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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Yelnats (ranked 3042 p4p, 5751 weight class) and Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 131 p4p, 238 weight class). Kanaani has chosen Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang as his entrance music. Mehdi Kanaani is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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2 - 3 - 0 |
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25 - 25 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Yelnats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelnats defending well as Kanaani loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Yelnats tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mehdi Kanaani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanaani lands with a hook. Yelnats tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kanaani digs a good body shot into Yelnats's ribs.
Kanaani tests Yelnats's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yelnats looking to score a takedown here. Kanaani is defending well but Yelnats drives through and ends up in Kanaani's guard.
Yelnats won't allow Kanaani to sweep him here.
Kanaani wants to stand but Yelnats is controlling the position.
Yelnats stands and throws Kanaani's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yelnats is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kanaani's shoulder. That is not cool.
Yelnats throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kanaani is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yelnats connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaani is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Yelnats stalls from top position.
Kanaani is looking for a sweep.
Yelnats remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Yelnats working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
You can see the frustration on Kanaani's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yelnats in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yelnats throws an elbow but Kanaani slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kanaani is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Yelnats are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Yelnats's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kanaani misses.
Kanaani on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kanaani gets caught flat footed, as Yelnats shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yelnats not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kanaani is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yelnats engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Further stalling from Yelnats.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Yelnats stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kanaani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kanaani walks into a left hand.
Kanaani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Yelnats 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.
Kanaani ducks right into an uppercut from Yelnats.
Kanaani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yelnats tried to counter with a leg kick but Kanaani avoided it.
Kanaani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yelnats is out of range.
Kanaani has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yelnats finds it's way round the side to connect with Kanaani's head.
Kanaani swings widly with a right hand
and Yelnats counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Yelnats, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yelnats stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yelnats stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yelnats wants it to stay on the feet.
Yelnats keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Kanaani - just one landing.
Yelnats misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yelnats has Kanaani up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yelnats stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelnats blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yelnats stalling in the clinch.
Yelnats pushes off an throws an elbow but Kanaani leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanaani trying to stall but Yelnats improves his position.
Kanaani looking to stall.
Yelnats lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Yelnats.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Yelnats on the inside.
Yelnats wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yelnats misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yelnats goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanaani tries to throw a body punch but Yelnats avoids it by throwing Kanaani back against the cage.
Yelnats's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kanaani is pressed up against the cage. Yelnats has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kanaani down to the mat. Kanaani avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yelnats bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kanaani throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yelnats misses with a takedown attempt - Kanaani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Yelnats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yelnats swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kanaani counters with a left and a right that stings Yelnats.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kanaani throws a poor cross that misses
and Yelnats counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yelnats throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanaani with a nice cross.
Yelnats is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanaani can do to turn this around?
Yelnats tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kanaani swivels and escapes.
Kanaani lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kanaani lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yelnats has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yelnats and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kanaani gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kanaani can't keep his opponent in guard - Yelnats advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanaani pushes Yelnats off looking to stand but Yelnats dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani is trying to get back to full guard.
Yelnats lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yelnats is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yelnats 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.
Yelnats sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kanaani defending well though.
Yelnats not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yelnats tries to pass to full mount but Kanaani defends it.
Yelnats sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yelnats working over Kanaani with some ground and pound. Kanaani looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stanley Yelnats will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kanaani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yelnats counters with a single leg into guard. Kanaani didn't expect that.
Stanley Yelnats is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yelnats stops Kanaani from standing up.
Yelnats controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kanaani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yelnats stops Kanaani from standing up.
Yelnats seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelnats needs to keep his hands up - Kanaani had a free shot at his head there.
Yelnats throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kanaani was covering up waiting for the punch and Yelnats finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yelnats showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Yelnats is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Yelnats pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanaani is keeping the position for now.
Kanaani looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yelnats looking to pass the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kanaani works the jab nicely.
Kanaani on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kanaani throws a right and a left that Yelnats avoids nicely.
Yelnats wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yelnats closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kanaani quickly recovers to half guard.
Yelnats controlling the pace.
Stanley Yelnats overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kanaani tries to get to full guard but Yelnats has control of the leg.
Yelnats trying to mount his opponent but Kanaani defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelnats content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yelnats wants to free his trapped foot but Kanaani is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yelnats controlling the action here.
Mehdi Kanaani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanaani missing with punches from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Yelnats showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yelnats, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Yelnats!
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energy
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pop
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