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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Yourass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Midgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dusty Yourass had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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179 cm
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182 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dusty Yourass! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Midgard! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yourass throws a body kick that misses. Yourass lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Yourass gets a clinch. Yourass tries to score a body lock takedown but Midgard shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Midgard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Midgard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Midgard throws a head kick but Yourass moves out of range.
Midgard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Yourass takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Yourass is breathing heavily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A head kick lands from Midgard that sends Yourass to the canvas. Yourass tries to scramble back to his feet but Midgard brings him back down into side control. Sloppy strikes there by Midgard. A lull in the action here. Midgard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Midgard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yourass is looking for a sweep. Midgard trying to control the position but Yourass is working away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Midgard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Midgard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yourass keeps working. Yourass knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Midgard on the ground. Midgard just content to control the position.
That's two 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. Midgard working the ground and pound. Midgard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yourass's legs. Midgard controls the position from side control. Yourass wants to get back to his feet. Yourass manages to get back to half guard. Midgard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Midgard wants to control but Yourass is keeping him busy. Midgard lands with a punch from half guard. Yourass is trying to stand.
Midgard is looking to take a break and control but Yourass is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Midgard works his way into side control. Midgard moves into full mount! Midgard controlling his opponent. Midgard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yourass looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Midgard looking to finish with strikes here!
Midgard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Yourass gets back to half guard. Midgard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yourass keeps working. Yourass works his way to full guard. Good work. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Yourass looking to hit a scissor sweep but Midgard is one step ahead there. Midgard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Midgard dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yourass avoids a kick to the body.
Yourass misses with a body kick. Midgard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Midgard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Midgard throws a sloppy head kick and Yourass moves out of range easily. Yourass fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. A head kick misses from Midgard. Yourass takes a kick to the side of the head. Midgard throws a head kick that misses. Midgard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Midgard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Yourass throws a series of punches but Midgard avoids them all with ease. Yourass has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Midgard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Midgard lands with a slapping head kick. Midgard tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yourass avoids the head kick by Midgard.
Midgard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Midgard throws a sloppy head kick and Yourass moves out of range easily. Midgard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Midgard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Midgard throws a solid leg kick but Yourass takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Midgard. A head kick from Midgard lands but Yourass takes it in his stride. Yourass shoots in for a takedown but Midgard shows good takedown defense. A nice inside leg kick there by Midgard. That's going to slow Yourass down. Yourass takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yourass has managed to clinch.
Yourass scores with a shot to the side of Midgard's head. Midgard letting Yourass take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yourass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yourass'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. Yourass prevents Midgard from breaking the clinch. A battle for position here, against the cage. Yourass avoiding damage.
Yourass keeps control of Midgard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Midgard blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Midgard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Midgard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Midgard trying to control the position but instead, Yourass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Midgard into the cage. Midgard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Yourass jumps guard but Midgard stands there with Yourass around his waist. Yourass gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusty Yourass. That's going to take a lot out of him. Yourass is pushing Midgard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Yourass turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yourass in side control, throwing shots but Midgard defends. Midgard sneaks back into half guard. Midgard throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Yourass seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Midgard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Midgard works his way to full guard. Good work. Midgard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yourass doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Midgard is tightening it up a little... Yourass has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Yourass reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Yourass taps out! nice BJJ there by Midgard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tyson Midgard!
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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
46% |
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