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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cale Yarbrough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Skantze Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cale Yarbrough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Skantze Jr!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skantze Jr moves out of range as Yarbrough strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Yarbrough as Skantze Jr shoots in.
Yarbrough will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skantze Jr swinging wildly here.
Skantze Jr throws a one two combo.
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Yarbrough moves out of range.
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Yarbrough moves out of range.
Skantze Jr needs to keep his hands up - Yarbrough had a free shot at his head there.
Skantze Jr defending well as Yarbrough loads up on a big left hand.
Skantze Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Skantze Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skantze Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yarbrough.
Skantze Jr blocks a jab.
Skantze Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skantze Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yarbrough instigates a clinch.
Yarbrough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that Yarbrough avoids nicely.
Yarbrough wants to slow Skantze Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Yarbrough scores with a sloppy right hand. Skantze Jr should have avoided that one.
Skantze Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skantze Jr dodges the punch combination from Yarbrough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarbrough. Skantze Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarbrough shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Skantze Jr defends it nicely.
Yarbrough closes the distance and clinches up with Skantze Jr, looking for a takedown. Yarbrough pushes Skantze Jr against the cage but Skantze Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cale Yarbrough. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skantze Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Skantze Jr throws a combination that misses
and Yarbrough counters with a left and a right that stings Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cale Yarbrough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarbrough dodges the punch combination from Skantze Jr.
Yarbrough throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarbrough misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yarbrough displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yarbrough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skantze Jr.
Yarbrough clinches up with Skantze Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarbrough breaks the clinch.
Skantze Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Skantze Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarbrough.
Yarbrough scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yarbrough is breathing heavily.
Skantze Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yarbrough wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yarbrough decides to stand back up. Yarbrough steps back and let's Skantze Jr get back to his feet.
Skantze Jr misses with a double jab
and Yarbrough counters with a right hand to the body.
Skantze Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yarbrough moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skantze Jr tries to bum rush Yarbrough with a series of wild strikes but Yarbrough uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skantze Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skantze Jr checks a leg kick.
Skantze Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Skantze Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yarbrough moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skantze Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yarbrough.
Yarbrough lands a head shot.
Yarbrough scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skantze Jr misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Skantze Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Skantze Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Yarbrough.
Yarbrough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Skantze Jr.
Yarbrough scores with the left hand. Skantze Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Yarbrough misses with a hook
and Skantze Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Yarbrough backing up. Yarbrough nods at Skantze Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Skantze Jr blocks the body kick.
Skantze Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yarbrough shoots in and drives through. Skantze Jr sprawls well.
Yarbrough connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skantze Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yarbrough doesn't seem bothered though.
Yarbrough is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Skantze Jr looks to throw the jab but Yarbrough is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarbrough throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yarbrough is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yarbrough lands a glancing blow to the side of Skantze Jr's head.
No joy there for Skantze Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yarbrough scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cale Yarbrough dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Skantze Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skantze Jr ducks under a wild hook from Yarbrough.
A combination from Skantze Jr does no damage.
Skantze Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Yarbrough drives through with a takedown into Skantze Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Skantze Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yarbrough is aware though and is defending well.
Yarbrough trying to control but Skantze Jr is working from the bottom.
Skantze Jr has his foot on Yarbrough's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yarbrough works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skantze Jr is working an open guard so Yarbrough takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Skantze Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Skantze Jr shoots in for a takedown but Yarbrough shows good takedown defense.
Yarbrough misses with a looping right.
Skantze Jr takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarbrough fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skantze Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Skantze Jr. No joy for Yarbrough on that attempt.
Cale Yarbrough is winning the standup battle so far.
Skantze Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yarbrough sprawls well. Yarbrough wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skantze Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Cale Yarbrough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr tries to bum rush Yarbrough with a series of wild strikes but Yarbrough uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yarbrough is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yarbrough throws a sloppy head kick and Skantze Jr moves out of range easily.
Skantze Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skantze Jr staying out of range there.
Yarbrough rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skantze Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Yarbrough avoids them all with ease.
Yarbrough works the jab nicely.
Yarbrough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skantze Jr dodges the punch combination from Yarbrough.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sloppy strikes from Skantze Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Yarbrough just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarbrough will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yarbrough.
Yarbrough throws a poor cross that misses
and Skantze Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yarbrough throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skantze Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Yarbrough.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yarbrough to score with a decent uppercut.
Yarbrough cracks Skantze Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yarbrough misses with a two punch combination.
Yarbrough throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr moves out of range.
Yarbrough dodges the punch combination from Skantze Jr.
Yarbrough throws a chopping leg kick but Skantze Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skantze Jr stuffs the takedown.
Skantze Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skantze Jr duly obliges.
Skantze Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yarbrough's waist but Yarbrough gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Skantze Jr off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Yarbrough.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that Yarbrough avoids nicely.
Skantze Jr dives in and grabs Yarbrough's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yarbrough pushes down on Skantze Jr's head and hops out.
Yarbrough has Skantze Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Yarbrough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skantze Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yarbrough is fending him off so far but Skantze Jr persists. Nope, Yarbrough circles away and we're back to standing.
Yarbrough lands with an overhand left.
Yarbrough wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yarbrough cracks the inside of Skantze Jr's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skantze Jr misses with the combination.
Yarbrough darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cale Yarbrough dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Yarbrough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skantze Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yarbrough.
Yarbrough shoots for a double leg takedown but Skantze Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Yarbrough's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yarbrough tries to bum rush Skantze Jr with a series of wild strikes but Skantze Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yarbrough scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yarbrough shoots in but Skantze Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yarbrough throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skantze Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Yarbrough looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skantze Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Skantze Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarbrough is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Skantze Jr misses.
Skantze Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yarbrough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skantze Jr swinging wildly here.
Skantze Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Yarbrough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skantze Jr manages to avoid it.
Skantze Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Cale Yarbrough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Skantze Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yarbrough shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skantze Jr sprawls well. Skantze Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yarbrough gets slowly back to his feet.
Yarbrough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Skantze Jr.
Yarbrough throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Skantze Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yarbrough is in Skantze Jr's guard.
Yarbrough trying to stand up but can't free himself from Skantze Jr's guard.
Yarbrough trying to control the position from guard on top but Skantze Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yarbrough would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cale Yarbrough is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yarbrough's guard.
Skantze Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yarbrough swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skantze Jr wants to control from the top but Yarbrough keeps moving.
Skantze Jr tries to stand but Yarbrough is controlling from the bottom.
Yarbrough is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yarbrough trying to keep a closed guard but Skantze Jr is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yarbrough keeping moving, preventing Skantze Jr from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yarbrough avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yarbrough lands with a nice body punch.
Skantze Jr walks into a left hand.
Skantze Jr avoids the body shot from Yarbrough.
Skantze Jr misses with the combination.
Yarbrough moves into the clinch.
John Skantze Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yarbrough manages to break the clinch.
Yarbrough slips a jab and a cross from Skantze Jr.
Yarbrough takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yarbrough has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cale Yarbrough showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yarbrough has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cale Yarbrough!
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