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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ortega (ranked 85 p4p, 11 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 48 p4p, 8 weight class). Yamaguchi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yama Yama. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ortega!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega misses with a right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a left to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch
and Ortega counters with a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ortega. Ortega obviously looking to wear him down.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Ortega.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Ortega is looking to counter punch.
Ortega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ortega tries a low kick but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Yamaguchi throws a series of punches but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Ortega throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamaguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Ortega moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body punch from Ortega.
Ortega swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Ortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi moves away from the strike by Ortega.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortega.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamaguchi thows a body kick. Ortega tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab from Yamaguchi.
Ortega on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab from Ortega.
Yamaguchi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ortega missing with a left hand there. Yamaguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ortega.
Ortega takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortega throws out a leg kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range and Ortega only half commits.
Yamaguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ortega takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ortega blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Ortega.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Ortega checks it.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Ortega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega drops his hands momentarily and Yamaguchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ortega fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it well.
Yamaguchi with a nice cross.
Yamaguchi with a jab.
Ortega lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ortega moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortega scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ortega finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamaguchi moves away from the strike by Ortega.
Ortega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ortega misses with a left hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ortega takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ortega throws a hook but Yamaguchi blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamaguchi! But no joy.
Ortega misses with a straight right.
Ortega misses with a few strikes there.
Ortega looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
Yamaguchi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ortega lands a leg kick that knocks Yamaguchi off balance momentarily.
Ortega scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ortega checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Yamaguchi.
Ortega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortega takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ortega tries to move into range but Yamaguchi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamaguchi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ortega misses with a body shot
and Yamaguchi counters with a left to the body.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortega is just out of range.
Ortega half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yamaguchi lands a right hook to the body.
Ortega walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi misses with a hook
and Ortega counters with a straight right hand.
Ortega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ortega thows a body kick. Yamaguchi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamaguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortega.
It seemed like Yamaguchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega stuns Yamaguchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamaguchi thuds his shin into the meat of Ortega's side.
Ortega misses the jab.
Yamaguchi misses the jab.
Ortega misses with an uppercut.
Ortega jabs Yamaguchi right on the nose. Yamaguchi blinks but takes it well.
Ortega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
Ortega looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Ortega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamaguchi's head backwards.
Ortega lands a right hook to the body.
Ortega misses with a straight right.
Ortega blocks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yamaguchi under the eye.
Yamaguchi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ortega as he connects with a hook.
Ortega takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamaguchi digs a right hand underneath Ortega's ribcage. Ortega let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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 Carlos Ortega will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ortega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yamaguchi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ortega takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ortega struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
Ortega breaks from the clinch.
Yamaguchi throws a hook but Ortega avoids it easily.
Ortega on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yamaguchi tries to land a front kick but Ortega steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega looks to land a combination. Yamaguchi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yamaguchi wants to slow Ortega down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortega misses the target.
Yamaguchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick that knocks Ortega off balance momentarily.
Ortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
Yamaguchi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortega moves away.
Ortega misses with an uppercut. Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Ortega.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamaguchi.
Nice uppercut lands for Ortega. That snapped Yamaguchi's head back.
Ortega swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Ortega backing away here, and Yamaguchi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi throws a front kick aimed at Ortega's knee but Ortega avoids it well.
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
Ortega slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ortega.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamaguchi jabs Ortega to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab from Ortega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a straight right.
Yamaguchi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Yamaguchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Decent striking displayed by Ortega there.
Yamaguchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Ortega sees coming a mile off.
Ortega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
Yamaguchi throws the kick towards the body but Ortega avoids it.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Ortega's front leg with a kick but Ortega checks it.
Ortega misses with a body shot
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortega digs a good body shot into Yamaguchi's ribs.
Yamaguchi digs a good body shot into Ortega's ribs.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortega appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ortega throws a hook but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Ortega throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a thumping low kick.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the leg kick from Ortega.
Ortega takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortega.
Yamaguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortega throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamaguchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ortega clobbers Yamaguchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ortega connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ortega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses.
Ortega chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamaguchi can pounce on him.
Ortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamaguchi lands with a straight right. Ortega didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Yamaguchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch lands to the side of Yamaguchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ortega connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamaguchi momentarily.
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortega moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ortega.
Yamaguchi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ortega lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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 nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamaguchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ortega throws a jab when Yamaguchi was well out of range.
Ortega lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yamaguchi blocks a jab.
Ortega connects with a nice looking jab.
Ortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamaguchi throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ortega dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamaguchi connects with a nice looking jab.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick
and Ortega counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortega manages to avoid it.
It looked like Ortega was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a hook but Ortega blocks it.
Yamaguchi scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortega should have avoided that one.
A cross from Yamaguchi lands.
Yamaguchi needs to keep his hands up - Ortega had a free shot at his head there.
Ortega throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamaguchi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamaguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortega throws out the jab.
Ortega misses with a body punch
enabling Yamaguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Yamaguchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ortega cracks Yamaguchi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortega moves out of range of the body kick from Yamaguchi.
Ortega appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Ortega looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carlos Ortega is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yamaguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ortega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Ortega blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Ortega misses.
Ortega looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Ortega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortega lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Ortega.
Yamaguchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Ortega lands a jab to Yamaguchi's midsection.
Yamaguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortega.
Ortega throws a front kick aimed at Yamaguchi's knee but Yamaguchi avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi walks into a stiff left hand from Ortega.
Yamaguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamaguchi circles away.
Yamaguchi tries to bum rush Ortega with a series of wild strikes but Ortega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortega blocks the body kick.
It looked like Ortega wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Ortega strikes.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortega shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Ortega moves away and avoids it.
Ortega gets a clinch.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Ortega controls the action.
Ortega tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Ortega back against the cage.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ortega tries to circle away but Yamaguchi has him pinned against the cage.
Ortega cracks Yamaguchi with a nice body shot.
Ortega manages to break the clinch.
Yamaguchi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yamaguchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ortega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortega fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it well.
Ortega lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortega misses with a hook.
Ortega throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamaguchi.
A lazy left from Yamaguchi finds it's target.
Ortega moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamaguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortega.
Ortega looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Ortega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ortega scores with a hook.
Yamaguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortega was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yamaguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a looping overhand right but Ortega ducks down to avoid it.
Ortega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortega misses the target.
Ortega gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortega wants to clinch up but Yamaguchi keeps it at a distance.
Yamaguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses.
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamaguchi avoids the body shot from Ortega.
Yamaguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortega throws out the jab.
Ortega throws a leg kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortega takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yamaguchi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ortega is out of range.
Ortega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kai Yamaguchi just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Ortega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ortega looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ortega. Those never looked like landing.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortega throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Ortega slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Ortega is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ortega on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ortega throws out a loose jab but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortega lands a body shot.
Ortega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega connects with a body shot.
Ortega cracks a nice hook into Yamaguchi's ribs.
Ortega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortega moves away.
Ortega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega with a nice cross.
Yamaguchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses.
Ortega misses with a looping left.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamaguchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortega throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamaguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ortega checks a low kick from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamaguchi moves away from the strike by Ortega.
Ortega throws a push kick but Yamaguchi slaps the foot to one side.
Ortega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortega lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yamaguchi at a distance.
Ortega throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi lands a lovely overhand right.
Yamaguchi stuns Ortega with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Yamaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortega throws a low kick, looking for Yamaguchi's leg but Yamaguchi calmly moves out of range.
Ortega defending well as Yamaguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Ortega just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamaguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Ortega tenderised Yamaguchi's leg. Yamaguchi is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortega.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamaguchi circles away.
Yamaguchi lands a glancing blow to the side of Ortega's head.
Yamaguchi avoids the head kick by Ortega.
Ortega fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi avoids the body shot from Ortega.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamaguchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamaguchi throws the kick towards the body but Ortega avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi needs to keep his hands up - Ortega had a free shot at his head there.
Ortega throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamaguchi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi slips a jab from Ortega.
Ortega misses with an uppercut. Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortega moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortega.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Yamaguchi finds it's target.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab from Ortega.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick but Ortega moves out of range.
Yamaguchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ortega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good exchange - Yamaguchi coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortega defending well as Yamaguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Yamaguchi coming out on top.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Yamaguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortega.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.
Yamaguchi throws an off balance right hand
and Ortega counters with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Ortega sees coming a mile off.
Ortega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamaguchi throws out the jab.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ortega finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamaguchi's head.
Ortega throws a front kick aimed at Yamaguchi's knee but Yamaguchi avoids it well.
Ortega moves out of range as Yamaguchi throws a body kick.
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Ortega saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Yamaguchi misses its intended target.
Ortega throws a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head but Yamaguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortega.
A bone on bone clash there as Ortega blocks the leg kick.
Ortega throws a shot from downtown. Yamaguchi moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Yamaguchi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamaguchi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ortega throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Ortega connects with a crisp jab.
Ortega takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortega misses the target.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Ortega looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamaguchi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ortega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ortega crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yamaguchi - the referee stops the clock and Ortega gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yamaguchi. Ortega manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ortega works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ortega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ortega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Ortega misses its intended target.
Yamaguchi tries to land a body kick
and Ortega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamaguchi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ortega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamaguchi lands the left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortega.
Yamaguchi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Decent striking displayed by Yamaguchi there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
Ortega lands with a good body shot.
Yamaguchi lands a jab.
Yamaguchi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ortega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamaguchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortega throws a wild body kick that Yamaguchi sees coming a mile off.
Yamaguchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortega looks to land a body kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Ortega misses with the combination.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortega is just out of range.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.
Yamaguchi connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega scores with a nice strike.
Ortega swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook. Ortega ducked under it nicely.
Yamaguchi lands a head shot.
Ortega moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortega lands with a nice body punch.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortega.
Ortega scores with a jab.
Ortega connects with a looping right hand.
Ortega throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Ortega.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Ortega moves away and avoids it.
Ortega went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yamaguchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortega, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Ortega misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yamaguchi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ortega - the referee stops the clock and Yamaguchi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ortega. Yamaguchi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yamaguchi cracks Ortega with a good jab.
Ortega moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
Ortega moves out of range of the body kick from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ortega cracks a nice hook into Yamaguchi's ribs.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice right hand.
Ortega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ortega takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortega.
Ortega tests Yamaguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ortega avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega clobbers Yamaguchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ortega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamaguchi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Ortega showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ortega 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Ortega!
Carlos Ortega is the new lightweight champion!
Carlos Ortega decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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