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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Hanzzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiichi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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205 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Hanzzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiichi Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanzzle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanzzle tries to score with a low kick but Yamada moves his leg out of the way.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Hanzzle is looking to chop away at Yamada's legs.
Hanzzle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Hanzzle ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Yamada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanzzle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamada throws a push kick but Hanzzle slaps the foot to one side.
Hanzzle walks into a jab.
Hanzzle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamada swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzzle gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamada is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hanzzle tries to score with some ground and pound. Yamada controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada is looking to reverse the position.
Hanzzle is looking to take a break and control but Yamada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yamada is looking to reverse the position.
Yamada struggling a bit here.
Yamada is looking for a sweep.
Yamada regains half guard.
Hanzzle is pressing down on Yamada's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamada is holding on for now.
Hanzzle passes to side control.
Hanzzle throws a strike aimed at the side of Yamada's head but Yamada avoids it well.
Hanzzle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yamada down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada gets back to half guard.
Hanzzle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yamada taking some punishment here, with Hanzzle in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hanzzle is working away from the top position though.
Yamada wants to get back to full guard.
Yamada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanzzle.
Yamada tries to roll over but Hanzzle keeps him under control.
Hanzzle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hanzzle there.
Yamada is looking to improve his position.
Hanzzle is trying to control the action in half guard but Yamada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanzzle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hanzzle prevents Yamada from improving his position.
Hanzzle trying to control the action but Yamada is working from the bottom.
Hanzzle prevents Yamada from improving his position.
Hanzzle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yamada keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hanzzle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yamada gets full guard.
Hanzzle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanzzle chips away with some ground and pound.
Hanzzle wanted to stand there but Yamada had control of the position.
Yamada wants to sweep here but Hanzzle controlling him for the moment.
Hanzzle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yamada working for a triangle but Hanzzle defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hanzzle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hanzzle throws a shot from downtown. Yamada moves away and avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle trying to stall but Yamada improves his position.
Hanzzle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanzzle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamada gets through Hanzzle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanzzle misses with a punch to the body.
Hanzzle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hanzzle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamada can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Hanzzle fails to land.
Hanzzle tries to score a body lock takedown but Yamada shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hanzzle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamada.
I was talking to Hanzzle's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Hanzzle tries to circle away but Yamada has him pinned against the cage.
Hanzzle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanzzle misses with a punch to the body.
Hanzzle working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada trying to stall but Hanzzle improves his position.
Hanzzle blocking some punches.
Hanzzle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hanzzle jumps guard and drags Yamada to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yamada slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yamada forces his way into half guard.
Yamada wants to take a breather but Hanzzle is having none of it.
Yamada controlling the action here.
Yamada is trying to control. Hanzzle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hanzzle won't allow Yamada to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Yamada is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yamada prevents Hanzzle from improving his position.
Yamada wants to pass to mount but Hanzzle is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Yamada.
Hanzzle gets back to full guard.
Yamada stands up over Hanzzle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada landing some decent shots from guard.
Hanzzle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yamada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanzzle pulls Yamada in to control the position.
Yuri Hanzzle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamada working some strikes from top position.
Yamada stopping the sweep attempt from Hanzzle.
Yamada is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hanzzle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yamada forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle moves into full guard.
Hanzzle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamada defends well.
Yamada works over Hanzzle with some ground and pound from guard.
Yamada slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yamada landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamada trying to control the position but Hanzzle is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiichi Yamada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yamada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hanzzle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hanzzle lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hanzzle cracks Yamada with a big right hand but Yamada just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yamada is trying to improve his position.
Hanzzle working the ground and pound.
Yamada stops Hanzzle from passing to mount.
Yamada sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yamada moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanzzle wants to control from the top but Yamada keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle pushing down on Yamada's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yamada is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yamada manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hanzzle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yamada escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanzzle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hanzzle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yamada has momentary wrist control but Hanzzle slips an elbow through the middle.
Yamada has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hanzzle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hanzzle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanzzle throwing strikes from guard but Yamada blocks nicely.
Yamada wants to sweep here but Hanzzle controlling him for the moment.
Yamada looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hanzzle stands and throws Yamada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yamada takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yamada wants to control but Hanzzle postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle is looking to take a break and control but Yamada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yamada is looking to reverse the position.
Hanzzle throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yamada tries to improve position but can't.
Hanzzle cracks Yamada with a big elbow.
Hanzzle is working Yamada over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hanzzle trying to control the action but Yamada is working from the bottom.
Yamada gets back to half guard.
Yamada is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yamada wants to control the action here but instead Hanzzle manages to pass to full mount!
Hanzzle lands a big elbow.
Hanzzle with a couple of short strikes.
Yamada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yamada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanzzle with good strikes from the mount here!
Yamada is bucking up trying to escape but Hanzzle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yamada is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanzzle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yamada is still in real trouble! Can Hanzzle finish him?
Yamada can't escape the position.
Hanzzle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Hanzzle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanzzle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Hanzzle!
Yuri Hanzzle managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$), into his post fight interview.
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