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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Barnes (ranked 4883 p4p, 229 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 3701 p4p, 180 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Barnes !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes wants to clinch.
Yoshida has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barnes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Yoshida listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yoshida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes moves forwards but Yoshida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yoshida lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnes showed some decent athleticism there.
Barnes misses with a head shot. Yoshida uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoshida is keeping the position for now.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barnes is stalling in the full guard.
Barnes throws a strike but Yoshida rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barnes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yoshida controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yoshida stands up and waves to Barnes to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fails to land the takedown.
A left lands for Yoshida.
Barnes goes for a double leg but Yoshida avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yoshida continues to drive forward.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Yoshida.
Yoshida bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes shoots in and bounces Yoshida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yoshida pushes Barnes off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yoshida.
Yoshida thuds a left hand into Barnes 's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barnes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoshida - the referee stops the clock and Barnes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoshida. Barnes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barnes with a poor takedown
and Yoshida counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Barnes . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barnes is defended easily by Yoshida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Yoshida as he connects with a hook.
Yoshida throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida moves into the clinch.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
Barnes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yoshida just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes pulls guard.
Barnes trying to control the position here.
Yoshida showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshida slaps away a takedown attempt from Barnes , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
Yoshida is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Barnes . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Barnes 's head.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Barnes is rocked!
Yoshida lands a body shot.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
Yoshida digs a right hand into Barnes 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes 's gas tank.
Barnes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yoshida pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Yoshida digs a right hand into Barnes 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes 's gas tank.
Barnes wants to take the fight to the mat but Yoshida manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes tries to pull guard but Yoshida holds him up against the cage and eventually Barnes drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Yoshida.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Barnes is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right handed body shot lands from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Yoshida - that landed with a thud.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
A body shot lands from Yoshida.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
A short right from Yoshida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yoshida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yoshida is working Barnes over against the cage.
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yoshida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yoshida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoshida unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Barnes ! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Yoshida is unloading with more strikes now! Barnes drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Yoshida! Takashi Yoshida retains his bantamweight title!
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FIGHT
RATING
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