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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 34 p4p, 7 weight class) and Ebeneezer Darkk (ranked 66 p4p, 13 weight class). Yamaguchi comes to the cage accompanied by Yama Yama. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ebeneezer Darkk!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk.
Donk. Yamaguchi catches Darkk right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Darkk blocks the leg kick.
Darkk tries to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi moves his leg out of the way.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darkk moves out of range of the body kick from Yamaguchi.
Darkk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darkk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamaguchi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Darkk manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Yamaguchi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yamaguchi lands with a slapping head kick.
Darkk throws a push kick but Yamaguchi slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi thows a body kick. Darkk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamaguchi blocks the body kick.
Yamaguchi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darkk slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
Darkk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darkk throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.
Yamaguchi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darkk's calf.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamaguchi is looking to wear down Darkk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darkk throws a leg kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a right hand to the body.
We've been informed that Darkk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yamaguchi blocks a jab.
Darkk throws a solid leg kick but Yamaguchi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darkk misses with an uppercut.
Yamaguchi looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk wants to land a leg kick but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Yamaguchi is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Darkk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamaguchi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamaguchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamaguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yamaguchi sizes up Darkk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Darkk avoids the punch easily.
Darkk replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yamaguchi blocks it well.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Darkk tries a low kick but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Darkk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamaguchi connects with a high kick.
Darkk is looking to slow Yamaguchi down with leg kicks.
Yamaguchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darkk. Darkk obviously looking to wear him down.
Darkk thows a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tried to score with a low kick but Darkk checks it.
Darkk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darkk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Yamaguchi off balance momentarily.
Darkk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darkk tries to land a leg kick but Yamaguchi saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Darkk's shoulder, as Darkk tries to avoid the shot.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
Darkk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yamaguchi throws a sloppy body shot
and Darkk counters with a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi connects with the punch.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Darkk is looking to slow Yamaguchi down with leg kicks.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Darkk strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darkk.
Yamaguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamaguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yamaguchi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Darkk takes a step back to recover.
Darkk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Darkk lands the left hand.
Darkk misses with a leg kick.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yamaguchi.
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.
Darkk connects with a looping right hand.
Darkk scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamaguchi should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Darkk is looking to slow Yamaguchi down with leg kicks.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkk moves away.
Darkk slips under a jab.
Darkk digs a good body shot into Yamaguchi's ribs.
Darkk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darkk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yamaguchi.
Darkk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darkk throws a solid leg kick but Yamaguchi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darkk.
Yamaguchi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice cross by Yamaguchi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands with a slapping head kick.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a kick to the body.
Darkk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamaguchi wants to slow Darkk down by chopping away at his legs.
Darkk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk thuds his shin into the meat of Yamaguchi's side.
Kai Yamaguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Yamaguchi blocks the low kick.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darkk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yamaguchi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamaguchi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Darkk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darkk lands with a nice body kick.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Darkk moved away.
Darkk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darkk feints and then cracks Yamaguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamaguchi down.
Yamaguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamaguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
A leg kick checked by Yamaguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkk with a nice cross.
Yamaguchi with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Yamaguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darkk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darkk.
Darkk blocks a head kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk connects with a looping right hand.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Darkk avoids the punch easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Darkk. Yamaguchi shrugs it off though.
Darkk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darkk looks to land a body kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Darkk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk throws a solid leg kick but Yamaguchi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darkk.
Yamaguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darkk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Darkk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darkk slips under a jab.
Darkk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darkk throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darkk checks a leg kick.
Darkk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darkk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamaguchi's head backwards.
Yamaguchi lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
A big right from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Darkk throws a lazy right hand but Yamaguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darkk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamaguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darkk throws a wild body kick that Yamaguchi sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Darkk sees coming a mile off.
Yamaguchi throws a jab when Darkk was well out of range.
Darkk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darkk tries to land a leg kick but Yamaguchi saw it coming and moves away.
Darkk thumps Yamaguchi with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamaguchi.
A slow jab from Yamaguchi misses its intended target.
Yamaguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darkk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yamaguchi throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Crunch! Darkk slams his shin into Yamaguchi's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Yamaguchi as he checks the leg kick.
Yamaguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darkk.
Good shot there by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands with a nice body kick.
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 Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Darkk throws a sloppy head kick and Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Darkk lunges at Yamaguchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamaguchi's hand.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
Darkk thuds a left hand into Yamaguchi's body.
Darkk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamaguchi has time to react.
Nice jab there from Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands a front kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darkk in his tracks.
Yamaguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darkk at a distance.
Darkk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yamaguchi if he has to take too many more of those.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Yamaguchi coming out on top.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darkk.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
Darkk throws a push kick but Yamaguchi slaps the foot to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
Darkk throws a sloppy head kick and Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Yamaguchi throws a shot to the body.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamaguchi looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Yamaguchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darkk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yamaguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darkk blocks a leg kick.
Darkk misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darkk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Darkk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Darkk moves away from the strike by Yamaguchi.
Darkk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Darkk throws a leg kick that misses.
Darkk throws a low kick but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamaguchi's calf.
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Darkk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch but Darkk is having none of it.
Darkk looks for the body kick but Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi looks to land a body kick but Darkk moved away.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Darkk misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
Darkk flicks out a counter leg kick but Yamaguchi steps away.
Darkk scores with a nice head shot.
Darkk throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darkk throws a solid leg kick but Yamaguchi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darkk.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamaguchi's calf.
Darkk feints and then cracks Yamaguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamaguchi down.
Darkk avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darkk lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darkk stuns Yamaguchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darkk lands a nice looking body kick.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamaguchi.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
A good leg kick by Darkk.
Yamaguchi 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 lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darkk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yamaguchi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yamaguchi blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebeneezer Darkk really dominated that round.
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.
Darkk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Darkk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yamaguchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darkk's head.
Yamaguchi misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a nice body shot.
Darkk scores with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darkk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamaguchi. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darkk tries to land a leg kick but Yamaguchi saw it coming and moves away.
Yamaguchi checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Yamaguchi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darkk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yamaguchi.
Decent striking displayed by Darkk there.
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamaguchi's calf.
Darkk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Darkk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Darkk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darkk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Yamaguchi off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Darkk.
Darkk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkk. Yamaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Darkk throws a chopping leg kick but Yamaguchi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamaguchi throwing a counter right hand but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi avoids the body shot from Darkk.
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 body punch
letting Darkk counter with a right hand.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice strike.
Darkk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamaguchi's calf.
Darkk jabs Yamaguchi right on the nose. Yamaguchi blinks but takes it well.
Yamaguchi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamaguchi can pounce on him.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Darkk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Darkk's corner calls for a 1-2. Darkk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk throws a looping overhand right but Yamaguchi ducks down to avoid it.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
A big right from Yamaguchi misses.
Darkk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamaguchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
Darkk throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkk. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
Darkk throws a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head but Yamaguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Darkk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Darkk moves out of range.
Yamaguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Darkk throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamaguchi's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Yamaguchi.
Darkk moves away from the strike by Yamaguchi.
Darkk feints and then cracks Yamaguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamaguchi down.
Yamaguchi avoids the body shot from Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.
Darkk slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
A swing and a miss from Yamaguchi.
Darkk misses with an uppercut
and Yamaguchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darkk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebeneezer Darkk 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Darkk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darkk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamaguchi's sensitive parts.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick as Darkk jumps back.
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamaguchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darkk doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Darkk feints a counter leg kick.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi drives through and clinches with Darkk against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi is working Darkk over against the cage.
Darkk scores with a shot to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkk's elbow.
Nice body punch from Darkk - that landed with a thud.
Darkk scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yamaguchi.
A short left from Yamaguchi.
Darkk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Darkk blocks it.
Darkk blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Darkk blocks it.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Darkk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkk controls his hands.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai Yamaguchi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
Darkk scores with a shot to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamaguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamaguchi is working Darkk over against the cage.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Darkk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darkk takes a shot to the head.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi is working Darkk over against the cage.
Yamaguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darkk blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi digs a right hand into Darkk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darkk's gas tank.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi throws an elbow that misses.
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi cracks Darkk with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Darkk.
Yamaguchi blocks an uppercut.
Darkk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Darkk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamaguchi.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darkk tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Darkk back against the cage.
Darkk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darkk lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Darkk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Yamaguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamaguchi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kai Yamaguchi!
Kai Yamaguchi retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Kai Yamaguchi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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