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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 243 p4p, 36 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 92 p4p, 15 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tepes on the side of the head.
Tepes looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
Tepes misses the body punch
and Asai counters with an outside leg kick.
Tepes lands with an uppercut that bounces Asai off the cage and back into range.
Asai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tepes's head backwards.
Asai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tepes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asai on the side of the head.
Asai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asai scores with a head kick.
Tepes feints and then cracks Asai 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asai down.
Asai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tepes. That did some damage!
Asai loads up on a big right hand but Tepes slips the punch.
Tepes misses with the body kick
and Asai counters with a nice uppercut.
Tepes avoids the body shot from Asai .
Asai moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes.
Asai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepes throws a hook but Asai blocks it.
Asai seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Asai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tepes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asai misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Asai .
Asai wants to land a leg kick but Tepes is out of range.
Tepes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tepes throws a body shot but no joy.
Tepes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Asai swinging wildly here.
Tepes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Asai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tepes looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asai .
Tepes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Asai .
A big left from Asai misses.
Tepes misses with a hook. Asai ducked under it nicely.
Asai scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tepes looks to land a right hand but Asai moved out of range.
Tepes throws a head kick but Asai moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai takes one on the button.
Asai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tepes throws a combination that misses
and Asai counters with a thumping low kick.
Tepes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Tepes.
Asai clobbers Tepes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tepes lands a really nice looking cross but Asai seems unphased.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepes.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Asai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tepes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asai moves away.
Asai connects with a body shot.
Tepes thuds his shin into the meat of Asai 's side.
Asai checks a leg kick nicely.
Tepes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tepes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tepes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tepes takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai just leaning against Tepes, taking a breather.
Tepes digs a right hand into Asai 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Asai 's gas tank.
Tepes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tepes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tepes is looking to score with low kicks.
Tepes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asai .
Asai misses with an uppercut. Tepes saw that one coming.
Tepes replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Asai blocks it well.
Tepes misses with a leg kick
and Asai counters with an outside leg kick.
Tepes lands a head kick. Asai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tepes misses with a kick to the body.
Tepes checks a leg kick nicely.
Asai moves out of range as Tepes strikes.
Asai looks to score with a jab to the body but Tepes is just out of range.
Tepes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Tepes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Tepes misses.
Asai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Asai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tepes.
Tepes checks a leg kick.
Tepes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Asai catches Tepes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tepes connects with a leg kick. Asai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tepes throws the kick towards the body but Asai avoids it.
Tepes throws a wild body kick that Asai sees coming a mile off.
Tepes avoids a kick to the body.
Asai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tepes throws a head kick but Asai moves out of range.
Tepes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Asai .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tepes throws a leg kick but Asai checks it.
Asai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Asai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Asai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tepes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asai .
Tepes slips under a jab from Asai .
Asai throws out a powerful jab.
Tepes staying out of range there.
Tepes tries a quick counter leg kick but Asai is wise to it.
Tepes throws a poor cross that misses
letting Asai counter with a right hand.
Asai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tepes moves out of range of the leg kick from Asai .
Tepes walks into a jab.
Tepes throws a hook to the side of Asai 's head but Asai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asai blocks a leg kick.
Tepes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Asai throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes throws a chopping leg kick but Asai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tepes misses with a hook
and Asai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asai checks the leg kick.
Tepes lands a jab to Asai 's midsection.
Yoshihiro Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
Asai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai 's corner calls for a 1-2. Asai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Asai throws a body punch but Tepes moves out of range.
Asai blocks the body kick.
Asai throws a front kick aimed at Tepes's knee but Tepes avoids it well.
Tepes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai . Tepes does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tepes is looking to land body kicks.
Asai looks to clinch
and Tepes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asai motions for Tepes to come forward. Asai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tepes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asai clinches up with Tepes and pushes him back against the cage.
Tepes throws a head punch that misses.
Asai lands a hook that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
Tepes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Tepes is trying to break the clinch but Asai is controlling him.
Tepes working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asai .
Asai landing knees to the head.
Tepes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tepes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tepes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Asai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tepes's head backwards.
A low kick from Asai is predictable there
and Tepes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Asai scores with a nice body kick.
Tepes thumps Asai with a low kick.
Asai loads up on a big right hand but Tepes slips the punch.
Tepes misses with a straight left.
Asai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tepes fakes the leg kick and cracks Asai in the body.
Asai thumps Tepes with a low kick.
Asai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tepes can do to turn this around?
Tepes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes connects with a body shot.
Asai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tepes.
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes.
Asai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Asai looks to land a right hand but Tepes moved out of range.
Tepes misses with a low kick as Asai jumps back.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Asai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tepes.
Asai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tepes misses with a wild body shot.
Tepes throws a wild body kick that Asai sees coming a mile off.
Asai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tepes's calf.
That kick from Asai tenderised Tepes's leg. Tepes is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Tepes is predictable there
and Asai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Asai throws a jab when Tepes was well out of range.
Asai tries to work over Tepes's front leg with a kick but Tepes checks it.
Tepes lands an overhand right.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tepes checks a leg kick.
Tepes throws a leg kick but Asai moved away.
Tepes misses the jab.
Tepes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tepes. That's going to slow Asai down.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Tepes wants to land a leg kick but Asai is out of range.
Tepes misses with a body kick.
Asai swings for the body but Tepes moves out of range.
Asai throws a solid leg kick but Tepes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Asai .
Asai misses with a head kick.
Tepes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tepes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asai .
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes. Asai does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes lands with a shot to the body.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asai .
Tepes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Asai throws a hook but Tepes avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Asai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tepes.
Tepes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tepes lands a front kick.
Tepes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Asai 's sensitive parts.
Tepes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Tepes lands a slapping body shot.
Tepes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A swing and a miss from Asai .
Asai blocks the body kick.
Asai tries to clinch up but Tepes circles away and keeps his distance.
Asai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tepes is out of range and Asai settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asai misses the jab.
Asai takes one on the button.
Asai tries to clinch but Tepes moves out of range.
Asai looks to score with a jab to the body but Tepes is just out of range.
Tepes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Tepes misses.
Asai takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tepes fails to land.
Tepes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tepes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tepes throws a wild body kick that Asai sees coming a mile off.
Asai lands with an uppercut that bounces Tepes off the cage and back into range.
Tepes takes a swing at Asai 's ribcage but misses.
Tepes misses with a kick to the body.
Tepes throws a hook but Asai blocks it.
Asai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes manages to avoid it.
And Tepes responds with a good body kick, but Asai manages to step out the way in time.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tepes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tepes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Asai wants to land a leg kick but Tepes is out of range.
Asai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asai .
Bruno Tepes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Tepes is out of range.
Tepes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asai is out of range and Tepes settles back down.
Tepes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asai on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes throws the kick towards the body but Asai avoids it.
Tepes scores with a leg kick.
Tepes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tepes cracks Asai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Asai moves out of range as Tepes throws a body kick.
Tepes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tepes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asai .
Asai blocks a jab.
Tepes throws a head kick but Asai moves out of range.
Tepes tries to land a leg kick but Asai saw it coming and moves away.
Asai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Asai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Asai tries to clinch but Tepes is having none of it.
Asai backing away here, and Tepes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tepes misses with a hook
and Asai counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes avoids a kick to the body.
Tepes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Asai , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asai darts in and clinches Tepes up against the cage.
Tepes works on Asai 's body with a couple of short punches.
Tepes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tepes blocks an uppercut.
Asai throws a punch but it's blocked by Tepes.
Tepes manages to break the clinch.
Asai slips under a jab.
Tepes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes. Asai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asai throws a body shot but no joy.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tepes. That did some damage!
Tepes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asai . Asai obviously looking to wear him down.
Asai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Asai checks a leg kick.
Asai checks a leg kick.
Tepes throws a body kick that misses.
Asai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tepes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Asai scores with a nice strike.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch but Tepes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tepes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Asai just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the liver by Asai . Beautiful body shot.
Tepes throws a good cross that connects.
Asai moves out of range as Tepes throws a body kick.
Yoshihiro Asai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Asai scores with a decent looking hook.
Tepes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tepes misses with a straight left.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tepes. That did some damage!
Tepes tried to score with a low kick but Asai checks it.
Asai lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Asai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asai 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
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