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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Yarborough (ranked 123 p4p, 322 weight class) and Andor Kovacs (ranked 16 p4p, 52 weight class). Yarborough comes into the arena with Derezzed blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Andor Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kovacs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yarborough throws a solid leg kick but Kovacs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yarborough.
Yarborough takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yarborough takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kovacs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Yarborough misses its target.
Kovacs misses with an uppercut.
Yarborough throws a leg kick which misses Kovacs's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovacs tries to avoid it.
Kovacs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Kovacs.
As Kovacs backs away, Yarborough returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kovacs throws a right and a left that Yarborough avoids nicely.
It looked like Yarborough was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kovacs.
Kovacs looks to throw a body kick
and Yarborough counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovacs scores with a leg kick.
Andor Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Kovacs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs cracks Yarborough with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yarborough throws a looping overhand right but Kovacs ducks down to avoid it.
Kovacs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yarborough circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Kovacs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovacs.
Yarborough missing with a left hand there. Kovacs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovacs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yarborough counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Kovacs misses.
Yarborough tried to counter with a leg kick but Kovacs avoided it.
Kovacs misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Yarborough misses the target.
Yarborough staying out of range there.
Kovacs moves out of range of the body kick from Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Kovacs ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws out a loose jab but Kovacs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kovacs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kovacs with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Yarborough.
Yarborough throwing a counter right hand but Kovacs manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Kovacs 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.
Kovacs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yarborough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yarborough walks into a stiff left hand from Kovacs.
Kovacs misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Kovacs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough misses the shot to the body.
Kovacs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kovacs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Kovacs's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yarborough is looking to chop away at Kovacs's legs.
Kovacs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yarborough throws a poor cross that misses
and Kovacs counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yarborough takes one to the chin there.
Kovacs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yarborough. That did some damage!
Yarborough gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kovacs misses the shot to the body.
Yarborough was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yarborough feints and then cracks Kovacs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kovacs down.
A shot to the body from Kovacs misses
and Yarborough counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kovacs swinging wildly here.
Yarborough appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kovacs cracks a nice hook into Yarborough's ribs.
Kovacs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yarborough counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yarborough stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Kovacs misses the target.
Yarborough throwing a counter right hand but Kovacs manages to avoid it.
Kovacs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kovacs gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yarborough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovacs looks to throw a body kick
and Yarborough counters with a nice right hand that sends Kovacs toppling to the canvas! Kovacs scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yarborough finish him?!
It looks like Andor Kovacs has been cut.
Kovacs misses with a combination
and Yarborough counters with a thumping low kick.
Yarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
Kovacs with a nice cross.
Yarborough lands a really nice looking cross but Kovacs seems unphased.
Kovacs is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yarborough looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovacs is just out of range.
Kovacs is still on wobbly legs! Can Yarborough finish him?
Kovacs lands with an uppercut that bounces Yarborough off the cage and back into range.
A cross from Kovacs lands.
Kovacs seems to have recovered his senses.
Kovacs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andor Kovacs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andor Kovacs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yarborough darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kovacs throws a big shot that misses.
It appears Yarborough was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kovacs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kovacs tries to score with a low kick but Yarborough moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Yarborough on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kovacs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yarborough's head backwards.
Kovacs looks to land a combination but Yarborough avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Yarborough on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yarborough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovacs lands a high kick!
Kovacs scores with a jab. Yarborough acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Andor Kovacs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs lands with an overhand left.
Yarborough has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kovacs throws a leg kick but Yarborough sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yarborough throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kovacs avoids it.
Yarborough blocks a head kick by Kovacs.
Yarborough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs throws a poor cross that misses
and Yarborough counters with an outside leg kick.
Kovacs throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yarborough to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovacs misses with a few strikes there.
Kovacs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Kovacs.
Kovacs works over Yarborough's head and body with a nice combination.
Kovacs throws a sloppy head kick and Yarborough moves out of range easily.
Kovacs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kovacs swings widly with a right hand
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
Kovacs throws a lazy uppercut
and Yarborough counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Yarborough!
James Yarborough retains his middleweight title!
A victorious James Yarborough thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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