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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Michel (ranked 2610 p4p, 2630 weight class) and Koa Yagan (ranked 305 p4p, 307 weight class). Michel comes into the arena with Good bye horses - Q Lazzarus blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Michel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koa Yagan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yagan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice cross by Michel.
Michel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yagan throws out a counter right but Michel avoids it with no problem.
Michel misses with a wild body shot.
Michel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yagan finds it's way round the side to connect with Michel's head.
Yagan lands with a cross.
It looks like Leroy Michel has been cut.
Michel slips under a jab from Yagan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Michel does it's job there.
Michel misses with a shot to the body
letting Yagan counter with a right hand.
Michel tries to clinch there but Yagan circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel misses with some punches.
Michel misses with a punch to the body.
Michel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yagan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yagan digs a right hand into Michel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Michel's gas tank.
Yagan breaks the clinch.
Michel misses with an uppercut
and Yagan counters with a right hand to the body.
Michel lands a nice shot that snaps Yagan's head back.
Yagan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michel tries to clinch up but Yagan circles away and keeps his distance.
Yagan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Michel misses with a hook
and Yagan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Michel thinking.
Michel wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michel misses with a lunging right hand
and Yagan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Michel tries to clinch up.
Yagan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yagan digs a good body shot into Michel's ribs.
Yagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yagan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Michel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Michel.
Yagan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Leroy Michel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michel moves into the clinch.
Yagan blocks an uppercut.
Michel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yagan's elbow.
Yagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Michel keeps control of Yagan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Yagan.
Yagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michel trying to control the position but instead, Yagan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Michel into the cage.
Yagan tries to throw a body punch but Michel avoids it by throwing Yagan back against the cage.
Michel tries to throw a body punch but Yagan avoids it by throwing Michel back against the cage.
Michel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yagan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yagan throws a head punch that misses.
Michel tries to throw a body punch but Yagan avoids it by throwing Michel back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Michel.
Yagan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Michel backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagan lands an uppercut.
A short left from Yagan.
Yagan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yagan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michel is breathing heavily.
A jab from Michel finds it's way through Yagan's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yagan manages to avoid it.
Yagan tries to move into range but Michel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yagan feints and then cracks Michel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michel down.
Yagan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yagan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Michel moves into the clinch.
Yagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michel lands a jab.
Michel looks to clinch
and Yagan counters with a head kick that drops Michel to the mat! Michel scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koa Yagan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Michel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Michel misses with a hook to the body
and Yagan counters with a good, hard body kick but Michel shrugs it off.
Yagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yagan clobbers Michel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Michel rushes Yagan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yagan is trying to maintain a safe position but Michel gets an underhook and turns Yagan into the cage.
Yagan lands with a left to the head.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike.
Michel blocks an uppercut.
Koa Yagan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yagan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yagan blocks a body shot from Michel.
Michel throws a punch but it's blocked by Yagan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michel lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Yagan - that landed with a thud.
Michel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yagan lands a hook that snaps the head of Michel backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Yagan as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yagan digs a right hand into Michel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Michel's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yagan.
Yagan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yagan working aggressively here.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michel misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Michel fails to land.
Yagan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michels head.
A shot in the inside from Yagan.
Michel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michel working aggressively here.
Yagan digs a right hand underneath Michel's ribcage. Michel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Michel tries to throw a body punch but Yagan avoids it by throwing Michel back against the cage.
Michel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yagan lands a shoulder strike.
Yagan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yagan works on Michel's body with a couple of short punches.
Yagan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Michel backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yagan is working Michel over against the cage.
Yagan tries to throw a body punch but Michel avoids it by throwing Yagan back against the cage.
A short right from Yagan.
Yagan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michel's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michel throws a punch but it's blocked by Yagan.
Yagan scores with a shot to the side of Michel's head.
Yagan misses with a punch to the body.
Yagan breaks the clinch.
Michel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yagan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yagan connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Michel out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koa Yagan!
During a confident post fight interview, Koa Yagan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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