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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Makovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yabaisama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Liquid Swords. The key to victory for Diagoro Yabaisama has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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163 cm
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145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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163 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Makovsky! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Makovsky on the wrong end of a nice hook. Makovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yabaisama. Yabaisama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Yabaisama has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight. Yabaisama connects with an inside leg kick. Makovsky on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Makovsky looks to land a left hand but Yabaisama moved out of range nicely. Yabaisama throws a hook to the side of Makovsky's head but Makovsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A jab from Makovsky misses. It looked like Yabaisama wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Makovsky misses with a low kick. Yabaisama keeps Makovsky at a distance using the push kick. Yabaisama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makovsky. Makovsky staying out of range there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Makovsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Yabaisama dips to his left and cracks Makovsky with an uppercut! Yabaisama throws a right hand that misses
and Makovsky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yabaisama's guard. Makovsky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Yabaisama looking for a guillotine here but Makovsky defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Makovsky has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Yabaisama to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Makovsky is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Yabaisama pulls down on the head and he's put Makovsky to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diagoro Yabaisama! Diagoro Yabaisama seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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