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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meanie Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Meanie Moore enters the cage!
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140 lbs
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137 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meanie Moore!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamamoto stops a takedown attempt from Moore.
Moore is trying to drag Yamamoto to the mat but Yamamoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yuki Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meanie Moore.
A short left from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moore wants a takedown but no success here.
Moore can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Yamamoto. No joy for Moore on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yamamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moore.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Yamamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Moore gets tackled into the cage by Yamamoto. Yamamoto maintains the clinch.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamamoto, right into the meat.
Moore shoots in but no luck this time.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto defends it nicely.
Yamamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Moore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
We've been informed that Moore has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Moore tries to keep at a distance but Yamamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Yamamoto has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Yamamoto.
Moore looking for a takedown.
Moore is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yamamoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Moore looks winded!
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamoto leaning against his opponent.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamamoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Yamamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.
Yuki Yamamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yamamoto rushes Moore and presses him up against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yamamoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yuki Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore fails with the takedown.
Yuki Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meanie Moore.
Yamamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moore is looking for a takedown.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto rushes Moore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto.
It looks like Meanie Moore has been cut.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Moore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yamamoto prevents it.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Moore is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yuki Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yamamoto is stalling here.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamamoto smiles and moves away.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamamoto circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.
Yamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore tries to keep at a distance but Yamamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moore is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yamamoto is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to pull guard but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Moore 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.
Moore drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yuki Yamamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab.
Yuki Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
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 breaks the clinch.
Moore shoots in and drives through. Yamamoto sprawls well.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
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 Meanie Moore's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore slips a straight right by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Moore is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamamoto to keep the fight standing.
Moore wants a takedown.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamamoto pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore wants a takedown.
Yuki Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meanie Moore.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamamoto closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamamoto.
Moore is trying to drag Yamamoto to the mat but Yamamoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yamamoto is pushing Moore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamamoto pinned against the cage. Yamamoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body kick.
Moore gets tackled into the cage by Yamamoto. Yamamoto maintains the clinch.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamamoto has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamamoto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moore up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamamoto.
Moore 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 Moore off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamamoto moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamoto clinches up against the cage.
Yamamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meanie Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto has managed to clinch.
Yuki Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yamamoto is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:24
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Yamamoto!
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