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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taj Yaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrea Carnevale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carnevale is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare. Taj Yaya has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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187 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm
20
174 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taj Yaya! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrea Carnevale! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carnevale closes the distance and clinches up with Yaya, looking for a takedown. Carnevale pushes Yaya against the cage but Yaya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Carnevale misses with the combination.
Carnevale takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Andrea Carnevale has been cut. Yaya tries to clinch up. Yaya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. A jab from Carnevale misses. Yaya ducks under a wild hook from Carnevale. Yaya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Carnevale throws the left hand but Yaya avoids the punch easily. The fight stays on the outside here - Yaya looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Yaya has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yaya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Carnevale works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Yaya.
Yaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Yaya blocking some punches.
Yaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carnevale's face.
Yaya displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carnevale up against the cage. Yaya gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Yaya lands an elbow that stopped Carnevale in his tracks for a moment. A nice glancing elbow lands by Yaya.
That has opened up Andrea Carnevale's cut even more. Yaya lands a damaging elbow. Yaya lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Yaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Yaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carnevale's face.
Carnevale is rocked!
The cut above Andrea Carnevale's eye is starting to cause him problems now. A knee to the head by Yaya.
Carnevale is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaya finish him? Yaya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Knees to the body from Yaya.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carnevale is looking for a takedown. Yaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Yaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carnevale's face.
Yaya scores with a knee to the head.
Yaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Yaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Carnevale looks winded! Carnevale takes an elbow to the temple.
Andrea Carnevale's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Yaya lands a nice elbow. Yaya crunches a lovely knee into Carnevale's ribcage. Carnevale tries to throw a body punch but Yaya avoids it by throwing Carnevale back against the cage. Yaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carnevale in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Yaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Yaya lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrea Carnevale's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taj Yaya! Taj Yaya retains his welterweight title!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
70% |
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