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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lonnie Kiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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198 cm
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258 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonnie Kiger!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Kiger does no damage.
Yamamoto throws a low kick but Kiger avoids it.
Kiger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kiger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamamoto defending well though.
Kiger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kiger seems to be working for a kimura but Yamamoto defends the submission attempt.
Kiger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yamamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yamamoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kiger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kiger lands strikes from half guard.
Kiger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiger blocks the strikes from Yamamoto.
Kiger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yamamoto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kiger is working for a submission of some sort.
Kiger seems to be working for a kimura but Yamamoto defends the submission attempt.
Yamamoto makes his way to full guard, as Kiger worked for a kimura.
Kiger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamamoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yamamoto prevents Kiger from getting back to his feet.
Yamamoto won't allow Kiger to sweep him here.
Kiger looks gassed!
Kiger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto won't allow Kiger to get back to his feet.
Yamamoto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Yamamoto fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiger moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yamamoto on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Yamamoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Kiger keeps moving.
Kiger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kiger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yamamoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yamamoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yamamoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Kiger is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kiger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yamamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yamamoto throwing strikes but missing.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Kiger keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Yuri Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamamoto misses the jab.
Kiger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto tries to avoid it but Kiger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yamamoto to the ground. Yamamoto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiger.
Yamamoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kiger keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kiger throws a combination that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiger has his feet on Yamamoto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Yamamoto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Yamamoto stops Kiger from getting back to his feet.
Yamamoto is keen to just control but Kiger is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamamoto is looking to advance position but Kiger won't allow it.
Yamamoto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kiger is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiger wants to get back to full guard.
Kiger taking some punishment here, with Yamamoto in his half guard.
Kiger taking some punishment here, with Yamamoto in his half guard.
Kiger wants to get back to full guard.
Yamamoto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yamamoto is looking to advance position but Kiger won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kiger kicks off Yamamoto and gets to his feet.
Yamamoto gets a clinch.
Yamamoto jumps into guard, dragging Kiger to the mat.
Yamamoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yamamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kiger.
Kiger drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yamamoto dives on top into guard.
Kiger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yamamoto working some strikes from top position.
Kiger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kiger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kiger keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kiger wants to stand up but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Yuri Yamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yamamoto trying to control but Kiger is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yamamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kiger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamamoto defends well.
Kiger keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kiger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Yamamoto dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut. Kiger saw that one coming.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Kiger circles away.
Kiger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Yuri Yamamoto has been cut.
Kiger swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Kiger is having none of it.
Kiger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto pushes Kiger up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiger jumps guard.
Kiger keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Kiger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kiger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yamamoto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yamamoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kiger looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiger, not yet.
Yamamoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kiger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yamamoto has managed to get both his arms back between Kiger's legs - danger averted.
Kiger keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto tries to stand but Kiger is controlling from the bottom.
Kiger wants to sweep here but Yamamoto controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yamamoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kiger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yamamoto has managed to get both his arms back between Kiger's legs - danger averted.
Yamamoto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Kiger being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yamamoto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yamamoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kiger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yamamoto has managed to get both his arms back between Kiger's legs - danger averted.
Kiger wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kiger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Kiger has Yamamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiger jumps guard and drags Yamamoto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kiger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kiger working for a triangle but Yamamoto defends it easily.
Yuri Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yamamoto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kiger keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Kiger working for a triangle but Yamamoto defends it easily.
Kiger keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Lonnie Kiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lonnie Kiger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamamoto 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Yamamoto!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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