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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yury Vesnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes to the cage accompanied by Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
30 - 10 - 0 |
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159 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yury Vesnev!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tao duly obliges.
Tao scores with a decent looking hook.
Tao has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao loads up on a big right hand but Vesnev slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vesnev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Vesnev off balance momentarily.
Tao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vesnev avoids the body shot from Tao.
Yin Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Vesnev misses.
Vesnev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tao throws a front kick that sends Vesnev stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tao is looking to score with low kicks.
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tao looks to land a left hand but Vesnev moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesnev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vesnev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vesnev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vesnev takes a jab right on the kisser.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vesnev checks a leg kick.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vesnev takes a step back to recover.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Tao avoids a punch combination nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tao enables Vesnev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tao manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao is looking to stand up but Vesnev isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao pushes Vesnev off and gets back to his feet.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Vesnev misses.
Tao clinches up with Vesnev and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Vesnev.
Tao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tao lands a shoulder strike.
Vesnev blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with a punch to the body.
Tao swings wildly with an uppercut but Vesnev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tao misses with the head strike.
Vesnev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tao as the two fighters clinch.
Vesnev tries a body shot but Tao blocks it.
Vesnev missing with knees to the body.
Vesnev blocks an uppercut.
Tao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vesnev gets through Tao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tao.
Tao lands with a short shot to the head.
Vesnev scores with a shot to the side of Tao's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Tao.
Tao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vesnev lands a nice shot to the body.
Vesnev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vesnev throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.
Vesnev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tao tries a body shot but Vesnev blocks it.
Tao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vesnev blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vesnev fails to land.
Vesnev tries to score a body lock takedown but Tao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yin Tao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yury Vesnev.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Tao fails to land.
Vesnev lands a right hand.
Tao scores with a shot to the side of Vesnev's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vesnev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Tao misses with a hook.
Yin Tao is winning the standup battle so far.
Tao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tao scores with a jab to the body.
Tao misses with a jab to the body
and Vesnev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tao stuffs the takedown.
Vesnev checks a low kick from Tao.
Vesnev tests Tao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vesnev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Vesnev as he checks the leg kick.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Vesnev sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Vesnev.
Tao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vesnev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vesnev.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vesnev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vesnev preventing the sweep.
Vesnev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vesnev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vesnev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vesnev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vesnev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tao is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vesnev postures up.
Tao wants to sweep here but Vesnev controlling him for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vesnev wants to control from the top but Tao keeps moving.
Vesnev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tao dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vesnev looking for a sweep. Not yet Vesnev, not yet.
Tao gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Vesnev.
Vesnev has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tao has Vesnev up against the cage in a clinch.
Vesnev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vesnev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tao.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vesnev.
Tao catches Vesnev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Tao. Those never looked like landing.
Tao scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Horrible takedown by Vesnev or perhaps it was just good defense by Tao which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tao thuds a left hand into Vesnev's body.
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 Yin Tao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vesnev's sensitive parts.
Vesnev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vesnev looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Vesnev closes the distance and clinches up with Tao, looking for a takedown. Vesnev pushes Tao against the cage but Tao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tao.
Vesnev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vesnev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vesnev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tao pushes Vesnev away with a front kick.
Vesnev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesnev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tao rushes Vesnev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vesnev prevents a body shot from Tao.
Tao misses with some punches.
Vesnev struggles to land a body shot inside as Tao controls his hands.
Vesnev has hold of one of Tao's legs. Tao is fighting the takedown attempt but Vesnev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tao trying to control the position.
Vesnev landing some decent shots from guard.
Vesnev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yury Vesnev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yury Vesnev has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vesnev preventing the sweep.
Vesnev postures up in Tao's guard and throws a big left but Tao blocks it.
Tao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vesnev.
Vesnev tries to free his leg and advance position but Tao is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vesnev throws a big elbow that misses.
Tao wants to get back to his feet but Vesnev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tao is keeping the position for now.
Vesnev pushing down on Tao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tao is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vesnev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tao defending well though.
Vesnev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tao pushes Vesnev off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tao takes one to the side of the head.
Tao lands a head kick!
Vesnev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
Tao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vesnev fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Vesnev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tao tries to avoid it but Vesnev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tao to the ground. Tao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yin Tao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yury Vesnev.
Vesnev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tao thows a body kick. Vesnev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vesnev.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yin Tao.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yin Tao!
An out of breath Yin Tao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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