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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danya Yakovlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and zack wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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177 cm
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145 lbs
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190 cm
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danya Yakovlev! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, zack wallace! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yakovlev has wallace up against the cage in a clinch.
Yakovlev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on wallace's face as he tries to break the clinch. wallace using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yakovlev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
wallace fails to pull guard.
Yakovlev prevents the takedown attempt.
Yakovlev lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yakovlev lands a nice short elbow. wallace tries to roll over but Yakovlev keeps him under control. wallace is trying to maintain the position but Yakovlev is very close to passing his half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. wallace taking some punishment here, with Yakovlev in his half guard. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if wallace can do anything to dispel that myth. wallace is trying to control but can't.
Yakovlev trying to control from half guard but wallace is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yakovlev is thwarting wallace's attempts to control the position. wallace might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yakovlev kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. wallace is looking for a sweep. Yakovlev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. wallace is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Yakovlev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around wallace's waist but wallace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yakovlev off to one side. wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yakovlev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. wallace can't do much from the bottom here. wallace is trying to work for a sweep but Yakovlev has mounted him! Yakovlev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yakovlev is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. wallace can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. wallace is squirming around, avoiding Yakovlev's attempts to control the action. Yakovlev is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. wallace can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yakovlev is breathing heavily. Yakovlev is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. wallace can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
wallace is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. wallace squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
wallace reaches up and pulls Yakovlev towards him, trying to control the position. Yakovlev manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for wallace! wallace tries to roll over - now Yakovlev is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and wallace has to tap out! Great work there by Yakovlev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Danya Yakovlev!
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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
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