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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jarlaxle Baenre (ranked 5198 p4p, 5462 weight class) and Ivan Yahontov (ranked 529 p4p, 548 weight class). Yahontov has chosen Boney M. - Rasputin as his entrance music. Jarlaxle Baenre has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarlaxle Baenre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Yahontov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baenre throws a push kick but Yahontov slaps the foot to one side.
Yahontov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yahontov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yahontov clinches with his opponent.
Baenre misses with a knee to the head.
Baenre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yahontov scores with a shoulder strike.
Yahontov lands a right hand.
Yahontov scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yahontov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yahontov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baenre backwards.
Baenre is trying to maintain a safe position but Yahontov gets an underhook and turns Baenre into the cage.
Yahontov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baenre up against the cage.
Yahontov manages to break the clinch.
Baenre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baenre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baenre throws the kick towards the body but Yahontov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baenre looks to clinch
and Yahontov counters with a stiff right hand.
Baenre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baenre looks to land a body kick but Yahontov moved away.
Yahontov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Baenre.
Yahontov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yahontov throws an elbow but it misses.
Baenre misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Yahontov.
Yahontov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yahontov moves into the clinch.
Baenre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baenre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yahontov is defending well for now.
Baenre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yahontov blocks it with crossed arms.
Yahontov is trying to break free.
Baenre misses with a knee to the head.
Yahontov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Baenre fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yahontov.
Baenre looking to throw knees to the head but Yahontov is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baenre misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yahontov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baenres head.
Yahontov lands a hook that snaps the head of Baenre backwards.
Yahontov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yahontov blocks an uppercut.
Yahontov managing to block the knees to the body from Baenre.
Yahontov lands an uppercut.
Yahontov lands a hook that snaps the head of Baenre backwards.
Yahontov lands with a left to the head.
Baenre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yahontov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baenre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yahontov.
Yahontov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baenre throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Yahontov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baenre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yahontov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Yahontov to work.
Yahontov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baenre trying to land knees to the body.
Yahontov breaks from the clinch.
Yahontov swats away the attempt to clinch by Baenre.
Baenre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yahontov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yahontov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been informed that Yahontov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Baenre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baenre scores with a nice right hand.
Baenre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yahontov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Yahontov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baenre was well out of range. Poor timing from Yahontov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baenre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baenre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Baenre misses the target.
Baenre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yahontov connects with a single shot there.
Baenre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yahontov pushes Baenre up against the cage in a clinch.
Yahontov lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yahontov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yahontov scores with a shot to the side of Baenre's head.
Baenre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yahontov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Baenre misses with a knee strike.
Baenre looking to throw knees to the head but Yahontov is blocking nicely.
Yahontov has Baenre pressed against the cage.
Yahontov trying to land knees to the body.
Yahontov stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Yahontov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baenre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jarlaxle Baenre is winning the standup battle so far.
Baenre fails to land with a series of punches.
Yahontov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baenre takes a swing at Yahontov's ribcage but misses.
Baenre takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Baenre.
Baenre misses with a hook to the body
and Yahontov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yahontov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yahontov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yahontov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baenre misses with a head kick.
Yahontov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baenre tries a head kick but it misses.
Yahontov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baenre throws a head kick that misses.
Baenre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yahontov connects with a right hand. Baenre shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yahontov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baenre throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baenre throws a sloppy head kick and Yahontov moves out of range easily.
Yahontov lands with an overhand left.
Yahontov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baenre can pounce on him.
Yahontov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baenre ducks right into an uppercut from Yahontov.
Baenre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yahontov jabs Baenre right on the nose. Baenre blinks but takes it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baenre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yahontov scores with a hook to the body. Baenre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jarlaxle Baenre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yahontov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yahontov closes the distance and clinches.
Yahontov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baenre backwards.
A knee to the head by Baenre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baenre trying to land knees to the body.
Baenre tries to land knees in the clinch but Yahontov avoids the damage to the body.
Baenre looking to throw knees to the head but Yahontov is blocking nicely.
Baenre misses with a knee to the head.
Yahontov breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Yahontov misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Baenre misses the target.
Baenre throws a lazy head kick
and Yahontov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baenre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baenre misses with a hook
and Yahontov counters with a straight right hand.
Yahontov has managed to clinch.
Yahontov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A bit of stalling here from Yahontov.
Baenre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yahontov blocks it with crossed arms.
Yahontov is pushing Baenre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yahontov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yahontov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baenre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yahontov avoids it.
Yahontov lands a right hand.
Baenre misses with a knee to the head.
Yahontov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yahontov scores with a shot to the side of Baenre's head.
Yahontov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baenre missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Yahontov on the inside.
Yahontov managing to block the knees to the body from Baenre.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yahontov.
Yahontov stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yahontov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baenre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yahontov blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yahontov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baenre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yahontov lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baenre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Baenre looking to throw knees to the head but Yahontov is blocking nicely.
Yahontov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yahontov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yahontov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yahontov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yahontov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yahontov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baenre.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yahontov misses with a double jab.
Baenre scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Baenre.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Yahontov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yahontov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yahontov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baenre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yahontov misses with a hook. Baenre ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Yahontov - just one landing.
Baenre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yahontov blocks a head kick by Baenre.
A little jabbing left from Yahontov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Yahontov - just one landing.
Yahontov throws out a leg kick but Baenre moves out of range and Yahontov only half commits.
Yahontov clinches up against the cage.
Yahontov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yahontov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baenre avoids it.
Baenre tries to land a knee to the head but Yahontov blocks with his arms.
Yahontov leaning against his opponent.
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!
A short right from Yahontov on the inside.
Yahontov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yahontov breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yahontov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baenre throws a sloppy head kick and Yahontov moves out of range easily.
Yahontov missing with a left hand there. Baenre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Baenre.
Yahontov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Baenre throws the kick towards the body but Yahontov avoids it.
Yahontov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Yahontov misses its intended target.
Baenre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baenre throws a shot from downtown. Yahontov moves away and avoids it.
Baenre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baenre tries a head kick but it misses.
Yahontov tries to move into range but Baenre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yahontov avoids the head kick by Baenre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baenre misses with a leg kick.
Baenre throws a head kick but Yahontov moves out of range.
Yahontov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baenre throws a body kick that misses.
Yahontov closes the distance and clinches.
Yahontov lands a nice uppercut.
Yahontov lands a shot to the body.
Baenre stalling in the clinch but Yahontov improves position.
Baenre blocks the elbow strike.
Baenre letting Yahontov take a breather here.
Yahontov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baenre misses with an uppercut. Yahontov saw that one coming.
Jarlaxle Baenre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baenre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yahontov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yahontov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baenre.
Baenre throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baenre is looking to land body kicks.
Yahontov misses with a looping right.
Baenre looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Baenre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baenre throws the left hand but Yahontov avoids the punch easily.
Yahontov has closed the distance and engaged Baenre in a clinch.
Baenre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yahontov blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yahontov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yahontov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baenre up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yahontov.
Baenre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baenre tries a knee to the head but Yahontov blocks it.
Baenre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yahontov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baenre misses with a head kick.
Baenre throws a head kick but Yahontov moves out of range.
Ivan Yahontov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yahontov lands with a cross.
Yahontov throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yahontov rushes Baenre and presses him up against the cage.
Yahontov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baenre backwards.
Baenre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baenre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yahontov.
Yahontov lands a shot to the body.
Yahontov taking a breather.
Baenre trying to land knees to the body.
Yahontov breaks the clinch.
Yahontov with the inside leg kick.
Jarlaxle Baenre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yahontov scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Yahontov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yahontov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Yahontov!
Ivan Yahontov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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