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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hassan i Sabbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabbah comes to the cage accompanied by War Dogs. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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187 lbs
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186 cm
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hassan i Sabbah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tadamasa Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada lands a jab to Sabbah's midsection.
Yamada tries to bum rush Sabbah with a series of wild strikes but Sabbah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sabbah tries to work over Yamada's front leg with a kick but Yamada checks it.
Sabbah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sabbah staying out of range there.
Yamada moves out of range as Sabbah strikes.
Sabbah misses with a looping right.
Yamada tries to move into range but Sabbah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Sabbah misses.
Yamada works Sabbah's body with a nice hook.
Hassan i Sabbah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabbah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Yamada.
A big left from Yamada misses.
The crowd cheers as Yamada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sabbah doesn't seem phased though.
Yamada needs to keep his hands up - Sabbah had a free shot at his head there.
Yamada checks a low kick from Sabbah.
Sabbah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabbah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamada's head backwards.
A clash of legs there as Yamada blocks the low kick.
Sabbah misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabbah can pounce on him.
Sabbah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabbah manages to avoid it.
Yamada stalks Sabbah and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sabbah's face. Sabbah staggers backwards, shaken.
Sabbah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sabbah misses with a hook to the body
and Yamada counters with a left to the body.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Yamada scores with a three punch combo!
Sabbah throws a push kick but Yamada slaps the foot to one side.
Sabbah ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Good leg kick by Sabbah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Sabbah wants to slow Yamada down by chopping away at his legs.
Sabbah throws a looping overhand right but Yamada ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabbah.
Yamada is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sabbah throws a leg kick but Yamada moved away.
Sabbah slips a straight right by Yamada.
Sabbah tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabbah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sabbah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamada on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabbah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yamada looks gassed!
Yamada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabbah misses with a head kick.
Sabbah lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabbah.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabbah misses the target.
Yamada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sabbah motions for Yamada to come forward. Sabbah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sabbah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamada steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sabbah. That one must have hurt.
Yamada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabbah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sabbah throws a front kick aimed at Yamada's knee but Yamada avoids it well.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
Yamada jabs at Sabbah's body.
Sabbah thuds his shin into the meat of Yamada's side.
Donk. Sabbah catches Yamada right on the button with a cross.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabbah moves away.
Yamada takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yamada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sabbah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamada's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Sabbah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamada checks a low kick from Sabbah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah throws a leg kick but Yamada sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sabbah.
Yamada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabbah connects with a jab.
Sabbah thumps Yamada with a low kick.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Sabbah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sabbah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabbah.
Yamada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamada's calf.
Yamada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sabbah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sabbah. Sabbah obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan i Sabbah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sabbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamada's calf.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yamada might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sabbah has got the better of the exchanges.
Yamada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sabbah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick from Sabbah lands but Yamada takes it in his stride.
Sabbah misses with a combination
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamada checks the leg kick.
Sabbah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sabbah throws a shot from downtown. Yamada moves away and avoids it.
Sabbah throws out a powerful jab.
Sabbah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamada can do to turn this around?
Yamada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sabbah counters with a two punch combo.
Yamada is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamada.
Sabbah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
Sabbah lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabbah tried to score with a low kick but Yamada checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sabbah misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good work by Yamada as he checks the leg kick.
Yamada stuns Sabbah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamada is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sabbah rather than just go for the knockout.
Sabbah tries a low kick but Yamada avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Sabbah there.
Sabbah throws a head kick but Yamada moves out of range.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabbah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sabbah throws a push kick but Yamada slaps the foot to one side.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Sabbah.
Sabbah lands a front kick.
Sabbah tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Sabbah.
Sabbah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Yamada blocks a head kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Sabbah.
Yamada avoids a kick to the body.
Yamada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sabbah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sabbah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yamada's head.
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!
Sabbah walks into a left hand.
Sabbah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabbah.
Sabbah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sabbah takes a swing at Yamada's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yamada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sabbah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sabbah throws a sloppy body shot
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
Sabbah scores with a leg kick.
Sabbah throws a combination that misses
and Yamada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamada cracks Sabbah with an open hand slap.
Sabbah scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sabbah misses with a head kick.
Sabbah throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
Hassan i Sabbah is winning the standup battle so far.
Sabbah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamada manages to avoid it.
Sabbah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sabbah scoring well with a low kick there.
Sabbah throws a sloppy head kick and Yamada moves out of range easily.
Yamada swings for the body but Sabbah moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Sabbah's ribs.
Yamada lands a glancing blow to the side of Sabbah's head.
Sabbah tries a low kick but Yamada avoids it.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Yamada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sabbah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabbah was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Yamada tries to bum rush Sabbah with a series of wild strikes but Sabbah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sabbah motions for Yamada to come forward. Sabbah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada jabs at Sabbah's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabbah.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sabbah.
Yamada lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yamada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan i Sabbah dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Sabbah.
Yamada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabbah.
Yamada checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yamada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick from Sabbah misses.
Yamada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sabbah has time to react.
Sabbah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Sabbah.
Sabbah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamada digs a good hook to Sabbah's body.
Sabbah motions for Yamada to come forward. Sabbah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sabbah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Sabbah.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick.
Sabbah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamada connects with a right hand. Sabbah shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sabbah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamada scores with a jab.
Sabbah tests Yamada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamada throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sabbah thumps Yamada with a low kick.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabbah.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sabbah throws a jab when Yamada was well out of range.
Yamada blocks a head kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabbah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamada is out of range.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Sabbah.
Sabbah misses with a kick to the body.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Sabbah lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada works Sabbah's body with a nice hook.
Yamada connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Sabbah.
Yamada lands a jab to the nose.
Sabbah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabbah was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
Sabbah walks into a straight right hand from Yamada.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada jabs at Sabbah's body.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Sabbah moves out of range.
Sabbah takes one on the button.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sabbah doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada jabs at Sabbah's body.
Sabbah ducks right into an uppercut from Yamada.
Yamada throws a shot to the body.
Yamada jabs at Sabbah's body.
Yamada digs a good hook to Sabbah's body.
Sabbah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Yamada.
Yamada scores with a shot to the body.
Yamada clobbers Sabbah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamada as he connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Yamada finds it's target.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sabbah throws a low kick but Yamada moves out of range easily.
Sabbah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamada.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamada checks a leg kick.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabbah was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah tries to score with a low kick but Yamada moves his leg out of the way.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yamada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamada stuns Sabbah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada lands with a cross.
A lazy left from Yamada finds it's target.
Yamada throws a right and a left that Sabbah avoids nicely.
Sabbah walks into a stiff left hand from Yamada.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabbah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sabbah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamada stuns Sabbah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabbah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sabbah looks to land a left hand but Yamada moved out of range nicely.
Sabbah looks to land a left hand but Yamada moved out of range nicely.
Sabbah moves forwards but Yamada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada really 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.
A lazy left from Yamada finds it's target.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabbah throws a low kick but Yamada moves out of range easily.
Yamada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sabbah.
Yamada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
Sabbah looks to land a right hand but Yamada moved out of range.
Yamada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sabbah avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Sabbah misses with a leg kick.
Sabbah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamada cracks Sabbah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sabbah avoids the body shot from Yamada.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabbah misses the target.
Sabbah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabbah needs to keep his hands up - Yamada had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Sabbah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabbah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yamada looks to land a right hand but Sabbah moved out of range.
Sabbah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamada throws a one two combo.
Sabbah connects with a crisp jab.
Sabbah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sabbah doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamada stuns Sabbah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamada scores with a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sabbah tried to score with a low kick but Yamada checks it.
Yamada walks into a jab.
Yamada misses with a wild combination.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabbah misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah misses with a jab to the body
and Yamada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabbah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sabbah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabbah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yamada.
Yamada cracks a nice hook into Sabbah's ribs.
Sabbah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabbah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamada manages to avoid it.
Sabbah is looking to chop away at Yamada's legs.
Yamada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabbah moves away.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah misses with a hook. Yamada ducked under it nicely.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabbah circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Sabbah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sabbah misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
Sabbah misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada cracks Sabbah with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
Yamada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sabbah momentarily.
Yamada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
Sabbah looks to land a body kick but Yamada moved away.
Sabbah looks to throw the jab but Yamada is out of range.
Yamada connects with a jab.
Yamada lands a nice shot that snaps Sabbah's head back.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Yamada there.
Sabbah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabbah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamada lands with a shot to the body.
Yamada lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sabbah backs up against the cage.
Sabbah throws a chopping leg kick but Yamada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sabbah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yamada's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sabbah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamada scores with a punch to the head.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body. Sabbah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Sabbah.
Sabbah slips a jab and a cross from Yamada.
Yamada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sabbah.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamada lands with an overhand left.
Yamada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sabbah doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabbah throws out a loose jab but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada checks a leg kick.
Sabbah throws a hook to the side of Yamada's head but Yamada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada dominated that fourth 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yamada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sabbah's head backwards.
Yamada misses the jab.
Sabbah avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabbah manages to avoid it.
Sabbah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sabbah.
Yamada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sabbah tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamada is able to avoid easily.
Sabbah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamada scores with a body shot.
Sabbah tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sabbah's hands.
A left lands for Yamada.
Sabbah throws a shot from downtown. Yamada moves away and avoids it.
Sabbah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sabbah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throws a combination. Sabbah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yamada lands a glancing blow to the side of Sabbah's head.
Yamada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabbah is just out of range.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Yamada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yamada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamada slips under a jab.
Yamada lands with a good body shot.
Sabbah throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamada checks a low kick from Sabbah.
Yamada stuns Sabbah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamada throws a body punch but Sabbah moves out of range.
Yamada lands a jab to the head.
Sabbah throws a low kick but Yamada moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sabbah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sabbah wants to slow Yamada down by chopping away at his legs.
Yamada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamada swings for the body but Sabbah moves out of range.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabbah walks into a left hand.
Yamada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sabbah tried to score with a low kick but Yamada checks it.
Sabbah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamada counters with a left to the body.
Yamada punishes Sabbah's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamada scores with the left hand. Sabbah knows he should have avoided that one.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Sabbah avoids them all with ease.
Sabbah throws a head kick that misses.
Sabbah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah throws a front kick aimed at Yamada's knee but Yamada avoids it well.
Yamada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sabbah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sabbah throws a hook to the side of Yamada's head but Yamada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sabbah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada scores with a shot to the body.
Yamada swinging wildly here.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sabbah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sabbah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Sabbah throws a solid leg kick but Yamada takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sabbah.
Sabbah is looking to chop away at Yamada's legs.
Sabbah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sabbah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sabbah misses.
Sabbah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sabbah manages to avoid it.
Yamada lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabbah.
Sabbah throws a wild body kick that Yamada sees coming a mile off.
Sabbah misses with a low kick.
Sabbah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamada's calf.
Yamada punishes Sabbah's body with a nice straight punch.
Sabbah is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamada checks a leg kick nicely.
Yamada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sabbah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sabbah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sabbah throws out a leg kick but Yamada moves out of range and Sabbah only half commits.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabbah is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Yamada.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tadamasa Yamada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yamada has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 47:48
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadamasa Yamada!
Tadamasa Yamada is the new middleweight champion!
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