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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazano De Anda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Yaj could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lazano De Anda's chin.
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158 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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158 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lazano De Anda!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but De Anda is just out of range.
A jab from Yaj does it's job there.
De Anda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Anda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yaj misses with a looping left.
De Anda feints the counter takedown.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch but De Anda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Anda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yaj throws out the jab.
Yaj is looking to clinch but De Anda is avoiding it.
Yaj throws a body punch but De Anda moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj swings for the body but De Anda moves out of range.
De Anda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Anda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yaj cracks De Anda with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Anda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
And De Anda tries to counter it with a takedown but Yaj pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Anda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but De Anda is just out of range.
Leo Yaj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yaj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Yaj misses.
Yaj throws a hook to the side of De Anda's head but De Anda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yaj scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yaj fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Anda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yaj digs a good body shot into De Anda's ribs.
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Anda was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.
Yaj looks to land a right hand but De Anda moved out of range.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
De Anda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yaj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Anda ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
And De Anda tries to counter it with a takedown but Yaj pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yaj misses with an uppercut.
De Anda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Anda slips under a jab.
De Anda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Anda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
De Anda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yaj defends it well.
Yaj throws a hook to the side of De Anda's head but De Anda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj missing with a left hand there. De Anda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Anda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yaj defends it well.
Leo Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yaj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Anda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yaj defends it well.
A jab from Yaj misses.
De Anda with the counter takedown but Yaj avoids it easily.
Yaj wants to clinch.
De Anda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
De Anda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Yaj dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yaj takes a swing at De Anda's ribcage but misses.
De Anda feints the counter takedown.
De Anda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yaj tries to clinch but De Anda moves out of range.
And De Anda tries to counter it with a takedown but Yaj pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yaj thuds his right hand into De Anda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Anda swats away the attempt to clinch by Yaj.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Anda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaj swings widly with a right hand
and De Anda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
De Anda wanted to stand there but Yaj had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj looking for submissions from the bottom but instead De Anda passes into half guard.
De Anda tries to stand and escape but Yaj is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two 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.
Yaj is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yaj will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Anda feints the counter takedown.
De Anda slips under a jab.
De Anda moves out of range as Yaj strikes.
De Anda defending well as Yaj loads up on a big left hand.
De Anda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a double jab.
De Anda with the counter takedown but Yaj avoids it easily.
De Anda moves out of range of the strikes.
De Anda feints the counter takedown.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but De Anda is just out of range.
De Anda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yaj throws a hook but De Anda blocks it.
De Anda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Anda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Anda with the counter takedown but Yaj avoids it easily.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Anda manages to avoid it.
De Anda moves away from the strike by Yaj.
Yaj clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Anda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yaj prevents it.
Yaj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Anda blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Anda.
Yaj lands a damaging elbow.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaj prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yaj throws an elbow that misses.
De Anda takes an elbow to the temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of De Anda's head.
Yaj lands an elbow just above De Anda 's eye.
Yaj with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Yaj dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Yaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Anda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yaj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but De Anda is just out of range.
De Anda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yaj looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yaj looks to land a left hand but De Anda moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yaj darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj throws a lazy right hand but De Anda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yaj thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Anda slips a jab from Yaj.
De Anda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Anda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yaj looks to land a combination but De Anda avoids it well.
De Anda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Anda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. De Anda does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Anda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yaj defends it well.
Yaj throws out a loose jab but De Anda uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Anda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yaj defends it well.
Leo Yaj is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Anda with the counter takedown but Yaj avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. De Anda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Anda can do to turn this around?
Yaj misses with a hook.
De Anda with the counter takedown but Yaj avoids it easily.
Yaj with a jab.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but De Anda ducks down to avoid it.
And De Anda tries to counter it with a takedown but Yaj pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yaj closes the distance and pushes De Anda back into the cage.
Yaj is really struggling to find his range with his punches. De Anda's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj lands an elbow just above De Anda 's eye.
It looks like Lazano De Anda has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Anda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yaj pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yaj throws a hook but De Anda avoids it easily.
De Anda slips a jab and a cross from Yaj.
De Anda with the counter takedown but Yaj avoids it easily.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yaj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Anda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yaj cracks De Anda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Anda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but De Anda is just out of range.
De Anda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a series of punches but De Anda avoids them all with ease.
De Anda tries to keep at a distance but Yaj has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as De Anda controls his hands.
Yaj using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yaj misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yaj unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Anda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yaj gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Anda.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Yaj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yaj, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Yaj!
Leo Yaj took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bullet Proof System for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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RATING
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