PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 32 p4p, 5 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 38 p4p, 6 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yamaguchi's choice of entrance music: Yama Yama. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duranto
vs
Yamaguchi

180 cm
30
159 lbs
17 - 5 - 2

176 cm
35
160 lbs
33 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Urban Fighter
HELLBENT

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 17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.

Duranto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamaguchi, pushing him back against the cage.
Yamaguchi tries to pull guard but Duranto holds him up against the cage and eventually Yamaguchi drops back down to his feet.
Duranto blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi misses with the head strike.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
Duranto working aggressively here.
Duranto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duranto cracks Yamaguchi with a nice body shot.
Yamaguchi tries to throw a body punch but Duranto avoids it by throwing Yamaguchi back against the cage.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Duranto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Duranto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi is trying to pull guard but Duranto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yamaguchi jumps guard but Duranto stands there with Yamaguchi around his waist. Yamaguchi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roberto Duranto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Yamaguchi.
A hook to the body from Yamaguchi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Duranto.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duranto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duranto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Duranto.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duranto.
Duranto lands a nice uppercut.
Duranto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Yamaguchi.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Yamaguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Duranto presses Yamaguchi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duranto trying to stall but Yamaguchi improves his position.
Duranto misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
Duranto struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
Duranto slows down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duranto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yamaguchi up against the cage.
Duranto taking a breather.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Duranto blocks it.
Yamaguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duranto.
Yamaguchi misses with the head strike.
Yamaguchi letting Duranto take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto lands a body shot.
Duranto taking a breather.
Yamaguchi lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duranto throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Duranto misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Yamaguchi.
Duranto blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Duranto blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duranto just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Duranto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamaguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with the head strike.
Yamaguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duranto leaning against his opponent.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duranto misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Yamaguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
Duranto trying to stall but Yamaguchi improves his position.
Yamaguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Duranto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duranto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamaguchi is out of range and Duranto settles back down.
Duranto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duranto misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick that knocks Duranto off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Yamaguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamaguchi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Yamaguchi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yamaguchi looks to land a body kick but Duranto moved away.
Duranto tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamaguchi avoided it.
Duranto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Duranto throws a low kick, looking for Yamaguchi's leg but Yamaguchi calmly moves out of range.
Duranto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yamaguchi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Duranto takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi wants to counter with a clinch but Duranto pushes him away.
Duranto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Yamaguchi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Duranto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yamaguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
Duranto throws a low kick, looking for Yamaguchi's leg but Yamaguchi calmly moves out of range.
Yamaguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
Duranto 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 staying out of range there.
Duranto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duranto throws a low kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Duranto checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto looks to land a left hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range nicely.
Duranto throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a solid body kick.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duranto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamaguchi counters with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Duranto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Yamaguchi's legs.
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duranto.
A punch lands to the side of Duranto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamaguchi.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Duranto lands.
Duranto throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a good low kick that Duranto was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.

Duranto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Duranto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duranto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Duranto lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Duranto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duranto blocks an uppercut.
Duranto can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duranto.
Yamaguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duranto effectively controlling the action here.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Duranto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto stalling against the cage.
Duranto takes a shot to the head.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duranto lands with a short shot to the head.
Duranto tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duranto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamaguchis head.
Yamaguchi blocks a body shot from Duranto.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.

Duranto breaks the clinch.
Duranto dodges the punch combination from Yamaguchi.
Duranto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duranto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamaguchi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Duranto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duranto slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
Duranto throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto avoids a kick to the body.
Duranto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yamaguchi checks the leg kick.
Yamaguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Duranto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duranto jabs at Yamaguchi's body.
Duranto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Duranto lands with a shot to the body.

Duranto moves into range and clinches up with Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Duranto.
Duranto blocking some punches.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi missing with a left hand there. Duranto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duranto moves forwards but Yamaguchi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duranto lands a leg kick that knocks Yamaguchi off balance momentarily.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamaguchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamaguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Duranto closes the distance and clinches.
Yamaguchi lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi fails to pull guard.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Duranto.

Duranto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duranto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamaguchi momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping right.
Duranto throws out a leg kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range and Duranto only half commits.
Duranto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Duranto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duranto throwing a counter right hand but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Yamaguchi's legs.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick that misses.
Duranto tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamaguchi avoided it.
Duranto slips under a jab.
Yamaguchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamaguchi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Duranto looks for the body kick but Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi fakes the leg kick and cracks Duranto in the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yamaguchi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duranto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto moves in looking to clinch but Yamaguchi pushes him off.
Yamaguchi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duranto with a body shot.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Duranto missing with a left hand there. Yamaguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamaguchi wants to slow Duranto down by chopping away at his legs.
Duranto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto misses with a hook.
Duranto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yamaguchi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Duranto - the referee stops the clock and Yamaguchi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Duranto. Yamaguchi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Duranto looks to land a body kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
A big right from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yamaguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Duranto is just out of range.
Duranto is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A right-left combo lands from Duranto.
Duranto moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
Yamaguchi 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 a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamaguchi, right into the meat.
Yamaguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duranto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamaguchi. Duranto shrugs it off though.
Duranto tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Duranto misses with a body kick.
Duranto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duranto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamaguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duranto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duranto there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick from Duranto misses

and Yamaguchi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamaguchi tries to throw a body punch but Duranto avoids it by throwing Yamaguchi back against the cage.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamaguchi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yamaguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Yamaguchi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamaguchi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Kai Yamaguchi just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yamaguchi lands with a nice body kick.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Yamaguchi 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 tries to land a leg kick but Duranto saw it coming and moves away.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yamaguchi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Duranto if he has to take too many more of those.
Duranto throws a lazy head kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duranto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duranto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yamaguchi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duranto counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duranto counters with a nice body kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
Yamaguchi keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Yamaguchi looks to move away, Duranto throws a big counter combo but Yamaguchi just gets out of the way.
Yamaguchi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Duranto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamaguchi pushes Duranto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Yamaguchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duranto slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Duranto tries to clinch but Yamaguchi is having none of it.
Yamaguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick from Yamaguchi.
Duranto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook
and Duranto counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Duranto.
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Duranto saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamaguchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duranto doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duranto to score with a decent uppercut.
Duranto tries to clinch there but Yamaguchi circles away.
Duranto misses with a double jab
and Yamaguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but Duranto moves out of range easily.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Duranto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Duranto moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duranto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamaguchi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamaguchi lands a really nice looking cross but Duranto seems unphased.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Duranto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crunch! Duranto slams his shin into Yamaguchi's torso.
Yamaguchi loads up on a big right hand but Duranto slips the punch.
Duranto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yamaguchi, as that shot connected.
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duranto lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duranto. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
That kick from Duranto tenderised Yamaguchi's leg. Yamaguchi is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yamaguchi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yamaguchi tries a low kick but Duranto avoids it.
Duranto misses with a low kick as Yamaguchi jumps back.
Duranto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamaguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a punch to the head.
Duranto throws a sloppy head kick and Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Yamaguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Yamaguchi digs a good hook to Duranto's body.
Duranto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yamaguchi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duranto.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duranto.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Yamaguchi dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A slapping body kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Duranto.
Duranto throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duranto missing with a left hand there. Yamaguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamaguchi swinging wildly here.
It appears Duranto was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yamaguchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duranto misses with an uppercut. Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A jab from Duranto finds it's way through Yamaguchi's defenses.
Duranto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Duranto instigates a clinch.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
A hook to the body from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Duranto blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duranto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yamaguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duranto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duranto lands a shot to the body.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Duranto lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Duranto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamaguchi digs a right hand into Duranto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duranto's gas tank.
A short right from Yamaguchi on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto lands a shoulder strike.
Duranto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duranto lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaguchi lands with a light punch inside.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Duranto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamaguchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duranto on the side of the head.
Duranto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamaguchi avoids a kick to the body.
Duranto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duranto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duranto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duranto checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamaguchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, jab by Duranto - just one landing.
Duranto tried to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
A big right from Yamaguchi misses.
Duranto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a sloppy right hand. Duranto should have avoided that one.
Yamaguchi lands a really nice looking cross but Duranto seems unphased.

Yamaguchi instigates a clinch.
A short right from Duranto.
Yamaguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duranto tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberto Duranto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamaguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamaguchi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Duranto to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamaguchi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Duranto.
A short right from Yamaguchi.
Duranto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duranto looking to slow down the pace here.
Yamaguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kai Yamaguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yamaguchi jumps guard but Duranto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Duranto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto tries to stall but Yamaguchi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kai Yamaguchi.
Well Yamaguchi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi! Kai Yamaguchi retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Kai Yamaguchi, 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.