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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Claudiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
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146 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldo Claudiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Dorian Yates!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Yates.
Claudiano throws a jab when Yates was well out of range.
Claudiano lands with a nice combination. Yates backs away looking to recover.
Claudiano throws a big shot that misses.
Yates follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Claudiano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat.
Claudiano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yates sprawls well. Yates wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Claudiano gets slowly back to his feet.
Yates on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Claudiano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Yates.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates throws a big shot that misses.
Claudiano darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Claudiano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yates lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yates seems to be looking for submissions.
Claudiano is trying to control but can't.
Claudiano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Claudiano is doing well to control the position and prevent Yates from advancing to side control.
Claudiano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yates pulls his head out easily.
Claudiano trying to control but Yates postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Yates wants to free his trapped foot but Claudiano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Claudiano is defending against the submission attempts here by Yates.
Claudiano gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Claudiano seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Yates won't allow Claudiano to sweep him here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yates keeps Claudiano at a distance using the push kick.
Yates cracks Claudiano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Claudiano throws a shot from downtown. Yates moves away and avoids it.
Yates shapes to counter with a head kick.
Yates lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Claudiano at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claudiano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Claudiano is looking to clinch but Yates is avoiding it.
Claudiano drives through and clinches with Yates against the cage.
Yates has Claudiano pressed against the cage.
Claudiano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Claudiano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Claudiano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claudiano.
Claudiano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yatess head.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Claudiano's elbow.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yates is looking to break free of the clinch but Claudiano has double underhooks.
Yates blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.
Claudiano swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dorian Yates will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Claudiano tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it.
Yates tries to land a leg kick but Claudiano saw it coming and moves away.
Yates looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Claudiano is fending him off so far but Yates persists. Nope, Claudiano circles away and we're back to standing.
Claudiano shoots in looking for a takedown but Yates manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Claudiano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Claudiano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yates throws out the jab.
Claudiano doesn't manage to clinch there - Yates circles away.
Yates changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Claudiano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Claudiano throws a right hand that misses
so Yates counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Claudiano controls Yates momentarily but Yates frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yates has passed into side control.
Yates is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Claudiano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano is looking to reverse the position.
Yates working away.
Claudiano tries to buck Yates off but Yates is having none of it.
Yates working the ground and pound but Claudiano is defending the strikes.
Yates wants to control for a moment but Claudiano uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Yates wants to pass to mount but Claudiano is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Claudiano wants to control but Yates is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Claudiano is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Claudiano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yates.
Yates is stalling here. Claudiano is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yates seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Claudiano has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Yates wants to control but Claudiano postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yates is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yates takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates is trying to get back to half guard.
Claudiano lands a few punches from side control.
Claudiano lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yates sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yates on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yates is looking for a sweep. Claudiano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates is trying to maintain the position but Claudiano is very close to passing his half guard.
Claudiano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Claudiano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dorian Yates has got the better of the ground game so far.
Claudiano 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.
Claudiano throwing shots but Yates is blocking nicely.
Yates taking some punishment here, with Claudiano in his half guard.
Claudiano is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claudiano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Claudiano dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Claudiano throws a right and a left that Yates avoids nicely.
Claudiano tries to clinch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Claudiano.
Claudiano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yates scores with a decent looking hook.
Claudiano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand.
Claudiano tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it.
And Yates tries to counter it with a takedown but Claudiano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yates staying out of range there.
Claudiano is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yates's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano throws a hook to the side of Yates's head but Yates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Claudiano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Claudiano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yates counters with a good low kick that Claudiano was not able to check.
Claudiano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates tries to get to full guard but Claudiano has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Claudiano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yates defending well though.
Claudiano slips a nice elbow through Yates's hands, connecting with Yates's forehead.
Yates looking for submissions off his back.
Claudiano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yates is trying to get back to full guard.
Claudiano trying to control the pace.
Yates is not content to let Claudiano control the position.
Yates slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Claudiano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Claudiano throws a strike but Yates rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claudiano pulls Yates in close to prevent any damage.
Yates trying to control but Claudiano is working from the bottom.
Claudiano wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yates trying to control the position from guard on top but Claudiano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Claudiano wants to control the position but Yates says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Yates looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Claudiano has his hands clasped together around Yates's back. He's all about the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yates is nestled in close to Claudiano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Waldo Claudiano.
I think Claudiano 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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RATING
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