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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Yabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Lessard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabal comes to the cage accompanied by New Divide, Linkin Park. Lessard has chosen Sub Focus - Could This Be Real (Sub Focus DNB Remix) as his entrance music. Junior Lessard 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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141 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Yabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Lessard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabal closes the distance and clinches up with Lessard, looking for a takedown. Yabal pushes Lessard against the cage but Lessard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yabal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yabal shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannu Yabal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yabal is looking to clinch but Lessard is avoiding it.
Lessard scores with a body shot.
Yabal shoots in but Lessard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yabal moves out of range of the strikes.
Lessard throws the left hand but Yabal avoids the punch easily.
Yabal walks into a straight right hand from Lessard.
Lessard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yabal is breathing heavily.
Lessard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lessard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lessard pushes Yabal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lessard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lessard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lessard drops Yabal with a big knee straight up the middle! Yabal is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Yabal is rocked!
It looks like Hannu Yabal has been cut.
Lessard lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Yabal is looking to close the distance but Lessard sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Yabal crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Yabal is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Junior Lessard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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