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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Burak Yavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salazar Romello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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137 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Burak Yavas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Salazar Romello!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romello takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yavas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Romello.
Romello is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yavas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romello gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yavas has had enough of the clinch but Romello keeps him there for the moment.
Romello wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Romello.
Romello tries to pull guard but Yavas holds him up against the cage and eventually Romello drops back down to his feet.
Burak Yavas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salazar Romello.
Romello wants a takedown.
Romello jumps guard but Yavas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yavas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romello scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yavas in his tracks.
Romello tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yavas defends well and Romello ends up having to push Yavas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yavas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yavas tries to land knees in the clinch but Romello avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romello wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalling in the clinch from Yavas.
Romello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yavas breaks the clinch.
Yavas lands a jab to the nose.
Romello tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yavas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romello somewhat.
Romello tries to clinch but Yavas moves out of range.
Yavas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romello lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yavas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romello.
Yavas misses with a looping left.
Yavas stuffs the takedown.
Romello gets tackled into the cage by Yavas. Yavas maintains the clinch.
Romello looking for a takedown.
Romello jumps guard but Yavas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Romello pulls guard effortlessly.
Romello is looking to stand up but Yavas isn't so interested in that idea.
Romello looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romello is pulling down on Yavas's head. It's preventing any offense from Yavas, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yavas throws a big right hand that misses.
Romello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yavas throws a big elbow that misses.
Yavas content to stall in guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romello tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yavas smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romello swats away the attempt to clinch by Yavas.
Romello avoids the head kick by Yavas.
Romello moves in looking to clinch but Yavas pushes him off.
Yavas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Romello sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Romello tries to close the distance and clinch but Yavas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salazar Romello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romello tries to clinch
and Yavas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romello's knee momentarily.
Yavas clinches up with Romello and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Burak Yavas will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Romello moves away from the strike by Yavas.
Romello tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yavas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salazar Romello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romello.
Romello shoots in looking for a takedown. Yavas tries to sprawl out of it but Romello keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yavas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yavas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yavas tries to pull guard but Romello forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Romello jumps guard but Yavas stands there with Romello around his waist. Romello gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burak Yavas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salazar Romello.
Romello tries to score a body lock takedown but Yavas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Yavas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romello wants to break free but Yavas has control.
Romello can't get the takedown.
Yavas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romello breaks from the clinch.
Yavas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice jab there from Yavas.
Jab from Yavas.
Yavas scores with a head kick.
Romello moves in looking to clinch but Yavas pushes him off.
Yavas tries to clinch there but Romello circles away.
Yavas ducks under a wild hook from Romello.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romello is looking to clinch but Yavas is avoiding it.
Romello pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yavas tries to clinch there but Romello circles away.
Romello tries to close the distance and clinch but Yavas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romello stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romello wants it to stay on the feet.
Yavas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yavas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Romello tries to avoid it but Yavas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Romello to the ground. Romello escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Romello fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Yavas misses.
Yavas thuds his right hand into Romello's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yavas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yavas closes the distance and clinches.
Romello lands an uppercut.
Yavas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romello is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yavas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yavas successfully pulls guard.
Yavas looking to control.
Romello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yavas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romello wants to control from the top but Yavas keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romello wants to get up but he can't break Yavas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yavas is trying to control the position but Romello postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yavas moves into range and clinches up with Romello.
Romello breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yavas.
Romello fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yavas leaves Romello with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burak Yavas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yavas wants to clinch up but Romello keeps it at a distance.
Yavas fails with the takedown.
A shot to the liver by Romello. Beautiful body shot.
Romello ducks right into an uppercut from Yavas.
Romello keeps the fight on the outside.
Romello wants to clinch up but Yavas keeps it at a distance.
Yavas stuffs the takedown attempt from Romello. Romello gets slowly back to his feet.
Romello closes the distance and clinches.
Romello misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yavas with a knee to the head.
Yavas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yavas tries to clinch up but Romello circles away and keeps his distance.
Romello tries to clinch up
and Yavas counters with an inside leg kick.
Yavas tries to clinch up.
Romello has Yavas up against the cage in a clinch.
Romello is looking to break free of the clinch but Yavas has double underhooks.
Romello avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yavas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yavas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romello shoots for a takedown but Yavas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burak Yavas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salazar Romello.
Romello goes for a double leg but Yavas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yavas continues to drive forward.
Romello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yavas jumps guard but Romello turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Romello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yavas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yavas pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yavas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romello defends well.
Romello trying to control the position from guard on top but Yavas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romello decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Yavas rushes Romello and presses him up against the cage.
Yavas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Romello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romello fails with a takedown attempt.
Yavas tries for a takedown but Romello sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yavas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yavas stuffs the takedown.
Yavas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romello tries to close the distance and clinch but Yavas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romello shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yavas has a takedown stuffed.
Romello fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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 Burak Yavas.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yavas, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Burak Yavas!
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energy
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