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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 101 p4p, 58 weight class) and Enitan Arendse (ranked 13 p4p, 6 weight class). Yamaguchi comes to the cage accompanied by Yama Yama. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Enitan Arendse was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 39 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arendse throws a hook but Yamaguchi avoids it easily.
Enitan Arendse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arendse blocks a jab.
Yamaguchi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arendse lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Arendse moves out of range as Yamaguchi throws a body kick.
Yamaguchi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arendse.
Arendse throws the left hand but Yamaguchi avoids the punch easily.
Yamaguchi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yamaguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arendse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arendse throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Arendse misses.
Yamaguchi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arendse misses with a straight left.
Yamaguchi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arendse's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yamaguchi under the eye.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Arendse slips a jab from Yamaguchi.
Arendse pushes Yamaguchi away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi misses with a hook.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Yamaguchi.
Arendse takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arendse is looking to land body kicks.
Arendse fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamaguchi on the side of the head.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arendse throws out a powerful jab.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Arendse moves out of range.
Arendse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arendse was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Nice shot by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yamaguchi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arendse checks a low kick from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Arendse moves out of range.
Arendse thuds a left hand into Yamaguchi's body.
A swing and a miss from Yamaguchi.
A combination from Yamaguchi does no damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arendse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Arendse has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Arendse swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Yamaguchi counter with a right hand.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse feints and then cracks Yamaguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamaguchi down.
Yamaguchi looks to land a left hand but Arendse moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Arendse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamaguchi lands with a nice body kick.
Yamaguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamaguchi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arendse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Arendse punishes Yamaguchi's body with a nice straight punch.
Arendse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arendse cracks a nice hook into Yamaguchi's ribs.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arendse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Arendse misses the jab.
Yamaguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arendse to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arendse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamaguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi presses Arendse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arendse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Arendse on the inside.
Arendse pushes Yamaguchi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arendse's elbow.
Arendse throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Arendse prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi presses Arendse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arendse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arendse misses with some punches.
Yamaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arendse misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Arendse controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tries to throw a body punch but Arendse avoids it by throwing Yamaguchi back against the cage.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Arendse.
Arendse misses with the head strike.
Arendse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Arendse.
Yamaguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamaguchi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Arendse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Yamaguchi.
Arendse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Yamaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi is looking to chop away at Arendse's legs.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arendse's sensitive parts.
Arendse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Yamaguchi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enitan Arendse will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamaguchi cracks Arendse with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arendse goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Enitan Arendse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arendse scores with a punch to the head.
Yamaguchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arendse with a nice cross.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamaguchi. Arendse shrugs it off though.
Yamaguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Arendse's shoulder, as Arendse tries to avoid the shot.
Yamaguchi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arendse on the side of the head.
Yamaguchi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arendse takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arendse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Arendse.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arendse.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Arendse on the inside.
Yamaguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Arendse.
Arendse misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arendse.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi pushes Arendse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi scores with a shot to the side of Arendse's head.
Yamaguchi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
Arendse prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Arendse controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a left hand.
Yamaguchi pushes Arendse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arendse working aggressively here.
Arendse misses with the head strike.
Arendse struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
Arendse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Arendse controls the action.
Arendse lands with a left to the head.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Arendse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Arendse controls his hands.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Arendse controls the action.
A body shot lands from Arendse.
Arendse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Arendse.
A nice left hand lands by Arendse.
Yamaguchi presses Arendse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arendse lands a right hand.
Enitan Arendse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamaguchi has Arendse pressed against the cage, preventing Arendse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
Arendse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arendse.
Arendse throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Yamaguchi.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamaguchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse lands with a light punch inside.
Yamaguchi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
Arendse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamaguchi blocks a body shot from Arendse.
Arendse blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamaguchi lands with a right to the head.
Arendse scores with a shot to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
Arendse pushes Yamaguchi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arendse misses with the head strike.
Yamaguchi tries to throw a body punch but Arendse avoids it by throwing Yamaguchi back against the cage.
Good body shot from Arendse.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Yamaguchi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse scores with a shoulder strike.
Arendse manages to break the clinch.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Arendse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arendse.
Yamaguchi misses with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Arendse moves out of range.
A jab from Arendse misses.
Arendse misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi moves forwards but Arendse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arendse throws out a loose jab but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And Yamaguchi counters with a quick kick to the body but Arendse blocks it.
Arendse uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamaguchi has time to react.
Arendse lands a really nice looking cross but Yamaguchi seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Yamaguchi.
Arendse connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left lands for Arendse.
Arendse is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yamaguchi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamaguchi ducks right into an uppercut from Arendse.
Arendse wants to clinch up but Yamaguchi keeps it at a distance.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Arendse saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Arendse moves out of range as Yamaguchi throws a body kick.
Yamaguchi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice body kick.
Yamaguchi misses the jab.
Arendse slips a jab from Yamaguchi.
Arendse scores with a hook to the body. Yamaguchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Arendse looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arendse moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arendse scores with a jab.
Yamaguchi throws a hook but Arendse avoids it easily.
Arendse throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arendse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yamaguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arendse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arendse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Arendse takes a step back to recover.
A low kick lands for Arendse.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arendse! But no joy.
Yamaguchi wants to slow Arendse down by chopping away at his legs.
Yamaguchi scores with a spinning back kick!
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arendse drops his hands momentarily and Yamaguchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yamaguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arendse.
Yamaguchi tried to score with a low kick but Arendse checks it.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Arendse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arendse moves into range and clinches up with Yamaguchi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamaguchi misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Arendse.
Arendse has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yamaguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Yamaguchi.
Kai Yamaguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arendse prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
Arendse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arendse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arendse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arendse throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
Yamaguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arendse misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
Arendse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Arendse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamaguchi's elbow.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Arendse controls the action.
Arendse lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Arendse.
Arendse misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse lands with a left to the head.
Arendse lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Arendse.
Yamaguchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arendse throws out the jab.
Arendse lands a head kick. Yamaguchi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Arendse connects with a right hand. Yamaguchi shakes it off.
Arendse lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arendse misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Arendse misses.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
Yamaguchi is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamaguchi as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi lands a jab to the head.
Yamaguchi 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.
Arendse scores with a body shot.
Yamaguchi avoids the body shot from Arendse.
Arendse swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse lands a leg kick that knocks Yamaguchi off balance momentarily.
Yamaguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arendse moves out of range of the body kick from Yamaguchi.
Arendse connects with a right hand. Yamaguchi shakes it off.
Arendse moves out of range of the body kick.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Arendse lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Arendse. That snapped Yamaguchi's head back.
Yamaguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arendse. That did some damage!
Yamaguchi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arendse is able to avoid easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arendse.
Yamaguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arendse lands a front kick.
A slow jab from Arendse misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arendse works the jab nicely.
Arendse lands with a hook. Yamaguchi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arendse misses with a looping left.
Yamaguchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enitan Arendse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arendse 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enitan Arendse!
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