PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebeneezer Darkk (ranked 126 p4p, 16 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 20 p4p, 5 weight class). Yamaguchi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yama Yama. Kai Yamaguchi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Darkk
vs
Yamaguchi

182 cm
29
160 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

176 cm
28
160 lbs
20 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing
Dauntless

Aspire Clothing
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ebeneezer Darkk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamaguchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Yamaguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamaguchi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darkk, right into the meat.
Darkk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Yamaguchi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Yamaguchi does it's job there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darkk.
We've been informed that Yamaguchi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Jab from Darkk.
Yamaguchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darkk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darkk looks for the body kick but Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Darkk throws a body kick.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick from Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping right.
Darkk misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamaguchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamaguchi tries to land a leg kick but Darkk saw it coming and moves away.
Darkk scores with a nice strike.

Yamaguchi gets a clinch.

Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darkk cracks the inside of Yamaguchi's front leg.
Yamaguchi moves forwards but Darkk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Yamaguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Darkk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the body
and Darkk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darkk feints and then cracks Yamaguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamaguchi down.
A jab lands there for Darkk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darkk checks a leg kick.
Darkk quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darkk connects with the punch.
Darkk throws a front kick that sends Yamaguchi stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Darkk misses
letting Yamaguchi counter with a right hand.
Yamaguchi punishes Darkk's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut
and Darkk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Darkk misses.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamaguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab from Darkk.
A telegraphed right hand from Darkk misses the target.
A low kick from Darkk is predictable there
and Yamaguchi counters with a straight right hand.
Darkk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Nice defenses there by Yamaguchi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook.
Darkk scores with a three punch combo!
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamaguchi's sensitive parts.
Darkk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yamaguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Yamaguchi.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a front kick.
Darkk throws a hook but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Yamaguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darkk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi thuds a left hand into Darkk's body.
Yamaguchi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamaguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darkk. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darkk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkk tests Yamaguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Darkk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Darkk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a hook to the body. Darkk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darkk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk scores with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a hook. Yamaguchi ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yamaguchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
Darkk defending well as Yamaguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Darkk throwing a counter right hand but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi blocks a jab.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk tries to land a leg kick but Yamaguchi saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Yamaguchi.
Nice shot lands for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darkk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yamaguchi just manages to avoid it.
Darkk loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
Darkk scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk scores with a hook.
Yamaguchi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darkk scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick that misses.
Darkk is looking to slow Yamaguchi down with leg kicks.
Darkk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk thuds his shin into the meat of Yamaguchi's side.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Darkk counters with a series of strikes. Yamaguchi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darkk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darkk throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yamaguchi if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Darkk misses.
Yamaguchi thuds his shin into the meat of Darkk's side.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Darkk avoids the punch easily.
Darkk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yamaguchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darkk just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamaguchi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamaguchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darkk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamaguchi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A lazy left from Darkk finds it's target.
Darkk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darkk lands with a nice body punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darkk.
Darkk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darkk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk scores with a hook to the body. Yamaguchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darkk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tries to land a front kick but Darkk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamaguchi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Darkk sees coming a mile off.
A solid body kick from Darkk.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Some bone on bone action there as Darkk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Darkk does it's job there.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Darkk avoids the punch easily.
Darkk checks the leg kick.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Darkk throws a chopping leg kick but Yamaguchi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ebeneezer Darkk is winning the standup battle so far.
Darkk throws a front kick aimed at Yamaguchi's knee but Yamaguchi avoids it well.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkk slips a jab from Yamaguchi.
A little feinted left hand from Darkk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darkk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk connects with a body shot.
Darkk throws a head kick that Yamaguchi semi-blocks.
Darkk with a nice cross.
Darkk throws out a powerful jab.
Darkk misses with a straight right.
Darkk moves away from the strike by Yamaguchi.
Darkk cracks Yamaguchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darkk misses with a hook.
Darkk throws a hook but Yamaguchi avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but Darkk moves out of range easily.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Darkk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamaguchi can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darkk throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Some bone on bone action there as Darkk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk 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.

A telegraphed right hand from Yamaguchi misses the target.
Yamaguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darkk.
Yamaguchi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darkk scores with a nice head shot.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamaguchi throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Darkk thinks about countering with a head kick.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamaguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Darkk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yamaguchi walks into a stiff left hand from Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamaguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Darkk sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Darkk misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Darkk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamaguchi slips a jab from Darkk.
Yamaguchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk throws the left hand but Yamaguchi avoids the punch easily.
Yamaguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamaguchi cracks Darkk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Darkk.
Darkk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamaguchi connects with a single shot there.
Yamaguchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
Darkk cracks Yamaguchi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darkk misses with a straight right.
Yamaguchi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamaguchi. Darkk shrugs it off though.
Yamaguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamaguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darkk scores with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Yamaguchi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Darkk avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkk.
Yamaguchi walks into a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamaguchi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Yamaguchi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamaguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands a left hand.
Yamaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darkk slows down the pace here.
Darkk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Darkk.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darkk.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
Darkk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkk lands a body shot.
Darkk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darkk lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Darkk - that landed with a thud.
Darkk lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkk controls his hands.
Darkk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yamaguchi is keeping busy.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Darkk blocks it.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Darkk.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk taking a breather.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darkk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
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 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darkk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ebeneezer Darkk did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darkk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darkk works over Yamaguchi's head and body with a nice combination.
An inside leg kick from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darkks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yamaguchi tries to land a leg kick but Darkk saw it coming and moves away.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but Darkk avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Darkk as he connects with a hook.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tries to land a front kick but Darkk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Darkk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi works Darkk's body with a nice hook.
Yamaguchi throws a hook but Darkk blocks it.
Darkk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yamaguchi just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping right.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
Darkk throws a wild body kick that Yamaguchi sees coming a mile off.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Darkk misses the target.
Darkk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Darkk lands a right hook to the body.
Darkk throws a push kick but Yamaguchi slaps the foot to one side.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Darkk.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkk.
Darkk walks into a stiff left hand from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darkk.
Darkk connects with a crisp jab.
Yamaguchi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamaguchi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darkk jabs Yamaguchi right on the nose. Yamaguchi blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Darkk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Darkk checks a low kick from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkk.
Darkk throws a front kick aimed at Yamaguchi's knee but Yamaguchi avoids it well.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick as Darkk jumps back.
Darkk cracks the inside of Yamaguchi's front leg.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Darkk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws out a counter right but Darkk avoids it with no problem.
Darkk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamaguchi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Darkk throws a shot from downtown. Yamaguchi moves away and avoids it.
Darkk defending well as Yamaguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamaguchi.
Darkk feints and then cracks Yamaguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamaguchi down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi is looking to clinch but Darkk is avoiding it.
Yamaguchi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darkk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi wants to land a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk misses with an uppercut
and Yamaguchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamaguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darkk slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
The fighters circling - Darkk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Darkk lands a head shot.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Darkk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darkk lands with a nice body punch.
Darkk scores with a jab. Yamaguchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yamaguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
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 pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamaguchi defending well as Darkk loads up on a big left hand.
Darkk digs a good body shot into Yamaguchi's ribs.
Darkk thows a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it
and Yamaguchi counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Yamaguchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
Darkk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darkk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
A lazy left from Yamaguchi finds it's target.
A leg kick checked by Yamaguchi.
Darkk throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebeneezer Darkk had his way with Kai Yamaguchi in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Yamaguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamaguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darkk throws out a leg kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range and Darkk only half commits.
Yamaguchi throws out a counter right but Darkk avoids it with no problem.
Darkk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darkk cracks the inside of Yamaguchi's front leg.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Darkk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yamaguchi cracks the inside of Darkk's front leg.
Darkk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamaguchi throws out the jab.
Darkk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamaguchi feints and then cracks Darkk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Darkk down.
Darkk looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Yamaguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Darkk as he checks the leg kick.
Darkk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab from Darkk misses.
Yamaguchi lunges at Darkk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darkk's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk thuds his right hand into Yamaguchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Yamaguchi moves into range and clinches up with Darkk.
Yamaguchi is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamaguchi.
Darkk stalls.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Yamaguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkk's elbow.
Darkk throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Kai Yamaguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi lands an uppercut.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darkk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk.
Darkk moves out of range of the body kick.
Darkk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yamaguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Darkk moves away and avoids it.
Yamaguchi scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Yamaguchi off balance momentarily.
Darkk slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
Darkk misses with a hook.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darkk cracks Yamaguchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Yamaguchi misses.
Darkk throwing a counter right hand but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamaguchi slips a jab from Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Darkk there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamaguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Darkk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it well.
Yamaguchi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darkk with a body shot.
Darkk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkk lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Yamaguchi looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Yamaguchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
Darkk half committed to a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darkk.
Yamaguchi stuns Darkk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darkk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
Darkk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamaguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamaguchi lands a right hook to the body.
Darkk looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ebeneezer Darkk.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darkk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!
Ebeneezer Darkk is the new lightweight champion!