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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heng Jiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiang comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - A Warrior's Call. Yamaguchi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yama Yama kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kai Yamaguchi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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161 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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167 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heng Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang defending well as Yamaguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Jiang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamaguchi dips to his left and cracks Jiang with an uppercut!
Jiang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jiang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A left lands for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jiang throws out the jab.
Yamaguchi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jiang. Jiang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jiang misses with a takedown
and Yamaguchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yamaguchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang rushes Yamaguchi and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Yamaguchi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Jiang controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Jiang.
Yamaguchi is struggling to control the position.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamaguchi.
Jiang swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi breaks the clinch.
Yamaguchi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yamaguchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heng Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamaguchi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Jiang connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jiang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamaguchi avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.
Jiang misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Jiang controls his hands.
Jiang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Jiang has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A short right from Jiang.
Jiang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jiang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamaguchi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jiang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yamaguchi can turn it around.
Jiang blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
Jiang can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
Yamaguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaguchi lands a right hand.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jiang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jiang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamaguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamaguchi scores with a hook to the body.
Jiang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jiang is breathing heavily.
Jiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang misses with the head strike.
A short left from Yamaguchi.
Jiang prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jiang.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamaguchi.
Jiang working Yamaguchi over with knees to the body.
Yamaguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jiang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Yamaguchi.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Jiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Jiang blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Jiang as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi pushes Jiang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi scores with a shot to the side of Jiang's head.
Yamaguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamaguchi managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
Jiang has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi works on Jiang's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamaguchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamaguchi lands with a light punch inside.
Yamaguchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamaguchi fails to pull guard.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with the head strike.
Jiang jumps guard but Yamaguchi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heng Jiang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jiang blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jiang manages to avoid it.
Jiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamaguchi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jiang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamaguchi is out of range and Jiang settles back down.
Jiang moves out of range of the leg kick from Yamaguchi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamaguchi. Jiang shrugs it off though.
Yamaguchi lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from Jiang.
A head kick from Jiang lands but Yamaguchi takes it in his stride.
Yamaguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamaguchi connects with a right hand. Jiang shakes it off.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick that knocks Jiang off balance momentarily.
Jiang fails with the takedown
and Yamaguchi counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a body kick that stops Jiang in his tracks momentarily.
Yamaguchi moves away from the strike by Jiang.
Yamaguchi flicks out a counter leg kick but Jiang steps away.
Jiang is looking to land body kicks.
Yamaguchi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yamaguchi blocks a head kick by Jiang.
Nice jab there from Yamaguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiang.
Yamaguchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yamaguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yamaguchi manages to circle out of the way.
Jiang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jiang with a body shot.
Yamaguchi scores with a jab to the body.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jiang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jiang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jiang connects with a solid leg kick.
Jiang misses with a takedown
and Yamaguchi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jiang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yamaguchi's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
Jiang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamaguchi as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heng Jiang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamaguchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jiang.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamaguchi scores with a leg kick.
Kai Yamaguchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamaguchi to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamaguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiang.
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yamaguchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Jiang.
Yamaguchi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Jiang scores with a four punch combination!
No luck for Jiang with that takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamaguchi as he connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Yamaguchi.
Jiang throws a jab when Yamaguchi was well out of range.
Yamaguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jiang throws a head kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
A jab from Yamaguchi finds it's way through Jiang's defenses.
Yamaguchi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jiang. Jiang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jiang is rocked!
Jiang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Jiang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jiang looks for a takedown but Yamaguchi sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiang.
Jiang moves forwards but Yamaguchi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yamaguchi drops Jiang with a huge uppercut! Jiang drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Yamaguchi is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Yamaguchi!
Kai Yamaguchi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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