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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Drominov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yao Wenyuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronaldo Drominov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yao Wenyuan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wenyuan shoots in and gets a takedown into Drominov's guard.
Wenyuan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Drominov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wenyuan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wenyuan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drominov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drominov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wenyuan stacks Drominov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wenyuan!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wenyuan taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drominov looking for a sweep but Wenyuan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Drominov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wenyuan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wenyuan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Drominov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wenyuan working the ground and pound effectively.
Wenyuan with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Ronaldo Drominov has been cut.
Wenyuan controlling the pace for now.
Drominov wants to hold on but Wenyuan pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wenyuan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Drominov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wenyuan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wenyuan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drominov regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yao Wenyuan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Drominov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wenyuan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wenyuan misses the shot to the body.
Wenyuan pushes Drominov up against the cage in a clinch.
Wenyuan breaks from the clinch.
Drominov tries to clinch but Wenyuan is having none of it.
Drominov looks for a takedown but Wenyuan sprawls well.
Drominov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drominov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wenyuan feints and as Drominov raises his hands in defense, Wenyuan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wenyuan controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wenyuan trying to control but Drominov is working from the bottom.
Drominov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drominov keeping moving, preventing Wenyuan from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yao Wenyuan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Drominov avoids the body shot from Wenyuan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wenyuan closes the distance and pushes Drominov back into the cage.
Wenyuan breaks the clinch.
Wenyuan moves into the clinch.
Drominov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drominov wants to stall.
Drominov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wenyuan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Drominov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wenyuan misses with a body shot.
Drominov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wenyuan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Drominov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Wenyuan seems content to control.
Drominov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wenyuan wants to control but Drominov is keeping him busy.
Wenyuan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Yao Wenyuan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Drominov fails with a takedown attempt.
Drominov shoots in for a takedown but Wenyuan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Drominov fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drominov shoots in but no luck this time.
Wenyuan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wenyuan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Drominov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wenyuan trying to control the action but Drominov is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yao Wenyuan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Drominov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wenyuan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wenyuan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wenyuan is trying to control the action in half guard but Drominov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wenyuan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drominov trying to control but Wenyuan postures up.
Wenyuan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drominov looking for submissions off his back.
Wenyuan controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yao Wenyuan.
Drominov is looking to clinch but Wenyuan is avoiding it.
Yao Wenyuan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drominov fails with a takedown attempt.
Drominov dives in and grabs Wenyuan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wenyuan pushes down on Drominov's head and hops out.
Drominov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wenyuan as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Drominov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drominov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wenyuan sprawls well. Wenyuan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drominov gets slowly back to his feet.
Wenyuan has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drominov looking to slow down the pace here.
Drominov blocks a body shot from Wenyuan.
Wenyuan blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Wenyuan.
Wenyuan tightens his grip and picks Drominov up, before dumping him to the ground. Drominov manages to land in guard.
Wenyuan passes Drominov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wenyuan is taking a breather. Drominov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Drominov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wenyuan controlling the action here.
Wenyuan trying to pass the guard but Drominov defending well.
Ronaldo Drominov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wenyuan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yao Wenyuan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wenyuan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yao Wenyuan!
After winning the bout, Yao Wenyuan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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