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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Miller!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamamoto.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamamoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yamamoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Yamamoto's head back.
Miller has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Yamamoto is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller tries to land a front kick but Yamamoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamamoto throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
A jab from Yamamoto misses.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto feints a jab promting Miller to slip. Yamamoto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Yamamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.
Yamamoto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Miller lands in his opponent's guard.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Yamamoto.
Miller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yamamoto pulls Miller in close to his closed guard and prevents Miller from doing any damage or advancing position.
Miller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Yamamoto.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Yamamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Miller connects with a couple of short punches.
Yamamoto is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller advances position into side control!
Miller staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Yamamoto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yamamoto is pushing Miller's head away, looking to escape. Miller manages to hold on to the position though.
Miller trying to control the position but Yamamoto is working away.
Miller lands a nice forearm strike.
Yamamoto stops Miller from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller tries to score with some ground and pound. Yamamoto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Miller working away.
A control attempt from Yamamoto but he's now mounted!
Miller with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Miller throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Yamamoto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Miller is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Miller controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Miller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yamamoto working to try and regain half guard.
Miller wants to control the pace but Yamamoto is squirming around nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Miller looking to control but Yamamoto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Miller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto defends it nicely.
Miller shoots in and bounces Yamamoto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Yamamoto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miller controls the pace.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yamamoto pulls Miller in close to his closed guard and prevents Miller from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Yamamoto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yamamoto continues to stall.
Yamamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller postures up.
Ben Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miller trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Miller wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, jab by Yamamoto - just one landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamamoto. That snapped Miller's head back.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamamoto throws out the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Miller throws a leg kick but Yamamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Yamamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kotetsu Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller swings for the body but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto blocks the body kick.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamamoto missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Yamamoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Yamamoto sprawls well.
Yamamoto slips a straight right by Miller.
Yamamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miller darts in looking for a takedown but Yamamoto gets double underhooks and turns Miller into the cage.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Miller.
Yamamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Yamamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller punishes Yamamoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller throws a low kick but Yamamoto avoids it.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miller tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Nice takedown defense from Yamamoto. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Miller takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kotetsu Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yamamoto throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Yamamoto.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Yamamoto counter with a right hand.
Miller throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Miller misses.
Yamamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yamamoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Yamamoto throws an off balance right hand
and Miller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamamoto tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Yamamoto on the inside.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto working hard to break the clinch.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Miller blocks a jab.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Yamamoto's shoulder, as Yamamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Yamamoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamamoto cracks Miller with a good jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamamoto, which made it look bad.
A jab from Yamamoto does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yamamoto rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
A big left from Yamamoto misses.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamamoto throws out the jab.
Miller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamamoto punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yamamoto cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.
Kotetsu Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamamoto cracks Miller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yamamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Yamamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yamamoto is looking for a counter combo.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Miller.
Yamamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Yamamoto lands an overhand right.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Yamamoto sprawls well.
A quick step to the side and Yamamoto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamamoto misses with a straight left.
Kotetsu Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamamoto tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
Yamamoto scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Miller with the counter takedown but Yamamoto avoids it easily.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yamamoto misses with a hook.
And Miller tries to counter it with a takedown but Yamamoto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yamamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Miller wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Yamamoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yamamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kotetsu Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kotetsu Yamamoto!
Post fight, Kotetsu Yamamoto took to the microphone: 'We are NJPW!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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