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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xue Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William O Leary (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xue Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang scores with a takedown into O Leary's guard.
Yang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yang throwing strikes but missing.
O Leary looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yang is one step ahead there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if O Leary can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yang postures up in O Leary's guard and throws a big left but O Leary blocks it.
Yang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of O Leary is proving hard to escape from.
O Leary being controlled here, momentarily.
Yang wants to control from the top but O Leary keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yang tries to clinch but O Leary moves out of range.
Yang has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Leary is pressed up against the cage. Yang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag O Leary down to the mat. O Leary avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yang blocks a jab.
Yang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Leary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yang closes the distance and clinches up with O Leary, looking for a takedown. Yang pushes O Leary against the cage but O Leary circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xue Yang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Leary stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Leary lands a jab-cross combination.
O Leary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Leary gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary breaks from the clinch.
O Leary lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Leary counters with a three punch combo that has Yang backing up. Yang nods at O Leary to acknowledge the strikes.
O Leary wants to clinch
and Yang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Leary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Leary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yang counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
William O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yang ducks under a wild hook from O Leary.
Some wild striking there from O Leary.
Yang throws a lazy body kick
and O Leary counters with a two punch combo.
O Leary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Leary misses with a combination
and Yang counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for O Leary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Leary scores with a hook.
Yang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Leary is fending him off so far but Yang persists. Nope, O Leary circles away and we're back to standing.
Yang is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from O Leary misses
and Yang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yang avoids the body shot from O Leary.
Yang tries to clinch up
and O Leary counters with a one-two to the body.
Yang's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yang duly obliges.
A nice combination there by O Leary.
O Leary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yang walks into a straight right hand from O Leary.
Yang is looking to clinch but O Leary is avoiding it.
O Leary throws a series of punches but Yang moves out of range.
Yang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Leary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yang ducks under a wild hook from O Leary.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary misses with a body shot.
Yang wants to slow O Leary down by chopping away at his legs.
O Leary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yang moves away.
O Leary is working the combinations to good effect here.
O Leary lands a head shot.
Yang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yang.
O Leary is looking to slow Yang down with leg kicks.
William O Leary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - O Leary coming out on top.
O Leary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yang.
Yang staying out of range there.
O Leary misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yang counters with a stiff right hand.
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.
Some wild striking there from O Leary.
Yang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William O Leary dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Leary paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yang!
Yang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yang working the ground and pound but O Leary is defending the strikes.
Yang 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.
O Leary wants to control but Yang postures up.
O Leary is looking to regain half guard here but Yang keeps moving and retains side control.
Yang cracks O Leary with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yang goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, O Leary has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yang but great work by O Leary.
Yang being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang wants to get back to his feet but O Leary drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary scoring with punches and elbows.
The referee asks O Leary politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. O Leary prefers to stall for the moment though.
Yang is trying to get back to half guard.
O Leary trying to control the position but Yang is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but O Leary wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
O Leary misses with the body kick
and Yang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yang lands with a short shot to the head.
O Leary is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O Leary breaks the clinch.
Yang wants to clinch.
Yang clinches with his opponent.
Yang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang stalling the fight.
Yang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Leary has him pressed against the cage.
O Leary breaks the clinch.
A combination from O Leary does no damage.
Yang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Leary pinned against the cage. O Leary gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Leary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yang counters with a single leg into guard. O Leary didn't expect that.
O Leary looking to control.
Yang wanted to stand there but O Leary had control of the position.
Yang wants to stand and escape but instead O Leary has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yang has his foot on O Leary's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. O Leary works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. O Leary manages to get himself to full guard.
Yang wants to stand but O Leary is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yang throws a strike but O Leary rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
O Leary in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Leary is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xue Yang dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yang takes the fight into the clinch.
Yang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yang looks to clinch
and O Leary counters with a left and a right that stings Yang.
O Leary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yang manages to avoid it.
Yang takes one on the button.
O Leary throws a nice looking combination but Yang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yang is looking to clinch but O Leary is avoiding it.
O Leary has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yang misses with a combination
and O Leary counters by clinching up.
O Leary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yang is looking to clinch but O Leary is avoiding it.
O Leary misses with a combination
and Yang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
O Leary is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yang has a couple of punches blocked by O Leary.
O Leary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yang shoots for a takedown but O Leary saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but O Leary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Leary just misses with a punch to the body.
O Leary darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yang is looking to clinch but O Leary is avoiding it.
O Leary cracks a nice hook into Yang's ribs.
Xue Yang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donk. O Leary catches Yang right on the button with a cross.
O Leary slips a jab and a cross from Yang.
O Leary misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Leary lands with a nice body punch.
O Leary is looking to clinch but Yang is avoiding it.
O Leary throws a sloppy body shot
and Yang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Leary managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
O Leary lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yang!
Yang tries to reverse the position but O Leary maintains control.
Yang slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yang gets back to full guard.
Yang has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes O Leary off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Leary.
Yang tries to clinch there but O Leary circles away.
Yang clinches but O Leary breaks the clinch
and O Leary counters with a series of strikes. Yang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yang moves into the clinch successfully.
Yang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but O Leary pulls him back up using the underhooks.
O Leary stops a takedown attempt from Yang.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xue Yang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but O Leary gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yang misses with the head strike.
O Leary breaks from the clinch.
William O Leary seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Leary circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Leary counters with a left and a right that stings Yang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands a right hook to the body.
O Leary takes a swing at Yang's ribcage but misses.
Yang falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Leary counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yang thinking.
Yang cracks O Leary with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Leary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yang counters with a three punch combo that has O Leary backing up. O Leary nods at Yang to acknowledge the strikes.
Yang scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Leary in his tracks.
O Leary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary prevents the takedown attempt.
O Leary prevents the takedown attempt.
Yang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but O Leary gets the underhooks and prevents it.
O Leary stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that's the end of the fight!
William O Leary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Leary has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William O Leary!
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FIGHT
RATING
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