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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemanja Tancev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tancev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die!. Howard Yuen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemanja Tancev!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tancev throws a big shot that misses.
Howard Yuen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuen clinches with his opponent.
Tancev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yuen lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nemanja Tancev has been cut.
Tancev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yuen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tancev blocks it with crossed arms.
Tancev has Yuen pushed against the cage.
Tancev can't break the clinch.
Tancev tries to pull guard but Yuen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tancev is trying to pull guard but Yuen has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yuen working Tancev over with knees to the body.
Yuen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Howard Yuen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nemanja Tancev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tancev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yuen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yuen closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tancev has had enough of the clinch but Yuen keeps him there for the moment.
Yuen is stalling here.
Yuen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yuen landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Yuen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Yuen.
Tancev tries for a takedown but Yuen manages to get underhooks.
Yuen lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yuen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tancev trying to control the position but instead, Yuen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tancev into the cage.
Yuen keeps control of Tancev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tancev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yuen breaks the clinch.
Yuen forces Tancev back against the cage and clinches.
Tancev stalling in the clinch but Yuen improves position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yuen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tancev takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tancev keeps control of Yuen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yuen scores with a knee to the head.
Yuen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tancev is pushing Yuen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tancev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tancev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuen instigates a clinch.
Tancev is trying to maintain a safe position but Yuen gets an underhook and turns Tancev into the cage.
Tancev is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Yuen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yuen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen slowing the pace effectively.
Tancev taking a breather.
Yuen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yuen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tancev just leaning against Yuen, taking a breather.
Tancev tries to pull guard but Yuen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yuen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tancev blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tancev is trying to pull guard but Yuen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yuen is pressed up against the cage. Tancev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yuen down to the mat. Yuen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yuen cracks the inside of Tancev's front leg.
Yuen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tancev.
Howard Yuen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen has managed to clinch.
Tancev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yuen working Tancev over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yuen as Tancev tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Yuen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nemanja Tancev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yuen clinches up with Tancev and pushes him back against the cage.
Tancev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yuen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yuen throws a head kick that half lands.
Yuen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tancev misses with an uppercut
and Yuen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yuen.
Tancev takes a knee to the side of the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yuen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tancev is trying to maintain a safe position but Yuen gets an underhook and turns Tancev into the cage.
Yuen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tancev backwards.
Tancev trying to stall but Yuen improves his position.
Tancev dodges an elbow strike from Yuen.
Yuen lands a hook that snaps the head of Tancev backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tancev is trying to maintain a safe position but Yuen gets an underhook and turns Tancev into the cage.
Yuen avoiding damage.
Yuen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tancev shoots in and gets a takedown into Yuen's guard.
Tancev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yuen is looking to stand up but Tancev isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tancev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tancev prevents Yuen from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tancev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tancev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tancev postures up in Yuen's guard and throws a big left but Yuen blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tancev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tancev is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yuen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yuen has escaped and now he's on top!
Tancev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yuen is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tancev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tancev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tancev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tancev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yuen sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tancev is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Yuen is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nemanja Tancev!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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