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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vak Yoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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190 cm
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197 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vak Yoo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Yoo.
Yoo throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Verzosa.
Yoo scores with a sloppy right hand. Verzosa should have avoided that one.
Yoo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yoo misses with a hook.
Verzosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circling - Verzosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verzosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoo is out of range and Verzosa settles back down.
Yoo misses with a body kick.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Yoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verzosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Yoo moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoo.
Yoo takes a swing at Verzosa's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoo misses with a body shot.
Yoo avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoo. Verzosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Yoo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Verzosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vak Yoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verzosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verzosa's sensitive parts.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoo is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Verzosa. Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Yoo. No joy for Verzosa on that attempt.
Verzosa just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoo.
Verzosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoo.
Yoo throws a head kick but Verzosa moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Verzosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Verzosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yoo slips under a jab from Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoo thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verzosa.
Vak Yoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verzosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoo.
Yoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yoo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Verzosa blocks a jab.
Verzosa throws the kick towards the body but Yoo avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yoo 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 Verzosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Verzosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yoo scores with a one two! Verzosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Verzosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Verzosa. Beautiful body shot.
Verzosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Verzosa is looking to wear down Yoo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Yoo.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Yoo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Yoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Verzosa. That's going to slow Yoo down.
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!
Verzosa misses with a hook.
Verzosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoo.
Yoo misses with a shot to the body
and Verzosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
Verzosa throws a lazy right hand but Yoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Verzosa tries for a takedown but Yoo circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Verzosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Verzosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Verzosa closes the distance and clinches up with Yoo, looking for a takedown. Verzosa pushes Yoo against the cage but Yoo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Yoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yoo takes a swing at Verzosa's ribcage but misses.
Verzosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yoo counters with a right hand to the body.
Yoo swings for the body but Verzosa moves out of range.
Yoo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Verzosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Yoo works Verzosa's body with a nice hook.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown but Yoo shows good takedown defense.
Verzosa is breathing heavily.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
Yoo misses with a wild body shot.
Yoo throws a wild body kick that Verzosa sees coming a mile off.
Yoo throws a push kick but Verzosa slaps the foot to one side.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
A head kick from Yoo lands but Verzosa takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verzosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verzosa moves away.
Yoo misses with a wild body shot.
Verzosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoo misses with a body shot.
Yoo lands with a shot to the body.
Yoo connects with a crisp jab.
Verzosa scores with the left hand. Yoo knows he should have avoided that one.
Yoo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Verzosa.
Yoo throws a right hand that misses
and Verzosa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yoo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yoo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Verzosa controls the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yoo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Verzosa with a nice head shot there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yoo is looking to stand up but Verzosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verzosa looking to pass the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Remedios Verzosa just wasn't active enough.
Yoo slips under a jab from Verzosa.
Yoo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Verzosa avoids the body shot from Yoo.
Verzosa avoids the head kick by Yoo.
Verzosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yoo throws a body punch but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yoo finds it's way round the side to connect with Verzosa's head.
Yoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verzosa.
Verzosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Verzosa moves out of range as Yoo strikes.
Verzosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yoo counters with a low kick, right behind Verzosa 's knee.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yoo misses with a body shot.
Verzosa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yoo on his heels. He'll look to pass Yoo's guard now, I'm sure.
Verzosa trying to control but Yoo is working from the bottom.
Verzosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verzosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Verzosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vak Yoo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Verzosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verzosa moves away.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Yoo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yoo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Verzosa punishes Yoo's body with a nice straight punch.
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yoo sprawls well. Yoo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Verzosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Yoo misses with a body kick.
Yoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Verzosa.
A big right from Yoo misses.
Verzosa gets a double leg takedown into Yoo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoo has wrist control.
Verzosa postures up in Yoo's guard and throws a big left but Yoo blocks it.
Yoo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Verzosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yoo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Verzosa is controlling him.
Verzosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Verzosa trying to control but Yoo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoo wants to get back to his feet but Verzosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Verzosa 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.
Verzosa looking to pass the guard.
Yoo can't keep his opponent in guard - Verzosa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Verzosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoo defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Verzosa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Yoo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Remedios Verzosa!
A very excited looking Remedios Verzosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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