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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
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190 cm
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170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lock!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Yi.
Lock looks to land a combination but Yi avoids it well.
Yi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lock misses with a takedown attempt - Yi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Yi misses.
Some wild striking there from Lock.
Yi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lock. That did some damage!
Lock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lock looks to land a right hand but Yi moved out of range.
Yi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yi has a couple of punches blocked by Lock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lock.
Yi working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Yi.
Lock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock blocking some punches.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yi has a couple of punches blocked by Lock.
Yi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yi tries to work over Lock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lock is trying to break the clinch but Yi is controlling him.
Yi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yi.
Yi lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock being controlled against the cage.
Lock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock blocks an uppercut.
Lock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yi prevents Lock from breaking the clinch.
Lock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yi misses with some punches.
Yi works on Lock's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yi.
Yi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yi misses with some punches.
Yi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock tries to break the clinch but Yi is controlling the position.
Yi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lock.
Yi taking a breather.
Yi pushes Lock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yi stalls.
Lock blocks a body shot from Yi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yi.
Yi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Yi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lock's sensitive parts.
Yi throws a jab when Lock was well out of range.
Yi throws a solid leg kick but Lock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yi.
A good leg kick by Yi.
Lock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lock jabs Yi right on the nose. Yi blinks but takes it well.
Yi misses with a low kick.
Lock scores with the left hand. Yi knows he should have avoided that one.
Lock digs a good body shot into Yi's ribs.
Lock moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lock.
Lock clinches with his opponent.
Yi is looking to control Lock's arms but Lock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yi has his back to the cage.
Lock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi misses with the head strike.
Lock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yi tries to work over Lock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yi misses with some punches.
Lock blocks an uppercut.
Lock is trying to force a seperation but Yi has the dominant position.
Lock can't break the clinch.
Lock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lock lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yi misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
Yi working aggressively here.
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Master Yi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yi misses with a punch to the body.
Lock blocks an uppercut.
Yi misses with some punches.
Lock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi can't find room to land a body shot as Lock controls the action.
Lock tries to circle away but Yi has him pinned against the cage.
Lock blocks a body shot from Yi.
Yi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yi has Lock pressed against the cage, preventing Lock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yi is looking to control Lock's arms but Lock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yi has his back to the cage.
Yi has a couple of punches blocked by Lock.
Lock prevents a body shot from Yi.
Lock prevents a body shot from Yi.
Yi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
Yi is pushing Lock up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lock is trying to break free.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yi is pushing Lock up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lock blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Master Yi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Yi dodges the punch combination from Lock.
Lock just misses with a punch to the body.
Lock misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Lock misses
and Yi counters with a straight right hand.
Lock throws a right hand that Yi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yi also avoids with ease.
Jab by Lock.
Lock pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yi back to the cage. Lock follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yi throws a leg kick which misses Lock's front leg but catches the back leg as Lock tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Lock.
Yi throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lock lands with a straight right. Yi didn't see that one coming.
Good leg kick by Yi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lock rushes Yi and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yi trying to stall but Lock improves his position.
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yi can't find room to land a body shot as Lock controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yi can't find room to land a body shot as Lock controls the action.
Lock wants to take the fight to the mat but Yi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yi misses with a body punch.
Lock is trying to pull guard but Yi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yi misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lock.
Yi stalling in the clinch but Lock improves position.
A body shot lands from Yi.
Lock has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yi regains guard immediately.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lock trying to control but Yi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Lock hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yi on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Lock.
Lock looks to land a left hand but Yi moved out of range nicely.
Lock throws a combination that misses
and Yi counters with a leg kick.
Lock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yi scores with the left hand. Lock knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Lock.
Lock might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yi tries to clinch up but Lock circles away and keeps his distance.
Lock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yi.
Yi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yi lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yi effectively controlling the action here.
Yi tries to throw a body punch but Lock avoids it by throwing Yi back against the cage.
Yi throws a head punch that misses.
Yi misses with a punch to the body.
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lock is trying to break free.
John Lock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Lock.
I think Yi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Yi!
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energy
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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