|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brixton (ranked 86 p4p, 11 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 151 p4p, 23 weight class). Brixton comes to the cage accompanied by JJBA: Diamond is Unbreakable. Yamaguchi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yama Yama. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
31
156 lbs
26 - 11 - 1 |
|
176 cm
34
160 lbs
31 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Danny Brixton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi blocks a jab.
Brixton tries a low kick but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Yamaguchi slips a straight right by Brixton.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brixton pushes Yamaguchi up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
Brixton swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brixton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamaguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Brixton.
Brixton scores with a knee to the head.
Brixton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
I was talking to Brixton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brixton with a knee to the head.
Brixton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamaguchi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brixton backwards.
Brixton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Brixton misses with the head strike.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi lands a shot to the body.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Yamaguchi.
Brixton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brixton throws a big shot that misses.
Yamaguchi thuds a left hand into Brixton's body.
A jab from Yamaguchi does it's job there.
Brixton misses with a head kick.
Yamaguchi throws out a counter right but Brixton avoids it with no problem.
Brixton connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but Brixton avoids it.
Brixton throws a good cross that connects.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brixton blocks a low kick nicely.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Brixton.
Yamaguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Brixton's shoulder, as Brixton tries to avoid the shot.
We've been informed that Yamaguchi 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 uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brixton has time to react.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brixton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brixton checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi defending well as Brixton loads up on a big left hand.
Brixton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Yamaguchi.
Brixton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamaguchi has time to react.
Yamaguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brixton scores with a body shot.
Brixton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamaguchi thuds a left hand into Brixton's body.
Brixton misses with a head kick.
Brixton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brixton misses with a hook.
Brixton throws a hook but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Yamaguchi needs to keep his hands up - Brixton had a free shot at his head there.
Yamaguchi throws a chopping leg kick but Brixton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brixton slips under a jab.
Brixton is looking to counter punch.
Yamaguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brixton throws out the jab.
Brixton is looking to chop away at Yamaguchi's legs.
Brixton looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
A jab from Yamaguchi does it's job there.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brixton manages to avoid it.
Brixton thuds a left hand into Yamaguchi's body.
Danny Brixton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamaguchi misses the target.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Brixton strikes.
Brixton throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.
Brixton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick, looking for Brixton's leg but Brixton calmly moves out of range.
Brixton throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Brixton's shoulder, as Brixton tries to avoid the shot.
Brixton thows a body kick. Yamaguchi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamaguchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brixton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamaguchi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brixton.
Yamaguchi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamaguchi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brixton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Yamaguchi misses.
Brixton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brixton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brixton loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Brixton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brixton throws the kick towards the body but Yamaguchi avoids it.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Brixton moves out of range.
Brixton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brixton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamaguchi momentarily.
Yamaguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brixton throws out a leg kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range and Brixton only half commits.
Brixton scores with a nice body kick.
Yamaguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brixton.
Brixton with a hook.
Brixton throws a leg kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamaguchi tests Brixton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brixton throws a lazy right hand but Yamaguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Yamaguchi misses.
A big right from Brixton misses.
Yamaguchi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Brixton.
Yamaguchi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brixton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brixton 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 tries to land a front kick but Brixton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Brixton saw that one coming.
Brixton wants to clinch.
Brixton slips a jab from Yamaguchi.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yamaguchi!
Brixton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brixton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brixton misses with a left hand
letting Yamaguchi counter with a right hand.
Danny Brixton is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamaguchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Brixton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brixton throws out a loose jab but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brixton instigates a clinch.
Danny Brixton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brixton swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brixton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brixton working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brixton breaks from the clinch.
Brixton slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi thuds his shin into the meat of Brixton's side.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Brixton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamaguchi. That's going to slow Brixton down.
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 Brixton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brixton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brixton connects with a jab.
Yamaguchi thumps Brixton with a low kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brixton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brixton manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brixton.
Brixton throws a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head but Yamaguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi avoids the body shot from Brixton.
Brixton throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yamaguchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brixton darts in and clinches Yamaguchi up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Brixton controls his hands.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brixton.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Brixton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamaguchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brixton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamaguchi blocks it with crossed arms.
Brixton blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Brixton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamaguchi manages to break the clinch.
Brixton cracks the inside of Yamaguchi's front leg.
Brixton misses with a body shot
and Yamaguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brixton moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brixton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Brixton misses the target.
Brixton connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi cracks Brixton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brixton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brixton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brixton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Brixton throws a big shot that misses.
Brixton swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Brixton throws a big shot that misses.
Brixton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamaguchi on the side of the head.
Brixton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Brixton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Brixton.
Yamaguchi thuds a left hand into Brixton's body.
Yamaguchi staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Brixton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brixton takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi lands a jab to Brixton's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brixton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brixton throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamaguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yamaguchi cracks Brixton with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Brixton misses its intended target.
Yamaguchi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brixton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Brixton misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Brixton.
Yamaguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brixton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it well.
Yamaguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yamaguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brixton to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brixton's head backwards.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brixton.
Brixton closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 looks for the body kick but Brixton saw that one coming.
Brixton throws a right hand that misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamaguchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brixton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
Yamaguchi blocks the body kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Yamaguchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brixton tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Brixton misses with a straight right.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Brixton moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brixton misses with a wild body shot.
Yamaguchi throws out a powerful jab.
Brixton tests Yamaguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamaguchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brixton is out of range and Yamaguchi settles back down.
A big right from Brixton misses.
The fighters circling - Brixton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab.
Brixton looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Brixton is looking to clinch but Yamaguchi is avoiding it.
Yamaguchi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brixton with a body shot.
Brixton throws a chopping leg kick but Yamaguchi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Yamaguchi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brixton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Yamaguchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamaguchi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamaguchi.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yamaguchi.
Brixton throws an overhand right that lands on Yamaguchi's shoulder, as Yamaguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brixton misses with an uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick but Brixton moves out of range.
Brixton lands the left hand.
Brixton doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamaguchi circles away.
Brixton misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamaguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brixton.
Brixton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brixton avoids a kick to the body.
Brixton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brixton.
The crowd cheers as Brixton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yamaguchi doesn't seem phased though.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick, looking for Brixton's leg but Brixton calmly moves out of range.
Brixton lands with a nice body punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brixton.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamaguchi cracks Brixton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Brixton misses.
Brixton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brixton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
A left lands for Brixton.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Brixton tried to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Brixton is looking to slow Yamaguchi down with leg kicks.
Brixton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brixton throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brixton is out of range and Yamaguchi settles back down.
Brixton throws an off balance right hand
and Brixton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brixton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yamaguchi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brixton.
Nice defenses there by Yamaguchi.
Brixton throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick, looking for Brixton's leg but Brixton calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brixton. Yamaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi scores with a spinning back kick!
Brixton clinches up against the cage.
Yamaguchi manages to break the clinch.
Brixton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamaguchi. That did some damage!
A big right from Yamaguchi misses.
Brixton swings widly with a right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Brixton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brixton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Brixton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brixton misses with a hook
and Yamaguchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Brixton does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Brixton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamaguchi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brixton tries to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi moves his leg out of the way.
Yamaguchi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brixton blocks it well.
Yamaguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Brixton wants to clinch up but Yamaguchi keeps it at a distance.
Yamaguchi drives through and clinches with Brixton against the cage.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brixton swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi manages to break the clinch.
Yamaguchi motions for Brixton to come forward. Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Yamaguchi. Beautiful body shot.
Brixton misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi missing with a left hand there. Brixton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kai Yamaguchi.
I think Yamaguchi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi!
Kai Yamaguchi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
83% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
