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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yannick Riesling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Vassell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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199 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yannick Riesling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Vassell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riesling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riesling misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Vassell.
Vassell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riesling.
Vassell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vassell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riesling is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Riesling sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vassell defending well though.
Riesling landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vassell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riesling.
Vassell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riesling working the head and body with strikes.
Vassell tries to roll over but Riesling keeps him under control.
Vassell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vassell wants to control but Riesling is keeping busy.
Riesling not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riesling is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Riesling is pressing down on Vassell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vassell is holding on for now.
Vassell is looking to improve his position.
Riesling is working for a submission of some sort.
Vassell trying to control but Riesling postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Riesling sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vassell defending well though.
Riesling missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vassell is looking to improve his position.
Riesling is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riesling shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Riesling showed some decent athleticism there.
Riesling thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vassell's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vassell is trying to stand.
Vassell gets full guard.
Vassell trying to control the position.
Riesling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riesling wants to pass the guard but Vassell is keeping the position.
Riesling wants to control from the top but Vassell keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riesling scores with a hook.
Vassell throws a series of punches but Riesling avoids them all with ease.
Vassell with a poor takedown
and Riesling counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riesling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riesling throws and elbow that misses. Vassell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riesling's guard. Nice move by Vassell!
Vassell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riesling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vassell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vassell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riesling tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riesling looking for a guillotine here but Vassell defends easily.
Riesling controls Vassell momentarily but Vassell frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vassell takes a swing at Riesling's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick Riesling dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vassell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riesling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vassell.
Vassell with a poor takedown
and Riesling counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vassell misses with a takedown
and Riesling counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Riesling finds it's target.
Vassell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vassell misses the jab.
Vassell fails with the takedown
and Riesling counters with a takedown into side control.
Yannick Riesling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Vassell.
Vassell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Riesling wants to control but Vassell is keeping him busy.
Vassell is breathing heavily.
Riesling misses with the ground and pound.
Riesling working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vassell dodges the ground and pound from Riesling.
Vassell is looking to regain half guard here but Riesling keeps moving and retains side control.
Riesling throws an elbow but Vassell slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yannick Riesling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riesling creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sloppy strikes there by Riesling.
Vassell tries to improve position but can't.
Riesling in side control, throwing shots but Vassell defends.
Riesling looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vassell is avoiding damage well.
Riesling scoring with punches from side control.
Vassell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Riesling.
Riesling throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Vassell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vassell parries the strikes from Riesling easily there. Riesling is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vassell to escape.
Vassell tries to buck Riesling off but Riesling is having none of it.
Riesling sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vassell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vassell is trying to improve his position.
Vassell regains half guard, as Riesling was trying to land strikes.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Riesling lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vassell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riesling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riesling looks to land a right hand but Vassell moved out of range.
Riesling fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vassell on the side of the head.
Riesling throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Tyler Vassell has been cut.
Vassell tries for a takedown but Riesling circles away easily
and Riesling counters with a stiff right hand.
Vassell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Riesling bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vassell's guard.
Riesling lands a couple of elbows.
Riesling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vassell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riesling connects with a couple of short punches.
Riesling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riesling thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riesling throwing strikes from guard but Vassell blocks nicely.
Vassell is adopting a defensive guard.
Vassell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vassell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riesling.
Riesling throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riesling is looking to work some ground and pound but Vassell has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Riesling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vassell misses with a double jab
and Riesling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick Riesling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Vassell's cut.
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!
Vassell tries for a takedown but Riesling circles away easily
and Riesling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to de liver by Riesling. Beautiful body shot.
Riesling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riesling darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vassell throws a series of punches but Riesling moves out of range.
Vassell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riesling gets the takedown into side control.
Riesling working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Riesling's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vassell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Riesling lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riesling connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vassell some visible discomfort.
Riesling working the head and body with strikes.
Vassell is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riesling grinds an elbow into Vassell's temple.
Vassell is still in real trouble! Can Riesling finish him?
Riesling working the ground and pound.
Vassell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Riesling scores with a couple of short elbows.
Riesling is working Vassell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vassell seems to have recovered his senses.
Vassell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vassell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Riesling.
The strikes coming from Riesling are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Riesling in side control, throwing shots but Vassell defends.
Riesling goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vassell rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Riesling's guard! Nice work there by Vassell!
Yannick Riesling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riesling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vassell tries to free his leg and advance position but Riesling is retaining full guard.
Vassell distracts Riesling with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vassell throws a sloppy body shot
and Riesling counters with a nice uppercut.
Riesling scores with a shot to the body.
Vassell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Riesling keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Vassell is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riesling moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Riesling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vassell.
Riesling not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riesling tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riesling trying to keep a closed guard but Vassell is proving a slippery customer.
Vassell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Vassell preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vassell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riesling moves away.
Vassell falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Riesling counter with a right hand.
Tyler Vassell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vassell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Riesling counters with a series of strikes. Vassell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Riesling drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Riesling is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vassell will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vassell is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yannick Riesling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riesling 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yannick Riesling!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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