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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Yonic (ranked 2594 p4p, 5669 weight class) and Landry Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 540 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Landry Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic shoots in and bounces Stephenson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stephenson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yonic's guard.
Yonic looking for a sweep. Not yet Yonic, not yet.
Yonic keeping full guard, as Stephenson tries to pass.
Yonic has Stephenson pulled in close to control his posture.
Yonic lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yonic controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic tries to stand but Stephenson is controlling from the bottom.
Stephenson keeping full guard, as Yonic tries to pass.
Yonic wants to get up but he can't break Stephenson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yonic cracks Stephenson with a solid left hand.
Stephenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yonic scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stephenson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yonic controls the pace.
Stephenson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yonic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yonic postures up.
Stephenson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yonic controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yonic closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stephenson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yonic has closed the distance and engaged Stephenson in a clinch.
Yonic breaks from the clinch.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yonic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yonic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yonic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stephenson, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson throws a head kick that misses.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yonic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yonic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Yonic stands up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Yonic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yonic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yonic is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Stephenson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yonic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yonic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Stephenson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Yonic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stephenson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yonic decides to stand back up. Yonic steps back and let's Stephenson get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephenson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yonic defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stephenson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yonic moves into the clinch.
Stephenson wants a takedown.
Yonic'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.
Yonic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stephenson moves in looking to clinch but Yonic pushes him off.
Yonic moves into the clinch successfully.
Yonic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stephenson.
Yonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stephenson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yonic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chad Yonic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landry Stephenson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yonic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yonic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stephenson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yonic lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson being controlled for a moment.
Yonic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stephenson taking punishment in the form of punches.
A lull in the action here as Yonic stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stephenson is trying to work for a sweep but Yonic has mounted him!
Yonic controlling his opponent.
Yonic is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stephenson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stephenson!
Stephenson being controlled here momentarily.
Yonic can't keep his opponent in guard - Stephenson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic is looking to improve his position.
Yonic gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Yonic dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stephenson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yonic counters with a right hand to the body.
Yonic drives through and clinches with Stephenson against the cage.
Yonic slows down the pace here.
Yonic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yonic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic feints and as Stephenson raises his hands in defense, Yonic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yonic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yonic decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stephenson to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson tries to sprawl but Yonic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yonic wants to stand up but Stephenson is controlling the position.
Stephenson looking for submissions off his back.
Stephenson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in half guard, Yonic seems content to control.
Stephenson wants to get back to full guard but Yonic has mounted him!
Yonic controlling the pace for now.
Stephenson tries to hold on but Yonic pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic controlling from mount.
Yonic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yonic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yonic looking to finish Stephenson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stephenson!
Yonic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chad Yonic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yonic tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Yonic gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A nice combination there by Yonic.
Stephenson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yonic counters with a head kick. That will keep Stephenson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chad Yonic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landry Stephenson.
Yonic forces Stephenson back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stephenson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yonic stalling.
Yonic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Yonic.
Yonic breaks from the clinch.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yonic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Yonic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yonic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Yonic!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chad Yonic thanked Sportivité for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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RATING
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