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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yef Yew (ranked 1481 p4p, 195 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 352 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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194 lbs
17 - 8 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Yef Yew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a low kick.
Yew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Yew blocks a jab.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith throws a jab when Yew was well out of range.
Smith throws a leg kick but Yew checks it.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith lands a jab.
Smith punishes Yew's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a low kick but Yew avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Yew as he connects with a hook.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Yew blocks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yew paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yew is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yew.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yew doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith thumps Yew with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Yew takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith slips a jab from Yew.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yew misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yew has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yew and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Yew misses the target.
Yew blocks a head kick by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Yew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yew is looking to counter punch.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith lands a body shot.
Yew is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Yew explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yew ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Yew moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Yew looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yew counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Yew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Yew saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Yew tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a big counter head kick but Yew avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Yew.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Yew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yew counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Yew throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yew under the eye.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yew's sensitive parts.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Yew saw it coming and moves away.
Smith lands a jab to Yew's midsection.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yew misses with a body kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yew.
Yew jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yew checks a leg kick.
Yew lands a nice looking body kick.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Yew looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Yew tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Yew takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Yew appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Yew misses its intended target.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Yew wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Yew lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Smith misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yew scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a leg kick but Yew sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith slips under a jab from Yew.
Yew avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yew takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yew blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Yew manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yew is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yew throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yew misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Yew lands a nice looking body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Yew might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Yew is out of range.
Yew just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yew.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a head kick that Yew semi-blocks.
Yew scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yew throws a big shot that misses.
Yew backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yew lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith thuds a left hand into Yew's body.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Yew misses the target.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yew walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Smith throws a jab when Yew was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tests Yew's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Yew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith thows a leg kick but Yew checks it
and Yew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yew.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Yew just misses with a punch to the body.
Yew closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Yew is out of range.
Yew lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Yew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yew.
Smith throws a lazy body kick
and Yew counters with a solid body kick.
Smith avoids the body shot from Yew.
Yew blocks the body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yew fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Yew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yew throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Yew lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yew slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Some wild striking there from Yew.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yew checks it well.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yew has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Yew.
Yew looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yew swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yew misses with a low kick.
Joe Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yew.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Smith backs away, Yew returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yew on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Smith lands a nice hook to Yew's body. Yew takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith avoids the body shot from Yew.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith tries to work over Yew's front leg with a kick but Yew checks it.
Yew tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
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 Yef Yew will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yew's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Smith lands a jab to Yew's midsection.
Smith tries to clinch but Yew moves out of range.
Yew walks into a jab.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Yew pushes him off.
Yew lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yew has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yew and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yew with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yew connects with a solid leg kick.
Yew scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Yew looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith cracks Yew with a good jab.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Yew counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Yew tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Yew counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yew darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donk. Smith catches Yew right on the button with a cross.
Smith throws a right hand that Yew ducks under and follows up with a left that Yew also avoids with ease.
Yew slips under a jab.
A jab from Smith misses.
Yew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Yew.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yew misses with a low kick.
Yew on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Yew blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith is looking to chop away at Yew's legs.
Smith tries to clinch but Yew moves out of range.
Yew blocks a head kick by Smith.
Yew throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Yew throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yew throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith swings for the body but Yew moves out of range.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Yew counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Yew.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yew doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith moves away from the strike by Yew.
Yew fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith throws a fast counter high kick but Yew manages to duck under it in time.
Yew throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith misses with a hook. Yew ducked under it nicely.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Yew scores with a leg kick.
Yew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Yew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yew throws a shot to the body.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Yew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yew throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yew slips a jab from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Yew counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yew moves away.
Yew loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Yew looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yew looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
A big left from Smith misses.
Yew connects with a looping right hand.
A clash of legs there as Yew blocks the low kick.
Yew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Yew on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Yew connects with a single shot there.
Smith throws a hook but Yew blocks it.
Yew misses with a wild body shot.
Yew throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yew.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yef Yew showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yew 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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