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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martial Calixte (ranked 1351 p4p, 2005 weight class) and Ai Yurchon (ranked 112 p4p, 149 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 cm
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6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martial Calixte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ai Yurchon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calixte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yurchon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yurchon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Calixte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yurchon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Calixte throws a jab when Yurchon was well out of range.
Calixte scores with a shot to the body.
Yurchon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calixte.
Calixte moves out of range as Yurchon strikes.
Yurchon swings widly with a right hand
and Calixte counters with a right hand to the body.
Yurchon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Calixte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yurchon manages to avoid it.
Yurchon tries to keep at a distance but Calixte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yurchon tries to break the clinch but Calixte is controlling the position.
Yurchon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yurchon is trying to force a seperation but Calixte has the dominant position.
Yurchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Yurchon misses its intended target.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut.
Yurchon misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Calixte to counter with a crisp jab.
Yurchon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Calixte has closed the distance and engaged Yurchon in a clinch.
Calixte throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Calixte on the inside.
Yurchon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calixte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Calixte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calixte lands a shoulder strike.
Calixte digs a right hand into Yurchon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yurchon's gas tank.
Yurchon is trying to push Calixte away but Calixte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yurchon is trying to force a seperation but Calixte has the dominant position.
Calixte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calixte swings wildly with an uppercut but Yurchon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurchon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yurchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calixte closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calixte.
Yurchon has had enough of the clinch but Calixte keeps him there for the moment.
Calixte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yurchon is looking to break free of the clinch but Calixte has double underhooks.
Yurchon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yurchon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calixte presses Yurchon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yurchon tries to break the clinch but Calixte is controlling the position.
Yurchon is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calixte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Calixte is working Yurchon over against the cage.
Calixte tries to work over Yurchon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calixte digs a right hand into Yurchon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yurchon's gas tank.
Calixte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yurchon backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calixte working aggressively here.
Calixte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yurchon.
Calixte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Calixte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yurchon is trying to break the clinch but Calixte is controlling him.
Yurchon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yurchon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calixte is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Calixte rushes Yurchon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yurchon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yurchon is trying to break the clinch but Calixte has him pressed against the cage.
Yurchon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yurchon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calixte throws a head punch that misses.
Calixte has a couple of punches blocked by Yurchon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calixte lands a hook that snaps the head of Yurchon backwards.
Calixte working aggressively here.
Yurchon working hard to break the clinch.
Yurchon is trying to push Calixte away but Calixte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Calixte can't find room to land a body shot as Yurchon controls the action.
Calixte can't find room to land a body shot as Yurchon controls the action.
Calixte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yurchon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yurchon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Calixte tries to clinch but Yurchon is having none of it.
Yurchon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yurchon scores with a decent looking hook.
Calixte darts in and clinches Yurchon up against the cage.
Yurchon has had enough of the clinch but Calixte keeps him there for the moment.
Yurchon is leaning against Calixte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Calixte tries to throw a body punch but Yurchon avoids it by throwing Calixte back against the cage.
Yurchon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yurchon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut. Calixte saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Yurchon misses its intended target.
Ai Yurchon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calixte blocks a jab.
Calixte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yurchon was well out of range. Poor timing from Calixte.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yurchon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yurchon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Calixte lands with a straight right. Yurchon didn't see that one coming.
Donk. Calixte catches Yurchon right on the button with a cross.
Yurchon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yurchon misses with a looping right.
Calixte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Calixte is looking to wear down Yurchon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yurchon throws the left hand but Calixte avoids the punch easily.
Calixte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calixte misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Yurchon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Calixte tests Yurchon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calixte forces Yurchon back against the cage and clinches.
Yurchon can't break the clinch.
Yurchon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yurchon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calixte counters with a stiff right hand.
Yurchon throws a hook but Calixte blocks it.
Calixte scores with a nice head shot.
Calixte scores with a jab. Yurchon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martial Calixte dominated that round.
That's time! Calixte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Calixte misses with a body shot.
Calixte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Calixte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yurchon can do to turn this around?
Calixte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurchon.
Calixte avoids the body shot from Yurchon.
Calixte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Calixte.
Calixte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yurchon's efforts to push away.
Calixte can't find room to land a body shot as Yurchon controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yurchon.
Yurchon can't break the clinch.
Calixte prevents Yurchon from breaking the clinch.
Yurchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yurchon throws an off balance right hand
and Calixte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurchon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calixte tries to close the distance and clinch but Yurchon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calixte's corner calls for a 1-2. Calixte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Calixte as he connects with a hook.
Calixte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yurchon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut
and Calixte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calixte moves into the clinch.
Yurchon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yurchon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calixte has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Calixte lands a lovely overhand right.
Yurchon moves away from the strike by Calixte.
It seemed like Yurchon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Calixte throws a body shot but no joy.
Yurchon misses the shot to the body.
Yurchon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calixte manages to avoid it.
Yurchon misses with a body shot
and Calixte counters with a nice uppercut.
Yurchon throws an overhand right that lands on Calixte's shoulder, as Calixte tries to avoid the shot.
Calixte thuds his right hand into Yurchon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yurchon misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yurchon. Calixte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yurchon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calixte.
Yurchon throws out a counter right but Calixte avoids it with no problem.
Yurchon misses with a wild body shot.
Calixte moves out of range of the strikes.
Yurchon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calixte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Yurchon misses its intended target.
Calixte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Calixte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon looks to land a right hand but Calixte moved out of range.
Calixte lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for Calixte. That snapped Yurchon's head back.
Yurchon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calixte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yurchon misses with a left hand
and Calixte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Calixte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calixte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yurchon was well out of range. Poor timing from Calixte.
Yurchon throws a jab but it's blocked by Calixte.
Calixte takes a swing at Yurchon's ribcage but misses.
Calixte pushes Yurchon up against the cage in a clinch.
Calixte swings wildly with an uppercut but Yurchon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calixte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calixte.
Yurchon blocks an uppercut.
Calixte tries to throw a body punch but Yurchon avoids it by throwing Calixte back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Calixte.
A short right from Calixte.
Yurchon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calixte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon tries to break the clinch but Calixte is controlling the position.
Yurchon wants to get back to striking at distance but Calixte won't allow it.
Calixte tries a body shot but Yurchon blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Calixte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yurchon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yurchon manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Yurchon misses its intended target.
Calixte ducks under a wild hook from Yurchon.
Yurchon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yurchon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calixte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yurchon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yurchon misses with a lunging right hand
and Yurchon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yurchon throws out a loose jab but Calixte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calixte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurchon.
Yurchon misses with a wild body shot.
Yurchon avoids the body shot from Calixte.
Calixte lands with an overhand left.
Calixte lands a nice hook to Yurchon's body. Yurchon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yurchon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Yurchon takes one to the side of the head.
Calixte moves in looking to clinch but Yurchon pushes him off.
Martial Calixte is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calixte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yurchon throws a lazy uppercut
and Calixte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yurchon is rocked!
Yurchon throws a body shot but no joy.
Yurchon is still on wobbly legs! Can Calixte finish him?
Calixte moves away from the strike by Yurchon.
Calixte digs a good body shot into Yurchon's ribs.
Calixte cracks a nice hook into Yurchon's ribs.
Yurchon seems to have recovered his senses.
Yurchon walks into a jab.
Yurchon misses with a hook.
Calixte takes a swing at Yurchon's ribcage but misses.
Calixte clinches.
Yurchon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calixte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martial Calixte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Calixte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Calixte.
Yurchon is breathing heavily.
Calixte lands with a light punch inside.
Yurchon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calixte keeps control of Yurchon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yurchon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yurchon is trying to break free.
Yurchon is trying to break the clinch but Calixte is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Calixte.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martial Calixte dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yurchon misses with a hook
and Calixte counters with a stiff right hand.
Calixte stuns Yurchon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Calixte clinches.
A right hand to the body from Calixte.
Yurchon throws a punch but it's blocked by Calixte.
Calixte lands a left hand.
Calixte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calixte lands a left hand.
Calixte scores with a shoulder strike.
Calixte creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Yurchon with a big uppercut! Yurchon tries to clinch up but Calixte pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Yurchon to the mat! Yurchon covers up and Calixte unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Martial Calixte!
After the fight, Martial Calixte was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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