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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lruce Bee (ranked 2661 p4p, 2801 weight class) and Rodri Yairguez (ranked 216 p4p, 220 weight class). Yairguez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. El Corrido De Chihuahua - Los Rieleros Del Norte kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rodri Yairguez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lruce Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodri Yairguez!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Bee!
Yairguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bee jabs at Yairguez's body.
Yairguez tries to clinch there but Bee circles away.
Bee takes a swing at Yairguez's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Yairguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bee blocks a jab.
Bee just misses with a punch to the body.
Yairguez wants to clinch up but Bee keeps it at a distance.
Bee tries a low kick but Yairguez avoids it.
Yairguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bee takes a swing at Yairguez's ribcage but misses.
Bee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yairguez scores with a body shot.
Bee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yairguez is defended easily by Bee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yairguez misses with a looping right.
Yairguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Bee.
Bee misses with a looping left.
Yairguez scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bee. That snapped Yairguez's head back.
Bee connects with a solid leg kick.
Bee staying out of range there.
Bee misses with a body shot.
Yairguez throws a body punch but Bee moves out of range.
Bee is looking to wear down Yairguez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yairguez scores with a jab to the head.
Bee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bee avoids the head kick by Yairguez.
Yairguez 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.
Bee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yairguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bee throws a series of punches but Yairguez moves out of range.
Bee throws a series of punches but Yairguez moves out of range.
A slow jab from Bee misses its intended target.
Lruce Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bee throws a solid leg kick but Yairguez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bee.
Yairguez throws a series of punches but Bee avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yairguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yairguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bee.
Yairguez tries to clinch but Bee is having none of it.
Yairguez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bee swings for the body but Yairguez moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bee.
Bee avoids the body shot from Yairguez.
Bee throws a leg kick but Yairguez checks it.
Yairguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yairguez instigates a clinch.
Bee scores with a shot to the side of Yairguez's head.
Bee avoids a wild elbow strike from Yairguez.
Yairguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bees head.
Yairguez lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bee.
Bee struggles to land a body shot inside as Yairguez controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bee backwards.
Bee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yairguez misses with some punches.
Yairguez is working for takedown but Bee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lruce Bee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodri Yairguez.
A head punch on the inside from Yairguez fails to land.
Bee blocks a body shot from Yairguez.
Bee lands with a short shot to the head.
Bee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Bee.
Yairguez takes a shot to the head.
Yairguez misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bee fails to land.
Yairguez looking for a takedown.
Yairguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Bee to work.
Bee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yairguezs head.
Bee misses with a punch on the inside.
Yairguez can't find room to land a body shot as Bee controls the action.
Bee swings wildly with an uppercut but Yairguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yairguez blocks an uppercut.
Yairguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yairguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bee managing to block the knees to the body from Yairguez.
Bee has a couple of punches blocked by Yairguez.
Bee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yairguez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bee is trying to stall.
Yairguez misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lruce Bee dominated that round.
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.
Yairguez misses with a low kick.
Bee cracks Yairguez with a good jab.
Nice body punch from Bee.
Bee jabs Yairguez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bee throws out a powerful jab.
A leg kick checked by Yairguez.
Bee wants to land a leg kick but Yairguez is out of range.
Bee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yairguez can do to turn this around?
Bee swings for the body but Yairguez moves out of range.
Bee with the inside leg kick.
Bee lands a jab to Yairguez's midsection.
Yairguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yairguez drops his hands momentarily and Bee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Bee misses its intended target.
Yairguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yairguez missing with a left hand there. Bee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Yairguez lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bee misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bee. Yairguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bee swings for the body but Yairguez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yairguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yairguez. Bee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yairguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bee.
Bee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yairguez at a distance.
Bee scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from Bee.
Bee throws a hook but Yairguez avoids it easily.
Bee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yairguez! But no joy.
Lruce Bee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Yairguez finds it's target.
Yairguez throws a hook but Bee avoids it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good standup being displayed there by Yairguez as he connects with a hook.
Bee looks to score with a jab to the body but Yairguez is just out of range.
Bee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yairguez.
Bee lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yairguez misses with a shot to the body
and Bee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Yairguez misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yairguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bee.
Bee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yairguez misses with a straight right.
Yairguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bee throws a body shot but no joy.
Yairguez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bee misses with a body shot.
Bee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bee moves away from the strike by Yairguez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bee. Yairguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yairguez forces Bee back against the cage and clinches.
Yairguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yairguez can't find room to land a body shot as Bee controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee lands a right hand.
Yairguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bee backwards.
Yairguez can't find room to land a body shot as Bee controls the action.
Bee breaks from the clinch.
Bee tries a low kick but Yairguez avoids it.
Bee misses with a leg kick.
Yairguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yairguez throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Bee misses the target.
Bee's corner calls for a 1-2. Bee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bee punishes Yairguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Yairguez misses with the combination.
Bee lands a jab to Yairguez's midsection.
Yairguez lands a nice hook to Bee's body. Bee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yairguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bee was well out of range. Poor timing from Yairguez.
Bee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee tries to land a leg kick but Yairguez saw it coming and moves away.
Good work by Bee as he checks the leg kick.
Bee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yairguez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yairguez works the jab nicely.
Lruce Bee is winning the standup battle so far.
Bee works the jab nicely.
A good leg kick by Bee.
Yairguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Bee.
Bee works Yairguez's body with a nice hook.
Bee swings for the body but Yairguez moves out of range.
Yairguez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yairguez blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Bee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yairguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yairguez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bee's head backwards.
Yairguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bee blocks a jab.
Bee throws a shot from downtown. Yairguez moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lruce Bee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yairguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bee fails to land with a series of punches.
Bee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Yairguez.
Yairguez digs a good body shot into Bee's ribs.
Yairguez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good exchange - Bee coming out on top.
Bee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yairguez at a distance.
Bee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bee throws a body punch but Yairguez moves out of range.
Yairguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bee.
Bee lands a head kick!
Yairguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bee lands a jab to the head.
Yairguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yairguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bee manages to avoid it.
Yairguez tries for a takedown but Bee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yairguez throws a series of punches but Bee avoids them all with ease.
Yairguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bee is just out of range.
Bee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yairguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bee can pounce on him.
Yairguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bee looks to land a left hand but Yairguez moved out of range nicely.
Yairguez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bee lands a right hook to the body.
Yairguez misses with a looping left.
Bee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yairguez.
Bee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bee misses with a low kick as Yairguez jumps back.
Bee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yairguez.
Rodri Yairguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bee. Yairguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yairguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bee lands a really nice looking cross but Yairguez seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yairguez moves away.
Bee throws a leg kick but Yairguez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yairguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bee tries to avoid it but Yairguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bee to the ground. Bee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bee misses with a wild combination.
Yairguez throws out a counter right but Bee avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Bee.
Bee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yairguez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bee moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Yairguez.
Yairguez throws out a loose jab but Bee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yairguez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bee checks it well.
Bee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yairguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bee.
Yairguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yairguez 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.
Yairguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bee. Yairguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yairguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bee scores with a nice head shot.
Yairguez digs a good hook to Bee's body.
Bee throws a body shot but no joy.
Yairguez misses with a right hand
and Bee counters with a straight right hand.
Bee punishes Yairguez's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yairguez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bee.
Bee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez takes one on the button.
Bee swings for the body but Yairguez moves out of range.
Yairguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bee. Yairguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bee walks into a stiff left hand from Yairguez.
Bee lands with a hook. Yairguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bee lands with a shot to the body.
Yairguez misses with an uppercut.
Bee looks to score with a jab to the body but Yairguez is just out of range.
Yairguez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yairguez.
Bee lands a glancing blow to the side of Yairguez's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yairguez moves away.
Lruce Bee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yairguez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lruce Bee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bee 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lruce Bee!
In defeat, Rodri Yairguez stepped up to the mic, saying 'A loss is a good learning experience if you take it that way, but it also isn't a win. Everybody loses eventually.'.
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