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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ying Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuhoansun Naamas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Ying Yang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tuhoansun Naamas's chin.
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138 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ying Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tuhoansun Naamas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Naamas looks to score with a jab to the body but Yang is just out of range.
Naamas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yang moves away.
Yang rushes Naamas and presses him up against the cage.
Yang misses with an elbow strike.
Yang is fighting off a takedown attempt but Naamas is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yang to the mat. Yang regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Naamas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Naamas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Naamas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yang gets back to full guard.
Yang has an active guard here but Naamas has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Naamas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yang tries to get to full guard but Naamas has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naamas winds up and cracks Yang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yang wants to improve his position but Naamas is controlling well.
Naamas wants to free his trapped foot but Yang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yang tries to get to full guard but Naamas has control of the leg.
Yang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Naamas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Naamas working over Yang with some ground and pound. Yang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Naamas not doing much here.
Yang is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yang gets back to full guard.
Yang keeping moving, preventing Naamas from controlling successfully.
Naamas working some strikes from top position.
Naamas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yang's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yang looking for a guillotine here but Naamas defends easily.
Naamas working some strikes from top position.
Yang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Naamas advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naamas prevents Yang from improving his position.
Yang is breathing heavily.
Naamas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Naamas works his way into side control.
Naamas cracks Yang with a big right hand but Yang just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Naamas working the ground and pound from side control.
Naamas working the ground and pound.
Yang on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yang is trying to improve his position.
Yang takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yang is looking for a sweep.
Naamas working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naamas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yang down.
Yang takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Naamas lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yang takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Naamas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yang down.
Yang taking punishment in the form of punches.
Naamas just content to control the position.
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!
Naamas working the ground and pound from side control.
Naamas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yang gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Naamas with good strikes from the mount here!
Yang keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuhoansun Naamas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Naamas misses with a body shot.
Ying Yang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Naamas keeps the fight on the outside.
Naamas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naamas just misses with a punch to the body.
Yang avoids the body shot from Naamas.
Naamas looks to land a left hand but Yang moved out of range nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Naamas.
Naamas misses with a looping right.
Naamas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yang pinned against the cage. Yang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Naamas shoots in for a double leg but Yang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ying Yang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuhoansun Naamas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naamas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Naamas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naamas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yang but Yang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Naamas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yang doesn't manage to clinch there - Naamas circles away.
Yang avoids the body shot from Naamas.
Yang lands with a kick to the temple. Naamas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Naamas misses with a straight right.
Yang tries to clinch but Naamas moves out of range.
Naamas loads up on a big right hand but Yang slips the punch.
Naamas swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Yang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Naamas.
Naamas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Naamas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Naamas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yang was well out of range. Poor timing from Naamas.
Yang scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yang tries to clinch but Naamas moves out of range.
Yang tries to clinch there but Naamas circles away.
Naamas misses with a wild body shot.
Naamas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yang avoids it really well and circles away.
Naamas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yang moves away.
Yang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yang has Naamas up against the cage in a clinch.
Naamas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yang lands an elbow inside that Naamas shrugs off.
Yang lands an elbow just above Naamas 's eye.
Naamas trying to stall but Yang improves his position.
Naamas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Naamas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yang keeps control of Naamas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Naamas slows down the pace here.
Yang stops a takedown attempt from Naamas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naamas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Naamas is breathing heavily.
Yang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Naamas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yang gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Naamas.
Yang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Naamas stalling in the clinch but Yang improves position.
Yang misses with an elbow over the top.
Naamas wants to break free but Yang has control.
Yang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Naamas looking for a takedown.
Yang throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yang.
Yang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yang misses with an elbow over the top.
Yang throws an elbow but it misses.
Naamas has Yang pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yang manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Naamas blocks an elbow strike from Yang.
Yang lands an elbow inside that Naamas shrugs off.
That's four 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.
Naamas takes an elbow to the temple.
Naamas wants a takedown but no success here.
Naamas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Yang.
Yang has Naamas pressed against the cage, preventing Naamas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yang throws an elbow but misses.
Yang throws an elbow but it misses.
Yang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Yang.
Yang lands an elbow that stopped Naamas in his tracks for a moment.
Naamas goes for a takedown attempt but Yang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Naamas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yang moves away.
Yang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naamas tries for a takedown but Yang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yang wants it to stay on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Naamas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yang scoring well with a low kick there.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Naamas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ying Yang dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yang wants to clinch up but Naamas keeps it at a distance.
Yang tries to clinch there but Naamas circles away.
Yang pushes Naamas up against the cage in a clinch.
Naamas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Naamas is trying to break the clinch but Yang has him pressed against the cage.
Yang lands an elbow just above Naamas 's eye.
Yang throws an elbow that misses.
Yang lands a nice elbow.
Yang lands an elbow inside that Naamas shrugs off.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Naamas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Naamas looking to slow down the pace here.
Yang lands an elbow just above Naamas 's eye.
Yang prevents Naamas from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yang misses with an elbow strike.
Yang is pressed up against the cage. Naamas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yang down to the mat. Yang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yang thows a body kick. Naamas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Naamas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yang ducks under a wild hook from Naamas.
Yang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Naamas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naamas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yang moves away.
Yang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naamas misses the jab.
Naamas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naamas misses with a looping left.
Ying Yang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yang is looking to clinch but Naamas is avoiding it.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Naamas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naamas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yang manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Naamas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yang's head.
Yang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yang looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Naamas has picked Yang up and slammed him! Yang can't keep hold of the triangle and Naamas manages to pass to side control!
Naamas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yang down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naamas lands a decent elbow from side control.
Naamas scores with a couple of short elbows.
Naamas scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yang is looking to regain half guard here but Naamas keeps moving and retains side control.
Naamas working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang taking punishment in the form of punches.
Naamas is chipping away with strikes.
Yang is not content to let Naamas control the position.
Naamas works to advance to full mount. Yang defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Naamas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yang looks a forlorn figure.
Yang really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yang is in a horrible position here. Naamas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Naamas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naamas with good strikes from the mount here!
Yang taking shots to the head.
Naamas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Naamas.
Naamas looking to finish Yang with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yang!
Naamas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Naamas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Naamas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yang?
Tuhoansun Naamas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naamas breaks from Yang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Naamas punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naamas lands a big shot there that rocks Yang but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Naamas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yang hang on?
Naamas breaks from Yang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tuhoansun Naamas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Naamas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuhoansun Naamas!
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hype
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