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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matsui Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatol Krivoruchko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matsui Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anatol Krivoruchko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Krivoruchko looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krivoruchko.
Yamamoto throws a big counter combination but Krivoruchko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamamoto. That's going to slow Krivoruchko down.
Krivoruchko swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a slapping body shot.
Krivoruchko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Krivoruchko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yamamoto rushes Krivoruchko and presses him up against the cage.
Yamamoto misses with a body punch.
Yamamoto slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Krivoruchko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Krivoruchko throws a big shot that misses.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Krivoruchko circles away.
Krivoruchko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Krivoruchko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamamoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yamamoto goes for a takedown attempt but Krivoruchko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krivoruchko misses with a straight left.
Krivoruchko blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Krivoruchko tries to keep at a distance but Yamamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krivoruchko misses with a body punch.
Krivoruchko avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Krivoruchko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto rushes Krivoruchko and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krivoruchko is looking for the big counter here.
Krivoruchko lands with a shot to the body.
Krivoruchko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krivoruchko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Krivoruchko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Krivoruchko defends well and Yamamoto ends up having to push Krivoruchko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matsui Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto tightens his grip and picks Krivoruchko up, before dumping him to the ground. Krivoruchko manages to land in guard.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Krivoruchko keeps moving.
Yamamoto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yamamoto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Krivoruchko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamamoto is one step ahead there.
Yamamoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to control but Krivoruchko is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto working some strikes from top position.
Yamamoto trying to control but Krivoruchko is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krivoruchko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krivoruchko working a defensive guard here.
Yamamoto looking to pass the guard.
Yamamoto with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Krivoruchko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krivoruchko's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yamamoto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yamamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Krivoruchko is retaining full guard.
Krivoruchko keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto is stalling in the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Krivoruchko keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yamamoto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsui Yamamoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yamamoto lands a couple of digs.
Krivoruchko keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krivoruchko can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krivoruchko is keeping the position for now.
Yamamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yamamoto stands up from Krivoruchko's guard - Yamamoto perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krivoruchko gets caught napping as Yamamoto dives in and scores a takedown. Krivoruchko manages to retain guard.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krivoruchko is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Krivoruchko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto connects with a couple of short punches.
We've been informed that Krivoruchko has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yamamoto is stalling in the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yamamoto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Krivoruchko keeps moving.
Yamamoto pushes down on Krivoruchko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yamamoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Krivoruchko is refusing to be controlled, as Yamamoto sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto thows a huge punch but Krivoruchko dodges it nicely.
Yamamoto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krivoruchko defending well though.
Yamamoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yamamoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krivoruchko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matsui Yamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krivoruchko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yamamoto is nestled in close to Krivoruchko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yamamoto throwing shots but Krivoruchko is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yamamoto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Krivoruchko!
Yamamoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Krivoruchko?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yamamoto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yamamoto tries to control but Krivoruchko wriggling away.
Yamamoto landing shots from mount.
Yamamoto dominating with strikes here.
Yamamoto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yamamoto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yamamoto controlling the pace for now.
Yamamoto with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yamamoto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
Yamamoto lands a big elbow.
Krivoruchko is in a horrible position here. Yamamoto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto tries to control but Krivoruchko wriggling away.
Yamamoto landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsui Yamamoto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krivoruchko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yamamoto with a body shot.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krivoruchko throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Krivoruchko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Krivoruchko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but Krivoruchko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Krivoruchko misses.
Yamamoto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Krivoruchko to the ground. Yamamoto is now in Krivoruchko's guard.
Krivoruchko keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamamoto looking to pass the guard.
Krivoruchko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamamoto throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Yamamoto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yamamoto distracts Krivoruchko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Krivoruchko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto throws a big elbow that misses.
Yamamoto lands a couple of digs.
Yamamoto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yamamoto with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throwing strikes from guard but Krivoruchko blocks nicely.
Yamamoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Krivoruchko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Krivoruchko!
Yamamoto raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yamamoto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yamamoto lands a couple of good shots and Krivoruchko has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Yamamoto scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Yamamoto patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Yamamoto connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Krivoruchko to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Krivoruchko knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Krivoruchko for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krivoruchko is trapped and Yamamoto is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Yamamoto scores with strikes from the back.
Yamamoto is looking to control Krivoruchko but Krivoruchko is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Yamamoto lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Matsui Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamoto throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Krivoruchko just trying to survive but Yamamoto is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Yamamoto wants to control but Krivoruchko is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is working the ground and pound. Can Krivoruchko escape?
Krivoruchko is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Yamamoto gets his way!
Yamamoto throwing damaging strikes from the back! Krivoruchko could be in trouble here!
Yamamoto is punishing Krivoruchko with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto looking for the RNC.
Krivoruchko is really stuck here.
Yamamoto trying to control.
Anatol Krivoruchko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krivoruchko is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matsui Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamamoto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Matsui Yamamoto!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Matsui Yamamoto!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Matsui Yamamoto!
Matsui Yamamoto wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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RATING
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