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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between sub zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Yohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Yohan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, sub zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Yohan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zero closes the distance and clinches up with Yohan, looking for a takedown. zero pushes Yohan against the cage but Yohan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yohan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yohan misses with a few strikes there.
Yohan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
zero shoots for a double leg takedown but Yohan sprawls well. He's pushed zero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yohan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yohan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice combination there by Yohan.
Yohan throws a right hand that zero ducks under and follows up with a left that zero also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Yohan scores with a four punch combination!
zero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sub zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yohan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
zero looks to score with a jab to the body but Yohan is just out of range.
Yohan misses with a wild combination.
zero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yohan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
zero forces Yohan back against the cage and clinches.
zero manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yohan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
zero shoots for a takedown but Yohan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
zero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Yohan.
Yohan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
zero looks for a takedown but Yohan sprawls well.
zero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
zero is breathing heavily.
zero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Yohan misses.
Yohan fails to land with a series of punches.
Yohan misses with a double jab
and zero counters by clinching up.
Yohan wants to break free but zero has control.
Nice body punch from Yohan.
Yohan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yohan lands a body shot.
Yohan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt zero or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yohan.
A short body shot lands from Yohan as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yohan slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yohan lands a nice shot to the body.
Yohan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yohan - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Yohan.
Nice body punch from Yohan - that landed with a thud.
Yohan lands a body punch in the clinch.
zero tries to land a knee to the head but Yohan blocks with his arms.
Yohan lands a nice shot to the body.
Yohan lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Yohan.
A right handed body shot lands from Yohan.
Yohan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yohan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but zero has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Yohan.
Yohan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yohan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yohan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yohan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
zero dodges the punch combination from Yohan.
Yohan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Yohan catches zero right on the button with a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yohan.
Yohan works over zero's head and body with a nice combination.
Yohan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A right-left combo lands from Yohan.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yohan!
Yohan throws a left and a right that both miss
letting zero counter with a right hand.
Andre Yohan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yohan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yohan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Yohan throws a nice looking combination but zero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yohan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yohan.
Andre Yohan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Yohan does it's job there.
zero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yohan.
No joy there for Yohan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yohan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yohan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
zero needs to keep his hands up - Yohan had a free shot at his head there.
zero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
zero shoots in but no luck this time.
Yohan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yohan.
Yohan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
zero thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Yohan misses.
Yohan with a nice cross.
Yohan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
zero slips a jab and a cross from Yohan.
Yohan swinging wilding here.
Yohan lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yohan throws a right and a left that zero avoids nicely.
Yohan throws a series of strikes that have zero backpedaling.
A punch combination from Yohan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Yohan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yohan misses with a double jab.
Yohan looks to land a combination but zero avoids it well.
Yohan throws a series of strikes that have zero backpedaling.
No luck for zero with that takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Yohan.
Yohan misses with a double jab.
zero moves in looking to clinch but Yohan pushes him off.
Yohan misses with a low kick as zero jumps back.
Yohan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by zero.
Yohan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
zero dodges the punch combination from Yohan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from zero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
zero misses the shot to the body.
Yohan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by zero.
zero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
zero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sub zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yohan throws a series of punches but zero moves out of range.
Yohan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yohan throws a head kick that misses.
zero tries to close the distance and clinch but Yohan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
zero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yohan but Yohan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
zero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yohan.
Yohan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yohan throws a series of strikes that have zero backpedaling.
Yohan misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick by Yohan misses
and zero counters with a takedown into side control.
Yohan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on zero's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
zero is trying to control. Yohan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yohan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
zero trying to control the pace.
zero wants to get back to his feet.
Yohan trying to control here.
Yohan is trying to control but zero passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zero tries to advance to mount but Yohan denies him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A leg kick checked by zero.
zero has Yohan up against the cage in a clinch.
Yohan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt zero or not.
Yohan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but zero has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Yohan.
Yohan wants to break free but zero has control.
Yohan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yohan digs a right hand into zero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on zero's gas tank.
zero manages to pull guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yohan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yohan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. zero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yohan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
zero wants to sweep here but Yohan controlling him for the moment.
Yohan stays in close to zero's body and controls the position.
Yohan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
zero tries to strike from the bottom.
Yohan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yohan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
zero slips a jab and a cross from Yohan.
zero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yohan circles away.
Yohan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 sub zero will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yohan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but zero circles away quickly and effectively.
zero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yohan pinned against the cage. Yohan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
zero looks to score with a jab to the body but Yohan is just out of range.
zero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
zero moves in looking to clinch but Yohan pushes him off.
Decent striking displayed by Yohan there.
Yohan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Yohan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from zero.
Danga de danga de dang - Yohan scores with a four punch combination!
zero blocks the body kick.
Yohan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yohan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
sub zero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zero slips a jab and a cross from Yohan.
Some wild striking there from Yohan.
zero ducks right into an uppercut from Yohan.
zero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yohan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yohan looks to land a combination but zero avoids it well.
zero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yohan manages to avoid it.
Yohan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. zero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yohan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and zero counters with a left to the body.
zero fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sub zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
zero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yohan.
Yohan throws out a leg kick but zero moves out of range and Yohan only half commits.
Yohan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
zero moves in looking to clinch but Yohan pushes him off.
Yohan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yohan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Yohan.
Yohan throws a combination that misses
enabling zero to counter with a crisp jab.
Yohan connects with a good right hand that stumbles zero. zero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
zero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yohan throws a series of punches but zero moves out of range.
Yohan throws a combination that misses
and zero counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by zero.
Yohan trying to strike off his back.
zero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
zero wants to get up but he can't break Yohan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yohan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zero wants to control from the top but Yohan keeps moving.
Yohan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
zero tries to free his leg and advance position but Yohan is retaining full guard.
Yohan looking to hit a scissor sweep but zero is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yohan misses with a two punch combination.
zero looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yohan is looking for a sweep. zero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
zero wants to stand but Yohan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
zero thows a huge punch but Yohan dodges it nicely.
Yohan trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Yohan throwing hammer fists to the chest of zero. What's that going to do exactly?
zero controlling from mount.
Yohan tries to reverse the position but zero maintains control.
zero blocks Yohan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Yohan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to sub zero.
I think zero 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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