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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Narong Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredric's entrance music is Rocky Theme Song. A fine choice. Yeerum has chosen I Love You as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Narong Yeerum!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeerum bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fredric's head backwards.
It looks like Randy Fredric has been cut.
Yeerum moves in looking to clinch but Fredric pushes him off.
Yeerum tries to close the distance and clinch but Fredric swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Narong Yeerum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeerum has closed the distance and engaged Fredric in a clinch.
Fredric pulls guard successfully.
Fredric had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Yeerum is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fredric Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Yeerum's back instead.
Fredric is persistently looking for the submission but Yeerum is defending it well.
Fredric trying to control momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Yeerum hold on?!
Yeerum covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Fredric has got his arm under Yeerum's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Yeerum has spun round into Fredric's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Fredric throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Yeerum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fredric trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fredric looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yeerum is one step ahead there.
Fredric 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.
Fredric looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fredric is breathing heavily.
Fredric throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fredric throws his legs up looking for a submission but Yeerum uses it to pass to side control.
Yeerum just content to control the position.
Yeerum tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fredric's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum stands up.
Yeerum tries to clinch but Fredric is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fredric tries to keep at a distance but Yeerum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yeerum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yeerum misses with an elbow strike.
Yeerum tries to land a knee to the head but Fredric blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yeerum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yeerum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yeerum throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yeerum misses with a knee to the head.
Yeerum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fredric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredric changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yeerum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narong Yeerum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Fredric's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yeerum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fredric paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeerum throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fredric.
Fredric shoots in for a double leg but Yeerum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric fails with the takedown.
Randy Fredric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yeerum tries to clinch there but Fredric circles away.
Yeerum tries to clinch but Fredric moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yeerum forces Fredric back against the ropes and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yeerum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fredric.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Fredric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Yeerum holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Yeerum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside.
Yeerum trying to land knees to the body.
Yeerum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum is stalling here.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
Yeerum missing with knees to the body.
Fredric blocks an elbow strike from Yeerum.
Yeerum misses with a knee to the head.
Yeerum is breathing heavily.
Fredric has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yeerum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fredric takes an elbow to the temple.
Yeerum leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Yeerum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fredric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yeerum trying to land knees to the body.
Fredric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Yeerum.
Yeerum crunches a lovely knee into Fredric's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fredric tries for a takedown but Yeerum manages to get underhooks.
Yeerum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fredric drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yeerum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yeerum drives through and clinches with Fredric against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narong Yeerum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Fredric's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yeerum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fredric fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Fredric or perhaps it was just good defense by Yeerum which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeerum closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric blocks an elbow strike.
Yeerum just leaning against Fredric, taking a breather.
Yeerum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredric.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
Yeerum tries a knee to the head but Fredric blocks it.
Yeerum taking a breather.
Fredric is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Fredric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fredric takes an elbow to the temple.
Yeerum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yeerum taking a breather.
Yeerum tries to stall but Fredric uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yeerum stops a takedown attempt from Fredric.
Yeerum trying to land knees to the body.
Fredric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yeerum trying to land knees to the body.
Yeerum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fredric blocks it with crossed arms.
Yeerum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fredric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yeerum misses with a knee strike.
Yeerum lands an elbow that stopped Fredric in his tracks for a moment.
Yeerum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yeerum missing with knees to the body.
Fredric tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yeerum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yeerum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fredric is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yeerum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yeerum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fredric blocks it with crossed arms.
Yeerum tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
Yeerum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fredric.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside that Fredric shrugs off.
Yeerum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yeerum missing with knees to the body.
Yeerum tries to land a knee to the head but Fredric blocks with his arms.
Yeerum tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
Yeerum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fredric managing to block the knees to the body from Yeerum.
Yeerum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fredric blocks it with crossed arms.
Yeerum stalling in the clinch but Fredric improves position.
Fredric has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yeerum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fredric tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
Yeerum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yeerum scores a nice knee to the body.
Yeerum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yeerum's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yeerum tries to land knees in the clinch but Fredric avoids the damage to the body.
Randy Fredric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yeerum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yeerum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fredric avoids a wild elbow strike from Yeerum.
Narong Yeerum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yeerum stops a takedown attempt from Fredric.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yeerum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fredric up against the ropes.
Yeerum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fredric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Narong Yeerum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yeerum has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narong Yeerum!
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hype
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FIGHT
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