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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Bambam Yagan (ranked 1183 p4p, 1808 weight class) and Jumba Smif (ranked 135 p4p, 193 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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Great elbows
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bambam Yagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumba Smif!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smif feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yagans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smif misses with a hook. Yagan ducked under it nicely.
Smif throws a sloppy head kick and Yagan moves out of range easily.
Yagan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smif scores with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Yagan.
Yagan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yagan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smif throws out a counter right but Yagan avoids it with no problem.
Yagan misses with a shot to the body
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagan swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a thumping low kick.
Yagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Smif is just out of range.
Smif darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yagan throws a leg kick but Smif checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan tries to clinch
and Smif counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bambam Yagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smif connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smif rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yagan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yagan has Smif up against the cage in a clinch.
Yagan has Smif pressed against the cage, preventing Smif from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yagan is pushing Smif up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smif pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Smif is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Yagan closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagan misses with the head strike.
Yagan scores with a shoulder strike.
Smif manages to break the clinch.
Yagan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yagan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smif was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yagan misses with a leg kick
and Smif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Yagan. Beautiful body shot.
Yagan misses with a right hand
and Smif counters with an outside leg kick.
Yagan misses with a wild body shot.
Smif checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Smif on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice cross by Yagan.
Good leg kick by Smif.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Smif misses the target.
Yagan throwing a counter right hand but Smif manages to avoid it.
Yagan throws a body punch but Smif moves out of range.
Smif throws a counter combo.
Yagan looks to land a body kick but Smif moved away.
Yagan is looking to wear down Smif with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice leg kick from Smif, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smif throws a hook to the side of Yagan's head but Yagan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yagan darts in trying to clinch
and Smif counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagan misses with a wild body shot.
Smif moves out of range of the strikes.
Smif takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A bone on bone clash there as Smif blocks the leg kick.
Smif cracks Yagan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yagan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A leg kick checked by Smif.
Smif only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Smif is looking to land body kicks.
Yagan is looking to clinch.
Yagan fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jumba Smif will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Yagan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smif avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smif checks a low kick from Yagan.
Yagan wants to clinch but Smif slips to the side
and Smif counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yagan thuds his right hand into Smif's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick from Yagan lands but Smif takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagan throws an overhand right that lands on Smif's shoulder, as Smif tries to avoid the shot.
Smif raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yagan misses with a lunging right hand
and Yagan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smif lands with a hook. Yagan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan lands a nice looking body shot.
Yagan misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yagan moves into the clinch.
Yagan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smif or not.
Yagan has Smif pressed against the cage, preventing Smif from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smif is trying to push Yagan away but Yagan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smif.
Yagan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Smif wants to break free but Yagan has control.
Yagan tries to throw a body punch but Smif avoids it by throwing Yagan back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Yagan.
A left hand lands to the body for Yagan.
Yagan struggles to land a body shot inside as Smif controls his hands.
Yagan working aggressively here.
Smif is trying to force a seperation but Yagan has the dominant position.
Smif working hard to break the clinch.
Yagan has a couple of punches blocked by Smif.
Yagan tries a body shot but Smif blocks it.
Smif working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yagan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yagan misses with a punch on the inside.
Yagan struggles to land a body shot inside as Smif controls his hands.
Smif breaks the clinch.
Yagan misses with a low kick as Smif jumps back.
Smif checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smif now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yagan wants to land a leg kick but Smif is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yagan tries to clinch but Smif is having none of it.
Smif pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yagan is out of range and Smif settles back down.
Yagan misses with a body shot.
Yagan closes the distance but Smif moves to the side
and Smif counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan connects with a right hand. Smif shakes it off.
Smif with a nice cross.
Yagan tries to close the distance and clinch but Smif swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yagan tries to clinch there but Smif circles away.
Yagan darts in and clinches Smif up against the cage.
Smif blocks a body shot from Yagan.
Smif escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smif slips a straight right by Yagan.
Smif slips under a jab from Yagan.
Yagan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagan scores with a kick to the body.
Yagan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yagan instigates a clinch.
Yagan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smif backwards.
Nice elbow from Yagan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yagan tries a body shot but Smif blocks it.
Smif breaks the clinch.
A jab from Smif misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yagan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smif can't break the clinch.
Yagan misses with a body punch.
Smif breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bambam Yagan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yagan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif breaks the clinch.
Yagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Yagan catches Smif right on the button with a cross.
Yagan misses the shot to the body.
Yagan darts in trying to clinch
and Smif counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yagan throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagan doesn't manage to clinch there - Smif circles away.
Yagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yagan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yagan connects with an inside leg kick.
Smif slips a jab from Yagan.
Yagan forces Smif back against the cage and clinches.
Yagan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smif's efforts to push away.
Smif blocking some punches.
Yagan lands with a short shot to the head.
Smif has had enough of the clinch but Yagan keeps him there for the moment.
Smif blocks a body shot from Yagan.
Yagan misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif is trying to push Yagan away but Yagan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smif breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yagan moves in looking to clinch but Smif pushes him off.
Smif is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yagan with a body shot.
Yagan misses with a wild body shot.
Smif lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yagan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smif can do to turn this around?
Yagan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smif.
Yagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yagan moves into the clinch.
Smif breaks the clinch.
Yagan misses with a jab to the body
enabling Smif to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smif circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yagan wants to clinch but Smif slips to the side
and Smif counters with a left and a right that stings Yagan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smif has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yagan cracks Smif with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smif cracks Yagan with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Yagan misses the target.
Yagan misses the shot to the body.
Yagan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yagan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smif throws out a counter right but Yagan avoids it with no problem.
Smif circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yagan throws a solid leg kick but Smif takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yagan.
Smif tries a quick counter leg kick but Yagan is wise to it.
Smif thuds his shin into the meat of Yagan's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagan with the inside leg kick.
Smif chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yagan clinches with his opponent.
Yagan scores with a shoulder strike.
Yagan working aggressively here.
Smif has had enough of the clinch but Yagan keeps him there for the moment.
Smif is trying to break free.
Yagan has Smif pressed against the cage, preventing Smif from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bambam Yagan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smif blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yagan lands an elbow that stopped Smif in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jumba Smif has been cut.
Yagan can't find room to land a body shot as Smif controls the action.
Yagan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smif's efforts to push away.
Smif is trying to break the clinch but Yagan has him pressed against the cage.
Yagan misses with some punches.
Smif's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bambam Yagan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yagan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bambam Yagan!
Bambam Yagan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
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