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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kid Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rampage has chosen Lightning as his entrance music. Brock Rampage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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168 cm
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid 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, Brock Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Rampage is having none of it.
Rampage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Rampage moves out of range.
Yamamoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rampage pinned against the cage. Rampage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yamamoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Rampage tries to sprawl out of it but Yamamoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rampage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamamoto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rampage to the mat! Rampage manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rampage being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto won't allow Rampage to sweep him here.
Yamamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rampage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rampage striking off his back but it's not causing Yamamoto any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kid Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rampage tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yamamoto is in Rampage's guard.
Yamamoto looking to sit in guard and control but Rampage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rampage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rampage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yamamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Rampage is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto looking for subs off his back but Rampage has passed one foot through into half guard.
Yamamoto tries to roll over but Rampage keeps him under control.
Yamamoto trying to control but Rampage postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kid Yamamoto just wasn't active enough.
Rampage swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Kid Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rampage flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rampage misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Yamamoto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rampage defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rampage counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yamamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rampage. That did some damage!
Rampage stuffs the takedown attempt from Yamamoto. Yamamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto looking to score a takedown here. Rampage is defending well but Yamamoto drives through and ends up in Rampage's guard.
Rampage throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rampage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage tries to strike from the bottom.
Yamamoto wants to get up but he can't break Rampage's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yamamoto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kid Yamamoto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rampage slaps away a takedown attempt from Yamamoto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rampage will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Rampage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kid Yamamoto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Brock Rampage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rampage counters with a big head kick but Yamamoto shrugs it off.
Yamamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rampage as he avoids it easily.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamamoto fails to pull guard.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamamoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Rampage won't allow it.
Yamamoto has had enough of the clinch but Rampage keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Yamamoto 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yamamoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rampage avoids it really well and circles away.
Rampage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamamoto with a poor takedown
and Rampage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rampage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamamoto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rampage was covering up waiting for the punch and Yamamoto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yamamoto is looking to stand up but Rampage won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to control but Rampage is working from the bottom.
Kid Yamamoto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rampage throws a lazy head kick
and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rampage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamamoto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kid Yamamoto.
Rampage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto lands a nice shot that snaps Rampage's head back.
Some wild striking there from Rampage.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Yamamoto is keen to just control but Rampage is a slippery customer.
Rampage makes his way to full guard, as Yamamoto worked for a kimura.
Yamamoto stays in close to Rampage's body and controls the position.
Brock Rampage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kid Yamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kid Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to bum rush Rampage with a series of wild strikes but Rampage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamamoto swings for the body but Rampage moves out of range.
Yamamoto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rampage's half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rampage manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kid Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rampage striking off his back but it's not causing Yamamoto any problems.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamamoto 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Yamamoto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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