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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freschetta Digornio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arashi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Digornio comes to the cage accompanied by I, Galactus. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Arashi Yamada enters the cage!
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165 lbs
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178 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freschetta Digornio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arashi Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
Digornio throws a sloppy body shot
letting Yamada counter with a right hand.
Digornio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Digornio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Digornio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Digornio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamada.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamada 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 Digornio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Digornio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yamada tries to land a front kick but Digornio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Digornio swings widly with a right hand
and Yamada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Digornio throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamada counters with a straight right hand.
Digornio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Digornio misses with a hook to the body
and Yamada counters with a three punch combo that has Digornio backing up. Digornio nods at Yamada to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Digornio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamada connects with a nice looking jab.
Yamada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Digornio.
Yamada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Digornio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Digornio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Yamada misses with a kick to the body.
Digornio misses with a wild body shot.
Digornio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamada swings widly with a right hand
and Digornio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yamada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamada misses the body punch
letting Digornio counter with a right hand.
Digornio throws a right hand that misses
and Yamada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Digornio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamada misses with a body punch
letting Digornio counter with a right hand.
Digornio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Digornio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yamada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Digornio swings for the body but Yamada moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digornio throws a right hand that misses
and Yamada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Digornio throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamada misses with a body kick.
Digornio throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Digornio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Digornio misses with a wild combination.
Yamada throws a sloppy body shot
and Digornio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Digornio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamada closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Digornio.
Yamada throws a combination that misses
and Digornio counters with a three punch combo that has Yamada backing up. Yamada nods at Digornio to acknowledge the strikes.
Digornio lands a jab to the nose.
Yamada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Digornio.
Yamada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Digornio.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Digornio's ribs.
Yamada misses with a low kick.
Digornio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yamada throws a poor cross that misses
and Digornio counters with a straight right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Digornio misses with an uppercut
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Digornio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Digornio scores with a nice head shot.
Digornio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Freschetta Digornio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Digornio connects with a body shot.
Yamada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yamada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamada misses with a two punch combination.
Yamada throws a right hand that misses
and Digornio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Digornio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Digornio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Digornio duly obliges.
Digornio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Digornio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Digornio throws out the jab.
Digornio is looking to clinch but Yamada is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamada throws a sloppy head kick and Digornio moves out of range easily.
Digornio misses with a straight left.
Digornio lands with a shot to the body.
Digornio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamada was well out of range. Poor timing from Digornio.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Digornio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada swings for the body but Digornio moves out of range.
Digornio throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Digornio punishes Yamada's body with a nice straight punch.
Digornio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Digornio scrambles back to his feet.
Digornio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamada counters with a straight right hand.
Yamada wants to slow Digornio down by chopping away at his legs.
Digornio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Digornio throws a big shot that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Digornio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamada counters with a nice body kick.
Yamada throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Digornio to counter with a crisp jab.
Digornio avoids the body shot from Yamada.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamada misses the target.
Yamada throws a sloppy body shot
and Digornio counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamada misses with a double jab
and Digornio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Digornio throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yamada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Digornio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamada thinking.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Digornio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamada.
Digornio misses with an uppercut.
Yamada misses with a right hand
and Digornio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yamada.
Digornio throws a series of punches but Yamada avoids them all with ease.
Digornio misses with a looping left.
Digornio lands a nice shot to the body.
Digornio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Digornio throws a nice looking combination but Yamada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Digornio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arashi Yamada will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yamada misses the body punch
and Digornio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Digornio swings widly with a right hand
and Yamada counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some bone on bone action there as Digornio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamada moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamada is looking to slow Digornio down with leg kicks.
Digornio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamada throws a lazy uppercut
and Digornio counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Digornio misses with a hook
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Digornio misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamada counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada drops his hands momentarily and Digornio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Digornio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arashi Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Digornio throws a right hand that misses
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamada slips a jab and a cross from Digornio.
Yamada connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Yamada misses
and Digornio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamada digs a good hook to Digornio's body.
A jab from Yamada misses.
Yamada misses with a jab to the body
and Digornio counters with a straight right hand.
Yamada is looking to chop away at Digornio's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a chopping leg kick but Digornio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Digornio misses with an uppercut.
Yamada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamada misses with a hook
and Digornio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamada has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yamada jabs Digornio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yamada misses with an uppercut
and Digornio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yamada works the jab nicely.
Digornio misses with a left hand
and Yamada counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Digornio is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Digornio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamada. Yamada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with the combination.
Digornio moves out of range of the leg kick from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
Yamada punishes Digornio's body with a nice straight punch.
Digornio throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamada makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Digornio really felt that one!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Digornio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yamada - the referee stops the clock and Digornio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yamada. Digornio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yamada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Digornio connects with a right hand. Yamada shakes it off.
Digornio misses with an uppercut
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Digornio 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.
Yamada tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Digornio is able to avoid easily.
Digornio misses with a right hand
and Yamada counters with a right hand to the body.
Digornio misses with an uppercut
and Yamada counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Digornio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamada throws a series of strikes that have Digornio backpedaling.
Digornio misses with a wild body shot.
Digornio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Digornio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamada.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Yamada.
Yamada cracks Digornio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Digornio was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Yamada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yamada 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.
Jab by Digornio.
A big left from Yamada misses.
Yamada tries to score with a low kick but Digornio moves his leg out of the way.
Digornio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamada.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Digornio loads up on a big right hand but Yamada slips the punch.
Digornio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamada dodges the punch combination from Digornio.
Yamada misses the body punch
and Digornio counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Digornio misses.
Yamada tries to land a front kick but Digornio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamada throws a front kick aimed at Digornio's knee but Digornio avoids it well.
Digornio is looking to clinch.
Yamada walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Digornio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab lands there for Digornio.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Digornio misses with a left hand
letting Yamada counter with a right hand.
Yamada swings widly with a right hand
and Digornio counters with a series of strikes. Yamada will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yamada scores with a three punch combo!
Yamada takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Digornio staying out of range there.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Digornio was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Yamada stuns Digornio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Digornio swings for the body but Yamada moves out of range.
A jab from Digornio does it's job there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Digornio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yamada connects with a single shot there.
Digornio lands the left hand.
Digornio fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamada takes one to the chin there.
Digornio checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Digornio scores with a punch to the head.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Digornio.
Digornio throws a right hand that misses
and Yamada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Digornio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands with a shot to the body.
Yamada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Digornio missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamada tries to land a body kick
and Digornio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamada fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Digornio checks it well.
Digornio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Digornio throws a hook but Yamada avoids it easily.
Digornio thuds a left hand into Yamada's body.
Digornio misses with an uppercut
and Yamada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arashi Yamada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Digornio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yamada thumps Digornio with a low kick.
Digornio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Digornio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Digornio throws a combination. Yamada tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Digornio scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Digornio. Those never looked like landing.
Yamada keeps the fight on the outside.
Digornio throws a sloppy body shot
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Digornio misses with a right hand
and Digornio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Digornio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digornio misses with an uppercut.
Digornio misses with a combination
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Yamada coming out on top.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Digornio misses with a hook
and Yamada makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Digornio really felt that one!
Digornio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamada with a jab.
Digornio tries to clinch but Yamada is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Digornio throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamada counters with a nice body shot.
Digornio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamada counters with a leg kick.
Digornio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamada cracks Digornio with a good jab.
Digornio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yamada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yamada throws a head kick that misses.
Yamada misses with a double jab.
Digornio thuds his right hand into Yamada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Digornio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digornio misses with an uppercut.
Yamada throws a shot to the body.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Digornio.
Yamada takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Digornio misses with a hook
and Yamada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Digornio tries to clinch
and Yamada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamada misses with an uppercut
and Digornio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamada misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a right hand that misses
and Digornio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yamada takes one on the button.
Digornio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Digornio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Digornio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Digornio connects with a jab.
Yamada pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Digornio back to the cage. Yamada follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yamada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Digornio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Digornio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Digornio misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Digornio misses with a hook
and Yamada counters with a straight right hand.
Yamada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Digornio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Digornio throws a sloppy body shot
and Yamada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Digornio throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Digornio avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Digornio lands with a nice combination. Yamada backs away looking to recover.
Digornio misses with a wild body shot.
Digornio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yamada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Digornio swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Yamada counter with a right hand.
Yamada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Digornio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
That kick from Yamada tenderised Digornio's leg. Digornio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Digornio doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamada circles away.
Digornio checks the leg kick.
Digornio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yamada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Digornio throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Digornio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Digornio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamada was well out of range. Poor timing from Digornio.
Digornio misses with a body shot
and Yamada counters with a right hand to the body.
Yamada cracks Digornio with an open hand slap.
Digornio misses with a left hand
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Digornio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Digornio lands the left hand.
Yamada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Digornio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamada counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Digornio ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Digornio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamada misses with a two punch combination.
Digornio throws a shot to the body.
Yamada moves away from the strike by Digornio.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Digornio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamada.
Digornio misses with a right hand
and Yamada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Digornio thinking.
Digornio misses with an uppercut
letting Yamada counter with a right hand.
Yamada throws a poor cross that misses
and Digornio counters with a three punch combo that has Yamada backing up. Yamada nods at Digornio to acknowledge the strikes.
Digornio throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamada lands a nice hook to Digornio's body. Digornio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Digornio throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Digornio.
A punch combination from Digornio misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arashi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Arashi Yamada!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Arashi Yamada!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Arashi Yamada!
Arashi Yamada wins by unanimous decision!
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