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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yawoka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, keep running up that hill. Berik Yawoka had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. On his way into the ring it seems that Berik Yawoka has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Berik Yawoka seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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187 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
30
180 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yawoka misses with a body kick.
Jaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yawoka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaa won't be happy with that.
Jaa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yawoka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yawoka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jaa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jaa defending against the ground and pound.
Jaa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yawoka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jaa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yawoka trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yawoka lands a nice short elbow.
Yawoka is trying to work for a kimura but Jaa is defending well.
Yawoka is working for a submission of some sort.
Jaa wants to control but Yawoka is keeping busy.
Yawoka controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaa defending well though.
Yawoka trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jaa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yawoka trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Yawoka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yawoka is keen to just control but Jaa is a slippery customer.
Yawoka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa is not content to let Yawoka control the position.
Jaa tries to get to full guard but Yawoka has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jaa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Yawoka from controlling successfully.
Jaa being controlled here, momentarily.
Yawoka lands a couple of elbows.
Jaa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yawoka defends well.
Yawoka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yawoka passes Jaa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yawoka content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa gets full guard.
Yawoka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yawoka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Yawoka from controlling successfully.
Yawoka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yawoka wants to pass the guard but Jaa is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa is looking for a triangle but Yawoka pushes his legs off easily.
Yawoka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berik Yawoka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yawoka is defended easily by Jaa.
Jaa throws a series of punches but Yawoka avoids them all with ease.
Yawoka shoots in but no luck this time.
Yawoka closes the distance and clinches up with Jaa, looking for a takedown. Yawoka pushes Jaa against the ropes but Jaa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berik Yawoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yawoka throws a right and a left that Jaa avoids nicely.
Yawoka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yawoka, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yawoka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaa prevents it.
Yawoka wants a takedown.
Yawoka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaa prevents it.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka working aggressively here.
Yawoka managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa is pressed up against the ropes. Yawoka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jaa down to the mat. Jaa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jaa lands a head kick!
Yawoka moves away from the strike by Jaa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yawoka.
Jaa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jaa wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Jaa with that takedown attempt.
Jaa moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Yawoka avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yawoka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yawoka manages to break the clinch.
Yawoka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yawoka looking to secure an arm triangle but Jaa defends it well.
Yawoka avoids the attempt from Jaa to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yawoka swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jaa is now in Yawoka's guard. A big mistake from Yawoka there, giving up the dominant position!
Yawoka is looking for a triangle but Jaa pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to pass the guard but Yawoka is keeping the position.
Yawoka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yawoka wants to sweep here but Jaa controlling him for the moment.
Jaa trying to control but Yawoka is working from the bottom.
Yawoka is looking to stand up but Jaa isn't so interested in that idea.
Yawoka looking for a guillotine here but Jaa defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa pushes down on Yawoka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yawoka wants to get back to his feet.
Yawoka is refusing to be controlled, as Jaa sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yawoka is trying to get back to full guard.
Berik Yawoka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaa works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yawoka fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yawoka.
Jaa has Yawoka up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yawoka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jaa walks away with a smile on his face. Yawoka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berik Yawoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yawoka dives in and grabs Jaa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jaa pushes down on Yawoka's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaa throws a nice looking combination but Yawoka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yawoka.
Berik Yawoka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Yawoka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka shoots in for a takedown but Jaa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yawoka shoots for a takedown but Jaa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yawoka misses the shot to the body.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yawoka rushes Jaa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Yawoka avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Yawoka is blocking nicely.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yawoka is defending well for now.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Yawoka is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Jaa prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yawoka's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Yawoka blocks it.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Yawoka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaa prevents it.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Yawoka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Jaa to keep the fight standing.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yawoka.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yawoka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jaa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yawoka can't get the takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Yawoka wants to take the fight to the mat but Jaa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Yawoka won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yawoka avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Yawoka won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Yawoka is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Yawoka misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka wants a takedown.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Yawoka won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Yawoka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaa prevents it.
Yawoka is working for takedown but Jaa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yawoka tries to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling the position.
Yawoka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaa just stands there and leans against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yawoka.
Yawoka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tony Jaa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaa stops a takedown attempt from Yawoka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jaa 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Tony Jaa!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Tony Jaa!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Tony Jaa!
Tony Jaa wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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