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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Yarbourgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Siegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Yarbourgh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benjamin Siegel's chin.
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195 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
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185 cm
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Yarbourgh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Siegel!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siegel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yarbourgh wants to clinch up but Siegel keeps it at a distance.
Siegel lands a nice hook to Yarbourgh's body. Yarbourgh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Siegel thows a leg kick but Yarbourgh checks it
and Yarbourgh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Siegel misses with a body kick.
Siegel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Siegel pushes Yarbourgh away with a front kick.
Siegel tries to land a front kick but Yarbourgh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yarbourgh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Siegel has Yarbourgh pressed against the cage.
Siegel looking for a takedown.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Siegel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siegel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Siegel tries to work over Yarbourgh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siegel controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siegel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siegel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Siegel misses with a body punch.
Siegel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yarbourgh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yarbourgh blocks a body shot from Siegel.
Yarbourgh is looking to break free of the clinch but Siegel has double underhooks.
Siegel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siegel scores with a jab. Yarbourgh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yarbourgh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Siegel to the mat! Siegel manages to get full guard.
Siegel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarbourgh gets back to half guard.
Yarbourgh gets full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Siegel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Siegel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yarbourgh controls Siegel momentarily but Siegel frees himself.
Yarbourgh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Yarbourgh thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Siegel is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarbourgh wants to control the pace but Siegel is squirming around nicely.
Siegel wants to hold on but Yarbourgh pushes him away.
Siegel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yarbourgh content just to control the position here.
Yarbourgh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Siegel's face.
Siegel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Siegel throwing strikes but missing.
Yarbourgh keeping moving, preventing Siegel from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarbourgh has control of Siegel's left arm, preventing Siegel from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yarbourgh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yarbourgh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We're going to have a standup here because Willy Yarbourgh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A lazy left from Siegel finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarbourgh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yarbourgh tries to clinch up but Siegel circles away and keeps his distance.
Siegel just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siegel throws a combination. Yarbourgh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Siegel misses the shot to the body.
Yarbourgh misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Siegel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yarbourgh blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Siegel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yarbourgh doesn't seem phased though.
Siegel clobbers Yarbourgh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Siegel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Siegel thuds a left hand into Yarbourgh's body.
Siegel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yarbourgh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yarbourgh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yarbourgh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yarbourgh is rocked!
That kick from Siegel tenderised Yarbourgh's leg. Yarbourgh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Yarbourgh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Siegel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siegel thumps Yarbourgh with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siegel keeps Yarbourgh at a distance using the push kick.
Siegel thows a body kick. Yarbourgh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Siegel thuds his shin into the meat of Yarbourgh's side.
Yarbourgh drops his hands momentarily and Siegel needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Yarbourgh just on the top of the head. Yarbourgh drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Yarbourgh - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Benjamin Siegel!
Post fight, Benjamin Siegel stared into the camera and said 'Mikeszko... you should have paid your protection!'.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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