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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 1607 p4p, 1304 weight class) and Skop Doner (ranked 233 p4p, 188 weight class). Yrkje's entrance music is As Good As I Once Was. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Skop Doner!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Yrkje misses.
Yrkje drops his hands momentarily and Doner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
Yrkje misses with an uppercut. Doner saw that one coming.
Doner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yrkje.
A little feinted left hand from Yrkje on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doner jabs Yrkje to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doner misses with a hook. Yrkje ducked under it nicely.
Yrkje is looking to counter punch.
Yrkje keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yrkje ducks right into an uppercut from Doner.
Doner tries to keep at a distance but Yrkje has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yrkje tries to work over Doner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yrkje tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Doner.
Yrkje misses with the head strike.
Doner takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doner effectively controlling the action here.
Doner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yrkje pulls Doner into guard.
Yrkje is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doner is aware though and is defending well.
Doner wants to pass the guard but Yrkje is keeping the position.
Yrkje escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Doner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yrkje had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doner defends it easily.
Doner passes into half guard.
Yrkje tries to get to full guard but Doner has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Doner wants to control from the top but Yrkje keeps moving.
Yrkje is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doner is aware though and is defending well.
Yrkje keeping moving, preventing Doner from controlling successfully.
Doner pushes down on Yrkje's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yrkje is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doner is looking for a kimura but Yrkje is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Doner to get the leverage.
Yrkje looking for submissions off his back.
Doner is trying to control. Yrkje wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yrkje is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doner's back!
Doner is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Yrkje gets his way!
Yrkje is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Doner breaks Yrkje's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yrkje keeping moving, preventing Doner from controlling successfully.
Yrkje looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Doner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yrkje throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
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 Toby Keith Yrkje will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yrkje moves away from the strike by Doner.
Yrkje swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yrkje lands a nice shot to the body.
Doner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yrkje.
Yrkje throwing a counter right hand but Doner manages to avoid it.
Doner ducks under a wild hook from Yrkje.
Yrkje drops his hands momentarily and Doner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yrkje showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doner.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yrkje misses with some punches.
A short left from Yrkje.
Yrkje lands a shot to the body.
Doner misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje lands a nice shot to the body.
Yrkje lands a body punch.
Yrkje avoiding damage.
Doner misses with some punches.
Yrkje successfully pulls guard.
Yrkje has his foot on Doner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doner works his way back into a safe position though.
Doner trying to control but Yrkje is working from the bottom.
Doner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yrkje is keeping the position for now.
Doner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yrkje has his foot on Doner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doner works his way back into a safe position though.
Doner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yrkje. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yrkje had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doner defends it easily.
Yrkje working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yrkje working for a triangle but Doner defends it easily.
Yrkje has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje being controlled here, momentarily.
Doner wants to control from the top but Yrkje keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yrkje throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yrkje is trying to control the position but Doner postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Doner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Toby Keith Yrkje overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yrkje controls Doner momentarily but Doner frees himself.
Doner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yrkje has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Doner has managed to get both his arms back between Yrkje's legs - danger averted.
Doner advances to half guard.
Yrkje wants to get back to full guard.
Yrkje looking for submissions off his back.
Doner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yrkje defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yrkje keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Keith Yrkje dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yrkje throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Doner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yrkje moves into the clinch successfully.
Yrkje swings wildly with an uppercut but Doner uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yrkje.
Doner throws a head punch that misses.
Yrkje lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yrkje blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yrkje misses with some punches.
Doner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yrkje breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yrkje slips under a jab.
It looked like Yrkje wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doner swings for the body but Yrkje moves out of range.
Yrkje was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Doner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yrkje lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doner misses with a looping left.
Doner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yrkje throws out the jab.
Doner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yrkje moves away.
Doner misses with a looping right.
Yrkje tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Doner manages to circle out of the way.
Doner throws a sloppy body shot
and Yrkje counters with a straight right hand.
Doner misses with a lunging right hand
and Yrkje counters with a nice uppercut.
Yrkje takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yrkje clinches with his opponent.
Skop Doner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje lands a right hand.
Yrkje lands with a left to the head.
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!
Doner manages to pull guard.
Yrkje forces his way into half guard.
Doner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yrkje works his way into full mount!
Yrkje looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yrkje looking to control but Doner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Doner tries to reverse the position but Yrkje maintains control.
Doner prevents Yrkje from taking his back.
Doner tries to improve his position but Yrkje has taken his back! Yrkje has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Doner tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Yrkje pushes Doner away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Toby Keith Yrkje!
A victorious Toby Keith Yrkje thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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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