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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between yaw yan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). yan comes to the cage accompanied by bad romance. Emilio Stark acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, yaw yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Stark!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
yan looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
yan scores with a nice right hand.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says yan as he avoids it easily.
yan lands a left and a right that send Stark crashing to the mat, dazed. yan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stark is rocked!
Stark wants to slow yan down by chopping away at his legs.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can yan finish him?
yaw yan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark throws out a leg kick but yan moves out of range and Stark only half commits.
Stark seems to have recovered his senses.
yan misses with a few strikes there.
yan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as yan sprawls well. yan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
yan looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
yaw yan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
yan wants to get back to full guard.
Stark stops yan from getting back to his feet.
yan looking for submissions off his back.
Stark is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stark is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yan is looking to improve his position.
yan is trying to stand back up but Stark is controlling him
Stark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed yan's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has yan pinned against the cage. yan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
yan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from yan.
Stark staying out of range there.
yan throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yan throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Stark shoots in for a double leg but yan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
yan throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
Stark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stark shoots in and drives through. yan sprawls well.
Stark is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in yan's half guard.
yan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
yan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from yan misses.
Stark closes this distance looking for a takedown but yan circles away.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
yan tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range.
yan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
yan moves out of range of the leg kick from Stark.
yan looks to land a body kick but Stark moved away.
Stark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in yan's guard.
Stark trying to control but yan is working from the bottom.
Stark throwing strikes but missing.
yan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stark passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
yaw yan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
yan misses with a double jab.
yan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
yan leaves Stark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
yan lands a jab to Stark's midsection.
yan lands with a nice combination. Stark backs away looking to recover.
yan tries to clinch up but Stark circles away and keeps his distance.
yan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown. yan tries to sprawl out of it but Stark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. yan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stark tries to clinch up but yan circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yan fakes the leg kick and cracks Stark in the body.
yan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
yan stalks Stark and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stark's face. Stark staggers backwards, shaken.
yan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from yan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
yaw yan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Stark.
Stark throws a right and a left that yan avoids nicely.
Stark takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark.
yan misses with a straight left.
yan swinging wildly here.
yaw yan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. yan defends it nicely.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but yan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? yan is fending him off so far but Stark persists. Nope, yan circles away and we're back to standing.
yan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
yan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark gets the takedown into side control.
yan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stark asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stark throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
yan parries the strikes from Stark easily there. Stark is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable yan to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
yan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
yan can't do much from the bottom here.
yan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if yan tries to get out of the position.
yan is pushing Stark's head away, looking to escape. Stark manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, yan has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
yan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stark.
yan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stark on the side of the head.
yan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark slips a jab and a cross from yan.
yan throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Stark shoots in for a double leg but yan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
yaw yan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
yan misses with a head kick.
yaw yan is winning the standup battle so far.
yan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
yan throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as yan sprawls well. yan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Stark or perhaps it was just good defense by yan which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
yan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
yan misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming yan to the mat! yan manages to get full guard.
yan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
yan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stark is aware though and is defending well.
yan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stark has passed into half guard!
Stark passes to full mount!
Stark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stark wants to control the pace but yan is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yan working to try and regain half guard.
yan is squirming around, avoiding Stark's attempts to control the action.
yan is trying to escape the mount.
Stark trying to control but yan is having none of it.
Stark controlling his opponent.
yaw yan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark prevents yan from getting the reversal.
Stark thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
yan tries to hold on but Stark postures up.
Stark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stark is standing up, even though he is in mount.
yan misses with a wild combination.
That's four 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.
Stark throws a leg kick but yan checks it.
Stark fails to land the takedown.
yaw yan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Stark.
Stark closes the distance and clinches up with yan, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes yan against the cage but yan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
yan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
yan misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
Stark shoots for a double leg takedown but yan sprawls well. He's pushed Stark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Emilio Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but yan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think yan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... yaw yan!
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energy
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