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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yannick Sakala (ranked 1048 p4p, 1289 weight class) and Patrick Kearney (ranked 128 p4p, 151 weight class). Sakala comes to the cage accompanied by Pole Pole. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yannick Sakala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Kearney!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Sakala misses.
Kearney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakala.
Kearney moves forwards but Sakala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sakala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kearney.
Sakala slips under a jab.
Kearney throws a poor cross that misses
and Sakala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sakala misses with an uppercut. Kearney saw that one coming.
Kearney throws out a counter right but Sakala avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Sakala slams his shin into Kearney's torso.
Sakala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kearney.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kearney. Sakala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kearney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakala moves into the clinch.
Kearney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakala looking to throw knees to the head but Kearney is blocking nicely.
Kearney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakala looks for the body kick but Kearney saw that one coming.
Sakala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kearney.
Sakala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kearney lands a jab to the head.
Kearney takes a swing at Sakala's ribcage but misses.
Kearney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sakala throws a right hand that misses
and Kearney counters with a straight right hand.
Sakala fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kearney, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sakala is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kearney's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kearney blocking some punches.
Kearney digs a right hand into Sakala's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakala's gas tank.
Kearney lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kearney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sakala is trying to stall.
Kearney scores with a shot to the side of Sakala's head.
Kearney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakala or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakala.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakala.
Sakala takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kearney.
Sakala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kearney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakala loads up on a big right hand but Kearney slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kearney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakala was well out of range. Poor timing from Kearney.
Sakala lands a leg kick that knocks Kearney off balance momentarily.
Kearney scores with a nice strike.
Kearney throws a shot from downtown. Sakala moves away and avoids it.
Sakala misses with an uppercut.
Kearney thuds a left hand into Sakala's body.
Kearney tries to move into range but Sakala moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakala. Kearney does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sakala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kearney doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakala circles away.
Sakala throwing a counter right hand but Kearney manages to avoid it.
Kearney stuns Sakala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sakala misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kearney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sakala missing with a left hand there. Kearney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kearney moves out of range as Sakala throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Sakala misses its intended target.
Sakala tries to land a front kick but Kearney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kearney now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yannick Sakala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakala fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kearney on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Kearney will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kearney pushes Sakala up against the cage in a clinch.
Kearney misses with the head strike.
Kearney misses with the head strike.
Kearney tries to work over Sakala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kearney backwards.
Kearney scores with a shoulder strike.
Kearney takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kearney breaks the clinch.
Yannick Sakala is winning the standup battle so far.
Kearney instigates a clinch.
Kearney tries a body shot but Sakala blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Kearney.
Sakala swings wildly with an uppercut but Kearney uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Sakala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sakala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sakala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sakala.
A slow jab from Kearney misses its intended target.
Sakala misses with a hook
and Sakala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakala ducks under a wild hook from Kearney.
Sakala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakala throws a body punch but Kearney moves out of range.
Kearney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kearney throws a shot from downtown. Sakala moves away and avoids it.
Sakala scores with a hook.
Kearney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakala moves forwards but Kearney connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sakala loads up on a big right hand but Kearney slips the punch.
Kearney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kearney.
Sakala scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kearney just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kearney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sakala fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kearney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakala.
Kearney now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kearney misses with a looping left.
Sakala throws a poor cross that misses
and Kearney counters with a right hand to the body.
Sakala lands with a nice body punch.
Kearney looks to throw the jab but Sakala is out of range.
Sakala throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kearney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kearney throws a jab when Sakala was well out of range.
Kearney takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakala scores with a decent looking hook.
Kearney fails to land with a series of punches.
Kearney slips under a jab.
Sakala sends Kearney crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sakala is motioning to the referee to let Kearney up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kearney is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kearney moves away from the strike by Sakala.
Kearney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakala throws a body kick that misses.
Kearney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kearney just misses with a punch to the body.
Kearney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakala jabs Kearney right on the nose. Kearney blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick Sakala dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakala.
Kearney just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakala throws a poor cross that misses
and Kearney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kearney misses with a two punch combination.
Sakala jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sakala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sakala lands a leg kick that knocks Kearney off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakala throws out a powerful jab.
Sakala looks to land a right hand but Kearney moved out of range.
Kearney unleashes a big counter combination but Sakala bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sakala swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kearney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakala tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kearney counters with a nice body shot.
A left lands for Sakala.
Sakala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kearney has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kearney moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kearney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakala fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kearney just manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakala. That snapped Kearney's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Sakala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sakala.
Sakala misses with an uppercut.
Kearney defending well as Sakala loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakala doesn't manage to clinch there - Kearney circles away.
Sakala misses with a right hand
and Kearney counters with a nice right hand that sends Sakala toppling to the canvas! Sakala scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kearney finish him?!
Sakala is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sakala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakala throws a body punch but Kearney moves out of range.
Sakala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kearney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakala takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kearney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kearney misses with an uppercut.
Sakala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kearney.
Sakala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Kearney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kearney jabs at Sakala's body.
Sakala throws the left hand but Kearney avoids the punch easily.
Sakala wants to clinch but Kearney slips to the side
and Kearney counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakala. That snapped Kearney's head back.
Sakala ducks under a wild hook from Kearney.
Sakala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kearney throws a sloppy body shot
and Sakala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kearney scores with a jab. Sakala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kearney lands a big right hand that sends Sakala crashing to the mat! Kearney stays standing though and waves Sakala back to his feet!
Oh Sakala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Kearney stuns Sakala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kearney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kearney creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sakala with a big uppercut! Sakala tries to clinch up but Kearney pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sakala to the mat! Sakala covers up and Kearney unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Patrick Kearney!
Patrick Kearney decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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