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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junichi Sawayashiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junichi Sawayashiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolo Young!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young avoids the head kick by Sawayashiki.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Sawayashiki scoring well with a low kick there.
Sawayashiki throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young connects with a single shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sawayashiki.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sawayashiki throws a head kick that Young semi-blocks.
Sawayashiki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young misses with a combination
and Sawayashiki counters with an outside leg kick.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sawayashiki scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sawayashiki moves out of range of the strikes.
Sawayashiki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Young's head.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young looks gassed!
Sawayashiki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Sawayashiki stalks Young and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Young's face. Young staggers backwards, shaken.
Sawayashiki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sawayashiki. That's going to slow Young down.
Sawayashiki scores with a nice body kick.
Sawayashiki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Sawayashiki tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
Young takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sawayashiki.
Bolo Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Sawayashiki.
Sawayashiki thuds his shin into the meat of Young's side.
Young sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sawayashiki lands a big head kick that sends Young tumbling to the mat! Sawayashiki takes a step backwards and waves Young back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawayashiki tries to clinch up.
Sawayashiki lands with a slapping head kick.
Sawayashiki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sawayashiki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Young is rocked!
Sawayashiki has Young up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sawayashiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sawayashiki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sawayashiki.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Young crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sawayashiki - the referee stops the clock and Young gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sawayashiki. Young manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sawayashiki scores with a head kick. Young tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Sawayashiki.
Sawayashiki clinches up against the ropes.
Sawayashiki breaks from the clinch.
Sawayashiki throws a front kick that sends Young stumbling back into the ropes.
A combination from Sawayashiki does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sawayashiki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sawayashiki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sawayashiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sawayashiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sawayashiki moves into the clinch.
Sawayashiki has Young pressed against the ropes, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sawayashiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Sawayashiki.
Sawayashiki lands a two punch combo.
Sawayashiki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sawayashiki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sawayashiki.
Sawayashiki throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Sawayashiki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sawayashiki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawayashiki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junichi Sawayashiki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sawayashiki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Young misses with a combination
and Sawayashiki counters with a head kick.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sawayashiki.
Sawayashiki throws a head kick that misses.
Sawayashiki misses with a two punch combination.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawayashiki pushes Young away with a front kick.
Sawayashiki misses with a two punch combination.
Sawayashiki scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Junichi Sawayashiki is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice combination there by Sawayashiki.
Sawayashiki tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Sawayashiki moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Sawayashiki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Sawayashiki. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sawayashiki cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Crunch! Sawayashiki slams his shin into Young's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sawayashiki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Young has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Sawayashiki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawayashiki tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Sawayashiki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sawayashiki moves into the clinch.
Sawayashiki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sawayashiki lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Sawayashiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sawayashiki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawayashiki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Sawayashiki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawayashiki closes the distance and clinches.
Sawayashiki breaks from the clinch.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young is looking to clinch but Sawayashiki is avoiding it.
Sawayashiki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Sawayashiki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sawayashiki.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sawayashiki.
Sawayashiki is looking to clinch.
Sawayashiki wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawayashiki tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Sawayashiki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sawayashiki.
Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sawayashiki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sawayashiki clinches.
Sawayashiki breaks from the clinch.
Sawayashiki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sawayashiki breaks the clinch.
Sawayashiki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawayashiki working Young over with knees to the body.
Sawayashiki manages to break the clinch.
Junichi Sawayashiki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sawayashiki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sawayashiki.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Sawayashiki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sawayashiki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Young misses
and Sawayashiki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sawayashiki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junichi Sawayashiki dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sawayashiki throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young looks to land a combination but Sawayashiki avoids it well.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Sawayashiki counters with a three punch combo that has Young backing up. Young nods at Sawayashiki to acknowledge the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sawayashiki lands a head kick. Young smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sawayashiki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sawayashiki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sawayashiki wants to clinch.
Sawayashiki tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Sawayashiki throws a one two combo.
Sawayashiki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Sawayashiki.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sawayashiki scores a nice knee to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sawayashiki here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sawayashiki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sawayashiki is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawayashiki scores with a jab to the body.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Sawayashiki counters with an inside leg kick.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sawayashiki circles away quickly and effectively.
Sawayashiki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sawayashiki tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Sawayashiki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
Sawayashiki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sawayashiki fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Sawayashiki lands but Young takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sawayashiki.
Sawayashiki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sawayashiki lands a jab-cross combination.
Sawayashiki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sawayashiki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Sawayashiki counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sawayashiki.
Sawayashiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sawayashiki wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Sawayashiki clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawayashiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.
Sawayashiki scores with a knee to the head.
Sawayashiki misses with a knee strike.
Sawayashiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sawayashiki wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Sawayashiki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sawayashiki throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sawayashiki.
Sawayashiki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sawayashiki works over Young's head and body with a nice combination.
Young misses with a combination
and Sawayashiki counters with a series of strikes. Young will be more careful next time no doubt.
Young misses with the combination.
Sawayashiki throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sawayashiki dips to his left and cracks Young with an uppercut!
Sawayashiki is looking to clinch.
Bolo Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick by Young misses
and Sawayashiki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Young is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sawayashiki is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junichi Sawayashiki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sawayashiki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junichi Sawayashiki!
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RATING
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