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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Merridew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Yano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yano's choice of entrance music: Fleur de Lis - Jucifer. Jack Merridew has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
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206 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Merridew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koji Yano!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yano punishes Merridew's body with a nice straight punch.
Yano lands a nice looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Merridew there.
Merridew seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Merridew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yano moves away.
Merridew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yano.
Yano moves out of range as Merridew strikes.
Yano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yano feints the counter takedown.
Merridew misses with a two punch combination.
Yano clinches up with Merridew and pushes him back against the cage.
Merridew has had enough of the clinch but Yano keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yano.
A short uppercut from Yano.
Yano lands a good knee to the midsection. Merridew won't want to take too many of those.
Merridew is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merridew takes a knee right on the jaw!
Merridew wants to break free but Yano has control.
Yano lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yano.
Yano ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yano no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Merridew stopping the sweep attempt from Yano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Merridew manages to get himself to full guard.
Yano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Merridew tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yano sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Merridew keeping moving, preventing Yano from controlling successfully.
Yano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Merridew's head.
Yano chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yano is in close to Merridew's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yano stopping the sweep attempt from Merridew.
Yano stays in close to Merridew's body and controls the position.
Yano slips nicely into half guard.
Yano working Merridew over with strikes.
Yano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Merridew has managed to free his arm - good work.
Merridew trying to control here.
Yano with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yano looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yano is looking for a kimura here.
Yano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Merridew's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yano slips a nice elbow through Merridew's hands, connecting with Merridew's forehead.
Yano is nestled in close to Merridew, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Merridew has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yano is keen to just control but Merridew is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Yano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yano connects with a body shot.
Yano slips a straight right by Merridew.
Merridew throws a jab but it's blocked by Yano.
Yano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Merridew circles away.
Yano defending well as Merridew loads up on a big left hand.
Merridew throws a hook but Yano avoids it easily.
Yano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Merridew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yano closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yano lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Merridew will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Merridew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Merridew knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yano on the ground.
Merridew tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Koji Yano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yano connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merridew looking to control.
Yano lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Merridew's head.
Yano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Merridew trying to control the position.
Yano not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merridew is keeping the position for now.
Yano trying to control but Merridew is working from the bottom.
Yano is in close to Merridew's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Merridew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yano looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Merridew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merridew moves away.
Jack Merridew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Merridew there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yano scores with the left hand. Merridew knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Merridew misses its intended target.
Merridew throws the left hand but Yano avoids the punch easily.
Merridew just misses with a punch to the body.
Yano misses with a body kick.
Merridew lands a nice shot to the body.
Yano lands a head kick. Merridew smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yano looks to land a combination. Merridew sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Merridew is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yano working some strikes from top position.
Oh Merridew is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yano is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yano gets to his feet and stands over Merridew, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Merridew felt that one! Yano unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Merridew from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koji Yano!
A very excited looking Koji Yano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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RATING
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