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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagai Tonkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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173 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sagai Tonkov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makaki Iii swings for the body but Tonkov moves out of range.
Makaki Iii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Renegade Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Tonkov lunges at Makaki Iii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makaki Iii's hand.
Makaki Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonkov lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Yancy Makaki Iii has been cut.
Tonkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaki Iii is just out of range.
Tonkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makaki Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonkov.
Makaki Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makaki Iii jabs Tonkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonkov misses the target.
Makaki Iii throws a series of punches but Tonkov moves out of range.
Makaki Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tonkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Tonkov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Makaki Iii cracks Tonkov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tonkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Makaki Iii on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makaki Iii lands a slapping body shot.
Tonkov ducks under a wild hook from Makaki Iii.
Nice body punch from Makaki Iii.
Tonkov missing with a left hand there. Makaki Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tonkov lands a jab to Makaki Iii's midsection.
Tonkov misses the jab.
Makaki Iii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tonkov in his tracks.
Tonkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makaki Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Makaki Iii does it's job there.
Tonkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tonkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Makaki Iii.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonkov takes one on the button.
Tonkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Makaki Iii counters with an outside leg kick.
Makaki Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonkov manages to avoid it.
Makaki Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tonkov checks a low kick from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii lands a right hook to the body.
Tonkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Makaki Iii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tonkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Makaki Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Makaki Iii - just one landing.
It looks like Sagai Tonkov has been cut.
Jab from Makaki Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonkov throws a nice looking combination but Makaki Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makaki Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces Tonkov off the cage and back into range.
Tonkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makaki Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It appears Makaki Iii was looking to counter with a kick there.
Makaki Iii closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Makaki Iii is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tonkov slips a jab from Makaki Iii.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonkov scores with a jab to the body.
Tonkov misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Makaki Iii misses the target.
Tonkov misses with a left hand
and Makaki Iii counters with a thumping low kick.
A big right from Makaki Iii misses.
Makaki Iii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makaki Iii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makaki Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makaki Iii defending well as Tonkov loads up on a big left hand.
Makaki Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makaki Iii dips to his left and cracks Tonkov with an uppercut!
Tonkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Tonkov misses.
Makaki Iii tests Tonkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Makaki Iii misses.
Tonkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Makaki Iii lands a jab.
A jab from Makaki Iii misses.
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonkov is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Tonkov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tonkov staying out of range there.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the head.
Tonkov is rocked!
Makaki Iii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Makaki Iii dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Makaki Iii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Makaki Iii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tonkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Makaki Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonkov.
Tonkov throws a hook but Makaki Iii blocks it.
Makaki Iii sizes up Tonkov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Makaki Iii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tonkov checks it well.
Makaki Iii defending well as Tonkov loads up on a big left hand.
Makaki Iii is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tonkov under the eye.
Makaki Iii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tonkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Makaki Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonkov can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Makaki Iii misses
and Tonkov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makaki Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Makaki Iii finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tonkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tonkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonkov seems to have recovered his senses.
Tonkov misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Makaki Iii finds it's way through Tonkov's defenses.
Makaki Iii takes one to the chin there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tonkov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Makaki Iii has got the better of the exchanges.
Makaki Iii misses with a double jab.
Tonkov is looking for the big counter here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Makaki Iii!
Yancy Makaki Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Tonkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Makaki Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Tonkov avoids the body shot from Makaki Iii.
Tonkov unleashes a big counter combination but Makaki Iii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Tonkov catches Makaki Iii right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makaki Iii punishes Tonkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Tonkov moves away from the strike by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii lands a jab to Tonkov's midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Makaki Iii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Makaki Iii.
Tonkov misses with a hook. Makaki Iii ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Makaki Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping left.
Tonkov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tonkov with a nice cross.
Makaki Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makaki Iii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tonkov ducks right into an uppercut from Makaki Iii.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makaki Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot.
Makaki Iii misses with a straight left.
Tonkov misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Tonkov misses.
No joy there for Tonkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tonkov is defended easily by Makaki Iii.
Tonkov throws a looping overhand right but Makaki Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Makaki Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii lands with a shot to the body.
Tonkov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Makaki Iii.
Tonkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonkov misses with a few strikes there.
Makaki Iii throws a shot from downtown. Tonkov moves away and avoids it.
Tonkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Makaki Iii misses the target.
Yancy Makaki Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sagai Tonkov.
Tonkov is breathing heavily.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot.
Tonkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaki Iii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tonkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Makaki Iii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Makaki Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Makaki Iii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Makaki Iii moves out of range as Tonkov strikes.
Tonkov throws a lazy right hand but Makaki Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Makaki Iii dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Makaki Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonkov.
Tonkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii avoids the body shot from Tonkov.
Tonkov misses with a body punch
and Makaki Iii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tonkov thinking.
A combination from Tonkov does no damage.
Tonkov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Makaki Iii lands an overhand right.
Makaki Iii lands a nice shot that snaps Tonkov's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii throws a lazy right hand but Tonkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tonkov misses with a straight right.
Makaki Iii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makaki Iii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii cracks Tonkov with a good jab.
Tonkov throws the left hand but Makaki Iii avoids the punch easily.
Tonkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaki Iii.
Tonkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot.
Tonkov looks up at the clock. Bad move! Makaki Iii lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tonkov. Makaki Iii pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yancy Makaki Iii!
Yancy Makaki Iii thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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