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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tidam Yagan (ranked 4485 p4p, 5746 weight class) and Miles Velez (ranked 488 p4p, 548 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Big heart
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tidam Yagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Velez!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velez tries to clinch there but Yagan circles away.
Yagan throws a looping overhand right but Velez ducks down to avoid it.
Velez is looking to clinch.
Velez tries to clinch there but Yagan circles away.
Yagan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yagan misses with a hook
and Velez counters with a nice body shot.
Velez slips under a jab from Yagan.
We've been told by Yagan's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Velez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Velez wants to clinch up but Yagan keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velez throws a head kick that misses
and Yagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Yagan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Velez throws a sloppy head kick
and Yagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Velez tries to clinch up
and Yagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan checks a low kick from Velez.
Yagan blocks a jab.
Yagan blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Yagan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yagan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Velez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yagan misses the body punch
and Velez counters with a right hand to the body.
Velez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yagan misses the jab.
Velez loads up on a big right hand but Yagan slips the punch.
Yagan connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Velez's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Velez - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tidam Yagan!
A relieved looking Tidam Yagan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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RATING
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