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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emil Yanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mia St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St John has chosen The Bitch is back as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Emil Yanenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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119 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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168 cm
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140 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emil Yanenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mia St John!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yanenko shoots in for a takedown but St John shows good takedown defense.
Yanenko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No luck for Yanenko with that takedown attempt.
St John takes the fight into the clinch.
Yanenko blocking some punches.
Yanenko takes a shot to the head.
St John swings wildly with an uppercut but Yanenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
St John swings wildly with an uppercut but Yanenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanenko fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emil Yanenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on St John - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yanenko blocks an uppercut.
St John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yanenko backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John swings wildly with an uppercut but Yanenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
St John lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yanenko backwards.
St John struggles to land a body shot inside as Yanenko controls his hands.
St John lands a shoulder strike.
St John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yanenko wants to take the fight to the mat but St John manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
St John throws a punch but it's blocked by Yanenko.
Yanenko wants a takedown.
Yanenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St John smiles and moves away.
St John clinches.
St John gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yanenko.
St John working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St John swings wildly with an uppercut but Yanenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
St John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Emil Yanenko has been cut.
St John lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from St John.
Yanenko is rocked!
St John throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Yanenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from St John fails to land.
Yanenko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by St John after a bit of a struggle.
St John misses with the head strike.
St John misses with a short punch on the inside.
St John misses with a hook from the clinch.
St John misses with some punches.
St John has a couple of punches blocked by Yanenko.
St John misses with a punch on the inside.
St John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St John misses with a hook from the clinch.
St John has a couple of punches blocked by Yanenko.
St John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yanenko seems to have got his legs back now.
St John swings wildly with an uppercut but Yanenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
St John throws a punch but it's blocked by Yanenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St John just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, St John scores with a nice short uppercut.
St John misses with the head strike.
St John has a couple of punches blocked by Yanenko.
St John swings wildly with an uppercut but Yanenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yanenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but St John pulls his leg out and moves away.
St John doesn't manage to clinch there - Yanenko circles away.
Yanenko attempts a counter takedown but St John avoids it well and moves away.
St John gets a clinch.
A short right from St John on the inside.
St John swings wildly with an uppercut but Yanenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yanenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St John misses with a hook from the clinch.
St John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yanenkos head.
St John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko blocks an uppercut.
Yanenko decides to pull guard.
Yanenko working for a triangle but St John defends it easily.
St John must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St John decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Yanenko, up you get!
St John has Yanenko up against the cage in a clinch.
St John throws a head punch that misses.
St John misses with a punch to the body.
St John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St John moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from St John fails to land.
St John gets underhooks to prevent Yanenko's takedown attempt.
St John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St John lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mia St John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emil Yanenko's cut.
That's time! Yanenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yanenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Yanenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but St John sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yanenko somewhat.
St John instigates a clinch.
Yanenko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by St John after a bit of a struggle.
St John struggles to land a body shot inside as Yanenko controls his hands.
Yanenko goes for a takedown attempt but St John pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emil Yanenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yanenko tries to keep at a distance but St John has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from St John.
St John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yanenkos head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yanenkos head.
St John content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yanenko blocking some punches.
Yanenko blocks a body shot from St John.
St John misses with a short punch on the inside.
St John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yanenko's elbow.
St John struggles to land a body shot inside as Yanenko controls his hands.
St John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St John.
Yanenko dodges an elbow strike from St John.
St John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St John throws a punch but it's blocked by Yanenko.
Yanenko is looking to take this one to the mat.
St John misses with some punches.
St John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yanenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko blocking some punches.
Mia St John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yanenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yanenko blocking some punches.
St John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yanenko tries to pull guard but St John won't allow it.
St John has a couple of punches blocked by Yanenko.
St John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yanenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
St John has a couple of punches blocked by Yanenko.
Yanenko jumps guard but St John stands there with Yanenko around his waist. Yanenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St John throws a head punch that misses.
St John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yanenko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but St John is defending well.
St John prevents a takedown attempt there.
St John gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yanenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St John digs a right hand into Yanenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yanenko's gas tank.
St John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yanenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St John gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St John lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yanenko backwards.
Yanenko blocks an uppercut.
St John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yanenko backwards.
St John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St John working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from St John as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John throws a punch but it's blocked by Yanenko.
A shot in the inside from St John.
Yanenko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by St John after a bit of a struggle.
St John misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yanenko tries to pull guard but St John won't allow it.
St John lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Yanenko to his knees! St John keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mia St John!
A victorious Mia St John thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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