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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Yap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Sherif (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherif has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! James Yap had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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192 cm
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217 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Yap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Sherif!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yap lands a really nice looking cross but Sherif seems unphased.
Sherif looks gassed!
A punch lands to the side of Sherif 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab-cross combination lands for Yap and sends Sherif crashing to the mat! Yap follows him down to the mat - Sherif regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yap tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sherif.
Yap trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yap gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Yap throws a series of punches but Sherif moves out of range.
Sherif slips under a jab from Yap.
Yap throws a combination. Sherif tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yap pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yap scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sherif in his tracks.
Yap looks to land a left hand but Sherif moved out of range nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sherif.
Sherif avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yap lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sherif pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sherif staying out of range there.
James Yap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherif has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sherif is defended easily by Yap.
Yap scores with a sloppy right hand. Sherif should have avoided that one.
Yap missing with a left hand there. Sherif was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yap throws a hook but Sherif avoids it easily.
Yap throws the left hand but Sherif avoids the punch easily.
Sherif has a takedown stuffed.
James Yap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Sherif.
Yap misses with a hook. Sherif ducked under it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yap!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sherif shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yap as he avoids it easily.
Yap displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sherif.
A big left from Yap misses.
Yap displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yap takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sherif misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yap is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sherif waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yap.
Yap swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Yap 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.
Sherif shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yap but Yap pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yap throws a right and a left that Sherif avoids nicely.
Yap throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yap throws a jab when Sherif was well out of range.
Yap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sherif takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yap throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherif.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yap looks to land a combination but Sherif avoids it well.
Sherif dodges the punch combination from Yap.
Sherif slips a jab from Yap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yap.
Sherif lands an overhand right.
Yap misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sherif slips a straight right by Yap.
Yap misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yap dodges the punch combination from Sherif.
Some wild striking there from Yap.
James Yap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Yap.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yap!
Sherif throws a hook but Yap avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sherif slips a jab from Yap.
Yap misses with an uppercut.
Yap keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yap misses with a combination
and Sherif counters with a series of strikes. Yap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yap lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yap throws a right hand that Sherif ducks under and follows up with a left that Sherif also avoids with ease.
Sherif shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yap defends it nicely.
James Yap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Sherif.
Yap looks to land a right hand but Sherif moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yap leaves Sherif with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sherif fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yap manages to avoid it.
Yap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yap throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yap misses with a straight right.
Yap misses with an uppercut.
Sherif closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yap keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yap fails to land with a series of punches.
Sherif dodges the punch combination from Yap.
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.
Sherif showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yap.
Sherif slips under a jab from Yap.
Sherif is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yap is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sherif.
Sherif shoots in and drives through. Yap sprawls well.
James Yap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Yap misses.
Yap scores with a nice head shot.
Yap moves out of range of the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yap connects with a looping right hand.
Sherif dodges the punch combination from Yap.
Yap throws a series of punches but Sherif moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Yap dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Yap throws a looping overhand right but Sherif ducks down to avoid it.
Yap staying out of range there.
Sherif will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yap lands with a straight right. Sherif didn't see that one coming.
Yap displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sherif.
Yap looks to land a combination. Sherif sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yap throws a jab but it's blocked by Sherif.
Yap loads up on a big right hand but Sherif slips the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yap scores with a punch to the head.
Yap lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yap.
A punch combination from Yap misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yap thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sherif shoots for a takedown but Yap saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
James Yap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Sherif.
Yap misses with a double jab.
Sherif has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sherif changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yap tries to avoid it but Sherif manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yap to the ground. Yap escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sherif throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yap tries to bum rush Sherif with a series of wild strikes but Sherif uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sherif looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yap throws the left hand but Sherif avoids the punch easily.
Sherif misses with a takedown attempt - Yap sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sherif looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yap is fending him off so far but Sherif persists. Nope, Yap circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sherif with a jab.
Yap scores with a nice right hand.
Yap misses with a double jab.
Sherif slips under a jab.
A jab from Yap finds it's way through Sherif's defenses.
Sherif dives in and grabs Yap's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yap pushes down on Sherif's head and hops out.
Sherif misses with a two punch combination.
Sherif ducks under a wild hook from Yap.
Yap throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sherif counters with a right hand to the body.
Yap leaves Sherif with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sherif drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherif scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sherif lands a jab to Yap's midsection.
Yap slaps away a takedown attempt from Sherif, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yap throws a jab when Sherif was well out of range.
Sherif misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Yap.
Sherif is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yap sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Sherif.
Yap misses with a combination
and Sherif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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.
Yap is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sherif.
Yap looks to throw the jab but Sherif is out of range.
James Yap is winning the standup battle so far.
Sherif dives in and grabs Yap's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yap pushes down on Sherif's head and hops out.
A telegraphed right hand from Yap misses the target.
Sherif swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sherif slips a jab from Yap.
Yap looks to land a combination but Sherif avoids it well.
Sherif ducks under a wild hook from Yap.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sherif takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yap throws a jab but it's blocked by Sherif.
Ben Sherif has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Yap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yap throws a right and a left that Sherif avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Yap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yap has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Yap!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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