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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norifumi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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147 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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160 cm
22
134 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norifumi Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinya Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shinya Yamamoto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Norifumi Yamamoto did well to prevent Shinya Yamamoto getting side control.
Norifumi Yamamoto is trying to stand back up but Shinya Yamamoto is controlling him
Shinya Yamamoto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shinya Yamamoto seems to be working for a kimura but Norifumi Yamamoto defends the submission attempt.
Shinya Yamamoto decides to stand up.
Shinya Yamamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Norifumi Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Shinya Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shinya Yamamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Norifumi Yamamoto.
A head kick misses from Norifumi Yamamoto.
Norifumi Yamamoto swinging wildly here.
Shinya Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shinya Yamamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Norifumi Yamamoto as Shinya Yamamoto shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Norifumi Yamamoto. No joy for Shinya Yamamoto on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norifumi Yamamoto swinging wildly here.
Norifumi Yamamoto swinging wildly here.
Norifumi Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Shinya Yamamoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Norifumi Yamamoto counters with a left and a right that stings Shinya Yamamoto.
Norifumi Yamamoto gets caught flat footed, as Shinya Yamamoto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shinya Yamamoto 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.
Shinya Yamamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norifumi Yamamoto keeping full guard, as Shinya Yamamoto tries to pass.
Shinya Yamamoto 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.
Shinya Yamamoto passes Norifumi Yamamoto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shinya Yamamoto is looking to advance position but Norifumi Yamamoto won't allow it.
Shinya Yamamoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Norifumi Yamamoto won't allow Shinya Yamamoto to pass to mount.
Shinya Yamamoto 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norifumi Yamamoto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Shinya Yamamoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shinya Yamamoto seems to be looking for submissions.
Shinya Yamamoto throwing shots but Norifumi Yamamoto is blocking nicely.
Shinya Yamamoto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shinya Yamamoto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Norifumi Yamamoto sees it coming and defends easily.
Shinya Yamamoto seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinya Yamamoto blocks the strikes from Norifumi Yamamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Yamamoto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shinya Yamamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norifumi Yamamoto.
Shinya Yamamoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Norifumi Yamamoto counters with a two punch combo.
Shinya Yamamoto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Norifumi Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Shinya Yamamoto avoids nicely.
Norifumi Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Shinya Yamamoto rushes Norifumi Yamamoto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shinya Yamamoto is trying to pull guard but Norifumi Yamamoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Norifumi Yamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norifumi Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Shinya Yamamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norifumi Yamamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shinya Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norifumi Yamamoto throws a hook but Shinya Yamamoto blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norifumi Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norifumi Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shinya Yamamoto is defended easily by Norifumi Yamamoto.
Norifumi Yamamoto leaves Shinya Yamamoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shinya Yamamoto is defended easily by Norifumi Yamamoto.
Shinya Yamamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norifumi Yamamoto gets caught napping as Shinya Yamamoto dives in and scores a takedown. Norifumi Yamamoto manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norifumi Yamamoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Norifumi Yamamoto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shinya Yamamoto controls the pace.
Norifumi Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Shinya Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinya Yamamoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Norifumi Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet but Shinya Yamamoto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shinya Yamamoto is pushing down on Norifumi Yamamoto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Norifumi Yamamoto is fighting to maintain full guard but Shinya Yamamoto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shinya Yamamoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norifumi Yamamoto is not content to let Shinya Yamamoto control the position.
Shinya Yamamoto wants to pass to mount but Norifumi Yamamoto is defending the position.
Shinya Yamamoto is looking to take a break and control but Norifumi Yamamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shinya Yamamoto thows a huge punch but Norifumi Yamamoto dodges it nicely.
Shinya Yamamoto prevents Norifumi Yamamoto from standing back up.
Shinya Yamamoto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Norifumi Yamamoto is just riding it out for now. Shinya Yamamoto eventually gives up the hold.
Shinya Yamamoto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Norifumi Yamamoto is just riding it out for now. Shinya Yamamoto eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinya Yamamoto stops Norifumi Yamamoto from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinya Yamamoto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shinya Yamamoto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Norifumi Yamamoto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Yamamoto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Norifumi Yamamoto misses with a two punch combination.
Norifumi Yamamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Norifumi Yamamoto misses with a leg kick.
Norifumi Yamamoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Norifumi Yamamoto wants it to stay on the feet.
Norifumi Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Norifumi Yamamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shinya Yamamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Shinya Yamamoto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Norifumi Yamamoto counters with a nice body shot.
Shinya Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Norifumi Yamamoto.
Norifumi Yamamoto scores with a sloppy right hand. Shinya Yamamoto should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinya Yamamoto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shinya Yamamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norifumi Yamamoto is keeping the position for now.
Norifumi Yamamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shinya Yamamoto.
Shinya Yamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shinya Yamamoto postures up in Norifumi Yamamoto's guard and throws a big left but Norifumi Yamamoto blocks it.
Shinya Yamamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shinya Yamamoto looking to sit in guard and control but Norifumi Yamamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Norifumi Yamamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shinya Yamamoto is keeping the position for now.
Norifumi Yamamoto trying to control but Shinya Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinya Yamamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Norifumi Yamamoto is proving a slippery customer.
Norifumi Yamamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Shinya Yamamoto is retaining full guard.
Shinya Yamamoto wants to sweep here but Norifumi Yamamoto controlling him for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Norifumi Yamamoto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Norifumi Yamamoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shinya Yamamoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Shinya Yamamoto controls Norifumi Yamamoto momentarily but Norifumi Yamamoto frees himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norifumi Yamamoto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Norifumi Yamamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shinya Yamamoto is looking for a triangle but Norifumi Yamamoto pushes his legs off easily.
Norifumi Yamamoto throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinya Yamamoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Norifumi Yamamoto is aware though and is defending well.
Norifumi Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Shinya Yamamoto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Norifumi Yamamoto!
Norifumi Yamamoto wants to hold on but Shinya Yamamoto pushes him away.
Shinya Yamamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Norifumi Yamamoto is looking to escape.
Shinya Yamamoto working for a guillotine from mount but Norifumi Yamamoto is in no mood to give up.
Shinya Yamamoto thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinya Yamamoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shinya Yamamoto unloads with some shots from mount but Norifumi Yamamoto bucks and avoids them well.
Shinya Yamamoto with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Shinya Yamamoto trying to control but Norifumi Yamamoto is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norifumi Yamamoto is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinya Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shinya 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinya Yamamoto!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Shinya Yamamoto made sure he mentioned Valhalla Fight Wear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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pop
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