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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hidehiko Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamoto comes into the arena with Wage Slaves - All Shall Perish blaring out of the sound system. Ruben Yvel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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191 cm
25
260 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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189 cm
25
235 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidehiko Yamamoto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Yvel! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and Yvel counters with a lovely straight right hand! Yamamoto blocks a head kick by Yvel.
Yvel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Yvel. Yvel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Yamamoto lands a head kick. Yvel smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and Yvel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yvel. Yvel is pushing Yamamoto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Yvel looking to throw knees to the head but Yamamoto is blocking nicely.
Yvel keeps control of Yamamoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Yvel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamamoto's efforts to push away. Yamamoto is trying to break the clinch but Yvel has him pressed against the cage. Yvel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. A knee to the head by Yvel.
It looks like Hidehiko Yamamoto has been cut. Yamamoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yvel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Yvel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Yvel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yvel obliges. Yvel with a knee to the head.
Yvel lands an elbow inside that Yamamoto shrugs off. Yvel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Yamamoto could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Yamamoto is breathing heavily. Yvel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Yamamoto tries to break free but Yvel pushes him back against the cage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yvel obliges. Yvel lands a nice shot to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Yamamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Yvel has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yvel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamamoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Yamamoto trying to control the position but instead, Yvel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yamamoto into the cage. Yvel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yamamoto up against the cage. Yamamoto takes a knee to the side of the body. Yvel taking a breather. Yamamoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Yvel crunches a lovely knee into Yamamoto's ribcage. A body shot lands from Yvel.
Yvel misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A knee to the head by Yvel.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Yvel misses with a knee strike.
Yvel landing knees to the head.
Yvel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Yvel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yvel scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yvel.
A knee to the head by Yvel.
Yvel has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Yamamoto - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Yvel, and another! Yamamoto is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ruben Yvel!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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