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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richie Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Numa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Numa has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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193 lbs
18 - 22 - 0 |
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188 lbs
14 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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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
18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiji Numa!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang has managed to clinch.
Numa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Numa is trying to pull guard but Yang turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Numa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yang smiles and moves away.
Numa throws a leg kick which misses Yang's front leg but catches the back leg as Yang tries to avoid it.
Numa throws a sloppy head kick and Yang moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Numa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sloppy strikes from Yang. Those never looked like landing.
Numa throws a head kick that Yang semi-blocks.
Yang has Numa up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Numa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yang walks away with a smile on his face. Numa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Richie Yang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Numa.
Yang pushes Numa up against the cage in a clinch.
Yang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Numa is defending well for now.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but Numa blocks with his arms.
Yang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Numa is trying to pull guard but Yang turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Numa tries to break the clinch but Yang is controlling the position.
Yang tries a knee to the head but Numa blocks it.
Yang looking to throw knees to the head but Numa is blocking nicely.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yang lands a right hand.
Yang tries a knee to the head but Numa blocks it.
Numa breaks the clinch.
Yang moves into the clinch successfully.
Yang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Numa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yang regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Numa pushes down on Yang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Numa is looking for a kimura here.
Yang looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yang throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Numa manages to pass to side control.
Yang tries to improve position but can't.
Yang sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yang actively working from the bottom here.
Numa is looking for a kimura but Yang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Numa to get the leverage.
Numa is working for a submission of some sort.
Yang is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yang actively working from the bottom here.
Numa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yang defends it well.
Yang actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Numa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Numa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to reverse the position but Numa maintains control.
Numa moves to take his opponent's back.
Numa is trying to stick to Yang's back but Yang is turning into Numa. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Numa's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Yang.
Numa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yang is aware though and is defending well.
Yang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Numa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Numa trying to keep a closed guard but Yang is proving a slippery customer.
Numa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Numa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Numa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yang trying to control but Numa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Yang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Numa.
Numa misses with a double jab.
Yang throws a series of punches but Numa avoids them all with ease.
Numa slips under a jab from Yang.
Yang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Numa fails to land with a series of punches.
Richie Yang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yang misses with a body shot.
Numa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yang throws a right hand that Numa ducks under and follows up with a left that Numa also avoids with ease.
Numa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Numa moves away.
Numa throws a head kick that misses.
Yang misses with a series of wild punches.
Numa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Numa throws a head kick that Yang semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numa cracks Yang with a good jab.
Numa throws a sloppy head kick and Yang moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Numa.
Yang looks to score with a jab to the body but Numa is just out of range.
Richie Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Numa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yang.
Yang scores with a body shot.
Numa throws a leg kick but Yang moved away.
Yang thows a body shot but no joy.
Yang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Numa.
Numa tries to keep at a distance but Yang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang misses with a knee strike.
Yang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Numa avoids it.
Yang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numa tries to circle away but Yang has him pinned against the cage.
Yang landing knees to the head.
Numa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yang up against the cage.
Numa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yang is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Numa blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yang lands a good knee to the midsection. Numa won't want to take too many of those.
Numa fails to pull guard.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
Numa is trying to pull guard but Yang turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Richie Yang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Numa.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yang misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Numa scores with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Numa manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Numa does no damage.
Numa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yang.
Yang is looking to wear down Numa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Numa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yang misses with a few strikes there.
Numa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yang.
Yang misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Numa.
Yang fails to land with a series of punches.
Yang avoids the head kick by Numa.
Yang digs a good hook to Numa's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang dodges the punch combination from Numa.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yang tries to clinch there but Numa circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Numa throws a head kick but Yang moves out of range.
Numa feints a jab promting Yang to slip. Numa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crunch! Numa slams his shin into Yang's torso.
No joy there for Numa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Numa misses.
Numa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Numa duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Numa misses with a wild combination.
Numa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yang throws a hook but Numa blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Yang dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yang misses with a few strikes there.
Numa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yang blocks a head kick by Numa.
Richie Yang is winning the standup battle so far.
Yang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Numa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yang eats them both and turns towards Numa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A head kick misses from Numa.
Yang looks to score with a jab to the body but Numa is just out of range.
Yang drives through and clinches with Numa against the cage.
Numa tries to pull guard but Yang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Numa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Numa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yang walks away with a smile on his face. Numa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Richie Yang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Numa.
Yang thows a body shot but no joy.
Yang lands a left and a right that send Numa crashing to the mat, dazed. Yang thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Numa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Numa manages to avoid it.
Numa defending well as Yang loads up on a big left hand.
Numa lands a leg kick that knocks Yang off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Numa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Numa throws a right hand that Yang ducks under and follows up with a left that Yang also avoids with ease.
Yang takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Yang.
Numa is rocked!
Yang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Numa is still on wobbly legs! Can Yang finish him?
The two fighters are battling for control here. Numa trying to break out of Yang's Thai clinch. Yang unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Numa to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by Yang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Richie Yang!
Post fight, Richie Yang stared into the camera and said 'BOOM! I love fighting.
Thanks to BFT for letting me step into the cage to fight and thanks to all my fans who show up. I dont always win but i always put on a good show!'.
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hype
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