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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Yardow (ranked 1184 p4p, 732 weight class) and Greight Ness (ranked 155 p4p, 97 weight class). Greight Ness told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent boxer
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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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Yardow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Greight Ness!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness takes a swing at Yardow's ribcage but misses.
Ness misses with a lunging right hand
and Yardow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ness swings widly with a right hand
and Ness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ness misses with an uppercut
and Yardow counters with a three punch combo that has Ness backing up. Ness nods at Yardow to acknowledge the strikes.
Ness 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.
Yardow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness.
Ness misses with a right hand
and Yardow counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Yardow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Ness on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yardow counters with a right hand to the body.
Yardow connects with a body shot that sends Ness's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ness connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Zane Yardow has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness throws a poor cross that misses
and Yardow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ness throws a jab but it's blocked by Yardow.
Ness throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yardow to counter with a crisp jab.
Ness fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yardow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yardow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ness counters with a straight right hand.
Ness misses with a hook
letting Yardow counter with a right hand.
Yardow throws a lazy right hand but Ness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ness scores with a hook to the body. Yardow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
It looks like Yardow has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ness misses with a wild body shot.
Yardow moves out of range of the strikes.
Yardow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yardow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ness swings widly with a right hand
and Yardow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yardow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ness.
Yardow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yardow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ness throws a jab when Yardow was well out of range.
Ness catches Yardow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ness scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yardow doesn't seem bothered though.
Yardow scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness catches Yardow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ness misses with a body shot
and Yardow counters with a nice uppercut.
Yardow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ness throws an overhand right that lands on Yardow's shoulder, as Yardow tries to avoid the shot.
Yardow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ness connects with a crisp jab.
Yardow throws a right hand that misses
and Ness counters with a nice uppercut.
Yardow misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ness counter with a right hand.
Ness swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yardow.
Yardow is rocked!
Yardow wants to clinch up but Ness keeps it at a distance.
Oh Yardow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws a right hand that misses
and Yardow counters with a straight right hand.
Yardow seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yardow blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Yardow.
Ness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ness throws out a counter right but Yardow avoids it with no problem.
Yardow has managed to clinch.
Yardow misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yardow.
Yardow scores with a shoulder strike.
Yardow misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ness.
Ness is looking to break free of the clinch but Yardow has double underhooks.
Yardow throws a head punch that misses.
Ness working hard to break the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yardow.
Ness throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yardow has a couple of punches blocked by Ness.
Yardow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ness scores with a shot to the side of Yardow's head.
A right hand to the body from Yardow.
Ness has a couple of punches blocked by Yardow.
Yardow misses with a punch on the inside.
Yardow lands a knee to the body.
Ness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ness is trying to force a seperation but Yardow has the dominant position.
Ness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Yardow.
Yardow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yardow tries to work over Ness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ness tries to circle away but Yardow has him pinned against the cage.
Yardow working aggressively here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ness blocking some punches.
A short right from Yardow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ness.
Ness misses with some punches.
Ness is trying to push Yardow away but Yardow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yardow.
Ness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yardow working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ness breaks from the clinch.
Ness misses with a right hand
and Yardow counters with a straight right hand.
Yardow throws a right hand that misses
and Ness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yardow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yardow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yardow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yardow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ness appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yardow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ness throws a lazy uppercut
and Yardow counters with a stiff right hand.
Yardow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ness throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Yardow counter with a right hand.
Ness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yardow.
Yardow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yardow throws a poor cross that misses
and Ness counters with a straight right hand.
Zane Yardow's cut is getting worse.
Yardow cracks Ness with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ness misses with a hook. Yardow ducked under it nicely.
As Ness looks to move away, Yardow throws a big counter combo but Ness just gets out of the way.
Ness punishes Yardow's body with a nice straight punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws a poor cross that misses
and Yardow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ness swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yardow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ness lands a body shot.
Ness misses with an uppercut
and Yardow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yardow.
Ness throws a lazy uppercut
and Yardow counters with a straight right hand.
Ness with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yardow to score with a decent uppercut.
Ness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yardow seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yardow throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ness to counter with a crisp jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yardow misses with a straight left.
Ness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yardow throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ness! But no joy.
Yardow swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ness to counter with a crisp jab.
Ness throws a hook but Yardow blocks it.
A big right from Ness misses.
A slow jab from Yardow misses its intended target.
Ness is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yardow with a body shot.
Ness throws a right hand that misses
letting Yardow counter with a right hand.
Yardow misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zane Yardow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zane Yardow's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yardow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ness.
Yardow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ness.
Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yardow moves away.
Yardow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ness moves out of range of the strikes.
Yardow misses with a left hand
and Ness counters with a left to the body.
Ness throws a jab but it's blocked by Yardow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yardow moves out of range of the strikes.
Ness doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ness throws a looping overhand right but Yardow ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness lands a nice looking body shot.
Ness has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ness connects with a right hand. Yardow shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ness. Yardow does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Yardow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ness throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yardow to counter with a crisp jab.
Ness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yardow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yardow tries to counter by clinching up but Ness breaks away and moves out of range.
Yardow misses with a jab to the body
letting Ness counter with a right hand.
Ness misses with a jab to the body
and Ness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ness moves away from the strike by Yardow.
A little jabbing left from Ness on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ness throws a sloppy body shot
and Yardow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness lunges at Yardow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yardow's hand.
Yardow looks to land a combination. Ness sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ness scores with a punch to the head.
Yardow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ness circles away quickly and effectively.
Ness appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ness misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Yardow to counter with a crisp jab.
Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yardow moves away.
Yardow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yardow throws a lazy uppercut
and Ness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yardow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yardow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ness moves away.
Ness misses with a right hand
and Yardow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yardow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yardow throws out the jab.
Ness throws out a counter right but Yardow avoids it with no problem.
Ness drops his hands momentarily and Yardow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ness is rocked!
A big right from Yardow misses.
Ness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yardow.
As Ness tries to get set, Yardow tries to push him back and clinch up but Ness manages to avoid the attempt.
Yardow cracks Ness with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ness looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Yardow finish him?
Ness is still on wobbly legs! Can Yardow finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Yardow does no damage.
Yardow misses with an uppercut. Ness saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yardow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ness.
Yardow 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.
Yardow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yardow moves out of range of the strikes.
Yardow misses with a hook.
Ness looks to score with a jab to the body but Yardow is just out of range.
Ness misses with a wild body shot.
Yardow throws a big counter combination but Ness scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yardow connects with a body shot that sends Ness's belly button to the back.
Ness seems to have recovered his senses.
Yardow scores with a jab.
Ness gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Yardow gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ness is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zane Yardow!
A very excited looking Zane Yardow 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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