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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Benny Yuvaves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shang Tsung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuvaves comes to the ring accompanied by Cypress Hill - How I Can Just Kill A Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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180 cm
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148 lbs
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine
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Good low kicks
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Benny Yuvaves! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shang Tsung! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yuvaves throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsung counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Yuvaves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Yuvaves scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Yuvaves throws out a leg kick but Tsung moves out of range and Yuvaves only half commits. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuvaves.
Tsung throws the left hand but Yuvaves avoids the punch easily. Yuvaves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Yuvaves jabs at Tsung's body. Yuvaves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yuvaves connects with a high kick. Yuvaves lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tsung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuvaves moves away. Tsung throws a head kick that misses. Yuvaves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tsung to score with a decent uppercut. Tsung misses with a straight left. Tsung misses with a looping right. Yuvaves thows a body kick. Tsung tries to catch it but that hurt him. This has been an exciting period of action! Yuvaves staying out of range there. Yuvaves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tsung takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yuvaves defending well as Tsung loads up on a big left hand. A good leg kick by Yuvaves. Tsung blocks a head kick by Yuvaves.
Tsung takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yuvaves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsung moves away. Crunch! Yuvaves slams his shin into Tsung's torso. An inside leg kick from Yuvaves misses. Yuvaves throws a body punch but Tsung moves out of range. Yuvaves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tsung looks to land a left hand but Yuvaves moved out of range nicely. Yuvaves thuds his right hand into Tsung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Yuvaves throws a solid leg kick but Tsung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yuvaves. Nice body kick there by Yuvaves. A head kick from Tsung lands but Yuvaves takes it in his stride. Tsung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuvaves throws out a loose jab but Tsung uses good head movement to avoid it. Tsung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yuvaves.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yuvaves slips under a jab from Tsung. Yuvaves throws a leg kick which misses Tsung's front leg but catches the back leg as Tsung tries to avoid it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tsung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuvaves can pounce on him.
Yuvaves scores with a kick to the body.
Yuvaves scores with a hook to the body. Tsung takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Tsung throws a sloppy body shot
and Yuvaves counters with a leg kick. Tsung on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Yuvaves misses with a straight right. Tsung misses with a looping left. An inside leg kick from Yuvaves misses. Yuvaves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsung throws out the jab. Yuvaves lands a head shot. Tsung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Tsung throws a jab but it's blocked by Yuvaves. Yuvaves connects with a solid leg kick. Tsung misses with a looping left. Tsung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuvaves manages to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Yuvaves dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tsung throws a wild body kick that Yuvaves sees coming a mile off. Tsung digs a good hook to Yuvaves's body.
Tsung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yuvaves throws a wild body kick that Tsung sees coming a mile off. Yuvaves throws a quick inside leg kick. Yuvaves attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Yuvaves throws a leg kick but Tsung sees it coming and moves out of range. A decent looking body kick lands there for Yuvaves. A telegraphed right hand from Tsung misses the target. Some bone on bone action there as Yuvaves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Yuvaves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsung sees it coming and avoids it easily. Yuvaves thows a body shot but no joy. Tsung throws a quick inside leg kick. Yuvaves swings for the body but Tsung moves out of range.
Tsung throws a head kick but Yuvaves moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Yuvaves. Yuvaves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tsung has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yuvaves. Yuvaves misses with an uppercut. Yuvaves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsung.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yuvaves misses with a head kick.
Yuvaves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsung sees it coming and avoids it easily. Yuvaves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Yuvaves lands but Tsung takes it in his stride. Tsung throws a hook but Yuvaves avoids it easily. Tsung takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Yuvaves throws the left hand but Tsung avoids the punch easily. Benny Yuvaves is winning the standup battle so far. Yuvaves shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Tsung tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuvaves avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Yuvaves. Tsung does a little dance to reset his feet. Yuvaves attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Yuvaves blocks the body kick.
Yuvaves looks for the body kick but Tsung saw that one coming. Tsung scores with a hook to the body. Yuvaves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A cross from Tsung lands. Yuvaves tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yuvaves is looking to chop away at Tsung's legs. Tsung on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yuvaves thows a body kick. Tsung tries to catch it but that hurt him. Tsung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuvaves moves away. Tsung avoids a low kick by using good footwork. A big left from Tsung misses. Yuvaves throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Good leg kick by Yuvaves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yuvaves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsung.
Yuvaves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Yuvaves connects with a high kick. Tsung throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Tsung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Tsung looks to land a left hand but Yuvaves moved out of range nicely. Yuvaves misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Tsung throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Yuvaves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. 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 Benny Yuvaves will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tsung misses with a hook. Shang Tsung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tsung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Yuvaves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Tsung throws a big shot that misses. A solid leg kick lands there for Yuvaves.
Tsung takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Yuvaves checks the leg kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Yuvaves. Yuvaves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tsung's sensitive parts. Tsung with a body punch. A glancing blow. Tsung swings away with a leg kick that misses. Yuvaves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsung thows a body shot but no joy. Yuvaves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yuvaves connects with a leg kick. Tsung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Yuvaves throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action! Tsung misses the jab. Yuvaves lands a glancing blow to the side of Tsung's head. A jab from Yuvaves does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tsung uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yuvaves has time to react. Yuvaves lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tsung throws out a loose jab but Yuvaves uses good head movement to avoid it. Yuvaves shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Yuvaves lands with a nice body punch. Tsung looks to land a left hand but Yuvaves moved out of range nicely. Yuvaves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsung manages to avoid it. Tsung misses with a lunging right hand
and Yuvaves counters with a leg kick. Tsung shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Yuvaves throws a nice inside leg kick. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Yuvaves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Yuvaves ducks under a wild hook from Tsung. Yuvaves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuvaves.
Tsung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuvaves misses with a body kick. Yuvaves feints and then cracks Tsung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tsung down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yuvaves looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tsung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yuvaves counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Nice body kick there by Yuvaves. Yuvaves avoids the body shot from Tsung.
Yuvaves thows a body kick. Tsung tries to catch it but that hurt him. Tsung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Yuvaves ducks under a wild hook from Tsung. Tsung throws the left hand but Yuvaves avoids the punch easily. Good leg kick by Yuvaves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tsung throws a shot from downtown. Yuvaves moves away and avoids it. Yuvaves delivers a nice body kick. Tsung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Tsung walks into a stiff left hand from Yuvaves. Nice straight punches there by Yuvaves. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yuvaves. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuvaves.
Benny Yuvaves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Tsung lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Benny Yuvaves showed his dominance in that final round. Well Yuvaves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Yuvaves! Benny Yuvaves tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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