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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Yaj (ranked 812 p4p, 106 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 712 p4p, 93 weight class). Denny Sideman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 cm
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195 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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183 cm
31
195 lbs
19 - 12 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Denny Sideman! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yaj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A momentary lapse in concentration from Yaj enables Sideman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yaj manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Yaj has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sideman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Sideman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sideman tries to clinch but Yaj moves out of range. Yaj fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sideman just manages to avoid it. Sideman clinches. A right hook to the body lands for Sideman.
Sideman tries a body shot but Yaj blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Yaj lands an uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sideman. Yaj blocking some punches.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj presses Sideman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sideman. Yaj lands with a light punch inside. Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Sideman misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Sideman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yaj backwards. A short uppercut from Sideman. Sideman misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Sideman takes a shot to the head. Sideman misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Sideman.
Sideman lands with a left to the head. Sideman tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A quick uppercut on the inside from Sideman. Sideman has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Yaj working aggressively here.
Sideman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short right from Yaj. Sideman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sideman misses with a wild combination.
Denny Sideman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sideman scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yaj looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Yaj throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Yaj blocks a jab. Yaj throws a counter high kick but Sideman was just alert enough to avoid it. A jab from Sideman does it's job there. Sideman avoids the head kick by Yaj.
It seemed like Sideman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Yaj lands a head kick. Sideman smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Sideman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yaj doesn't seem bothered though. Sideman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yaj counters with a good low kick that Sideman was not able to check. Sideman misses with a jab to the body
and Yaj counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sideman is lucky that one didn't land flush. Sideman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yaj swats him away and circles back towards the center. A big left from Sideman misses. Sideman looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range. Sideman tries to clinch there but Yaj circles away.
Yaj throws a leg kick and Sideman counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sideman misses the shot to the body. Yaj slips under a jab. Yaj fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sideman checks it well. Sideman misses with an uppercut. Yaj saw that one coming. A solid leg kick lands there for Yaj.
Sideman moves into the clinch. Sideman is looking to break free of the clinch but Yaj has double underhooks. Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sideman's elbow. A short right from Sideman. Sideman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Sideman controls his hands.
Yaj presses Sideman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Sideman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj digs a right hand underneath Sideman's ribcage. Sideman let out a lung full of air as it connected. Yaj tries to work over Sideman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Yaj takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside. Sideman misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Yaj has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Sideman. Sideman effectively controlling the action here. Sideman scores with an uppercut up the middle. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yaj takes a shot to the head. A head punch on the inside from Sideman fails to land. Sideman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Sideman misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj presses Sideman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Yaj is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sideman is keeping busy. A short left from Sideman. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head. Yaj is trying to stall.
Sideman misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Denny Sideman will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yaj lands with a cross. Yaj keeps the fight on the outside. Yaj throws a head kick that Sideman semi-blocks.
Sideman checks the leg kick. Yaj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sideman blocks a low kick nicely. Sideman swings for the body but Yaj moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Sideman there. Sideman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Yaj lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sideman's sensitive parts. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sideman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Sideman does a little dance to reset his feet. Sideman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Yaj throws a lazy body kick and Sideman counters with a lovely shot to the body. Sideman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round. A hook to the body from Yaj.
Sideman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sideman's elbow. Yaj misses with a hook from the clinch. Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Sideman breaks the clinch.
Sideman tries to clinch but Yaj moves out of range. Sideman lands a nice shot to the body.
Sideman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yaj stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Sideman misses the jab. Sideman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Sideman. Yaj lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Sideman throws a body shot but no joy. Sideman is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Yaj misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yaj throws a chopping leg kick but Sideman manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Sideman looks to score with a jab to the body but Yaj is just out of range. Sideman throws a lazy right hand but Yaj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sideman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Sideman just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yaj displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sideman. Yaj keeps the fight on the outside. Sideman misses with an uppercut
and Yaj counters with a left to the body. Yaj staying out of range there. Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaj tried to counter with a leg kick but Sideman avoided it. Sideman misses with a hook. Sideman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Yaj.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yaj moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yaj throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sideman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Yaj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab. Yaj scores with a head kick. Sideman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Sideman moves out of range easily. Yaj throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Denny Sideman has been cut. Nice takedown defense from Yaj. No joy for Sideman on that attempt. Sideman cracks Yaj with a good jab. Yaj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yaj sizes up Sideman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Yaj shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sideman works Yaj's body with a nice hook. Yaj cracks Sideman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sideman punishes Yaj's body with a nice straight punch. Sideman misses with a hook
and Yaj counters with a nice body kick.
Sideman is breathing heavily. A good leg kick by Yaj. Pat Yaj is winning the standup battle so far. Yaj avoids the body shot from Sideman.
Yaj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Yaj. Sideman throws out a counter right but Yaj avoids it with no problem. Yaj is looking to wear down Sideman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sideman misses with an uppercut
and Yaj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Sideman throws a jab when Yaj was well out of range. Sideman wants to clinch up but Yaj keeps it at a distance. Sideman closes the distance and pushes Yaj back into the cage. Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Sideman controls his hands.
Sideman stalling against the cage.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Yaj. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Yaj dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Denny Sideman'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sideman misses with a wild body shot. Sideman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Sideman. Yaj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Yaj lands a big head kick that sends Sideman tumbling to the mat! Yaj takes a step backwards and waves Sideman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sideman is rocked! Yaj weaves into range and cracks Sideman right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Sideman goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Yaj is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pat Yaj! Pat Yaj decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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