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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Xtanspel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Go Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xtanspel comes into the arena with Whitesnake - Here I go again blaring out of the sound system. Yamamoto has chosen Ambitionz az a ridah as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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189 cm
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199 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Xtanspel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Go Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xtanspel misses with a double jab.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the body
and Xtanspel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xtanspel throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Xtanspel throws a hook but Yamamoto blocks it.
Xtanspel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Xtanspel throws a right hand that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xtanspel swings widly with a right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body kick.
Xtanspel throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yamamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Xtanspel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yamamotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xtanspel misses with a combination
and Yamamoto counters with a nice leg kick.
Xtanspel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Xtanspel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xtanspel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamamoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xtanspel thinking.
Xtanspel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamamoto counters with a thumping low kick.
Xtanspel cracks Yamamoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Frank Xtanspel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xtanspel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xtanspel misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Xtanspel moves out of range.
Yamamoto throws out a powerful jab.
Xtanspel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xtanspel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamamoto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Xtanspel cracks Yamamoto with an open hand slap.
Xtanspel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Yamamoto counter with a right hand.
Yamamoto scores with a jab to the body.
Xtanspel misses with an uppercut
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Xtanspel backing up. Xtanspel nods at Yamamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamoto. Xtanspel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xtanspel connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xtanspel doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xtanspel misses with a shot to the body
and Yamamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xtanspel swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Yamamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Xtanspel throws a right hand that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xtanspel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Xtanspel.
Xtanspel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yamamoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Go Yamamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Xtanspel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Xtanspel misses the shot to the body.
Xtanspel misses with a body shot
and Yamamoto counters with a head kick.
Yamamoto lands a jab to the nose.
Xtanspel throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a nice leg kick.
Xtanspel throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamamoto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Xtanspel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yamamoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xtanspel on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xtanspel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamamoto counters with a nice leg kick.
Xtanspel misses with a left hand
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body shot.
Xtanspel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xtanspel walks into a straight right hand from Yamamoto.
Xtanspel misses with an uppercut
and Yamamoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Xtanspel misses with a left hand
and Yamamoto counters with a good low kick that Xtanspel was not able to check.
Xtanspel avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto scores with a nice body kick.
Xtanspel throws a combination that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xtanspel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xtanspel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Xtanspel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xtanspel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Yamamoto misses.
Yamamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xtanspel circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xtanspel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamamoto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Xtanspel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.
Xtanspel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Xtanspel throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamamoto counters with an inside leg kick.
Xtanspel misses with a body punch
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Xtanspel backing up. Xtanspel nods at Yamamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Xtanspel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xtanspel misses with an uppercut
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Yamamoto misses
letting Xtanspel counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Xtanspel misses
and Yamamoto counters with a straight right hand.
Xtanspel misses with an uppercut
and Yamamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Xtanspel misses with an uppercut
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xtanspel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamamoto.
Xtanspel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xtanspel thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Go Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Xtanspel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xtanspel misses with an uppercut
and Yamamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xtanspel tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xtanspel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xtanspel connects with a looping right hand.
Yamamoto slips a jab from Xtanspel.
Xtanspel misses with an uppercut
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Xtanspel backing up. Xtanspel nods at Yamamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Yamamoto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Xtanspel might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xtanspel swings widly with a right hand
and Yamamoto finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Xtanspel misses with a hook
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body kick.
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xtanspel.
A jab lands there for Yamamoto.
Xtanspel thows a body shot but no joy.
Xtanspel throws an off balance right hand
and Yamamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Xtanspel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Xtanspel misses with an uppercut
and Yamamoto counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xtanspel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Xtanspel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Xtanspel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Xtanspel misses with a jab to the body
and Yamamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xtanspel scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xtanspel throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Xtanspel throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamamoto counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands with a nice combination. Xtanspel backs away looking to recover.
Xtanspel misses with a left hand
and Yamamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Xtanspel lands a nice shot to the body.
Xtanspel misses with an uppercut
and Yamamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Xtanspel is rocked!
Xtanspel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xtanspel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Xtanspel was well out of range.
Xtanspel swings widly with a right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Frank Xtanspel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xtanspel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xtanspel misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xtanspel misses with a right hand
enabling Yamamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamamoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Xtanspel looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Xtanspel throws a leg kick
and Yamamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xtanspel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Go Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xtanspel misses with a left hand
and Yamamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Go Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yamamoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Go Yamamoto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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