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QFC Tournament 1214 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leon Davies (ranked 3699 p4p, 3784 weight class) and Gustav Yurchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gustav Yurchon!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurchon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Davies's hands.
Yurchon digs a good hook to Davies's body.
Yurchon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davies.
Davies defending well as Yurchon loads up on a big left hand.
Yurchon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yurchon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Yurchon.
Yurchon misses with a hook. Davies ducked under it nicely.
Yurchon connects with a looping right hand.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut.
Davies throws a series of punches but Yurchon avoids them all with ease.
Davies wants to clinch up but Yurchon keeps it at a distance.
Davies slips a straight right by Yurchon.
Davies feinted with a counter takedown.
Yurchon thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yurchon looks to land a left hand but Davies moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurchon misses with a body shot.
Yurchon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daviess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Yurchon misses.
Davies slips under a jab from Yurchon.
Davies tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yurchon swivels and escapes.
Yurchon looks to land a right hand but Davies moved out of range.
Davies went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gustav Yurchon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yurchon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Davies 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yurchon looks to land a left hand but Davies moved out of range nicely.
Yurchon looks to throw the jab but Davies is out of range.
Gustav Yurchon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies scores with a jab.
Davies throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yurchon's waist but Yurchon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davies off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yurchon looks to throw the jab but Davies is out of range.
Davies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yurchon.
Davies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yurchon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yurchon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davies moves away.
Yurchon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davies. Davies circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yurchon. Davies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davies appears to be looking for a big counter.
Davies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yurchon misses with a straight right.
Yurchon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davies counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Davies.
Davies blocks a body shot from Yurchon.
Yurchon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davies is trying to break the clinch but Yurchon has him pressed against the cage.
Yurchon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yurchon swings wildly with an uppercut but Davies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurchon swings wildly with an uppercut but Davies uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon throws a head punch that misses.
Yurchon has a couple of punches blocked by Davies.
Yurchon scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davies.
Yurchon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yurchon digs a right hand into Davies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davies's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Yurchon.
Davies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davies wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yurchon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yurchon keeps control of Davies as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yurchon misses with a body punch.
Yurchon tries to throw a body punch but Davies avoids it by throwing Yurchon back against the cage.
Yurchon tries to throw a body punch but Davies avoids it by throwing Yurchon back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies blocking some punches.
Yurchon tries to throw a body punch but Davies avoids it by throwing Yurchon back against the cage.
Yurchon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davies backwards.
Davies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yurchon.
Yurchon misses with some punches.
Davies drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yurchon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Davies wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yurchon lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yurchon swings wildly with an uppercut but Davies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurchon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Yurchon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Yurchon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yurchon throws a big shot that misses.
Davies appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - Yurchon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yurchon looks to score with a jab to the body but Davies is just out of range.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut. Davies saw that one coming.
Davies was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yurchon scores with a sloppy right hand. Davies should have avoided that one.
Yurchon misses with a looping right.
Yurchon loads up on a big right hand but Davies slips the punch.
Yurchon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Yurchon misses the target.
Davies appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yurchon throws a hook but Davies avoids it easily.
Davies ducks right into an uppercut from Yurchon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurchon misses with a hook.
Yurchon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davies moves out of range of the strikes.
Yurchon with a jab.
Nice cross by Yurchon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut. Davies saw that one coming.
Davies appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yurchon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davies under the eye.
Leon Davies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Yurchon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yurchon scores with a hook to the body. Davies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davies.
Davies misses with a takedown attempt - Yurchon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yurchon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davies moves out of range of the strikes.
Davies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davies seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yurchon cracks a nice hook into Davies's ribs.
Gustav Yurchon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davies slips under a jab from Yurchon.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut. Davies saw that one coming.
Davies attempts a counter takedown but Yurchon avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davies appears to be looking for a big counter.
Davies lands a right hook to the body.
Davies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yurchon.
Yurchon scores with a hook to the body. Davies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yurchon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yurchon.
A swing and a miss from Yurchon.
Yurchon misses with a hook. Davies ducked under it nicely.
Davies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yurchon.
Davies slips a jab from Yurchon.
Yurchon misses with a straight left.
Davies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Yurchon misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon misses with a hook. Davies ducked under it nicely.
Yurchon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davies is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yurchon.
Yurchon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davies misses with the combination.
Davies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yurchon.
Yurchon misses with a looping right.
Yurchon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Davies was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yurchon throws an overhand right that lands on Davies's shoulder, as Davies tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Davies was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Davies defending well as Yurchon loads up on a big left hand.
Yurchon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yurchon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davies moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon dodges the punch combination from Davies.
Yurchon throws a jab but it's blocked by Davies.
A telegraphed right hand from Yurchon misses the target.
Yurchon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davies.
As Yurchon looks to move away, Davies throws a big counter combo but Yurchon just gets out of the way.
Davies takes a swing at Yurchon's ribcage but misses.
Davies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Yurchon misses the target.
Davies defending well as Yurchon loads up on a big left hand.
Davies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurchon.
Yurchon throws a hook to the side of Davies's head but Davies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yurchon looks to land a right hand but Davies moved out of range.
Davies slips a straight right by Yurchon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Yurchon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Yurchon misses with a looping left.
Yurchon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davies was well out of range. Poor timing from Yurchon.
No joy there for Davies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yurchon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Davies takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yurchon throws a jab when Davies was well out of range.
Davies throws a big counter combination but Yurchon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Davies ducks under a wild hook from Yurchon.
Davies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurchon.
Davies slips under a jab from Yurchon.
Davies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yurchon throws a jab but it's blocked by Davies.
It looked like Davies was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurchon throws a body punch but Davies moves out of range.
Davies avoids the body shot from Yurchon.
Yurchon misses with a straight left.
Yurchon misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yurchon misses its intended target.
Yurchon throws out a loose jab but Davies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurchon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Yurchon misses.
Davies seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yurchon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yurchon throws an off balance right hand
and Davies counters with a stiff right hand.
Yurchon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davies.
Davies shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yurchon as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Yurchon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yurchon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davies.
Davies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davies lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yurchon backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yurchon throws a hook but Davies blocks it.
Davies changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Davies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yurchon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yurchon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davies manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon throws the left hand but Davies avoids the punch easily.
Davies half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but Yurchon shows good takedown defense.
Yurchon misses the shot to the body.
Yurchon missing with a left hand there. Davies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davies shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yurchon as he avoids it easily.
Yurchon throws out a counter right but Davies avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yurchon throws a jab when Davies was well out of range.
Davies half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yurchon looks to score with a jab to the body but Davies is just out of range.
Davies drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yurchon sprawls and moves away.
Yurchon looks to land a right hand but Davies moved out of range.
Yurchon throws a body shot but no joy.
Davies slips under a jab.
Yurchon misses with a straight right.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Davies. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Yurchon misses with a looping left.
Davies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurchon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon misses with a hook.
Davies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yurchon.
Yurchon throws out a loose jab but Davies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurchon throws a hook to the side of Davies's head but Davies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yurchon tests Davies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yurchon cracks Davies with a good jab.
A big right from Yurchon misses.
Davies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yurchon.
Davies changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yurchon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Davies misses.
Davies shoots in but no luck this time.
Yurchon looks to land a right hand but Davies moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davies.
Davies fails to land with a series of punches.
Yurchon misses with a wild body shot.
Yurchon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davies looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yurchon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davies.
Davies is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yurchon.
A big left from Yurchon misses.
Davies appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yurchon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yurchon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davies is looking for a counter combo.
Davies shoots in and drives through. Yurchon sprawls well.
Yurchon throws the left hand but Davies avoids the punch easily.
Davies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leon Davies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustav Yurchon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Yurchon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yurchon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Gustav Yurchon!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Gustav Yurchon!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Gustav Yurchon!
Gustav Yurchon wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Yurchon (ranked 3713 p4p, 3906 weight class) and Maverick Davidson (ranked 286 p4p, 294 weight class). Kenny Yurchon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Yurchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maverick Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurchon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davidson momentarily.
Yurchon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yurchon walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Davidson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Yurchon swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Davidson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Yurchon!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yael Raymond (ranked 3810 p4p, 3859 weight class) and Saekenpai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saekenpai Fairtex will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yael Raymond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saekenpai Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex has a takedown stuffed.
Fairtex fails with the takedown.
Raymond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fairtex unleashes a big counter combination but Raymond bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fairtex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raymond.
Fairtex uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raymond.
Fairtex looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raymond is fending him off so far but Fairtex persists. Nope, Raymond circles away and we're back to standing.
Yael Raymond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saekenpai Fairtex.
Raymond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fairtex is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A shot to the liver by Fairtex. Beautiful body shot.
Yael Raymond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raymond misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymond misses with a low kick.
Fairtex throws out a counter right but Raymond avoids it with no problem.
Fairtex closes the distance and clinches.
Fairtex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fairtex shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Raymond is trying to defend but Fairtex finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raymond is looking for a sweep. Fairtex is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is stalling here. Raymond is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fairtex seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Raymond has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Raymond working away.
Raymond controls the position.
Fairtex tries to buck Raymond off but Raymond is having none of it.
Raymond remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fairtex is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Raymond's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Raymond is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is trying to stand back up but Raymond is controlling him
Fairtex has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Raymond is working away from the top position though.
Raymond is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fairtex is looking for a sweep. Raymond is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raymond stops Fairtex from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Raymond is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fairtex has managed to free his arm - good work.
Raymond is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fairtex trying to control but Raymond postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Raymond takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raymond. Fairtex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raymond scores with a hook.
Raymond decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fairtex manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Raymond keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raymond is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fairtex pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Raymond wants a takedown.
Raymond is breathing heavily.
Fairtex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raymond throws a series of punches but Fairtex moves out of range.
Raymond shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fairtex manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fairtex looking for a sweep. Not yet Fairtex, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairtex bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raymond's guard.
Fairtex trying to control but Raymond is working from the bottom.
Raymond on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Raymond tries to get out of the position.
Fairtex stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raymond swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yael Raymond will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raymond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fairtex dodges the punch combination from Raymond.
Raymond fails to land with a series of punches.
Fairtex fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fairtex is defended easily by Raymond.
Raymond throws a nice looking combination but Fairtex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymond scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 Fairtex is rocked!
Raymond has managed to clinch.
Fairtex is still on wobbly legs! Can Raymond finish him?
Raymond gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fairtex.
Yael Raymond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saekenpai Fairtex.
Fairtex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raymond stuffs the takedown attempt from Fairtex. Fairtex gets slowly back to his feet.
Raymond tries to counter with a takedown but Fairtex is quick to defend against it.
Fairtex seems to have recovered his senses.
Fairtex is breathing heavily.
Raymond punishes Fairtex's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Fairtex blocks the leg kick.
Raymond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raymond misses with a low kick as Fairtex jumps back.
Raymond drops his hands momentarily and Fairtex takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fairtex shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raymond defends it nicely.
Raymond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice combination there by Fairtex.
Raymond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fairtex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raymond throws a series of punches but Fairtex avoids them all with ease.
Fairtex is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Raymond lands a jab to Fairtex's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex fails with a takedown attempt.
Fairtex moves to clinch but Raymond breaks away
and Raymond counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairtex lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Raymond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raymond tries to clinch but Fairtex is having none of it.
Fairtex shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Raymond sprawls well. Raymond wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fairtex gets slowly back to his feet.
Raymond tries to counter by clinching up but Fairtex breaks away and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Raymond.
Fairtex is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raymond misses with a few strikes there.
Fairtex scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fairtex shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raymond as he jumps to the side.
Yael Raymond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Raymond. No joy for Fairtex on that attempt.
A combination from Raymond does no damage.
Fairtex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raymond, pushing him back against the cage.
Fairtex scores with a shoulder strike.
Fairtex is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Raymond is defending well.
Raymond tries to pull guard but Fairtex won't allow it.
Fairtex ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fairtex no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Raymond is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Raymond controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fairtex looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raymond controlling from the top position.
Fairtex looking to control.
Fairtex can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Raymond controls the pace.
Raymond has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yael Raymond dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Raymond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fairtex gets a clinch.
Raymond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fairtex can do to turn this around?
Fairtex gets control of Raymond's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fairtex will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fairtex looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fairtex has his foot on Raymond's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Raymond works his way back into a safe position though.
Fairtex controls Raymond momentarily but Raymond frees himself.
Raymond is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fairtex takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Raymond stopping the sweep attempt from Fairtex.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raymond tries to bum rush Fairtex with a series of wild strikes but Fairtex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fairtex looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raymond is fending him off so far but Fairtex persists. Nope, Raymond circles away and we're back to standing.
Raymond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fairtex counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fairtex.
Fairtex is trying to pull guard but Raymond turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Raymond tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fairtex jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raymond walks away with a smile on his face. Fairtex gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yael Raymond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saekenpai Fairtex.
Raymond darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Raymond is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fairtex sees it coming and defends easily.
Raymond is looking to advance position but Fairtex won't allow it.
Raymond is controlling the pace.
Fairtex wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond wants to pass the guard but Fairtex is defending well.
Fairtex looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Raymond pushes past his half guard into mount!
Raymond controlling the pace for now.
Raymond prevents Fairtex from getting the reversal.
Raymond controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex has given up his back here.
Raymond just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Raymond not allowing Fairtex to control his hands.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raymond is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Fairtex has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yael Raymond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raymond, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Yael Raymond!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Yael Raymond!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Yael Raymond!
Yael Raymond wins by unanimous decision!
Yael Raymond took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'First I wanna say thank you Squirrel Sports Nutrition. Next I wanna say im winning this fucking tournament!!!! I don't give a fuck what everyones saying I'll fight everyone today and win every fight! All this motha fuckers are bums! Had me against this bum! Get the next fight lined up Im coming for'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sumar Yurchon (ranked 3831 p4p, 3712 weight class) and James Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumar Yurchon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sumar Yurchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkland looks for a takedown but Yurchon sprawls well.
Yurchon scores with a punch to the head.
Kirkland shoots in but no luck this time.
An attempted straight right counter from Yurchon misses the target.
Kirkland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yurchon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kirkland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yurchon scores with a shot to the body.
Yurchon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yurchon scores with a jab to the head.
Kirkland slips a straight right by Yurchon.
Nice takedown defense from Yurchon. No joy for Kirkland on that attempt.
Sumar Yurchon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Kirkland.
Yurchon scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirkland moves forwards but Yurchon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kirkland is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Yurchon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kirkland doesn't seem phased though.
Kirkland is still on wobbly legs! Can Yurchon finish him?
Yurchon ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Kirkland out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sumar Yurchon!
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