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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shigenori Iwasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Toyoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iwasaki comes to the cage accompanied by Soul II Soul - Back to Life. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigenori Iwasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Toyoku!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iwasaki dips to his left and cracks Toyoku with an uppercut!
Shigenori Iwasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Toyoku misses.
Toyoku with a hook.
Iwasaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Iwasaki misses
and Toyoku counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Toyoku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iwasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Toyoku tries to throw a body punch but Iwasaki avoids it by throwing Toyoku back against the cage.
Toyoku is leaning against Iwasaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Iwasaki scores with a shot to the side of Toyoku's head.
Iwasaki breaks from the clinch.
Iwasaki cracks the inside of Toyoku's front leg.
Toyoku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki misses with a looping right.
Toyoku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toyoku tries to clinch up.
Toyoku swinging wildly here.
Iwasaki missing with a left hand there. Toyoku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iwasaki throws a right hand that misses
and Toyoku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toyoku moves out of range of the leg kick from Iwasaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwasaki looks to land a body kick but Toyoku moved away.
Toyoku throws a right hand that misses
and Iwasaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Toyoku misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Iwasaki misses
and Toyoku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Iwasaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Toyoku throws a head kick but Iwasaki moves out of range.
Iwasaki thows a leg kick but Toyoku checks it
enabling Toyoku to counter with a crisp jab.
Iwasaki clobbers Toyoku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Iwasaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toyoku's sensitive parts.
Iwasaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Toyoku throws the kick towards the body but Iwasaki avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Toyoku.
Toyoku throws a head kick but Iwasaki moves out of range.
Iwasaki blocks a jab.
Iwasaki moves in looking to clinch but Toyoku pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iwasaki.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Iwasaki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Toyoku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Toyoku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Iwasaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Iwasaki takes one to the chin there.
Iwasaki thuds a left hand into Toyoku's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Toyoku blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Toyoku.
Toyoku doesn't manage to clinch there - Iwasaki circles away.
Toyoku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toyoku takes a swing at Iwasaki's ribcage but misses.
Iwasaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Toyoku counters with a nice uppercut.
Iwasaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toyoku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toyoku misses with a two punch combination.
Iwasaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toyoku. That did some damage!
Iwasaki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Toyoku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku misses with a hook
and Iwasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Iwasaki throws a chopping leg kick but Toyoku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Toyoku misses with a head kick.
Toyoku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Toyoku.
Iwasaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toyoku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toyoku scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Toyoku blocks a low kick nicely.
Iwasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toyoku lands with a right hand.
Iwasaki tries to clinch up but Toyoku circles away and keeps his distance.
Iwasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toyoku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iwasaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Toyoku walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwasaki moves into the clinch.
Iwasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toyoku can't find room to land a body shot as Iwasaki controls the action.
Iwasaki blocks an uppercut.
Toyoku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iwasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Iwasaki.
Iwasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Iwasaki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toyoku holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Toyoku works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Iwasaki tries to circle away but Toyoku has him pinned against the cage.
Iwasaki scores with a shot to the side of Toyoku's head.
Iwasaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toyoku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toyoku wants to stall.
Iwasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iwasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toyoku misses with a punch to the body.
Iwasaki wants to break free but Toyoku has control.
Iwasaki can't find room to land a body shot as Toyoku controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Toyoku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toyoku blocking some punches.
Iwasaki can't find room to land a body shot as Toyoku controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shigenori Iwasaki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Iwasaki misses with a looping right.
Iwasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Toyoku throws a head kick that misses
and Iwasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iwasaki throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Toyoku counter with a right hand.
Iwasaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toyoku. Toyoku obviously looking to wear him down.
Toyoku closes the distance but Iwasaki moves to the side
and Iwasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iwasaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Toyoku misses with a wild body shot.
Toyoku throws a lazy uppercut
and Iwasaki counters with a left to the body.
Toyoku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iwasaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toyoku.
Iwasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toyoku moves away.
Iwasaki lands with a nice body punch.
Toyoku with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoku throws a jab when Iwasaki was well out of range.
Toyoku digs a good body shot into Iwasaki's ribs.
Toyoku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iwasaki.
Toyoku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Iwasaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Iwasaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toyoku.
Toyoku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iwasaki throws a low kick, looking for Toyoku's leg but Toyoku calmly moves out of range.
Iwasaki blocks the body kick.
Iwasaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toyoku doesn't seem bothered though.
Toyoku avoids a kick to the body.
Toyoku bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Iwasaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toyoku scores with a head kick.
Toyoku misses with a hook
and Iwasaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku tries to move into range but Iwasaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Toyoku misses.
Iwasaki lands a nice hook to Toyoku's body. Toyoku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Toyoku scores with a nice strike.
Iwasaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Toyoku's head.
Iwasaki throws a hook but Toyoku blocks it.
Iwasaki lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toyoku throws a jab but it's blocked by Iwasaki.
Iwasaki moves away from the strike by Toyoku.
Toyoku lands a jab.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Toyoku counter with a right hand.
Iwasaki misses the jab.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick
and Toyoku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toyoku scores with a sloppy right hand. Iwasaki should have avoided that one.
Toyoku throws a leg kick which misses Iwasaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Iwasaki tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwasaki stalks Toyoku and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Toyoku's face. Toyoku staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Hideo Toyoku has been cut.
Toyoku fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Iwasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Iwasaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iwasaki closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Toyoku counter with a right hand.
Iwasaki pushes Toyoku away with a front kick.
Iwasaki misses with a right hand
and Toyoku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Iwasaki.
Toyoku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Iwasaki misses the body punch
and Toyoku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Iwasaki jabs Toyoku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toyoku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iwasaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toyoku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Iwasaki, right into the meat.
Iwasaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Toyoku counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Toyoku lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iwasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toyoku lands a high kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toyoku.
Iwasaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Toyoku cracks Iwasaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Toyoku misses.
Iwasaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Toyoku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iwasaki ducks right into an uppercut from Toyoku.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toyoku misses with a lunging right hand
and Iwasaki counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toyoku.
Iwasaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shigenori Iwasaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hideo Toyoku's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Toyoku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Iwasaki on the side of the head.
Toyoku defending well as Iwasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Iwasaki misses with a hook.
Iwasaki walks into a left hand.
Toyoku clinches up against the cage.
Iwasaki is trying to break free.
Iwasaki works on Toyoku's body with a couple of short punches.
Iwasaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Iwasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toyoku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iwasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iwasaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toyoku misses with a looping right.
Toyoku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toyoku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki cracks the inside of Toyoku's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoku tests Iwasaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toyoku misses with a hook. Iwasaki ducked under it nicely.
Toyoku throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Iwasaki lands with a nice body punch.
Iwasaki misses with a leg kick
and Toyoku counters with a solid body kick.
Iwasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toyoku moves away.
Iwasaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Iwasaki looks to land a right hand but Toyoku moved out of range.
A jab from Iwasaki misses.
Iwasaki walks into a stiff left hand from Toyoku.
Iwasaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toyoku.
A swing and a miss from Toyoku.
Toyoku explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Toyoku checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toyoku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toyoku pushes Iwasaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Iwasaki can't break the clinch.
Toyoku tries to throw a body punch but Iwasaki avoids it by throwing Toyoku back against the cage.
Toyoku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iwasaki's elbow.
Iwasaki can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toyoku.
Iwasaki manages to break the clinch.
Toyoku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Iwasaki is predictable there
and Toyoku counters with a stiff right hand.
Toyoku misses with a body shot.
Iwasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iwasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Iwasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toyoku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toyoku connects with a body shot that sends Iwasaki's belly button to the back.
Iwasaki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Iwasaki scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Iwasaki misses
and Toyoku counters with a three punch combo that has Iwasaki backing up. Iwasaki nods at Toyoku to acknowledge the strikes.
Iwasaki moves away from the strike by Toyoku.
Iwasaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toyoku.
Iwasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Toyoku is just out of range.
Iwasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toyoku counters with a left to the body.
Iwasaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toyoku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Iwasaki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Toyoku thows a body shot but no joy.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Toyoku counters with a stiff right hand.
Iwasaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A combination from Iwasaki does no damage.
Good leg kick by Toyoku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Iwasaki throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shigenori Iwasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Iwasaki. Beautiful body shot.
Iwasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toyoku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toyoku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Iwasaki has Toyoku up against the cage in a clinch.
Toyoku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toyoku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toyoku lands a shot to the body.
Iwasaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toyoku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iwasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iwasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toyoku's elbow.
Toyoku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Iwasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toyoku's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iwasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toyoku has a couple of punches blocked by Iwasaki.
A body shot lands from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iwasaki manages to break the clinch.
Toyoku is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shigenori Iwasaki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Iwasaki, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Shigenori Iwasaki!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Shigenori Iwasaki!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Shigenori Iwasaki!
Shigenori Iwasaki wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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FIGHT
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