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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendo Yanar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justice Naruhodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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202 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kendo Yanar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justice Naruhodo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naruhodo shoots in for a takedown but Yanar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Naruhodo throws a body shot but no joy.
Naruhodo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Naruhodo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yanar scores with a jab. Naruhodo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Naruhodo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yanar.
Yanar tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Naruhodo coming out on top.
Yanar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yanar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yanar misses with a two punch combination.
Naruhodo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yanar is just out of range.
Naruhodo misses with a straight left.
Naruhodo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yanar has time to react.
It looks like Kendo Yanar has been cut.
Naruhodo looks to land a left hand but Yanar moved out of range nicely.
Naruhodo loads up on a big right hand but Yanar slips the punch.
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!
A left lands for Yanar.
Yanar dives in and scores a takedown into Naruhodo's guard.
Naruhodo is controlling Yanar's posture.
Yanar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruhodo has momentary wrist control but Yanar slips an elbow through the middle.
Naruhodo has momentary wrist control but Yanar slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yanar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yanar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yanar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yanar wants to control from the top but Naruhodo keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naruhodo is adopting a defensive guard.
Yanar throws a strike but Naruhodo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yanar trying to keep a closed guard but Naruhodo is proving a slippery customer.
Naruhodo throws a big right hand that misses.
Naruhodo distracts Yanar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yanar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Naruhodo preventing the sweep.
Naruhodo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Naruhodo postures up in Yanar's guard and throws a big left but Yanar blocks it.
Yanar is trying to keep Naruhodo in close.
Naruhodo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yanar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yanar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Naruhodo is looking to work some ground and pound but Yanar has wrist control.
Yanar managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naruhodo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yanar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naruhodo feints the counter takedown.
Yanar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naruhodo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yanar jabs Naruhodo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naruhodo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yanar to the ground. Naruhodo is now in Yanar's guard.
Yanar has Naruhodo pulled in close to control his posture.
Naruhodo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yanar has his foot on Naruhodo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Naruhodo works his way back into a safe position though.
Naruhodo is working Yanar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Naruhodo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Naruhodo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yanar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yanar wants to sweep but no luck.
Yanar trying to control the position here.
Naruhodo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yanar trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo trying to control but Yanar is working from the bottom.
Yanar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yanar looking to control.
Yanar looking for a sweep. Not yet Yanar, not yet.
Naruhodo being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Naruhodo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naruhodo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yanar was well out of range. Poor timing from Naruhodo.
Yanar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yanar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Naruhodo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanar is trying to get back to full guard.
Naruhodo slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justice Naruhodo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kendo Yanar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Naruhodo drops his hands momentarily and Yanar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Naruhodo scores with a decent looking hook.
Yanar misses with a head kick.
Yanar just misses with a punch to the body.
Naruhodo swinging wildly here.
Yanar throws a right and a left that Naruhodo avoids nicely.
Yanar scores with a jab to the head.
Yanar with a nice cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yanar throws a body punch but Naruhodo moves out of range.
Naruhodo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Naruhodo.
Yanar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naruhodo.
Yanar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naruhodo regains half guard, as Yanar was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruhodo is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Yanar there.
Naruhodo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yanar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yanar working Naruhodo over with strikes.
Yanar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Naruhodo is trying to get back to full guard.
Yanar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Naruhodo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nice strikes from Yanar there.
Yanar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Naruhodo is pressing down on Yanar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yanar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yanar preventing the sweep.
Yanar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Naruhodo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yanar.
Yanar wants to control from the top but Naruhodo keeps moving.
Yanar with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yanar wants to pass the guard but Naruhodo is keeping the position.
Yanar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Naruhodo is on top in guard.
Yanar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naruhodo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Naruhodo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yanar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yanar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yanar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naruhodo.
Naruhodo preventing the sweep.
We've been hearing good reports from Yanar's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Yanar is working hard here to advance position.
Naruhodo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yanar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanar trying to keep a closed guard but Naruhodo is proving a slippery customer.
Yanar wants to sweep but no luck.
Yanar trying to control the position.
Naruhodo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yanar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yanar looking for a sweep. Not yet Yanar, not yet.
Yanar controlling Naruhodo's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naruhodo won't allow Yanar to sweep him here.
Naruhodo throws an elbow that misses. Yanar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Naruhodo's guard. Nice move by Yanar!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendo Yanar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kendo Yanar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Naruhodo missing with a left hand there. Yanar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Naruhodo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yanar is just out of range.
Yanar rushes Naruhodo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Naruhodo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yanar.
Yanar swings wildly with an uppercut but Naruhodo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yanar lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naruhodo.
Yanar letting Naruhodo take a breather here.
Naruhodo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Yanar fails to land.
Naruhodo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yanar misses with a body punch.
Yanar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yanar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Naruhodo prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanar tries to work over Naruhodo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yanar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Naruhodo is defending well.
Naruhodo breaks from the clinch.
Naruhodo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yanar's half guard.
Yanar gets full guard.
Yanar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Naruhodo scoring with some ground and pound.
Naruhodo throws a big right hand that misses.
Yanar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yanar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yanar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo scoring with some ground and pound.
Naruhodo is looking to work some ground and pound but Yanar has wrist control.
Yanar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Naruhodo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Justice Naruhodo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yanar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yanar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naruhodo.
Yanar is pulling down on Naruhodo's head to control his posture.
Naruhodo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yanar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Naruhodo is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yanar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Naruhodo's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar with a nice head shot there.
Yanar wants to pass the guard but Naruhodo is keeping the position.
Yanar postures up in Naruhodo's guard and throws a big left but Naruhodo blocks it.
Naruhodo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yanar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Naruhodo keeping moving, preventing Yanar from controlling successfully.
Yanar with a nice head shot there.
Naruhodo keeping moving, preventing Yanar from controlling successfully.
Yanar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanar throwing strikes but missing.
Naruhodo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yanar landing some decent shots from guard.
Yanar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yanar wants to control from the top but Naruhodo keeps moving.
Yanar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naruhodo is keeping the position for now.
Yanar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Naruhodo's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yanar throws a big right hand that misses.
Yanar stopping the sweep attempt from Naruhodo.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kendo Yanar.
Well Yanar 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendo Yanar!
Our winner, Kendo Yanar, 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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