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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeromy Beck (ranked 8037 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Yates (ranked 5031 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeromy Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nigel Yates!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yates tries to advance to mount but Beck instead regains half guard.
Yates is controlling the pace.
Yates is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates wants to take a breather but Beck is having none of it.
Beck is looking to control Yates's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beck avoid being mounted?
Yates missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beck is looking to control Yates's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beck avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yates sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beck defending well though.
Yates is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yates throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beck trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yates sprawls well. Yates wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beck gets slowly back to his feet.
Beck checks the leg kick.
Beck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yates manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Beck on his heels. He'll look to pass Beck's guard now, I'm sure.
Yates sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beck's guard.
Beck is not content to let Yates control the position.
Yates content to control rather than advance.
Yates is thwarting Beck's attempts to control the position.
Yates tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates is working for a kimura but Beck is defending it quite comfortably.
Yates missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Yates.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beck wants to control but Yates is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yates thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beck's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeromy Beck's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yates closes the distance and pushes Beck back into the cage.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Yates gets control of Beck's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yates will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Beck stands up and waves to Yates to follow him.
Yates moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates jumps into guard, dragging Beck to the mat.
Beck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yates is keeping the position for now.
Beck gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yates moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Beck to keep the fight standing.
Beck fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yates fails to pull guard.
Beck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yates just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeromy Beck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Yates on the inside.
Yates tries to pull guard but Beck won't allow it.
Beck is trying to pull guard but Yates has him pressed against the cage.
Beck letting Yates take a breather here.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beck is trying to pull guard but Yates turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck fails to pull guard.
Yates tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beck smiles and moves away.
Yates closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yates misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yates wants to control but Beck is keeping him busy.
Yates scores with a couple of short elbows.
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.
Yates is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Beck has escaped the position, nice work there.
Beck taking a bit of punishment here - Yates scoring with strikes.
Nigel Yates has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yates is staying tight to Beck's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Yates tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yates decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yates gets a clinch.
Beck misses with the head strike.
Yates lands an uppercut.
Yates breaks the clinch.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Beck tries to counter by clinching up but Yates breaks away and moves out of range.
Yates moves into range and clinches up with Beck.
Yates breaks from the clinch.
Yates throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beck misses with a knee strike.
Beck fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeromy Beck's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yates shoots in but no luck this time.
Yates closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yates lands in his opponent's guard.
Beck looking to control.
Beck working a defensive guard but Yates manages to pass into side control anyway.
Beck can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beck.
Yates is looking for the big counter here.
Yates closes the distance and clinches up with Beck, looking for a takedown. Yates pushes Beck against the cage but Beck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jeromy Beck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yates chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yates lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beck backs up against the cage.
Beck is rocked!
Yates closes the distance looking for a takedown. Beck stuffs it but Yates still has hold of him. Yates picks Beck up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Yates slams Beck to the floor and that's really hurt Beck - he doesn't know where he is! Yates throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Yates!
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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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