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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiya Pleb (ranked 1391 p4p, 1021 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 165 p4p, 120 weight class). Yarborough is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Derezzed. James Yarborough has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiya Pleb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarborough misses with a hook
and Yarborough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Pleb throws a sloppy head kick and Yarborough moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Pleb's head coaches at Stormcrow Centre that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pleb scores with a nice body kick.
Yarborough lands a body shot.
Yarborough moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yarborough throws a hook but Pleb avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Pleb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yarborough walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pleb checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pleb was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Yarborough misses the target.
Yarborough has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleb walks into a straight right hand from Yarborough.
Pleb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by Pleb.
Yarborough misses with a hook
and Pleb counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Pleb.
Pleb throws a hook but Yarborough blocks it.
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pleb displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pleb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
Pleb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yarborough connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pleb cracks Yarborough with an open hand slap.
Yarborough swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pleb counters with a straight right hand.
Pleb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarborough throws a leg kick that misses.
Yarborough throws a poor cross that misses
and Pleb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up James Yarborough's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws the left hand but Pleb avoids the punch easily.
Pleb cracks Yarborough with an open hand slap.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Pleb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough misses with a looping right.
Yarborough throws an overhand right that lands on Pleb's shoulder, as Pleb tries to avoid the shot.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Pleb.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pleb 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 Yarborough has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yarborough and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yarborough.
Pleb throws the left hand but Yarborough avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yarborough.
Pleb is looking to counter punch.
Pleb missing with a left hand there. Yarborough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pleb backing away here, and Yarborough unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yarborough swings widly with a right hand
and Pleb counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Pleb misses the target.
Pleb is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yarborough throws a big shot that misses.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yarborough throws a hook but Pleb avoids it easily.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pleb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pleb lands a leg kick that knocks Yarborough off balance momentarily.
Yarborough paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleb avoids the body shot from Yarborough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Pleb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pleb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pleb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body kick from Yarborough.
Yarborough swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pleb counters with a nice uppercut.
Pleb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yarborough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yarborough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yarborough throws a hook to the side of Pleb's head but Pleb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pleb misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiya Pleb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
That's time! Pleb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yarborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yarborough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pleb swinging wildly here.
Yarborough replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pleb blocks it well.
Pleb throws a poor cross that misses
and Pleb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pleb throws a push kick but Yarborough slaps the foot to one side.
Pleb lands the left hand.
Pleb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarborough.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pleb blocks a jab.
Pleb throws a big counter combination but Yarborough scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yarborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pleb throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Pleb slips a straight right by Yarborough.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough swings for the body but Pleb moves out of range.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses.
Yarborough digs a good body shot into Pleb's ribs.
A slow jab from Pleb misses its intended target.
Pleb lands a jab.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pleb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pleb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pleb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pleb. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pleb throws a jab but it's blocked by Yarborough.
Yarborough bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pleb's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pleb avoids the body shot from Yarborough.
A shot to the liver by Pleb. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Yarborough misses.
Yarborough scores with a sloppy right hand. Pleb should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough throws the left hand but Pleb avoids the punch easily.
Pleb takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pleb moves away from the strike by Yarborough.
A counter left hand to the body from Pleb misses its target.
Yarborough takes one on the button.
The cut above James Yarborough's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pleb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
Pleb slips under a jab from Yarborough.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yarborough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pleb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Yarborough blocks the leg kick.
Pleb scores with a jab to the body.
Pleb needs to keep his hands up - Yarborough had a free shot at his head there.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Pleb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pleb with the inside leg kick.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Pleb ducked under it nicely.
Yarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pleb.
Yarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Pleb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough throws the kick towards the body but Pleb avoids it.
Yarborough pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yarborough checks a leg kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Yarborough misses.
A head kick by Yarborough misses
and Pleb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pleb misses with a body shot.
Pleb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yarborough counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pleb looks to land a right hand but Yarborough moved out of range.
Pleb loads up on a big right hand but Yarborough slips the punch.
Yarborough moves forwards but Pleb connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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 Hiya Pleb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yarborough lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hiya Pleb is winning the standup battle so far.
Yarborough throws a lazy head kick
and Pleb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yarborough thinking.
Pleb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yarborough throws out the jab.
Pleb misses with a left hand
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
Pleb throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Yarborough.
A big left from Pleb misses.
Yarborough missing with a left hand there. Pleb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Pleb misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough throws a lazy head kick
and Pleb counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pleb throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Pleb avoids it with no problem.
Yarborough looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Pleb.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pleb. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Yarborough.
Pleb throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yarborough loads up on a big right hand but Pleb slips the punch.
Yarborough connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pleb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yarborough missing with a left hand there. Pleb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Pleb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleb blocks a jab.
Pleb throws a shot to the body.
Yarborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pleb moves away.
Yarborough throws a jab when Pleb was well out of range.
Pleb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yarborough throws out the jab.
James Yarborough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pleb with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough avoids the head kick by Pleb.
Pleb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pleb misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yarborough counters with a nice uppercut.
Pleb misses with a body shot.
Pleb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yarborough.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pleb.
Yarborough has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pleb checks a low kick from Yarborough.
Pleb throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Yarborough stuns Pleb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pleb drops his hands momentarily and Yarborough takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yarborough takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Pleb.
Yarborough throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pleb throws a wild body kick that Yarborough sees coming a mile off.
Yarborough looks to land a right hand but Pleb moved out of range.
Pleb misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a left hand
letting Pleb counter with a right hand.
Yarborough takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pleb moves out of range of the strikes.
Yarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Yarborough lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pleb doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarborough slips a straight right by Pleb.
Pleb defending well as Yarborough loads up on a big left hand.
Yarborough lands a jab to the head.
A cross from Pleb lands.
Pleb keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Pleb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yarborough blocks a head kick by Pleb.
A little jabbing left from Yarborough on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hiya Pleb.
Well Pleb 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiya Pleb!
In his post fight interview, Hiya Pleb started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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