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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Yelats (ranked 6468 p4p, 608 weight class) and Dennis Wilson (ranked 6493 p4p, 612 weight class). Dennis Wilson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Yelats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yelats to the mat! Yelats manages to get full guard.
Yelats manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilson manages to get himself to full guard.
Yelats looking to pass the guard.
Yelats might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yelats throws an elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yelats's guard. Nice move by Wilson!
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yelats is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yelats works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yelats is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yelats keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yelats keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yelats keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yelats throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yelats shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wilson is trying to defend but Yelats finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yelats is looking to advance position but Wilson won't allow it.
Yelats thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Yelats with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wilson won't allow Yelats to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Yelats manages to pass to mount!
Yelats lands a couple of good shots and Wilson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wilson is trapped and Yelats is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Wilson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Yelats's guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
Wilson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yelats tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelats keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Yelats has control of Wilson's left arm, preventing Wilson from doing any damage.
Wilson won't allow Yelats to get back to his feet.
Wilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yelats pulls Wilson in to control the position.
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 King Yelats will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yelats dives in for a single leg takedown but Wilson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wilson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yelats.
Wilson scores with a decent looking hook.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yelats swivels and escapes.
Yelats's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yelats scrambles back to his feet.
Yelats misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a nice body shot.
Wilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yelats.
Wilson connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yelats takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yelats misses with a takedown
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Yelats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yelats throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King Yelats seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Yelats, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yelats misses with a wild combination.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yelats's sensitive parts.
Yelats misses with a two punch combination.
Yelats changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but Yelats manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilson connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilson cracks Yelats with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yelats looks for a takedown but Wilson sprawls well.
Yelats misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a low kick, right behind Yelats 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelats rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Yelats is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wilson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yelats has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yelats is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yelats keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yelats has time to react.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yelats shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilson but Wilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson lands a head shot.
Wilson looks to land a combination. Yelats sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yelats throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilson counters with a one-two to the body.
Yelats fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yelats has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yelats there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wilson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yelats's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yelats on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice jab there from Wilson.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yelats misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yelats tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yelats.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Yelats circles away and keeps his distance.
Yelats swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Wilson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dennis Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yelats throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilson clinches.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King Yelats is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yelats takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yelats falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
Yelats misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yelats looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wilson sizes up Yelats with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yelats misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilson connects with the punch.
Wilson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yelats is fending him off so far but Wilson persists. Nope, Yelats circles away and we're back to standing.
A counter left hand to the body from Yelats misses its target.
Yelats on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilson lands with a straight right. Yelats didn't see that one coming.
Yelats throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yelats feints and as Wilson raises his hands in defense, Yelats changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yelats.
Wilson has a closed guard, preventing Yelats from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson seems keen to control Yelats's posture.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yelats doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yelats manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King Yelats overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wilson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson has momentary wrist control but Yelats slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yelats trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Yelats dodges it nicely.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Yelats is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yelats defending well though.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yelats defending well though.
Wilson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wilson not doing much here.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Yelats dodges it nicely.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Yelats is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yelats on the side of the head.
Wilson lands with a hook. Yelats tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelats stalks Wilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilson's face. Wilson staggers backwards, shaken.
Yelats connects with a jab.
Wilson cracks Yelats with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wilson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yelats tries to avoid it but Wilson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yelats to the ground. Yelats escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yelats shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense.
Wilson lands with a straight right. Yelats didn't see that one coming.
Yelats drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yelats closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson is keen to just control but Yelats is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is controlling the pace.
Yelats blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilson.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yelats's head.
Wilson is stalling here. Yelats is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wilson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yelats has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wilson struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Wilson!
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