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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kreg Yamovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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173 cm
30
155 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Anderson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kreg Yamovitch! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamovitch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamovitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamovitch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Yamovitch throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nate Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yamovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamovitch misses with a low kick. Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination! A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination. Yamovitch throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range. Yamovitch misses with a body kick. Yamovitch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
A combination from Anderson does no damage. Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Anderson checks a low kick from Yamovitch. Yamovitch throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well. Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Yamovitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson tests Yamovitch's chin there with a solid looking shot. Anderson looks to land a combination but Yamovitch avoids it well. Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Yamovitch avoids them all with ease. Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamovitch should have avoided that one. Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Yamovitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Yamovitch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson checks a leg kick. Yamovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily. Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamovitch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Yamovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily. Anderson misses with the combination.
Yamovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss. Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Yamovitch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Yamovitch throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yamovitch throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it. Yamovitch tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way. Yamovitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Yamovitch avoids it well. Yamovitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamovitch misses with a body punch
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Yamovitch. Yamovitch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson. Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Anderson throws a right hand that Yamovitch ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamovitch also avoids with ease. Anderson is breathing heavily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamovitch. Anderson looks to land a combination but Yamovitch avoids it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Anderson dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson avoids the head kick by Yamovitch.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Yamovitch avoids them all with ease. Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Yamovitch looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming. Yamovitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson checks the leg kick. Anderson keeps the fight on the outside. Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamovitch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamovitch. Yamovitch is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks. Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yamovitch tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Anderson throws a series of punches but Yamovitch moves out of range. Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamovitch throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses. Yamovitch throws a chopping leg kick but Anderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamovitch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Yamovitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Yamovitch counters by clinching up. Yamovitch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamovitch. Nate Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamovitch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Yamovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily. Yamovitch walks into a straight right hand from Anderson. Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses. A jab lands there for Anderson. Anderson misses with a straight right. Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson throws a combination that misses and Yamovitch counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt. Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Yamovitch wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Nate Anderson is winning the standup battle so far. Anderson looks to land a combination. Yamovitch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Yamovitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Yamovitch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss. Yamovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily. Yamovitch takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nate Anderson will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yamovitch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A combination from Anderson does no damage. Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Anderson misses with a combination
and Yamovitch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Anderson misses with the combination.
Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Yamovitch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson. Anderson misses with a double jab
and Yamovitch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamovitch. Yamovitch's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Yamovitch 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. Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamovitch counters with a lovely straight right hand! Both fighters are breathing heavily. Yamovitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Yamovitch.
Yamovitch slips a straight right by Anderson. Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamovitch. Yamovitch throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamovitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson throws a combination that misses and Yamovitch counters with a two punch combo. Yamovitch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Yamovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamovitch wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range. Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses and Anderson counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson misses with a combination
and Yamovitch counters by clinching up. Yamovitch taking a breather. Anderson tries to circle away but Yamovitch has him pinned against the cage. Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Yamovitch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Anderson lunges at Yamovitch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamovitch's hand. Yamovitch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nate Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Kreg Yamovitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yamovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamovitch is looking to score with low kicks. Yamovitch ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson. A punch combination from Anderson misses. Yamovitch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Yamovitch misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamovitch counters with a slapping leg kick. Yamovitch slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Yamovitch moves out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Yamovitch throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Anderson blocks a low kick nicely. A combination from Anderson does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nate Anderson. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Anderson!
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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
47% |
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