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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yvon Yeva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikki Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yvon Yeva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yvon Yeva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
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188 cm
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215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yvon Yeva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ikki Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix swats away the attempt to clinch by Yeva.
Phoenix tries to clinch up.
Phoenix is looking to clinch.
Yeva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yeva gets a clinch.
Yeva managing to block the knees to the body from Phoenix.
Phoenix trying to control the position but instead, Yeva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phoenix into the cage.
Yeva trying to control the position but instead, Phoenix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yeva into the cage.
Yeva manages to break the clinch.
Yeva looks to clinch
and Phoenix counters with a one-two to the body.
Phoenix throws a series of punches but Yeva moves out of range.
Phoenix tries to clinch there but Yeva circles away.
Yeva gets tackled into the cage by Phoenix. Phoenix maintains the clinch.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeva stalling the fight.
Phoenix wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phoenix.
It looks like Yvon Yeva has been cut.
Phoenix taking a breather.
Phoenix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yeva blocks an elbow strike from Phoenix.
Phoenix is looking to control Yeva's arms but Yeva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phoenix has his back to the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yeva.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yeva's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands with a left to the head.
Yeva lands a hook that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Yeva stalling against the cage.
Yeva blocks an elbow strike from Phoenix.
Yeva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix closes the distance but Yeva moves to the side
and Yeva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yeva.
Phoenix has Yeva pressed against the cage.
Yeva avoids a wild elbow strike from Phoenix.
Phoenix is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Phoenix receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yeva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Yeva.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ikki Phoenix.
Yeva closes the distance and clinches.
Yeva manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix darts in trying to clinch
and Yeva counters with a three punch combo that has Phoenix backing up. Phoenix nods at Yeva to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix instigates a clinch.
Phoenix leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Yeva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Yeva stalling against the cage.
Yeva gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phoenix.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeva is pushing Phoenix up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Phoenix stalling.
Phoenix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phoenix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yeva breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yeva.
Yeva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yeva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yeva struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Phoenix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeva blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix looking to stall.
Yeva'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.
Phoenix dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yeva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Phoenix is keeping busy.
Yeva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yeva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yeva.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Yeva avoiding damage.
Phoenix leaning against his opponent.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Phoenix missing with knees to the body.
Yeva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yeva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yeva has Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Yeva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeva looking to slow down the pace here.
Yeva lands a left hand.
Yeva taking a breather.
Phoenix is trying to break free.
Phoenix dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yeva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yeva misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phoenix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yeva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yeva tries to land a knee to the head but Phoenix blocks with his arms.
Yeva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yeva working aggressively here.
Yeva lands an uppercut.
Yeva stalling in the clinch.
Phoenix lands a nice elbow.
Yvon Yeva's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yeva slows down the pace here.
Yeva tries to land knees in the clinch but Phoenix avoids the damage to the body.
Yeva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yeva manages to break the clinch.
Yeva throws a combination that misses
and Phoenix holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yvon Yeva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yvon Yeva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phoenix clobbers Yeva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Yeva is having none of it.
Yeva darts in trying to clinch
and Phoenix counters by moving into the clinch.
Yeva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yeva avoids the elbow strike from Phoenix, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yeva digs a right hand underneath Phoenix's ribcage. Phoenix let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yvon Yeva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yeva stalling in the clinch but Phoenix improves position.
A body shot lands from Yeva.
Phoenix wants to get back to striking at distance but Yeva won't allow it.
Phoenix can't break the clinch.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Yeva.
Phoenix working hard to break the clinch.
Phoenix takes an elbow to the temple.
Phoenix has Yeva pressed against the cage.
Yeva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix looks to clinch
and Yeva counters by moving into the clinch.
Phoenix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yeva.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yeva scores with a shoulder strike.
Yeva working aggressively here.
Yeva stalling in the clinch.
Yeva taking a breather.
Phoenix wants to break free but Yeva has control.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yeva avoids it.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yeva's elbow.
Yeva lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phoenix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeva has him pressed against the cage.
Phoenix looking to stall.
Phoenix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yeva is defending well for now.
Phoenix is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Phoenix.
Yeva stalling against the cage.
Yeva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yeva digs a right hand into Phoenix's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Phoenix's gas tank.
Phoenix looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yeva stalling the fight.
Phoenix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phoenix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ikki Phoenix.
Yeva wants to clinch.
Yeva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phoenix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yeva has managed to clinch.
Yeva breaks the clinch.
Phoenix closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yeva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yeva throws a right hand that Phoenix ducks under and follows up with a left that Phoenix also avoids with ease.
Phoenix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phoenix moves to clinch but Yeva breaks away
and Yeva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phoenix wants to get back to striking at distance but Yeva won't allow it.
Yeva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Yeva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix moves to clinch but Yeva breaks away
and Yeva counters by clinching up.
Yeva breaks the clinch.
Phoenix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yeva, pushing him back against the cage.
Yeva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phoenix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phoenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yeva is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeva.
Yeva trying to control the position but instead, Phoenix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yeva into the cage.
Phoenix stalling in the clinch but Yeva improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeva throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Yeva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yeva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Phoenix is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yvon Yeva.
Yeva tries to clinch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Yeva pushes Phoenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Yeva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yeva presses Phoenix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yeva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yeva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yeva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yeva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yeva wants to clinch.
Yeva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Phoenix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yvon Yeva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yvon Yeva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yeva takes the fight into the clinch.
Yeva swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeva avoids the elbow strike from Phoenix, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phoenix throws an elbow but misses.
Yeva breaks from the clinch.
Yeva closes the distance and pushes Phoenix back into the cage.
A body shot lands from Phoenix.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yeva can't break the clinch.
Yeva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yeva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix tests Yeva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phoenix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yeva tries to clinch up
and Phoenix moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Yeva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Phoenix is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Phoenix - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yeva avoids a wild elbow strike from Phoenix.
Yeva lands an uppercut.
Phoenix wants to stall.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Phoenix.
Phoenix wants to stall.
Phoenix is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from Yeva.
Yeva avoids a wild elbow strike from Phoenix.
Yeva trying to stall but Phoenix improves his position.
Yeva breaks from the clinch.
Phoenix closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yeva manages to break the clinch.
Yeva tries to clinch there but Phoenix circles away.
Phoenix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yeva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phoenix doesn't manage to clinch there - Yeva circles away.
Yeva stalks Phoenix and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Phoenix's face. Phoenix staggers backwards, shaken.
Phoenix tries to clinch
and Yeva counters by moving into the clinch.
Yeva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yeva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phoenix counters with a one-two to the body.
Yeva tries to clinch but Phoenix moves away
and Phoenix counters with a three punch combo that has Yeva backing up. Yeva nods at Phoenix to acknowledge the strikes.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Yeva moves away
and Yeva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phoenix effectively controlling the action here.
Yeva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeva.
Phoenix being controlled against the cage.
Yeva swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yeva throws a head punch that misses.
Yeva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Yeva.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
Yeva stalling the fight.
Yeva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yeva stalling in the clinch but Phoenix improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Yeva.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yeva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix doesn't manage to clinch there - Yeva circles away.
Phoenix lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Phoenix closes the distance but Yeva moves to the side
and Yeva moves into the clinch.
Yeva misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Phoenix is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yeva is keeping busy.
Yeva is trying to stall.
Phoenix slowing the pace effectively.
Yeva wants to stall.
Phoenix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Phoenix is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yeva is keeping busy.
Phoenix is trying to break free.
Ikki Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix avoids the elbow strike from Yeva, against the cage.
Phoenix lands a body punch.
Phoenix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phoenix taking a breather.
Yeva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phoenix slows down the pace here.
Phoenix lands a shot to the body.
Yeva swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yeva dodges an elbow strike from Phoenix.
Phoenix trying to control the position but instead, Yeva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Phoenix into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Phoenix.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Phoenix tries to land knees in the clinch but Yeva avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yeva fails to land.
Phoenix stalling in the clinch.
Yeva breaks from the clinch.
Yvon Yeva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yeva misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ikki Phoenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yeva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yvon Yeva!
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hype
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