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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Yander (ranked 6315 p4p, 4751 weight class) and Yousa Bish (ranked 607 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Yander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yousa Bish!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bish tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bish has a takedown stuffed.
Bish tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yander sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bish somewhat.
Bish misses with a takedown attempt - Yander sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chris Yander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yousa Bish.
Bish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bish shoots in but no luck this time.
Yander scoring well with a low kick there.
Yander darts in and clinches Bish up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bish jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yander walks away with a smile on his face. Bish gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yander clinches up with Bish and pushes him back against the cage.
Yander displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bish up against the cage.
Bish fails to pull guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bish takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bish is trying to break free.
Yander trying to land knees to the body.
Bish tries to circle away but Yander has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yander breaks the clinch.
Yander leaves Bish with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yander moves into the clinch successfully.
Bish is trying to drag Yander to the mat but Yander just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yander manages to break the clinch.
Bish clinches with his opponent.
Yander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yander gets caught flat footed, as Bish shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yander is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bish presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Yander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yander looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yander tries to clinch but Bish moves out of range.
Bish closes the distance and clinches.
Yander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bish.
Bish dodges the punch combination from Yander.
Bish is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yander with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Yander has Bish pressed against the cage, preventing Bish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yander gets underhooks to prevent Bish's takedown attempt.
Yander breaks the clinch.
Bish throws a lazy head kick
and Yander counters with a two punch combo.
Yander has closed the distance and engaged Bish in a clinch.
Bish prevents the takedown attempt.
Bish can't break the clinch.
Bish can't get the takedown.
Yander manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Yander 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.
Bish gets tackled into the cage by Yander. Yander maintains the clinch.
Yander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bish fails with the takedown.
Bish tries to clinch but Yander moves away
and Yander counters with a three punch combo that has Bish backing up. Bish nods at Yander to acknowledge the strikes.
Yander doesn't manage to clinch there - Bish circles away.
Bish shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yander as he avoids it easily.
Bish fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yander is looking to counter the offense by Bish and move into the clinch.
Chris Yander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yousa Bish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bish darts in and clinches Yander up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chris Yander is winning the standup battle so far.
Yander tries to close the distance and clinch but Bish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yousa Bish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bish tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yander circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Yander counter with a right hand.
Bish throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yander's waist but Yander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bish off to one side.
Bish closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yander manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Yander connects with a high kick.
It looks like Yousa Bish has been cut.
Bish is breathing heavily.
That's two 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!
Yander slips a jab and a cross from Bish.
Yander appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yander drives through and clinches with Bish against the cage.
Yander manages to break the clinch.
Yander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chris Yander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yander moves into range and clinches up with Bish.
Bish jumps guard and drags Yander to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bish keeping moving, preventing Yander from controlling successfully.
Chris Yander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yander with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yander wanted to stand there but Bish had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yander working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bish is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yander is aware though and is defending well.
Yander gets to his feet - Bish follows without any prompting.
Bish shoots and misses
and Yander counters with a straight right hand.
Yander is looking to clinch but Bish is avoiding it.
Yander has managed to clinch.
Come on Yander - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Bish fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bish slowing the pace effectively.
Bish has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yander after a bit of a struggle.
Yander manages to break the clinch.
Bish fails to land the takedown.
Yander has closed the distance and engaged Bish in a clinch.
Yander tries to score a body lock takedown but Bish shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bish wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Yander dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yousa Bish's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bish misses with a takedown attempt - Yander sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yander doesn't manage to clinch there - Bish circles away.
As Yander backs off Bish throws a huge counter combo but Yander manages to avoid it all.
Bish closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yander quickly recovers to half guard.
Yander kicks off Bish and gets to his feet.
Yander closes the distance and pushes Bish back into the cage.
Yander breaks from the clinch.
Yander moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bish can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yander displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bish.
Bish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yander tries to clinch but Bish moves out of range.
Bish steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yander.
Yander tries to clinch but Bish is having none of it.
Yander doesn't manage to clinch there - Bish circles away.
Bish misses with a right hand
and Yander counters with a two punch combo.
Bish wants to slow Yander down by chopping away at his legs.
Yander wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yander blocks a head kick by Bish.
Yander has Bish up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yander breaks the clinch.
Yander pushes Bish up against the cage in a clinch.
Yander misses with a punch on the inside.
Yander manages to break the clinch.
Chris Yander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yander forces Bish back against the cage and clinches.
Yander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yander scores with a head kick. Bish tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yander throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bish dives in for a single leg takedown but Yander sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Yander was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chris Yander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yousa Bish.
Yander closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bish jumps guard but Yander stands there with Bish around his waist. Bish gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yander prevents Bish from breaking the clinch.
Yander slows down the pace here.
Yander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bish misses with a low kick.
Bish tries to close the distance and clinch but Yander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Yander was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bish drives through with a takedown into Yander's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yander wants to get back to his feet but Bish is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yander 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.
Bish decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Yander, up you get!
Yander keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Yander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yander 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Yander!
A relieved looking Chris Yander 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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