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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Embolo (ranked 3129 p4p, 406 weight class) and Yoshihiro Sexyama (ranked 2799 p4p, 368 weight class). Yoel Embolo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoel Embolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshihiro Sexyama!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexyama throws a hook to the side of Embolo's head but Embolo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sexyama throws a lazy right hand but Embolo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Sexyama misses.
Embolo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sexyama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sexyama throws a right and a left that Embolo avoids nicely.
Sexyama dives in for a single leg takedown but Embolo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Embolo attempts a counter takedown but Sexyama avoids it well and moves away.
Sexyama throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sexyama misses.
Embolo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sexyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Sexyama. Those never looked like landing.
Embolo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sexyama sprawls and moves away.
Embolo moves out of range of the strikes.
Embolo tries to counter with a takedown but Sexyama is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexyama misses with a looping left.
Embolo attempts a counter takedown but Sexyama avoids it well and moves away.
Sexyama throws a looping overhand right but Embolo ducks down to avoid it.
Embolo ducks under a wild hook from Sexyama.
Embolo tries to counter with a takedown but Sexyama is quick to defend against it.
Embolo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yoshihiro Sexyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sexyama lands with a hook. Embolo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sexyama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sexyama might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sexyama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Embolo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sexyama sprawls and moves away.
Sexyama throws a hook but Embolo avoids it easily.
Embolo attempts a counter takedown but Sexyama avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama tests Embolo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sexyama cracks a nice hook into Embolo's ribs.
Embolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sexyama.
Embolo feinted with a counter takedown.
Sexyama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Embolo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Embolo blocks the body kick.
Embolo attempts a counter takedown but Sexyama avoids it well and moves away.
Sexyama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Embolo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Sexyama misses its intended target.
Embolo tries to counter with a takedown but Sexyama is quick to defend against it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sexyama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Embolo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yoel Embolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Sexyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sexyama misses the target.
Embolo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sexyama sprawls and moves away.
Sexyama misses with a straight right.
Sexyama fails with the takedown.
Sexyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Embolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Embolo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Embolo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Embolo feinted with a counter takedown.
Sexyama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Embolo as he avoids it easily.
Sexyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck for Sexyama with that takedown attempt.
Embolo attempts a counter takedown but Sexyama avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Embolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Embolo avoids the body shot from Sexyama.
Sexyama darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Embolo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sexyama passes to full mount!
Sexyama blocks Embolo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Embolo is working to get back to half guard.
Embolo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sexyama on the ground.
Sexyama looking to control but Embolo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sexyama blocks Embolo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Poor strikes thrown by Sexyama there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Sexyama dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sexyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Embolo stuffs the takedown.
Embolo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sexyama sprawls and moves away.
Sexyama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Embolo avoids it really well and circles away.
Sexyama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Embolo.
Sexyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Embolo attempts a counter takedown but Sexyama avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Embolo moves out of range as Sexyama strikes.
Sexyama shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Embolo eats them both and turns towards Sexyama to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Embolo moves out of range as Sexyama strikes.
Embolo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexyama throws a shot from downtown. Embolo moves away and avoids it.
Sexyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Embolo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Sexyama.
Embolo tries to counter with a takedown but Sexyama is quick to defend against it.
Embolo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Embolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Embolo feinted with a counter takedown.
Sexyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Embolo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sexyama loads up on a big right hand but Embolo slips the punch.
Embolo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sexyama loads up on a big right hand but Embolo slips the punch.
Embolo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sexyama sprawls and moves away.
Sexyama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama digs a good body shot into Embolo's ribs.
Sexyama loads up on a big right hand but Embolo slips the punch.
Embolo attempts a counter takedown but Sexyama avoids it well and moves away.
Sexyama is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sexyama closes the distance and pushes Embolo back into the cage.
Sexyama is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Embolo to keep the fight standing.
Yoel Embolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Sexyama.
Sexyama looking to slow down the pace here.
Sexyama is pressed up against the cage. Embolo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sexyama down to the mat. Sexyama avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yoel Embolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Embolo takes one to the side of the head.
Sexyama throws the left hand but Embolo avoids the punch easily.
Embolo feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama throws a leg kick but Embolo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sexyama!
Embolo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sexyama throws out the jab.
Sexyama misses with an uppercut.
Embolo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sexyama throws a lazy right hand but Embolo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sexyama has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Embolo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sexyama. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sexyama missing with a left hand there. Embolo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sexyama missing with a left hand there. Embolo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sexyama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sexyama looks to land a body kick but Embolo moved away.
Embolo tries to counter with a takedown but Sexyama is quick to defend against it.
Embolo tries to move into range but Sexyama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sexyama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Embolo tries to counter with a takedown but Sexyama is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Embolo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Embolo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sexyama.
Sexyama decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in half guard, Sexyama seems content to control.
Sexyama trying to pass the guard but Embolo defending well.
Embolo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Embolo tries to get out of the position.
Embolo missing with punches from the bottom.
Embolo missing with punches from the bottom.
Embolo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sexyama has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Embolo defend it? Sexyama steps over the head and cranks it - Embolo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sexyama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yoshihiro Sexyama!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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