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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colm Carey (ranked 5960 p4p, 4950 weight class) and Phyuck Yiu (ranked 618 p4p, 566 weight class). Phyuck Yiu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 cm 18 202 0 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm 25 217 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt Counter fighter Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colm Carey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phyuck Yiu! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yiu doesn't seem bothered though. Good standup being displayed there by Carey as he connects with a hook. Carey swings for the body but Yiu moves out of range.
Carey darts in and clinches Yiu up against the cage. A short right from Carey. A head punch blocked on the inside by Carey. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carey. Carey working some nice short punches in the clinch. Yiu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Decent striking displayed by Carey there. Jab from Carey. Carey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Carey looks to land a left hand but Yiu moved out of range nicely. Yiu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carey moves away. Carey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Carey closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Yiu tries a body shot but Carey blocks it.
Yiu misses with a short punch on the inside. Carey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yiu up against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carey. Carey is looking to control Yiu's arms but Yiu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carey has his back to the cage. Yiu misses with a body punch.
Yiu lands with a light punch inside. Carey lands a hook to the side of the head. Yiu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Carey.
Yiu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carey misses with a punch on the inside.
Yiu blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yiu scores with a shoulder strike. Yiu is working Carey over against the cage. Carey misses with the head strike.
Yiu blocking some punches.
Yiu pulls guard successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yiu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yiu is on top in guard.
Yiu controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Yiu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Yiu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Yiu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Yiu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Yiu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yiu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Yiu sitting in guard here, content to control. 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 Colm Carey will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Carey ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Carey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Yiu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yiu there as he acknowledges the shot. Yiu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Carey moves into range and clinches up with Yiu. Yiu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carey throws a punch but it's blocked by Yiu. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yiu as Carey tries to tie him up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head punch blocked on the inside by Yiu. Yiu blocks an uppercut.
Carey letting Yiu take a breather here. Yiu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yiu. Carey lands with a light punch inside. Carey lands a hook to the side of the head. Carey lands a shoulder strike. Yiu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Colm Carey has been cut. Yiu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Carey uses from the top position. Carey wants to stand but Yiu has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Carey won't allow Yiu to sweep him here. Yiu is controlling Carey's posture. Carey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carey won't allow Yiu to sweep him here. Yiu pulls Carey in close to prevent any damage. Yiu looking for a sweep. Not yet Yiu, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Nice straight punches there by Carey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carey. Nice shot by Carey. Nice shot by Carey.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carey throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Yiu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Yiu controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Yiu stops Carey from standing up. Yiu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Yiu drops back looking for a leg! Carey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carey manages to kick Yiu off! Yiu jumps back into Carey's guard. Yiu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yiu is continuing to stall. Yiu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yiu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Carey being controlled here, momentarily. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Yiu with a flurry of punches that miss. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colm Carey dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Colm Carey's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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. Yiu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yiu drives through and clinches with Carey against the cage.
Yiu tries to work over Carey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Carey has a couple of punches blocked by Yiu.
Carey tries to stall but Yiu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yiu blocking some punches.
Carey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Yiu gets control of Carey's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yiu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Carey wants to get up but he can't break Yiu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Carey stopping the sweep attempt from Yiu. Yiu pulls Carey in close to his closed guard and prevents Carey from doing any damage or advancing position. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yiu is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carey is working an open guard so Yiu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Carey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Yiu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. An attempted straight right counter from Carey misses the target. Carey throws a hook but Yiu blocks it. Carey throws an overhand right that lands on Yiu's shoulder, as Yiu tries to avoid the shot. Carey misses with a hook. Decent striking displayed by Carey there. Yiu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carey defends well and Yiu ends up having to push Carey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Yiu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carey circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Colm Carey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Carey throws a jab when Yiu was well out of range. Yiu blocks a jab. Nice cross by Carey. Yiu gets in close and instigates a clinch. Yiu decides to pull guard. Yiu looking for a triangle here. Carey is fighting it but it looks tight! Yiu pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Carey is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Phyuck Yiu!
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