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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Asaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Te Shudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Te Shudo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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139 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Asaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Te Shudo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shudo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asaki on the side of the head.
Asaki walks into a stiff left hand from Shudo.
Te Shudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asaki darts in and clinches Shudo up against the ropes.
Shudo trying to control the position but instead, Asaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shudo into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asaki.
Shudo is trying to break free.
Shudo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Asaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shudo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asaki wants to break free but Shudo has control.
Asaki breaks from the clinch.
Asaki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shudo's guard.
Asaki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asaki won't allow Shudo to sweep him here.
Shudo keeping moving, preventing Asaki from controlling successfully.
Asaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Asaki looking to pass the guard.
Shudo is trying to keep Asaki in close.
Shudo being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Asaki advances to half guard.
Asaki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shudo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Asaki.
Asaki is trying to work for a kimura but Shudo is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Asaki in particular looking to stall.
Asaki has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Asaki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shudo sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shudo trying to control but Asaki postures up.
Asaki wants to free his trapped foot but Shudo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Te Shudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shudo works Asaki's body with a nice hook.
Shudo tries to clinch
and Asaki counters with a shoot takedown. Shudo fights it but they end up in guard.
Asaki wants to control from the top but Shudo keeps moving.
Shudo seems keen to control Asaki's posture.
Asaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Shudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shudo working a defensive guard here.
Shudo keeping moving, preventing Asaki from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shudo is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asaki throws a strike but Shudo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Asaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Asaki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Asaki slips a straight right by Shudo.
Shudo swings widly with a right hand
and Asaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shudo thinking.
Shudo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shudo takes a step back to recover.
Shudo tries to close the distance and clinch but Asaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asaki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shudo did well to prevent Asaki getting side control.
Asaki decides to return to a standing position.
Shudo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Asaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shudo can do to turn this around?
Asaki shoots for a takedown but Shudo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shudo looks to clinch
and Asaki counters with a shoot takedown. Shudo fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asaki throwing strikes from guard but Shudo blocks nicely.
Asaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Shudo is retaining full guard.
Shudo is trying to control the position but Asaki postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shudo is trying to keep Asaki in close.
Asaki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shudo dives on top into guard.
Asaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shudo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Asaki dives on top into guard.
Asaki wants to control from the top but Shudo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asaki passes into half guard.
Asaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shudo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Asaki is working for a submission of some sort.
Asaki is working for a kimura but Shudo is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Shudo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Asaki is keen to just control but Shudo is a slippery customer.
Asaki is working for a submission of some sort.
Asaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shudo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Asaki passes the guard and advances to mount!
BOOM! Asaki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shudo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Asaki.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shudo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Asaki breaks from Shudo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Asaki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Asaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Asaki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shudo was covering up waiting for the punch and Asaki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Asaki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shudo keeping moving, preventing Asaki from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asaki looking to pass the guard.
Asaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Shudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asaki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shudo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Asaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shudo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shudo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shudo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shudo is looking to clinch.
Shudo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shudo misses the body punch
and Asaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Asaki.
Asaki lands a takedown into guard.
Asaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Shudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shudo wants to sweep but no luck.
Shudo is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Asaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Shudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shudo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Asaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shudo is keeping the position for now.
Shudo keeping moving, preventing Asaki from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Asaki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shudo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Asaki somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Asaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shudo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Te Shudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Asaki misses with a takedown
and Shudo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A hook to the body from Shudo.
Shudo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asaki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shudo after a bit of a struggle.
Shudo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shudo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shudo is pressed up against the ropes. Asaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shudo down to the mat. Shudo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shudo cracks the inside of Asaki's front leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shudo lands a left and a right that send Asaki crashing to the mat, dazed. Shudo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Asaki is rocked!
Shudo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Te Shudo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Asaki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Shinji Asaki!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Shinji Asaki!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Shinji Asaki!
Shinji Asaki wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Shinji Asaki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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