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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Kaepernick (ranked 1488 p4p, 1665 weight class) and Mario Yamasaki (ranked 210 p4p, 232 weight class). Mario Yamasaki struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Julius Kaepernick has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julius Kaepernick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaepernick drives through with a takedown into Yamasaki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yamasaki controlling the position.
Kaepernick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kaepernick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaepernick trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaepernick connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaepernick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaepernick looking to sit in guard and control but Yamasaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kaepernick managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki wants to pass the guard but Kaepernick is keeping the position.
Yamasaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick has Yamasaki pulled in close to control his posture.
Kaepernick is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kaepernick thows a huge punch but Yamasaki dodges it nicely.
Kaepernick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaepernick tries to pass to full mount but Yamasaki defends it.
Kaepernick wants to control but Yamasaki is keeping him busy.
Yamasaki trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Yamasaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaepernick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kaepernick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kaepernick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yamasaki's head.
Kaepernick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kaepernick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yamasaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick wants to control but Yamasaki is keeping him busy.
Kaepernick trying to control the pace.
Kaepernick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yamasaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kaepernick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaepernick wants to take a breather but Yamasaki is having none of it.
Kaepernick is pressing down on Yamasaki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamasaki is holding on for now.
Kaepernick throwing shots but Yamasaki is blocking nicely.
Kaepernick working Yamasaki over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamasaki is trying to maintain the position but Kaepernick is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kaepernick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kaepernick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yamasaki wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Kaepernick there.
Kaepernick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamasaki defending well though.
Kaepernick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaepernick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kaepernick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamasaki keeps working.
Kaepernick thows a huge punch but Yamasaki dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaepernick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kaepernick drops an elbow to the side of Yamasaki's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Kaepernick dominated that round.
That's time! Kaepernick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yamasaki lands a slapping body shot.
Kaepernick feints and as Yamasaki raises his hands in defense, Kaepernick changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kaepernick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kaepernick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kaepernick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaepernick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kaepernick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaepernick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kaepernick throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kaepernick postures up in Yamasaki's guard and throws a big left but Yamasaki blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick trying to control but Yamasaki is working from the bottom.
Kaepernick scoring with some ground and pound.
Kaepernick wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving.
Kaepernick stays in close to Yamasaki's body and controls the position.
Kaepernick trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaepernick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kaepernick stands up over Yamasaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kaepernick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamasaki wants to stand up but Kaepernick is controlling him.
Kaepernick is fighting to break Yamasaki's control of his arms but Yamasaki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kaepernick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamasaki can do to turn this around?
That's two 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.
Kaepernick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kaepernick postures up in Yamasaki's guard and throws a big left but Yamasaki blocks it.
Kaepernick scoring with some ground and pound.
Kaepernick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaepernick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kaepernick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kaepernick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamasaki's head.
Yamasaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaepernick stands up over Yamasaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kaepernick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamasaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaepernick with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaepernick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kaepernick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yamasaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaepernick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yamasaki is trying to keep Kaepernick in close.
Kaepernick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kaepernick trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamasaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaepernick wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving.
Yamasaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick lands a couple of elbows.
Yamasaki is trying to keep Kaepernick in close.
Kaepernick is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kaepernick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaepernick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamasaki keeping moving, preventing Kaepernick from controlling successfully.
Kaepernick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yamasaki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaepernick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamasaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaepernick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Kaepernick dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kaepernick misses with a takedown attempt
and Yamasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Yamasaki misses.
Kaepernick looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yamasaki!
Kaepernick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamasaki keeps working.
An elbow from Kaepernick crashes against the mat.
Kaepernick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kaepernick grinds an elbow into Yamasaki's temple.
Kaepernick lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kaepernick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yamasaki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kaepernick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaepernick wants to control but Yamasaki is keeping him busy.
Kaepernick throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kaepernick swings around for an armbar but Yamasaki sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kaepernick's guard.
Kaepernick looking for a sweep. Not yet Kaepernick, not yet.
Kaepernick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamasaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kaepernick seems keen to control Yamasaki's posture.
Yamasaki preventing the sweep.
Kaepernick trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kaepernick pulls Yamasaki in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kaepernick is on top in guard.
Yamasaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kaepernick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kaepernick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kaepernick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki keeping moving, preventing Kaepernick from controlling successfully.
Kaepernick is in close to Yamasaki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kaepernick is in close to Yamasaki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kaepernick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yamasaki working a defensive guard here.
Kaepernick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kaepernick is in close to Yamasaki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kaepernick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamasaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Julius Kaepernick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaepernick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamasaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaepernick wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving.
Kaepernick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yamasaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaepernick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yamasaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamasaki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kaepernick is controlling him.
Kaepernick is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamasaki has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Kaepernick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kaepernick, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Kaepernick!
Our winner, Julius Kaepernick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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RATING
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