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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Johnson (ranked 2355 p4p, 3490 weight class) and Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 298 p4p, 392 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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5 - 1 - 1 |
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2 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Yamasaki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yamasaki pulls guard.
Yamasaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Yamasaki working for submissions but it's allowed Johnson to get to half guard.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Yamasaki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yamasaki is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yamasaki.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamasaki is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yamasaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yamasaki looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Yamasaki trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Yamasaki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yamasaki manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Yamasaki's guard.
Yamasaki working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamasaki is retaining full guard.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Yamasaki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yamasaki, who protects the arm well.
Johnson landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yamasaki defends it well.
Yamasaki trying to control from the bottom.
Yamasaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yamasaki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yamasaki is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yamasaki is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson throwing shots but Yamasaki is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Yamasaki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
We've been informed that Yamasaki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Yamasaki is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Yamasaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Johnson dominated that 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.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamasaki lands a head shot.
Yamasaki cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yamasaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Yamasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamasaki tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamasaki pulls guard successfully.
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamasaki working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamasaki's head.
Yamasaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamasaki is keeping the position for now.
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yamasaki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Johnson escapes and throws Yamasaki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamasaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yamasaki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yamasaki can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamasaki is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Johnson is staying active.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yamasaki is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yamasaki sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yamasaki trying to control here.
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yamasaki is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yamasaki wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yamasaki moves into full guard.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Yamasaki has his feet on Johnson's thighs here. He's pushed Johnson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Johnson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Katsu Yamasaki!
A very excited looking Katsu Yamasaki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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