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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Yager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Fereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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188 cm
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
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188 lbs
1 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Yager! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristiano Fereira! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yager has closed the distance and engaged Fereira in a clinch.
Fereira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Fereira goes for a takedown attempt but Yager pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yager misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yager pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jamie Yager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yager fails with the takedown. Yager misses with a head kick.
Yager drives through with a takedown into Fereira's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Yager trying to control the position from guard on top but Fereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Yager passes Fereira's right leg, so he's now in half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Yager controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fereira's head. Yager is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Yager not doing much here.
We're going to have a standup here because Jamie Yager wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Yager throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fereira's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yager will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Yager shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Yager. That's going to take a lot out of him. Excellent takedown into side control there by Yager. This has been an exciting period of action! Yager in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Yager working the body and head with strikes. Yager tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yager has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Yager tries to advance to mount but Fereira denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fereira dodges the ground and pound from Yager. Yager in side control, just content to control the action for now. Yager landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yager throws an elbow but Fereira slips to the side and avoids it well. Yager is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Fereira dodges the ground and pound from Yager. Fereira is not content to let Yager control the position. Yager in side control, throwing shots but Fereira defends. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sloppy strikes there by Yager. Yager misses with the ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Yager dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fereira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yager to score an easy takedown into full guard. Yager gets to his feet - Fereira follows without any prompting. Fereira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yager. Yager shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fereira napping and manages to drive through into side control! Yager stands up and we're back to a striking position. Yager has closed the distance and engaged Fereira in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yager breaks from the clinch.
Fereira is breathing heavily. Yager closes the distance and clinches up with Fereira, looking for a takedown. Yager pushes Fereira against the cage but Fereira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yager goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fereira is rocked! Jamie Yager is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Yager circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Fereira drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Yager follows Fereira to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Yager!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
77% |
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