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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angel Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasahiro Yama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasahiro Yama!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier dives in and grabs Yama's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yama pushes down on Xavier's head and hops out.
Yama looks to land a right hand but Xavier moved out of range.
Yama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xavier.
Xavier fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yama avoids it really well and circles away.
Yama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xavier tries for a takedown but Yama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yama drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yama trying to control but Xavier is working from the bottom.
Yama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xavier is keeping the position for now.
Xavier keeping moving, preventing Yama from controlling successfully.
Yama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Xavier tries to buck Yama off but Yama is having none of it.
Xavier takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama cracks Xavier with a big elbow.
Yama wants to control but Xavier is keeping him busy.
Yama fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yama passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Xavier!
Xavier can't escape the position.
Yama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yama wants to control the pace but Xavier is squirming around nicely.
Xavier is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yama lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yama content just to control the position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yama breaks from Xavier's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yama raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yama landing punches.
Yama looking to control but Xavier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yama controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xavier wants to control but Yama is having none of it.
Xavier is in a horrible position here. Yama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yama lands with some strikes.
Yama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yama looking to finish Xavier with some ground and pound. This is bad for Xavier!
Yama with the ground and pound from mount.
Yama lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Xavier hang on?
Yama lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yama looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Xavier covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kasahiro Yama!
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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
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