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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Yonic (ranked 2109 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ambe Ambe (ranked 1043 p4p, 0 weight class). Ambe has chosen Jacquees - At The Club ft. Dej Loaf as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
27
167 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Yonic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ambe Ambe! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yonic looks for a takedown but Ambe sprawls well. Ambe throws a looping overhand right but Yonic ducks down to avoid it. Ambe looks to land a right hand but Yonic moved out of range. Yonic ducks under a wild hook from Ambe. Ambe throws a half hearted mid kick. Yonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ambe pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ambe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Yonic shoots and misses and Ambe counters with a stiff right hand. Ambe tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Ambe. Ambe takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses. Yonic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ambe. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A swing and a miss from Ambe. Yonic attempts a counter takedown but Ambe avoids it well and moves away. Yonic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yonic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Ambe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ambe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. No luck with that takedown attempt from Yonic. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ambe lands an overhand right. Ambe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yonic. Ambe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Ambe throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Yonic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Yonic stands up over Ambe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ambe can do anything to dispel that myth. Yonic working some strikes from top position. Ambe is trying to control the position but Yonic postures up. Yonic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ambe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yonic has managed to get both his arms back between Ambe's legs - danger averted. Ambe keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully. Ambe wants to sweep but no luck. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yonic's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Ambe looking for a sweep. Not yet Ambe, not yet. Ambe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yonic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Ambe is trying to control the position but Yonic postures up. Yonic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ambe is looking to sweep but instead, Yonic has passed into half guard.
Yonic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Ground and pound from Yonic. Yonic is nestled in close to Ambe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Nice strikes from Yonic there. Ambe is looking to improve his position.
Ambe looking for submissions off his back. Ground and pound from Yonic. Yonic scoring with strikes to the body and head. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ambe wants to get back to full guard. Ambe is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Yonic has latched onto it... Big trouble! Yonic pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Ambe is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Yonic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Yonic! After winning the bout, Daniel Yonic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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