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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Yabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebenezer Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabal comes to the cage accompanied by New Divide, Linkin Park. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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133 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Yabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ebenezer Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabal pushes Medeiros up against the cage in a clinch.
Yabal lands a damaging elbow.
Medeiros being controlled against the cage.
Yabal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Medeiros tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yabal lands an elbow inside that Medeiros shrugs off.
Yabal lands an elbow inside.
Medeiros tries to pull guard but Yabal holds him up against the cage and eventually Medeiros drops back down to his feet.
Yabal lands a knee to the body.
Medeiros jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yabal walks away with a smile on his face. Medeiros gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hannu Yabal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ebenezer Medeiros.
Yabal tries to close the distance and clinch but Medeiros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yabal slaps away a takedown attempt from Medeiros, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Medeiros shoots for a takedown but Yabal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yabal tries to clinch there but Medeiros circles away.
Medeiros tries to keep at a distance but Yabal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yabal crunches a lovely knee into Medeiros's ribcage.
Yabal lands an elbow just above Medeiros 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Medeiros is trying to maintain a safe position but Yabal gets an underhook and turns Medeiros into the cage.
Nice body punch from Yabal - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Yabal.
Yabal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Medeiros takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yabal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Medeiros's face.
Yabal lands an elbow that stopped Medeiros in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yabal.
Medeiros looks gassed!
Medeiros tries to pull guard but Yabal holds him up against the cage and eventually Medeiros drops back down to his feet.
Yabal lands a shot to the body.
Yabal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Medeiros takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yabal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yabal presses Medeiros against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yabal.
Yabal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yabal scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yabal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yabal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Yabal.
Yabal lands a damaging elbow.
Yabal scores a nice knee to the body.
Yabal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Medeiros in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Medeiros tries to throw a body punch but Yabal avoids it by throwing Medeiros back against the cage.
Medeiros takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yabal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Medeiros's face.
Yabal scores with a shot to the side of Medeiros's head.
Yabal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yabal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yabal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yabal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yabal lands a knee to the head.
Yabal lands a knee to the body.
Yabal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yabal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yabal lands a nice elbow.
Yabal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Medeiros up against the cage.
Yabal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yabal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Medeiros backwards.
Medeiros fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yabal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yabal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yabal is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Yabal for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros can't get the takedown.
Yabal lands a nice elbow.
Yabal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Medeiros goes for a takedown attempt but Yabal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yabal. Medeiros shrugs it off though.
Yabal dips to his left and cracks Medeiros with an uppercut!
Yabal has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Yabal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yabal.
Yabal leaning against his opponent.
Medeiros is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yabal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Yabal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Medeiros gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yabal.
Ebenezer Medeiros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yabal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yabal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yabal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yabal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yabal landing knees to the head.
Yabal lands an elbow inside that Medeiros shrugs off.
Medeiros tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yabal smiles and moves away.
Yabal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
No luck for Medeiros with that takedown attempt.
Yabal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Medeiros is breathing heavily.
Medeiros tries for a takedown but Yabal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hannu Yabal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ebenezer Medeiros.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Medeiros is defended easily by Yabal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabal rushes Medeiros and presses him up against the cage.
Yabal is leaning against Medeiros and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yabal.
Yabal lands with a short shot to the head.
Medeiros takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yabal lands a good knee to the midsection. Medeiros won't want to take too many of those.
Yabal digs a right hand underneath Medeiros's ribcage. Medeiros let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yabal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yabal lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yabal.
Yabal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yabal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yabal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yabal lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabal scores a nice knee to the body.
Yabal is working Medeiros over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Yabal as the two fighters clinch.
Medeiros takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hannu Yabal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yabal crunches a lovely knee into Medeiros's ribcage.
Yabal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yabal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Medeiros's defenses.
Yabal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yabal blocks an elbow strike from Medeiros.
Yabal lands a damaging elbow.
Yabal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Medeiross head.
Yabal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yabal with a knee to the head.
Medeiros has Yabal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yabal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yabal avoiding damage.
Yabal lands an elbow that stopped Medeiros in his tracks for a moment.
Yabal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros can't break the clinch.
Yabal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Medeiros.
Yabal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yabal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yabal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yabal scores a nice knee to the body.
Yabal scores with a shoulder strike.
Yabal lands an elbow inside.
Yabal landing knees to the body.
Yabal lands an elbow inside that Medeiros shrugs off.
Yabal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yabal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yabal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Medeiros takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabal effectively controlling the action here.
Medeiros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Medeiros tries to score a body lock takedown but Yabal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Yabal.
Yabal lands a body punch.
Yabal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Medeiros in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yabal has Medeiros pressed against the cage, preventing Medeiros from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Yabal.
Yabal crunches a lovely knee into Medeiros's ribcage.
Yabal lands a knee to the body.
Yabal lands an elbow that stopped Medeiros in his tracks for a moment.
Yabal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Medeiros lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yabal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yabal just leaning against Medeiros, taking a breather.
Yabal scores a nice knee to the body.
Yabal lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannu Yabal dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yabal leaves Medeiros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Medeiros tries to clinch
and Yabal counters with a left to the body.
Yabal tries to bum rush Medeiros with a series of wild strikes but Medeiros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yabal closes the distance and pushes Medeiros back into the cage.
Yabal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Medeiros in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Medeiros being controlled against the cage.
Medeiros wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yabal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Medeiros can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Yabal.
Yabal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Yabal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yabal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Medeiros takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yabal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Medeiros's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yabal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yabal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Medeiros tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hannu Yabal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ebenezer Medeiros.
A hook to the body from Yabal.
Yabal lands a damaging elbow.
Yabal working Medeiros over with knees to the body.
Medeiros takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yabal lands a good knee to the midsection. Medeiros won't want to take too many of those.
Yabal landing knees to the body.
Yabal lands an elbow that stopped Medeiros in his tracks for a moment.
Yabal lands a damaging elbow.
Yabal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yabal lands an elbow that stopped Medeiros in his tracks for a moment.
Medeiros manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Medeiros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros being controlled against the cage.
Yabal scores with a shot to the side of Medeiros's head.
Medeiros tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yabal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yabal lands an elbow that stopped Medeiros in his tracks for a moment.
Medeiros fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yabal avoiding damage.
Yabal crunches a lovely knee into Medeiros's ribcage.
Medeiros tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Yabal.
Yabal lands a nice elbow.
Yabal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yabal lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yabal scores with a shot to the side of Medeiros's head.
Yabal lands an elbow just above Medeiros 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Yabal.
Yabal lands a knee to the head.
Yabal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Medeiros in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Medeiros tries to score a body lock takedown but Yabal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yabal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yabal connects with a knee to the head.
Yabal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yabal cracks Medeiros with a nice body shot.
Medeiros is looking to control Yabal's arms but Yabal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Medeiros has his back to the cage.
Yabal prevents the takedown attempt.
Yabal with a knee to the head.
Medeiros tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yabal smiles and moves away.
Yabal lands with a nice combination. Medeiros backs away looking to recover.
Yabal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Medeiros with a poor takedown
and Yabal moves into the clinch.
Medeiros takes a knee right on the jaw!
Medeiros gets control of Yabal's arms and successfully pulls guard. Medeiros will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Medeiros keeping full guard, as Yabal tries to pass.
Yabal is in close to Medeiros's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Medeiros controls Yabal momentarily but Yabal frees himself.
Yabal stands and throws Medeiros's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ebenezer Medeiros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yabal tries to move to mount but Medeiros blocks the move with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannu Yabal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yabal 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannu Yabal!
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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
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