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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Walker (ranked 2824 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Yaj (ranked 4811 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Walker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Walker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ilya Yaj!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker forces Yaj back against the cage and clinches.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Walker .
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
A short left from Walker .
Yaj prevents a body shot from Walker .
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker 's elbow.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Yaj tries to work over Walker 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj lands an uppercut.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Yaj blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker .
Walker misses with the head strike.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker .
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Yaj.
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!
Walker working aggressively here.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Yaj lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Walker working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker .
Yaj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker .
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Walker misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker 's elbow.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Yaj.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker misses with some punches.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Still in the clinch, Yaj scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Walker .
Walker prevents a body shot from Yaj.
Walker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker .
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yaj fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch there but Yaj circles away.
Yaj swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yaj tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Yaj is just out of range.
Yaj steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Walker .
Yaj throws a lazy uppercut
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Walker - just one landing.
Walker slips a straight right by Yaj.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yaj takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
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 Adam Walker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walker misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Walker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yaj doesn't seem phased though.
Yaj moves into the clinch.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj lands with a short shot to the head.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Yaj's head.
Yaj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Adam Walker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Yaj lands a right hand.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker .
Yaj lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Yaj lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
A short left from Yaj.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by Walker .
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of Walker 's head.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Walker .
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker prevents a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj looking to stall.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker lands a left hand.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker working aggressively here.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker .
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Walker .
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker .
Walker working aggressively here.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker .
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
Walker working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ilya Yaj will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Walker 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
Walker sets himself, and Yaj steps forward looking for the clinch! Walker avoids it this time.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Yaj.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yaj.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker swings for the body but Yaj moves out of range.
A slow jab from Yaj misses its intended target.
As Yaj tries to get set, Walker tries to push him back and clinch up but Yaj manages to avoid the attempt.
Walker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yaj moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yaj gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaj works on Walker 's body with a couple of short punches.
Walker tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
A left hand lands to the body for Yaj.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Yaj.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yaj tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Yaj lands a right hand.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Walker .
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by Walker .
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker .
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Yaj has Walker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Yaj.
A nice left hand lands by Walker .
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walker s head.
Walker blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj presses Walker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Walker prevents a body shot from Yaj.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj blocking some punches.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Walker .
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!
Walker blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Yaj.
Walker blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yaj.
Yaj pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Yaj.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.
Walker working aggressively here.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj lands a body punch.
Walker working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ilya Yaj.
I think Yaj 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ilya Yaj!
After winning the bout, Ilya Yaj thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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