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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinnosuke Nohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nohara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dame Dame no Uta. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinnosuke Nohara!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nohara closes the distance and clinches.
Nohara scores with a knee to the head.
Nohara working Yamamoto over with knees to the body.
Nohara should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nohara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nohara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nohara connects with a knee to the head.
Nohara landing knees to the head.
Yamamoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Nohara with a knee to the head.
Nohara lands a good knee to the midsection. Yamamoto won't want to take too many of those.
Yamamoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nohara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nohara stops a takedown attempt from Yamamoto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nohara lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Yamamoto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nohara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Nohara.
Nohara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nohara has eaten all the pies!
Nohara lands a nice elbow.
Nohara prevents the takedown attempt.
Yamamoto gets through Nohara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamamoto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nohara lands an elbow inside that Yamamoto shrugs off.
Yamamoto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nohara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nohara lands an elbow just above Yamamoto 's eye.
Yamamoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Nohara misses with a knee to the head.
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nohara landing knees to the head.
Nohara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yamamoto is trying to drag Nohara to the mat but Nohara just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nohara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Nohara.
Nohara lands an elbow that stopped Yamamoto in his tracks for a moment.
Nohara looks gassed!
Yamamoto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yamamoto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nohara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yamamoto wants a takedown.
Yamamoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nohara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yamamoto goes for a takedown attempt but Nohara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nohara wants to clinch but Yamamoto slips to the side
and Yamamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Yamamoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Nohara which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nohara wants to clinch
and Yamamoto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nohara!
Nohara tries to hold on but Yamamoto pushes him away.
Nohara squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Yamamoto lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nohara tries to hold on but Yamamoto pushes him away.
Yamamoto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yamamoto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nohara tries to hold on but Yamamoto pushes him away.
Yamamoto with good strikes from the mount here!
Yamamoto avoids the attempt from Nohara to control.
Yamamoto lands with some strikes.
Nohara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nohara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yamamoto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nohara tries to reverse the position but Yamamoto maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Yamamoto.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nohara takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yamamoto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nohara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nohara is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Yamamoto.
Nohara is still in real trouble! Can Yamamoto finish him?
Yamamoto lands with some strikes.
Yamamoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nohara hang on?
Nohara sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nohara trying to control but Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nohara knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nohara seems to have recovered his senses.
Yamamoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yamamoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yamamoto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nohara trying to hold on to Yamamoto's head to control him but Yamamoto postures up.
Nohara tries to roll over but Yamamoto keeps him under control.
Yamamoto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nohara is trying to maintain the position but Yamamoto is very close to passing his half guard.
Nohara is looking to improve his position.
Yamamoto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yamamoto working the head and body with strikes.
Nohara wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Yamamoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nohara looks to clinch
and Yamamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Shinnosuke Nohara has been cut.
Nohara looks to clinch
and Yamamoto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nohara wants to get back to his feet.
Yamamoto working Nohara over with strikes.
Nohara tries to get to full guard but Yamamoto has control of the leg.
Nohara trying to control from the bottom.
Yamamoto is nestled in close to Nohara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nohara trying to control from the bottom.
Yamamoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nohara is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yamamoto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Yamamoto.
Kenichi Yamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamamoto working Nohara over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto stops Nohara from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Yamamoto.
Nohara trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nohara on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yamamoto connects with a nice short shot to Nohara's temple.
Nohara is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yamamoto lands a nice short elbow.
Yamamoto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yamamoto prevents Nohara from improving his position.
Nohara on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nohara gets full guard.
Yamamoto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yamamoto works over Nohara with some ground and pound from guard.
Yamamoto stops Nohara from standing up.
Yamamoto working some strikes from top position.
Nohara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yamamoto is controlling him.
Nohara looking to control.
Yamamoto with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nohara wants to sweep but no luck.
Nohara wants to stand but Yamamoto is controlling the position.
Yamamoto lands a couple of digs.
Nohara is looking to stand up but Yamamoto isn't so interested in that idea.
Yamamoto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yamamoto cracks Nohara with a solid left hand.
Nohara wants to stand up but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Yamamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nohara is trying to control the position but Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto landing some decent shots from guard.
Yamamoto works over Nohara with some ground and pound from guard.
Yamamoto works over Nohara with some ground and pound from guard.
Nohara wants to stand up but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Nohara has momentary wrist control but Yamamoto slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto cracks Nohara with a solid left hand.
Yamamoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nohara trying to control the position.
Yamamoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yamamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto stands up over Nohara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yamamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Nohara pushes Yamamoto off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nohara wants to clinch
and Yamamoto counters with a single leg into guard. Nohara didn't expect that.
Nohara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yamamoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nohara's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nohara wants to sweep here but Yamamoto controlling him for the moment.
Nohara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yamamoto stopping the sweep attempt from Nohara.
Yamamoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nohara's head.
Nohara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yamamoto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nohara's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto prevents Nohara from improving his position.
Yamamoto stops Nohara from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Yamamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shinnosuke Nohara's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nohara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nohara won't be happy with that.
Yamamoto landing a few strikes.
Yamamoto working the ground and pound.
Nohara is looking for a sweep.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nohara can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto working away.
Yamamoto scores with punches from side control.
Yamamoto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yamamoto landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nohara wants to control but Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto scoring with punches and elbows.
Nohara tries to improve position but can't.
Nohara struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto cracks Nohara with a big elbow.
Yamamoto working the ground and pound.
Nohara is trying to improve his position.
Yamamoto cracks Nohara with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yamamoto working the head and body with strikes.
Yamamoto working away.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nohara down.
Yamamoto working away.
Yamamoto scores with punches from side control.
Nohara wants to control but Yamamoto postures up.
Nohara might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yamamoto kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nohara wants to control but Yamamoto postures up.
Nohara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nohara down.
Nohara is trying to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto cracks Nohara with a big elbow.
Yamamoto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yamamoto landing strikes.
Yamamoto cracks Nohara with a big elbow.
Nohara wants to get back to his feet.
Nohara is trying to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nohara is trying to get back to half guard.
Nohara is trying to buck Yamamoto off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nohara down.
Yamamoto working the ground and pound.
Yamamoto is chipping away with strikes.
Nohara wants to control but Yamamoto postures up.
Nohara on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nohara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto grinds an elbow into Nohara's temple.
Yamamoto tries to advance to mount but can't.
Yamamoto working the ground and pound but Nohara is defending the strikes.
Yamamoto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Yamamoto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nohara is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yamamoto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nohara wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yamamoto clinches.
Nohara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto is defending well for now.
Nohara gets underhooks to prevent Yamamoto's takedown attempt.
Yamamoto looking for a takedown.
Nohara lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nohara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nohara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yamamoto's face.
Nohara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yamamoto can't get the takedown.
Yamamoto tries for a takedown but Nohara manages to get underhooks.
Yamamoto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nohara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nohara lands an elbow inside.
Nohara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamamoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yamamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamamoto gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Shinnosuke Nohara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenichi Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nohara kicks Yamamoto off and gets to his feet.
Nohara darts in trying to clinch
and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenichi Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamamoto, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenichi Yamamoto!
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