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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Lineker (ranked 3252 p4p, 4562 weight class) and Petr Yan (ranked 197 p4p, 0 weight class). Lineker comes to the cage accompanied by Tree of Good Fruits. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Lineker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Petr Yan!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan tries to clinch but Lineker is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Lineker.
Lineker throws out a powerful jab.
Yan defending well as Lineker loads up on a big left hand.
Yan gets a clinch.
Lineker wants to get back to striking at distance but Yan won't allow it.
Yan misses with the head strike.
Lineker wants to break free but Yan has control.
Yan has Lineker pressed against the cage, preventing Lineker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lineker is looking to break free of the clinch but Yan has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lineker avoids a wild elbow strike from Yan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lineker's brow.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Lineker controls the action.
Yan lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lineker tries to break free but Yan pushes him back against the cage.
Yan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like John Lineker has been cut.
Yan prevents Lineker from breaking the clinch.
Yan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lineker backwards.
Yan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lineker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yan moves into range and clinches up with Lineker.
Lineker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lineker blocks an elbow strike from Yan.
Lineker blocks the elbow strike.
Lineker blocks a body shot from Yan.
Yan lands a damaging elbow.
Lineker is trying to force a seperation but Yan has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lineker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yan has Lineker pressed against the cage, preventing Lineker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lineker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yan lands an elbow inside that Lineker shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lineker tries to break free but Yan pushes him back against the cage.
Lineker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lineker blocks an elbow strike.
Lineker is trying to break free.
Lineker can't break the clinch.
Lineker takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan lands an uppercut.
Lineker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yan lands a nice elbow.
Lineker tries to circle away but Yan has him pinned against the cage.
Lineker takes an elbow to the temple.
Yan misses with an elbow over the top.
Yan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lineker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yan has him pressed against the cage.
Lineker avoids a wild elbow strike from Yan.
Yan throws an elbow but it misses.
Yan lands an elbow inside that Lineker shrugs off.
John Lineker's cut is getting worse.
Lineker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lineker blocks an elbow strike from Yan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yan throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan lands an elbow that stopped Lineker in his tracks for a moment.
Yan misses with an elbow over the top.
Lineker avoids a wild elbow strike from Yan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lineker tries to break the clinch but Yan is controlling the position.
Yan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lineker's defenses.
Yan keeps control of Lineker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lineker dodges an elbow strike from Yan.
Yan has Lineker pressed against the cage, preventing Lineker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yan throws an elbow but misses.
Lineker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lineker's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Yan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Lineker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yan wants to clinch but Lineker slips to the side
and Lineker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lineker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yan is looking to clinch.
Lineker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yan.
Yan wants to clinch up but Lineker keeps it at a distance.
Yan doesn't manage to clinch there - Lineker circles away.
Yan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yan defending well as Lineker loads up on a big left hand.
Yan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lineker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yan is rocked!
Lineker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yan is still on wobbly legs! Can Lineker finish him?
Yan wants to clinch up but Lineker keeps it at a distance.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lineker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yan tries to clinch but Lineker is having none of it.
Yan has managed to clinch.
Yan seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lineker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yan lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yan throws an elbow but it misses.
Yan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lineker looks to land a left hand but Yan moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lineker misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lineker.
Lineker gets tackled into the cage by Yan. Yan maintains the clinch.
Lineker wants to get back to striking at distance but Yan won't allow it.
Yan pushes off an throws an elbow but Lineker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan is looking to clinch but Lineker is avoiding it.
Lineker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yan gets a clinch.
Yan lands an elbow inside that Lineker shrugs off.
Yan lands a nice elbow.
Yan misses with an elbow strike.
Lineker avoids the elbow strike from Yan, against the cage.
Yan breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lineker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lineker's corner calls for a 1-2. Lineker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yan is looking to clinch.
Yan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lineker counters with a straight right hand.
Yan moves away from the strike by Lineker.
Yan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Lineker misses the target.
Lineker tries to close the distance and clinch but Yan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lineker lands with a cross.
Lineker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lineker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yan closes the distance and pushes Lineker back into the cage.
Yan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yan misses with an elbow over the top.
Yan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lineker's defenses.
Yan lands an elbow inside that Lineker shrugs off.
Lineker avoids the elbow strike from Yan, against the cage.
Yan breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan staying out of range there.
Lineker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lineker scores with a body shot.
Lineker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yan wants to clinch.
Lineker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yan throws out a loose jab but Lineker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yan wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lineker throws an overhand right that lands on Yan's shoulder, as Yan tries to avoid the shot.
Yan tries to clinch but Lineker moves away
and Lineker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lineker takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Lineker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Lineker's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Lineker scores with a nice right hand.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lineker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yan tries to clinch up.
Lineker loads up on a big right hand but Yan slips the punch.
John Lineker is winning the standup battle so far.
Lineker's corner calls for a 1-2. Lineker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lineker throwing a counter right hand but Yan manages to avoid it.
Yan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lineker.
Yan instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lineker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lineker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lineker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lineker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lineker.
Yan manages to break the clinch.
Yan is looking to clinch but Lineker is avoiding it.
Lineker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lineker scores with a hook.
Lineker throws a series of punches but Yan avoids them all with ease.
Lineker throws a jab when Yan was well out of range.
Yan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Lineker.
Yan has closed the distance and engaged Lineker in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Yan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan lands a nice elbow.
Lineker blocks an elbow strike from Yan.
Lineker blocks a body shot from Yan.
Lineker blocks an elbow strike.
Yan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lineker uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Yan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yan breaks the clinch.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lineker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Lineker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lineker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lineker scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Yan.
Lineker cracks Yan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lineker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yan is looking to clinch.
As Yan looks to move away, Lineker throws a big counter combo but Yan just gets out of the way.
Lineker throws a hook but Yan blocks it.
Yan wants to clinch up but Lineker keeps it at a distance.
Lineker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lineker misses with a wild body shot.
Yan clinches.
Yan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lineker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lineker blocking some punches.
Yan throws an elbow that misses.
Yan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John Lineker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lineker is trying to force a seperation but Yan has the dominant position.
Yan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yan lands an elbow inside that Lineker shrugs off.
Jeez, John Lineker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lineker is looking to break free of the clinch but Yan has double underhooks.
Yan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lineker is trying to break the clinch but Yan is controlling him.
John Lineker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lineker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yan has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Yan.
Lineker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan's elbow.
Yan pushes off an throws an elbow but Lineker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lineker struggles to land a body shot inside as Yan controls his hands.
Petr Yan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yan pushes off an throws an elbow but Lineker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Lineker.
I think Lineker 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Petr Yan!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Petr Yan!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Petr Yan!
Petr Yan wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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