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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zei Rulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Yluches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yluches is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mi Vida. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zei Rulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Yluches!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yluches tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Rulu misses
and Yluches counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rulu.
Rulu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rulu shoots and misses
and Yluches counters with a head kick that drops Rulu to the mat! Rulu scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yluches throws a lazy head kick
and Rulu counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Yluches misses
and Rulu counters with a nice body kick.
Rulu is breathing heavily.
Yluches throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rulu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yluches. That one must have hurt.
Yluches rushes Rulu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yluches throws a punch but it's blocked by Rulu.
Yluches tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yluches throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rulu blocks it with crossed arms.
Yluches misses with a knee strike.
Yluches with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yluches with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yluches with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rulu working hard to break the clinch.
Rulu is looking to break free of the clinch but Yluches has double underhooks.
Yluches lands a knee to the head.
Yluches with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yluches has a couple of punches blocked by Rulu.
Yluches scores with a knee to the head.
Yluches throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rulu blocks it with crossed arms.
Yluches throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yluches misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rulu.
Yluches misses with an elbow over the top.
Rulu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rulu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yluches throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rulu blocks it with crossed arms.
Yluches lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yluches with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yluches tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rulu is trying to push Yluches away but Yluches has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yluches throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rulu blocks it with crossed arms.
Yluches with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yluches misses with a knee strike.
Rulu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yluches tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yluches throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yluches with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yluches tries to land a knee to the head but Rulu blocks with his arms.
Yluches misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rulu.
Yluches looking to throw knees to the head but Rulu is blocking nicely.
Rulu managing to block the knees to the body from Yluches.
Yluches throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rulu blocks it with crossed arms.
Rulu turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rulu manages to end up in side control.
Rulu trying to control the position but Yluches is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rulu lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yluches tries to buck Rulu off but Rulu is having none of it.
Rulu grinds an elbow into Yluches's temple.
Yluches takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yluches gets back to half guard.
Yluches is pressing down on Rulu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rulu looking to pass the guard.
Rulu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yluches works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yluches is trying to control the position but Rulu postures up.
Yluches looking for a sweep. Not yet Yluches, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rulu postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yluches wants to sweep here but Rulu controlling him for the moment.
Rulu throws a big right hand that misses.
Rulu won't allow Yluches to sweep him here.
Rulu 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.
Rulu throwing strikes from guard but Yluches blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yluches keeping moving, preventing Rulu from controlling successfully.
Yluches working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rulu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rulu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rulu won't allow Yluches to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yluches bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rulu's guard.
Rulu is trying to keep Yluches in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Yluches dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick from Yluches misses.
A head kick by Yluches misses
and Rulu counters with a takedown into side control.
Rulu is trying to get an arm triangle but Yluches is defending well.
Yluches regains half guard.
Yluches is trying to control but can't.
Rulu tries to pass to full mount but Yluches defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yluches manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yluches looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Yluches is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yluches thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rulu won't allow Yluches to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yluches controlling Rulu's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yluches throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rulu stopping the sweep attempt from Yluches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yluches preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Yluches is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yluches is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yluches working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rulu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rulu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yluches manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rulu tries to hold on but Yluches postures up.
Yluches throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Yluches has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rulu's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yluches unloading with bombs!
Yluches lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rulu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yluches takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yluches goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rulu turns into him and now he's in Yluches's guard.
Yluches looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rulu is one step ahead there.
Yluches is controlling Rulu's posture.
Yluches keeping moving, preventing Rulu from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rulu preventing the sweep.
Yluches wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rulu is now in half guard.
Yluches blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rulu.
Yluches is trying to get back to full guard.
Yluches trying to hold on to Rulu's head to control him but Rulu postures up.
Rulu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yluches defends it well.
Yluches manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Yluches will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yluches throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Yluches misses
and Rulu counters with a shoot takedown. Yluches fights it but they end up in guard.
Yluches manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rulu manages to get himself to full guard.
Rulu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yluches looking to pass the guard.
Rulu is pulling down on Yluches's head. It's preventing any offense from Yluches, at least for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yluches tries to free his leg and advance position but Rulu is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yluches throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rulu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yluches is one step ahead there.
Rulu is trying to control the position but Yluches postures up.
Yluches looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yluches wants to slow Rulu down by chopping away at his legs.
Yluches connects with a leg kick. Rulu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rulu thows a leg kick but Yluches checks it
and Yluches counters with a nice leg kick.
Pablo Yluches seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yluches throws a lazy head kick
and Rulu counters with a low kick, right behind Yluches 's knee.
Yluches throws a sloppy head kick
and Rulu counters with an inside leg kick.
Yluches throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rulu avoids the head kick by Yluches.
Yluches bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rulu's head.
Crunch! Yluches slams his shin into Rulu's torso.
Some bone on bone action there as Rulu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rulu tries to clinch but Yluches moves away
and Yluches counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rulu's guard now.
Yluches must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yluches with a nice head shot there.
Yluches wants to control from the top but Rulu keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rulu keeping full guard, as Yluches tries to pass.
Yluches throwing strikes but missing.
Yluches is looking to work some ground and pound but Rulu has wrist control.
Rulu being controlled here, momentarily.
Rulu looking for a sweep. Not yet Rulu, not yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yluches wants to pass the guard but Rulu is keeping the position.
Rulu pulls Yluches in close to prevent any damage.
Rulu keeping moving, preventing Yluches from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pablo Yluches has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rulu avoids the head kick by Yluches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rulu.
Rulu throws a leg kick
and Yluches counters with a head kick.
Rulu throws a leg kick
and Yluches counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rulu wants to get back to full guard.
Rulu is looking to control Yluches's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rulu avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yluches trying to control the action but Rulu is working from the bottom.
Yluches thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rulu's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Yluches really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yluches misses with a looping right.
Rulu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yluches counters with a left to the body.
Yluches lands a head kick. Rulu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yluches throws a leg kick but Rulu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Rulu is predictable there
and Yluches counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yluches trying to control the pace.
Yluches wants to take a breather but Rulu is having none of it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rulu gets full guard.
Pablo Yluches has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yluches's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo Yluches has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yluches misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yluches looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rulu is refusing to be controlled, as Yluches sits in half guard.
Yluches is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yluches wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rulu keeps working.
Rulu wants to control but Yluches is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yluches thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rulu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yluches sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rulu defending well though.
Yluches trying to pass the guard but Rulu defending well.
Yluches drops an elbow to the side of Rulu's head.
Yluches prevents Rulu from improving his position.
Yluches slips a nice elbow through Rulu's hands, connecting with Rulu's forehead.
Yluches wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rulu keeps working.
Rulu is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yluches is taking a breather. Rulu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yluches trying to control from half guard but Rulu is working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pablo Yluches was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Yluches is looking to chop away at Rulu's legs.
Yluches pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yluches keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yluches throws a head kick that misses
and Rulu counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yluches closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yluches lands in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rulu holds on and takes a little breather.
Rulu keeping moving, preventing Yluches from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yluches accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yluches looking to sit in guard and control but Rulu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yluches trying to control the position.
Yluches throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rulu escapes and throws Yluches's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Yluches dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yluches throws a sloppy head kick
and Rulu counters with a nice leg kick.
Yluches blocks a head kick by Rulu.
A head kick from Yluches lands but Rulu takes it in his stride.
Rulu throws a sloppy head kick
and Yluches counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yluches.
Yluches advances position into side control!
Yluches postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Yluches in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yluches wants to control for a moment but Rulu uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Rulu wants to control but Yluches is keeping busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yluches sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rulu defending well though.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yluches thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rulu's head.
Rulu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yluches.
Yluches wants to take a breather but Rulu is having none of it.
Yluches might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rulu kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pablo Yluches was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Yluches throws a lazy head kick
and Rulu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yluches checks a leg kick nicely.
Yluches throws a sloppy head kick
and Rulu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yluches throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rulu blocks it with crossed arms.
Pablo Yluches is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rulu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yluches has him pressed against the cage.
Yluches keeps control of Rulu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rulu fails to pull guard.
Yluches lands a knee to the head.
Rulu wants to get back to striking at distance but Yluches won't allow it.
Yluches has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yluches throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rulu wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yluches tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yluches prevents Rulu from breaking the clinch.
Yluches connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rulu's face.
Zei Rulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rulu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yluches tries to land a knee to the head but Rulu blocks with his arms.
Yluches misses with a knee strike.
Yluches prevents Rulu from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yluches crunches a lovely knee into Rulu's ribcage.
Yluches misses with a knee to the head.
Rulu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yluches tries to land knees in the clinch but Rulu avoids the damage to the body.
Rulu is trying to break the clinch but Yluches has him pressed against the cage.
Rulu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yluches scores with a nice body kick.
Rulu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Yluches comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yluches 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Yluches!
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