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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Yueng (ranked 973 p4p, 1391 weight class) and Tim Blood (ranked 145 p4p, 209 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yueng might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stranglehold by Ted Nugent . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bolo Yueng !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Blood!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood instigates a clinch.
Blood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yueng fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've been informed that Blood has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Blood enables Yueng to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blood manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yueng looking to sit in guard and control but Blood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yueng not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blood throws a big right hand that misses.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Yueng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood won't allow Yueng to sweep him here.
Yueng is trying to keep Blood in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blood wants to control from the top but Yueng keeps moving.
Blood controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yueng is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yueng throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yueng working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blood is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blood trying to control but Yueng is working from the bottom.
Yueng looking to control.
Blood trying to control but Yueng is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yueng swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blood counters with a three punch combo that has Yueng backing up. Yueng nods at Blood to acknowledge the strikes.
Blood clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yueng just leaning against Blood, taking a breather.
Blood is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yueng is defending well.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blood effectively controlling the action here.
Yueng jumps into guard, dragging Blood to the mat.
Blood throws a big elbow that misses.
Blood wants to control from the top but Yueng keeps moving.
Yueng wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blood working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blood creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yueng sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood working away.
Blood trying to control the action but Yueng is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yueng striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Blood dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Yueng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blood.
Yueng moves into the clinch.
Blood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yueng jumps guard and drags Blood to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Blood wants to control from the top but Yueng keeps moving.
Yueng wants to sweep but no luck.
Yueng working a defensive guard here.
Bolo Yueng overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yueng avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yueng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blood slips nicely into half guard.
Yueng trying to hold on to Blood's head to control him but Blood postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yueng looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blood is working for a submission of some sort.
Blood seems to be working for a kimura but Yueng defends the submission attempt.
Yueng looking for submissions off his back.
Yueng makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yueng .
That's two 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.
Yueng is looking for a triangle but Blood pushes his legs off easily.
Yueng is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blood postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Yueng is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blood, into his guard.
Yueng trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood working a defensive guard here.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Yueng from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yueng is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blood is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Yueng preventing the sweep.
Yueng throwing strikes from guard but Blood blocks nicely.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Yueng from controlling successfully.
Yueng postures up and lands a big shot to Blood's brow.
Yueng drops back looking for a leg! Blood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blood manages to kick Yueng off! Yueng jumps back into Blood's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yueng working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blood's head.
Yueng trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blood looking to control.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Yueng from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Blood is looking to work some ground and pound but Yueng has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bolo Yueng dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yueng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood tries for a takedown but Yueng circles away easily
and Yueng counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yueng is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yueng 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yueng 's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Yueng just trying to survive but Blood is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Blood is hanging on to Yueng 's back as he tries to escape.
Blood doesn't have the hooks in and Yueng manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yueng trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blood is trying to control the position but Yueng postures up.
Yueng is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Blood is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Blood has escaped and now he's on top!
Blood has gone for a leg lock! Yueng slips out almost immediately though and dives into Blood's guard.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Yueng from controlling successfully.
Blood 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yueng tries to free his leg and advance position but Blood is retaining full guard.
Yueng trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yueng passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Yueng works his way into full mount!
Blood working to try and regain half guard.
Yueng is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yueng .
Yueng working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Blood regains half guard.
Blood controlling the position for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yueng lands a nice short elbow.
Yueng looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blood is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood gets back to full guard.
Yueng lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yueng postures up.
Blood pulls Yueng in close to his closed guard and prevents Yueng from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yueng trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bolo Yueng showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yueng has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bolo Yueng !
In his post fight interview, Bolo Yueng gave a big smile as he said 'I want some gawd damn respect '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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