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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Yankowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Guarnere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yankowy comes to the cage accompanied by 1000 Flamen. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Yankowy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Guarnere!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yankowy shoots and misses
and Guarnere counters with a shoot takedown. Yankowy fights it but they end up in guard.
Guarnere stops Yankowy from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guarnere accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guarnere content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Guarnere has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Guarnere must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guarnere postures up in Yankowy's guard and throws a big left but Yankowy blocks it.
Guarnere trying to control but Yankowy is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bill Guarnere.
Guarnere shoots and misses
and Yankowy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Guarnere's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guarnere looking for a sweep. Not yet Guarnere, not yet.
Yankowy is looking to advance position but Guarnere has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Yankowy is trying to escape the mount.
Guarnere really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yankowy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yankowy is in a horrible position here. Guarnere smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Guarnere landing shots from mount.
Guarnere prevents Yankowy from getting the reversal.
Yankowy is squirming around, avoiding Guarnere's attempts to control the action.
Yankowy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Guarnere content just to control the position here.
Yankowy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guarnere trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bill Guarnere.
Guarnere on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yankowy throws a head kick that misses.
Yankowy misses with a leg kick.
Guarnere shoots in and gets a takedown into Yankowy's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Guarnere loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yankowy wants to stand up but Guarnere is controlling him.
Yankowy looking to control.
Guarnere wants to control from the top but Yankowy keeps moving.
Guarnere slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy wants to control but Guarnere postures up.
Guarnere working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yankowy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yankowy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yankowy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Guarnere in particular looking to stall.
Yankowy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yankowy.
Yankowy wants to sweep here but Guarnere controlling him for the moment.
Guarnere trying to control the position from guard on top but Yankowy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yankowy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guarnere is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Guarnere off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Yankowy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guarnere counters with a single leg into guard. Yankowy didn't expect that.
Guarnere cracks Yankowy with a solid left hand.
Guarnere trying to control the position from guard on top but Yankowy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guarnere working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yankowy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guarnere's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guarnere is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yankowy drops back looking for a leg! Guarnere is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guarnere manages to kick Yankowy off! Yankowy jumps back into Guarnere's guard.
Yankowy trying to control but Guarnere is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Guarnere dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yankowy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guarnere tries to avoid it but Yankowy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guarnere to the ground. Guarnere escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yankowy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guarnere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guarnere with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yankowy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guarnere is staying active underneath Yankowy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Guarnere tries to roll over but Yankowy keeps him under control.
Yankowy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Guarnere wants to control but Yankowy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yankowy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yankowy slips a nice elbow through Guarnere's hands, connecting with Guarnere's forehead.
Yankowy wants to take a breather but Guarnere is having none of it.
Yankowy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guarnere's head.
Guarnere is trying to control but can't.
Yankowy wants to take a breather but Guarnere is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guarnere trying to control from the bottom.
Yankowy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guarnere is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yankowy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Guarnere tries to roll over but Yankowy keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yankowy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yankowy duly obliges.
Guarnere tries for a takedown but Yankowy circles away easily
and Yankowy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guarnere taking some punishment here, with Yankowy in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy wants to control but Guarnere is keeping him busy.
Guarnere is trying to control but can't.
Guarnere is refusing to be controlled, as Yankowy sits in half guard.
Guarnere is in trouble now - Yankowy has advanced to mount!
Yankowy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yankowy wants to control the pace but Guarnere is squirming around nicely.
Yankowy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Guarnere keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yankowy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Guarnere is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jon Yankowy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yankowy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yankowy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yankowy takes Guarnere's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Guarnere is in trouble.
Yankowy 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.
Yankowy missing with punches from the back.
Yankowy trying to control.
Guarnere trying to control the position but Yankowy manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Yankowy has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Guarnere defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Yankowy punches Guarnere on the ear.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guarnere trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Yankowy scores with punches from the back.
Yankowy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Guarnere has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Yankowy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Guarnere shoots and misses
and Yankowy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Guarnere is concentrating on defense, preventing Yankowy from advancing position.
Guarnere trying to control but Yankowy postures up.
Guarnere is looking for a sweep. Yankowy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guarnere trying to control here.
Yankowy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yankowy working over Guarnere with some ground and pound. Guarnere looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yankowy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Guarnere is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Yankowy locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Guarnere is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Yankowy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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