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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 1514 p4p, 186 weight class) and Eon Yaj (ranked 3947 p4p, 397 weight class). Sepulveda comes to the cage accompanied by Lady Gaga - Alejandro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Eon Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yaj moves away.
Sepulveda throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj throws a lazy head kick
enabling Sepulveda to counter with a crisp jab.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yaj moves away.
Yaj tries to counter with a clinch but Sepulveda shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Yaj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Yaj misses.
Yaj on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sepulveda. Sepulveda obviously looking to wear him down.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Sepulveda is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda thuds a left hand into Yaj's body.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj tries to score with a low kick but Sepulveda moves his leg out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yaj.
Sepulveda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yaj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sepulveda or not.
Sepulveda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sepulveda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sepulveda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ in the buildup to the fight.
Sepulveda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Yaj moves out of range of the body kick from Sepulveda.
Yaj looks to land a combination but Sepulveda avoids it well.
Sepulveda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yaj throws out the jab.
Sepulveda lands a slapping body shot.
Yaj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yaj misses with an uppercut.
Sepulveda is looking to wear down Yaj with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yaj thows a leg kick but Sepulveda checks it
and Sepulveda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Sepulveda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sepulveda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yaj circles away quickly and effectively.
Sepulveda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yaj, pushing him back against the cage.
Sepulveda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yaj throws a big shot that misses.
Yaj is looking to chop away at Sepulveda's legs.
Sepulveda has managed to clinch.
Yaj lands an uppercut.
Sepulveda working aggressively here.
Sepulveda tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj lands an elbow inside.
Sepulveda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj trying to land knees to the body.
Yaj lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Sepulveda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sepulveda misses with the head strike.
Sepulveda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sepulveda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sepulveda breaks from the clinch.
Sepulveda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yaj's hands.
Yaj misses with a looping right.
Sepulveda appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sepulveda throws a wild body kick that Yaj sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaj takes one on the button.
Good shot there by Sepulveda.
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!
Yaj misses with a kick to the body.
Eon Yaj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yaj avoids a kick to the body.
Sepulveda lands a jab to the head.
Sepulveda works Yaj's body with a nice hook.
Sepulveda is looking to clinch but Yaj is avoiding it.
Yaj misses with a series of wild punches.
Sepulveda appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yaj counters with a straight right hand.
Sepulveda fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Sepulveda.
A low kick from Yaj misses
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yaj misses with a leg kick.
Sepulveda moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sepulveda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yaj looks to throw a body kick
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sepulveda in particular looking to stall.
Yaj is controlling Sepulveda's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sepulveda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda is pressing down on Yaj's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yaj is holding on for now.
Sepulveda is trying to work for a kimura but Yaj is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yaj is looking to control Sepulveda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yaj avoid being mounted?
Sepulveda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Sepulveda is looking for submissions but instead, Yaj has regained full guard.
Sepulveda tries to free his leg and advance position but Yaj is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yaj is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda wants to control the position but Yaj says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sepulveda tries to roll over but Yaj keeps him under control.
Sepulveda gets full guard.
Yaj wants to control from the top but Sepulveda keeps moving.
Sepulveda working for a triangle but Yaj defends it easily.
Sepulveda can't keep his opponent in guard - Yaj advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sepulveda actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda actively working from the bottom here.
Sepulveda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sepulveda is not content to let Yaj control the position.
Sepulveda wants to control but Yaj is keeping busy.
Yaj working over Sepulveda with some ground and pound. Sepulveda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sepulveda trying to control here.
Sepulveda moves into full guard.
Yaj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaj won't allow Sepulveda to sweep him here.
Yaj lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sepulveda can't keep his opponent in guard - Yaj advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sepulveda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sepulveda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yaj pulls his head out easily.
Sepulveda is not content to let Yaj control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sepulveda dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Yaj.
Sepulveda works Yaj's body with a nice hook.
Yaj takes one to the chin there.
Yaj takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yaj avoids the body shot from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYaj.
Yaj moves out of range of the leg kick from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda cracks Yaj with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yaj fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda stuns Yaj with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sepulveda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sepulveda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Sepulveda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda throws an overhand right that lands on Yaj's shoulder, as Yaj tries to avoid the shot.
Yaj misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sepulveda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Sepulveda misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yaj! But no joy.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yaj.
Sepulveda moves out of range as Yaj throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Sepulveda misses its target.
Sepulveda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yaj's head backwards.
Sepulveda misses with a body kick.
Yaj replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sepulveda blocks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sepulveda.
Yaj cracks Sepulveda with a good jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sepulveda is defended easily by Yaj.
Yaj feints a counter leg kick.
Sepulveda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eon Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Sepulveda - just one landing.
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sepulveda is out of range and Yaj settles back down.
Yaj scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj closes the distance and clinches.
Sepulveda lands with a short shot to the head.
Sepulveda lands a body shot.
Yaj blocking some punches.
Yaj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sepulveda avoiding damage as Yaj throws knees to the body.
Yaj stops a takedown attempt from Sepulveda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Yaj missing with knees to the body.
Sepulveda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sepulveda misses with the head strike.
Yaj lands a body punch.
Sepulveda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaj is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Sepulveda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj scores with a knee to the head.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Yaj.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Sepulveda as the two fighters clinch.
Sepulveda gets through Yaj's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yaj blocks a body shot from Sepulveda.
Yaj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sepulveda is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yaj is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sepulveda throws a solid leg kick but Yaj takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sepulveda.
Sepulveda cracks the inside of Yaj's front leg.
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!
Yaj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
Yaj doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sepulveda is defended easily by Yaj.
Yaj feints a counter leg kick.
Alejandro Sepulveda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Sepulveda.
Yaj misses with a body shot.
As Yaj looks to move away, Sepulveda throws a big counter combo but Yaj just gets out of the way.
Yaj swings for the body but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Sepulveda tries to clinch but Yaj moves away
and Yaj counters with a left to the body.
Yaj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Sepulveda was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yaj.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Sepulveda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sepulveda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Sepulveda!
A relieved looking Alejandro Sepulveda thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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