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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dani Woodward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yumbo Yack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yack's choice of entrance music: The Ultimate Cheeseburger Song (Jack In The Box FULL song) . Yumbo Yack will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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194 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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190 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous GnP
Good low kicks
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dani Woodward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yumbo Yack!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodward lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Woodward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yack throws out the jab.
Yack sizes up Woodward with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yack connects with a jab.
Woodward throws a head kick that misses
and Yack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yack staying out of range there.
Woodward tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woodward throws a head kick that misses
and Yack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Woodward.
Yack closes the distance and pushes Woodward back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yack tries a body shot but Woodward blocks it.
Yack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yack scores with a nice right hand.
Yack misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Yack as Woodward shoots in.
Woodward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woodward walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yack.
Woodward circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woodward misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward throws a sloppy head kick and Yack moves out of range easily.
Yack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woodward swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dani Woodward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick by Woodward misses
and Yack counters with an outside leg kick.
Yack lands a body shot.
Yack swings for the body but Woodward moves out of range.
Yack has closed the distance and engaged Woodward in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodward being controlled against the cage.
Yack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Woodward misses
and Yack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Woodward misses.
Yack is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yack throws the kick towards the body but Woodward avoids it.
Woodward avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yack avoids the head kick by Woodward.
Woodward throws a head kick but Yack moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Woodward misses its intended target.
Yack blocks a head kick by Woodward.
Yack is looking to clinch.
Woodward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yack manages to avoid it.
Yack moves in looking to clinch but Woodward pushes him off.
Yack clinches up against the cage.
Yack prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dani Woodward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodward has Yack pressed against the cage, preventing Yack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yumbo Yack dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Woodward throws a head kick that misses.
Yack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yack takes a swing at Woodward's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yack scores with a hook to the body. Woodward takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Woodward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yack fails to land with a series of punches.
Woodward gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Woodward blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yack lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yack avoids the head kick by Woodward.
Woodward shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yack as he jumps to the side.
Yack moves into range and clinches up with Woodward.
Yack tries to break free but Woodward pushes him back against the cage.
Yack is trying to force a seperation but Woodward has the dominant position.
Yack tries to circle away but Woodward has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yumbo Yack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Yack. No joy for Woodward on that attempt.
Woodward throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woodward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yack.
Woodward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Woodward. Yack shrugs it off though.
Yack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woodward paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yack avoids the head kick by Woodward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yack slips under a jab.
Yack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Woodward checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yumbo Yack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woodward gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Woodward looks to land a body kick but Yack moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Woodward throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woodward looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Woodward throwing shots but Yack is blocking nicely.
Woodward is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Woodward is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yack doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Woodward.
Yack controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yumbo Yack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Woodward's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yack wants to clinch.
Yack misses with a two punch combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Woodward.
Woodward goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Yack has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Woodward but great work by Yack.
Woodward is looking for a sweep.
Woodward is letting Yack control him for a moment.
Yack throws a strike aimed at the side of Woodward's head but Woodward avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodward wants to control but Yack postures up.
Woodward manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yack manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yack wants to sweep but no luck.
Woodward might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yack controlling the position.
Woodward looking to sit in guard and control but Yack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yack stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Woodward throws up his legs and catches Yack in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Yack tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Woodward! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dani Woodward!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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