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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiryu Kazuma (ranked 275 p4p, 243 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 43 p4p, 38 weight class). Kazuma comes to the cage accompanied by Uroko by Dir En Grey. Yarborough is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Derezzed. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiryu Kazuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuma throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazuma takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kazuma blocks it well.
Yarborough throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Kazuma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazuma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazuma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiryu Kazuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazuma.
It seemed like Yarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kazuma misses with an uppercut. Yarborough saw that one coming.
Kazuma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yarborough.
Yarborough lands with an overhand left.
Yarborough throws out a powerful jab.
Kazuma misses with a looping left.
Yarborough blocks a head kick by Kazuma.
Yarborough is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kazuma with a body shot.
Yarborough moves into range and lands a nice leg 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!
Kazuma lands with a hook. Yarborough tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Yarborough cracks a nice hook into Kazuma's ribs.
Kazuma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Yarborough.
Yarborough takes a swing at Kazuma's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough with a hook.
Kazuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazuma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kazuma swings for the body but Yarborough moves out of range.
It seemed like Yarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Yarborough blocks the leg kick.
Yarborough tries a quick counter leg kick but Kazuma is wise to it.
Kazuma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Yarborough appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kazuma looks to land a left hand but Yarborough moved out of range nicely.
Yarborough is looking for the big counter here.
Kazuma throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
Yarborough throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yarborough dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kazuma. That did some damage!
Kazuma throws a jab but it's blocked by Yarborough.
Kazuma throws an overhand right that lands on Yarborough's shoulder, as Yarborough tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Yarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yarborough lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarborough chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kazuma throws out the jab.
Yarborough scores with a jab. Kazuma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kazuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yarborough scores with a decent looking hook.
Kazuma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yarborough counters with a left and a right that stings Kazuma.
Yarborough scores with a decent looking hook.
Yarborough lands the left hand.
Yarborough gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kazuma.
Kazuma looks to throw the jab but Yarborough is out of range.
Kazuma avoids the head kick by Yarborough.
Kazuma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Kazuma misses.
Kazuma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Yarborough. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kazuma drops his hands momentarily and Yarborough takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough cracks a nice hook into Kazuma's ribs.
Kazuma misses with a looping left.
Kazuma misses with a low kick.
Yarborough lands with a nice body punch.
Yarborough connects with a right hand. Kazuma shakes it off.
Yarborough lands a really nice looking cross but Kazuma seems unphased.
Kazuma takes one to the chin there.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Kazuma.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yarborough. Kazuma shrugs it off though.
Yarborough tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kazuma is looking to counter the offense by Yarborough and move into the clinch.
Kazuma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yarborough counters with a nice body kick.
Kazuma throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Kazuma throws a head kick but Yarborough moves out of range.
Kazuma throws an overhand right that lands on Yarborough's shoulder, as Yarborough tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yarborough scores with a decent looking hook.
Kazuma will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yarborough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kazuma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma misses with a lunging right hand
and Yarborough counters with a left to the body.
Kazuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kazuma needs to keep his hands up - Yarborough had a free shot at his head there.
Kazuma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yarborough lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kazuma at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yarborough - that will leave a mark!
Yarborough works Kazuma's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Kazuma.
Yarborough scores with a head kick.
Kazuma misses the jab.
Kazuma misses with a head kick.
Kazuma throws a big shot that misses.
And Yarborough responds with a good body kick, but Kazuma manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Kazuma.
Yarborough jabs at Kazuma's body.
Yarborough is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kazuma had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kazuma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kazuma, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Yarborough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Kazuma.
Yarborough works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Kazuma misses its intended target.
Yarborough bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kazuma's head backwards.
Kazuma throws a head kick that misses
and Yarborough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Kazuma misses
and Yarborough counters with an inside leg kick.
Yarborough has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yarborough thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kazuma if he has to take too many more of those.
Yarborough throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kazuma on the side of the head.
Kazuma misses with an uppercut
and Yarborough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick from Yarborough.
Yarborough is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazuma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yarborough makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kazuma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yarborough throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kazuma throws a head kick that Yarborough semi-blocks.
Yarborough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yarborough bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kazuma doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yarborough.
Kazuma misses with a lunging right hand
and Yarborough counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yarborough feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kazumas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yarborough lands a high kick!
James Yarborough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yarborough cracks Kazuma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kazuma lands with a nice combination. Yarborough backs away looking to recover.
That has opened up James Yarborough's cut even more.
Yarborough throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kazuma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarborough chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yarborough connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Kazuma misses with a straight right.
Kazuma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yarborough counters with a straight right hand.
Kazuma looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yarborough lands with a cross.
Yarborough changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kazuma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yarborough with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kazuma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kazuma throws an off balance right hand
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yarborough throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kazuma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yarborough throws a leg kick which misses Kazuma's front leg but catches the back leg as Kazuma tries to avoid it.
Yarborough scores with a hook to the body. Kazuma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yarborough connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yarborough. That's going to slow Kazuma down.
Kazuma looks to land a right hand but Yarborough moved out of range.
Yarborough thinks about the counter body kick.
Kazuma throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Yarborough's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yarborough scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Kazuma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yarborough pushes Kazuma away with a front kick.
Kazuma tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kazuma.
Kazuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yarborough moves away.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Kazuma avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yarborough lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters circling - Kazuma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yarborough lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kazuma misses the body punch
and Yarborough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kazuma.
Yarborough getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kazuma drops his hands momentarily and Yarborough takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazuma swings widly with a right hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Yarborough counters with a straight right hand.
Yarborough scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Yarborough tenderised Kazuma's leg. Kazuma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yarborough thumps Kazuma with a low kick.
Yarborough lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kazuma misses with a jab to the body
and Kazuma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kazuma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yarborough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yarborough avoids the head kick by Kazuma.
Kazuma throws a hook to the side of Yarborough's head but Yarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kazuma takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yarborough. That's going to slow Kazuma down.
Yarborough scores with a jab to the body.
Kazuma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yarborough.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yarborough looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yarborough scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kazuma works over Yarborough's head and body with a nice combination.
Yarborough misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Yarborough showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kazuma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kazuma scores with a jab to the body.
Kazuma misses with an uppercut
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazuma throws a head kick that misses
and Yarborough counters with a nice body kick.
Yarborough tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Kazuma misses
and Yarborough counters with a three punch combo that has Kazuma backing up. Kazuma nods at Yarborough to acknowledge the strikes.
Kazuma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kazuma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yarborough with a nice calf kick.
A jab from Yarborough finds it's way through Kazuma's defenses.
Kazuma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yarborough throws a nice head kick!
Yarborough lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yarborough gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuma throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yarborough to counter with a crisp jab.
Kazuma takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazuma loads up on a big right hand but Yarborough slips the punch.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kazuma throws a lazy head kick
and Yarborough counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazuma takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kazuma misses with a head kick.
Yarborough fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kazuma on the side of the head.
Kazuma throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yarborough counters with a body kick that stops Kazuma in his tracks momentarily.
Kazuma misses with a leg kick
and Yarborough counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Yarborough. That snapped Kazuma's head back.
Yarborough scores with the left hand. Kazuma knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Kazuma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kazuma misses with a left hand
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Yarborough.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma tries a head kick but it misses.
Kazuma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yarborough scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Yarborough.
Good standup being displayed there by Yarborough as he connects with a hook.
Kazuma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yarborough can pounce on him.
Yarborough works the jab nicely.
Yarborough scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kazuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yarborough.
Yarborough scoring well with a low kick there.
Kazuma throws a poor cross that misses
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazuma throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough connects with an inside leg kick.
Yarborough scores with a nice head shot.
Yarborough lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kazuma.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Kazuma avoids it with no problem.
Kazuma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yarborough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick by Kazuma misses
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Yarborough.
Yarborough scores with a jab to the head.
Yarborough lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kazuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yarborough lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kazuma's sensitive parts.
Kazuma misses with a hook
and Yarborough makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kazuma misses with a head kick.
Yarborough scores with a nice head shot.
Kazuma misses with a lunging right hand
and Yarborough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazuma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yarborough was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazuma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kazuma.
Yarborough lands a nice looking body shot.
Yarborough throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kazuma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yarborough scores with a nice body kick.
Yarborough ducks right into an uppercut from Kazuma.
Kazuma misses with a low kick.
Kazuma misses with a looping right.
Kazuma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yarborough lands a body shot.
Kazuma misses with a looping right.
Yarborough lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yarborough connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yarborough smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for Yarborough.
Kiryu Kazuma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Yarborough is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yarborough scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Yarborough comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yarborough 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Yarborough!
Our winner, James Yarborough, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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