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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Keys (ranked 2159 p4p, 3228 weight class) and Terrell Yates (ranked 154 p4p, 208 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Keys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Yates!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates swinging wildly here.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yates lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Isaac Keys has been cut.
Yates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keys circles away quickly and effectively.
Keys misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Yates. Those never looked like landing.
Keys dodges the punch combination from Yates.
Keys looks to land a body kick but Yates moved away.
Keys jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yates unleashes a big counter combination but Keys bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yates misses with the combination.
Keys tries to counter by clinching up but Yates breaks away and moves out of range.
Keys misses with a hook. Yates ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Keys bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yates misses with a two punch combination.
Keys tries to clinch up.
Yates has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Keys misses with a kick to the body.
Yates is looking for the big counter here.
Yates misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Yates misses.
Keys seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yates throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Yates does no damage.
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keys throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yates throws a counter combo.
Yates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keys clinches up against the cage.
Yates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws a series of punches but Keys moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates looks to land a combination but Keys avoids it well.
Keys appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keys.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Yates as he checks the leg kick.
Yates throws a low kick, looking for Keys's leg but Keys calmly moves out of range.
Yates goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Keys fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yates looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yates lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Keys misses with a wild body shot.
Keys lands a nice shot to the body.
Keys turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yates lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Keys misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keys gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yates has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates prevents a body shot from Keys.
Our sources have told us that Keys has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Yates'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.
Keys tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keys throws an elbow but it misses.
Yates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keys moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keys with a jab.
Yates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keys seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keys takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Keys misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Keys.
Keys takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keys.
Keys tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yates throws a series of punches but Keys moves out of range.
Yates misses with a double jab.
Keys moves into the clinch successfully.
Keys lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Keys misses with a knee strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Keys throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Keys has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
Keys lands a hook that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Yates breaks from the clinch.
Keys cracks Yates with a good jab.
Keys misses the shot to the body.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yates displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Keys misses with a straight right.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yates misses with a two punch combination.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Keys.
Keys slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Keys. Yates shrugs it off though.
Yates stalks Keys and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Keys's face. Keys staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Yates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yates moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Keys is looking to land body kicks.
Yates is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Keys was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yates.
Keys instigates a clinch.
Yates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yates prevents a body shot from Keys.
Keys tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keys keeps control of Yates as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keys tries to land knees in the clinch but Yates avoids the damage to the body.
Keys lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yates working hard to break the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Keys keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yates's efforts to push away.
Yates breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Decent striking displayed by Keys there.
Keys lands with a cross.
Keys scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keys looks to land a right hand but Yates moved out of range.
Yates fails to land with a series of punches.
Keys checks a low kick from Yates.
Keys throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Yates throws a counter combo.
Keys throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keys lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Keys throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keys is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keys moves out of range of the body kick from Yates.
Yates looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yates is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Keys.
Keys throws a big shot that misses.
Keys swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yates fails to land with a series of punches.
Yates misses with a two punch combination.
Keys misses the shot to the body.
Yates misses with a wild combination.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a series of wild punches.
Keys slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keys misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Keys bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keys seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Keys throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Keys lands the left hand.
Keys scores with a jab to the head.
Yates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keys swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yates tries to land a front kick but Keys steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keys lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isaac Keys's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keys throws a shot from downtown. Yates moves away and avoids it.
Yates moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Terrell Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keys throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keys throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Keys lands a jab.
Keys showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yates.
Keys throws the kick towards the body but Yates avoids it.
As Keys backs off Yates throws a huge counter combo but Keys manages to avoid it all.
Keys ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keys seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Keys swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terrell Yates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yates avoids the body shot from Keys.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keys connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yates is rocked!
Keys misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
Yates is still on wobbly legs! Can Keys finish him?
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keys connects with the punch.
Yates throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keys's head.
Keys looks to land a body kick but Yates moved away.
Yates slips a jab from Keys.
A head kick by Yates misses
and Keys cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yates is breathing heavily.
Keys swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Yates has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keys.
Keys swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keys misses with a straight left.
Yates seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two 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!
Keys rushes Yates and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yates tries a body shot but Keys blocks it.
A short right from Keys on the inside.
Keys is leaning against Yates and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Keys.
Yates is trying to force a seperation but Keys has the dominant position.
Yates tries a body shot but Keys blocks it.
Yates managing to block the knees to the body from Keys.
Keys scores a nice knee to the body.
Keys scores with a hook to the body.
Keys swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keys throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yates blocks it with crossed arms.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by Keys.
Yates blocks a body shot from Keys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Keys.
Yates has Keys pushed against the cage.
Keys cracks Yates with a nice body shot.
Keys has Yates pressed against the cage, preventing Yates from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Keys trying to land knees to the body.
Isaac Keys has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yates is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keys pushes Yates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keys controlling the action here for a moment.
Keys has Yates pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
Yates avoids the elbow strike from Keys, against the cage.
Keys landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Keys.
Yates is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keys backwards.
Yates takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates wants to break free but Keys has control.
A body shot lands from Keys.
Keys throws a head punch that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Keys struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
Keys pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Keys just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yates's brow.
Keys prevents Yates from breaking the clinch.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Keys tries to land knees in the clinch but Yates avoids the damage to the body.
Yates takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yates effectively controlling the action here.
Keys lands a shoulder strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Keys tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keyss head.
Yates effectively controlling the action here.
Yates tries to circle away but Keys has him pinned against the cage.
Keys throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yates can't find room to land a body shot as Keys controls the action.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
Yates is trying to stall.
Keys crunches a lovely knee into Yates's ribcage.
Keys lands a nice knee to the body.
Yates stalling in the clinch but Keys improves position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Keys misses with a body punch.
Yates wants to get back to striking at distance but Keys won't allow it.
Yates manages to break the clinch.
Keys throws the left hand but Yates avoids the punch easily.
Yates throws a push kick but Keys slaps the foot to one side.
Keys tries to close the distance and clinch but Yates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keys scores with a shot to the body.
Keys tries to land a front kick but Yates steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yates is looking for the big counter here.
Keys takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Keys looks to land a left hand but Yates moved out of range nicely.
Yates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keys.
Keys tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Keys throws the kick towards the body but Yates avoids it.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Keys tries to counter by clinching up but Yates breaks away and moves out of range.
Keys catches Yates with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yates throws a series of punches but Keys moves out of range.
Keys wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Keys fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yates, pushing him back against the cage.
Yates looking to slow down the pace here.
Keys crunches a lovely knee into Yates's ribcage.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keys working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Keys has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
Keys lands a nice uppercut.
Yates looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yates working aggressively here.
Yates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keys throws a jab but it's blocked by Yates.
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keys.
As Yates tries to get set, Keys tries to push him back and clinch up but Yates manages to avoid the attempt.
Keys takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keys throws out the jab.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keys.
No joy there for Yates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yates pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yates looks to land a combination but Keys avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Keys dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isaac Keys's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keys. Yates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yates misses with a double jab.
Keys lands with an uppercut that bounces Yates off the cage and back into range.
Yates misses with a series of wild punches.
Keys tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yates manages to circle out of the way.
Keys swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keys looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Yates throws a counter combo.
Keys wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keys on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates throws a head kick but Keys moves out of range.
A combination from Yates does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Keys misses its target.
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keys.
Yates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keys.
Yates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keys circles away quickly and effectively.
As Yates tries to get set, Keys tries to push him back and clinch up but Yates manages to avoid the attempt.
Keys misses with a shot to the body
and Yates counters with a two punch combo.
Keys scores with a jab. Yates acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Keys tries to clinch up but Yates circles away and keeps his distance.
Keys slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
Yates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keys fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yates has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yates fails to land with a series of punches.
Keys seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keys blocks a head kick by Yates.
Keys seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yates checks a leg kick.
Yates swats away the attempt to clinch by Keys.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Keys bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keys connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yates throws a series of punches but Keys moves out of range.
Yates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yates misses with a wild combination.
Keys is looking to slow Yates down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keys scores with a sloppy right hand. Yates should have avoided that one.
Yates avoids the body shot from Keys.
As Keys backs off Yates throws a huge counter combo but Keys manages to avoid it all.
Keys tries to close the distance and clinch but Yates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keys just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Keys avoids a kick to the body.
Yates throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Keys.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Keys bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Yates misses.
Keys fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keys swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Keys moves out of range as Yates throws a body kick.
Keys has managed to clinch.
Keys tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yates avoids it.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Keys - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yates scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keys lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Keys scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yates blocks an elbow strike.
Yates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keys looks to land a left hand but Yates moved out of range nicely.
Yates tries to bum rush Keys with a series of wild strikes but Keys uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yates lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Keys has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keys and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keys throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates looks to land a body kick but Keys moved away.
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keys throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Keys throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates misses with a wild combination.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yates works over Keys's head and body with a nice combination.
Keys with a hook.
Yates defending well as Keys loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Yates throws a series of punches but Keys avoids them all with ease.
Keys misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Keys buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yates slips under a jab.
Keys loads up on a big right hand but Yates slips the punch.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keys.
A nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Keys throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keys goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keys looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yates throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Keys moves into the clinch.
Yates'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.
Keys misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Keys throws an elbow but misses.
Keys misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yates breaks the clinch.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keys.
Yates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yates throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keys counters by clinching up.
Yates is trying to push Keys away but Keys has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Keys just leaning against Yates, taking a breather.
Yates gets through Keys's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Keys wants to stall.
Yates lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates avoiding damage as Keys throws knees to the body.
Keys blocks an uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Keys lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keys is pushing Yates up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yates manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keys.
Keys pushes Yates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keys tries to work over Yates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yates is trying to maintain a safe position but Keys gets an underhook and turns Yates into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Yates.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yates has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Yates!
Terrell Yates decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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