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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akeel Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendo Yanar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MilionBeats feat. Paluch, Freeman (ex-IAM) - Le gout du sang. Kendo Yanar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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198 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akeel Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kendo Yanar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanar scores with a nice strike.
We've been told by Lynch's head coaches at The Iron Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yanar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lynch feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yanar holds on and takes a little breather.
Yanar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yanar keeps trying to improve his position.
Lynch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lynch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lynch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch wants to control from the top but Yanar keeps moving.
Yanar has momentary wrist control but Lynch slips an elbow through the middle.
Yanar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lynch's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch pulls Yanar in close to his closed guard and prevents Yanar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lynch continues to stall.
Yanar wants to control from the top but Lynch keeps moving.
Yanar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lynch haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lynch seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yanar throws an elbow that misses. Lynch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yanar's guard. Nice move by Lynch!
Yanar working a defensive guard but Lynch manages to pass into side control anyway.
Yanar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lynch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is not content to let Lynch control the position.
Lynch in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yanar gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yanar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lynch being controlled here momentarily.
Lynch stopping the sweep attempt from Yanar.
Lynch chips away with some ground and pound.
Lynch postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is pulling down on Lynch's head to control his posture.
Lynch with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yanar looking for a sweep. Not yet Yanar, not yet.
Lynch lands a couple of digs.
Yanar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lynch trying to control but Yanar is working from the bottom.
Lynch cracks Yanar with a solid left hand.
Yanar keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
Yanar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yanar is trying to control the position but Lynch postures up.
Our spies down at at Extreme Training inform us that Yanar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lynch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lynch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lynch postures up in Yanar's guard and throws a big left but Yanar blocks it.
Yanar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lynch has passed into side control.
Lynch working the head and body with strikes.
Lynch working away.
Yanar is looking to regain half guard here but Lynch keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynch trying to control the action but Yanar is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeel Lynch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lynch lands a really nice looking cross but Yanar seems unphased.
Yanar shoots for a takedown but Lynch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lynch gets a takedown into half guard.
Yanar is not content to let Lynch control the position.
Lynch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanar tries to get to full guard but Lynch has control of the leg.
Lynch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lynch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yanar is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lynch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lynch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yanar is controlling Lynch's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lynch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yanar wants to improve his position but Lynch is controlling well.
Lynch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yanar is trying to maintain the position but Lynch is very close to passing his half guard.
Yanar gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanar wants to sweep but no luck.
Yanar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yanar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lynch defends well.
Yanar seems keen to control Lynch's posture.
Lynch stands up over Yanar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lynch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yanar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yanar is on top in guard.
Lynch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yanar manages to get himself to full guard.
Lynch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yanar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lynch has managed to get both his arms back between Yanar's legs - danger averted.
Yanar trying to keep a closed guard but Lynch is proving a slippery customer.
Yanar keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
Lynch preventing the sweep.
Yanar is trying to keep Lynch in close.
Lynch preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is trying to hold Lynch in close to prevent damage but Lynch has managed to pass into half guard.
Yanar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lynch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yanar's head.
Lynch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yanar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lynch is working away from the top position though.
Yanar wants to improve his position but Lynch is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynch is nestled in close to Yanar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yanar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeel Lynch dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lynch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yanar.
Lynch misses with a takedown attempt - Yanar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yanar is looking to clinch.
It looked like Lynch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yanar.
Lynch looks to score with a jab to the body but Yanar is just out of range.
Yanar throws an off balance right hand
letting Lynch counter with a right hand.
Lynch lands a jab to the nose.
Lynch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lynch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yanar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yanar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yanar parries the strikes from Lynch easily there. Lynch is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yanar to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yanar is trying to control Lynch's posture but Lynch avoids it.
Yanar tries to bench press Lynch off him but Lynch keeps the position.
Lynch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Yanar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yanar regains half guard.
Akeel Lynch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yanar is trying is best to control the position here.
Yanar tries to get to full guard but Lynch has control of the leg.
Yanar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lynch.
Kendo Yanar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is staying active underneath Lynch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yanar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yanar trying to control the position here.
Lynch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yanar can do to turn this around?
Lynch passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yanar wants to control but Lynch postures up.
Lynch trying to control the position but Yanar is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lynch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yanar parries the strikes from Lynch easily there. Lynch is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yanar to escape.
Yanar prevents Lynch from moving into mount.
Yanar is looking to regain half guard here but Lynch keeps moving and retains side control.
Yanar holds on to Lynch's head and controls the position momentarily.
Yanar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yanar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lynch is looking to control Yanar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lynch avoid being mounted?
Lynch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yanar.
Akeel Lynch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch trying to control from the bottom.
Yanar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lynch defends it well.
Yanar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lynch to regain full guard.
Lynch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yanar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lynch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yanar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yanar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yanar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lynch 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.
Yanar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akeel Lynch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lynch 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeel Lynch!
An out of breath Akeel Lynch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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