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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaz Yago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Grand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grand has chosen Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out as his entrance music. Frank Grand has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
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177 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaz Yago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Grand!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grand shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yago eats them both and turns towards Grand to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yago misses with a wild body shot.
Grand slips a jab from Yago.
Grand clinches up against the cage.
Yago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grand breaks the clinch.
A combination from Grand does no damage.
Grand works over Yago's head and body with a nice combination.
Grand ducks under a wild hook from Yago.
Yago misses with a body shot.
Yago missing with a left hand there. Grand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yago lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Frank Grand has been cut.
Yago swings for the body but Grand moves out of range.
Yago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yago lands a body shot.
Grand throws a shot from downtown. Yago moves away and avoids it.
Yago swings for the body but Grand moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grand misses with a two punch combination.
Yago scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grand connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaz Yago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grand counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yago throws a right hand that Grand ducks under and follows up with a left that Grand also avoids with ease.
Yago connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yago. Grand does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grand looks to land a left hand but Yago moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Grand.
Yago misses with a right hand
and Grand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grand misses with a series of wild punches.
Yago swings widly with a right hand
and Grand counters by clinching up.
Grand breaks the clinch.
Grand misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yago dodges the punch combination from Grand.
A big right from Yago misses.
Yago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grand has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grand there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grand ducks straight into an uppercut from Yago and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Grand manages to regain guard straight away.
Grand is rocked!
Yago is pushing down on Grand's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grand is fighting to maintain full guard but Yago has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grand is still in real trouble! Can Yago finish him?
Yago in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Grand tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Yago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kaz Yago!
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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
RATING
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