi pushes down on Dantes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yasumi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yasumi is looking to advance position but Dantes won't allow it.
Yasumi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dantes is trying to stand.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
Dantes has Yasumi up against the cage in a clinch.
Yasumi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dantes after a bit of a struggle.
Dantes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yasumi backwards.
Yasumi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yasumi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yasumi looking for a takedown.
Dantes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yasumi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dantes pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuya Yasumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Dantes moves into range and clinches up with Yasumi.#T3##BC2#
Dantes manages to break the clinch.
Dantes is looking to clinch.
Dantes is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Dantes forces Yasumi back against the cage and clinches.
Dantes stalling in the clinch but Yasumi improves position.
Dantes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yasumi's elbow. #BC#
Yasumi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Dantes #TD#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dantes won't be happy with that. #ES2#
Dantes sneaks out the side door and pushes Yasumi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dantes wants to clinch#TD#
and Yasumi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yasumi. #T4#
Yasumi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yasumi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dantes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yasumi won't allow Dantes to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yasumi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Yasumi pushing down on Dantes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Dantes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Dantes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yasumi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dantes avoids it.
Dantes tries to close the distance and clinch but Yasumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yasumi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dantes is looking to clinch.
Yasumi tries to counter with a takedown but Dantes is quick to defend against it.#CL2#
Dantes clinches up against the cage.
Yasumi looking for a takedown.
Yasumi wants a takedown.
Yasumi tries to score a body lock takedown but Dantes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuya Yasumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dantes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marcus Dantes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dantes stops a takedown attempt from Yasumi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Dantes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yasumi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dantes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dantes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yasumis head.
A shot in the inside from Dantes.
Yasumi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dantes is defending well.#TD2#
Dantes jumps guard and drags Yasumi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dantes wants to stand up but Yasumi is controlling him. #T1#
Dantes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yasumi controlling from the top position.
Yasumi lands a couple of digs.
Yasumi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yasumi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yasumi wants to control from the top but Dantes keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dantes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dantes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yasumi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dantes tries to close the distance and clinch but Yasumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Dantes drives through and clinches with Yasumi against the cage.
#BC2#
Dantes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Dantes moves into the clinch.
Marcus Dantes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yasumi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dantes after a bit of a struggle.
Still in the clinch, Dantes scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Yasumi throws an elbow that misses.
Yasumi is trying to force a seperation but Dantes has the dominant position.
Yasumi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dantes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yasumi wants a takedown.
Yasumi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dantes is defending well.#BC#
Yasumi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dantes is looking to clinch but Yasumi is avoiding it.
Yasumi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dantes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yasumi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dantes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yasumi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dantes throws a series of punches but Yasumi avoids them all with ease.
Yasumi attempts a counter takedown but Dantes avoids it well and moves away.
Crunch! Dantes slams his shin into Yasumi's torso.#CL2#
Dantes has closed the distance and engaged Yasumi in a clinch.
Katsuya Yasumi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dantes.#BC2#
Dantes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yasumi swats away the attempt to clinch by Dantes.
Dantes fails to land with a series of punches.
Dantes connects with a body shot.
Dantes is looking to clinch but Yasumi is avoiding it.
Yasumi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dantes sprawls and moves away.
Dantes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dantes throws a head kick that misses.
Yasumi tries to counter with a takedown but Dantes is quick to defend against it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dantes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dantes, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Dantes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dantes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Dantes!
Marcus Dantes took some time post fight to say the following; 'Fuck off.'.
The defeated Katsuya Yasumi had this to say: 'Tokidoki anata ga ochiru'.
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Event:
AKE OME 2018 !!!
Date: Dec 31, 2017 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.#TD#
Yasumi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ripgut's guard.
Yasumi trying to control but Ripgut is working from the bottom.
Yasumi wants to pass the guard but Ripgut is keeping the position.
Ripgut is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Yasumi dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Ripgut's face as Yasumi controls the position.
Ripgut wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T1#
Ripgut is not content to let Yasumi control the position.
Yasumi landing a few strikes.
Ripgut tries to escape but Yasumi is in control.
A lull in the action here as Yasumi stalls from top position.
Ripgut is not content to let Yasumi control the position.
Yasumi prevents Ripgut from escaping the position.
Yasumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ripgut keeps working.
Ripgut looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yasumi controls the position.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ripgut pushes Yasumi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yasumi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ripgut is not content to let Yasumi control the position.
Ripgut pushes Yasumi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yasumi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Yasumi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ripgut is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yasumi is controlling him well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Yasumi scores with a takedown into Ripgut's guard.
Yasumi throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Yasumi prevents Ripgut from getting back to his feet.
Yasumi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ripgut wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ripgut keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
Yasumi throws a big elbow that misses.
Ripgut wants to stand but Yasumi is controlling the position.
Yasumi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yasumi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yasumi won't allow Ripgut to get back to his feet.
Yasumi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yasumi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yasumi wants to pass the guard but Ripgut is keeping the position.
Yasumi's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ripgut keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
Yasumi tries to free his leg and advance position but Ripgut is retaining full guard.
Yasumi is working hard here to advance position.
Ripgut wants to stand up but Yasumi is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ripgut changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yasumi tries to avoid it but Ripgut manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yasumi to the ground. Yasumi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yasumi feinted with a counter takedown.
Yasumi stuffs the takedown attempt from Ripgut. Ripgut gets slowly back to his feet. #T5##TD#
Yasumi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yasumi wants to control from the top but Ripgut keeps moving.
Ripgut wants to stand and escape but Yasumi is having none of it.
Ripgut being controlled here, momentarily.
Yasumi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T6#
Ripgut keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
Ripgut wants to stand up but Yasumi is controlling him.
Yasumi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yasumi stops Ripgut from standing up.
Yasumi wants to control from the top but Ripgut keeps moving.
Ripgut is looking to stand up but Yasumi isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD#
Yasumi dives in and scores a takedown into Ripgut's guard.#T7#
Yasumi trying to control but Ripgut is working from the bottom.
Yasumi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yasumi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yasumi throws a big right hand that misses.
Ripgut wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yasumi trying to control but Ripgut is working from the bottom.
Yasumi advances to half guard.
Ripgut wants to get back to his feet.
Yasumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ripgut keeps working.
Yasumi prevents Ripgut from standing back up.
Ripgut is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#T8#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yasumi is looking to advance position but Ripgut won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Yasumi seems content to control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Ripgut gets caught flat footed, as Yasumi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ripgut wants to stand and escape but Yasumi is having none of it.
Yasumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ripgut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yasumi is standing up over Ripgut. Ripgut looks to escape but Yasumi dives into side control.
Ripgut is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T9#
Yasumi is looking to take a break and control but Ripgut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yasumi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yasumi prevents Ripgut from escaping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yasumi is looking to take a break and control but Ripgut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yasumi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yasumi trying to control the position but Ripgut is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD2#
Ripgut scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yasumi tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Yasumi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ripgut can do to turn this around?
Yasumi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi is trying to maintain the position but Ripgut is very close to passing his half guard.
Yasumi moves into full guard.
#T1#
Ripgut wants to control from the top but Yasumi keeps moving.
Ripgut tries to free his leg and advance position but Yasumi is retaining full guard.
Yasumi looking to control.
#ES#
Yasumi is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #TD#
Yasumi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ripgut is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yasumi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ripgut is not content to let Yasumi control the position.
Ripgut is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T2#
Ripgut is not content to let Yasumi control the position.
Ripgut bucks up and tries to throw Yasumi off but instead Yasumi has got his back!
Katsuya Yasumi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ripgut is trying to get back to his feet but Yasumi has full control of the position and if anything, Ripgut has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A lull in the action here.
Ripgut is trying to stand back up.
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!
Yasumi tries to get the hooks in deep but Ripgut pushed the leg off. #T3#
Ripgut is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Yasumi tries to get the hooks in deep but Ripgut pushed the leg off.
Ripgut trying to get back to his feet but Yasumi is in full control for now.
Yasumi trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ripgut doesn't escape.
Yasumi trying to control.
Ripgut covering up well under a series of strikes from Yasumi.
Ripgut is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Yasumi off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Yasumi is looking to control Ripgut but Ripgut is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Yasumi scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Ripgut is looking for a way out.
Good control from Yasumi.#T4#
Ripgut staying busy and making it hard for Yasumi to control.
Ripgut is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Yasumi trying to control momentarily.
Ripgut trying to get back to his feet but Yasumi is in full control for now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Yasumi controlling the positon.
A lull in the action here.
Ripgut trying to get back to his feet but Yasumi is in full control for now. #T5#
Yasumi slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Yasumi cracks Ripgut with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ripgut from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Ripgut is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Yasumi.
Ripgut staying busy and making it hard for Yasumi to control.
Ripgut is trying to stand back up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Ripgut is trying to stand back up. #T6#
Yasumi keeps control of the position easily here as Ripgut tries to buck him off.
Yasumi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ripgut for as long as he can get away with.
Ripgut is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ripgut is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Yasumi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yasumi lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Ripgut hold on?!
#T7#
Ripgut staying busy and making it hard for Yasumi to control.
Yasumi slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Ripgut is trying to get back to his feet but Yasumi has full control of the position and if anything, Ripgut has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB#
Yasumi is working for a rear naked choke. Ripgut is not defending it well and Yasumi has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Ripgut refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Ripgut's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Katsuya Yasumi!
Katsuya Yasumi is the new super heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Katsuya Yasumi waved his t-shirt featuring Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Shane Ripgut had this to say: 'Son of a B%$*& cant win em all '.
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Event:
Syn 554 - Equilibrium
Date: Dec 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Strong fails to land with a series of punches.
Strong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strong moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYasumi.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A combination from Strong does no damage.
Yasumi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong throws a looping overhand right but Yasumi ducks down to avoid it.
Strong wants to clinch but Yasumi slips to the side
and Yasumi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Strong. Those never looked like landing.
Yasumi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yasumi slips under a jab from Strong.
Mark Strong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strong loads up on a big right hand but Yasumi slips the punch.
Yasumi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yasumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Yasumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yasumi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strong lands the left hand.
Strong tries to clinch there but Yasumi circles away.
#T2#
Strong throws a series of punches but Yasumi moves out of range. #CL#
Strong closes the distance and clinches.
Strong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yasumi is working for takedown but Strong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yasumi has had enough of the clinch but Strong keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Yasumi breaks from the clinch.
Strong scores with a jab. Yasumi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Strong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Strong jabs at Yasumi's body.#T3#
Strong tries to clinch up#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Strong is looking for a sweep. Yasumi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yasumi is looking to advance position but Strong won't allow it. #SUB#
Strong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Strong is looking to control Yasumi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Strong avoid being mounted?
Yasumi is controlling the pace.
#T4#
Yasumi throwing shots but Strong is blocking nicely.
Yasumi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Strong regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yasumi trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Strong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Strong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Strong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Strong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yasumi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yasumi throws out a counter right but Strong avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Strong has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Strong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC2#
Yasumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yasumi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yasumi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Strong lands a head shot.#T1#
Yasumi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Strong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mark Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Strong does no damage.
Mark Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yasumi in his tracks.
We've been told by Strong's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yasumi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strong.
Yasumi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yasumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T2#
Strong throws a big shot that misses.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Strong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Strong lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Strong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yasumi.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Strong defends it well.
Strong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Strong moves into the clinch.#T3#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Strong is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #TD2#
Yasumi wants the takedown. Strong is fighting it off but Yasumi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Strong's guard against the cage.#SUB#
Strong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yasumi is aware though and is defending well.
Yasumi is looking to work some ground and pound but Strong has wrist control.
Yasumi is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Strong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yasumi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4##SUB#
Strong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Strong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yasumi is aware though and is defending well.
Yasumi lands a couple of elbows.#SUB#
Strong throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Yasumi escapes and throws Strong's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Strong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Strong is being controlled here.
Strong stops Yasumi from passing to mount.
Yasumi in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Strong dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Strong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yasumi moves away.
Yasumi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yasumi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Strong finds it's way round the side to connect with Yasumi's head.
Strong lands a head shot.
Yasumi ducks under a wild hook from Strong.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Strong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Strong clinches with his opponent.
Yasumi blocking some punches.
#T1#
Yasumi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Strong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yasumi has had enough of the clinch but Strong keeps him there for the moment.
Strong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasumi wants to get back to striking at distance but Strong won't allow it.
#BC#
Strong breaks from the clinch.
Yasumi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yasumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Strong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yasumi can do to turn this around?
Yasumi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strong throws a jab but it's blocked by Yasumi.
Yasumi ducks under a wild hook from Strong.#T2#
Strong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Strong swinging wildly here.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Strong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yasumi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T3#
Strong swinging wildly here.
Strong moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYasumi.
Yasumi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strong.#CL#
Strong has closed the distance and engaged Yasumi in a clinch.
Yasumi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Strong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Yasumi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katsuya Yasumi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4##CL#
Strong rushes Yasumi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yasumi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Strong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mark Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuya Yasumi.
Yasumi tries to score a body lock takedown but Strong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Strong scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Strong throws a head punch that misses.
Strong is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Yasumi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Yasumi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Strong has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Yasumi doesn't defend quickly enough and Strong has managed to lock this one up! Can Yasumi escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Strong on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mark Strong!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Strong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Katsuya Yasumi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tokidoki anata ga ochiru'.
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Event:
Syn 550 - Devastation
Date: Oct 28, 2017 |
#R1#
SissyPants lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
SissyPants misses with an uppercut
#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for SissyPants!
Yasumi advances nicely into full mount.
Yasumi content just to control the position here.
SissyPants is looking to get to half guard.
SissyPants is working hard here to advance position.
SissyPants tries to lock up and control but Yasumi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yasumi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yasumi landing strikes from the mount.
Yasumi controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Yasumi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T1#
It looks like Yasumi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Yasumi lands a big shot there that rocks SissyPants but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yasumi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yasumi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
SissyPants tries to hold on but Yasumi postures up.
Yasumi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for SissyPants because Yasumi loaded up on that one. #T3#
Yasumi controlling from mount.
SissyPants holds on for dear life.
Yasumi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
SissyPants wants to control but Yasumi is having none of it.
Yasumi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yasumi controlling his opponent.
Yasumi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
SissyPants is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yasumi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yasumi is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Yasumi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but SissyPants avoids it easily.
Yasumi defending well as SissyPants loads up on a big left hand.
SissyPants misses with a lunging right hand
and Yasumi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
SissyPants misses with a lunging right hand
and Yasumi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from SissyPants. Yasumi does a little dance to reset his feet.
SissyPants scores with a sloppy right hand. Yasumi should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from SissyPants.
Yasumi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi checks the leg kick nicely there.
SissyPants moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYasumi.
We've been informed that Yasumi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
SissyPants misses with a jab to the body
and Yasumi counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Yasumi.
SissyPants lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T1#
SissyPants throws an overhand right that lands on Yasumi's shoulder, as Yasumi tries to avoid the shot.
SissyPants gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yasumi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Katsuya Yasumi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yasumi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yasumi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yasumi advances position into side control!#T2#
SissyPants tries to improve position but can't.
Yasumi taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yasumi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yasumi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Yasumi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
SissyPants is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Yasumi controlling the position.
More stalling from Yasumi.
The adventures of Yasumi the control monster continue. Boring.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yasumi trying to control the action but SissyPants is working from the bottom.
Yasumi tries to advance to mount but can't. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
SissyPants seems a little lost for a moment, as Yasumi dominates the positioning.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
SissyPants throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from SissyPants misses the target.
Yasumi avoids the body shot from SissyPants.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but SissyPants avoids it easily.
FannyPack SissyPants is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
SissyPants tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasumi was well out of range. Poor timing from SissyPants.
SissyPants throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yasumi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but SissyPants avoids it easily.
We've been told by SissyPants's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yasumi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
FannyPack SissyPants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SissyPants misses with a right hand
and Yasumi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that FannyPack SissyPants will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
SissyPants misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a shoot takedown. SissyPants fights it but they end up in guard.
Yasumi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yasumi with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi throwing strikes but missing.
Yasumi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T1#
Yasumi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
SissyPants is trying to keep Yasumi in close.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
SissyPants uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
SissyPants throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yasumi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
SissyPants looks to land a right hand but Yasumi moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Yasumi misses.
A big left from SissyPants misses.
SissyPants swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yasumi throws a big counter head kick but SissyPants avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Yasumi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by SissyPants.
The fighters circling - SissyPants throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Yasumi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
SissyPants misses with an uppercut
and Yasumi counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by SissyPants. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of SissyPants.
Yasumi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yasumi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
SissyPants swings for the body but Yasumi moves out of range.
Yasumi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
SissyPants 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.
Yasumi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from SissyPants.
Yasumi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
SissyPants misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasumi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T3#
SissyPants throws a poor cross that misses
and Yasumi counters with a left to the body.
SissyPants rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yasumi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps SissyPants thinking.
SissyPants throws a lazy uppercut
and Yasumi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
SissyPants ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yasumi moves away.
SissyPants misses with an uppercut
and Yasumi counters with a nice uppercut.
SissyPants throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but SissyPants avoids it easily.
SissyPants misses with a left hand
and Yasumi counters with a stiff right hand.
SissyPants throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Yasumi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in SissyPants's guard.
SissyPants is wriggling around but Yasumi manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR#
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!
Yasumi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T4#
Yasumi lands with some strikes.
Yasumi controlling the pace for now.
Yasumi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yasumi lands a couple of good shots and SissyPants has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Yasumi controls the position.
Yasumi gets his hands free as SissyPants looks to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuya Yasumi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yasumi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuya Yasumi!
Katsuya Yasumi made sure to mention his sponsor, Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q in his post fight interview.
FannyPack SissyPants was interviewed post fight and said 'Now I go ride my scooter. That was no fun. And my scooter makes me smile again. Because my scooter is fun.'.
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Event:
Syn 544 - Colossus
Date: Sep 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Pullo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Yasumi misses.#CL#
Pullo clinches up with Yasumi and pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Yasumi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pullo seems a little lost for a moment, as Yasumi dominates the positioning.
Yasumi working away.
Pullo sneaks back into half guard.
Yasumi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pullo is trying to get back to full guard.
Pullo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yasumi controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pullo tries to get to full guard but Yasumi has control of the leg.
Pullo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T1#
Pullo is looking for a sweep. Yasumi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pullo trying to control but Yasumi postures up.
Yasumi slows the pace down in half guard.
Pullo wants to control but Yasumi is keeping busy.
Yasumi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pullo is trying to get back to full guard.
Yasumi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Pullo has Yasumi up against the cage in a clinch.
#T2#
Pullo lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Pullo on the inside.
Pullo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yasumi blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Yasumi breaks from the clinch.
Pullo wants to clinch up but Yasumi keeps it at a distance.
Pullo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yasumi counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Titus Pullo has been cut.
Pullo tries to clinch there but Yasumi circles away.
Pullo closes the distance but Yasumi moves to the side
and Yasumi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Pullo clinches with his opponent.
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!
Yasumi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pullo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pullo tries to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T3##CL#
Pullo clinches with his opponent.
Pullo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Pullo breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Pullo instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Yasumi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yasumi keeps the fight on the outside.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yasumi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yasumi throws a big counter head kick but Pullo avoids it with no problem.
Pullo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pullo darts in trying to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Pullo. Those never looked like landing.
Yasumi throws out a counter right but Pullo avoids it with no problem.
Pullo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Titus Pullo's cut is getting worse.#T4#
Pullo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yasumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Titus Pullo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pullo tries to clinch up.
Pullo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yasumi counters with a stiff right hand.
Yasumi keeps the fight on the outside.
Pullo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Pullo avoids it easily.
Yasumi's coach down at Savage Dojo MMA Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yasumi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pullo moves to clinch but Yasumi breaks away
and Yasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Titus Pullo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Yasumi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pullo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pullo defends it well.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katsuya Yasumi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Titus Pullo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Pullo is looking to clinch.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pullo defends it well.
Pullo tries to clinch but Yasumi moves out of range.
Yasumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pullo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yasumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yasumi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pullo moves in looking to clinch but Yasumi pushes him off.
Pullo tries to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a straight right hand.
Pullo swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi moves away from the strike by Pullo.
Pullo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yasumi! But no joy.
Pullo misses with an uppercut
and Yasumi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pullo tries to clinch there but Yasumi circles away.
Yasumi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#T1#
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pullo defends it well.
Yasumi swats away the attempt to clinch by Pullo.
Pullo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yasumi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pullo thinking.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yasumi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pullo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pullo wants to clinch but Yasumi slips to the side
enabling Yasumi to counter with a crisp jab.
Pullo fails to land with a series of punches.
Pullo closes the distance but Yasumi moves to the side
and Yasumi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
Jeez, Titus Pullo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Titus Pullo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Katsuya Yasumi!
A relieved looking Katsuya Yasumi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
OFC 301: Aftermath
Date: Jul 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Martinez wants to clinch.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Martinez throws a right hand that misses
and Yasumi counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL#
Martinez forces Yasumi back against the cage and clinches.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Yasumi prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yasumi prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Yasumi uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Yasumi manages to break the clinch.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1#
Martinez connects with a high kick.
Yasumi dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Martinez defends it well.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Yasumi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Yasumi keeps it at a distance.
Yasumi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Yasumi takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Martinez avoids it easily.
Yasumi has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Yasumi blocks a head kick by Martinez.
It seemed like Yasumi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yasumi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Yasumi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martinez lands a lovely overhand right.
Yasumi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
Yasumi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leonard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasumi was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crunch! Martinez slams his shin into Yasumi's torso.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yasumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Martinez wants to clinch but Yasumi slips to the side
and Yasumi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
A big right from Martinez misses.
Yasumi throws a big counter head kick but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Yasumi staying out of range there.
Yasumi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Yasumi avoids them all with ease.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Martinez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Yasumi keeps the fight on the outside.
Yasumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yasumi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yasumi moves forwards but Martinez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martinez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yasumi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T4##CL#
Martinez clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinez tries a body shot but Yasumi blocks it.
Martinez landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasumi blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Yasumi tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
Yasumi blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Yasumi avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Yasumi controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Martinez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yasumi can do to turn this around?
A clash of legs there as Yasumi blocks the low kick.
Martinez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Martinez stalks Yasumi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yasumi's face. Yasumi staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT#
It looks like Katsuya Yasumi has been cut.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Yasumi moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Martinez.
Yasumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yasumi thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Yasumi circles away.
Martinez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
enabling Yasumi to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Leonard Martinez has been cut.#T1##CL#
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yasumi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC2#
Yasumi breaks from the clinch.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Martinez! #SUB2#
Yasumi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yasumi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yasumi moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T2#
Yasumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Martinez tries to improve position but can't.
Yasumi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Martinez is looking to reverse the position.
Martinez sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez trying to control here.
Martinez trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Yasumi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T3#
Martinez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Martinez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Yasumi trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Yasumi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Martinez!
Yasumi controlling from the full mount.
Martinez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yasumi controlling the pace for now.
Martinez is trying to escape the mount.
#T4#
Yasumi lands a couple of good shots and Martinez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#CUT2#
Leonard Martinez's cut is getting worse.
Martinez is trying to break free.
Yasumi cracks Martinez with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Martinez from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
#CUT2#
Leonard Martinez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Yasumi lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yasumi keeps control of the position as Martinez tries to break free.
#SUB2#
Martinez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Martinez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yasumi gets underhooks to prevent Martinez's takedown attempt.
Martinez keeps control of Yasumi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yasumi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yasumi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yasumi is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Yasumi into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yasumi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yasumi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into Yasumi's ribcage.#T1#
Martinez lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Yasumi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yasumi defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Yasumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Martinez avoids it easily.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yasumi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martinez somewhat.
Martinez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yasumi is able to avoid easily.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Martinez avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Yasumi throws a big counter head kick but Martinez avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Martinez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yasumi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martinez digs a good hook to Yasumi's body.
Martinez scores with a sloppy right hand. Yasumi should have avoided that one.
Martinez throws the kick towards the body but Yasumi avoids it.
A nice side step and Yasumi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYasumi.
Martinez looks to clinch #TD2#
so Yasumi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yasumi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yasumi lands a couple of elbows.
Yasumi postures up and lands a big shot to Martinez's brow. #T3#
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Yasumi gets to his feet. Martinez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Martinez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Martinez defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Yasumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T4#
Yasumi keeps the fight on the outside.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Martinez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Martinez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez tries to score with a low kick but Yasumi moves his leg out of the way.
Martinez tries to clinch but Yasumi moves away #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Martinez!
Martinez tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Yasumi just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
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!
Yasumi scores with punches from the back.
Yasumi is hanging on to Martinez's back as he tries to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Martinez!
Leonard Martinez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Katsuya Yasumi was interviewed post fight and said 'Tokiniwa jinsei wa suimasu'.
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Event:
OFC 295: City of Angels
Date: Jul 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Buckets misses with a body shot
and Yasumi counters with a nice body shot.
Yasumi moves away from the strike by Buckets.
Buckets moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYasumi.
Buckets misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasumi.
Yasumi moves out of range as Buckets strikes.
Buckets throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buckets misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a shoot takedown. Buckets fights it but they end up in guard.
Buckets wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Yasumi manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Yasumi is looking to take a break and control but Buckets is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yasumi controlling the action here.
Yasumi working Buckets over with strikes. #T1#
Yasumi controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckets has a hand on Yasumi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yasumi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!#SUB2#
Yasumi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Buckets tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T2#
Yasumi with good strikes from the mount here!
Buckets is trying desperately to improve position.
Buckets knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yasumi on the ground.
Yasumi controlling from the full mount.
Yasumi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yasumi controlling from the full mount.
Yasumi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Buckets is squirming around, avoiding Yasumi's attempts to control the action.
Yasumi controlling from the full mount.
Buckets is squirming around, avoiding Yasumi's attempts to control the action. #T3#
Yasumi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yasumi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buckets is wriggling around trying to escape.
#SUB2#
Yasumi working for a guillotine from mount but Buckets is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckets is trying desperately to improve position.
Yasumi lands a big shot there that rocks Buckets but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yasumi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yasumi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
Yasumi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buckets keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yasumi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Buckets is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Buckets misses with a left hand
and Yasumi counters with a left to the body.
Buckets throws a right hand that misses
and Yasumi counters with a right hand to the body.
Buckets throws out a loose jab but Yasumi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buckets throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Buckets manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Buckets tries to work over Yasumi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasumi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Yasumi breaks the clinch.
Buckets dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yasumi. That did some damage!
Yasumi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasumi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buckets.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Buckets throws a solid leg kick but Yasumi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buckets.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Buckets avoids it easily.
Buckets throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Buckets won't be happy with that.
Buckets wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi is dominant here and he's now got Buckets's back!#T1#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Yasumi controlling the positon.#SUB2#
Yasumi working for the choke.
Yasumi tries to get the hooks in deep but Buckets pushed the leg off.
Buckets tries to break free.
Yasumi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Buckets fending off the submission attempt from Yasumi. #SUB2#
Yasumi is persistently looking for the submission but Buckets is defending it well.
#T2#
Yasumi lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Yasumi.
Buckets staying busy and making it hard for Yasumi to control.
Yasumi throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Buckets!
Buckets wants to escape the position.
What can Buckets do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasumi has the hooks in. Buckets is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T3#
Buckets covers up after that shot from Yasumi.
Yasumi keeps control of the position easily here as Buckets tries to buck him off.
Buckets is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Buckets wants to get back to his feet.
Yasumi has Buckets flattened out and is raining down punches.
Buckets staying busy and making it hard for Yasumi to control.
Buckets is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Yasumi throwing damaging strikes from the back! Buckets could be in trouble here!
#T4#
Buckets is in bad spot here.
Yasumi has good solid back control here. #SUB2#
Yasumi is looking for the choke from the back position but Buckets is controlling his hands well.
Buckets tries to escape but Yasumi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Yasumi is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Yasumi is hanging on to Buckets's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Buckets scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Buckets.
Yasumi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buckets.
Buckets throws an overhand right that lands on Yasumi's shoulder, as Yasumi tries to avoid the shot.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Buckets defends it well.
Buckets throws a solid leg kick but Yasumi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buckets.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Buckets pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Buckets throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yasumi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Yasumi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yasumi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buckets sizes up Yasumi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckets throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Buckets won't be happy with that.
Buckets tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasumi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T1#
Buckets keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yasumi lands a heavy elbow.
Buckets tries to reverse the position but Yasumi maintains control.
Yasumi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Buckets can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yasumi trying to control but Buckets is having none of it.
Yasumi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bobby Buckets has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Yasumi with a couple of short strikes.
Buckets is squirming around, avoiding Yasumi's attempts to control the action.
Buckets slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Yasumi is working for a submission of some sort.
#ES#
Buckets has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Yasumi is on him like a limpet, forcing Buckets back against the cage.#BC#
Buckets escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buckets is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buckets misses with a body shot.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T3#
Yasumi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buckets. Buckets obviously looking to wear him down.
Buckets tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasumi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yasumi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buckets will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buckets swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yasumi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Buckets wants to stand and escape but Yasumi is having none of it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yasumi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yasumi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Still in half guard, Yasumi seems content to control.
Buckets tries to roll over but Yasumi keeps him under control.
Yasumi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Yasumi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T4#
Yasumi is taking a breather. Buckets says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yasumi passes into side control, despite Buckets's attempt to control the position.
#SUB2#
Yasumi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Buckets is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Buckets is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Buckets.
I think Yasumi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuya Yasumi!
Katsuya Yasumi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
OFC 289: Voices
Date: Jun 02, 2017 |
#R1#
A jab from Jong finds it's way through Yasumi's defenses. #CL#
Jong moves into the clinch successfully.
Yasumi is looking for a takedown.
Yasumi managing to block the knees to the body from Jong.
Jong lands a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Yasumi breaks the clinch.
Jong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jong closes the distance but Yasumi moves to the side #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jong!
Jong is looking for a sweep.
Jong prevents Yasumi from moving into mount.
Jong is letting Yasumi control him for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jong manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yasumi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jong is trying to get back to full guard.#T1##SUB#
Jong looking for submissions off his back.
Yasumi stalling.
Yasumi moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jong manages to get back to half guard.
Yasumi prevents Jong from improving his position.
Yasumi is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB2#
Jong is defending against the submission attempts here by Yasumi.
Jong works his way to full guard. Good work.#T2##SUB#
Jong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yasumi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jong wants to sweep but no luck.
Yasumi is stalling in the full guard.
Jong wants to sweep here but Yasumi controlling him for the moment.
Yasumi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yasumi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jong is proving hard to escape from. #T3#
Yasumi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yasumi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yasumi wants to control from the top but Jong keeps moving.
Yasumi wants to pass the guard but Jong is keeping the position.
Jong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Jong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Jong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yasumi is just riding it out for now. Jong eventually gives up the hold.
Yasumi tries to kick Jong off but Jong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yasumi trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Jong seems to be working for a kimura but Yasumi defends the submission attempt.#T4#
Yasumi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jong's back!
Yasumi scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jong is looking for a way out.
Yasumi throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jong!
Yasumi scores with punches from the back.
Yasumi is hanging on to Jong's back as he tries to escape.
#SUB2#
Yasumi working for the choke.
Jong tries to escape the position.
#SUB2#
Yasumi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jong is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
I really don't envy Jong right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Jong closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yasumi tries to free his leg and advance position but Jong is retaining full guard.
Yasumi with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Jong has his foot on Yasumi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yasumi works his way back into a safe position though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yasumi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jong looking for a sweep. Not yet Jong, not yet.
Yasumi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jong keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
Yasumi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jong looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Jong throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Yasumi escapes and throws Jong's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Yasumi taking a breather here. #T1#
Jong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Jong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yasumi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yasumi prevents Jong from improving his position.#SU2#
Yasumi escapes and gets back to his feet. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jong missing with a left hand there. Yasumi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Jong moves in looking to clinch but Yasumi pushes him off.
Jong wants to clinch#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yasumi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Jong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yasumi works his way into side control. #T3#
Yasumi trying to control the action but Jong is working from the bottom.
Yasumi cracks Jong with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yasumi gets to mount! Jong was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Yasumi tries to control but Jong wriggling away.
Yasumi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jong haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Yasumi landing strikes from the mount.
Yasumi lands a big elbow.
Yasumi trying to control but Jong is having none of it.
Yasumi controlling his opponent. #T4#
Yasumi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yasumi controlling his opponent.
Yasumi raining down shots from the mount!
Jong is trying desperately to improve position.
Yasumi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yasumi is continuing to stall.
Yasumi prevents Jong from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jong manages to regain half guard. Good work. #SUB#
Jong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Yasumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yasumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jong throws a hook to the side of Yasumi's head but Yasumi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yasumi throws out a counter right but Jong avoids it with no problem.
Jong moves in looking to clinch but Yasumi pushes him off.
Jong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yasumi counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Jong is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Katsuya Yasumi!
A victorious Katsuya Yasumi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
OFC 283: New Frontier
Date: May 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Lazarus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lazarus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lazarus.
Lazarus misses with a low kick.
Lazarus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lazarus tries to clinch up but Yasumi circles away and keeps his distance.
Lazarus tries to close the distance and clinch but Yasumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lazarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
Lazarus misses with a leg kick
and Yasumi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
It looks like Kirks Lazarus has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Lazarus misses #TD#
and Yasumi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lazarus's guard.#SUB2#
Lazarus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yasumi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasumi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Yasumi landing with the ground and pound.
Yasumi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
Lazarus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yasumi is aware though and is defending well.
Lazarus controls Yasumi momentarily but Yasumi frees himself.
Yasumi slips nicely into half guard.
Lazarus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SU#
Yasumi decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #T2#
A head kick by Lazarus misses
and Yasumi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lazarus misses with a head kick.
Lazarus just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYasumi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lazarus 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 Yasumi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yasumi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yasumi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lazarus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yasumi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Lazarus is predictable there
and Yasumi scores with a counter punch that sends Lazarus to the canvas! Yasumi smells blood - he's punishing Lazarus with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Lazarus has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsuya Yasumi!
A victorious Katsuya Yasumi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Kirks Lazarus stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's a tough loss for sure. I still want to challenge myself. I call out Knight and his big mouth manager Stu next round. He picks first, so if it doesnt happen, he's a coward.'.
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Event:
OFC 277: Resistance
Date: Apr 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Newton throws a good cross that connects.
#CUT#
It looks like Katsuya Yasumi has been cut.
Newton throws a lazy right hand but Yasumi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Newton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yasumi circles away quickly and effectively.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Newton avoids it easily.
Newton throws a combination that misses
and Yasumi counters with a right hand to the body.
Newton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Newton takes a swing at Yasumi's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Yasumi counter with a right hand.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasumi.
Yasumi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Newton with a body shot.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Newton. That snapped Yasumi's head back.
Newton gets in close and tags Yasumi with a short punch that almost sends Yasumi to the mat! Oh Yasumi is in big trouble! He turns his back on Newton, trying to create some distance but Newton rushes him, striking wildly and Yasumi goes down! The referee tackles Newton into the cage to end the fight! Newton is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cam Newton!
Cam Newton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Katsuya Yasumi was interviewed post fight and said 'Tokiniwa jinsei wa suimasu'.
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Event:
OFC: Blood Night XXXV
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Some wild striking there from Bear.
Bear moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYasumi.
Bear shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yasumi defends it nicely.
Bear looks to land a left hand but Yasumi moved out of range nicely.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Bear avoids it easily.
Bear tries to clinch but Yasumi moves away
and Yasumi counters with a head kick. That will keep Bear thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bear pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bear shoots in and drives through. Yasumi sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear wants to clinch but Yasumi slips to the side
and Yasumi counters with a hugh head kick that removes Bear from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Katsuya Yasumi!
Katsuya Yasumi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
OFC 259: Guardians
Date: Feb 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Jab by Wyatt.
Wyatt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wyatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wyatt connects with a right hand. Yasumi shakes it off.
Wyatt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yasumi's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyatt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wyatt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wyatt throws a hook to the side of Yasumi's head but Yasumi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Wyatt misses with a few strikes there.
Wyatt lands with a nice combination. Yasumi backs away looking to recover.#KD#
Wyatt drops Yasumi with a beautiful combination! Yasumi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wyatt is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Yasumi is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Katsuya Yasumi has been cut.
Yasumi walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Wyatt! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koba Wyatt!
Koba Wyatt decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Katsuya Yasumi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tokiniwa jinsei wa suimasu'.
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Event:
OFC 252: Sin City
Date: Jan 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Ferdum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferdum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yasumi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ferdum throws a body punch but Yasumi moves out of range.
Yasumi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ferdum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferdum misses with a hook
and Yasumi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Ferdum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferdum feints a jab promting Yasumi to slip. Ferdum then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yasumi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Katsuya Yasumi has been cut.#T1##CL#
Ferdum moves into range and clinches up with Yasumi.
Ferdum misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Yasumi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferdum wants to clinch but Yasumi slips to the side#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a takedown into side control.
Ferdum trying to control but Yasumi flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Ferdum is keeping busy.
Ferdum is really stuck here.
Yasumi throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Ferdum!
Ferdum tries to break free.
I would not like to be Ferdum right now.
Yasumi trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
#T2##SUB2#
Yasumi working for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferdum breaks Yasumi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ferdum is looking to work some ground and pound but Yasumi has wrist control.
Yasumi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#ES2#
Yasumi manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#TD2#
Yasumi tightens his grip and picks Ferdum up, before dumping him to the ground. Ferdum manages to land in guard.
Ferdum wants to sweep but no luck.
Yasumi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferdum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferdum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferdum is trying to control the position but Yasumi postures up.
Yasumi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T3#
Yasumi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ferdum looking for a sweep but Yasumi has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ferdum keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ferdum is working hard here to advance position.
Ferdum is squirming around, avoiding Yasumi's attempts to control the action.
Ferdum tries to hold on but Yasumi pushes him away.
Ferdum is looking to improve his position but Yasumi isn't that keen on the idea.
Ferdum manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ferdum is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
Yasumi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferdum is trying to get back to full guard.
Yasumi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yasumi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferdum gets full guard.
Yasumi lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuya Yasumi's cut.
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.
#R2#
Yasumi dodges the punch combination from Ferdum.
A countering left hand to the body from Yasumi misses.
Ferdum closes the distance but Yasumi moves to the side #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! Ferdum is in trouble here! Yasumi pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Katsuya Yasumi!
A very excited looking Katsuya Yasumi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
CATCH!!!-AKE OME!!! 2017
Date: Dec 31, 2016 |
#R1##KD2#
Ripgut lands a big head kick that sends Yasumi tumbling to the mat! Ripgut takes a step backwards and waves Yasumi back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Yasumi is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Katsuya Yasumi has been cut.
Ripgut connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Yasumi out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Ripgut! Shane Ripgut retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Shane Ripgut, 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.
In defeat, Katsuya Yasumi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tokiniwa jinsei wa suimasu'.
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Event:
Kinro Kansha No Hi *2016*
Date: Nov 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice shot by Takeshi.
Takeshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasumi.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Takeshi defends it well.
Ichi Takeshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Takeshi lands but Yasumi takes it in his stride.
Takeshi tries for a takedown but Yasumi circles away easily
and as Takeshi loses concentration momentarily, Yasumi counters with a picture perfect head kick! Takeshi goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Katsuya Yasumi!
Katsuya Yasumi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Ichi Takeshi had this to say: 'Son of a!!!! great shame I great shame Sorry I need more strong in spirit. '.
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Event:
PF 17 - Boy vs Zaire
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Pulu works the jab nicely.
Pulu lands a high kick!
Pulu misses with a left hand
and Yasumi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Maki Pulu has been cut.
Pulu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL#
Pulu has Yasumi up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Pulu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pulu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yasumi blocks a body shot from Pulu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulu.
Pulu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yasumi tries for a takedown but Pulu manages to get underhooks.
Pulu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulu throws a head punch that misses.
Pulu misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Yasumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Pulu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T1#
Pulu looks to throw the jab but Yasumi is out of range.
Yasumi blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Yasumi misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulu.
Pulu stuns Yasumi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pulu tries to clinch but Yasumi moves out of range.
Pulu lands a head kick!
#CUT#
It looks like Katsuya Yasumi has been cut.
Yasumi slips a straight right by Pulu.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Pulu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Maki Pulu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulu scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Pulu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yasumi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yasumi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulu scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
Pulu throws a poor cross that misses
and Yasumi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yasumi is out of range.
Pulu scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulu scoring well with a low kick there.
Pulu misses with a low kick.
Pulu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pulu misses with a hook
and Yasumi counters with a nice body kick.
Pulu misses with a wild combination.
Pulu misses with a wild combination.
#T3#
Pulu throws a big shot that misses.
Pulu lands with a hook. Yasumi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pulu throws a big shot that misses.
Yasumi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulu misses with a body shot.
Pulu cracks Yasumi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maki Pulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulu tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD2#
so Yasumi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yasumi won't allow Pulu to sweep him here.
Yasumi trying to control but Pulu is working from the bottom. #T4#
Pulu wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Pulu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yasumi trying to control but Pulu is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Pulu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yasumi is aware though and is defending well.
Yasumi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasumi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pulu keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
Yasumi lands a couple of elbows.
Yasumi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Pulu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A low kick from Pulu misses
and Yasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulu misses with a wild body shot.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Pulu avoids it easily.
Maki Pulu is winning the standup battle so far.
Pulu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pulu misses with a shot to the body #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pulu gets full guard.
Pulu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yasumi is one step ahead there.
Pulu is trying to keep Yasumi in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulu looking for a sweep. Not yet Pulu, not yet.
Yasumi trying to control but Pulu is working from the bottom.
Yasumi stopping the sweep attempt from Pulu.#T1#
Yasumi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yasumi won't allow Pulu to sweep him here. #SUB#
Pulu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Pulu has his foot on Yasumi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yasumi works his way back into a safe position though.
Yasumi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yasumi won't allow Pulu to sweep him here.
Katsuya Yasumi has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Pulu is looking for a triangle but Yasumi pushes his legs off easily.
Yasumi won't allow Pulu to sweep him here.
Yasumi stands and throws Pulu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pulu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pulu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yasumi can do to turn this around?#T2#
Pulu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yasumi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pulu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yasumi is nestled in close to Pulu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pulu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pulu wants to sweep here but Yasumi controlling him for the moment.
Yasumi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T3#
Pulu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yasumi postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yasumi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pulu keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB#
Pulu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yasumi lands a couple of elbows.
Pulu trying to keep a closed guard but Yasumi is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Pulu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yasumi passes into half guard.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Still in half guard, Yasumi seems content to control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pulu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yasumi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pulu can't keep his opponent in guard - Yasumi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yasumi is trying to control the action in half guard but Pulu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pulu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pulu tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Yasumi has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yasumi looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pulu throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pulu wants to sweep here but Yasumi controlling him for the moment.
Yasumi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pulu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yasumi's guard. #REVR#
Pulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Yasumi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulu preventing the sweep.
Pulu tries to free his leg and advance position but Yasumi is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pulu postures up.
#T1#
Pulu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pulu wants to control from the top but Yasumi keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Tōshi inform us that Yasumi has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Yasumi seems keen to control Pulu's posture.
Yasumi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Yasumi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pulu just misses with a punch to the body.
Yasumi slips under a jab from Pulu.
Pulu lands a nice looking body shot.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yasumi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pulu throws a head kick but Yasumi moves out of range.
Yasumi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pulu thuds a left hand into Yasumi's body.
Pulu misses with a left hand
and Yasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yasumi throws a fast counter high kick but Pulu manages to duck under it in time.
Pulu throws an off balance right hand
and Yasumi counters with a left to the body.
Pulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulu misses with a head kick.
Yasumi moves out of range as Pulu strikes.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pulu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T3#
Pulu misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Pulu misses.
Pulu throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pulu wants to improve his position but Yasumi is controlling well.
#SUB2#
Yasumi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pulu sees it coming and defends easily.
Yasumi slips a nice elbow through Pulu's hands, connecting with Pulu's forehead.
Pulu works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Pulu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yasumi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yasumi trying to control but Pulu is working from the bottom. #T4##SUB#
Pulu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pulu keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Pulu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yasumi defends well.
Pulu keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
Pulu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pulu is working hard here to advance position.
Yasumi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maki Pulu.
I think Pulu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maki Pulu!
Maki Pulu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Katsuya Yasumi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tokiniwa jinsei wa suimasu'.
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Event:
PF 12 - Oppelaar va Barkley
Date: Sep 10, 2016 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Amore throws a hook to the side of Yasumi's head but Yasumi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yasumi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yasumi throws a fast counter high kick but Amore manages to duck under it in time.
Amore clobbers Yasumi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Amore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasumi manages to avoid it.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Amore pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Amore misses with a low kick as Yasumi jumps back.
Amore has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Amore avoids it easily.
Amore misses with a body shot.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Amore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yasumi in his tracks.
A low kick from Amore is predictable there
and Yasumi counters with a big head kick but Amore shrugs it off.
Amore scores with a nice head shot.
Amore lands a leg kick that knocks Yasumi off balance momentarily.
Makonnen Amore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amore cracks Yasumi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Amore 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 Yasumi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yasumi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T2#
A jab from Amore does it's job there.
Amore misses with a low kick as Yasumi jumps back.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Amore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Amore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yasumi avoids the head kick by Amore.
Amore delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amore lands a head shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T3#
Amore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yasumi's head backwards.
Amore connects with a leg kick. Yasumi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Amore throws a push kick but Yasumi slaps the foot to one side.
Amore throws out a leg kick but Yasumi moves out of range and Amore only half commits.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Amore defends it well.
Amore cracks Yasumi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Yasumi avoids the body shot from Amore.
Yasumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T4#
Amore throws a front kick aimed at Yasumi's knee but Yasumi avoids it well.
Yasumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Amore misses with a hook
#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yasumi is trying to control. Amore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amore is looking for a sweep. Yasumi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yasumi is looking to take a break and control but Amore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amore is looking to improve his position.
Amore trying to control from the bottom.
Yasumi is trying to control. Amore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T5#
Amore controlling the position well.
Amore tries to get to full guard but Yasumi has control of the leg.
Amore is not content to let Yasumi control the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yasumi moves out of range of the body kick.
Yasumi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Amore misses with a leg kick
and Yasumi counters with a stiff right hand.
Amore misses with a hook
and Yasumi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.#T6#
Amore throws a lazy head kick
and Yasumi counters with a right hand to the body.
Amore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amore throws a right and a left that Yasumi avoids nicely.
Amore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amore throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yasumi controlling from the top position. #T7#
Amore looking to control.
Yasumi wants to control from the top but Amore keeps moving.
Yasumi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yasumi trying to control but Amore is working from the bottom.
Yasumi throwing strikes from guard but Amore blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yasumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Amore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T8#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yasumi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Amore throws a body punch but Yasumi moves out of range.
Yasumi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A bone on bone clash there as Yasumi blocks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Yasumi blocks the low kick.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Amore avoids it easily.
A cross from Amore lands.
Amore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yasumi's head.#T9#
Amore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yasumi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Amore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yasumi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Amore throws a hook but Yasumi blocks it.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Amore defends it well.
Amore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yasumi checks a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Amore misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makonnen Amore dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R2#
Amore wants to clinch.
Yasumi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yasumi has time to react.
Amore thows a body kick. Yasumi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Amore scores with a sloppy right hand. Yasumi should have avoided that one.
Amore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Amore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Amore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yasumi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Makonnen Amore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Amore looks to throw the jab but Yasumi is out of range.
Yasumi avoids the head kick by Amore.
Yasumi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Amore.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Amore defends it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amore.
Amore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yasumi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Amore scores with the left hand. Yasumi knows he should have avoided that one.
Yasumi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Makonnen Amore is winning the standup battle so far.
Amore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yasumi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Amore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yasumi swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4#
Amore throws a leg kick but Yasumi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Amore pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yasumi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Amore misses with a leg kick
enabling Yasumi to counter with a crisp jab.
Amore throws a looping overhand right but Yasumi ducks down to avoid it.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Amore defends it well.
Amore moves in looking to clinch but Yasumi pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Yasumi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T5#
Amore 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.
Amore lands a slapping body shot.
Yasumi needs to keep his hands up - Amore had a free shot at his head there.
Amore looks to land a right hand but Yasumi moved out of range.
Amore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T6#
Yasumi checks a low kick from Amore.
Amore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yasumi can do to turn this around?
Yasumi walks into a straight right hand from Amore.
Yasumi slips under a jab.
Amore lands with a hook. Yasumi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yasumi moves out of range as Amore strikes.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Yasumi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amore.
Yasumi throws a big counter head kick but Amore avoids it with no problem.#T7#
Amore misses with a low kick.
Amore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasumi was well out of range. Poor timing from Amore.
Amore 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.
Amore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yasumi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yasumi slips under a jab.
Amore scores with a nice body kick.
#T8#
Amore throws an overhand right that lands on Yasumi's shoulder, as Yasumi tries to avoid the shot.
Yasumi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Amore looks to land a left hand but Yasumi moved out of range nicely.
Amore just misses with a punch to the body.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Amore avoids it easily.
Amore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Amore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Katsuya Yasumi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amore misses with a body shot.
#T9#
Amore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Amore looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a shoot takedown. Amore fights it but they end up in guard.
Yasumi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yasumi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amore has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amore continues to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makonnen Amore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Amore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Makonnen Amore!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Makonnen Amore!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Makonnen Amore!
Makonnen Amore wins by unanimous decision!
Katsuya Yasumi was interviewed post fight and said 'Tokiniwa jinsei wa suimasu'.
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Event:
PF 8 - Bresnar vs Loveladdy
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Ljashko tries to clinch but Yasumi moves out of range.
Ljashko delivers a nice body kick.
Ljashko tries to clinch but Yasumi moves out of range.
Yasumi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yasumi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CUT#
It looks like Katsuya Yasumi has been cut.#CL#
Ljashko drives through and clinches with Yasumi against the ropes.
Ljashko lands a nice knee to the body.
Yasumi tries to circle away but Ljashko has him pinned against the ropes.
Ljashko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yasumi is defending well for now.
Yasumi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ljashko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yasumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Yasumi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ljashko feints and then cracks Yasumi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yasumi down.
Yasumi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ljashko can pounce on him.
Ljashko tries to close the distance and clinch but Yasumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yasumi flicks out a counter leg kick but Ljashko steps away.
Ljashko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T1#
Ljashko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yasumi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yasumi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yasumi looks winded!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Yasumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Ljashko instigates a clinch. #BC#
Ljashko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yasumi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ljashko.
Yasumi throws a big counter head kick but Ljashko avoids it with no problem.
Ljashko misses with a few strikes there.
Ljashko is looking to clinch but Yasumi is avoiding it.
Yasumi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ljashko wants to clinch.
Yasumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T2#
Ljashko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ljashko is looking to land body kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Ljashko there.
Yasumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ljashko.
Yasumi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Ljashko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ljashko pressing his opponent against the ropes. #BC#
Ljashko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ljashko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Ljashko pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T3#
Ljashko throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yasumi stops Ljashko from getting back to his feet.
Ljashko tries to get to full guard but Yasumi has control of the leg.
Yasumi works his way into side control.
Ljashko is trying to get back to half guard.
Yasumi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ljashko is not content to let Yasumi control the position.
Yasumi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ljashko is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Russian Top Team Elite Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Ljashko is pushing Yasumi's head away, looking to escape. Yasumi manages to hold on to the position though.
A bit of a lull in the action here.#T4#
Ljashko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yasumi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yasumi working the head with strikes.
Ljashko prevents Yasumi from moving into mount.
Yasumi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ljashko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Yasumi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ljashko is not content to let Yasumi control the position.
Yasumi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ljashko seems a little lost for a moment, as Yasumi dominates the positioning.
Yasumi trying to control the action but Ljashko is working from the bottom.
Ljashko is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ljashko is looking to reverse the position.#T5#
Yasumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ljashko keeps working.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yasumi working away.
Ljashko wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi drags him back down.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ljashko.
No joy there for Ljashko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yasumi throws a big counter head kick but Ljashko avoids it with no problem.
Ljashko misses with a left hand
and Yasumi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ljashko tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ljashko wants to sweep here but Yasumi controlling him for the moment.
Ljashko keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully.
Ljashko wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T6#
Ljashko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yasumi throws an elbow that misses. Ljashko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yasumi's guard. Nice move by Ljashko!#REVR#
Ljashko wants to stand but Yasumi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ljashko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yasumi is keeping the position for now.
Yasumi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ljashko is controlling him.
Yasumi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ljashko wants to stand but Yasumi has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T7#
Ljashko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ljashko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ljashko stopping the sweep attempt from Yasumi.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ljashko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yasumi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ljashko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yasumi moves away.
A head kick misses from Ljashko.
Yasumi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yasumi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ljashko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oleg Ljashko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ljashko throws the left hand but Yasumi avoids the punch easily.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T8#
Ljashko misses with a hook. Yasumi ducked under it nicely.
Ljashko wants to clinch but Yasumi slips to the side
and Yasumi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yasumi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Ljashko lands with a cross.
Yasumi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yasumi slips a jab and a cross from Ljashko.
Ljashko misses with a hook
and Yasumi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ljashko is looking to clinch but Yasumi is avoiding it.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ljashko throws a right and a left that both miss.#T9#
Yasumi avoids the body shot from Ljashko.
Ljashko connects with a solid leg kick.
Ljashko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yasumi sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Ljashko clinches.
Ljashko struggles to land a body shot inside as Yasumi controls his hands.
Ljashko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasumi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ljashko after a bit of a struggle.
Ljashko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yasumi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ljashko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yasumi is looking for a takedown.
Oleg Ljashko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuya Yasumi.
Ljashko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yasumi can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Ljashko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuya Yasumi's cut.
That's time! Ljashko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R2#
Ljashko with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ljashko. Yasumi does a little dance to reset his feet.#KD#
Yasumi ducks straight into an uppercut from Ljashko and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Yasumi manages to regain guard straight away.
#ROC#
Yasumi is rocked!#SU#
Ljashko gets to his feet - Yasumi follows without any prompting.
Yasumi is still on wobbly legs! Can Ljashko finish him?
Yasumi gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oleg Ljashko!
In defeat, Katsuya Yasumi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tokiniwa jinsei wa suimasu'.
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Event:
PF6 - Kane vs Steele
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pulu.
Yasumi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pulu.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Pulu avoids it easily.
Pulu misses with a takedown attempt #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a single leg into guard. Pulu didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maki Pulu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulu looking to control.
#SUB#
Pulu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yasumi sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pulu is on top in guard.
#REVR##T1#
Yasumi trying to control the position.
Pulu prevents Yasumi from getting back to his feet.
Pulu looking to pass the guard.
Pulu prevents Yasumi from getting back to his feet.
Pulu trying to control but Yasumi is working from the bottom.
Pulu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yasumi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pulu stopping the sweep attempt from Yasumi.
Pulu won't allow Yasumi to get back to his feet.
Pulu wants to control from the top but Yasumi keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pulu tries to free his leg and advance position but Yasumi is retaining full guard.
Yasumi working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Pulu feints and as Yasumi raises his hands in defense, Pulu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pulu trying to control but Yasumi is working from the bottom.
Yasumi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yasumi wants to stand but Pulu is controlling the position. #ES2#
Yasumi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pulu darts in looking for a takedown but Yasumi gets double underhooks and turns Pulu into the ropes.
Pulu misses with a takedown
and Yasumi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yasumi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pulu is landing a low percentage of strikes.#T3#
Pulu tries for a takedown but Yasumi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pulu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Pulu avoids it easily.
Yasumi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pulu.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Pulu avoids it easily.
Pulu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yasumi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pulu is breathing heavily.
Pulu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Pulu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yasumi avoids it really well and circles away.#T4#
Pulu shoots and misses
and Yasumi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pulu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pulu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yasumi pinned against the ropes. Yasumi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pulu defends it well.
Pulu tries for a takedown but Yasumi circles away easily
letting Yasumi counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Maki Pulu has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pulu.
Yasumi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pulu tries for a takedown but Yasumi circles away easily
and Yasumi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pulu or perhaps it was just good defense by Yasumi, which made it look bad. #T5#
Yasumi leaves Pulu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yasumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pulu shoots in looking for a takedown but Yasumi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pulu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pulu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yasumi circles away.
Pulu with a poor takedown
and Yasumi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. #TD#
Pulu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pulu trying to control the position but Yasumi is working away.
Yasumi is looking for a sweep.
Yasumi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yasumi tries to escape but Pulu is in control.
Pulu tries to advance to mount but Yasumi denies him. #T6##SUB#
Pulu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yasumi has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Pulu goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yasumi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pulu's guard! Nice work there by Yasumi!
Pulu keeping moving, preventing Yasumi from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Pulu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Yasumi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pulu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Yasumi scores with a couple of short elbows.#T7#
Yasumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pulu keeps working.
Yasumi is putting a hurting on Pulu here, landing some big shots from side control. #CUT2#
Maki Pulu's cut is getting worse.
Yasumi lands some shots froms side control.
Yasumi in side control, throwing shots but Pulu defends. #SUB2#
Yasumi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pulu, who protects the arm well.
Pulu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yasumi is controlling Pulu's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Yasumi trying to control but Pulu postures up.
#T8#
Yasumi wants to improve his position but Pulu is controlling well.
Yasumi is trying to stand back up but Pulu is controlling him
Yasumi trying to hold on to Pulu's head to control him but Pulu postures up.
Pulu wants to control but Yasumi is keeping him busy.
Yasumi is in trouble now - Pulu has advanced to mount!
Yasumi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
#SUB#
Pulu looking to secure an arm triangle but Yasumi defends it well. #T9#
Pulu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yasumi is looking to escape.
Yasumi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yasumi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
#SUB#
Pulu looking for a guillotine from mount but Yasumi is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Yasumi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yasumi tries to hold on but Pulu postures up.
Yasumi really wants to buck Pulu off and get back to his feet.
Yasumi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maki Pulu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R2#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pulu.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pulu or perhaps it was just good defense by Yasumi, which made it look bad.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Pulu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yasumi is fending him off so far but Pulu persists. Nope, Yasumi circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maki Pulu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulu fails with the takedown
and Yasumi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pulu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yasumi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulu fails with the takedown
and Yasumi counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Pulu shoots and misses
and Pulu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
Maki Pulu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pulu fails with the takedown#KD2#
and Yasumi counters with a head kick that drops Pulu to the mat! Pulu scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#
Pulu is rocked!
Pulu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pulu defends it well.
Oh Pulu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulu fails with the takedown
and Yasumi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pulu misses with a takedown attempt
and Yasumi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pulu thinking.
Pulu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pulu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yasumi counters with a hugh head kick that removes Pulu from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Katsuya Yasumi!
Katsuya Yasumi gave a mention to Sun-Tzu in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
PF3 - Varner vs Stewart
Date: Jun 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Bresnar throws a series of strikes that have Yasumi backpedaling.
Yasumi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yasumi walks into a stiff left hand from Bresnar.
Bresnar lands a nice shot to the body.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Bresnar has cracked Yasumi with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Bresnar lands another huge swinging hook and Yasumi tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Yasumi, before Bresnar can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lock Bresnar!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lock Bresnar made sure he mentioned Underworld Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Katsuya Yasumi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tokiniwa jinsei wa suimasu'.
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Event:
Showa Day !!! We Love Emporers
Date: Apr 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Bungradidoa throws a sloppy head kick and Yasumi moves out of range easily.
Bungradidoa lands with a nice body punch. #TD#
Bungradidoa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bungradidoa showed some decent athleticism there.
Bungradidoa is looking to take a break and control but Yasumi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bungradidoa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bungradidoa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yasumi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungradidoa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bungradidoa trying to control from half guard but Yasumi is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T1#
Yasumi trying to hold on to Bungradidoa's head to control him but Bungradidoa postures up.
Yasumi is trying to get back to full guard.
Yasumi pushes Bungradidoa off looking to stand but Bungradidoa dives back in and keeps control.
Yasumi wants to improve his position but Bungradidoa is controlling well.
Yasumi is trying to stand back up but Bungradidoa is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bungradidoa wants to free his trapped foot but Yasumi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bungradidoa is thwarting Yasumi's attempts to control the position.
Bungradidoa stalling. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A shot to the body from Bungradidoa misses
and Yasumi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bungradidoa swings for the body but Yasumi moves out of range.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bungradidoa defends it well.
Yasumi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bungradidoa fails to land the takedown.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bungradidoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bungradidoa misses with a combination
and Yasumi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bungradidoa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yasumi at a distance.
Bungradidoa lands a nice looking body shot.
Yasumi avoids the body shot from Bungradidoa.
#TD#
Bungradidoa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#T3#
Yasumi wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yasumi is looking to improve his position.
Yasumi trying to control from the bottom.
Yasumi has a hand on Bungradidoa's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bungradidoa takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Yasumi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T4#
Yasumi is squirming around, avoiding Bungradidoa's attempts to control the action.
Yasumi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yasumi tries to hold on but Bungradidoa postures up.
Bungradidoa controlling from the full mount.
Yasumi can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yasumi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yasumi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mophaf Bungradidoa dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Bungradidoa swinging wildly here.
Bungradidoa fails with the takedown.
Bungradidoa fails with the takedown
and Yasumi counters with a nice body shot.
Bungradidoa tries to clinch up
enabling Yasumi to counter with a crisp jab.
Mophaf Bungradidoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungradidoa throws a body punch but Yasumi moves out of range.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Bungradidoa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A head kick misses from Bungradidoa.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bungradidoa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yasumi can do to turn this around?
Yasumi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bungradidoa stuns Yasumi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bungradidoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasumi manages to avoid it.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.#T1#
Yasumi avoids the body shot from Bungradidoa.
#TD#
Bungradidoa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yasumi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bungradidoa is controlling him.
Bungradidoa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yasumi is keeping the position for now.
Yasumi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bungradidoa's guard. #REVB#
Yasumi stops Bungradidoa from standing up. #ES#
Bungradidoa pushes Yasumi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bungradidoa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yasumi counters with a nice uppercut.
Bungradidoa works Yasumi's body with a nice hook.#TD#
Bungradidoa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yasumi did well to prevent Bungradidoa getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Bungradidoa seems content to control.
Bungradidoa is trying to control. Yasumi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2#
Bungradidoa content to control rather than advance.
Yasumi is looking to control Bungradidoa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yasumi avoid being mounted?
Yasumi wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bungradidoa moves nicely into side control.
Yasumi tries to improve position but can't.
Yasumi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bungradidoa working away.#T3#
Yasumi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bungradidoa is controlling him well.
Bungradidoa wants to control but Yasumi is keeping him busy.
Bungradidoa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Yasumi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bungradidoa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yasumi is still trying to improve position.
Yasumi can't do much from the bottom here.
Bungradidoa wants to control but Yasumi is keeping him busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yasumi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bungradidoa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yasumi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bungradidoa asserts his dominance and retains side control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bungradidoa tries a head kick but it misses.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bungradidoa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yasumi counters with a nice body shot.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a shoot takedown. Bungradidoa fights it but they end up in guard.
Bungradidoa is looking to stand back up but Yasumi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bungradidoa. #REVR#
Bungradidoa is trying to stand back up but Yasumi is controlling him
Yasumi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yasumi is keen to just control but Bungradidoa is a slippery customer.
Yasumi stops Bungradidoa from getting back to his feet.
Yasumi is trying to control the action in half guard but Bungradidoa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mophaf Bungradidoa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
A head kick by Bungradidoa misses
and Yasumi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bungradidoa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bungradidoa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yasumi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Bungradidoa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bungradidoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yasumi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bungradidoa tries a head kick but it misses.
Bungradidoa tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bungradidoa!
Yasumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bungradidoa keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi drags him back down.
Yasumi looks up at the clock and then as Bungradidoa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yasumi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#SUB2#
Yasumi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yasumi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yasumi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T1#
Bungradidoa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yasumi is controlling him well.
Yasumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bungradidoa keeps working.
Bungradidoa is trying to buck Yasumi off.
Yasumi is chipping away with strikes.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet.
Yasumi wants to control but Bungradidoa is keeping him busy. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yasumi controls the position.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi drags him back down.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bungradidoa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bungradidoa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yasumi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bungradidoa thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bungradidoa closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bungradidoa won't be happy with that.
Bungradidoa is trying to escape the position but Yasumi is controlling the position. #T3#
Bungradidoa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yasumi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Yasumi wants to control but Bungradidoa is keeping him busy.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi drags him back down.#SUB2#
Yasumi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bungradidoa has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Yasumi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bungradidoa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bungradidoa tries to escape but Yasumi is in control. #SU2#
Yasumi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bungradidoa is looking to wear down Yasumi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bungradidoa takes a swing at Yasumi's ribcage but misses.
Bungradidoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasumi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bungradidoa.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bungradidoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Yasumi misses.
Bungradidoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasumi.
Yasumi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bungradidoa throws a sloppy head kick and Yasumi moves out of range easily.
Bungradidoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bungradidoa swings and misses with a shot to the body#KD2#
and Yasumi counters with a head kick that drops Bungradidoa to the mat! Bungradidoa scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bungradidoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Yasumi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bungradidoa tries for a takedown but Yasumi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mophaf Bungradidoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bungradidoa lands a nice looking body shot.
Bungradidoa misses with a hook to the body
#TD2#
and Yasumi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yasumi.
Yasumi trying to control but Bungradidoa is working from the bottom.
Yasumi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Yasumi avoids the body shot from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa misses with a body shot.
Bungradidoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasumi.
Bungradidoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasumi manages to avoid it.
Yasumi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bungradidoa with a body shot.
Bungradidoa misses the body punch
enabling Yasumi to counter with a crisp jab.
Bungradidoa lands a head kick!
Bungradidoa scores with a body shot.
Bungradidoa misses with a body shot.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungradidoa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yasumi swivels and escapes.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bungradidoa defends it well.
Bungradidoa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yasumi throws out a counter right but Bungradidoa avoids it with no problem.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses
and Bungradidoa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bungradidoa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yasumi circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mophaf Bungradidoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Bungradidoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bungradidoa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yasumi counters with a good, hard body kick but Bungradidoa shrugs it off.
Bungradidoa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yasumi defends well and Bungradidoa ends up having to push Yasumi into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bungradidoa shoots for a double leg takedown but Yasumi sprawls well. He's pushed Bungradidoa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bungradidoa defends it well.
Bungradidoa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bungradidoa misses with a body shot.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bungradidoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bungradidoa shoots in for a double leg but Yasumi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bungradidoa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bungradidoa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Bungradidoa misses.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bungradidoa throws a sloppy head kick and Yasumi moves out of range easily. #T2#
A head kick misses from Bungradidoa.
Yasumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bungradidoa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bungradidoa fails with a takedown attempt.
Bungradidoa misses with a jab to the body
and Yasumi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yasumi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bungradidoa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yasumi counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Yasumi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yasumi wants it to stay on the feet.
Bungradidoa misses with a series of wild punches.
Bungradidoa misses the shot to the body.
Yasumi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T3#
A head kick by Bungradidoa misses
and Yasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bungradidoa fails with a takedown attempt.
Yasumi blocks a head kick by Bungradidoa.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Bungradidoa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bungradidoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Bungradidoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Yasumi avoids the body shot from Bungradidoa.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Bungradidoa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bungradidoa throws a sloppy head kick
letting Yasumi counter with a right hand. #TD#
Bungradidoa shoots in and gets a takedown into Yasumi's guard.#ES2#
Yasumi has his feet on Bungradidoa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Bungradidoa.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.#T4#
A head kick misses from Bungradidoa.
Yasumi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bungradidoa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#KD2#
and Yasumi counters with a head kick that drops Bungradidoa to the mat! Bungradidoa scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#
Bungradidoa is rocked!
Mophaf Bungradidoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses
and Yasumi rattles Bungradidoa with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Bungradidoa tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Yasumi dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Bungradidoa stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Katsuya Yasumi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Katsuya Yasumi waved his t-shirt featuring Sun-Tzu's logo in front of the cameras.
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