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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Blye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Yaj has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 cm
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161 lbs
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173 cm
24
155 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Yaj! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Blye! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blye wants to slow Yaj down by chopping away at his legs. Yaj tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Blye slips a straight right by Yaj. Yaj tries to clinch and Blye counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yaj won't be happy with that. Blye scores with punches from side control. Blye working the ground and pound from side control. Yaj is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Blye scores with punches from side control. You can see the frustration on Yaj's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Yaj takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Blye creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yaj sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Blye has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Yaj wants to control but Blye postures up. Yaj manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blye's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blye trying to pass the guard but Yaj defending well. Yaj is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Blye scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Blye is trying to control the action in half guard but Yaj is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Blye is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Blye working Yaj over with strikes. Blye working over Yaj with some ground and pound. Yaj looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Blye working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Blye thows a huge punch but Yaj dodges it nicely.
Yaj wants to get back to his feet.
Yaj wants to control but Blye is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yaj is in trouble now - Blye has advanced to mount! Yaj is trying desperately to improve position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Blye avoids the attempt from Yaj to control. Yaj is working to get back to half guard.
Blye lands a couple of good shots and Yaj has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Blye loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Yaj hold on?
Yaj might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. This has been an exciting period of action! Yaj tries to escape the position.
Blye lands strikes to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Even with his hooks in, Blye manages to miss with strikes from the back. Blye lands an elbow to the side of the head. Blye scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Yaj can't escape the position.
Yaj covering up well under a barage of strikes. Yaj covers up after that shot from Blye.
Yaj manages to reverse the position and now he's in Blye's guard. Nice work there by Yaj.
Blye has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Blye bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yaj's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yaj escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blye gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blye's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Blye wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving. Blye trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Yaj utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Blye is looking to work some ground and pound but Yaj has wrist control. This has been an exciting period of action! Blye trying to control but Yaj is working from the bottom. Blye in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Blye working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yaj's head. Yaj utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Yaj is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blye is controlling him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Blye dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jab from Blye. Blye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yaj.
Yaj closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Blye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj fails to land with a series of punches.
Blye only half commits to the counter leg kick. Yaj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Yaj swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Blye counter with a right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A left lands for Blye. Yaj misses with a left hand and Blye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Yaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Blye gets tackled into the cage by Yaj. Yaj maintains the clinch. Yaj working aggressively here.
Yaj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blye.
Blye has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blye lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj. Blye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blye thuds his right hand into Yaj's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yaj is rocked! Lucas Blye seems to be getting the better of the standup. Yaj misses with a body punch
and Blye counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Blye! The defeated Leo Yaj had this to say: 'Noooo, two losses in a row :-(('.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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