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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misuaksual Bermaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Misuaksual Bermaia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuki Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Misuaksual Bermaia!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bermaia tries for a takedown but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bermaia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is looking to slow Bermaia down with leg kicks.
Yamamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamamoto misses the target.
Misuaksual Bermaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bermaia closes the distance and clinches up with Yamamoto, looking for a takedown. Bermaia pushes Yamamoto against the cage but Yamamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bermaia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamamoto as he jumps to the side.
Yuki Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misuaksual Bermaia.
Bermaia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamamoto is fending him off so far but Bermaia persists. Nope, Yamamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Bermaia moves out of range.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bermaia takes a step back to recover.
Bermaia looks winded!
Yamamoto throws a leg kick which misses Bermaia's front leg but catches the back leg as Bermaia tries to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yamamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamamoto clinches up against the cage.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamamoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamamoto pushes Bermaia up against the cage in a clinch.
Bermaia takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Misuaksual Bermaia has been cut.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Bermaia's ribcage.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermaia fails to pull guard.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bermaia avoids it.
Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bermaia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bermaia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bermaia avoids it.
Yamamoto working Bermaia over with knees to the body.
Bermaia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bermaia avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bermaia being controlled against the cage.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bermaia is defending well for now.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yuki Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamamoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamamoto clinches.
Bermaia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bermaia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yamamoto is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bermaia.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bermaia avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto avoiding damage.
Bermaia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermaia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Bermaia won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Bermaia's ribcage.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bermaia avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bermaia up against the cage.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Bermaia won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto taking a breather.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bermaia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bermaia managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the body.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the body.
Bermaia takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Yamamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Misuaksual Bermaia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bermaia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamamoto is fending him off so far but Bermaia persists. Nope, Yamamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yamamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bermaia can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bermaia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamamoto can pounce on him.
Yamamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bermaia's sensitive parts.
Yamamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamamoto instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Bermaia managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Bermaia's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamamoto obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Bermaia avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bermaia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bermaia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bermaia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermaia managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
The referee calls for Yamamoto to work.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bermaia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bermaia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yamamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bermaia avoids it.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the body.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bermaia is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Bermaia won't want to take too many of those.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bermaia.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Bermaia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamamoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bermaia avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bermaia.
Yuki Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misuaksual Bermaia.
Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Bermaia won't want to take too many of those.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bermaia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamamoto's waist but Yamamoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bermaia off to one side.
Bermaia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bermaia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bermaia backs up against the cage.
Bermaia tries for a takedown but Yamamoto circles away easily
and Yamamoto counters with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamamoto scores with a spinning back kick!
Yamamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bermaia is defending well for now.
Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bermaia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bermaia.
Yamamoto working Bermaia over with knees to the body.
Yamamoto is trying to stall.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Bermaia avoids the damage to the body.
Bermaia managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto stops a takedown attempt from Bermaia.
Yuki Yamamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamamoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bermaia has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yamamoto regains guard immediately.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yamamoto wants to sweep here but Bermaia controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bermaia stands and steps away. Yamamoto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bermaia dives in and grabs Yamamoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamamoto pushes down on Bermaia's head and hops out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Yamamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bermaia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yamamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Yamamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Misuaksual Bermaia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yamamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bermaia. That did some damage!
Yamamoto throws a leg kick but Bermaia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yamamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bermaia.
Bermaia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bermaia dives in and scores a takedown into Yamamoto's guard.
Bermaia looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bermaia drops back looking for a leg! Yamamoto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yamamoto manages to kick Bermaia off! Bermaia jumps back into Yamamoto's guard.
Bermaia won't allow Yamamoto to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto is trying to control the position but Bermaia postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermaia advances to half guard.
Bermaia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yamamoto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bermaia.
Yamamoto is trying to control but can't.
Bermaia moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermaia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bermaia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bermaia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bermaia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to control but Bermaia postures up.
Yamamoto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bermaia asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bermaia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yamamoto, who protects the arm well.
Bermaia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bermaia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yamamoto has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bermaia goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Yamamoto has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bermaia but great work by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bermaia will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yamamoto wants to control but Bermaia is keeping him busy.
Bermaia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bermaia on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto is keen to just control but Bermaia is a slippery customer.
Misuaksual Bermaia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuki Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamoto blocks the strikes from Bermaia.
And that's the end of the fight!
Misuaksual Bermaia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamamoto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Yamamoto!
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