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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between simon yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, simon yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Powell!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell throws out a leg kick but yo moves out of range and Powell only half commits.
yo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and yo wants it to stay on the feet.
yo leaves Powell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Justin Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell scores with a spinning back kick!
yo gets a takedown into half guard.
yo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
yo wants to work for an arm triangle but Powell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
yo trying to pass the guard but Powell defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is looking to control yo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Powell avoid being mounted?
yo moves nicely into side control.
Powell is trying to control yo's posture but yo avoids it.
Powell tries to bench press yo off him but yo keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
yo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
yo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Powell did well to prevent yo getting side control.
yo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
yo is breathing heavily.
yo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
yo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Powell controls his leg.
Powell tries to roll over but yo keeps him under control.
Powell is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute yo jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Powell is looking to reverse the position.
yo tries to advance to mount but Powell instead regains half guard.
Powell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but yo pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
yo seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powell.
Powell connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Powell.
Nice body kick there by Powell.
yo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powell tries to clinch but yo is having none of it.
Powell is looking to clinch.
Powell fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
simon yo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
yo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
yo rushes Powell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Powell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. yo just stands there and leans against the cage.
yo tries for a takedown. No joy.
yo manages to break the clinch.
yo lands a head kick. Powell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Powell instigates a clinch.
yo tries for a takedown but Powell manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for simon yo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. yo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Powell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
yo keeps control of Powell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Powell lands a knee to the body.
Powell avoids the elbow strike from yo, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
yo tries to control but Powell manages to take his back.
yo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Can yo hold on?! Powell is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Powell is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
yo is really stuck here.
Powell is trying to control but yo is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Powell looking to control but yo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell landing strikes from the mount and yo is in trouble!
Powell stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
yo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Powell scores with a kick to the body.
yo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Powell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and yo counters with a single leg into guard. Powell didn't expect that.
Powell controls yo momentarily but yo frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Powell looking to control.
yo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
yo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Powell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
yo wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
yo is looking to work some ground and pound but Powell has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch but yo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by yo.
yo fails with a takedown attempt.
A lazy body kick from Powell
so yo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that simon yo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Powell swats away the attempt to clinch by yo.
The fight stays on the outside here - yo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell wants to clinch.
Powell looks for a takedown but yo sprawls well.
Powell feints and as yo raises his hands in defense, Powell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
yo trying to strike off his back.
Powell won't allow yo to sweep him here.
yo is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Powell throws a sloppy head kick and yo moves out of range easily.
Powell misses with a low kick.
yo tries to clinch but Powell is having none of it.
Powell slips a jab from yo.
Powell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
yo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Powell defends it nicely.
yo looks for a takedown but Powell sprawls well.
Powell wants to clinch but yo slips to the side
and yo counters with a single leg into guard. Powell didn't expect that.
simon yo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
yo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Powell swats away the attempt to clinch by yo.
yo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from yo.
Powell darts in and clinches yo up against the cage.
Powell tries to score a body lock takedown but yo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
simon yo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Powell.
yo has picked Powell up - he's going for a ride! yo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell is controlling yo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Powell tries to get to full guard but yo has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, yo seems content to control.
Powell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Powell managing to control the position.
yo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Powell is trying to control the position but yo postures up.
Powell keeping moving, preventing yo from controlling successfully.
yo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
yo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
simon yo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for yo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... simon yo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
45% |
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