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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Yung (ranked 2071 p4p, 0 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 14129 p4p, 0 weight class). Yung's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 陳小春 - 亂世巨星. Dead comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Death March - Motionless in White kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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173 cm
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166 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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183 cm
41
168 lbs
31 - 45 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Yung! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
31 - 45 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Dead looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Yung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dead comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Yung scores with a spinning back kick! Dead thows a leg kick but Yung checks it and Yung counters with a low kick, right behind Dead 's knee. Dead cracks Yung with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Yung dodges the punch combination from Dead.
Yung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dead sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Yung scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Dead has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yung. Dead throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Dead throws a shot from downtown. Yung moves away and avoids it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Yung moves into the clinch successfully.
Yung cracks Dead with a nice body shot. Yung pushes Dead back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Yung presses Dead against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Dead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yung counters by clinching up. Dead is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yung is keeping busy. Yung cracks Dead with a nice body shot. Yung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yung pushes Dead back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Dead looks winded! A short right from Yung on the inside. Yung throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Yung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yung lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dead. Yung is leaning against Dead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Yung wants the takedown. Dead is fighting it off but Yung persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dead's guard against the cage. Dead can't keep his opponent in guard - Yung advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Yung controlling the pace. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Yung is pressing down on Dead's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dead is holding on for now. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Dead is trying to stand up here but Yung is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yung sitting and controlling from the half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dead is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yung scores with a couple of nice shots. Dead on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Yung has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Yung content to control rather than advance. Yung seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dead for as long as he can get away with. Dead is trying to maintain the position but Yung is very close to passing his half guard. Yung trying to control the pace. Dead is in trouble now - Yung has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Yung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Yung looking to control but Dead is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Dead tries to get back to half guard but can't. Dead sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Yung wants to take a breather but Dead is having none of it. Yung is trying to work for a kimura but Dead is defending well.
Yung perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Yung is trying to control the action in half guard but Dead is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Yung content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yung working the head and body with strikes. Yung wants to free his trapped foot but Dead is holding on for dear life with his legs. Dead keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Dead avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yung. Yung is trying to control. Dead wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Dead is looking to control Yung's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dead avoid being mounted? Yung seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dead does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Yung is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dead is just riding it out for now. Yung eventually gives up the hold. Dead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Yung dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yung cracks Dead with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Yung lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dead will feel that in the morning. Yung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dead can pounce on him.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A thudding body kick lands there by Yung!
Yung lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Dead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dead throws a head kick but Yung moves out of range.
Yung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Yung instigates a clinch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dead just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yung's brow. Yung can't find room to land a body shot as Dead controls the action.
A hook to the body from Yung.
Yung scores with a shoulder strike. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Yung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Yung blocks the elbow strike.
Dead tries to land a knee to the head but Yung blocks with his arms.
Yung digs a right hand into Dead's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dead's gas tank. Dead pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Dead is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dead takes a shot to the head. Yung digs a right hand into Dead's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dead's gas tank. A right handed body shot lands from Yung.
Yung stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Yung lands a shot to the body. Yung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dead or not. Yung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Yung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dead or not. Yung pushes Dead back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Yung lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dead. Yung throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. David Yung has scored more points in the clinch so far. Yung stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A right hook to the body lands for Yung.
Yung has Dead pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dead manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Yung has picked Dead up - he's going for a ride! Yung dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Yung working over Dead with some ground and pound. Dead looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Yung sitting and controlling from the half guard. Yung looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dead with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ground and pound from Yung. Yung is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Yung takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Dead tries to lock up and control but Yung gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Yung lands a big shot there that rocks Dead but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yung raining down shots from the mount! Yung punishing his opponent with strikes. Yung lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dead hang on? Yung pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Yung is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dead can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dead is rocked! Yung scoring with strikes but Dead is staying in there. Dead is still in real trouble! Can Yung finish him? David Yung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Yung lands a nice shot to the head. Yung with shots to the head and body - Dead looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yung wants to control the pace but Dead is squirming around nicely. Dead is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yung working away from the top, dropping strikes. Yung lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dead hang on? Oooh a big shot lands for Yung! Dead is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Yung! Better Dead spoke after the fight, saying 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
67% |
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