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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Yelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver John will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Yelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver John!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a right and a left that Yelton avoids nicely.
Jab from John.
Yelton tries to clinch there but John circles away.
Yelton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
John wriggles free and stands up.
Yelton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
John is trying to break free.
Yelton looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
Yelton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yelton keeps control of John as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yelton has John pressed against the cage, preventing John from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yelton has John pressed against the cage, preventing John from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
John gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yelton.
John is trying to break free.
Yelton drags the fight down to the ground.
John trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yelton's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
John really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yelton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
John wants to stand and escape but instead Yelton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Yelton 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.
John wants to stand and escape but Yelton is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
John wants to get back to his feet but Yelton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yelton throws a big elbow that misses.
Yelton postures up in John's guard and throws a big left but John blocks it.
John working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yelton.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John is looking to stand up but Yelton isn't so interested in that idea.
Yelton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelton throwing strikes but missing.
Yelton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
John looks like he's trying to stand up.
John has one foot on Yelton's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Yelton swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
A jab from John does it's job there.
Oliver John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John lands with a hook. Yelton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yelton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt John.
Yelton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts John as he jumps to the side.
John on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John throws a head kick that misses.
Yelton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yelton.
John gets caught napping as Yelton dives in and scores a takedown. John manages to retain guard.
Yelton looking to pass the guard.
John scrambles and gets back to his feet.
John is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yelton looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
Yelton misses with a double jab.
Yelton gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yelton tries to score a body lock takedown but John shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Yelton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yelton is breathing heavily.
Yelton is trying to drag John to the mat but John just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
John tries to circle away but Yelton has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oliver John will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
John misses with the combination.
Yelton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brett Yelton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yelton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
John misses with a wild combination.
Oliver John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yelton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yelton lands a leg kick that knocks John off balance momentarily.
Yelton gets a double leg takedown into John's guard.
Yelton won't allow John to get back to his feet.
Yelton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yelton forces his way into half guard.
John looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yelton 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yelton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but John sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John is trying to stand up here but Yelton is controlling him well.
Yelton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but John sees it coming and defends easily.
John is looking to get back to is feet but Yelton passes into side control.
Yelton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by John, who protects the arm well.
John is pushing Yelton's head away, looking to escape. Yelton manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, John has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yelton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yelton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, John has escaped the position, nice work there.
John is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
John wants to get back to his feet but Yelton is dominant here and he's now got John's back!
John wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brett Yelton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
John is trying to shake Yelton off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Yelton won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
John is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Yelton.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yelton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
John is looking to clinch but Yelton is avoiding it.
John gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yelton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yelton prevents John from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yelton passes John's left leg - he's now in half guard.
John is defending against the submission attempts here by Yelton.
Yelton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
John is trying to escape back to his feet but Yelton uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Yelton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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 Brett Yelton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yelton has taken the fight to the clinch.
John wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yelton lands a nice elbow.
John looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yelton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from John as Yelton shoots in.
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yelton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John misses with a series of wild punches.
Yelton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oliver John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John tries to land a front kick but Yelton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Yelton circles away.
Yelton gets a takedown into half guard.
Yelton wants to work for an arm triangle but John is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
John is in trouble now - Yelton has advanced to mount!
John's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Yelton dominating with strikes here.
Yelton landing punches.
John is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
John takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yelton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but John manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John wants to get back to his feet but Yelton drags him back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yelton scores with a couple of short elbows.
John is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yelton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Yelton is trying to get an arm triangle but John is defending well.
John takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelton throws an elbow but John slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yelton throws a strike aimed at the side of John's head but John avoids it well.
Yelton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yelton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but John is avoiding damage well.
John tries to escape but Yelton is in control.
The ground and pound from Yelton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
John is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yelton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yelton prevents John from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, John has escaped the position, nice work there.
John wants to get back to his feet.
John taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yelton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yelton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
John is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Yelton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yelton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Yelton!
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