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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop (ranked 97 p4p, 19 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 87 p4p, 16 weight class). Yamaguchi has chosen Yama Yama as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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176 cm
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160 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a straight right.
Yamaguchi flicks out a counter leg kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop steps away.
Yamaguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy right hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's corner calls for a 1-2. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a jab when Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was well out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamaguchi. That one must have hurt.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight right.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Yamaguchi. Beautiful body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop walks into a straight right hand from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands the left hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to avoid it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamaguchi avoided it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Yamaguchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Yamaguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi works Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a nice hook.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Yamaguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a glancing blow to the side of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's head.
Yamaguchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Yamaguchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamaguchi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's calf.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Yamaguchi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi closes the distance and clinches.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi is working Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a right hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi manages to break the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamaguchi.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook to the body
and Yamaguchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamaguchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yamaguchi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop - the referee stops the clock and Yamaguchi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Yamaguchi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yamaguchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws an off balance right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Yamaguchi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yamaguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yamaguchi just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Yamaguchi. Beautiful body shot.
Good shot there by Yamaguchi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a lazy right hand but Yamaguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Yamaguchi responds with a good body kick, but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to step out the way in time.
A lazy body kick from Yamaguchi
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a left and a right that stings Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi lands with a shot to the body.
Yamaguchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamaguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws out the jab.
Yamaguchi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body shot but no joy.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice shot by Yamaguchi.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a big shot that misses.
Yamaguchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamaguchi lands a right hook to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamaguchi.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamaguchi to score with a decent uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks right into an uppercut from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lunges at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yamaguchi!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a really nice looking cross but Yamaguchi seems unphased.
Yamaguchi lands with a good body shot.
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.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yamaguchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Yamaguchi connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook.
Yamaguchi lands a jab to Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's midsection.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop jumps back.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamaguchi punishes Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses
letting Yamaguchi counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Yamaguchi digs a good hook to Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yamaguchi throws a sloppy head kick and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to clinch
and Yamaguchi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice strike.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
A big left from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi 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.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop clinches up with Yamaguchi and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's elbow.
Yamaguchi lands a right hand.
Yamaguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamaguchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi clinches with his opponent.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamaguchi lands a shot to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi avoiding damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamaguchi throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamaguchi gets through Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with the head strike.
A short right from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the inside.
Yamaguchi blocks an uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a nice uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a body shot but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Yamaguchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop momentarily.
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!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yamaguchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yamaguchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamaguchi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes the fight into the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses
and Yamaguchi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Yamaguchi digs a good hook to Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop checks it well.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slaps the foot to one side.
Yamaguchi drives through and clinches with Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop against the cage.
Yamaguchi scores with a shot to the side of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi works on Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a couple of short punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land.
A body shot lands from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamaguchi's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamaguchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamaguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Good body shot from Yamaguchi.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a shot to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 right hook to the body lands for Yamaguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is leaning against Yamaguchi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi misses with the head strike.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body punch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamaguchi lands a right hand.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Yamaguchi is leaning against Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamaguchi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yamaguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yamaguchi drops his hands momentarily and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamaguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Yamaguchi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamaguchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yamaguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop off the cage and back into range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a straight right. Yamaguchi didn't see that one coming.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a series of punches but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamaguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi really dominated that round.
That's time! Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the jab.
Jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a left hand
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. That snapped Yamaguchi's head back.
Yamaguchi lands a high kick!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamaguchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick that knocks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop off balance momentarily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi tests Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tests Yamaguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a nice looking jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yamaguchi if he has to take too many more of those.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings widly with a right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yamaguchi jabs Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop right on the nose. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blinks but takes it well.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamaguchi counters with a straight right hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to clinch there but Yamaguchi circles away.
Yamaguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. That did some damage!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a double jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donk. Yamaguchi catches Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop right on the button with a cross.
Yamaguchi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a jab to the body
letting Yamaguchi counter with a right hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yamaguchi will feel that in the morning.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop defending well as Yamaguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to bum rush Yamaguchi with a series of wild strikes but Yamaguchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice uppercut there from Yamaguchi.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick that misses
and Yamaguchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamaguchi.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamaguchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's hands.
Yamaguchi drives through and clinches with Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop against the cage.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop controls his hands.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamaguchi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a shot to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi blocks a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a nice shot to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body punch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's elbow.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Yamaguchi.
A short left from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Yamaguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range easily.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi misses with a head kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to counter punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to avoid it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamaguchi's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop at a distance.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a high kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a chopping leg kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Yamaguchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop doesn't seem phased though.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yamaguchi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is able to avoid easily.
Yamaguchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamaguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Yamaguchi lunges at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
A good leg kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids the punch easily.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop strikes.
Yamaguchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dips to his left and cracks Yamaguchi with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamaguchi misses with a left hand
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a thumping low kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamaguchi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop drives through and clinches with Yamaguchi against the cage.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamaguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamaguchi lands a right hand.
Yamaguchi digs a right hand into Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's gas tank.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop cracks Yamaguchi with a nice body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Good body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Yamaguchi lands with a light punch inside.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Yamaguchi misses with the head strike.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamaguchi's elbow.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamaguchi misses with the head strike.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head punch that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi'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.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi lands with a right to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a shot to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kai Yamaguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamaguchi.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Well Yamaguchi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi!
Kai Yamaguchi is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Kai Yamaguchi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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