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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lash Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitar Panovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 cm
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160 lbs
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185 cm
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lash Yu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitar Panovski! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Panovski cracks the inside of Yu's front leg. Yu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yu lands in his opponent's guard. Panovski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Panovski managing to control the position. Panovski looking for a sweep. Not yet Panovski, not yet. Yu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Panovski controls Yu momentarily but Yu frees himself. Yu distracts Panovski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Panovski has momentary wrist control but Yu slips an elbow through the middle. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Yu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Yu throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Panovski is trying to keep Yu in close.
Yu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Panovski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Yu lands a couple of digs. Yu is working Panovski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Yu throws a big elbow that misses. Yu 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. Yu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Yu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panovski is keeping the position for now. Panovski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Yu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panovski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Panovski striking off his back but it's not causing Yu any problems. Yu throwing strikes from guard but Panovski blocks nicely. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Yu landing some decent shots from guard. Yu postures up in Panovski's guard and throws a big left but Panovski blocks it. Yu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Panovski tries to land a sweep but no joy. Yu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Panovski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Yu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Panovski looks gassed! Panovski looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Yu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Yu stopping the sweep attempt from Panovski. Yu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Yu preventing the sweep. Yu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Yu lands a couple of digs. Yu passes Panovski's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Panovski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Yu winds up and cracks Panovski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Panovski is rocked! Ground and pound from Yu. Panovski is still in real trouble! Can Yu finish him? Yu lands strikes from half guard. Yu lands a big elbow - Panovski is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Yu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lash Yu! A very excited looking Lash Yu 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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pop
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mgr
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