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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yama (ranked 1512 p4p, 2032 weight class) and Jay Leaf (ranked 134 p4p, 172 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kotetsu Yama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Leaf!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leaf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yama scores with a nice right hand.
Yama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leaf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yama digs a good body shot into Leaf's ribs.
Yama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leaf changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Leaf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leaf walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Yama.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leaf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yama is looking to clinch but Leaf is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama looks to land a right hand but Leaf moved out of range.
Leaf ducks under a wild hook from Yama.
No joy there for Leaf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leaf gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Leaf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yama defends well.
Leaf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yama wants to pass the guard but Leaf is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leaf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yama has managed to get both his arms back between Leaf's legs - danger averted.
Leaf keeping full guard, as Yama tries to pass.
Yama wants to control from the top but Leaf keeps moving.
Yama landing some decent shots from guard.
Yama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leaf has momentary wrist control but Yama slips an elbow through the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yama is fighting to break Leaf's control of his arms but Leaf is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama wants to control from the top but Leaf keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leaf is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yama is aware though and is defending well.
Leaf is trying to keep Yama in close.
Yama has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Leaf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leaf is trying to control the position but Yama postures up.
Leaf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yama tries to free his leg and advance position but Leaf is retaining full guard.
Yama preventing the sweep.
Yama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leaf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leaf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yama looking to pass the guard.
Leaf controls Yama momentarily but Yama frees himself.
Yama trying to control but Leaf is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yama scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leaf. Yama does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leaf throws the left hand but Yama avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leaf darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leaf misses with an uppercut.
Yama misses with a body shot.
Leaf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yama throws a jab but it's blocked by Leaf.
Yama loads up on a big right hand but Leaf slips the punch.
Yama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leaf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yama.
Yama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leaf displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Kotetsu Yama has been cut.
Leaf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yama.
Leaf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Leaf misses the target.
Yama missing with a left hand there. Leaf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Leaf misses its intended target.
Yama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yama is rocked!
Leaf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yama.
Yama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leaf.
Leaf slips a jab from Yama.
Yama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yama shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leaf manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Leaf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leaf keeping full guard, as Yama tries to pass.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yama passes Leaf's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leaf trying to hold on to Yama's head to control him but Yama postures up.
Leaf tries to roll over but Yama keeps him under control.
Leaf is pressing down on Yama's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Leaf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yama tries to free his leg and advance position but Leaf is retaining full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yama throwing strikes but missing.
Leaf controls Yama momentarily but Yama frees himself.
Yama working some strikes from top position.
Leaf has his hands on Yama's head, controlling the position.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Leaf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leaf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leaf has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Leaf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Leaf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yama has managed to get both his arms back between Leaf's legs - danger averted.
Yama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Leaf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leaf is keeping the position for now.
Leaf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yama.
Leaf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kotetsu Yama's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leaf misses with a takedown
and Yama counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yama.
Leaf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yama throws a jab when Leaf was well out of range.
Yama defending well as Leaf loads up on a big left hand.
Yama feinted with a counter takedown.
Yama thuds a left hand into Leaf's body.
Kotetsu Yama is winning the standup battle so far.
Leaf throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yama was covering up waiting for the punch and Leaf finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yama working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Yama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leaf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leaf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leaf is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yama wants to sweep here but Leaf controlling him for the moment.
Yama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leaf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Leaf controlling from the top position.
Yama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yama working for a triangle but Leaf defends it easily.
Leaf postures up in Yama's guard and throws a big left but Yama blocks it.
Leaf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama trying to keep a closed guard but Leaf is proving a slippery customer.
Yama is looking to sweep but instead, Leaf has passed into half guard.
Yama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leaf can do to turn this around?
Leaf wants to pass to mount but Yama is defending the position.
Yama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leaf pulls his head out easily.
Leaf passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yama!
Yama regains half guard.
Yama is looking for a sweep. Leaf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leaf wants to pass the guard but Yama is defending well.
Yama on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leaf is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yama is trying to get back to full guard.
Leaf seems to be working for a kimura but Yama defends the submission attempt.
Yama is looking to control Leaf's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yama avoid being mounted?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leaf connects with a nice short shot to Yama's temple.
Kotetsu Yama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yama is refusing to be controlled, as Leaf sits in half guard.
Yama wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Leaf there.
Yama wants to get back to full guard.
Yama gets full guard.
Leaf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Leaf working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Leaf won't allow Yama to sweep him here.
Leaf works over Yama with some ground and pound from guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leaf preventing the sweep.
Yama working for submissions but it's allowed Leaf to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leaf not doing much here.
Leaf is trying to control the action in half guard but Yama is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yama manages to get to full guard.
Leaf postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yama keeping full guard, as Leaf tries to pass.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yama is looking for a triangle but Leaf pushes his legs off easily.
Yama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leaf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yama keeping moving, preventing Leaf from controlling successfully.
Leaf looking to pass the guard.
Leaf trying to control but Yama is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leaf avoids the body shot from Yama.
Yama throws a big shot that misses.
Yama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leaf misses with an uppercut.
Leaf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yama.
Leaf slips a jab from Yama.
Yama scores with a hook to the body. Leaf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leaf misses with a body shot.
Leaf loads up on a big right hand but Yama slips the punch.
Leaf lands with a hook. Yama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leaf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yama moves to clinch but Leaf breaks away
and Leaf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Leaf misses its intended target.
Leaf defending well as Yama loads up on a big left hand.
Leaf changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Leaf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Yama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Leaf connects with the perfect overhand right and Yama falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Leaf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Leaf!
During a confident post fight interview, Jay Leaf thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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