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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CM Yaj (ranked 6786 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Klein (ranked 2654 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvin Klein is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, CM Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Calvin Klein!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Klein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yaj lands with an uppercut that bounces Klein off the cage and back into range.
Yaj lands a jab to Klein's midsection.
Klein misses with a jab to the body
and Yaj counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yaj fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yaj connects with a body shot.
CM Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klein shoots in for a double leg but Yaj sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Yaj.
A punch combination from Yaj misses.
Klein is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj scores with a sloppy right hand. Klein should have avoided that one.
Yaj fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Klein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yaj throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klein on the side of the head.
Yaj is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yaj lands with a hook. Klein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yaj jabs Klein right on the nose. Klein blinks but takes it well.
Klein needs to keep his hands up - Yaj had a free shot at his head there.
Klein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj jabs Klein right on the nose. Klein blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klein drops his hands momentarily and Yaj takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yaj uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yaj is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yaj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj lands an overhand right.
Yaj stuffs the takedown attempt from Klein. Klein gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Yaj on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Klein looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yaj keeping full guard, as Klein tries to pass.
Klein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klein throws a big elbow that misses.
Klein looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klein stopping the sweep attempt from Yaj.
Klein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yaj keeping moving, preventing Klein from controlling successfully.
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.
Klein is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab from Yaj does it's job there.
Yaj is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yaj ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Klein fails with the takedown
letting Yaj counter with a right hand.
CM Yaj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Klein.
Yaj lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Klein backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CM Yaj dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yaj closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Klein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Klein with a poor takedown
and Yaj counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klein thinking.
Yaj scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Klein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yaj lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Klein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yaj swinging wildly here.
Klein drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yaj defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj lands a nice looking body shot.
Yaj connects with a jab.
Yaj lands a nice shot that snaps Klein's head back.
Yaj lands with a right hand.
Yaj falls off balance throwing a combination
and Klein counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yaj!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Klein.
Yaj on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yaj tries to get out of the position.
Klein working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klein scores with a couple of short elbows.
Klein trying to control the action but Yaj is working from the bottom.
Klein looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yaj is avoiding damage well.
Klein trying to control the action but Yaj is working from the bottom.
Yaj is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yaj has escaped the position, nice work there.
Klein fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Klein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Klein lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Klein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Klein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Klein fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klein creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yaj sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Klein in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Klein fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klein can do to turn this around?
The strikes coming from Klein are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klein wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yaj, who protects the arm well.
Yaj parries the strikes from Klein easily there. Klein is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yaj to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klein working the body and head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Klein.
Klein has hold of Yaj's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Yaj seems comfortable defending it but Klein has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Yaj is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Yaj is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Klein couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Calvin Klein!
Calvin Klein thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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RATING
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