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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 3014 p4p, 387 weight class) and Lord Beerus (ranked 5674 p4p, 606 weight class). Beerus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Judas by Fozzy. Boss Yonic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lord Beerus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beerus closes the distance and clinches up with Yonic, looking for a takedown. Beerus pushes Yonic against the cage but Yonic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Yonic misses the target.
Beerus has a takedown stuffed.
Yonic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yonic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Beerus down.
Yonic controlling the position from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beerus is looking to regain half guard here but Yonic keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Beerus is looking to reverse the position.
Yonic is staying tight to Beerus's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Yonic working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Yonic stalls from top position.
Yonic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Beerus some visible discomfort.
Yonic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Yonic is working Beerus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yonic is chipping away with strikes.
Yonic staying calm.
Beerus is trying to get back to half guard.
Yonic controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yonic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Beerus tries to improve position but can't.
Beerus manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yonic's best efforts.
Beerus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yonic pulls his head out easily.
Beerus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yonic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Yonic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Yonic.
Beerus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yonic continues to hold on tight.
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.
Yonic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Beerus!
Yonic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yonic working the ground and pound effectively.
Beerus tries to reverse the position but Yonic maintains control.
Yonic landing punches.
Beerus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yonic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beerus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Beerus wants to control but Yonic is having none of it.
Beerus working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic 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.
Beerus misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Yonic to counter with a crisp jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yonic.
Yonic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Beerus down.
You can see the frustration on Beerus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beerus on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Yonic has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Yonic scoring with punches from side control.
Beerus is letting Yonic control him for a moment.
Beerus taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yonic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Beerus to see if he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beerus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yonic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Beerus looking for submissions off his back.
Yonic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beerus can do to turn this around?
Yonic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yonic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yonic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Beerus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yonic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yonic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yonic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yonic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Yonic wants to pass the guard but Beerus is defending well.
Beerus wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic controlling the pace.
Beerus has hold of Yonic's hands but Yonic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yonic drops an elbow to the side of Beerus's head.
Yonic working Beerus over with strikes.
Beerus actively working from the bottom here.
Yonic is controlling the pace.
Boss Yonic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yonic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Beerus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beerus wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy.
Yonic winds up and cracks Beerus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yonic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beerus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Beerus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yonic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yonic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Beerus is trying to get back to half guard.
Beerus keeps trying to improve his position.
Beerus seems a little lost for a moment, as Yonic dominates the positioning.
Yonic scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yonic working away.
Yonic is working Beerus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Beerus is trying to escape the position but Yonic is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beerus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Beerus seems a little lost for a moment, as Yonic dominates the positioning.
Yonic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Beerus to see if he's OK.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Beerus struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beerus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Beerus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yonic is taking a breather. Beerus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yonic lands strikes from half guard.
Yonic working Beerus over with strikes.
Beerus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yonic pulls his head out easily.
Beerus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beerus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Yonic seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beerus wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yonic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Further stalling from Yonic.
Beerus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beerus taking some punishment here, with Yonic in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic trying to control the pace.
Beerus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yonic winds up and cracks Beerus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Beerus is looking for a sweep. Yonic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yonic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yonic working the ground and pound effectively.
Yonic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yonic controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic lands a big shot there that rocks Beerus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beerus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Yonic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yonic not doing much here.
Yonic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beerus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Yonic seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lord Beerus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beerus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yonic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boss Yonic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yonic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Yonic!
During a confident post fight interview, Boss Yonic 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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