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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Laertes Royster (ranked 770 p4p, 960 weight class) and Red Yabattoir (ranked 35 p4p, 46 weight class). Yabattoir is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Them A Big Chatter Box . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laertes Royster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Yabattoir!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royster misses with a body shot
and Yabattoir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Royster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Royster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Royster lands a jab to the head.
Yabattoir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Royster circles away.
Yabattoir misses with a double jab
and Royster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Royster throws a leg kick that misses.
Yabattoir has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Royster thuds a left hand into Yabattoir's body.
Royster throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Royster.
Royster jabs Yabattoir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yabattoir counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Royster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yabattoir moves away.
Royster throws a sloppy head kick and Yabattoir moves out of range easily.
Yabattoir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Royster tests Yabattoir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabattoir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Royster just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick from Royster, right into the meat of the thigh.
Royster lands with a shot to the body.
Royster scoring well with a low kick there.
Yabattoir is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheers as Royster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yabattoir doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Royster has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Royster blocks a jab.
Yabattoir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Royster jabs at Yabattoir's body.
Royster misses with a leg kick
and Yabattoir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laertes Royster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yabattoir throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yabattoir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yabattoir misses with a body shot.
Royster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Royster attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir checks a low kick from Royster.
An inside leg kick from Royster misses.
Yabattoir let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Royster takes a swing at Yabattoir's ribcage but misses.
Yabattoir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Royster throws a front kick aimed at Yabattoir's knee but Yabattoir avoids it well.
Royster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yabattoir checks a low kick from Royster.
Royster throws a leg kick
and Yabattoir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Royster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yabattoir takes a swing at Royster's ribcage but misses.
Royster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Royster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice defenses there by Royster.
Yabattoir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Royster throws a body shot but no joy.
Yabattoir blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir looks to score with a jab to the body but Royster is just out of range.
Yabattoir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Royster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yabattoir manages to avoid it.
Royster connects with a leg kick.
Laertes Royster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yabattoir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yabattoir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Royster throws a sloppy head kick and Yabattoir moves out of range easily.
Yabattoir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Royster.
Royster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Royster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yabattoir checks a leg kick.
Yabattoir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Royster thuds his right hand into Yabattoir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Royster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Yabattoir blocks the leg kick.
Royster misses with a combination
and Yabattoir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir blocks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Yabattoir releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Royster works the jab nicely.
Royster scores with a punch to the head.
Royster works Yabattoir's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Royster. That snapped Yabattoir's head back.
Yabattoir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick from Royster, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Royster does it's job there.
Royster scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Yabattoir misses its intended target.
Royster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yabattoir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royster bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yabattoir's head.
Royster tries to score with a low kick but Yabattoir moves his leg out of the way.
Yabattoir with the counter takedown but Royster avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laertes Royster dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Royster with a jab.
Royster lands with a hook. Yabattoir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Royster throws a leg kick which misses Yabattoir's front leg but catches the back leg as Yabattoir tries to avoid it.
Yabattoir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Royster looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yabattoir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Royster is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yabattoir swings around for an armbar but Royster sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yabattoir's guard.
Royster engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yabattoir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Royster defends well.
Yabattoir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Royster is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Yabattoir, up you get!
Yabattoir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yabattoir is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Royster rather than just go for the knockout.
Royster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yabattoir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Royster in his tracks.
Royster moves into range and connects with a jab.
Royster just misses with a punch to the body.
Royster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Royster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Royster. No joy for Yabattoir on that attempt.
Yabattoir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Royster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Royster throws an overhand right that lands on Yabattoir's shoulder, as Yabattoir tries to avoid the shot.
Royster lands a nice shot to the body.
Yabattoir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yabattoir looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yabattoir's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yabattoir walks into a straight right hand from Royster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Royster misses with an uppercut
and Yabattoir counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Royster!
Royster sneaks out the side door and pushes Yabattoir away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Royster scores with a jab.
Royster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yabattoir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab by Yabattoir.
Royster fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yabattoir checks it well.
Royster throws out a powerful jab.
Yabattoir has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yabattoir scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Royster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Royster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yabattoir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Royster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yabattoir.
Yabattoir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Royster.
Yabattoir looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Royster lands with an overhand left.
Royster throws a leg kick but Yabattoir moved away.
Yabattoir throws out a loose jab but Royster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Royster throws a leg kick which misses Yabattoir's front leg but catches the back leg as Yabattoir tries to avoid it.
Royster throws out a loose jab but Yabattoir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Royster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yabattoir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Royster throws a body shot but no joy.
Royster ducks under a wild hook from Yabattoir.
Royster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Royster misses with a low kick.
Yabattoir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yabattoir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yabattoir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Royster.
Royster lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabattoir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Royster takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Royster.
Laertes Royster is winning the standup battle so far.
Royster lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Royster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yabattoir lands a nice hook to Royster's body. Royster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Royster looks to score with a jab to the body but Yabattoir is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Yabattoir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Yabattoir.
Royster throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yabattoir on the side of the head.
Royster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royster lands a slapping body shot.
Royster with a nice cross.
Yabattoir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Royster.
Royster throws a hook but Yabattoir avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laertes Royster dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Royster with the inside leg kick.
Royster ducks under a wild hook from Yabattoir.
Royster misses with a wild body shot.
Yabattoir drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Royster defends it well.
Yabattoir checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yabattoir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Royster motions for Yabattoir to come forward. Royster throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Royster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Royster.
A big right from Yabattoir misses.
Yabattoir throws a hook but Royster blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royster connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab, jab by Royster - just one landing.
Royster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yabattoir is out of range and Royster settles back down.
Yabattoir looks to land a left hand but Royster moved out of range nicely.
Yabattoir looks to throw the jab but Royster is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabattoir shoots for a double leg takedown but Royster sprawls well. He's pushed Yabattoir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Royster misses its target.
Royster throws a series of punches but Yabattoir moves out of range.
Royster throws a series of punches but Yabattoir avoids them all with ease.
Yabattoir looks to land a body kick but Royster moved away.
Royster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yabattoir! But no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Royster.
Royster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yabattoir has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yabattoir tries to clinch but Royster is having none of it.
Royster misses with an uppercut. Yabattoir saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yabattoir! But no joy.
Royster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yabattoir is out of range.
Yabattoir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yabattoir closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Royster slips a jab from Yabattoir.
A jab from Royster misses.
Royster lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Royster finds it's target.
Red Yabattoir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Royster tenderised Yabattoir's leg. Yabattoir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Royster connects with a body shot that sends Yabattoir's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royster throws a low kick but Yabattoir avoids it.
Yabattoir throws out a loose jab but Royster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Royster dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yabattoir. That did some damage!
Yabattoir tries to move into range but Royster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Royster lands a really nice looking cross but Yabattoir seems unphased.
An inside leg kick lands from Royster.
Royster lands the left hand.
Royster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Royster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yabattoir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Yabattoir does it's job there.
Yabattoir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Royster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Royster.
Royster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yabattoir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Royster scores with a hook to the body. Yabattoir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Royster staying out of range there.
Royster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Royster with a nice calf kick.
Yabattoir blocks a low kick nicely.
Yabattoir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Royster.
Royster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yabattoir has time to react.
Royster lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yabattoir's sensitive parts.
Royster lands a jab to the head.
Royster connects with a solid leg kick.
Royster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yabattoir can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yabattoir ducks under a wild hook from Royster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royster scores with a jab to the body.
Royster throws out a powerful jab.
Royster misses with a body punch
and Yabattoir counters with a straight right hand.
Royster thuds his right hand into Yabattoir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Royster lands with an uppercut that bounces Yabattoir off the cage and back into range.
Yabattoir blocks a jab.
Yabattoir throws a lazy uppercut
letting Royster counter with a right hand.
Royster jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Royster.
Decent striking displayed by Royster there.
Laertes Royster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yabattoir's hands.
Yabattoir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Royster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yabattoir counters with a left and a right that stings Royster.
Royster scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laertes Royster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Royster has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laertes Royster!
After winning the bout, Laertes Royster thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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