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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bukowski (ranked 1472 p4p, 1329 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 174 p4p, 161 weight class). Yarborough comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Derezzed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yarborough's guard.
Yarborough wants to get back to his feet but Bukowski passes into half guard.
Bukowski wants to free his trapped foot but Yarborough is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bukowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bukowski throws a strike but Yarborough avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bukowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski wants to pass the guard but Yarborough is keeping the position.
Bukowski looking to sit in guard and control but Yarborough gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
I've been told that Yarborough has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Bukowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yarborough is controlling him.
Yarborough trying to move into half guard but instead Bukowski has managed to sweep!
Yarborough is adopting a defensive guard.
Bukowski with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bukowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bukowski trying to control but Yarborough is working from the bottom.
Yarborough trying to control the position.
Bukowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bukowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yarborough trying to control the position.
Bukowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bukowski with a nice head shot there.
Bukowski throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bukowski throws a strike but Yarborough rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yarborough stopping the sweep attempt from Bukowski.
Bukowski is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Yarborough dives into side control.
Bukowski tries to buck Yarborough off but Yarborough is having none of it.
Yarborough happy to just control the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bukowski is trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bukowski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yarborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bukowski cracks Yarborough with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yarborough's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bukowski under the eye.
A lazy left from Bukowski finds it's target.
Yarborough clobbers Bukowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bukowski looks to throw the jab but Yarborough is out of range.
A left lands for Yarborough.
Bukowski cracks Yarborough with a good jab.
Yarborough looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukowski is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bukowski.
Bukowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bukowski staying out of range there.
Bukowski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yarborough's half guard.
Yarborough blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bukowski.
Yarborough is looking to improve his position.
Bukowski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski thows a huge punch but Yarborough dodges it nicely.
Bukowski trying to control from half guard but Yarborough is working away.
Bukowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bukowski looks to land a strike but Yarborough avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bukowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yarborough is trying to keep Bukowski in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bukowski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bukowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Yarborough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bukowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bukowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Bukowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bukowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yarborough can do to turn this around?
Bukowski walks into a stiff left hand from Yarborough.
Bukowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bukowski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bukowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yarborough stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yarborough moves away.
Yarborough is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bukowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Bukowski moved out of range nicely.
Bukowski walks into a jab.
Bukowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yarborough throws an overhand right that lands on Bukowski's shoulder, as Bukowski tries to avoid the shot.
Bukowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yarborough swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yarborough slaps away a takedown attempt from Bukowski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yarborough let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bukowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yarborough sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yarborough lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bukowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Yarborough throws a jab when Bukowski was well out of range.
Yarborough stuns Bukowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yarborough slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Bukowski.
Bukowski shoots in and gets a takedown into Yarborough's guard.
Yarborough utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bukowski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bukowski throwing strikes from guard but Yarborough blocks nicely.
Yarborough looking for a sweep. Not yet Yarborough, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Yarborough showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yarborough misses with a hook.
A big right from Yarborough misses.
Yarborough throws a jab but it's blocked by Bukowski.
Yarborough throws a good cross that connects.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yarborough misses with a two punch combination.
Bukowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarborough.
Bukowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yarborough.
Bukowski ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a series of punches but Bukowski avoids them all with ease.
Bukowski shoots in and gets a takedown into Yarborough's guard.
Bukowski trying to control but Yarborough is working from the bottom.
Bukowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Bukowski slips nicely into half guard.
Bukowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Yarborough is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bukowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yarborough's head.
Bukowski is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bukowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Bukowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bukowski trying to control but Yarborough is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bukowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Bukowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bukowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yarborough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bukowski.
Yarborough throws a jab when Bukowski was well out of range.
Yarborough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yarborough swats away the attempt to clinch by Bukowski.
Yarborough takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bukowski on the side of the head.
Yarborough misses with a straight right.
Bukowski misses with a wild body shot.
Yarborough connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bukowski momentarily.
Bukowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bukowski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yarborough's guard.
Bukowski throwing strikes from guard but Yarborough blocks nicely.
Bukowski is in close to Yarborough's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bukowski wants to control from the top but Yarborough keeps moving.
Yarborough wants to sweep here but Bukowski controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bukowski content to stall in guard here.
Bukowski throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bukowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bukowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bukowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Bukowski tries to clinch up but Yarborough circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Bukowski with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Yarborough.
I think Yarborough has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Yarborough!
A very excited looking James Yarborough made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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