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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 1629 p4p, 209 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 1534 p4p, 197 weight class). Abel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Express Yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abel moves out of range as Yonic strikes.
Yonic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yonic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yonic misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Abel to counter with a crisp jab.
Yonic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body punch from Yonic.
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Abel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Yonic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yonic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic misses with an uppercut. Abel saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abel.
Yonic throws a hook but Abel blocks it.
Abel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yonic cracks Abel with an open hand slap.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abel throws a leg kick which misses Yonic's front leg but catches the back leg as Yonic tries to avoid it.
Yonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yonic works the jab nicely.
Abel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Abel. Those never looked like landing.
Yonic is looking to counter punch.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yonic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Abel trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is just content to waste time from the top position. Abel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic throwing strikes but missing.
Abel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yonic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yonic throws a big elbow that misses.
Yonic connects with a couple of short punches.
Yonic landing with the ground and pound.
Yonic chips away with some ground and pound.
Yonic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yonic throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic cracks Abel with a solid left hand.
Yonic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yonic pushes down on Abel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yonic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yonic thows a huge punch but Abel dodges it nicely.
Abel is staying active underneath Yonic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abel wants to get back to his feet.
Abel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Yonic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abel is trying to stand.
Yonic thows a huge punch but Abel dodges it nicely.
Yonic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yonic is pressing down on Abel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Abel is holding on for now.
Abel wants to stand back up but Yonic manages to pass into side control.
Yonic scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yonic lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Yonic crashes against the mat.
Yonic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Abel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Abel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yonic working the strikes but Abel uses the opportunity to 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.
Yonic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yonic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yonic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abel.
It seemed like Abel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yonic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abel throws out the jab.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Abel moved out of range.
Abel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yonic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abel can do to turn this around?
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Abel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Yonic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abel doesn't seem phased though.
Abel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Abel staying out of range there.
Boss Yonic is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Abel does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yonic jabs at Abel's body.
Yonic throws a jab when Abel was well out of range.
Abel misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Abel moves away from the strike by Yonic.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Abel's head but Abel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Yonic misses its intended target.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Abel's head but Abel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yonic shoots in and bounces Abel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yonic wants to pass the guard but Abel is keeping the position.
Abel has momentary wrist control but Yonic slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yonic prevents Abel from getting back to his feet.
Yonic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abel is looking to stand up but Yonic isn't so interested in that idea.
Abel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abel is looking to stand up but Yonic isn't so interested in that idea.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving.
Yonic postures up in Abel's guard and throws a big left but Abel blocks it.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yonic misses with a looping right.
Yonic misses with a right hand
and Abel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yonic fails with the takedown
and Abel counters with a series of strikes. Yonic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Abel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yonic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yonic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abel throws a low kick, looking for Yonic's leg but Yonic calmly moves out of range.
Abel lands with an overhand left.
Yonic throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Aristides Abel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Abel misses the target.
Yonic connects with a body shot that sends Abel's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a body punch but Abel moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yonic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abel counters with a thumping low kick.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Abel sprawls well. Abel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yonic gets slowly back to his feet.
Abel feints a counter leg kick.
Yonic throws a lazy right hand but Abel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yonic tries for a takedown but Abel circles away easily
and Abel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boss Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Yonic misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Abel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abel staying out of range there.
Abel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abel misses with a hook. Yonic ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Boss Yonic will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Yonic misses with a straight right.
Yonic misses the body punch
and Abel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Abel catches Yonic right on the button with a cross.
Abel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abel misses with a straight left.
No luck for Yonic with that takedown attempt.
Yonic misses with a straight right.
Abel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yonic lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yonic throws a poor cross that misses
and Abel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yonic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Abel sprawls well. Abel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yonic gets slowly back to his feet.
Abel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boss Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a left hand
and Abel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Abel is just out of range.
Yonic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yonic looks to throw the jab but Abel is out of range.
Yonic misses with a jab to the body
and Abel counters with a series of strikes. Yonic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yonic is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Abel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Abel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yonic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Yonic misses
letting Abel counter with a right hand.
Abel lands with a cross.
Yonic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aristides Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
Yonic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abel.
Yonic misses with a looping left.
Abel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Yonic loads up on a big right hand but Abel slips the punch.
Yonic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yonic looks to throw the jab but Abel is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abel.
Yonic throws a jab when Abel was well out of range.
Yonic shoots in looking for a takedown but Abel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yonic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yonic misses with a hook. Abel ducked under it nicely.
Boss Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Abel to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yonic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abel.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Abel's head but Abel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yonic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yonic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abel counters with a leg kick.
Yonic misses with an uppercut.
Yonic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yonic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abel defends it nicely.
Nice shot by Abel.
It looks like Boss Yonic has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel clobbers Yonic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yonic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yonic slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yonic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abel lands a leg kick that knocks Yonic off balance momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Abel. Beautiful body shot.
Abel moves away from the strike by Yonic.
A little jabbing left from Abel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abel throws a lazy right hand but Yonic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Yonic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abel.
Yonic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yonic is looking to counter punch.
Yonic misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aristides Abel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yonic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Boss Yonic!
Boss Yonic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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