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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franky Yip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Millennium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franky Yip has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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175 cm
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170 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Yip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Millennium!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yip changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Yip's head coaches at LOD London Top Tier that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice defenses there by Millennium.
Yip throws a hook but Millennium avoids it easily.
Millennium buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Millennium misses with a leg kick
and Yip counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Millennium scores with a leg kick.
Yip comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Millennium throws a jab but it's blocked by Yip.
Yip swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Millennium moves in looking to clinch but Yip pushes him off.
Yip scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Millennium moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yip throws a big elbow that misses.
Yip sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Millennium's guard.
Millennium actively working from the bottom here.
Yip trying to control the action but Millennium is working from the bottom.
Millennium has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millennium wants to improve his position but Yip is controlling well.
Yip seems to be working for a kimura but Millennium defends the submission attempt.
Millennium is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yip's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yip's back!
Millennium punches the canvas rather than the man.
Millennium thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Yip is really stuck here.
Millennium tightening his grip on Yip, looking for the choke.
Yip just trying to survive but Millennium is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millennium looking for the choke from the back.
Millennium doesn't have the hooks in and Yip manages to turn into his guard.
Millennium is trying to keep Yip in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yip looking to sit in guard and control but Millennium gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yip controlling Millennium's posture.
Millennium throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millennium drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Millennium jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millennium drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yip manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Millennium has Yip in his guard.
Millennium keeping full guard, as Yip tries to pass.
Yip throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Millennium works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Millennium had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yip defends it easily.
Yip working some strikes from top position.
Millennium lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip trying to keep a closed guard but Millennium is proving a slippery customer.
Millennium trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Millennium accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Millennium throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Millennium must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Millennium preventing the sweep.
Yip is looking for a triangle but Millennium pushes his legs off easily.
Yip throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Millennium escapes and throws Yip's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Yip is looking to regain half guard here but Millennium keeps moving and retains side control.
Yip prevents Millennium from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Franky Yip will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Millennium tries to land a leg kick but Yip saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Yip misses.
Yip feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millenniums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Millennium lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Millennium closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yip lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Millennium makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Millennium is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Millennium throws a head punch that misses.
Millennium is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yip is keeping busy.
Yip blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millennium doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Millennium is trying to drag Yip to the mat but Yip just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A bit of stalling here from Yip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip breaks from the clinch.
Yip misses with an uppercut. Millennium saw that one coming.
Millennium is looking to clinch but Yip is avoiding it.
Yip throws a hook but Millennium blocks it.
Millennium connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yip fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Millennium gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yip cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Millennium throws a nice looking combination but Yip bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Millennium scores with a jab to the body.
Millennium's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yip connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Millennium scrambles back to his feet.
Yip throws a looping overhand right but Millennium ducks down to avoid it.
And Millennium tries to counter it with a takedown but Yip pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Millennium thows a leg kick but Yip checks it
and Yip cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Yip 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yip throws a hook but Millennium avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yip feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millenniums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Franky Yip is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Yip misses.
Millennium drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yip defends it well.
Nice defenses there by Millennium.
Millennium throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Millennium misses with a leg kick
and Yip counters with a series of strikes. Millennium will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yip. Millennium does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yip throws a right and a left that Millennium avoids nicely.
Yip shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Millennium's guard.
Yip avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yip trying to control the position from guard on top but Millennium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Millennium lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millennium wants to control from the top but Yip keeps moving.
Millennium throwing strikes but missing.
Yip had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Millennium defends it easily.
Millennium with a flurry of punches that miss.
Millennium throwing strikes but missing.
Millennium trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Millennium wants to pass the guard but Yip is keeping the position.
Millennium trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yip escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Millennium gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Millennium wants to pass the guard but Yip is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Millennium accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Millennium advances position into side control!
Yip is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Yip dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Millennium tries a head kick but it misses.
Millennium jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yip takes one to the side of the head.
Millennium swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yip connects with a single shot there.
Yip is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Millennium.
Millennium scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Millennium dives in for a single leg takedown but Yip sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Yip misses the target.
Millennium bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yip's head.
Yip throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Millennium sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millennium cracks Yip with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yip takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yip or perhaps it was just good defense by Millennium, which made it look bad.
Millennium misses the shot to the body.
Yip throws a big counter combination but Millennium scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip looks to land a left hand but Millennium moved out of range nicely.
Yip fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Millennium avoids a punch combination nicely.
Millennium shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yip manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Millennium throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yip had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Millennium defends it easily.
Yip is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millennium trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Millennium trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Millennium in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Millennium avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yip trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Millennium slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chris Millennium has got the better of the ground game so far.
Millennium tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Millennium has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Millennium in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millennium tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yip tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Chris Millennium has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franky Yip is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Millennium working away.
Yip manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Millennium is looking for a sweep. Yip is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Millennium is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip wants to take a breather but Millennium is having none of it.
Millennium is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Millennium looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yip lands a nice short elbow.
Yip content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Millennium wants to sweep but Yip has passed to side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Millennium comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yip 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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