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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eliitti Paavo (ranked 182 p4p, 9 weight class) and Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 327 p4p, 16 weight class). Paavo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Brother Firetribe - Winner Takes It All. Yabaisama has chosen Liquid Swords as his entrance music. Diagoro Yabaisama told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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137 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliitti Paavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paavo lands with a good body shot.
Paavo throws an off balance right hand
letting Yabaisama counter with a right hand.
Yabaisama staying out of range there.
Yabaisama moves into range and connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Paavo.
Paavo misses the shot to the body.
Paavo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yabaisama looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yabaisama blocks a leg kick.
Yabaisama throws a good cross that connects.
Yabaisama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paavo.
Paavo misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Yabaisama has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yabaisama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paavo under the eye.
Yabaisama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yabaisama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paavo.
Yabaisama throws a good cross that connects.
Paavo wants to clinch but Yabaisama slips to the side
and Yabaisama counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A jab from Yabaisama misses.
Yabaisama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yabaisama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paavo.
Yabaisama lands a really nice looking cross but Paavo seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama avoids the body shot from Paavo.
Yabaisama tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paavo moves to clinch but Yabaisama breaks away
enabling Yabaisama to counter with a crisp jab.
Paavo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yabaisama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paavo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paavo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yabaisama's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A combination from Paavo does no damage.
Yabaisama checks a leg kick.
Paavo throws a leg kick that misses.
Paavo lands a right hook to the body.
Yabaisama checks the leg kick.
Yabaisama moves out of range of the strikes.
Yabaisama looks to score with a jab to the body but Paavo is just out of range.
Eliitti Paavo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paavo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yabaisama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paavos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paavo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paavo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paavo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yabaisama is just out of range.
Paavo misses with a low kick.
A jab from Yabaisama misses.
Paavo misses with a hook.
Yabaisama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paavo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yabaisama was well out of range. Poor timing from Paavo.
Yabaisama staying out of range there.
Yabaisama feints a counter leg kick.
Paavo looks to land a left hand but Yabaisama moved out of range nicely.
Paavo throws a poor cross that misses
and Yabaisama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Paavo.
An attempted straight right counter from Paavo misses the target.
Paavo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Paavo misses with an uppercut
and Yabaisama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yabaisama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paavo.
Yabaisama throws the left hand but Paavo avoids the punch easily.
Paavo misses with a right hand
and Yabaisama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paavo lands a jab.
Paavo throws the left hand but Yabaisama avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paavo.
A good leg kick by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Paavo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Paavo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paavo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yabaisama moves out of range as Paavo strikes.
Yabaisama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paavo connects with a solid leg kick.
Yabaisama looks to score with a jab to the body but Paavo is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Yabaisama misses the target.
Yabaisama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yabaisama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paavo.
Paavo misses with a hook
and Yabaisama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paavo thinking.
Paavo clobbers Yabaisama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yabaisama slips under a jab.
Paavo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yabaisama counters with a good, hard body kick but Paavo shrugs it off.
Paavo looks to throw the jab but Yabaisama is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paavo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Yabaisama on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama throws a push kick but Paavo slaps the foot to one side.
Yabaisama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yabaisama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paavo tries to keep at a distance but Yabaisama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paavo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yabaisama works on Paavo's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paavo misses with a body punch.
Yabaisama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yabaisama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yabaisama misses with a body punch.
Yabaisama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yabaisama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Yabaisama scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diagoro Yabaisama will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paavo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yabaisama stuns Paavo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yabaisama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paavo to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Yabaisama.
Paavo drives through and clinches with Yabaisama against the cage.
Yabaisama misses with a body punch.
Paavo takes a shot to the head.
Paavo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yabaisama smiles and moves away.
Yabaisama scores with a nice body kick.
Paavo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabaisama sizes up Paavo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yabaisama throws a good cross that connects.
Paavo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yabaisama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheers as Yabaisama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paavo doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yabaisama is out of range.
Yabaisama is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Paavo with a body shot.
Paavo scores with the left hand. Yabaisama knows he should have avoided that one.
Yabaisama throws a right and a left that Paavo avoids nicely.
Yabaisama tried to score with a low kick but Paavo checks it.
Yabaisama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paavo misses with a low kick.
Eliitti Paavo is winning the standup battle so far.
Paavo throws a hook to the side of Yabaisama's head but Yabaisama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paavo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yabaisama.
Paavo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Paavo throws an overhand right that lands on Yabaisama's shoulder, as Yabaisama tries to avoid the shot.
Paavo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yabaisama counters with a low kick, right behind Paavo 's knee.
Yabaisama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paavo lands a jab to Yabaisama's midsection.
Paavo wants to clinch
and Yabaisama counters with a solid body kick.
Paavo stuns Yabaisama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yabaisama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paavo.
Paavo misses with a right hand
and Yabaisama counters with a straight right hand.
Paavo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yabaisama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yabaisama throws a shot to the body.
Paavo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yabaisama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yabaisama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yabaisama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Paavo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yabaisama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paavo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That kick from Paavo tenderised Yabaisama's leg. Yabaisama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yabaisama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paavo moves away.
Paavo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yabaisama on the side of the head.
Paavo throws a jab but it's blocked by Yabaisama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paavo managing to block the knees to the body from Yabaisama.
A head punch on the inside from Paavo fails to land.
Yabaisama throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paavo.
Paavo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo working aggressively here.
Paavo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yabaisama digs a right hand underneath Paavo's ribcage. Paavo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama pushes Paavo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yabaisama working aggressively here.
Yabaisama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yabaisama connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Eliitti Paavo has been cut.
Yabaisama misses with a punch to the body.
Yabaisama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yabaisama blocks an elbow strike from Paavo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yabaisama fails to land.
Yabaisama has a couple of punches blocked by Paavo.
Yabaisama misses with a punch on the inside.
Yabaisama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yabaisama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yabaisama backwards.
Paavo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yabaisama swings wildly with an uppercut but Paavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Yabaisama.
Paavo lands an elbow inside.
Paavo breaks from the clinch.
Paavo misses the body punch
and Yabaisama makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Paavo really felt that one!
A leg kick checked by Yabaisama.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paavo throws a leg kick but Yabaisama checks it.
Yabaisama stuns Paavo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paavo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yabaisama counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diagoro Yabaisama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eliitti Paavo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yabaisama needs to keep his hands up - Paavo had a free shot at his head there.
Paavo throws a big shot that misses.
Yabaisama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paavo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yabaisama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paavo looks to throw the jab but Yabaisama is out of range.
Paavo throws a big shot that misses.
Yabaisama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paavo moves to clinch but Yabaisama breaks away
and Yabaisama counters with a nice body kick.
Yabaisama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paavo lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paavo looks to throw the jab but Yabaisama is out of range.
Paavo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yabaisama checks it well.
Yabaisama throws out a counter right but Paavo avoids it with no problem.
Paavo looks to land a left hand but Yabaisama moved out of range nicely.
Yabaisama doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paavo loads up on a big right hand but Yabaisama slips the punch.
Yabaisama takes a swing at Paavo's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paavo.
Nice cross by Paavo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paavo 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 Yabaisama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yabaisama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yabaisama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paavo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yabaisama throws out the jab.
Yabaisama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yabaisama.
Paavo ducks under a wild hook from Yabaisama.
Paavo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yabaisama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Paavo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paavo.
Paavo clobbers Yabaisama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yabaisama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paavo missing with a left hand there. Yabaisama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Paavo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yabaisama doesn't seem phased though.
Paavo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paavo thows a leg kick but Yabaisama checks it
letting Yabaisama counter with a right hand.
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!
Paavo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yabaisama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eliitti Paavo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo misses with a looping left.
Yabaisama only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Paavo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yabaisama scores with a leg kick.
Yabaisama throws a lazy right hand but Paavo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paavo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paavo throws a jab but it's blocked by Yabaisama.
Paavo throws a leg kick but Yabaisama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paavo thumps Yabaisama with a low kick.
Paavo looks to throw the jab but Yabaisama is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Paavo. That snapped Yabaisama's head back.
Paavo thows a leg kick but Yabaisama checks it
and Yabaisama counters with a stiff right hand.
Yabaisama checks a low kick from Paavo.
Yabaisama throws a body punch but Paavo moves out of range.
Paavo misses with an uppercut
and Yabaisama counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Paavo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paavo.
Paavo throws a lazy uppercut
and Yabaisama counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo thuds his right hand into Yabaisama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paavo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paavo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paavo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yabaisama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Paavo.
Yabaisama moves out of range of the strikes.
Yabaisama thuds his right hand into Paavo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paavo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paavo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yabaisama.
Paavo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yabaisama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yabaisama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paavo.
Yabaisama drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yabaisama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yabaisama is trying to control the position but Paavo postures up.
Yabaisama has a closed guard, preventing Paavo from standing up.
Yabaisama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paavo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yabaisama 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.
Yabaisama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paavo manages to get himself to full guard.
Yabaisama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yabaisama wants to control from the top but Paavo keeps moving.
Yabaisama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Eliitti Paavo.
I think Yabaisama 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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