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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kreg Yamovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Menger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menger has chosen Bring Back The Music - by Sweatshop Union as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
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157 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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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
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kreg Yamovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Menger!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamovitch motions for Menger to come forward. Yamovitch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Menger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamovitch misses with a hook. Menger ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamovitch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamovitch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Menger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yamovitch misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Menger.
Yamovitch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yamovitch misses the shot to the body.
Menger tries a head kick but it misses.
Menger misses with a double jab.
Menger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamovitch's head backwards.
Menger lands with a right hand.
Yamovitch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yamovitch lands with a nice combination. Menger backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Menger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Menger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamovitch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Menger avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamovitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamovitch slips a jab from Menger.
Yamovitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Menger is just out of range.
Menger swinging wildly here.
Menger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamovitch dives in and scores a takedown into Menger's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yamovitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Menger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Menger is looking for a triangle but Yamovitch pushes his legs off easily.
Yamovitch stopping the sweep attempt from Menger.
Menger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menger looking for a sweep. Not yet Menger, not yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Menger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yamovitch defends it easily.
Menger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Menger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yamovitch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menger is looking for a triangle but Yamovitch pushes his legs off easily.
Yamovitch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamovitch drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Menger dives on top into guard.
Menger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yamovitch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Menger has managed to get both his arms back between Yamovitch's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamovitch working a defensive guard here.
Menger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Menger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yamovitch manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Menger has Yamovitch in his guard.
Yamovitch stopping the sweep attempt from Menger.
Menger looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Yamovitch is defending well. Menger quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Yamovitch has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Menger celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carl Menger!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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