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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Patos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xia Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Patos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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142 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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146 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Patos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xia Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yaj counters with a straight right hand.
Patos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patos checks a leg kick.
Yaj lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yaj throws a head kick that half lands.
Patos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yaj counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yaj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yaj breaks from the clinch.
Patos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yaj counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Patos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj tries a head kick but it misses.
Yaj lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Patos shoots and misses
and Yaj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yaj holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yaj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yaj fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Yaj.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj moves into the clinch.
Patos tries to pull guard but Yaj forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yaj breaks the clinch.
Yaj tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yaj. That's going to slow Patos down.
Patos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yaj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Patos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yaj counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Patos moves out of range easily.
Yaj connects with a leg kick. Patos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Patos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yaj throws a head kick that misses.
Patos tries to keep at a distance but Yaj has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yaj pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xia Yaj 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.
Good leg kick by Yaj there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Patos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yaj counters by clinching up.
Yaj lands a knee to the head.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the head but Patos blocks with his arms.
Yaj is pushing Patos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from Yaj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Patos takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaj is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yaj lands a nice knee to the body.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj lands a good knee to the midsection. Patos won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Yaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yaj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yaj.
Yaj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yaj buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yaj throws a head kick that Patos semi-blocks.
Patos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yaj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yaj. Yaj obviously looking to wear him down.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Patos moves out of range easily.
Patos shoots and misses
and Yaj counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Patos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj is stalling here.
Patos takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patos jumps guard but Yaj turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Patos jumps guard but Yaj stands there with Patos around his waist. Patos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Yaj.
Yaj lands a knee to the body.
Patos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yaj fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yaj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xia Yaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Yaj.
Patos misses with a takedown
enabling Yaj to counter with a crisp jab.
Yaj moves into the clinch.
Patos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Patos takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaj breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Yaj.
Xia Yaj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yaj throws out a powerful jab.
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yaj misses with a head kick.
Yaj scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patos fails with the takedown
and Yaj counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Patos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yaj ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yaj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patos misses with a takedown attempt
letting Yaj counter with a right hand.
Patos shoots and misses
letting Yaj counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj scores with a jab. Patos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Patos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scores with a jab.
Patos is rocked!
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patos tries for a takedown but Yaj circles away easily
and Yaj counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yaj has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Yaj.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yaj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yaj lands a leg kick that knocks Patos off balance momentarily.
Patos tries to keep at a distance but Yaj has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yaj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yaj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lucas Patos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Yaj.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xia Yaj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yaj 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xia Yaj!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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