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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlin Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The ya (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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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orlin Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The ya!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from ya.
ya rushes Junior and presses him up against the cage.
ya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The ya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but ya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ya clinches with his opponent.
ya breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. ya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior fails to land the takedown.
ya has his takedown stuffed
and Junior counters with a slapping leg kick.
Junior closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. ya did well to prevent Junior getting side control.
Junior is looking to take a break and control but ya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Junior thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Junior seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but ya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ya keeping control of the position.
Junior is looking to take a break and control but ya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
ya has his hands clasped together around Junior's back. He's all about the action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Junior wants to take a breather but ya is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
ya misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for ya.
ya tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
ya moves into the clinch.
ya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
ya wants the takedown. Junior is fighting it off but ya persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Junior's guard against the cage.
Junior keeping moving, preventing ya from controlling successfully.
Junior is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
ya wants to control but Junior is keeping busy.
ya tries to roll over but Junior keeps him under control.
ya has a hand on Junior's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Junior takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ya is looking to improve his position but Junior isn't that keen on the idea.
Junior manages to capitalize on a mistake by ya to take his back!
A lull in the action here.
ya tries to roll but Junior sticks to his back.
Junior is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
ya is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Junior throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting ya!
ya defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
ya is holding onto Junior's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Junior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlin Junior dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
ya throws a series of punches but Junior moves out of range.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
ya shoots in and drives through. Junior sprawls well.
ya throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Orlin Junior has been cut.
ya keeps the fight on the outside.
ya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Junior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
ya shoots in and drives through. Junior sprawls well.
Orlin Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by ya.
Sloppy strikes from Junior. Those never looked like landing.
ya moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
ya throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Junior changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ya tries to avoid it but Junior manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ya to the ground. ya escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
ya shoots in for a takedown but Junior shows good takedown defense.
Orlin Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The ya.
Junior tries to score a power double leg takedown but ya sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Junior somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ya wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ya moves into range and clinches up with Junior.
ya stops a takedown attempt from Junior.
ya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Junior tries to clinch but ya moves out of range.
ya shoots for a double leg takedown but Junior sprawls well. He's pushed ya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ya fails with the takedown.
ya shoots in and drives through. Junior sprawls well.
ya is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Junior. No joy for ya on that attempt.
ya displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Junior.
The fight stays on the outside here - Junior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ya bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Junior struggling a bit here.
My spies in Cozad MMA New York inform me that ya has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Junior is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on ya's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
ya is looking to take a break and control but Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
ya working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Junior's thigh. Junior counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ya looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is trying to control the position but ya postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
ya wants to stand but Junior is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ya.
ya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four 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.
Junior wants to clinch.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but ya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ya shoots in and drives through. Junior sprawls well.
Junior blocks a head kick by ya.
ya looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Junior trying to control but ya postures up.
Junior is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Junior is trying to maintain the position but ya is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The ya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Orlin Junior's cut.
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!
ya moves into the clinch.
ya lands a nice shot to the body.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but ya has him pressed against the cage.
ya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ya shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Junior manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Junior working a defensive guard here.
The ya has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ya sitting in guard here, content to control.
ya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. ya manages to get himself to full guard.
ya is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Junior is aware though and is defending well.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but ya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
ya has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Junior has passed into side control.
Junior trying to control the action but ya is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Junior trying to control the action but ya is working from the bottom.
ya is trying to improve his position.
Junior is looking to take a break and control but ya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The ya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
ya shoots in for a takedown but Junior shows good takedown defense.
ya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
ya shoots in looking for a takedown but Junior manages to keep the fight standing, pushing ya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Orlin Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The ya.
ya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ya goes for a double leg but Junior avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Junior continues to drive forward.
ya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
ya breaks the clinch.
Junior shoots in looking for a takedown but ya manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Junior's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ya wants to clinch.
Junior shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says ya as he avoids it easily.
ya tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by ya.
ya throws a nice looking combination but Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ya tries to clinch up but Junior circles away and keeps his distance.
ya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Junior walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. ya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Junior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
ya stuffs the takedown attempt from Junior. Junior gets slowly back to his feet.
ya throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
The ya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ya has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The ya!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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