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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dyami Yazzie (ranked 1764 p4p, 219 weight class) and Kev McKill (ranked 1783 p4p, 221 weight class). McKill has chosen Welcome to the jungle, Guns n Roses. as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dyami Yazzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Kev McKill !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yazzie feinted with a counter takedown.
Yazzie moves out of range of the body kick.
Yazzie tries to counter with a takedown but McKill is quick to defend against it.
McKill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McKill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McKill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yazzie counters with a nice low kick that buckles McKill 's knee momentarily.
McKill looks to throw a body kick
and Yazzie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yazzie.
Yazzie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yazzie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McKill is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yazzie is working for a kimura but McKill is defending it quite comfortably.
Yazzie trying to mount his opponent but McKill defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazzie is controlling the pace.
Yazzie is pressing down on McKill 's thigh, looking to free his foot. McKill is holding on for now.
McKill tries to get to full guard but Yazzie has control of the leg.
Yazzie is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yazzie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McKill is keeping the position for now.
Yazzie passes into half guard.
Yazzie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yazzie trying to control from half guard but McKill is working away.
Yazzie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yazzie works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKill gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Yazzie fails to move to back control.
Yazzie is stalling here but it's allowed McKill to get half guard.
McKill is trying to get back to full guard.
Yazzie wants to free his trapped foot but McKill is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McKill wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yazzie works his way into full mount!
McKill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yazzie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force McKill to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so McKill shrugs it off.
Yazzie moves to the back.
Yazzie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yazzie is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. McKill is defending well though. Yazzie let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKill defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyami Yazzie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yazzie slips a jab and a cross from McKill .
Yazzie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yazzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yazzie, right into the meat.
McKill closes the distance but Yazzie moves to the side
and Yazzie counters with a nice double leg into side control. McKill won't be happy with that.
Yazzie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Yazzie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McKill !
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yazzie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yazzie controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazzie goes for an armbar but McKill turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McKill .
Yazzie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McKill being controlled here momentarily.
Yazzie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McKill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McKill postures up.
Yazzie keeping moving, preventing McKill from controlling successfully.
Yazzie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yazzie wants to sweep but no luck.
Yazzie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yazzie is trying to keep McKill in close.
Yazzie looking to hit a scissor sweep but McKill is one step ahead there.
Yazzie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKill can do to turn this around?
McKill wants to control from the top but Yazzie keeps moving.
McKill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yazzie keeping moving, preventing McKill from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McKill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yazzie is trying to control the position but McKill postures up.
McKill preventing the sweep.
McKill wants to control from the top but Yazzie keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McKill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yazzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kev McKill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yazzie lands a nice looking body kick.
McKill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yazzie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKill .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKill throws a body punch but Yazzie moves out of range.
McKill looks to land a combination but Yazzie avoids it well.
Kev McKill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKill misses with a double jab
and Yazzie counters with a thumping low kick.
Kev McKill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McKill takes a swing at Yazzie's ribcage but misses.
McKill misses with a double jab.
McKill misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - McKill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKill misses with a double jab
and Yazzie counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyami Yazzie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McKill throws a body kick that misses.
McKill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yazzie counters with a single leg into guard. McKill didn't expect that.
Yazzie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yazzie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yazzie wants to control but McKill is keeping him busy.
Yazzie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McKill is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yazzie tries to move to mount but McKill blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazzie taking a breather here.
Yazzie tries to advance to mount but McKill denies him.
Dyami Yazzie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McKill is looking to regain half guard here but Yazzie keeps moving and retains side control.
Yazzie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McKill is pushing Yazzie's head away, looking to escape. Yazzie manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Yazzie swings around for an armbar but McKill sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yazzie's guard.
Yazzie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McKill 's guard.
McKill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yazzie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yazzie is looking to pass into half guard but McKill pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now McKill is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKill trying to control the position from guard on top but Yazzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKill is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McKill postures up.
McKill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yazzie is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yazzie is on top in guard.
Our spies down at at ~T~ Troid - Gym inform us that McKill has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Yazzie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kev McKill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dyami Yazzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yazzie advances to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yazzie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yazzie works his way into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dyami Yazzie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yazzie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyami Yazzie!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dyami Yazzie waved his t-shirt featuring Sportivité's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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