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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebeneezer Darkk (ranked 26 p4p, 3 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 61 p4p, 6 weight class). Yamaguchi has chosen Yama Yama as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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160 lbs
21 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ebeneezer Darkk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Darkk.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Darkk counters with a nice leg kick.
Darkk catches Yamaguchi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Darkk moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
Darkk misses with a head kick.
Darkk misses with a right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamaguchi 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 Darkk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darkk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darkk, right into the meat.
Darkk lands with a cross.
Darkk works the jab nicely.
Yamaguchi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Yamaguchi as he checks the leg kick.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Yamaguchi missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamaguchi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk throws the left hand but Yamaguchi avoids the punch easily.
Yamaguchi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darkk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darkk.
Yamaguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Darkk misses the target.
A shot to the body from Darkk misses
enabling Yamaguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Darkk swinging wildly here.
Yamaguchi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk walks into a left hand.
Yamaguchi lands a glancing blow to the side of Darkk's head.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darkk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi throws the kick towards the body but Darkk avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Darkk.
Darkk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Nice body kick there by Yamaguchi.
Darkk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamaguchi on the side of the head.
Darkk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Darkk.
Yamaguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darkk scores with a kick to the body.
Darkk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamaguchi's head backwards.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Darkk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
Darkk tried to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Darkk checks a low kick from Yamaguchi.
Darkk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab.
It looks like Darkk has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darkk misses the jab.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut.
Darkk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Darkk staying out of range there.
Darkk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it well.
Yamaguchi thinks about the counter body kick.
An inside leg kick from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Darkk strikes.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yamaguchi - that will leave a mark!
A punch lands to the side of Yamaguchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darkk swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darkk throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamaguchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi checks the leg kick.
Darkk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamaguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch there but Darkk circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Darkk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darkk misses with a straight left.
Yamaguchi throws a chopping leg kick but Darkk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Darkk is looking to counter punch.
Darkk throws a chopping leg kick but Yamaguchi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamaguchi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darkk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
It appears Darkk was looking to counter with a kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk tries a low kick but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Yamaguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamaguchi tries to score with a low kick but Darkk moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebeneezer Darkk 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.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk.
Darkk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ebeneezer Darkk is winning the standup battle so far.
Darkk thows a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it
and Yamaguchi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamaguchi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamaguchi lands a jab to the nose.
Darkk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Darkk throws a leg kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darkk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yamaguchi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Darkk has got the better of the exchanges.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick from Darkk.
Good work by Yamaguchi as he checks the leg kick.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Darkk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a really nice looking cross but Darkk seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Darkk slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Darkk.
Darkk is looking to slow Yamaguchi down with leg kicks.
Yamaguchi cracks a nice hook into Darkk's ribs.
Darkk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that 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.
Darkk is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamaguchi! But no joy.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkk.
A slow jab from Yamaguchi misses its intended target.
Yamaguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Yamaguchi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darkk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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 an overhand right that lands on Yamaguchi's shoulder, as Yamaguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Darkk tries to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi moves his leg out of the way.
Yamaguchi cracks Darkk with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Good leg kick by Darkk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Darkk moves away and avoids it.
Darkk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Yamaguchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Yamaguchi misses.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
Darkk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamaguchi is able to avoid easily.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but Yamaguchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Darkk takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yamaguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darkk at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi connects with a high kick.
A jab from Darkk finds it's way through Yamaguchi's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk connects with a crisp jab.
Darkk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yamaguchi in his tracks.
Darkk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darkk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yamaguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darkk. That did some damage!
Darkk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamaguchi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamaguchi keeps Darkk at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamaguchi blocks a head kick by Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses the body punch
and Darkk counters with a three punch combo that has Yamaguchi backing up. Yamaguchi nods at Darkk to acknowledge the strikes.
Yamaguchi takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Darkk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yamaguchi just manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab lands there for Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws the kick towards the body but Darkk avoids it.
A low kick from Darkk is predictable there
and Yamaguchi counters with a straight right hand.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darkk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamaguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darkk scrambles back to his feet.
Yamaguchi jabs Darkk right on the nose. Darkk blinks but takes it well.
Darkk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darkk clobbers Yamaguchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamaguchi misses the jab.
Darkk blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darkk throws a low kick, looking for Yamaguchi's leg but Yamaguchi calmly moves out of range.
Darkk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamaguchi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darkk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamaguchi.
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.
Yamaguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamaguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamaguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
Jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darkk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
Darkk throws a one two combo.
Yamaguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darkk walks into a stiff left hand from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi stuns Darkk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darkk tries a low kick but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Darkk slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk checks a low kick from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch up but Darkk circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamaguchi! But no joy.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Nice straight punches there by Yamaguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamaguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Darkk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Darkk misses.
Darkk scores with a shot to the body.
Darkk tries a low kick but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Darkk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Darkk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Darkk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darkk lands the left hand.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick from Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkk throws the kick towards the body but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi slips a jab from Darkk.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
A countering left hand to the body from Yamaguchi misses.
Darkk looks to land a left hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range nicely.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Darkk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yamaguchi.
Good leg kick by Yamaguchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darkk throws a looping overhand right but Yamaguchi ducks down to avoid it.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamaguchi lands with a good body shot.
Darkk throws the kick towards the body but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Yamaguchi throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Darkk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darkk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darkk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamaguchi is out of range and Darkk settles back down.
A big left from Darkk misses.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamaguchi! But no joy.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Darkk throwing a counter right hand but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk misses with a straight right.
Darkk blocks the body kick.
Darkk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darkk throws a push kick but Yamaguchi slaps the foot to one side.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
A nice side step and Yamaguchi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yamaguchi lands with a nice body punch.
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darkk.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Darkk's head but Darkk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut.
Darkk is looking to counter punch.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yamaguchi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Darkk - the referee stops the clock and Yamaguchi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Darkk. Yamaguchi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Darkk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamaguchi stuns Darkk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darkk throws an off balance right hand
and Yamaguchi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Darkk up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamaguchi being controlled against the cage.
Good body shot from Yamaguchi.
Darkk manages to break the clinch.
Darkk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamaguchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body punch from Darkk.
Darkk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ebeneezer Darkk did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Darkk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Darkk connects with a single shot there.
Darkk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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.
Yamaguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darkk.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
Darkk is looking to chop away at Yamaguchi's legs.
Yamaguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yamaguchi scores with a body shot.
Yamaguchi scores with a spinning back kick!
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamaguchi is able to avoid easily.
Darkk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darkk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick from Darkk.
Yamaguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice straight punches there by Yamaguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamaguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk looks for the body kick but Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
That kick from Yamaguchi tenderised Darkk's leg. Darkk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darkk staying out of range there.
Yamaguchi slips a jab from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a looping right.
Darkk moves out of range as Yamaguchi throws a body kick.
Darkk tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamaguchi avoided it.
Yamaguchi lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook.
Darkk connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darkk throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamaguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darkk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamaguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamaguchi.
Darkk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Darkk's sensitive parts.
Darkk misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yamaguchi, as that shot connected.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut.
Yamaguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darkk checks it well.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Darkk misses with a left hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Darkk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Darkk slaps the foot to one side.
Yamaguchi takes one to the chin there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
A big left from Darkk misses.
Yamaguchi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Darkk - that will leave a mark!
Darkk tried to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Darkk misses.
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.
Yamaguchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Darkk throws a jab when Yamaguchi was well out of range.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Darkk throws a big shot that misses.
Darkk throws a hook but Yamaguchi avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi blocks the body kick.
Yamaguchi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Darkk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darkk. That did some damage!
Darkk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darkk takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yamaguchi scores with a hook to the body. Darkk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamaguchi is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tries to score with a low kick but Darkk moves his leg out of the way.
Darkk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darkk throws an overhand right that lands on Yamaguchi's shoulder, as Yamaguchi tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Darkk does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamaguchi.
Darkk thows a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it
and Yamaguchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darkk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Darkk throws a good cross that connects.
Yamaguchi lands a jab to the head.
Darkk misses with an uppercut.
Darkk misses with a hook
enabling Yamaguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Darkk tries a head kick but it misses.
Darkk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamaguchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkk can pounce on him.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Yamaguchi misses its intended target.
Darkk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamaguchi looks to land a body kick but Darkk moved away.
Darkk blocks a head kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Darkk is out of range and Yamaguchi settles back down.
Darkk misses with a straight left.
Darkk misses with a looping left.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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.
Yamaguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darkk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Darkk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamaguchi.
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darkk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamaguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Jab, jab by Yamaguchi - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi looks to land a body kick but Darkk moved away.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamaguchi looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
Yamaguchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yamaguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darkk.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Darkk misses the target.
Yamaguchi misses the jab.
Darkk moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
Darkk throws a solid leg kick but Yamaguchi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darkk.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab from Darkk.
Darkk moves out of range of the body kick from Yamaguchi.
Darkk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yamaguchi!
Darkk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamaguchi is looking to clinch.
Darkk thumps Yamaguchi with a low kick.
Kai Yamaguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tries to land a leg kick but Darkk saw it coming and moves away.
Yamaguchi blocks a jab.
It seemed like Yamaguchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamaguchi scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamaguchi's sensitive parts.
Yamaguchi throws a solid leg kick but Darkk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamaguchi.
Darkk connects with a looping right hand.
Yamaguchi looks to land a right hand but Darkk moved out of range.
Darkk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Darkk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darkk checks the leg kick.
Yamaguchi wants to land a leg kick but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamaguchi gets a clinch.
Darkk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi gets through Darkk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamaguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Darkk tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darkk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Yamaguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamaguchi's elbow.
A short uppercut from Yamaguchi.
Darkk throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darkk has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darkk.
Yamaguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darkk backwards.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Darkk lands with an overhand left.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi slips a straight right by Darkk.
Darkk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darkk moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Darkk saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Darkk there.
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 Ebeneezer Darkk.
I think Darkk 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!
Ebeneezer Darkk retains his lightweight title!
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