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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 233 p4p, 21 weight class) and Bill Bronson (ranked 413 p4p, 49 weight class). Kotetsu Yamamoto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bill Bronson's chin.
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149 lbs
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153 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson slips a jab from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bronson lands an overhand right.
Yamamoto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bronson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bronson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bronson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bronson throwing strikes from guard but Yamamoto blocks nicely.
Bronson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yamamoto's head.
Bronson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bronson throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto wants to sweep here but Bronson controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bronson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yamamoto is aware though and is defending well.
Yamamoto stopping the sweep attempt from Bronson.
Yamamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto chips away with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bronson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamamoto is one step ahead there.
Bronson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bronson is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bronson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bronson is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamamoto has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bronson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bronson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yamamoto trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bronson won't allow Yamamoto to sweep him here.
Bronson lands a couple of elbows.
Bronson is working Yamamoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bronson won't allow Yamamoto to sweep him here.
Bronson distracts Yamamoto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bronson looking to pass the guard.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Bronson from controlling successfully.
Bronson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yamamoto is on top in guard.
Bronson controls Yamamoto momentarily but Yamamoto frees himself.
Bronson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamamoto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bronson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yamamoto is aware though and is defending well.
Bronson trying to control the position here.
Bronson wants to sweep here but Yamamoto controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bronson is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Bronson dominated that round.
That's time! Yamamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Yamamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Bill Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamamoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson feints the counter takedown.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson feints the counter takedown.
Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamamoto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bronson slips under a jab from Yamamoto.
Bronson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto scores with a body shot.
Bronson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bronson throws a hook but Yamamoto avoids it easily.
Yamamoto appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Bill Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamamoto cracks Bronson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice jab there from Yamamoto.
Bronson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamamoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Yamamoto misses the target.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Yamamoto moves away and avoids it.
Bronson misses with a hook
and Yamamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto throwing a counter right hand but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bronson looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronson, not yet.
Yamamoto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bill Bronson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yamamoto trying to control but Bronson is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto working some strikes from top position.
Bronson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yamamoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Bronson keeps moving.
Bronson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamamoto defends well.
Yamamoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bronson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yamamoto passes Bronson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bronson tries to get to full guard but Yamamoto has control of the leg.
Bronson gets full guard.
Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to get back to full guard.
Bronson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bronson working over Yamamoto with some ground and pound. Yamamoto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bronson throwing shots but Yamamoto is blocking nicely.
Bronson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yamamoto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bronson.
Yamamoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bronson looking to pass the guard.
Bronson won't allow Yamamoto to sweep him here.
Yamamoto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bronson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kotetsu Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
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!
Yamamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamamoto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bronson misses with a hook
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a shot from downtown. Bronson moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Bronson misses
so Yamamoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bronson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yamamoto controls the pace.
Yamamoto won't allow Bronson to sweep him here.
Bronson looking to control but Yamamoto passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto is nestled in close to Bronson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yamamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yamamoto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yamamoto connects with a nice short shot to Bronson's temple.
Yamamoto lands with a punch from half guard.
Bronson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bronson.
Bronson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bronson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamamoto defends well.
Yamamoto won't allow Bronson to sweep him here.
Yamamoto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto pushing down on Bronson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bronson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bronson is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bronson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yamamoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yamamoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson taking some punishment here, with Yamamoto in his half guard.
Yamamoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bronson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yamamoto trying to control from half guard but Bronson is working away.
Yamamoto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bronson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bronson is rocked!
Yamamoto working over Bronson with some ground and pound. Bronson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bronson is still in real trouble! Can Yamamoto finish him?
Bronson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yamamoto pushing down on Bronson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is looking to control Yamamoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bronson avoid being mounted?
Bronson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bronson wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
Bronson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bronson wants to sweep here but Yamamoto controlling him for the moment.
Bronson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamamoto defends well.
Yamamoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bronson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kotetsu Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamamoto 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kotetsu Yamamoto!
As Kotetsu Yamamoto got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: We are NJPW!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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