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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoki Mayoniko (ranked 1768 p4p, 200 weight class) and Romulus Fietsora (ranked 2168 p4p, 237 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Yoki Mayoniko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Fietsora!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Fietsora tenderised Mayoniko's leg. Mayoniko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mayoniko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fietsora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fietsora takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fietsora moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Romulus Fietsora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayoniko connects with the punch.
Mayoniko walks into a jab.
Mayoniko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fietsora has managed to clinch.
Fietsora dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fietsora.
Mayoniko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fietsora misses with the head strike.
Mayoniko blocks an uppercut.
Mayoniko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fietsora swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayoniko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fietsora scores with a shoulder strike.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
Fietsora tries to score a body lock takedown but Mayoniko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fietsora dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mayoniko tries to work over Fietsora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fietsora tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fietsora tries to throw a body punch but Mayoniko avoids it by throwing Fietsora back against the cage.
Mayoniko struggles to land a body shot inside as Fietsora controls his hands.
Fietsora misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Fietsora.
Fietsora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fietsora takes the fight into the clinch.
Fietsora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayoniko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mayoniko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fietsora.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayonikos head.
Fietsora is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mayoniko is defending well.
Yoki Mayoniko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romulus Fietsora.
Mayoniko is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayoniko.
Mayoniko blocking some punches.
Mayoniko throws a punch but it's blocked by Fietsora.
Fietsora makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Fietsora on the inside.
Mayoniko lands with a left to the head.
Fietsora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mayoniko is trying to stall.
Fietsora lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fietsora lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mayoniko backwards.
Mayoniko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fietsora pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fietsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayoniko struggles to land a body shot inside as Fietsora controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora tries to work over Mayoniko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fietsora lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fietsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mayoniko backwards.
Mayoniko avoids the elbow strike from Fietsora, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fietsora.
Fietsora content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mayoniko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fietsora lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fietsora wants a takedown.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
Fietsora misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayoniko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fietsora drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mayoniko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fietsora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fietsora misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora tries to bum rush Mayoniko with a series of wild strikes but Mayoniko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayoniko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fietsora tries a low kick but Mayoniko avoids it.
Fietsora misses with a low kick.
Mayoniko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fietsora.
Mayoniko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayoniko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fietsora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fietsora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fietsora takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mayoniko throws an overhand right that lands on Fietsora's shoulder, as Fietsora tries to avoid the shot.
Fietsora connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fietsora tries to clinch but Mayoniko is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fietsora. Mayoniko does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mayoniko.
Fietsora misses the jab.
Mayoniko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Mayoniko misses.
Mayoniko shoots in but Fietsora avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Fietsora dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fietsora doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayoniko circles away.
Romulus Fietsora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayoniko blocks a head kick by Fietsora.
Fietsora misses with a body punch
enabling Mayoniko to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayoniko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fietsora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayoniko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Mayoniko misses.
Fietsora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayoniko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fietsora is looking to clinch but Mayoniko is avoiding it.
Fietsora tries to clinch there but Mayoniko circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Mayoniko there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayoniko jabs Fietsora right on the nose. Fietsora blinks but takes it well.
Mayoniko lands the left hand.
Fietsora moves in looking to clinch but Mayoniko pushes him off.
Mayoniko swats away the attempt to clinch by Fietsora.
Mayoniko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mayoniko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fietsora lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayoniko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fietsora lands a glancing blow to the side of Mayoniko's head.
Mayoniko connects with an inside leg kick.
Fietsora looks to clinch
and Mayoniko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Mayoniko misses.
Fietsora fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mayoniko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mayoniko avoids the head kick by Fietsora.
Mayoniko misses with a straight right.
Fietsora throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fietsora throws a head kick but Mayoniko moves out of range.
Fietsora is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fietsora tries to clinch
and Fietsora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fietsora connects with a crisp jab.
Mayoniko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayoniko throws a series of punches but Fietsora avoids them all with ease.
Yoki Mayoniko is winning the standup battle so far.
Fietsora takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora is looking to slow Mayoniko down with leg kicks.
Fietsora walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice cross by Mayoniko.
Mayoniko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fietsora.
Fietsora gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fietsora looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mayoniko lands a right hand.
Mayoniko misses with the head strike.
Fietsora working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mayoniko working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayoniko.
Fietsora is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mayoniko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fietsora looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Mayoniko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mayoniko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fietsora's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko is looking to control Fietsora's arms but Fietsora gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayoniko has his back to the cage.
Fietsora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayoniko can't find room to land a body shot as Fietsora controls the action.
Mayoniko tries a body shot but Fietsora blocks it.
Mayoniko blocks an uppercut.
Fietsora blocking some punches.
Fietsora lands an elbow that stopped Mayoniko in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Yoki Mayoniko has been cut.
Fietsora can't get the takedown.
Fietsora makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fietsora lands a left hand.
Mayoniko breaks the clinch.
A big right from Mayoniko misses.
Mayoniko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fietsora throws a poor cross that misses
and Mayoniko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fietsora tries a low kick but Mayoniko avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mayoniko tried to counter with a leg kick but Fietsora avoided it.
Fietsora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayoniko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fietsora looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mayoniko checks a low kick from Fietsora.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayoniko throws a shot from downtown. Fietsora moves away and avoids it.
Fietsora unleashes a big counter combination but Mayoniko bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fietsora fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayoniko throwing a counter right hand but Fietsora manages to avoid it.
Mayoniko avoids the head kick by Fietsora.
Fietsora pushes Mayoniko up against the cage in a clinch.
Mayoniko manages to break the clinch.
Fietsora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayoniko.
Fietsora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fietsora drives through and clinches with Mayoniko against the cage.
Fietsora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fietsora keeps control of Mayoniko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mayoniko blocking some punches.
Mayoniko stalling in the clinch but Fietsora improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoki Mayoniko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yoki Mayoniko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fietsora misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick by Fietsora misses
and Mayoniko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fietsora tries to clinch there but Mayoniko circles away.
Fietsora moves out of range of the body kick from Mayoniko.
A little jabbing left from Fietsora on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mayoniko misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fietsora! But no joy.
Mayoniko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fietsora throws an overhand right that lands on Mayoniko's shoulder, as Mayoniko tries to avoid the shot.
Mayoniko thumps Fietsora with a low kick.
Mayoniko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fietsora on the side of the head.
Fietsora tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fietsora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayoniko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayoniko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fietsora.
Fietsora tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayoniko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayoniko throws a big shot that misses.
Mayoniko stalks Fietsora and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fietsora's face. Fietsora staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Fietsora moves in looking to clinch but Mayoniko pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fietsora misses with a double jab.
Fietsora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fietsora clinches with his opponent.
Mayoniko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mayoniko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fietsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayoniko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayoniko tries to work over Fietsora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayoniko can't find room to land a body shot as Fietsora controls the action.
Fietsora lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayoniko slows down the pace here.
Fietsora lands a left hand.
Fietsora misses with some punches.
Mayoniko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayoniko throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mayoniko pulls Fietsora into guard.
Fietsora would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fietsora is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayoniko is trying to hold Fietsora in close to prevent damage but Fietsora has managed to pass into half guard.
Mayoniko is looking for a sweep. Fietsora is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fietsora wants to stand up but Mayoniko manages to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fietsora is looking to stand up but Mayoniko won't let him.
Mayoniko managing to control the position.
Fietsora wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Mayoniko's closed guard. He's half up but Mayoniko has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Mayoniko pivots and extends the arm, Fietsora falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Mayoniko! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoki Mayoniko!
An out of breath Yoki Mayoniko 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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