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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Yap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yap has chosen go the distance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
23
133 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Mayweather! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Yap! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yap throws a leg kick which misses Mayweather's front leg but catches the back leg as Mayweather tries to avoid it. Yap lands a jab to Mayweather's midsection. Mayweather scores with a sloppy right hand. Yap should have avoided that one. Mayweather misses with a body shot.
Yap moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. A head kick misses from Yap. Mayweather shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yap sprawls well. Yap wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mayweather gets slowly back to his feet. Yap scoring well with a low kick there.
Mayweather goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Yap looks to land a combination but Mayweather avoids it well. Mayweather tries to clinch but Yap moves out of range. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yap, right into the meat.
Mayweather is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Yap dodges the punch combination from Mayweather.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yap swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yap lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayweather circles away quickly and effectively. Mayweather chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yap can pounce on him.
Yap lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mayweather blocks a head kick by Yap.
Yap lands with a nice body punch. Mayweather wants to clinch. Yap misses with a double jab.
Yap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayweather.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A right-left combo lands from Yap. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yap scoring well with a low kick there.
Mayweather is breathing heavily. A big right from Yap misses. James Yap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A looping hook to the body misses from Mayweather. Yap does a little dance to reset his feet. Mayweather takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Good leg kick by Yap there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mayweather throws a lazy right hand but Yap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Yap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James Yap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mayweather blocks a head kick by Yap.
Yap throws a nice outside leg kick. Yap misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yap keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yap tries to bum rush Mayweather with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yap moves away. Mayweather tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Yap throws a head kick that misses. Yap scores with a body shot.
Yap misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Yap lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mayweather doesn't seem phased though. Yap swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mayweather. Mayweather tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yap manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Yap connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Yap swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayweather.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yap missing with a left hand there. Mayweather was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Mayweather scores with a jab to the body. Yap throws a right and a left that Mayweather avoids nicely. Mayweather tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Yap swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayweather. A decent looking cross lands there for Mayweather. A combination from Yap does no damage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yap.
Yap tries to bum rush Mayweather with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the assault. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Yap dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Mayweather swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yap. Mayweather lands with a right hand. Yap thows a body shot but no joy. Mayweather walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yap. Yap takes a swing at Mayweather's ribcage but misses. Yap jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mayweather is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yap, right into the meat.
Yap lands a head kick!
That kick from Yap tenderised Mayweather's leg. Mayweather is trying to keep his angry face on. James Yap seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yap, right into the meat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Mayweather rushes Yap and presses him up against the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mayweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Yap has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Yap looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Sloppy strikes from Yap. Those never looked like landing. Yap misses with the combination.
Yap throws a nice looking combination but Mayweather bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mayweather lands with a shot to the body. Mayweather lands with a nice combination. Yap backs away looking to recover. Yap takes a body punch but keeps moving. Mayweather tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Yap goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Yap throws a nice looking combination but Mayweather bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mayweather pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yap missing with a left hand there. Mayweather was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Yap is looking to slow Mayweather down with leg kicks. A nice combination there by Mayweather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yap throws a head kick but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Yap throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mayweather counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Yap takes one to the side of the head.
Yap lands a high kick!
A punch lands to the side of Yap 's head but he takes it in his stride. Mayweather with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yap to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yap scores with a head kick.
Mayweather lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yap circles away quickly and effectively. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yap.
Yap throws a series of punches but Mayweather moves out of range. Yap throws a series of punches but Mayweather moves out of range. Mayweather fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mayweather thuds a left hand into Yap's body. A nice inside leg kick there by Yap. That's going to slow Mayweather down. Yap throws a right hand that Mayweather ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayweather also avoids with ease. Mayweather throws a series of strikes that have Yap backpedaling.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayweather.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yap with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A right-left combo lands from Yap. Yap misses with a low kick as Mayweather jumps back. Yap slaps away a takedown attempt from Mayweather, before circling back to the center of the mat. Mayweather slips a straight right by Yap. Yap scores with a hook to the body. Mayweather takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Yap fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mayweather. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yap moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yap throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mayweather. Yap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayweather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Yap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yap throws a nice inside leg kick. Yap takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Mayweather avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Yap tries a head kick but it misses.
Yap throws a right hand that Mayweather ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayweather also avoids with ease. Yap misses with a low kick. Mayweather thuds a left hand into Yap's body. Mayweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yap.
No joy there for Yap, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yap avoids a kick to the body.
Yap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Mayweather misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yap.
Mayweather clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mayweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Yap has double underhooks. Yap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Yap throws a head kick that misses. Some wild striking there from Yap.
Yap gets tackled into the cage by Mayweather. Mayweather maintains the clinch. Mayweather missing with knees to the body.
Mayweather can't break the clinch.
Yap is trying to break free. Mayweather has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yap avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Mayweather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Yap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Mayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mayweather feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yaps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Yap lands a really nice looking cross but Mayweather seems unphased.
Mayweather lands a jab to Yap's midsection. Yap misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yap manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Mayweather misses the jab. Mayweather misses with a straight right. Yap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayweather was well out of range. Poor timing from Yap. Yap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayweather walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yap. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mayweather swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yap looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yap dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mayweather. That did some damage! Yap misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yap sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mayweather somewhat. Yap thumps Mayweather with a low kick. Yap misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayweather 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. Yap misses with a wild combination.
James Yap is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab from Mayweather. Floyd Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mayweather slips a jab and a cross from Yap.
Yap walks into a left hand. Yap misses the jab. Yap misses with a head kick.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Yap lands with a nice body kick. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Yap throws a nice inside leg kick. Nice shot by Mayweather. Floyd Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mayweather takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to James Yap. I've got Yap 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Yap! James Yap looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'THANKS TO BMEG PLANET FOR SUPPORTING ME IN ALL MY PLANS IN LIFE!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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