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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Yemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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187 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Yemo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yemo gets the takedown into side control.
Yemo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yemo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Yemo crashes against the mat.
McArthur managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yemo.
Yemo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Yemo misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Yemo crashes against the mat.
Yemo throws an elbow but McArthur slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yemo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yemo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McArthur sprawls well. McArthur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yemo gets slowly back to his feet.
Yemo dives in and grabs McArthur's left leg, looking for a takedown. McArthur pushes down on Yemo's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Yemo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yemo has closed the distance and engaged McArthur in a clinch.
McArthur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yemo just stands there and leans against the cage.
McArthur jumps guard but Yemo stands there with McArthur around his waist. McArthur gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McArthur tries to land knees in the clinch but Yemo avoids the damage to the body.
Yemo has McArthur pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McArthur manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yemo goes for a takedown in the clinch but McArthur prevents it.
McArthur wants to break free but Yemo has control.
McArthur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yemo shoots in for a takedown but McArthur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yemo dives in and grabs McArthur's left leg, looking for a takedown. McArthur pushes down on Yemo's head and hops out.
Yemo is breathing heavily.
McArthur stuffs the takedown attempt from Yemo. Yemo gets slowly back to his feet.
McArthur stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur tries to clinch but Yemo moves out of range.
Yemo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yemo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yemo tries to close the distance and clinch but McArthur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yemo keeps the fight on the outside.
McArthur tries to close the distance and clinch but Yemo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yemo closes the distance but McArthur moves to the side
and McArthur counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yemo fails with an attempt to clinch.
McArthur throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McArthur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice jab there from McArthur.
Bill Yemo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McArthur tries to clinch up but Yemo circles away and keeps his distance.
Yemo fails with a takedown attempt.
McArthur throws a right hand that Yemo ducks under and follows up with a left that Yemo also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yemo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McArthur sprawls well initially but Yemo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yemo is trying to work for a kimura but McArthur is defending well.
McArthur looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yemo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McArthur is just riding it out for now. Yemo eventually gives up the hold.
Yemo tries to pass to full mount but McArthur defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yemo thows a huge punch but McArthur dodges it nicely.
Yemo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McArthur with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yemo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McArthur's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yemo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob McArthur dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yemo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yemo throwing strikes from guard but McArthur blocks nicely.
Yemo is in close to McArthur's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yemo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yemo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McArthur's head.
Yemo controlling from the top position.
McArthur is breathing heavily.
Yemo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yemo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yemo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yemo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yemo passes into half guard.
Yemo is nestled in close to McArthur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McArthur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yemo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McArthur is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yemo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yemo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McArthur!
Yemo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McArthur is in a horrible position here. Yemo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McArthur is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yemo lands a big shot to the head and McArthur winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bill Yemo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
60% |
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