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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 115 p4p, 14 weight class) and Taz McKane (ranked 271 p4p, 35 weight class). Yamaguchi comes to the cage accompanied by Yama Yama. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taz McKane!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Yamaguchi!
McKane lands a jab to the head.
McKane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McKane scores with a nice strike.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamaguchi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McKane throws a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head but Yamaguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McKane tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamaguchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamaguchi. That's going to slow McKane down.
Yamaguchi scores with a sloppy right hand. McKane should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from McKane.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
McKane misses the shot to the body.
It appears Yamaguchi was looking to counter with a kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKane takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
McKane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice right hand.
Yamaguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi defending well as McKane loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Yamaguchi.
McKane checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi tries to keep at a distance but McKane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tries to work over McKane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as McKane controls his hands.
Yamaguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a head punch that misses.
McKane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKane tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing McKane back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi blocks an uppercut.
McKane throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
McKane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKane misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi lands a shot to the body.
McKane blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
McKane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
McKane blocking some punches.
A short right from McKane.
A short right from Yamaguchi on the inside.
McKane prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
McKane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but McKane uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by McKane.
McKane throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands with a light punch inside.
McKane tries a body shot but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Yamaguchi gets through McKane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi blocks an uppercut.
McKane gets through Yamaguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKane misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from McKane.
McKane working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McKane backwards.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamaguchi.
McKane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi gets through McKane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McKane tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing McKane back against the cage.
McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi pushes McKane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamaguchi cracks McKane with a nice body shot.
Yamaguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
McKane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKane tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as McKane controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, McKane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamaguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by McKane.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKane's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKane throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands with a left to the head.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as McKane controls the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamaguchi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by McKane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamaguchi misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from McKane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKane.
Yamaguchi slips a jab from McKane.
As McKane backs away, Yamaguchi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yamaguchi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McKane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McKane throws the left hand but Yamaguchi avoids the punch easily.
McKane avoids a kick to the body.
Yamaguchi slips a straight right by McKane.
Yamaguchi throws a quick counter kick to the body but McKane avoids it.
McKane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamaguchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
McKane looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
McKane lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McKane staying out of range there.
McKane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamaguchi.
McKane throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamaguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body kick from Yamaguchi.
McKane tries to clinch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane misses with a hook. Yamaguchi ducked under it nicely.
McKane scores with a hook to the body. Yamaguchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamaguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McKane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yamaguchi with a body shot.
Kai Yamaguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
McKane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yamaguchi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McKane misses the jab.
McKane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKane misses with an uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a thumping low kick.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKane.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like McKane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamaguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKane can do to turn this around?
Yamaguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by McKane.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
McKane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice jab there from McKane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McKane appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamaguchi moves away from the strike by McKane.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick that misses.
McKane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yamaguchi lands with a nice body punch.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot
and McKane counters with a straight right hand.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. McKane saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKane.
Yamaguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McKane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McKane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body punch from McKane.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick as McKane jumps back.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from McKane.
McKane throws a looping overhand right but Yamaguchi ducks down to avoid it.
Yamaguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yamaguchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McKane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamaguchi. That's going to slow McKane down.
McKane misses with a straight right.
McKane misses the shot to the body.
Yamaguchi connects with a right hand. McKane shakes it off.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
McKane avoids the head kick by Yamaguchi.
McKane misses with a looping left.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKane.
Yamaguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McKane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
McKane throws a shot from downtown. Yamaguchi moves away and avoids it.
Yamaguchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yamaguchi lands a jab to the head.
McKane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McKane drops his hands momentarily and Yamaguchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McKane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good leg kick by Yamaguchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McKane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamaguchi connects with a single shot there.
Yamaguchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice right hand.
Yamaguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McKane takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Yamaguchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yamaguchi has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as McKane controls his hands.
McKane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yamaguchi throws the kick towards the body but McKane avoids it.
McKane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKane throws the left hand but Yamaguchi avoids the punch easily.
McKane scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamaguchi should have avoided that one.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
McKane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice head shot.
Yamaguchi scores with a head kick. McKane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yamaguchi throws a right hand that McKane ducks under and follows up with a left that McKane also avoids with ease.
Yamaguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
McKane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McKane blocks a jab.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from McKane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane throws a shot from downtown. Yamaguchi moves away and avoids it.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by McKane.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but McKane moves out of range.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at McKane's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from McKane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamaguchi looks to land a body kick but McKane moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKane moves away.
Yamaguchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McKane's hands.
Yamaguchi walks into a stiff left hand from McKane.
McKane misses with a straight right.
Yamaguchi cracks McKane with a right hand to the side of the head.
McKane looks to land a left hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range nicely.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at McKane's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKane manages to avoid it.
McKane throws a big shot that misses.
Yamaguchi connects with a leg kick. McKane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamaguchi.
McKane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McKane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yamaguchi with a jab.
Yamaguchi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two 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!
McKane connects with the punch.
Yamaguchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McKane has time to react.
McKane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKane. Yamaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McKane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamaguchi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McKane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yamaguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McKane tries to clinch but Yamaguchi is having none of it.
Yamaguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McKane misses with an uppercut. Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi clobbers McKane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McKane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yamaguchi throws a big shot that misses.
McKane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick but McKane moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yamaguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamaguchi has closed the distance and engaged McKane in a clinch.
Yamaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as McKane controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamaguchi.
McKane tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.
McKane prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
A head punch on the inside from McKane fails to land.
Yamaguchi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKane works on Yamaguchi's body with a couple of short punches.
McKane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKane misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamaguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Yamaguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamaguchi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McKane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKane misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi trying to stall but McKane improves his position.
Yamaguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kai Yamaguchi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamaguchi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kai Yamaguchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McKane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamaguchi or not.
Taz McKane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKane tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing McKane back against the cage.
McKane lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Yamaguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamaguchi 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi!
During a confident post fight interview, Kai Yamaguchi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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