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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryuken Yanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neeyo Collin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collin has chosen Bagsakan - Collaboration as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryuken Yanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neeyo Collin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanagi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Collin counters with a stiff right hand.
Collin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yanagi.
A slow jab from Collin misses its intended target.
Yanagi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Collin counters with a shoot takedown. Yanagi fights it but they end up in guard.
Collin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yanagi's head.
Collin trying to control but Yanagi is working from the bottom.
Collin is looking to work some ground and pound but Yanagi has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collin trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanagi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanagi working a defensive guard here.
Yanagi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yanagi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Collin is one step ahead there.
Yanagi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Collin trying to control but Yanagi is working from the bottom.
Collin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yanagi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Collin throws a leg kick which misses Yanagi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yanagi tries to avoid it.
Collin misses with an uppercut. Yanagi saw that one coming.
Yanagi slips a jab from Collin.
Collin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Collin thows a huge punch but Yanagi dodges it nicely.
Yanagi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Collin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yanagi defending well though.
Collin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collin lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yanagi defending well though.
Yanagi tries to get to full guard but Collin has control of the leg.
Collin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yanagi's head.
Collin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yanagi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Collin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yanagi to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yanagi trying to keep a closed guard but Collin is proving a slippery customer.
Collin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Collin postures up in Yanagi's guard and throws a big left but Yanagi blocks it.
Collin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Collin looking to sit in guard and control but Yanagi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi works over Collin with some ground and pound from guard.
Yanagi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Collin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yanagi has managed to get both his arms back between Collin's legs - danger averted.
Collin looking for a sweep. Not yet Collin, not yet.
Collin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yanagi!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collin punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yanagi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Collin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yanagi because Collin loaded up on that one.
Collin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neeyo Collin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yanagi moves away from the strike by Collin.
Collin slaps away a takedown attempt from Yanagi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yanagi tries for a takedown but Collin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yanagi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Collin pinned against the cage. Collin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuken Yanagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yanagi tries to avoid it but Collin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yanagi to the ground. Yanagi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yanagi drives through with a takedown into Collin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Collin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Collin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yanagi stopping the sweep attempt from Collin.
Collin is trying to control the position but Yanagi postures up.
Yanagi stands up over Collin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Collin keeping moving, preventing Yanagi from controlling successfully.
Yanagi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Collin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Collin controls Yanagi momentarily but Yanagi frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin wants to sweep here but Yanagi controlling him for the moment.
Yanagi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Collin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yanagi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Collin's head.
Yanagi wants to control from the top but Collin keeps moving.
Yanagi throws a big right hand that misses.
Yanagi throws a big elbow that misses.
Collin wants to control the position but Yanagi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Collin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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!
Collin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yanagi.
Yanagi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi throws a big right hand that misses.
Yanagi postures up.
Yanagi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Collin looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yanagi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Collin has control of Yanagi's left arm, preventing Yanagi from doing any damage.
Yanagi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yanagi distracts Collin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yanagi landing with the ground and pound.
Collin trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yanagi.
Yanagi stopping the sweep attempt from Collin.
Yanagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yanagi throws a big elbow that misses.
Neeyo Collin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yanagi trying to control but Collin is working from the bottom.
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!
Yanagi with a nice head shot there.
Yanagi stopping the sweep attempt from Collin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yanagi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Collin's head.
Yanagi wants to pass the guard but Collin is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuken Yanagi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yanagi dives in for a single leg takedown but Collin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Collin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yanagi as he avoids it easily.
Yanagi shoots for a double leg takedown but Collin sprawls well. He's pushed Yanagi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yanagi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Collin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Collin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuken Yanagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yanagi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Collin doesn't manage to clinch there - Yanagi circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yanagi.
Collin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yanagi.
Collin lands with a straight right. Yanagi didn't see that one coming.
Yanagi has a takedown stuffed.
Yanagi shoots for a takedown but Collin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin swings for the body but Yanagi moves out of range.
Collin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yanagi.
Yanagi fails with a takedown attempt.
Collin misses the jab.
Collin throws a shot from downtown. Yanagi moves away and avoids it.
Collin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yanagi's guard.
Yanagi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yanagi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin wants to improve his position but Yanagi is controlling well.
Collin controlling the position well.
Yanagi is thwarting Collin's attempts to control the position.
Yanagi is keen to just control but Collin is a slippery customer.
Collin wants to control but Yanagi is keeping busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Neeyo Collin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Yanagi shoots for a double leg takedown but Collin sprawls well. He's pushed Yanagi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Collin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collin. Yanagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yanagi stuffs the takedown.
Collin stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Collin fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neeyo Collin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Collin 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neeyo Collin!
Our winner, Neeyo Collin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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