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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kettu (ranked 834 p4p, 928 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 94 p4p, 128 weight class). Yamaguchi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yama Yama. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 28 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Esa Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Kettu's head but Kettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi feints a counter leg kick.
Yamaguchi connects with a single shot there.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kettu loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
Yamaguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yamaguchi connects with a nice looking jab.
Yamaguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamaguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kettu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamaguchi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi loads up on a big right hand but Kettu slips the punch.
Kettu walks into a stiff left hand from Yamaguchi.
Kettu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kettu manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Kettu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kettu takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping right.
Kettu cracks Yamaguchi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Kettu counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kettu.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kettu.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kettu checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Kettu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yamaguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kettu at a distance.
Kettu looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Yamaguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kettu.
Yamaguchi tries to move into range but Kettu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamaguchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Kettu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kettu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kettu slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
Kettu misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Yamaguchi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kettu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamaguchi can pounce on him.
Yamaguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kettu throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kettu. Yamaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi throws a hook but Kettu avoids it easily.
Kettu throws a right hand that Yamaguchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamaguchi also avoids with ease.
Yamaguchi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the liver by Kettu. Beautiful body shot.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab from Kettu.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Kettu throws a series of punches but Yamaguchi avoids them all with ease.
Kettu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yamaguchi is looking to chop away at Kettu's legs.
Kettu scores with a hook to the body. Yamaguchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kettu 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.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook.
Kettu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Kettu throwing a counter right hand but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kettu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamaguchi throws a front kick aimed at Kettu's knee but Kettu avoids it well.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yamaguchi lands a glancing blow to the side of Kettu's head.
Kettu checks a leg kick nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamaguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick which misses Kettu's front leg but catches the back leg as Kettu tries to avoid it.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamaguchi looks to land a body kick but Kettu moved away.
A jab from Yamaguchi does it's job there.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Kettu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamaguchi.
A jab from Kettu misses.
Yamaguchi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kettu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yamaguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi lands with an overhand left.
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Kettu saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kettus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick, looking for Kettu's leg but Kettu calmly moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kettu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Yamaguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kettu counters with a nice body shot.
Kettu misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kettu thinking.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the body
and Yamaguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kettu slips under a jab.
Kettu looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Kettu drops his hands momentarily and Yamaguchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kettu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamaguchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kettu doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch but Kettu moves out of range.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamaguchi cracks Kettu with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kettu.
A jab from Kettu finds it's way through Yamaguchi's defenses.
Yamaguchi scores with a spinning back kick!
Yamaguchi throws a lazy right hand but Kettu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Yamaguchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kettu doesn't seem phased though.
Kettu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamaguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Kettu walks into a jab.
Kettu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Kettu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamaguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Yamaguchi connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Yamaguchi.
Kettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Yamaguchi responds with a good body kick, but Kettu manages to step out the way in time.
Kettu throws a nice looking combination but Yamaguchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamaguchi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yamaguchi lands with an overhand left.
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!
Yamaguchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kettu doesn't seem bothered though.
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Kettu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamaguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi moves away from the strike by Kettu.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
Kettu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamaguchi throws out the jab.
Yamaguchi lands a head shot.
A jab from Yamaguchi finds it's way through Kettu's defenses.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamaguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kettu to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamaguchi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamaguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kettu. That did some damage!
Kettu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kettu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamaguchi.
Kettu is looking to counter punch.
Kettu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi scores with a body shot.
Kettu cracks Yamaguchi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping right.
Yamaguchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamaguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kettu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch but Kettu moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamaguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kettu.
Kettu staying out of range there.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Yamaguchi misses
and Kettu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kettu lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Yamaguchi jabs Kettu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kettu. Yamaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kettu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yamaguchi scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yamaguchi jabs Kettu right on the nose. Kettu blinks but takes it well.
Kettu lands a nice shot to the body.
Kettu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kettu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamaguchi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamaguchi.
Kettu lands a slapping body shot.
Kettu tries to bum rush Yamaguchi with a series of wild strikes but Yamaguchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A countering left hand to the body from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Kettu counter with a right hand.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kettu missing with a left hand there. Yamaguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu throws the left hand but Yamaguchi avoids the punch easily.
Kettu misses with a body shot
and Yamaguchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Kettu misses.
Kettu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yamaguchi on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kettu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kettu staying out of range there.
Yamaguchi thuds a left hand into Kettu's body.
Yamaguchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamaguchi 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.
Kettu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamaguchi.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi thuds a left hand into Kettu's body.
Kettu just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi forces Kettu back against the cage and clinches.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Kettu misses with the head strike.
Kettu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the head.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Yamaguchi - that landed with a thud.
Yamaguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu takes a shot to the head.
Kettu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kettu misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Yamaguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Kettu loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
Kettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch but Kettu moves out of range.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Kettu.
Kettu misses with a looping right.
Esa Kettu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Kettu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi connects with a body shot that sends Kettu's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu blocks a low kick nicely.
Kettu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kettu's head backwards.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab from Kettu.
Kettu misses with a two punch combination.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut
and Kettu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
Kettu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook.
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
Yamaguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Kai Yamaguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi with a jab.
Kettu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kettu.
Yamaguchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi is looking to chop away at Kettu's legs.
A low kick lands for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi connects with a crisp jab.
Kettu keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamaguchi misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamaguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kettu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yamaguchi - the referee stops the clock and Kettu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yamaguchi. Kettu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kettu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamaguchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kettu fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut.
Yamaguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu throws a hook but Yamaguchi avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamaguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Decent striking displayed by Yamaguchi there.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Kettu.
Kettu ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi thumps Kettu with a low kick.
Yamaguchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kettu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yamaguchi scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Kai Yamaguchi has been cut.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Kettu.
Yamaguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick
and Kettu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kettu throws a lazy right hand but Yamaguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kettu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu misses with a hook. Yamaguchi ducked under it nicely.
Kettu lands a left and a right that send Yamaguchi crashing to the mat, dazed. Kettu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Yamaguchi is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kai Yamaguchi.
Well Yamaguchi 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi!
Kai Yamaguchi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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