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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffan Stove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaj comes to the cage accompanied by Hey mr. DJ. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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158 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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149 lbs
22 - 10 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class 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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Steffan Stove!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Stove is looking for the big counter here.
Leo Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaj was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Stove misses.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but Stove ducks down to avoid it.
Stove throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yaj on the side of the head.
Stove throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yaj.
Stove lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stove misses with a double jab
and Yaj counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stove jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Yaj misses the target.
Stove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Yaj misses with a hook. Stove ducked under it nicely.
Yaj misses with a takedown attempt
letting Stove counter with a right hand.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
As Yaj backs off Stove throws a huge counter combo but Yaj manages to avoid it all.
Stove takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stove as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stove moves out of range as Yaj strikes.
Stove is looking for the big counter here.
Yaj throws a poor cross that misses
and Stove counters with a nice uppercut.
Yaj misses with a shot to the body
and Stove counters with a three punch combo that has Yaj backing up. Yaj nods at Stove to acknowledge the strikes.
A left lands for Yaj.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj misses with a right hand
and Stove counters with a one-two to the body.
Stove moves away from the strike by Yaj.
A slow jab from Yaj misses its intended target.
Stove is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stove on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Steffan Stove has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stove cracks the inside of Yaj's front leg.
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and Stove counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Stove.
Stove tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yaj is able to avoid easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stove, as that shot connected.
Yaj throws a jab but it's blocked by Stove.
Stove connects with a jab.
Yaj misses with a hook. Stove ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Stove.
Steffan Stove is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stove.
Stove on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stove throws a body shot but no joy.
Stove missing with a left hand there. Yaj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Yaj wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Stove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stove is looking for the big counter here.
Stove throws a shot from downtown. Yaj moves away and avoids it.
Stove slips a jab from Yaj.
Stove is looking for the big counter here.
Stove is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yaj had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yaj misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Stove dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steffan Stove's cut.
That's time! Yaj's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stove will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stove throws a leg kick which misses Yaj's front leg but catches the back leg as Yaj tries to avoid it.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Stove is just out of range.
Yaj backing away here, and Stove unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stove scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Stove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steffan Stove seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Yaj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stove throws a nice looking combination but Yaj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stove.
Stove throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Yaj swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yaj throws a sloppy body shot
and Stove counters with a stiff right hand.
Yaj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stove.
Yaj throws a hook but Stove blocks it.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Stove is looking for the big counter here.
Stove lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yaj throws a body punch but Stove moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Yaj might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yaj misses with a hook
and Stove counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yaj throws a right hand that misses
and Stove counters with a low kick, right behind Yaj 's knee.
Stove thumps Yaj with a low kick.
Stove misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj misses with a body punch
and Stove counters with a nice leg kick.
Yaj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yaj getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stove connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stove counters with a stiff right hand.
Yaj throws a jab but it's blocked by Stove.
Yaj cracks Stove with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stove moves away from the strike by Yaj.
Steffan Stove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yaj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stove misses with a double jab
letting Yaj counter with a right hand.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stove scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yaj misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaj misses the target.
Jab, jab by Yaj - just one landing.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Stove feints a jab promting Yaj to slip. Stove then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yaj slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj misses with a right hand
and Stove counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yaj thinking.
Yaj throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stove moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Stove showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steffan Stove's cut.
That's time! Yaj's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stove throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yaj on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yaj gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yaj misses with an uppercut
and Stove makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stove on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stove scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Stove.
Stove has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stove.
Stove looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yaj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj throws a jab when Stove was well out of range.
Stove appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stove with a nice cross.
Stove takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stove fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stove feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yajs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Yaj backs off Stove throws a huge counter combo but Yaj manages to avoid it all.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Stove is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj takes a swing at Stove's ribcage but misses.
Yaj scores with a shot to the body.
Yaj swings for the body but Stove moves out of range.
Stove throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yaj looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stove dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yaj. That did some damage!
Stove throws a series of punches but Yaj moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stove.
Stove comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stove moves out of range of the strikes.
Stove unleashes a big counter combination but Yaj bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stove throws a leg kick but Yaj sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yaj lands with a good body shot.
Yaj misses with a right hand
and Stove counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yaj takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yaj.
Yaj throws a jab when Stove was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Stove's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stove lands a two punch combo.
Yaj takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and Stove counters with a right hand to the body.
Stove swings for the body but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stove quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stove keeps working.
Stove is trying to get back to full guard.
Leo Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaj 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 fight!
Steffan Stove comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stove winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steffan Stove!
In his post fight interview, Steffan Stove started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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