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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dante The Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuy has chosen Coma Black - Marilyn Manson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Dante The Saint has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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135 lbs
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165 cm
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132 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dante The Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Saint is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Saint content to stall in guard here.
The Saint trying to control but Yuy is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dante The Saint.
Yuy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yuy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yuy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Saint with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yuy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yuy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yuy slips a nice elbow through The Saint's hands, connecting with The Saint's forehead.
The Saint knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yuy on the ground.
Yuy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Saint's head.
The Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yuy.
The Saint wants to get back to his feet.
Yuy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yuy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The Saint really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yuy lands a nice short elbow.
Yuy wants to pass to mount but The Saint is defending the position.
The Saint on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yuy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yuy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Saint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yuy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yuy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Saint's head.
The Saint wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yuy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Saint pinned against the cage. The Saint gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Saint doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yuy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Saint's guard now.
The Saint is breathing heavily.
Yuy thows a big elbow that misses.
The Saint is looking to stand up but Yuy isn't so interested in that idea.
Yuy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yuy throws and elbow that misses. The Saint uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yuy's guard. Nice move by The Saint!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Saint is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Yuy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yuy wants to sweep here but The Saint controlling him for the moment.
The Saint throwing strikes but missing.
The Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Saint is fighting to break Yuy's control of his arms but Yuy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The Saint is looking to work some ground and pound but Yuy has wrist control.
The Saint tries to free his leg and advance position but Yuy is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yuy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Saint fails with the takedown
and Yuy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Saint's head.
The Saint blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yuy.
Yuy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yuy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yuy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yuy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yuy.
Yuy slips a nice elbow through The Saint's hands, connecting with The Saint's forehead.
The Saint is trying to stand up here but Yuy is controlling him well.
Yuy wants to free his trapped foot but The Saint is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yuy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heero Yuy dominated that round.
That's time! The Saint's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yuy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yuy lands strikes from half guard.
Yuy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yuy lands with a punch from half guard.
The Saint is looking for a sweep. Yuy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yuy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Saint's head.
Yuy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yuy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Saint's head.
Yuy throwing shots but The Saint is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yuy lands a nice short elbow.
Yuy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Saint trying to hold on to Yuy's head to control him but Yuy postures up.
Yuy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yuy tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Saint knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yuy throwing shots but The Saint is blocking nicely.
Yuy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yuy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Saint's head.
Yuy thows a huge punch but The Saint dodges it nicely.
The Saint trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Saint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yuy.
Yuy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Saint pinned against the cage. The Saint gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yuy dips to his left and cracks The Saint with an uppercut!
The Saint shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yuy is trying to defend but The Saint finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yuy is trying to maintain the position but The Saint is very close to passing his half guard.
The Saint stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuy shoots in but The Saint avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Saint finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yuy with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Saint decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yuy's guard.
Dante The Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heero Yuy.
Yuy keeping full guard, as The Saint tries to pass.
The Saint will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Saint trying to control but Yuy is working from the bottom.
Yuy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Saint is in close to Yuy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Saint wants to stand but Yuy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yuy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Saint's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy pushes down on The Saint's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The Saint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Saint wants to get back to his feet.
The Saint blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yuy.
The Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yuy.
Yuy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yuy trying to mount his opponent but The Saint defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yuy 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dante The Saint will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yuy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Saint with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yuy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yuy.
Yuy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yuy scoring with some ground and pound.
Yuy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yuy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yuy wants to pass the guard but The Saint is keeping the position.
The Saint wants to get back to his feet but Yuy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yuy throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yuy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Saint has his takedown stuffed
and Yuy counters with a single leg into guard. The Saint didn't expect that.
Yuy chips away with some ground and pound.
Yuy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yuy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yuy is looking to work some ground and pound but The Saint has wrist control.
Heero Yuy has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Saint controls Yuy momentarily but Yuy frees himself.
Yuy stops The Saint from standing up.
The Saint preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yuy throwing strikes from guard but The Saint blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Saint stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Saint wants it to stay on the feet.
The Saint is looking to land body kicks.
The Saint gets a takedown into half guard.
Yuy desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Yuy is looking to improve his position.
The Saint stalling.
Yuy won't allow The Saint to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuy moves into full guard.
The Saint controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The Saint wants to control from the top but Yuy keeps moving.
Yuy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Saint manages to get himself to full guard.
Yuy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yuy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Saint can't keep his opponent in guard - Yuy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yuy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Saint tries to kick Yuy off but Yuy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Saint is looking for a sweep. Yuy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yuy slips a nice elbow through The Saint's hands, connecting with The Saint's forehead.
Yuy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yuy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yuy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Saint blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yuy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yuy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Saint dodges the punch combination from Yuy.
The Saint tries for a takedown but Yuy circles away easily
and Yuy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Saint's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante The Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuy passes into half guard.
The Saint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heero Yuy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yuy 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heero Yuy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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