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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yates scores with a shot to the side of Sturd Jr's head.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Sturd Jr.
Yates lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
Yates lands an elbow just above Sturd Jr 's eye.
Sturd Jr lands with a left to the head.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yates lands with a short shot to the head.
Sturd Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yates has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sturd Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick but Yates moves out of range.
Sturd Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Yates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturd Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Yates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yates blocks the body kick.
A nice side step and Yates releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sturd Jr moves away from the strike by Yates.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch there but Yates circles away.
Sturd Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Yates misses
and Sturd Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturd Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Sturd Jr breaks from the clinch.
Yates is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sturd Jr cracks a nice hook into Yates's ribs.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates needs to keep his hands up - Sturd Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Yates forces Sturd Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sturd Jr avoids it.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturd Jr's efforts to push away.
Sturd Jr wants to break free but Yates has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Sturd Jr on the inside.
Yates tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sturd Jr.
Yates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sturd Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sturd Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sturd Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates keeps control of Sturd Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sturd Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
Sturd Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sturd Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates dodges the punch combination from Sturd Jr.
Yates now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sturd Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it.
Yates connects with a body shot.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Sturd Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Decent striking displayed by Yates there.
Sturd Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crunch! Yates slams his shin into Sturd Jr's torso.
Yates looks to land a left hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range nicely.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Yates.
Sturd Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sturd Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sturd Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Sturd Jr moves out of range easily.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sturd Jr. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yates misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Yates's head.
Sturd Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sturd Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand.
Jason Sturd Jr's cut is getting worse.
Sturd Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr punishes Yates's body with a nice straight punch.
Yates fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Yates misses.
Sturd Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Sturd Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Yates. That snapped Sturd Jr's head back.
Yates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sturd Jr is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturd Jr cracks Yates with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yates lands a really nice looking cross but Sturd Jr seems unphased.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturd Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Yates misses its intended target.
Sturd Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Sturd Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sturd Jr wants to land a leg kick but Yates is out of range.
Sturd Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jason Sturd Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yates throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr keeps Yates at a distance using the push kick.
Sturd Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Yates.
A quick step to the side and Sturd Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sturd Jr. That's going to slow Yates down.
Sturd Jr lands a body shot.
Sturd Jr forces Yates back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook.
Yates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sturd Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturd Jr can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Yates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yates throws a hook to the side of Sturd Jr's head but Sturd Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Sturd Jr.
A slow jab from Yates misses its intended target.
Yates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Sturd Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Yates lands a right hook to the body.
Yates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sturd Jr swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Yates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yates throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr is looking to chop away at Yates's legs.
Yates lands a glancing blow to the side of Sturd Jr's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates lands a nice hook to Sturd Jr's body. Sturd Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturd Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yates's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Yates tenderised Sturd Jr's leg. Sturd Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sturd Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yates's calf.
Yates tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick but Yates moves out of range.
Yates swats away the attempt to clinch by Sturd Jr.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Sturd Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sturd Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Yates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yates throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yates throws a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sturd Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yates has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yates and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yates lands with a kick to the temple. Sturd Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Sturd Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sturd Jr misses.
Yates gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sturd Jr misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.
Sturd Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yates lands with an overhand left.
Yates cracks Sturd Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sturd Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yates is able to avoid easily.
Yates looks to throw the jab but Sturd Jr is out of range.
Sturd Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sturd Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yatess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Sturd Jr.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sturd Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Sturd Jr misses
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand.
Sturd Jr darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr breaks from the clinch.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturd Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturd Jr is looking to counter punch.
Yates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturd Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Sturd Jr misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yates with a nice cross.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr loads up on a big right hand but Yates slips the punch.
Sturd Jr tried to score with a low kick but Yates checks it.
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Sturd Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates dodges the punch combination from Sturd Jr.
Yates throws the left hand but Sturd Jr avoids the punch easily.
Yates avoids the body shot from Sturd Jr.
Yates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yates throws a head kick but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Yates blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Yates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Crunch! Yates slams his shin into Sturd Jr's torso.
Yates rushes Sturd Jr and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sturd Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yates throws out the jab.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick which misses Yates's front leg but catches the back leg as Yates tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Sturd Jr misses its intended target.
Yates wants to clinch up but Sturd Jr keeps it at a distance.
Sturd Jr wants to clinch.
Yates doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Sturd Jr does it's job there.
Sturd Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr scores with the left hand. Yates knows he should have avoided that one.
Yates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd Jr.
Yates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturd Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yates lands a head shot.
Sturd Jr with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it.
Yates avoids the head kick by Sturd Jr.
Yates avoids a kick to the body.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sturd Jr throws a series of punches but Yates avoids them all with ease.
Yates throws a push kick but Sturd Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Yates off balance momentarily.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates dodges the punch combination from Sturd Jr.
Yates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sturd Jr.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Yates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sturd Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harrison Yates seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates lands a knee to the body.
Yates lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Sturd Jr blocks a body shot from Yates.
A short uppercut from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot
and Yates counters with a thumping low kick.
Yates connects with a body shot that sends Sturd Jr's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick from Yates misses.
Yates lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sturd Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yates throws a head kick but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch up.
Yates let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yates checks a low kick from Sturd Jr.
Jab by Yates.
Sturd Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yates is out of range and Sturd Jr settles back down.
Yates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sturd Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Yates throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
That kick from Yates tenderised Sturd Jr's leg. Sturd Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but Yates moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Yates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturd Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yates misses with a series of wild punches.
Sturd Jr misses with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr moves in looking to clinch but Yates pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Sturd Jr.
Yates throws an off balance right hand
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Yates.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sturd Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yates defending well as Sturd Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Yates misses with a hook
and Sturd Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sturd Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sturd Jr moves forwards but Yates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yates walks into a left hand.
Yates throws the kick towards the body but Sturd Jr avoids it.
Sturd Jr feints and then cracks Yates's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yates down.
A swing and a miss from Sturd Jr.
Yates raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturd Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sturd Jr lands with a good body shot.
Sturd Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yates throws a big counter head kick but Sturd Jr avoids it with no problem.
Sturd Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yates has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yates darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Yates.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harrison Yates.
Well Yates 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
Jason Sturd Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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