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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richie Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashton Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ashton Bell!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bell. No joy for Yang on that attempt.
Yang defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
Bell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yang.
Bell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yang tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang moves out of range of the strikes.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Yang ducks down to avoid it.
Bell throws the left hand but Yang avoids the punch easily.
Ashton Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bell pinned against the cage. Bell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie Yang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell drives through and clinches with Yang against the cage.
Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ashton Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell has closed the distance and engaged Yang in a clinch.
Bell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Yang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang fails with the takedown.
Bell tries to clinch there but Yang circles away.
Yang misses with a takedown attempt - Bell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bell manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice straight punches there by Bell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bell misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bell.
Bell closes the distance and pushes Yang back into the cage.
Bell wants to break free but Yang has control.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Yang saw that one coming.
Yang shoots for a double leg takedown but Bell sprawls well. He's pushed Yang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yang is breathing heavily.
Bell clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell has Yang pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yang tumbling to the mat - Bell dives into Yang's guard.
Bell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yang manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bell has Yang in his guard.
Yang won't allow Bell to get back to his feet.
Yang drops back looking for a leg! Bell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bell manages to kick Yang off! Yang jumps back into Bell's guard.
Yang wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bell has his feet on Yang's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yang looks for a takedown but Bell sprawls well.
Yang takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Bell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yang is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yang.
Bell clinches up against the cage.
Yang stalling against the cage.
Yang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bell smiles and moves away.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell misses with the combination.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Bell is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yang scores a takedown into full mount!
Yang is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Bell is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richie Yang!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
80% |
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