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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Garner (ranked 1288 p4p, 140 weight class) and Eon Yaj (ranked 1636 p4p, 181 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Eon Yaj was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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147 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eon Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yaj is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garner darts in looking for a takedown but Yaj gets double underhooks and turns Garner into the cage.
Yaj takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garner moves out of range of the body kick from Yaj.
Yaj has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Garner looks to land a combination. Yaj sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yaj misses with a hook.
Yaj looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yaj throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garner.
Garner throwing a counter right hand but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Yaj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garner's calf.
Garner checks a leg kick.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garner walks into a left hand.
Garner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner avoids the head kick by Yaj.
A jab lands there for Garner.
Garner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yaj wants to counter the offense by Garner and move into the clinch position.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garner is defended easily by Yaj.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garner cracks Yaj with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yaj gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garner.
Eon Yaj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Yaj.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
Yaj unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Garner takes a knee to the side of the body.
I was talking to Garner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Yaj is trying to get back to half guard.
Yaj prevents Garner from moving into mount.
Yaj tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yaj struggling a bit here.
Yaj manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garner's best efforts.
Yaj makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yaj.
Yaj keeping full guard, as Garner tries to pass.
Yaj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj pulls Garner in close to prevent any damage.
Garner wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Garner wants to get up but he can't break Yaj's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yaj throws a low kick, looking for Garner's leg but Garner calmly moves out of range.
Yaj's corner calls for a 1-2. Yaj obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
Garner looks to land a combination but Yaj avoids it well.
Yaj is looking to chop away at Garner's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yaj throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yaj is fending him off so far but Garner persists. Nope, Yaj circles away and we're back to standing.
Yaj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yaj misses the jab.
Yaj fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garner checks it well.
Yaj throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yaj throws an overhand right that lands on Garner's shoulder, as Garner tries to avoid the shot.
Garner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yaj sprawls well. Yaj wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garner gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garner is defended easily by Yaj.
Garner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Garner connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eon Yaj dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yaj throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but Garner ducks down to avoid it.
Yaj defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garner.
A slow jab from Garner misses its intended target.
Yaj thuds a left hand into Garner's body.
Yaj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garner swinging wildly here.
Yaj fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garner, pushing him back against the cage.
Yaj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garners head.
Garner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yaj smiles and moves away.
Eon Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garner avoids a kick to the body.
Yaj throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yaj walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by Yaj there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Garner loads up on a big right hand but Yaj slips the punch.
Yaj is looking for the big counter here.
Eon Yaj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yaj throws a body punch but Garner moves out of range.
Garner is looking to counter punch.
Yaj takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yaj jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yaj scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yaj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garner feinted with a counter takedown.
Yaj throws a lazy body kick
letting Garner counter with a right hand.
Yaj slaps away a takedown attempt from Garner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garner shoots in for a double leg but Yaj sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick by Yaj misses
and Garner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garner shoots in for a takedown but Yaj shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Yaj walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garner shoots for a double leg takedown but Yaj sprawls well. He's pushed Garner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garner 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Yaj. Those never looked like landing.
Yaj ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yaj misses with the body kick
and Garner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yaj looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yaj working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garner.
Yaj is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garner defends well.
Garner is looking to work some ground and pound but Yaj has wrist control.
Garner throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner postures up.
Yaj trying to control the position here.
Garner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj trying to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yaj misses with a head kick.
Yaj throws a body kick that misses.
Yaj misses with a looping right.
Yaj lands with a cross.
Yaj fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tries to land a leg kick but Garner saw it coming and moves away.
Yaj lands a nice shot to the body.
Garner scores with a punch to the head.
Yaj misses with a looping left.
Yaj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garner.
Yaj stuns Garner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yaj scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yaj.
Garner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garner. That did some damage!
Yaj throws a leg kick but Garner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yaj scores with a shot to the body.
Yaj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yaj is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garner rather than just go for the knockout.
A low kick from Yaj misses
and Garner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garner thuds his right hand into Yaj's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eon Yaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
Garner slips under a jab.
Garner avoids the body shot from Yaj.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Garner moves out of range easily.
Yaj dips to his left and cracks Garner with an uppercut!
Yaj misses with a low kick.
Yaj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yaj misses with a head kick.
Garner slips under a jab from Yaj.
Yaj misses with a looping right.
Garner throwing a counter right hand but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Yaj misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner connects with a nice looking jab.
Yaj will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yaj fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garner is out of range.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garner throws a jab when Yaj was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj looks to throw the jab but Garner is out of range.
Garner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yaj sprawls well. Yaj wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garner gets slowly back to his feet.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj digs a good hook to Garner's body.
Yaj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garner.
Garner throwing a counter right hand but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Garner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garner.
Yaj slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Yaj connects with a high kick.
Yaj tries to land a leg kick but Garner saw it coming and moves away.
Garner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garner or perhaps it was just good defense by Yaj, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garner manages to avoid it.
Yaj misses with a low kick.
Yaj throws a body punch but Garner moves out of range.
Yaj 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 low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Yaj. No joy for Garner on that attempt.
Yaj throws a low kick but Garner moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yaj.
Yaj looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yaj - that will leave a mark!
Garner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yaj under the eye.
Garner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Yaj swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garner counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj looks to land a body kick but Garner moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Garner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yaj throws out a loose jab but Garner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garner on the side of the head.
Garner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yaj is fending him off so far but Garner persists. Nope, Yaj circles away and we're back to standing.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Garner moves out of range easily.
Yaj misses with a leg kick
and Garner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yaj misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yaj tries to work over Garner's front leg with a kick but Garner checks it.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garner is looking to counter punch.
Yaj tries to move into range but Garner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garner checks the leg kick.
Garner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and Garner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garner shoots in for a takedown but Yaj shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yaj lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yaj tries to clinch up.
Garner throws a shot from downtown. Yaj moves away and avoids it.
Yaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Yaj misses.
A big right from Garner misses.
Yaj fails to land with a series of punches.
Ron Garner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaj moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yaj scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garner doesn't seem bothered though.
Garner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eon Yaj is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garner goes for a double leg but Yaj avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yaj continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garner swings widly with a right hand
and Yaj counters with a good low kick that Garner was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eon Yaj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yaj 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eon Yaj!
Eon Yaj decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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