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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Ushijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeo Kiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiyoshi has chosen I Walk Alone as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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245 lbs
2 - 9 - 0 |
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225 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buffalo Ushijima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeo Kiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiyoshi lands a right hook to the body.
Kiyoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ushijima slips under a jab from Kiyoshi.
Ushijima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiyoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiyoshi stuffs the takedown attempt from Ushijima. Ushijima gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiyoshi slaps away a takedown attempt from Ushijima, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Buffalo Ushijima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ushijima feints and then cracks Kiyoshi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiyoshi down.
Ushijima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ushijima tries to clinch up but Kiyoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Ushijima is looking to clinch but Kiyoshi is avoiding it.
Ushijima lands a right hook to the body.
Ushijima moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ushijima is trying to drag Kiyoshi to the mat but Kiyoshi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buffalo Ushijima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ushijima breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ushijima looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kiyoshi!
Ushijima landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ushijima throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ushijima misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ushijima lands with some strikes.
Ushijima moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kiyoshi has worked his arm free - good work by Kiyoshi!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiyoshi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kiyoshi looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiyoshi manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ushijima clinches up with Kiyoshi and pushes him back against the cage.
Ushijima stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ushijima prevents Kiyoshi from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ushijima.
Ushijima is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ushijima lands a good knee to the midsection. Kiyoshi won't want to take too many of those.
Kiyoshi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ushijima lands a takedown into guard.
Ushijima trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiyoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ushijima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ushijima working some strikes from top position.
Ushijima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ushijima working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ushijima trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiyoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ushijima landing some decent shots from guard.
Ushijima has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kiyoshi is proving hard to escape from.
Kiyoshi keeping moving, preventing Ushijima from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ushijima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ushijima wants to control from the top but Kiyoshi keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ushijima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ushijima slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ushijima in side control, throwing shots but Kiyoshi defends.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ushijima scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffalo Ushijima dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ushijima.
Kiyoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ushijima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kiyoshi counters with a nice body shot.
Buffalo Ushijima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ushijima.
Ushijima changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kiyoshi tries to avoid it but Ushijima manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kiyoshi to the ground. Kiyoshi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buffalo Ushijima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Kiyoshi finds it's way through Ushijima's defenses.
Ushijima misses with a double jab.
Ushijima tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiyoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiyoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ushijima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiyoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiyoshi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiyoshi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ushijima.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ushijima moves to clinch but Kiyoshi breaks away
so Kiyoshi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiyoshi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ushijima, up you get!
Ushijima tries to land a front kick but Kiyoshi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ushijima is looking to clinch but Kiyoshi is avoiding it.
Ushijima closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kiyoshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Ushijima ducks under a wild hook from Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ushijima is looking to clinch but Kiyoshi is avoiding it.
Kiyoshi is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ushijima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiyoshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ushijima.
Kiyoshi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ushijima lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ushijima lands a head kick. Kiyoshi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ushijima gets a double leg takedown into Kiyoshi's guard.
Ushijima tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiyoshi is retaining full guard.
Kiyoshi is looking to stand up but Ushijima isn't so interested in that idea.
Buffalo Ushijima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ushijima trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiyoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ushijima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiyoshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ushijima trying to control but Kiyoshi is working from the bottom.
Ushijima trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kiyoshi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ushijima trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buffalo Ushijima has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ushijima pushes Kiyoshi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiyoshi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ushijima leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ushijima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ushijima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiyoshi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Buffalo Ushijima is winning the standup battle so far.
Ushijima doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiyoshi circles away.
Ushijima fails with a takedown attempt.
Ushijima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffalo Ushijima dominated that second round.
That's time! Ushijima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ushijima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ushijima has Kiyoshi up against the cage in a clinch.
Ushijima pulls Kiyoshi into guard.
Kiyoshi won't allow Ushijima to get back to his feet.
Ushijima has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kiyoshi has passed into side control.
Kiyoshi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ushijima is avoiding damage well.
Ushijima is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kiyoshi off and has taken his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiyoshi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kiyoshi is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Ushijima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiyoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ushijima looks to land a combination. Kiyoshi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ushijima wants to clinch
and Kiyoshi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ushijima!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ushijima is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ushijima is squirming around, avoiding Kiyoshi's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ushijima wants to control but Kiyoshi is having none of it.
Kiyoshi controlling his opponent.
Ushijima wants to control but Kiyoshi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Buffalo Ushijima just wasn't active enough.
Ushijima throws a nice head kick!
Ushijima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiyoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Ushijima lands a jab to the head.
Ushijima darts in trying to clinch
and Kiyoshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ushijima darts in and clinches Kiyoshi up against the cage.
Ushijima lands a good knee to the midsection. Kiyoshi won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ushijima.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ushijima scores with a hook to the body.
Ushijima digs a right hand underneath Kiyoshi's ribcage. Kiyoshi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ushijima obliges.
Ushijima lands a body punch.
Kiyoshi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ushijima.
Ushijima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ushijima lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi tries to break free but Ushijima pushes him back against the cage.
Takeo Kiyoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buffalo Ushijima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ushijima blocks a body shot from Kiyoshi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buffalo Ushijima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ushijima 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buffalo Ushijima!
Buffalo Ushijima managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Condemned, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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