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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zari Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodel Hiligaynon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yasuda comes to the cage accompanied by This is primetime : Fight of the year candidate. Hiligaynon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Down and Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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144 lbs
12 - 5 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zari Yasuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodel Hiligaynon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasuda lands the left hand.
A big right from Hiligaynon misses.
Hiligaynon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hiligaynon connects with a body shot that sends Yasuda's belly button to the back.
Yasuda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiligaynon.
Good leg kick by Yasuda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yasuda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hiligaynon's head.
Hiligaynon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hiligaynon lands a hook that snaps the head of Yasuda backwards.
Hiligaynon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yasuda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hiligaynon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yasuda avoids it.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiligaynon prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiligaynon controls his hands.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hiligaynon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda moves out of range of the body kick.
Yasuda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hiligaynon throws an overhand right that lands on Yasuda's shoulder, as Yasuda tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Hiligaynon.
A left lands for Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon sizes up Yasuda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hiligaynon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hiligaynon lands a slapping body shot.
Yasuda scores with a nice head shot.
Yasuda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yasuda moves out of range of the strikes.
Hiligaynon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yasuda moves out of range as Hiligaynon strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hiligaynon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yasuda under the eye.
Hiligaynon stuns Yasuda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasuda throws a poor cross that misses
and Yasuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hiligaynon misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yasuda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yasuda pushes Hiligaynon up against the cage in a clinch.
Hiligaynon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda lands with a light punch inside.
Hiligaynon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yasuda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiligaynon controls his hands.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiligaynon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Hiligaynon as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yasuda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Hiligaynon blocks it.
Hiligaynon lands with a light punch inside.
Yasuda lands with a left to the head.
Hiligaynon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yasuda.
Hiligaynon digs a right hand into Yasuda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yasuda's gas tank.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hiligaynon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yasuda backwards.
Hiligaynon breaks from the clinch.
Hiligaynon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yasuda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hiligaynon.
Yasuda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiligaynon.
Yasuda defending well as Hiligaynon loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Yasuda is predictable there
and Hiligaynon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook
and Yasuda counters with a good, hard body kick but Hiligaynon shrugs it off.
Hiligaynon misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hiligaynon misses the target.
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!
That kick from Hiligaynon tenderised Yasuda's leg. Yasuda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yasuda looks to throw the jab but Hiligaynon is out of range.
Hiligaynon is looking to score with low kicks.
Hiligaynon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiligaynon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yasuda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hiligaynon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick that misses.
Yasuda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hiligaynon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yasuda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hiligaynon throws a push kick but Yasuda slaps the foot to one side.
Hiligaynon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yasuda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hiligaynon checks it well.
Yasuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiligaynon.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook.
Hiligaynon loads up on a big right hand but Yasuda slips the punch.
Yasuda thumps Hiligaynon with a low kick.
Yasuda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiligaynon misses with a low kick.
Hiligaynon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yasuda throws a low kick but Hiligaynon avoids it.
Hiligaynon throws a lazy right hand but Yasuda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hiligaynon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yasuda.
Hiligaynon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hiligaynon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiligaynon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yasuda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yasuda avoids the head kick by Hiligaynon.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws out a loose jab but Yasuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiligaynon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to clinch up.
Yasuda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hiligaynon lands a head kick. Yasuda smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hiligaynon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yasuda thows a body shot but no joy.
Hiligaynon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but Yasuda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Hiligaynon misses.
Hiligaynon moves out of range of the strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda slips under a jab.
Hiligaynon connects with a nice looking jab.
Hiligaynon looks to throw the jab but Yasuda is out of range.
Hiligaynon tries a low kick but Yasuda avoids it.
Yasuda throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hiligaynon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hiligaynon is looking to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Hiligaynon. Beautiful body shot.
Yasuda blocks a jab.
Hiligaynon misses the jab.
Hiligaynon digs a good body shot into Yasuda's ribs.
Hiligaynon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yasuda.
Yasuda takes a swing at Hiligaynon's ribcage but misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws a hook but Yasuda avoids it easily.
Hiligaynon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasuda manages to avoid it.
Hiligaynon slips a jab from Yasuda.
Yasuda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hiligaynon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Yasuda blocks the leg kick.
Yasuda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiligaynon was well out of range. Poor timing from Yasuda.
Hiligaynon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hiligaynon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yasuda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hiligaynon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiligaynon closes the distance and pushes Yasuda back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee strike.
Hiligaynon misses with a body punch.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Hiligaynon.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hiligaynon lands with a light punch inside.
Hiligaynon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yasudas head.
Hiligaynon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiligaynon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiligaynon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Hiligaynon controls the action.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hiligaynon misses with some punches.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiligaynon's elbow.
Hiligaynon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yasuda blocks it with crossed arms.
Hiligaynon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yasuda up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hiligaynon blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodel Hiligaynon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hiligaynon keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon stuns Yasuda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hiligaynon wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Hiligaynon misses.
A jab from Yasuda misses.
Yasuda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hiligaynon scores with the left hand. Yasuda knows he should have avoided that one.
Yasuda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiligaynon was well out of range. Poor timing from Yasuda.
Yasuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yasuda.
Hiligaynon scores with a shot to the body.
Yasuda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiligaynon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but Yasuda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hiligaynon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yasuda is out of range.
Yasuda checks a low kick from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yasuda moves out of range of the strikes.
Hiligaynon is looking to land body kicks.
Good exchange - Hiligaynon coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hiligaynon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick but Yasuda moves out of range.
Rodel Hiligaynon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasuda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon blocks a leg kick.
Yasuda throws a solid leg kick but Hiligaynon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yasuda.
Yasuda slips a jab and a cross from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick which misses Yasuda's front leg but catches the back leg as Yasuda tries to avoid it.
Yasuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiligaynon is just out of range.
Hiligaynon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yasuda has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasuda misses with a body kick.
Yasuda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hiligaynon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Yasuda blocks the leg kick.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses.
Yasuda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick which misses Yasuda's front leg but catches the back leg as Yasuda tries to avoid it.
Yasuda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yasuda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hiligaynon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yasuda.
Hiligaynon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yasuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hiligaynon.
Rodel Hiligaynon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yasuda. Hiligaynon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiligaynon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yasuda counters with a thumping low kick.
Hiligaynon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hiligaynon lands with an uppercut that bounces Yasuda off the cage and back into range.
Hiligaynon moves away from the strike by Yasuda.
Yasuda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hiligaynon throws a hook but Yasuda blocks it.
Hiligaynon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hiligaynon scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hiligaynon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yasuda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hiligaynon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yasuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Yasuda.
Hiligaynon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yasuda moves away.
Hiligaynon cracks Yasuda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yasuda is looking to clinch.
Hiligaynon checks a leg kick.
Yasuda throws the left hand but Hiligaynon avoids the punch easily.
Hiligaynon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hiligaynon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Hiligaynon.
Yasuda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon missing with a left hand there. Yasuda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yasuda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hiligaynon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yasuda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yasuda is out of range.
Yasuda connects with a crisp jab.
Hiligaynon misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda checks a leg kick.
Hiligaynon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda blocks a low kick nicely.
Hiligaynon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yasuda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiligaynon misses with a straight left.
Yasuda throws out a loose jab but Hiligaynon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses.
Hiligaynon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yasuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiligaynon manages to avoid it.
Hiligaynon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hiligaynon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hiligaynon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yasuda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hiligaynon.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda motions for Hiligaynon to come forward. Yasuda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hiligaynon misses the jab.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses.
Hiligaynon is breathing heavily.
Yasuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiligaynon.
Yasuda moves out of range as Hiligaynon strikes.
Hiligaynon thumps Yasuda with a low kick.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick
and Yasuda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yasuda forces Hiligaynon back against the cage and clinches.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Hiligaynon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yasuda blocks it with crossed arms.
Yasuda throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiligaynon missing with knees to the body.
Hiligaynon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
Hiligaynon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yasuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiligaynon.
A bit of stalling here from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon lands a nice uppercut.
Hiligaynon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but Yasuda blocks it.
Hiligaynon is trying to force a seperation but Yasuda has the dominant position.
Hiligaynon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yasuda's elbow.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Hiligaynon controls the action.
Hiligaynon trying to control the position but instead, Yasuda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hiligaynon into the cage.
Hiligaynon misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiligaynon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda cracks Hiligaynon with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodel Hiligaynon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hiligaynon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yasuda under the eye.
Hiligaynon cracks the inside of Yasuda's front leg.
Hiligaynon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yasuda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yasuda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yasuda tried to score with a low kick but Hiligaynon checks it.
Yasuda throws a body punch but Hiligaynon moves out of range.
Yasuda misses with a looping right.
Hiligaynon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yasuda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hiligaynon is out of range.
Hiligaynon misses with a low kick.
Yasuda staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hiligaynon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hiligaynon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yasuda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hiligaynon counters with a body kick.
Hiligaynon misses with a few strikes there.
Yasuda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yasuda throws a looping overhand right but Hiligaynon ducks down to avoid it.
Yasuda avoids the head kick by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hiligaynon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hiligaynon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hiligaynon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yasuda slips under a jab.
Hiligaynon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon moves away from the strike by Yasuda.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Hiligaynon misses.
Yasuda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hiligaynon. Hiligaynon obviously looking to wear him down.
Yasuda keeps the fight on the outside.
Hiligaynon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hiligaynon throws a right hand that Yasuda ducks under and follows up with a left that Yasuda also avoids with ease.
Hiligaynon throws a big shot that misses.
Hiligaynon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yasuda counters by moving into the clinch.
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!
Hiligaynon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yasuda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hiligaynon lands with a hook. Yasuda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hiligaynon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yasuda can pounce on him.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yasuda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yasuda scores with a kick to the body.
Yasuda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hiligaynon scores with a jab. Yasuda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hiligaynon tries to clinch up.
Yasuda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hiligaynon doesn't seem bothered though.
Yasuda misses with a low kick.
Hiligaynon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws a hook to the side of Yasuda's head but Yasuda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hiligaynon avoids the body shot from Yasuda.
Hiligaynon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hiligaynon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yasuda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiligaynon. Yasuda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick
and Yasuda counters with a body kick.
Yasuda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hiligaynon throws out the jab.
Hiligaynon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yasuda's calf.
Yasuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiligaynon is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasuda doesn't manage to clinch there - Hiligaynon circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hiligaynon moves out of range of the strikes.
Yasuda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yasuda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiligaynon throws a low kick, looking for Yasuda's leg but Yasuda calmly moves out of range.
Hiligaynon closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Hiligaynon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Hiligaynon.
A short right from Hiligaynon on the inside.
Yasuda cracks Hiligaynon with a nice body shot.
Hiligaynon lands a hook that snaps the head of Yasuda backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiligaynon.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Yasuda.
Still in the clinch, Yasuda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hiligaynon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hiligaynon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hiligaynon tries a body shot but Yasuda blocks it.
Hiligaynon tries to work over Yasuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yasuda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hiligaynon stalling in the clinch but Yasuda improves position.
Yasuda tries to work over Hiligaynon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda throws a head punch that misses.
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Hiligaynon.
Rodel Hiligaynon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a head punch that misses.
Yasuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiligaynon.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Hiligaynon blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Hiligaynon prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda digs a right hand underneath Hiligaynon's ribcage. Hiligaynon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yasuda misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hiligaynon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hiligaynon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yasuda's elbow.
Hiligaynon can't find room to land a body shot as Yasuda controls the action.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yasuda is keeping busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiligaynon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee strike.
Yasuda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Hiligaynon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hiligaynon lands a left hand.
A short left from Yasuda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiligaynon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yasuda avoids it.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Hiligaynon controls the action.
Hiligaynon lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Hiligaynon prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiligaynon's elbow.
Hiligaynon struggles to land a body shot inside as Yasuda controls his hands.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hiligaynon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hiligaynon taking a breather.
Hiligaynon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yasuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hiligaynon cracks Yasuda with a nice body shot.
Hiligaynon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hiligaynon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yasuda presses Hiligaynon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hiligaynon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yasuda throws a head punch that misses.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zari Yasuda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiligaynon looking to throw knees to the head but Yasuda is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiligaynon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Hiligaynon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Yasuda.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yasuda throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rodel Hiligaynon.
Well Hiligaynon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Rodel Hiligaynon!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Rodel Hiligaynon!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Rodel Hiligaynon!
Rodel Hiligaynon wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rodel Hiligaynon thanked [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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