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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jaden Saint (ranked 886 p4p, 4158 weight class) and Chad Yonic (ranked 133 p4p, 569 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible
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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaden Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saint gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Saint.
Our sources have told us that Saint has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A body shot lands from Yonic.
Yonic pushes Saint back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saint.
Saint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yonic tries to keep at a distance but Saint has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yonic misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Yonic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yonic closes the distance and clinches.
Saint tries to circle away but Yonic has him pinned against the ropes.
Yonic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
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!
Yonic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint manages to break the clinch.
Saint clinches up with Yonic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Saint wants to break free but Yonic has control.
Saint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
A little feinted left hand from Saint on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint is looking to clinch but Yonic is avoiding it.
Saint is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yonic connects with a body shot that sends Saint's belly button to the back.
Saint clinches up with Yonic and pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yonic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yonic.
A frustrated look appears on Saint's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yonic tries to work over Saint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yonic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Saint is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Yonic drives through and clinches with Saint against the ropes.
Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yonic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint.
Saint tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yonic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saint gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yonic tries to work over Saint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yonic keeps control of Saint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saint wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint breaks the clinch.
Yonic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Chad Yonic has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.
Yonic throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yonic tries to clinch up but Saint circles away and keeps his distance.
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint moves forwards but Yonic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yonic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saint's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yonic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saint scrambles back to his feet.
Yonic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yonic moves into the clinch successfully.
Yonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yonic closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yonic lands a body shot.
Saint moves into the clinch.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Yonic has him pressed against the ropes.
Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yonic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saint breaks the clinch.
Yonic lands a jab to the nose.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yonic wants to counter the offense by Saint and move into the clinch position.
Saint takes the fight into the clinch.
Yonic throws a head punch that misses.
Saint looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yonic tries to work over Saint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yonic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to circle away but Yonic has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Yonic on the inside.
Saint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yonic tries to clinch up but Saint circles away and keeps his distance.
Yonic moves into the clinch.
Yonic working aggressively here.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yonic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yonic misses with a body punch.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Saint breaks from the clinch.
Saint tries to clinch but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic moves in looking to clinch but Saint pushes him off.
Saint gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yonic keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Yonic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Yonic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Yonic is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Yonic coming out on top.
It looks like Jaden Saint has been cut.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yonic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yonic. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.
Saint rushes Yonic and presses him up against the ropes.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Saint's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yonic looks to land a combination but Saint avoids it well.
Saint gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Saint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yonic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint's efforts to push away.
Yonic tries a body shot but Saint blocks it.
Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic closes the distance and pushes Saint back into the ropes.
Saint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yonic is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
Yonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.
Yonic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yonic clinches up with Saint and pushes him back against the ropes.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yonic fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yonic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chad Yonic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Yonic is controlling him.
Yonic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saint breaks from the clinch.
Yonic misses the jab.
Saint tries to keep at a distance but Yonic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yonic lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint breaks the clinch.
Yonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Saint wants to clinch.
Saint is looking to clinch but Yonic is avoiding it.
Yonic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chad Yonic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yonic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Saint went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Saint tries to keep at a distance but Yonic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yonic misses with a punch to the body.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Yonic keeps him there for the moment.
Saint blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Yonic - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Yonic fails to land.
Yonic blocking some punches.
Yonic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saint lands with a left to the head.
Yonic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yonic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint throws a punch but it's blocked by Yonic.
Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saint tries to keep at a distance but Yonic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saint working aggressively here.
Saint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch but Yonic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yonic lands a glancing blow to the side of Saint's head.
Yonic tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Saint moves in looking to clinch but Yonic pushes him off.
Yonic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yonic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch but Yonic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yonic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yonic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saint, pushing him back against the ropes.
Saint wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.
Yonic tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
Saint half committed to a counter leg kick.
Saint avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Yonic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saint tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yonic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Yonic misses.
Yonic has closed the distance and engaged Saint in a clinch.
Yonic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yonic cracks Saint with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Yonic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yonic with a jab.
Yonic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Saint was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Saint tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yonic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Saint drives through and clinches with Yonic against the ropes.
Saint misses with some punches.
Saint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saint tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yonic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yonic throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint tries to clinch up but Yonic circles away and keeps his distance.
Yonic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yonic fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saint tries to clinch but Yonic is having none of it.
Yonic tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yonic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch but Yonic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yonic wants to counter the offense by Saint and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic's corner calls for a 1-2. Yonic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yonic moves to clinch but Saint breaks away
and Saint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yonic keeps the fight on the outside.
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yonic wants to counter the offense by Saint and move into the clinch position.
Yonic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saint tries to clinch up.
Yonic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaden Saint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Yonic.
Yonic throws a hook but Saint blocks it.
Yonic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yonic tries to clinch but Saint moves out of range.
Yonic throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Yonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint moves into the clinch.
Yonic throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint.
Yonic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint working aggressively here.
Saint wants to break free but Yonic has control.
Saint swings wildly with an uppercut but Yonic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint breaks the clinch.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yonic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saint takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yonic doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
Yonic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yonic pushes Saint up against the ropes in a clinch.
Saint takes a shot to the head.
Yonic misses with some punches.
Yonic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yonic lands with a nice body punch.
Saint fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint clinches with his opponent.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Yonic keeps him there for the moment.
Saint blocking some punches.
Yonic struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint controls his hands.
Yonic misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saint takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chad Yonic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.
Yonic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yonic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saint wants to clinch.
Yonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saint tries to clinch but Yonic moves out of range.
Saint sets himself, and Yonic steps forward looking for the clinch! Saint avoids it this time.
Yonic throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Jaden Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint tries to clinch there but Yonic circles away.
Saint takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saint tries to clinch but Yonic moves out of range.
Saint fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yonic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Saint is trying to push Yonic away but Yonic has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Saint's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saint struggles to land a body shot inside as Yonic controls his hands.
Saint throws a punch but it's blocked by Yonic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint is trying to push Yonic away but Yonic has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Saint is trying to push Yonic away but Yonic has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Yonic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yonic 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Yonic!
A determined Chad Yonic didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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