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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 118 p4p, 12 weight class) and Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 191 p4p, 26 weight class). Kantaro Hoshino had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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149 lbs
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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
39 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kantaro Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino with a hook.
Hoshino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hoshino swings widly with a right hand
and Hoshino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamamoto scores with a hook.
Hoshino loads up on a big right hand but Yamamoto slips the punch.
Yamamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamamoto scores with a nice right hand.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoshino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Yamamoto misses.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoshino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Yamamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Hoshino swings for the body but Yamamoto moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yamamoto has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino throws a hook but Yamamoto blocks it.
Hoshino cracks a nice hook into Yamamoto's ribs.
Yamamoto misses with a jab to the body
and Hoshino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoshino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoshino.
Hoshino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Hoshino misses.
Hoshino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto with the counter takedown but Hoshino avoids it easily.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto takes one on the button.
Yamamoto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoshino sprawls well initially but Yamamoto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hoshino kicks Yamamoto off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoshino manages to avoid it.
Hoshino throws a hook but Yamamoto blocks it.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Yamamoto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto misses with a hook.
Hoshino lands with a hook. Yamamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Hoshino avoids it easily.
Hoshino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Yamamoto misses.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Yamamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Yamamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoshino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino scores with a punch to the head.
Hoshino loads up on a big right hand but Yamamoto slips the punch.
Yamamoto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hoshino defends it well.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Hoshino looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Hoshino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kantaro Hoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Yamamoto lands a body shot.
Yamamoto loads up on a big right hand but Hoshino slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto clobbers Hoshino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamamoto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kantaro Hoshino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kotetsu Yamamoto.
Hoshino jabs at Yamamoto's body.
Yamamoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Hoshino misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoshino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kantaro Hoshino dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamamoto defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Yamamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Hoshino misses.
Hoshino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoshino.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Hoshino lands a jab to the head.
Yamamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoshino.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Yamamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamamoto lands with a right hand.
Yamamoto slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
It looked like Hoshino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looks to throw the jab but Hoshino is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Yamamoto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoshino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a shoot takedown. Hoshino fights it but they end up in guard.
Yamamoto throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoshino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoshino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yamamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoshino is retaining full guard.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamamoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hoshino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamamoto.
Hoshino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses. Hoshino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yamamoto's guard. Nice move by Hoshino!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Hoshino is proving a slippery customer.
Yamamoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yamamoto striking off his back but it's not causing Hoshino any problems.
Yamamoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hoshino is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto controls Hoshino momentarily but Hoshino frees himself.
Yamamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamamoto, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches up with Hoshino, looking for a takedown. Yamamoto pushes Hoshino against the cage but Hoshino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino scores with a body shot.
Kantaro Hoshino is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoshino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoshino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamamoto. Yamamoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hoshino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a jab.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Yamamoto slips under a jab from Hoshino.
A countering left hand to the body from Yamamoto misses.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoshino misses with a hook
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Yamamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshino throws an off balance right hand
and Hoshino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Hoshino moved out of range.
Hoshino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Kantaro Hoshino will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Yamamoto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hoshino's head backwards.
Yamamoto looks to land a left hand but Hoshino moved out of range nicely.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a good cross that connects.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto thuds a left hand into Hoshino's body.
Hoshino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
It looked like Hoshino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamamoto.
Hoshino misses with a hook
and Yamamoto counters with a left to the body.
Hoshino cracks a nice hook into Yamamoto's ribs.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Hoshino.
Yamamoto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshino misses with a hook
and Yamamoto counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino misses the body punch
and Yamamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoshino looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino misses with a straight right.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoshino counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoshino dips to his left and cracks Yamamoto with an uppercut!
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
Hoshino lands a nice hook to Yamamoto's body. Yamamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with a jab. Hoshino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yamamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoshino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoshino doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Yamamoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yamamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hoshino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamamoto throws out the jab.
Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Yamamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yamamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
Hoshino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Yamamoto lands a nice hook to Hoshino's body. Hoshino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoshino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Hoshino connects with a body shot that sends Yamamoto's belly button to the back.
Hoshino loads up on a big right hand but Yamamoto slips the punch.
Kantaro Hoshino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Yamamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamoto drives through with a takedown into Hoshino's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yamamoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yamamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoshino has wrist control.
Yamamoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yamamoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoshino has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yamamoto is working away from the top position though.
Yamamoto throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hoshino to regain full guard.
Yamamoto postures up and lands a big shot to Hoshino's brow.
Yamamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoshino has wrist control.
Yamamoto working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yamamoto throws a strike but Hoshino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yamamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamamoto is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hoshino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hoshino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yamamoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yamamoto lands a nice short elbow.
Yamamoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kotetsu Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hoshino 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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