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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamapi Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ikenai Tayou. Yamapi Chan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamapi Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Leon cracks a nice hook into Chan's ribs.
De Leon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
De Leon tries to score with a low kick but Chan moves his leg out of the way.
De Leon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the body from De Leon misses
and Chan counters with a right hand to the body.
Chan connects with a body shot that sends De Leon's belly button to the back.
Nice cross by De Leon.
Chan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
De Leon throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
De Leon lands with a kick to the temple. Chan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Leon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marvin De Leon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Leon at a distance.
De Leon blocks a head kick by Chan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on De Leon's shoulder, as De Leon tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from De Leon does no damage.
Chan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Leon.
De Leon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Chan moves forwards but De Leon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Leon misses with a hook
and Chan counters with a single leg into guard. De Leon didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Leon controlling Chan's posture.
De Leon looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Leon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Leon is trying to keep Chan in close.
Chan 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.
Chan wants to control from the top but De Leon keeps moving.
Chan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but De Leon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chan has De Leon in his guard.
Chan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon won't allow Chan to sweep him here.
De Leon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chan wants to improve his position but instead De Leon has moved into half guard.
Chan is looking for a sweep. De Leon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Leon trying to pass the guard but Chan defending well.
De Leon wants to work for an arm triangle but Chan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chan trying to hold on to De Leon's head to control him but De Leon postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
De Leon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chan!
De Leon controlling the position easily from mount.
De Leon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chan is looking to escape.
Chan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chan is trying to get back to full guard.
De Leon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marvin De Leon wasn't active enough on the ground.
De Leon looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Chan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Leon. Chan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chan is looking to clinch but De Leon is avoiding it.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Leon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chan is looking to clinch.
De Leon motions for Chan to come forward. De Leon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Leon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chan rather than just go for the knockout.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Leon motions for Chan to come forward. De Leon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from De Leon finds it's way through Chan's defenses.
Chan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Leon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Leon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Leon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from De Leon tenderised Chan's leg. Chan is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Leon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Leon thows a leg kick but Chan checks it
and Chan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chan.
De Leon trying to control the position here.
De Leon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chan.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Leon is looking for a triangle but Chan pushes his legs off easily.
Chan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chan throws an elbow that misses. De Leon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chan's guard. Nice move by De Leon!
Chan keeping moving, preventing De Leon from controlling successfully.
De Leon throws a big right hand that misses.
De Leon trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Chan keeping full guard, as De Leon tries to pass.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Leon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chan seems keen to control De Leon's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marvin De Leon wasn't active enough on the ground.
De Leon looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Jab, jab by De Leon - just one landing.
De Leon misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Leon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Chan fails with the takedown
and De Leon counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamapi Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Leon swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.
De Leon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
De Leon tries to lock up and control but Chan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chan with a couple of short strikes.
Chan punching from mount but De Leon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chan controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Leon working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marvin De Leon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Leon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Leon moves away.
De Leon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Leon finds it's way round the side to connect with Chan's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Leon. Chan does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Leon misses with a body shot.
A jab from De Leon misses.
Chan closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Leon circles away.
De Leon misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Chan counter with a right hand.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Leon wants to improve his position but Chan is controlling well.
Chan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chan throwing strikes here but De Leon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chan throwing strikes here but De Leon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chan moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, De Leon has worked his arm free - good work by De Leon!
Chan tries to score with some ground and pound. De Leon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Leon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chan is trying to get an arm triangle but De Leon is defending well.
Chan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, De Leon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chan but great work by De Leon.
Chan is trying to work for a sweep but De Leon has mounted him!
De Leon tries to control but Chan wriggling away.
Yamapi Chan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Leon is standing up, even though he is in mount.
De Leon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Leon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chan slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Leon.
De Leon thows a body shot but no joy.
De Leon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Leon swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.
Chan throws a body punch but De Leon moves out of range.
De Leon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chan was well out of range. Poor timing from De Leon.
De Leon misses with a looping right.
Chan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Leon misses with a wild body shot.
De Leon clobbers Chan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Leon misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon throws a good cross that connects.
Chan slips a jab from De Leon.
De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
Chan lands with a straight right. De Leon didn't see that one coming.
Chan staying out of range there.
De Leon lands a nice looking body shot.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Leon takes a swing at Chan's ribcage but misses.
De Leon scores with a hook to the body. Chan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marvin De Leon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chan swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Leon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
Chan shoots for a takedown but De Leon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Leon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chan.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Leon.
De Leon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chan takes a swing at De Leon's ribcage but misses.
Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Leon feints a jab promting Chan to slip. De Leon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Leon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Leon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from De Leon misses its intended target.
Chan throws a head kick but De Leon moves out of range.
De Leon misses the body punch
and Chan counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Leon throws an off balance right hand
and Chan counters with a head kick.
De Leon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Leon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and De Leon moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Leon lands a really nice looking cross but Chan seems unphased.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt
and De Leon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamapi Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Leon takes a swing at Chan's ribcage but misses.
De Leon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Leon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Leon misses with an uppercut
and Chan counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Leon won't be happy with that.
Chan is trying to get an arm triangle but De Leon is defending well.
What's De Leon going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Chan tries for a kimura but De Leon is defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Chan crashes against the mat.
De Leon tries to buck Chan off but Chan is having none of it.
De Leon can't do much from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Leon regains half guard.
De Leon makes his way to full guard, as Chan worked for a kimura.
Chan wants to control from the top but De Leon keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Leon looking for a sweep. Not yet De Leon, not yet.
Chan throws a big right hand that misses.
Chan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chan throws a big elbow that misses.
Chan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! De Leon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! De Leon has escaped and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan looking for a sweep. Not yet Chan, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marvin De Leon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
De Leon digs a good hook to Chan's body.
Chan wants to clinch up but De Leon keeps it at a distance.
De Leon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
De Leon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Leon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Leon.
De Leon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
De Leon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Leon lands a really nice looking cross but Chan seems unphased.
De Leon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chan. Chan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marvin De Leon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Leon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Leon throws the kick towards the body but Chan avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a head kick but De Leon moves out of range.
De Leon misses with a body shot.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Leon misses with a jab to the body
and Chan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Leon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Leon scores with a decent looking hook.
De Leon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Chan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Leon is fending him off so far but Chan persists. Nope, De Leon circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan swings for the body but De Leon moves out of range.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chan tries to move into range but De Leon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chan throws a head kick but De Leon moves out of range.
De Leon lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Leon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Leon's hands.
Chan scores with a head kick. De Leon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Leon looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Chan swings for the body but De Leon moves out of range.
De Leon throws a lazy body kick
and Chan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from De Leon tenderised Chan's leg. Chan is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Leon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chan wants to clinch
and De Leon counters with an inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Leon.
Chan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Leon quickly recovers to half guard.
De Leon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chan.
De Leon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Leon is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Leon is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chan trying to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Leon trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Chan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
De Leon is squirming around, avoiding Chan's attempts to control the action.
Chan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chan prevents De Leon from getting the reversal.
Chan trying to control but De Leon is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Chan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
De Leon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
De Leon wants to control but Chan is having none of it.
De Leon is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Leon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chan trying to control but De Leon is having none of it.
De Leon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chan.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chan looking to ground and pound but De Leon is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Chan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
De Leon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chan throwing strikes but De Leon bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Chan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chan has his foot on De Leon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Leon works his way back into a safe position though.
Chan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Leon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chan keeping moving, preventing De Leon from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Leon defends it easily.
De Leon trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Chan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and De Leon is now in half guard.
Chan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Leon pulls his head out easily.
De Leon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to hold on to De Leon's head to control him but De Leon postures up.
De Leon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De Leon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chan keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Leon wants to take a breather but Chan is having none of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marvin De Leon wasn't active enough on the ground.
De Leon digs a good hook to Chan's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Leon slaps away a takedown attempt from Chan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch combination from De Leon misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marvin De Leon.
I've got De Leon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Marvin De Leon!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Marvin De Leon!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Marvin De Leon!
Marvin De Leon wins by unanimous decision!
Marvin De Leon gave a mention to [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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