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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willem Kriel (ranked 2507 p4p, 331 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 1084 p4p, 152 weight class). Kriel comes to the cage accompanied by Jack Parow & Freshlyground - Army Of One. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willem Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yau slips a straight right by Kriel.
Yau looks to land a right hand but Kriel moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Kriel misses its target.
Yau throws a hook to the side of Kriel's head but Kriel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yau throws a poor cross that misses
and Kriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yau lands a nice shot to the body.
Yau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kriel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau has closed the distance and engaged Kriel in a clinch.
Kriel tries to land a knee to the head but Yau blocks with his arms.
Kriel misses with the head strike.
Yau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yau breaks the clinch.
Calabi Yau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yau tests Kriel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yau throws out a loose jab but Kriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yau darts in and clinches Kriel up against the cage.
Kriel is looking to control Yau's arms but Yau gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kriel has his back to the cage.
Kriel misses with a knee to the head.
Yau throws a punch but it's blocked by Kriel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kriel.
Kriel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yau.
Kriel is working Yau over against the cage.
Kriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kriel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yau up against the cage.
Yau misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yau has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kriel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yau can turn it around.
Kriel avoiding damage as Yau throws knees to the body.
Yau lands with a short shot to the head.
Yau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kriel misses with some punches.
Kriel lands a hook that snaps the head of Yau backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yau with a knee to the head.
Kriel tries to throw a body punch but Yau avoids it by throwing Kriel back against the cage.
Kriel throws a head punch that misses.
Kriel missing with knees to the body.
Kriel tries a body shot but Yau blocks it.
Kriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yau's elbow.
Yau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yau managing to block the knees to the body from Kriel.
Yau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yau scores with a sloppy right hand. Kriel should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yau doesn't manage to clinch there - Kriel circles away.
Kriel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yau falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kriel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kriel counters with a straight right hand.
Yau throws a big shot that misses.
Yau rushes Kriel and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yau is keeping busy.
Yau avoiding damage as Kriel throws knees to the body.
Kriel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yau blocks a body shot from Kriel.
Kriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yau swings wildly with an uppercut but Kriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yau misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kriel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kriel prevents a body shot from Yau.
Kriel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kriel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Yau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kriel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yau looking to throw knees to the head but Kriel is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calabi Yau will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yau moves out of range as Kriel throws a body kick.
Kriel slips under a jab.
Yau takes the fight into the clinch.
Yau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kriel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kriel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yau is keeping busy.
Yau prevents a body shot from Kriel.
Yau tries to land a knee to the head but Kriel blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Kriel.
Yau breaks the clinch.
Yau closes the distance and clinches.
Kriel with a knee to the head.
Yau tries to land a knee to the head but Kriel blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kriel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yau blocking some punches.
Kriel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yau throws a head punch that misses.
Yau letting Kriel take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yau.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kriel.
Our sources have told us that Kriel has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kriel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yau backwards.
Still in the clinch, Kriel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yau is leaning against Kriel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yau connects with a knee to the head.
Kriel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kriel misses with some punches.
Yau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kriel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yau is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yau blocks a body shot from Kriel.
Kriel misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Kriel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kriel tries to work over Yau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yau is trying to push Kriel away but Kriel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kriel.
Yau blocks an uppercut.
Kriel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yau backwards.
Yau lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Yau.
Kriel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yau with a knee to the head.
Yau throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kriel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yau is defending well for now.
Willem Kriel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Yau.
Kriel misses with the head strike.
Kriel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yau landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kriel.
Kriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.
Kriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yau's elbow.
Yau presses Kriel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.
Yau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yau in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yau blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Yau misses.
Kriel walks into a stiff left hand from Yau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yau tries to clinch but Kriel moves out of range.
Yau scores with a punch to the head.
Yau forces Kriel back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Yau uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yau lands with a light punch inside.
Kriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yau's elbow.
Kriel tries to work over Yau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kriel lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Calabi Yau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Yau misses.
Kriel slips under a jab.
Kriel tries to keep at a distance but Yau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kriel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kriel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kriel tries a body shot but Yau blocks it.
Yau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yau digs a good hook to Kriel's body.
Kriel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau looks to land a combination. Kriel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yau stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yau tests Kriel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oooooh!!! Yau has knocked Kriel down with a huge combo! Yau steps away and waves a wobbly Kriel back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kriel is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yau lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oh Kriel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kriel!
Yau throws a jab when Kriel was well out of range.
Kriel seems to have got his legs back now.
Yau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Willem Kriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kriel misses with a left hand
and Yau counters with a nice uppercut.
Yau throws a sloppy body shot
and Kriel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kriel counters with an outside leg kick.
Kriel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yau listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Yau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kriel throws a quick counter head kick but Yau was just out of range.
Kriel misses with a low kick as Yau jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau connects with a crisp jab.
Yau throws a hook but Kriel blocks it.
Yau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kriel counters with a nice body shot.
Yau misses with a wild body shot.
Yau scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kriel on the side of the head.
Yau throws an off balance right hand
and Kriel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yau's knee momentarily.
Calabi Yau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kriel.
Kriel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kriel misses with a body shot
and Yau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yau lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kriel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yau.
Yau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriel.
Kriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Yau backs away, Kriel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kriel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calabi Yau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kriel drops his hands momentarily and Yau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, jab by Yau - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calabi Yau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yau 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calabi Yau!
Our winner, Calabi Yau, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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