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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Blazing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Blazing had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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169 lbs
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Blazing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Yakovchenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blazing has time to react.
Blazing dodges the punch combination from Yakovchenko.
Blazing throws a left that rocks Yakovchenko and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Blazing dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Yakovchenko regain composure!
It looks like Igor Yakovchenko has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blazing off and has taken his back!
Yakovchenko controlling well, preventing Blazing from escaping the position.
Yakovchenko is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Blazing is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Yakovchenko gets his way!
Blazing tries to roll but Yakovchenko sticks to his back.
Blazing is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Yakovchenko gets his way!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazing has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Yakovchenko.
Blazing is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Blazing just trying to survive but Yakovchenko is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Yakovchenko is looking to control Blazing but Blazing is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Blazing is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Yakovchenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazing wants to control his opponent's hands but Yakovchenko gets his hands free.
Yakovchenko throwing sloppy strikes.
Yakovchenko is persistently looking for the submission but Blazing is defending it well.
Yakovchenko is persistently looking for the submission but Blazing is defending it well.
Yakovchenko has the hooks in. Blazing is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Yakovchenko has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Blazing is trying to get back to his feet but Yakovchenko has full control of the position and if anything, Blazing has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko looking for the RNC.
Blazing tries to escape the position.
Blazing is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Yakovchenko is looking to control Blazing but Blazing is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Blazing tries to escape the position.
Yakovchenko is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Yakovchenko is persistently looking for the submission but Blazing is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko looking for the RNC.
Blazing trying to get back to his feet but Yakovchenko is in full control for now.
Blazing covering up well and avoiding damage.
Blazing fending off the submission attempt from Yakovchenko.
Blazing preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Yakovchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Yakovchenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blake Blazing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yakovchenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Yakovchenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yakovchenko cracks Blazing with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blazing's corner calls for a 1-2. Blazing obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blazing throws a lazy uppercut
and Yakovchenko counters with a straight right hand.
Yakovchenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yakovchenko looks to land a left hand but Blazing moved out of range nicely.
Yakovchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yakovchenko checks a low kick from Blazing.
A big left from Blazing misses.
Yakovchenko slips under a jab from Blazing.
Blazing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Blazing backs off Yakovchenko throws a huge counter combo but Blazing manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blazing loads up on a big right hand but Yakovchenko slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Yakovchenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot.
Blake Blazing is winning the standup battle so far.
Blazing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yakovchenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yakovchenko with a hook.
Yakovchenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yakovchenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blazing blocking some punches.
Yakovchenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yakovchenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yakovchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blazing's elbow.
Yakovchenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blazing is looking to break free of the clinch but Yakovchenko has double underhooks.
Blazing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blazing blocks an uppercut.
Blazing has had enough of the clinch but Yakovchenko keeps him there for the moment.
Yakovchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yakovchenko misses with some punches.
Yakovchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blazing working hard to break the clinch.
Yakovchenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Yakovchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yakovchenko keeps control of Blazing as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yakovchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blazing wants to get back to striking at distance but Yakovchenko won't allow it.
Blazing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blazing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blazing lunges at Yakovchenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yakovchenko's hand.
Yakovchenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yakovchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blazing manages to avoid it.
Blazing getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yakovchenko misses with a double jab.
Yakovchenko throws a right and a left that Blazing avoids nicely.
Yakovchenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blazing looks to throw the jab but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blazing.
Blazing misses with a hook to the body
and Yakovchenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakovchenko misses with a shot to the body
and Blazing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blazing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Blazing misses its target.
Blazing looks to land a combination but Yakovchenko avoids it well.
Yakovchenko misses with a few strikes there.
Yakovchenko closes the distance and clinches.
Yakovchenko misses with a body punch.
Yakovchenko taking a breather.
Yakovchenko tries to work over Blazing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yakovchenko tries a body shot but Blazing blocks it.
Yakovchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Yakovchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Yakovchenko's cut.
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!
Yakovchenko pushes Blazing up against the cage in a clinch.
Blazing blocks a body shot from Yakovchenko.
Blazing is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yakovchenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Yakovchenko stalling in the clinch.
Yakovchenko receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Yakovchenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blazing's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazing working hard to break the clinch.
Yakovchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blazing's elbow.
Yakovchenko has Blazing pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazing can't break the clinch.
Yakovchenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Blazing.
Yakovchenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Yakovchenko has a couple of punches blocked by Blazing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blazing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blazing tries to circle away but Yakovchenko has him pinned against the cage.
Yakovchenko tries a body shot but Blazing blocks it.
Yakovchenko working aggressively here.
Yakovchenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yakovchenko lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Yakovchenko fails to land.
Yakovchenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yakovchenko tries a body shot but Blazing blocks it.
Blazing is looking to break free of the clinch but Yakovchenko has double underhooks.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blazing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazing throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
Blazing takes a swing at Yakovchenko's ribcage but misses.
Yakovchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blazing misses with a two punch combination.
Yakovchenko misses with a head kick.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blazing misses with a low kick as Yakovchenko jumps back.
Yakovchenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blazing.
Yakovchenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Igor Yakovchenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yakovchenko ducks right into an uppercut from Blazing.
Yakovchenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blazing.
Blazing lands with a shot to the body.
Yakovchenko jabs at Blazing's body.
Blazing scores with a hook to the body. Yakovchenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake Blazing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yakovchenko ducks under a wild hook from Blazing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko misses with a double jab.
Blazing lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick misses from Blazing.
Yakovchenko throws out a counter right but Blazing avoids it with no problem.
Blazing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yakovchenko is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Yakovchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blazing manages to avoid it.
Yakovchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blazing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yakovchenko.
Blazing misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blazing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yakovchenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Yakovchenko throws a sloppy body shot
letting Blazing counter with a right hand.
A big right from Blazing misses.
Yakovchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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 Blake Blazing.
I think Yakovchenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Yakovchenko!
An out of breath Igor Yakovchenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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