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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Yoder (ranked 1907 p4p, 2401 weight class) and Mareth Line (ranked 283 p4p, 349 weight class). Line has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Yoder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mareth Line!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Line keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoder.
Line tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoder was well out of range. Poor timing from Line.
Yoder is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Line lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Ryan Yoder has been cut.
Line buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoder slips a jab from Line.
A nice inside leg kick there by Line. That's going to slow Yoder down.
Line jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Line pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoder misses with a hook. Line ducked under it nicely.
Line is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big right from Line misses.
Line takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Line darts in and clinches Yoder up against the cage.
Line makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoder.
Line lands an uppercut.
Line breaks the clinch.
Line pushes Yoder up against the cage in a clinch.
Line misses with a punch on the inside.
Line lands with a right to the head.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Line scores with a nice short uppercut.
Line misses with a short punch on the inside.
Line working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Yoder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Line has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yoder seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Line can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Line fails to land.
Line misses with the head strike.
Line swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Line misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yoder blocks an uppercut.
Yoder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Line misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line breaks from the clinch.
Line misses with a hook. Yoder ducked under it nicely.
Yoder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Line.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line rushes Yoder and presses him up against the cage.
Yoder can't break the clinch.
Line misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Line fails to land.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Line fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Yoder misses the target.
Line misses with a body punch
and Yoder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yoder blocks a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Line.
Mareth Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crunch! Yoder slams his shin into Line's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line throws out a loose jab but Yoder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Line lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoder's sensitive parts.
Line will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Line looks to throw the jab but Yoder is out of range.
Yoder appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yoder keeps the fight on the outside.
Line scores with a nice strike.
Line throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yoder's head.
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Line tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Line.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mareth Line dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Yoder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yoder lands a nice looking body shot.
Line moves into the clinch successfully.
Line misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Line has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Line fails to land.
Line gets through Yoder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Line.
Line swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoder goes for a takedown attempt but Line pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Line looks to land a right hand but Yoder moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Yoder moves out of range easily.
Line takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Line misses with an uppercut. Yoder saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Line.
Yoder avoids a kick to the body.
As Line looks to move away, Yoder throws a big counter combo but Line just gets out of the way.
Line thuds his shin into the meat of Yoder's side.
Yoder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Yoder moves away from the strike by Line.
A quick step to the side and Yoder tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoder loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Line throws a right and a left that both miss.
Line throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Line throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line cracks Yoder with an open hand slap.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Yoder's shoulder, as Yoder tries to avoid the shot.
Mareth Line seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Line falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yoder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yoder back to the cage. Line follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yoder avoids the head kick by Line.
Yoder appears to be looking for a big counter.
Line feints and then cracks Yoder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yoder down.
Line scores with a leg kick.
Ryan Yoder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Line is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoder.
Line loads up on a big right hand but Yoder slips the punch.
Line is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line avoids the body shot from Yoder.
A swing and a miss from Line.
Line lands a head kick!
Nice shot lands for Yoder.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Yoder misses its target.
Yoder misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoder. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoder misses with a straight left.
Line's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yoder under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoder takes a kick to the side of the head.
Line clinches.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Yoder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoder.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
Line misses with a punch on the inside.
Line lands a right hand.
Line's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoder misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Line lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yoder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Line clobbers Yoder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mareth Line showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Yoder's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Line connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Line.
Line fails to land with a series of punches.
Line scores with a shot to the body.
Line fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Line lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yoder doesn't seem phased though.
Yoder misses with a wild combination.
Line has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yoder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Line circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line tests Yoder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Line coming out on top.
Line takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Yoder tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoder misses with a few strikes there.
Line fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Line throws a body kick that misses
and Yoder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Line throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yoder tries to keep at a distance but Line has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yoder tries to circle away but Line has him pinned against the cage.
Line escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoder swats away the attempt to clinch by Line.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yoder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Line throws a quick inside leg kick.
Line works Yoder's body with a nice hook.
Line swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Line is looking to slow Yoder down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoder.
Yoder lands a glancing blow to the side of Line's head.
Yoder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yoder keeps the fight on the outside.
Line misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Yoder misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoder is looking to wear down Line with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yoder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Line throws a jab when Yoder was well out of range.
Yoder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoder just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Line can pounce on him.
Yoder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Line.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Line does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yoder went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yoder slips under a jab.
Yoder punishes Line's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoder with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line tests Yoder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Line is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoder.
Line missing with a left hand there. Yoder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Yoder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Line throws a hook but Yoder blocks it.
Line throws a head kick that Yoder semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Line misses with a straight left.
Line checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoder fails to land with a series of punches.
Line looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Line throws a hook but Yoder avoids it easily.
Yoder half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ryan Yoder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
Line lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mareth Line comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Line 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mareth Line!
Mareth Line was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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