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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hokkus Pokkus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadashi Yamashita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pokkus comes to the ring accompanied by Pantera - Walk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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181 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hokkus Pokkus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tadashi Yamashita!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokkus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pokkus tries to land a knee to the head but Yamashita blocks with his arms.
Pokkus leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Pokkus tries a knee to the head but Yamashita blocks it.
Pokkus tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamashita avoids the damage to the body.
Yamashita is trying to break the clinch but Pokkus has him pressed against the ropes.
Pokkus has Yamashita pressed against the ropes.
Pokkus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamashita in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pokkus misses with a knee strike.
Pokkus looking to throw knees to the head but Yamashita is blocking nicely.
Pokkus stalls.
Pokkus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamashita blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamashita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pokkus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamashita goes for a takedown attempt but Pokkus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yamashita throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamashita lands with a right hand.
Yamashita rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pokkus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamashita misses with a double jab
and Pokkus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pokkus.
Pokkus missing with knees to the body.
Yamashita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pokkus lands an elbow inside that Yamashita shrugs off.
Pokkus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pokkus landing knees to the head.
Yamashita takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamashita is trying to break the clinch but Pokkus is controlling him.
Pokkus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamashita blocks it with crossed arms.
Pokkus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamashita blocks it with crossed arms.
Pokkus gets underhooks to prevent Yamashita's takedown attempt.
Pokkus with a knee to the head.
Pokkus connects with a knee to the head.
Pokkus is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pokkus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamashita swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pokkus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamashita's knee momentarily.
Yamashita closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yamashita dodges the punch combination from Pokkus.
Pokkus lands a high kick!
Pokkus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Yamashita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pokkus dodges the punch combination from Yamashita.
Pokkus doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamashita circles away.
Yamashita throws a series of punches but Pokkus avoids them all with ease.
Yamashita misses with a double jab.
Yamashita fails to land with a series of punches.
Pokkus tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamashita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamashita looks to land a combination but Pokkus avoids it well.
Pokkus fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus pushes Yamashita up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamashita wants a takedown.
Hokkus Pokkus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tadashi Yamashita.
Yamashita letting Pokkus take a breather here.
Pokkus breaks the clinch.
Yamashita fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamashita misses with the combination.
Yamashita keeps the fight on the outside.
Pokkus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamashita's calf.
Yamashita misses with a combination
and Pokkus counters with a big head kick but Yamashita shrugs it off.
Pokkus feints and then cracks Yamashita's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamashita down.
Yamashita blocks a head kick by Pokkus.
Yamashita circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Yamashita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamashita takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Pokkus.
The fighters circling - Yamashita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamashita blocks a head kick by Pokkus.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamashita misses the target.
Yamashita fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pokkus has managed to clinch.
Pokkus lands an elbow inside that Yamashita shrugs off.
Pokkus misses with a knee to the head.
Yamashita drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pokkus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pokkus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamashita.
Pokkus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pokkus is struggling to control the position.
Yamashita is trying to break the clinch but Pokkus is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hokkus Pokkus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamashita throws a series of punches but Pokkus avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Pokkus.
Pokkus clinches up against the ropes.
Yamashita wants a takedown but no success here.
Pokkus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Yamashita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pokkus has Yamashita pushed against the ropes.
Pokkus stops a takedown attempt from Yamashita.
Pokkus misses with a knee strike.
Pokkus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamashita is defending well for now.
Pokkus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Pokkus.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamashita as Pokkus tries to tie him up.
Pokkus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamashita blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamashita is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pokkus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hokkus Pokkus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tadashi Yamashita.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamashita on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamashita tries to break the clinch but Pokkus is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokkus misses with a knee strike.
Pokkus landing knees to the head.
Yamashita is working for takedown but Pokkus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pokkus tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamashita avoids the damage to the body.
Pokkus leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Yamashita wants to get back to striking at distance but Pokkus won't allow it.
Pokkus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamashita.
A bit of stalling here from Pokkus.
Pokkus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamashita's efforts to push away.
Pokkus slows down the pace here.
Pokkus has Yamashita pressed against the ropes, preventing Yamashita from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pokkus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pokkus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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.
Yamashita lands a jab-cross combination.
Pokkus misses with a straight right.
Tadashi Yamashita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pokkus scores with a decent looking hook.
Yamashita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pokkus throws out the jab.
Yamashita throws a series of punches but Pokkus moves out of range.
A punch combination from Yamashita misses.
Yamashita throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pokkus doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamashita circles away.
Yamashita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pokkus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamashita.
Yamashita throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pokkus.
Yamashita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamashita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pokkus is looking to clinch.
Pokkus closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pokkus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pokkus breaks from the clinch.
Yamashita throws a right hand that Pokkus ducks under and follows up with a left that Pokkus also avoids with ease.
Pokkus misses with a wild combination.
Yamashita rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pokkus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Yamashita does no damage.
Yamashita scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yamashita has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pokkus.
Yamashita avoids a kick to the body.
Pokkus tries to clinch but Yamashita is having none of it.
Pokkus looks for the body kick but Yamashita saw that one coming.
Pokkus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamashita moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pokkus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pokkus is rocked!
Yamashita checks a low kick from Pokkus.
Oh Pokkus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamashita throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pokkus counters with a straight right hand.
Pokkus seems to have got his legs back now.
Yamashita lands a slapping body shot.
Yamashita scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamashita looks to land a combination but Pokkus avoids it well.
Yamashita misses with the combination.
Yamashita looks to land a combination but Pokkus avoids it well.
Yamashita lands a jab-cross combination.
Tadashi Yamashita seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pokkus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamashita, pushing him back against the ropes.
Pokkus is looking to control Yamashita's arms but Yamashita gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pokkus has his back to the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamashita lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yamashita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pokkus is just riding it out for now. Yamashita eventually gives up the hold.
Pokkus tries to kick Yamashita off but Yamashita keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadashi Yamashita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Pokkus clinches up against the ropes.
Yamashita on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pokkus prevents Yamashita from breaking the clinch.
Yamashita drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pokkus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pokkus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pokkus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pokkus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamashita working hard to break the clinch.
Pokkus tries a knee to the head but Yamashita blocks it.
Pokkus is pushing Yamashita up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pokkus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pokkus looking to stall.
Pokkus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamashita has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokkus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pokkus is stalling here.
Pokkus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamashita has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pokkus looking to stall.
Yamashita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pokkus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pokkus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pokkus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamashita wants to break free but Pokkus has control.
A knee to the head by Pokkus.
A frustrated look appears on Yamashita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pokkus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamashita blocks it with crossed arms.
Pokkus prevents the takedown attempt.
Hokkus Pokkus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tadashi Yamashita.
Pokkus tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamashita avoids the damage to the body.
That's two 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.
Yamashita changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pokkus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yamashita misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Yamashita.
Yamashita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamashita throws a nice looking combination but Pokkus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamashita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamashita looks to land a combination. Pokkus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hokkus Pokkus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamashita keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamashita misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pokkus is looking to clinch but Yamashita is avoiding it.
Pokkus looks to clinch
and Yamashita counters with a series of strikes. Pokkus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yamashita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pokkus tries to clinch but Yamashita moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus wants to clinch.
Pokkus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamashita blocks the body kick.
Pokkus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pokkus swings for the body but Yamashita moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Yamashita scores with a four punch combination!
Pokkus is looking to clinch but Yamashita is avoiding it.
No joy there for Yamashita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pokkus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Pokkus.
Yamashita is trying to force a seperation but Pokkus has the dominant position.
Yamashita tries to break free but Pokkus pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamashita tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pokkus just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Pokkus is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamashita gets an underhook and turns Pokkus into the ropes.
Pokkus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamashita has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pokkus tries a knee to the head but Yamashita blocks it.
Yamashita is trying to break free.
Pokkus tries to land a knee to the head but Yamashita blocks with his arms.
Pokkus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamashita avoids it.
Yamashita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pokkus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamashita avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Yamashita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pokkus looking to slow down the pace here.
Yamashita is trying to break free.
Yamashita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamashita is trying to push Pokkus away but Pokkus has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pokkus connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tadashi Yamashita.
I think Yamashita has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Hokkus Pokkus!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Hokkus Pokkus!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Hokkus Pokkus!
Hokkus Pokkus wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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