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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kev Yama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Dee The Talent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kev Yama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Dee The Talent!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yama shoots in but The Talent avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Talent stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Talent wants it to stay on the feet.
Yama closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Talent circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kev Yama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Talent clinches up with Yama and pushes him back against the cage.
Yama prevents the takedown attempt.
The Talent has Yama pushed against the cage.
Yama keeps control of The Talent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Talent pulls Yama into guard.
Yama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Talent is keeping the position for now.
Yama drops back looking for a leg! The Talent is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Talent manages to kick Yama off! Yama jumps back into The Talent's guard.
Yama drops back looking for a leg! The Talent is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Talent manages to kick Yama off! Yama jumps back into The Talent's guard.
The Talent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Talent is looking for a triangle but Yama pushes his legs off easily.
Yama preventing the sweep.
Yama stops The Talent from standing up.
Yama looking to pass the guard.
The Talent has his foot on Yama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yama works his way back into a safe position though.
Yama wants to pass the guard but The Talent is keeping the position.
Yama drops back looking for a leg! The Talent is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Talent manages to kick Yama off! Yama jumps back into The Talent's guard.
Yama is breathing heavily.
The Talent escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Talent keeping full guard, as Yama tries to pass.
The Talent bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yama's guard.
Yama wants to sweep but no luck.
The Talent lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Talent stands up over Yama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Talent scoring with some ground and pound.
The Talent pushing down on Yama's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Talent is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The Talent lands with a punch from half guard.
The Talent looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Talent working over Yama with some ground and pound. Yama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Talent lands with a punch from half guard.
The Talent is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama actively working from the bottom here.
Yama looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Talent is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yama has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yama is trying to get back to full guard.
The Talent seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Talent is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yama tries to get to full guard but The Talent has control of the leg.
The Talent working over Yama with some ground and pound. Yama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Talent connects with a nice short shot to Yama's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Talent working the head and body with strikes.
The Talent takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yama on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Talent working over Yama with some ground and pound. Yama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yama has hold of The Talent's hands but The Talent slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Talent working the head and body with strikes.
The Talent works his foot free and advances to mount.
The Talent working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The Talent with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Talent unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Dee The Talent dominated that round.
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.
Yama scores with a takedown into The Talent's guard.
Yama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Talent is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Talent scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yama punching from the bottom.
Yama tries to get to full guard but The Talent has control of the leg.
Yama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Talent scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Talent drops an elbow to the side of Yama's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Talent seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Talent lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Talent working Yama over with strikes.
Nice strikes from The Talent there.
The Talent takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Talent lands strikes from half guard.
The Talent working over Yama with some ground and pound. Yama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Talent seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yama looking for submissions off his back.
The Talent winds up and cracks Yama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Talent slips a nice elbow through Yama's hands, connecting with Yama's forehead.
Yama is looking for a sweep. The Talent is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Talent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yama actively working from the bottom here.
The Talent is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yama defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Talent lands strikes from half guard.
The Talent is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yama has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yama looking for submissions off his back.
Jay Dee The Talent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yama tries to get to full guard but The Talent has control of the leg.
The Talent working the head and body with strikes.
Yama has hold of The Talent's hands but The Talent slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yama actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Talent is looking to advance position but Yama won't allow it.
The Talent passes the guard and advances to mount!
The Talent scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yama sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Yama tries to roll over but The Talent keeps him under control.
The Talent scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from The Talent there.
The Talent 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.
Yama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yama tries to get to full guard but The Talent has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from The Talent there.
The Talent is nestled in close to Yama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from The Talent.
The Talent slips a nice elbow through Yama's hands, connecting with Yama's forehead.
Yama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Talent.
Yama gets back to full guard.
The Talent with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The Talent got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Talent has managed to get both his arms back between Yama's legs - danger averted.
The Talent connects with a couple of short punches.
The Talent prevents Yama from getting back to his feet.
Yama working for a triangle but The Talent defends it easily.
Yama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Dee The Talent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The Talent wants to clinch up but Yama keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yama is defended easily by The Talent.
The Talent shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The Talent with good strikes from the mount here!
The Talent postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yama looks a forlorn figure.
Yama is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by The Talent.
The Talent is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Yama is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Dee The Talent!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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