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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daud Yordan (ranked 2768 p4p, 3687 weight class) and Jason Hay (ranked 169 p4p, 207 weight class). Jason Hay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 cm 19 136 3 - 1 - 0 |
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153 cm 20 143 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt Excellent boxer Determined |
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daud Yordan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Hay! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hay throws a hook but Yordan avoids it easily. Yordan throws a combination that misses and Hay counters with a three punch combo that has Yordan backing up. Yordan nods at Hay to acknowledge the strikes. Hay lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hay. Yordan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Hay keeps the fight on the outside. Hay throws out a counter right but Yordan avoids it with no problem. Hay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yordan misses with a looping left. Hay is looking for the big counter here. Hay should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Yordan misses with a hook
letting Hay counter with a right hand. Hay slips a straight right by Yordan. It seemed like Hay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Yordan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hay in his tracks. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yordan misses with an uppercut. Hay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Hay takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yordan throws a lazy uppercut
and Hay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A slow jab from Yordan misses its intended target. Hay throws out a counter right but Yordan avoids it with no problem. A jab from Yordan misses. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hay has eaten all the pies! Yordan throws the left hand but Hay avoids the punch easily. Hay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yordan misses with an uppercut
enabling Hay to counter with a crisp jab. Hay moves out of range as Yordan strikes. Hay blocks a jab. Hay moves forwards but Yordan connects with a nice, crisp jab. Yordan misses with a hook
enabling Hay to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Hay misses its intended target. Yordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hay throws out a counter right but Yordan avoids it with no problem. Yordan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hay. Hay is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yordan with a body shot. Yordan misses the shot to the body. Hay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. It seemed like Hay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Hay slips a straight right by Yordan. Yordan works over Hay's head and body with a nice combination. Hay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hay. It seemed like Hay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut lands for Yordan. That snapped Hay's head back.
Hay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Yordan misses with a straight left. A jab from Yordan misses. Hay feints the counter takedown. Daud Yordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yordan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Yordan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Hay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yordan counters with a straight right hand. Yordan misses with a double jab.
Hay avoids the body shot from Yordan.
Hay slips a straight right by Yordan. A nice side step and Hay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Yordan lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A left and a right from Yordan both land. Nice combination. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yordan throws an overhand right that lands on Hay's shoulder, as Hay tries to avoid the shot. Yordan scores with a hook. Hay takes one on the button.
Hay is rocked! Hay moves out of range of the strikes. It seemed like Hay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Yordan misses the shot to the body. Hay slips a jab from Yordan. A nice side step and Hay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Yordan looks to land a right hand but Hay moved out of range. A little jabbing left from Hay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Yordan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Yordan misses the shot to the body. A punch lands to the side of Hay 's head but he takes it in his stride. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Yordan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Hay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Yordan misses the target. Yordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hay. Hay throws out a counter right but Yordan avoids it with no problem. Yordan throws out a powerful jab. Yordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Yordan lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A lazy left from Yordan finds it's target. Hay loads up on a big right hand but Yordan slips the punch. Yordan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hay throws out the jab. Yordan dips to his left and cracks Hay with an uppercut! Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hay might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yordan has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yordan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Yordan lands a right hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Hay scores with a four punch combination! Yordan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Yordan throws a lazy uppercut
and Hay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hay blocks a jab. Hay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Hay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Yordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Yordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yordan throws a hook but Hay avoids it easily. It seemed like Hay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Yordan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Yordan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hay to score with a decent uppercut. Hay ducks under a wild hook from Yordan. Yordan tries to clinch and Hay counters with a lovely straight right hand! Yordan with a jab. Yordan is looking to clinch. Despite the aggression on Hay's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Yordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hay can do to turn this around? Yordan misses with a hook. Hay ducked under it nicely. Yordan misses with a hook. Yordan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hay counters with a nice uppercut. Yordan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yordan cracks Hay with a right hand to the side of the head. Yordan throws a body punch but Hay moves out of range. A nice side step and Hay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. A swing and a miss from Yordan. Daud Yordan is winning the standup battle so far. Yordan lands with a nice combination. Hay backs away looking to recover. Yordan throws a hook but Hay blocks it. Yordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hay. Yordan connects with a looping right hand.
Yordan looks to throw the jab but Hay is out of range. It seemed like Hay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Hay walks into a stiff left hand from Yordan. Yordan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Yordan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. 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! Hay walks into a jab. Hay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Yordan misses. Hay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Yordan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Yordan lands a head shot. Hay takes one to the side of the head.
Hay is still on wobbly legs! Can Yordan finish him? Yordan just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! Yordan cracks Hay with a good jab. Hay seems to have recovered his senses. Yordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hay sees it coming and avoids it easily. Yordan misses with an uppercut
and Hay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Yordan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hay. Hay circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A big right from Yordan misses. A jab from Yordan does it's job there. Yordan loads up on a big right hand but Hay slips the punch. Hay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yordan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Yordan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Hay cracks Yordan with a right hand to the side of the head. Hay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hay throws a big shot that misses. Yordan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Yordan scores with a nice right hand.
Yordan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Yordan misses with a left hand and Hay counters with a right hand to the body. Nice jab there from Yordan. Hay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yordan. Hay throws out a counter right but Yordan avoids it with no problem. Yordan throws the left hand but Hay avoids the punch easily. As Yordan backs off Hay throws a huge counter combo but Yordan manages to avoid it all. Yordan connects with a nice looking jab.
Yordan cracks Hay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Hay ducks right into an uppercut from Yordan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yordan throws a poor cross that misses
and Hay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yordan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Yordan looks to land a right hand but Hay moved out of range. Hay is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yordan with a body shot. Yordan cracks Hay with a good jab. Hay ducks under a wild hook from Yordan. Hay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Yordan closes the distance and clinches. Hay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yordan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yordan fails to land. Yordan lands with a short shot to the head. A short right from Yordan on the inside. Yordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Yordan. Yordan scores with a decent looking hook. Yordan looks to land a combination but Hay avoids it well. Hay now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Hay drops his hands momentarily and Yordan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Daud Yordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Yordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hay. Yordan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Hay moves away from the strike by Yordan. Nice shot by Yordan. Yordan connects with the punch. Yordan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yordan loads up on a big right hand but Hay slips the punch. Hay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Yordan swings widly with a right hand
and Hay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Yordan misses with an uppercut. Hay saw that one coming. Hay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Yordan lands with a straight right. Hay didn't see that one coming. Yordan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hay. Hay ducks under a wild hook from Yordan. Yordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hay tries to move into range but Yordan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Jason Hay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Yordan jabs Hay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight! Daud Yordan showed his dominance in that final round. Well Yordan 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27 Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daud Yordan! During a confident post fight interview, Daud Yordan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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