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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taj Yaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konnan Foler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Foler's choice of entrance music: macklemore. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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178 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taj Yaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konnan Foler!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaya lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Foler shoots in but Yaya avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Foler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yaya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foler has Yaya up against the cage in a clinch.
Foler is trying to stall.
Yaya crunches a lovely knee into Foler's ribcage.
Yaya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaya lands a knee to the body.
Foler looks winded!
A frustrated look appears on Foler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Foler is trying to pull guard but Yaya has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaya lands a knee to the head.
Yaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yaya with a knee to the head.
Yaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Yaya.
Yaya lands an elbow just above Foler 's eye.
Yaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foler throws an elbow but it misses.
Yaya avoids a wild elbow strike from Foler.
Yaya stalling against the cage.
Yaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yaya missing with knees to the body.
Foler has Yaya pushed against the cage.
Foler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yaya walks away with a smile on his face. Foler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taj Yaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konnan Foler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foler fails with the takedown.
Foler shoots in but Yaya avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yaya throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Foler's head.
Yaya throws a head kick that misses.
Foler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yaya is out of range and Foler settles back down.
Yaya misses with a leg kick
and Foler counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foler throws an elbow but it misses.
Foler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yaya just stands there and leans against the cage.
Foler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yaya missing with knees to the body.
Yaya avoids a wild elbow strike from Foler.
Yaya managing to block the knees to the body from Foler.
Yaya displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foler up against the cage.
Foler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Foler working hard to break the clinch.
Yaya lands an elbow just above Foler 's eye.
Yaya avoiding damage as Foler throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Yaya.
Foler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yaya takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yaya lands an elbow just above Foler 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaya is looking to control Foler's arms but Foler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yaya has his back to the cage.
Yaya lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Konnan Foler has been cut.
Yaya tries to land a knee to the head but Foler blocks with his arms.
Foler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yaya is defending well for now.
Foler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foler wants a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Yaya.
Yaya tries to stall but Foler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yaya takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yaya missing with knees to the body.
Foler tries a knee to the head but Yaya blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yaya working Foler over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj Yaya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konnan Foler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yaya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yaya throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Foler.
Yaya has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yaya lands a big knee to the head and Foler goes down! Yaya is looking to finish!
Foler is rocked!
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Foler wants to get back to his feet but Yaya is dominant here and he's now got Foler's back!
Foler is still in real trouble! Can Yaya finish him?
Yaya is not going to allow Foler to sit and survive in this position.
Foler seems to have recovered his senses.
Yaya has good solid back control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaya gets his hands free as Foler looks to control.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Yaya controlling the positon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yaya throws a sloppy head kick and Foler moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Foler blocks the low kick.
Yaya moves into the clinch successfully.
Foler lands an elbow just above Yaya 's eye.
It looks like Taj Yaya has been cut.
Foler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Foler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yaya is keeping busy.
Foler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yaya blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Yaya.
Yaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Foler is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaya looking to throw knees to the head but Foler is blocking nicely.
Yaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yaya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foler can do to turn this around?
Yaya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yaya lands an elbow inside that Foler shrugs off.
Yaya scores with a knee to the head.
Yaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Foler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Foler takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Yaya.
Yaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Foler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yaya lands an elbow inside.
Yaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yaya connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Foler goes down! Yaya jumps into full mount looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaya avoids the attempt from Foler to control.
Foler looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaya is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foler looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj Yaya dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Foler is looking to score with low kicks.
Yaya misses with a head kick.
Yaya moves into range and clinches up with Foler.
Foler breaks the clinch.
Foler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yaya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yaya throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Foler's head.
Yaya scores with a kick to the midsection.
Taj Yaya is winning the standup battle so far.
Foler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yaya forces Foler back against the cage and clinches.
Yaya avoids the elbow strike from Foler, against the cage.
Yaya throws an elbow that misses.
Yaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yaya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yaya misses with a knee strike.
Yaya lands an elbow just above Foler 's eye.
Yaya has Foler pressed against the cage, preventing Foler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foler tries to land a knee to the head but Yaya blocks with his arms.
Yaya looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaya lands an elbow just above Foler 's eye.
Foler takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaya lands an elbow inside that Foler shrugs off.
Yaya lands an elbow just above Foler 's eye.
Foler misses with an elbow over the top.
Yaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yaya lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yaya.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yaya takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Foler misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yaya.
Yaya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foler avoiding damage as Yaya throws knees to the body.
Yaya scores a nice knee to the body.
Yaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yaya obliges.
Yaya will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Foler up against the cage.
Yaya lands a nice elbow.
Foler tries to pull guard but Yaya holds him up against the cage and eventually Foler drops back down to his feet.
Foler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foler takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaya avoids the elbow strike from Foler, against the cage.
Foler being controlled against the cage.
Yaya landing knees to the body.
Konnan Foler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taj Yaya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yaya lands a good knee to the midsection. Foler won't want to take too many of those.
Foler misses with a knee strike.
Yaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yaya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Foler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yaya avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yaya scores with a knee to the head.
Foler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yaya is defending well for now.
Foler trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taj Yaya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yaya has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taj Yaya!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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