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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafiki WhoHitYou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yates might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here comes Tecca Nina - Tech N9ne. WhoHitYou is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nemisis. Aaron Yates has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafiki WhoHitYou!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. WhoHitYou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Yates's head coaches at Elite MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yates tries to clinch up but WhoHitYou circles away and keeps his distance.
WhoHitYou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates drives through with a takedown into guard.
WhoHitYou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
WhoHitYou looking for a sweep. Not yet WhoHitYou, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
WhoHitYou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yates throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as WhoHitYou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yates missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
WhoHitYou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WhoHitYou managing to control the position.
Yates drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yates jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WhoHitYou has his hands on Yates's head, controlling the position.
WhoHitYou is trying to control the position but Yates postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
WhoHitYou swats away the attempt to clinch by Yates.
Aaron Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
WhoHitYou parries the strikes from Yates easily there. Yates is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable WhoHitYou to escape.
I wouldn't like to be where WhoHitYou is right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
WhoHitYou can't do much from the bottom here.
WhoHitYou is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yates's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou is controlling Yates's trapped leg to prevent Yates from advancing to side control.
Yates is working for a submission of some sort.
WhoHitYou avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yates.
WhoHitYou looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
WhoHitYou trying to get back to full guard but Yates takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
WhoHitYou tries to hold on but Yates postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yates working away from the top, dropping strikes.
WhoHitYou tries to hold on but Yates pushes him away.
Yates raining down shots from the mount!
Yates avoids the attempt from WhoHitYou to control.
Yates jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but WhoHitYou manages to avoid the submission attempt.
WhoHitYou manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou is trying to maintain the position but Yates is very close to passing his half guard.
Yates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
WhoHitYou trying to control from the bottom.
WhoHitYou is looking for a sweep. Yates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
WhoHitYou is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yates scores with a couple of nice shots.
WhoHitYou wants to control but Yates is keeping busy and won't allow it.
WhoHitYou wants to get back to full guard.
Yates working over WhoHitYou with some ground and pound. WhoHitYou looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
WhoHitYou wants to control but Yates is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yates is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so WhoHitYou is just riding it out for now. Yates eventually gives up the hold.
WhoHitYou is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Yates dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
WhoHitYou displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yates.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yates or perhaps it was just good defense by WhoHitYou, which made it look bad.
Yates is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in WhoHitYou's half guard.
WhoHitYou trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates throwing shots but WhoHitYou is blocking nicely.
Yates missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yates has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
WhoHitYou wants to control but Yates is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that WhoHitYou can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
WhoHitYou is looking to improve his position.
WhoHitYou has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yates is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yates connects with a nice short shot to WhoHitYou's temple.
Yates working over WhoHitYou with some ground and pound. WhoHitYou looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
WhoHitYou has hold of Yates's hands but Yates slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yates is thwarting WhoHitYou's attempts to control the position.
Yates is pressing down on WhoHitYou's thigh, looking to free his foot. WhoHitYou is holding on for now.
WhoHitYou trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yates scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
WhoHitYou has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yates is working away from the top position though.
Yates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yates lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
WhoHitYou wants to get back to full guard.
Aaron Yates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, WhoHitYou has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yates throwing shots but WhoHitYou is blocking nicely.
Yates is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and WhoHitYou defends it well.
WhoHitYou is trying to stand back up but Yates is controlling him
WhoHitYou moves into full guard.
WhoHitYou wants to sweep but no luck.
Yates drops back looking for a leg! WhoHitYou is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and WhoHitYou manages to kick Yates off! Yates jumps back into WhoHitYou's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yates is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
WhoHitYou is trying to control the position but Yates postures up.
Yates missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yates thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
WhoHitYou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yates.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Yates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yates swings for the body but WhoHitYou moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Yates dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yates shoots in for a takedown but WhoHitYou shows good takedown defense.
WhoHitYou gets caught napping as Yates dives in and scores a takedown. WhoHitYou manages to retain guard.
WhoHitYou is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yates stopping the sweep attempt from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
WhoHitYou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
WhoHitYou is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates working some strikes from top position.
Yates scoring with some ground and pound.
Yates with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yates drops back looking for a leg! WhoHitYou is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and WhoHitYou manages to kick Yates off! Yates jumps back into WhoHitYou's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WhoHitYou has control of Yates's left arm, preventing Yates from doing any damage.
Yates lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
WhoHitYou is rocked!
Yates loads up on a big left hand. WhoHitYou felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Yates looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! WhoHitYou can't hide his disappointment, as Yates celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Yates!
Aaron Yates looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Punk!! We can do this one more time or i want a title shot!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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