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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oke Yagin (ranked 6472 p4p, 297 weight class) and Jean Labosky (ranked 16660 p4p, 352 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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10 - 7 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oke Yagin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagin rushes Labosky and presses him up against the cage.
Yagin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yagin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Labosky up against the cage.
Yagin blocks an uppercut.
Yagin has Labosky pressed against the cage, preventing Labosky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yagin keeps control of Labosky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Labosky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yagin walks away with a smile on his face. Labosky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Labosky.
Labosky jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagin darts in looking for a takedown but Labosky gets double underhooks and turns Yagin into the cage.
Yagin has Labosky up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Yagin.
Labosky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yagin controlling the action here for a moment.
Yagin is looking for a takedown.
Labosky told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Yagin has Labosky pushed against the cage.
Labosky working hard to break the clinch.
Yagin has Labosky pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yagin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Labosky tumbling to the mat - Yagin dives into Labosky's guard.
Yagin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Labosky for as long as he can get away with.
Labosky pulls Yagin in to control the position.
Yagin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Labosky looking for a guillotine here but Yagin defends easily.
Yagin drops back looking for a leg! Labosky is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Labosky manages to kick Yagin off! Yagin jumps back into Labosky's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labosky working a defensive guard but Yagin passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yagin not doing much here.
Yagin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yagin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Labosky has his hands clasped together around Yagin's back. He's all about the action.
That's four 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.
Yagin controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yagin throws the kick towards the body but Labosky avoids it.
Labosky lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yagin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yagin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Labosky keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yagin in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oke Yagin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yagin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A swing and a miss from Labosky.
Labosky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Labosky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yagin's sensitive parts.
Nice sprawl there from Labosky as Yagin shoots in.
Yagin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oke Yagin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Labosky but Labosky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yagin dives in for a single leg takedown but Labosky sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Labosky moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky manages to break the clinch.
Jean Labosky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yagin slips under a jab.
Labosky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Labosky stuffs the takedown attempt from Yagin. Yagin gets slowly back to his feet.
Labosky tries to sprawl but Yagin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Labosky tries to kick Yagin off in order to stand up. Yagin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Labosky is being controlled here.
Labosky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Labosky will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Labosky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Labosky is not content to let Yagin control the position.
Labosky wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Yagin wants to control for a moment but Labosky uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labosky holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Labosky trying to control here.
Labosky wants to get back to full guard but Yagin has mounted him!
Labosky is squirming around, avoiding Yagin's attempts to control the action.
Yagin controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yagin raining down shots from the mount!
Yagin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Labosky wants to hold on but Yagin pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Labosky is trying to escape the mount.
Labosky tries to hold on but Yagin pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean Labosky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yagin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yagin is fighting to break Labosky's control of his arms but Labosky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yagin won't allow Labosky to sweep him here.
Yagin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Labosky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagin won't allow Labosky to get back to his feet.
Oke Yagin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagin stopping the sweep attempt from Labosky.
Yagin cracks Labosky with a solid left hand.
Yagin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yagin preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yagin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yagin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yagin slows the pace down.
Yagin advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Labosky wants to try and get back to his feet.
Labosky tries to hold on but Yagin pushes him away.
Labosky is working to get back to half guard.
Yagin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Labosky's face.
Labosky is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Yagin working Labosky over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yagin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Labosky's face.
Yagin content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Labosky is looking to escape.
Yagin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Labosky is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Labosky sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Labosky wants to control but Yagin passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Labosky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yagin trying to control the position but Labosky is working away.
Labosky is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yagin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Labosky trying to hold on to Yagin's head to control him but Yagin postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oke Yagin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yagin 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oke Yagin!
During a confident post fight interview, Oke Yagin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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