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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ying Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Diamond Eyes. Kevin James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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180 cm
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ying Yang !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Yang .
James misses with a body shot
and Yang counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yang scores with a push kick.
Yang moves out of range of the leg kick from James.
Yang throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
James on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yang feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
Yang throws a nice inside leg kick.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Yang 's shoulder, as Yang tries to avoid the shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yang has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yang misses with the body kick
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick from Yang .
James thows a body shot but no joy.
Yang misses with a body kick.
Yang bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from James misses.
Yang tries a head kick but it misses.
James cracks Yang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yang throws a lazy head kick
and James counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by James.
James stays in close to Yang 's body and controls the position.
James throws a strike but Yang rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
James keeping moving, preventing Yang from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang passes easily into side control. Nice work.
James is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Yang tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James struggling a bit here.
James is looking for a sweep.
James is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James sneaks back into half guard.
James is trying to control but Yang manages to pass to mount!
Yang is looking to work his way around to James's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
James is wriggling around trying to escape.
James bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yang wants to stand up but James is controlling him.
Yang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yang can't keep his opponent in guard - James advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yang gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yang wants to stand and escape but James is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ying Yang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
James shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. James showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yang looking to control.
Yang looking for a sweep. Not yet Yang , not yet.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
Yang trying to control the position.
Yang keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Yang keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James won't allow Yang to sweep him here.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
James throws a big elbow that misses.
Yang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James landing some decent shots from guard.
James wants to control from the top but Yang keeps moving.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Yang .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yang is on top in guard.
Yang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
James wants to improve his position but instead Yang has moved into half guard.
Yang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
James is trying to maintain the position but Yang is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
James tries to roll over but Yang keeps him under control.
Yang trying to mount his opponent but James defends it.
Yang wants to take a breather but James is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ying Yang has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yang avoids it really well and circles away.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James looks for a takedown but Yang sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yang tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
James shoots in and gets a takedown into Yang 's guard.
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 Kevin James will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Yang lands a glancing blow to the side of James's head.
Nice takedown defense from Yang . No joy for James on that attempt.
Yang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James fails to land the takedown.
James moves forwards but Yang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
James shoots in for a takedown but Yang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James stuffs the takedown attempt from Yang . Yang gets slowly back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yang - that will leave a mark!
Yang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
James checks a low kick from Yang .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Yang or perhaps it was just good defense by James which made him look bad.
Good exchange - James coming out on top.
Nice sprawl there from Yang as James shoots in.
Yang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yang misses with a head kick.
James takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Yang .
James misses with a hook
and Yang counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
Yang lands a glancing blow to the side of James's head.
Kevin James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James shoots in for a takedown but Yang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yang throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yang , right into the meat.
James slips under a jab from Yang .
Yang misses with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yang . James shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yang lands a big head kick that sends James tumbling to the mat! Yang takes a step backwards and waves James back to his feet - he wants the finish!
James is rocked!
It looks like Kevin James has been cut.
Yang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yang defends well and James ends up having to push Yang into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yang lands with a short shot to the head.
Yang unloads with a big right hand that wobbles James! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Yang is unloading with more strikes now! James drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ying Yang !
Ying Yang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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