PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hojo Yoijimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamite Shikoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoijimbo comes to the cage accompanied by Them Crooked Vultures - Elephants. Shikoku has chosen Shikoku Shikoku as his entrance music. Dynamite Shikoku acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Yoijimbo
vs
Shikoku

170 cm
24
280 lbs
11 - 1 - 1

195 cm
24
269 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hojo Yoijimbo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dynamite Shikoku!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoijimbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shikoku.
Yoijimbo throws a sloppy head kick and Shikoku moves out of range easily.
Yoijimbo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shikoku looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoijimbo is just out of range.
Yoijimbo blocks a leg kick.
Shikoku scores with a leg kick.
Yoijimbo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Yoijimbo as he checks the leg kick.
Yoijimbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yoijimbo misses with a leg kick
and Shikoku counters with a stiff right hand.
Shikoku lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yoijimbo backs up against the cage.
Yoijimbo misses with a leg kick
and Shikoku makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shikoku sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yoijimbo is looking to clinch.
Shikoku keeps the fight on the outside.
Shikoku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shikoku circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoijimbo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shikoku looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoijimbo is just out of range.
Shikoku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoijimbo delivers a nice body kick.
Shikoku scores with a hook.
Yoijimbo 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.
Yoijimbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shikoku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoijimbo throws a low kick, looking for Shikoku's leg but Shikoku calmly moves out of range.
Yoijimbo throws a quick inside leg kick.

Yoijimbo moves into the clinch.
Shikoku lands with a right to the head.
Shikoku gets through Yoijimbo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoijimbo tries to land knees in the clinch but Shikoku avoids the damage to the body.
Shikoku avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoijimbo blocks an elbow strike.
Yoijimbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shikoku blocks it with crossed arms.
Shikoku is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yoijimbo lands a damaging elbow.
Yoijimbo pushes off an throws an elbow but Shikoku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shikoku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yoijimbo backwards.
Shikoku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shikoku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoijimbo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shikoku misses with the head strike.
Shikoku blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shikoku.
Shikoku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shikoku stalling.
Shikoku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shikoku dodges an elbow strike from Yoijimbo.
A left hand lands to the body for Shikoku.
Yoijimbo lands an elbow that stopped Shikoku in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Dynamite Shikoku has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo throws an elbow that misses.
Shikoku avoids the elbow strike from Yoijimbo, against the cage.
Yoijimbo tries to land knees in the clinch but Shikoku avoids the damage to the body.
Shikoku dodges an elbow strike from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoijimbo lands an elbow inside that Shikoku shrugs off.
Shikoku using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoijimbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shikoku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoijimbo.
Shikoku misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Shikoku breaks from the clinch.
Hojo Yoijimbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoijimbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shikoku checks it well.
Yoijimbo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shikoku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shikoku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shikoku looks to land a body kick but Yoijimbo moved away.
Shikoku jabs Yoijimbo to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yoijimbo wants to clinch.
Yoijimbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoijimbo misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoijimbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shikoku misses with an uppercut
and Yoijimbo counters with a straight right hand.
Yoijimbo misses with a low kick.
Yoijimbo lands with a nice body kick.
Yoijimbo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shikoku misses with a hook.
Yoijimbo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoijimbo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dynamite Shikoku will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dynamite Shikoku's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shikoku sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A low kick from Yoijimbo is predictable there
and Shikoku counters with a nice uppercut.
Shikoku lands a nice shot that snaps Yoijimbo's head back.
Shikoku throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yoijimbo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shikoku is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yoijimbo moves in looking to clinch but Shikoku pushes him off.
Yoijimbo throws a low kick but Shikoku moves out of range easily.
Yoijimbo throws a leg kick but Shikoku sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yoijimbo checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoijimbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shikoku checks it well.
Shikoku misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoijimbo scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoijimbo throws a low kick, looking for Shikoku's leg but Shikoku calmly moves out of range.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shikoku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shikoku thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch up but Shikoku circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoijimbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shikoku.
Yoijimbo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yoijimbo.
Shikoku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoijimbo tries to land a body kick
and Shikoku counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoijimbo thumps Shikoku with a low kick.
Dynamite Shikoku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoijimbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shikoku.
Yoijimbo wants to clinch but Shikoku slips to the side
and Shikoku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoijimbo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoijimbo misses with a body kick.
Shikoku getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoijimbo wants to land a leg kick but Shikoku is out of range.
Yoijimbo throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shikoku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoijimbo misses with a body kick.
Shikoku stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shikoku.
Shikoku is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shikoku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoijimbo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shikoku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoijimbo. That's going to slow Shikoku down.

Yoijimbo clinches up with Shikoku and pushes him back against the cage.
Shikoku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoijimbo is defending well for now.
Shikoku blocks an elbow strike from Yoijimbo.
Shikoku stalling in the clinch but Yoijimbo improves position.
Shikoku misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo has Shikoku pressed against the cage.
Shikoku blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yoijimbo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shikoku's brow.

Shikoku breaks the clinch.
Yoijimbo throws a front kick aimed at Shikoku's knee but Shikoku avoids it well.
Yoijimbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shikoku is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yoijimbo misses with a kick to the body.
Shikoku moves away from the strike by Yoijimbo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoijimbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick from Shikoku lands but Yoijimbo takes it in his stride.
Yoijimbo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yoijimbo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoijimbo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shikoku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shikoku checks a low kick from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo staying out of range there.
Shikoku throws a body punch but Yoijimbo moves out of range.
Yoijimbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shikoku has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yoijimbo misses with a kick to the body
and Shikoku counters with a nice uppercut.
Shikoku's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shikoku moves out of range as Yoijimbo strikes.
Yoijimbo slips a jab from Shikoku.
Yoijimbo checks the leg kick.
Shikoku missing with a left hand there. Yoijimbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shikoku throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoijimbo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shikoku connects with a body shot.
Yoijimbo tries to land a body kick
and Shikoku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shikoku takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dynamite Shikoku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dynamite Shikoku'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.

Shikoku throws the left hand but Yoijimbo avoids the punch easily.
Yoijimbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shikoku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shikoku throws a good cross that connects.
Yoijimbo moves out of range as Shikoku strikes.
Good leg kick by Yoijimbo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shikoku throws a front kick aimed at Yoijimbo's knee but Yoijimbo avoids it well.
Shikoku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoijimbo wants to clinch up but Shikoku keeps it at a distance.
Yoijimbo moves in looking to clinch but Shikoku pushes him off.
Yoijimbo throws a sloppy head kick and Shikoku moves out of range easily.
Yoijimbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shikoku blocks a head kick by Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo blocks the body kick.
Shikoku thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoijimbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoijimbo throws a leg kick but Shikoku checks it.
Shikoku checks a low kick from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo throws a head kick that misses.
Yoijimbo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoijimbo. That's going to slow Shikoku down.
Yoijimbo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yoijimbo throws a lazy head kick
and Shikoku counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shikoku checks a leg kick.
Shikoku throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo takes one on the button.
Yoijimbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shikoku checks it well.
Shikoku keeps the fight on the outside.
Shikoku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoijimbo circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku throws an overhand right that lands on Yoijimbo's shoulder, as Yoijimbo tries to avoid the shot.
Yoijimbo ducks under a wild hook from Shikoku.
Yoijimbo is looking to clinch.
Yoijimbo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shikokus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yoijimbo moves into range and clinches up with Shikoku.
Shikoku avoids the elbow strike from Yoijimbo, against the cage.
Shikoku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yoijimbo lands an elbow that stopped Shikoku in his tracks for a moment.
Shikoku tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoijimbo avoids the damage to the body.
Yoijimbo looking to throw knees to the head but Shikoku is blocking nicely.
Shikoku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoijimbo avoids it.

Shikoku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shikoku thumps Yoijimbo with a low kick.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shikoku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoijimbo throws a head kick but Shikoku moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoijimbo blocks a head kick by Shikoku.
Yoijimbo throws a leg kick but Shikoku sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shikoku 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 Yoijimbo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoijimbo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yoijimbo ducks under a wild hook from Shikoku.
A lazy left from Shikoku finds it's target.
Shikoku stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoijimbo slips a straight right by Shikoku.
Yoijimbo moves in looking to clinch but Shikoku pushes him off.
Shikoku lands a nice looking body kick.
Shikoku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoijimbo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shikoku throws a leg kick but Yoijimbo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoijimbo tries to work over Shikoku's front leg with a kick but Shikoku checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoijimbo throws a push kick but Shikoku slaps the foot to one side.
Shikoku misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Yoijimbo tenderised Shikoku's leg. Shikoku is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shikoku connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoijimbo doesn't manage to clinch there - Shikoku circles away.
Shikoku scores with a hook.
Yoijimbo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Shikoku blocks the leg kick.
Yoijimbo checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoijimbo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yoijimbo misses with a leg kick
and Shikoku counters with a good low kick that Yoijimbo was not able to check.
Yoijimbo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shikoku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yoijimbo scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dynamite Shikoku really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dynamite Shikoku's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yoijimbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shikoku throws a push kick but Yoijimbo slaps the foot to one side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shikoku crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoijimbo - the referee stops the clock and Shikoku gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoijimbo. Shikoku manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yoijimbo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yoijimbo throws a head kick that half lands.
Shikoku misses with a wild combination.
Yoijimbo wants to slow Shikoku down by chopping away at his legs.
Shikoku lands a nice looking body kick.
Yoijimbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Shikoku has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo is looking to clinch but Shikoku is avoiding it.
Yoijimbo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shikoku will feel that in the morning.
Yoijimbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shikoku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoijimbo misses with a low kick as Shikoku jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikoku scores with a three punch combo!
Shikoku throws a body punch but Yoijimbo moves out of range.
Shikoku misses with an uppercut. Yoijimbo saw that one coming.
Yoijimbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shikoku.
Shikoku lands with a shot to the body.
Shikoku blocks a head kick by Yoijimbo.
Shikoku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoijimbo manages to avoid it.
Shikoku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yoijimbo under the eye.
Yoijimbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shikoku throws a chopping leg kick but Yoijimbo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shikoku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shikoku throws a solid leg kick but Yoijimbo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shikoku.
Shikoku throws the kick towards the body but Yoijimbo avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku throws a sloppy head kick and Yoijimbo moves out of range easily.
Shikoku moves out of range as Yoijimbo strikes.
Shikoku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoijimbo thows a leg kick but Shikoku checks it
and Shikoku counters with a nice leg kick.
Shikoku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch there but Shikoku circles away.
Yoijimbo misses with a head kick.
Yoijimbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shikoku.
Shikoku checks a low kick from Yoijimbo.
A solid body kick from Shikoku.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shikoku misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo misses with a body kick.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shikoku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shikoku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoijimbo moves away.
Shikoku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoijimbo misses with a low kick.
Yoijimbo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shikoku counters with a nice kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shikoku.
Shikoku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoijimbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shikoku sizes up Yoijimbo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shikoku checks a leg kick nicely.
Shikoku thows a leg kick but Yoijimbo checks it

and Yoijimbo counters by moving into the clinch.
Shikoku avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoijimbo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoijimbo lands an elbow inside that Shikoku shrugs off.
Yoijimbo misses with an elbow strike.
Yoijimbo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yoijimbo lands a nice elbow.
Shikoku throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
Yoijimbo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shikoku misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoijimbo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shikoku avoids it.
Yoijimbo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yoijimbo is pushing Shikoku up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yoijimbo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoijimbo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Dynamite Shikoku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dynamite Shikoku's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Yoijimbo is looking to clinch but Shikoku is avoiding it.
Shikoku cracks Yoijimbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yoijimbo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yoijimbo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yoijimbo tries to clinch there but Shikoku circles away.
Shikoku thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoijimbo moves in looking to clinch but Shikoku pushes him off.
Yoijimbo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good exchange - Shikoku coming out on top.
Yoijimbo lands a leg kick that knocks Shikoku off balance momentarily.
Shikoku 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.

Yoijimbo closes the distance and pushes Shikoku back into the cage.
Yoijimbo blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoijimbo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yoijimbo tries to land knees in the clinch but Shikoku avoids the damage to the body.
Shikoku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoijimbo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shikoku takes an elbow to the temple.
Yoijimbo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yoijimbo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Dynamite Shikoku's cut even more.
Shikoku blocks an elbow strike.
Shikoku creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoijimbo misses with an elbow strike.
Yoijimbo managing to block the knees to the body from Shikoku.
Yoijimbo lands an elbow that stopped Shikoku in his tracks for a moment.

Shikoku is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Yoijimbo throws an elbow but misses.
Shikoku is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoijimbo finish him?
Yoijimbo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yoijimbo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shikoku is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoijimbo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yoijimbo jerks Shikoku's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Shikoku drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Yoijimbo goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Yoijimbo because Shikoku was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Hojo Yoijimbo!
Hojo Yoijimbo is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Hojo Yoijimbo 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.