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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 10, 2016 |
#R1##CL2# Dragon has managed to clinch.
Albert goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dragon prevents it.
Albert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dragon smiles and moves away.
#CL2# Dragon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD# Albert gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dragon regains guard.
Albert throwing strikes from guard but Dragon blocks nicely. Dragon trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Albert's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Albert throwing strikes from guard but Dragon blocks nicely. Dragon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1# Albert connects with a couple of short punches. Dragon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SU# Albert stands and steps away. Dragon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2# Dragon gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD2# Dragon gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#ES# Albert kicks off Dragon and gets to his feet. #CL# Albert gets a clinch. #TD2# Dragon manages to pull guard.
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! Albert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Dragon controls Albert momentarily but Albert frees himself. Albert scoring with some ground and pound. #T2# Albert scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Albert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SU# Albert stands up and waves to Dragon to follow him. #CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Albert is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dragon pulls him back up using the underhooks. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilbert Albert. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dragon prevents the takedown attempt.
Albert is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Albert has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dragon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD2# Dragon gets control of Albert's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dragon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Dragon is looking to stand up but Albert isn't so interested in that idea. #T3# Dragon is trying to keep Albert in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Albert would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Albert works over Dragon with some ground and pound from guard. Albert is fighting to break Dragon's control of his arms but Dragon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SU# Albert stands and steps away. Dragon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD2# Dragon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Albert is trying to defend but Dragon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Dragon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Albert is breathing heavily.#T4# Dragon working Albert over with strikes. Albert wants to improve his position but Dragon is controlling well.
Dragon is looking to take a break and control but Albert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Albert is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wilbert Albert 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. #R2##CL2# Dragon gets a clinch. Dragon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Albert's efforts to push away.#TD2# Dragon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #ES# Albert kicks Dragon off and gets to his feet. Dynamo Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Albert misses with a head kick.
#CL2# Albert tries to keep at a distance but Dragon has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD# Albert works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Albert 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. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dragon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Dragon working a defensive guard here.
Albert throwing strikes from guard but Dragon blocks nicely. #T1# Albert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Dragon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Albert connects with a couple of short punches. Dragon looking to control.
Albert lands a couple of decent looking shots. Dragon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Albert. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Albert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Albert working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dragon's head. Albert is in close to Dragon's body, working some short punches and elbows. Albert with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2# Dragon controls Albert momentarily but Albert frees himself. #SU# Albert decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dragon, up you get! Dragon blocks a head kick by Albert.
Albert throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dragon. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Dragon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dragon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#TD2# Dragon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Albert did well to prevent Dragon getting side control. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Albert is looking for a sweep. Dragon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Albert is not content to let Dragon control the position.#T3##SUB2# Dragon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Albert gets full guard. Albert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dragon can do to turn this around?#SUB# Albert has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dragon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Albert working a defensive guard but Dragon passes into half guard.
#T4# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Dragon is keen to just control but Albert is a slippery customer. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dragon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Albert knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Dragon working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Albert's thigh. Albert counters though and makes it back to full guard. Albert lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilbert Albert dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Dragon throws a wild body kick that Albert sees coming a mile off. Albert throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CL2# Dragon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2# Dragon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Albert is trying to keep an underhook but Dragon manages to get the takedown into half guard.#ES# Albert has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dragon is on him like a limpet, forcing Albert back against the cage. Albert looking for a takedown. Nice body punch from Dragon. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Albert tries to score a body lock takedown but Dragon shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Albert is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilbert Albert. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dragon is looking to control Albert's arms but Albert gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dragon has his back to the cage. #BC2# Dragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2# Dragon clinches. #T1# Dragon blocking some punches.
Albert wants to get back to striking at distance but Dragon won't allow it.
Albert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dragon smiles and moves away.
#TD2# Dragon gets a takedown into half guard. Albert wants to get back to full guard. Dragon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T2# Dragon is keen to just control but Albert is a slippery customer. Albert wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2# Dragon is working for a kimura but Albert is defending it quite comfortably.
Albert tries to roll over but Dragon keeps him under control. Dragon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T3# Dragon is stalling here. Albert is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dragon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Albert has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Check out the look on Albert's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dragon struggling a bit here. Dragon is throwing a few token shots, despite Albert being in side control. Dragon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. The ground and pound from Albert seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T4# Albert scores with punches from side control. Albert throws an elbow but Dragon slips to the side and avoids it well. Dragon is looking to regain half guard here but Albert keeps moving and retains side control. Albert lands a decent elbow from side control. #SU# Albert decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dragon to his feet. Albert misses with a wild body shot. #CL# Albert moves into range and clinches up with Dragon.#TD2# Dragon jumps guard and drags Albert to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Dragon looking to control but Albert passes into half guard.
Dynamo Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wilbert Albert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Dragon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Wilbert Albert showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Albert, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilbert Albert!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 05, 2016 |
#R1# Dragon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcintyre as he avoids it easily. #TD# Mcintyre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dragon is trying to defend but Mcintyre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Mcintyre lands with a punch from half guard. Mcintyre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Mcintyre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragon defending well though. Dragon is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mcintyre looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Dragon tries to get to full guard but Mcintyre has control of the leg. Mcintyre working the head and body with strikes. #T1# The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcintyre lands a nice short elbow.#SUB# Mcintyre is looking for a kimura but Dragon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mcintyre to get the leverage. Mcintyre passes into side control, despite Dragon's attempt to control the position.
Mcintyre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dragon to see if he's OK.#SUB# Mcintyre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dragon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Mcintyre working the head and body with strikes. #T2# Mcintyre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Dragon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mcintyre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB# Mcintyre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dragon, who protects the arm well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mcintyre lands a few punches from side control. Mcintyre cracks Dragon with a big right hand but Dragon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action! The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Dragon tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Dragon is trying to stand up. Dragon looks winded! Mcintyre lands a couple of good shots and Dragon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T3# Mcintyre is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Dragon up.
Mcintyre lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
#SUB# Mcintyre is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dragon is taking damage to the body and head. Mcintyre 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. Dragon is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Mcintyre scores with punches to the body. Mcintyre scores with punches to the body. #SUB# Mcintyre has his arm under Dragon's chin here. Game over son! Mcintyre squeezes tightly and Dragon is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tim Mcintyre!
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Event:
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Date: May 02, 2016 |
#R1# Dragon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Dragon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Yup throws a sloppy head kick and Dragon moves out of range easily. Dragon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yup. No luck with that takedown attempt from Dragon. Dragon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Yup counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Dragon darts in looking for a takedown but Yup gets double underhooks and turns Dragon into the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dynamo Dragon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Yup lands a leg kick that knocks Dragon off balance momentarily. Yup lands a jab to the head.
Dragon wants to clinch and Yup counters with a series of strikes. Dragon will be more careful next time no doubt. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yup fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Dragon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yup. Yup fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dragon on the side of the head.#T1# Yup scores with a hook to the body. Dragon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Dragon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yup scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. A left lands for Yup. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yup, right into the meat.
James Yup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dragon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yup avoids it really well and circles away. Yup paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Dragon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yup lands a glancing blow to the side of Dragon's head.#T2# Dragon tries to clinch there but Yup circles away.
Dragon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yup tries to avoid it but Dragon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yup to the ground. Yup escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Yup lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Dragon is looking to clinch. Yup defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dragon. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yup lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Decent striking displayed by Yup there. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yup.
Yup listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Yup throws a leg kick which misses Dragon's front leg but catches the back leg as Dragon tries to avoid it. Dragon shoots for a takedown but Yup saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Dragon is breathing heavily. Yup takes a swing at Dragon's ribcage but misses. James Yup is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Yup moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T3# Dragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Yup is just out of range. Yup works Dragon's body with a nice hook. Yup scores with a punch to the head. Dragon shoots in for a takedown but Yup shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Dragon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Dragon misses with a body kick. Yup stuns Dragon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dragon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yup - the referee stops the clock and Dragon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yup. Dragon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Dragon wants to clinch.#T4# Dragon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yup manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Yup unleashes a big counter combination but Dragon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Yup connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Yup is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dragon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Dragon fails with the takedown and Yup counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Nice uppercut lands for Yup. That snapped Dragon's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Yup stuffs the takedown. Yup feints a counter leg kick. Dragon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Yup turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Yup throws a nice outside leg kick. Yup moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Dragon tries to clinch but Yup moves out of range. Yup is looking to slow Dragon down with leg kicks. A nice inside leg kick there by Yup. That's going to slow Dragon down. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Yup 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. #R2# Dragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragon fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Yup works the jab nicely. Dragon misses with a series of wild punches.
Yup connects with a solid leg kick. Yup throws a quick inside leg kick. Dragon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yup ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Yup tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dragon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Yup misses with an elbow strike.
#T1# With the fighters up against the cage, Yup throws an elbow but misses. Dragon blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Dragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Yup uses good head movement to avoid it. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yup. Dragon has had enough of the clinch but Yup keeps him there for the moment. Yup pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Dragon letting Yup take a breather here. Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T2# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#TD# Dragon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yup uses from the top position. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dragon is on top in guard.
#REVR# Dragon tries to stand but Yup is controlling from the bottom. Dragon won't allow Yup to get back to his feet. Yup has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Dragon trying to control but Yup is working from the bottom. Yup wants to stand but Dragon is controlling the position. Yup really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dragon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3# Dragon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Dragon wants to control from the top but Yup keeps moving. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Yup thumps Dragon with a low kick. Yup throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Yup is breathing heavily.#T4# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Dragon wants to clinch. James Yup seems to be getting the better of the standup. Yup misses with a wild body shot. Yup connects with an inside leg kick. Yup swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Dynamo Dragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dragon misses with a takedown attempt - Yup sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Dragon avoids the body shot from Yup.
Yup throws a front kick aimed at Dragon's knee but Dragon avoids it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Yup showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! #R3##TD# Dragon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yup was covering up waiting for the punch and Dragon finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES2# Yup has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dragon is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Dragon misses with a short punch on the inside. Dragon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yup is keeping busy. Yup tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yup stalling in the clinch but Dragon improves position. Yup pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Yup is trying to push Dragon away but Dragon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Yup holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#T1# A battle for position here, against the cage. Yup takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Dragon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yup is defending well. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Dragon tries to score a body lock takedown but Yup shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Dragon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yup avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dynamo Dragon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Yup is stalling here.
Yup tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yup. A battle for position here, against the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Yup. Dragon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yup defends it nicely.#T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Dragon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yup manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Dragon throws a hook but Yup blocks it. Dragon slips a straight right by Yup. Yup lands a nice looking body kick. Yup throws a series of strikes that have Dragon backpedaling.
Dragon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yup as he avoids it easily. Yup fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL# Dragon takes the fight into the clinch. Yup drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dragon pulls his leg out and moves away.
#T3# Yup leaves Dragon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Yup looks like he wants to counter punch here. Jab, jab by Yup - just one landing. Dragon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yup avoids it really well and circles away. Yup misses with a body shot.
Dragon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yup defends well and Dragon ends up having to push Yup into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. A little jabbing left from Yup on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Yup feints and then cracks Dragon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dragon down. Dragon shoots for a double leg takedown but Yup sprawls well. He's pushed Dragon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Yup cracks Dragon with an open hand slap.#T4# A head kick from Yup lands but Dragon takes it in his stride. Yup throws an overhand right that lands on Dragon's shoulder, as Dragon tries to avoid the shot. Horrible takedown attempt by Dragon or perhaps it was just good defense by Yup, which made it look bad. Dragon fails miserably with a takedown attempt. James Yup is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Yup connects with a solid leg kick. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dragon shoots in but no luck this time. Yup swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Yup lands a jab to the nose. Dynamo Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dragon tries to clinch and Dragon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight! James Yup comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Yup winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 26:30 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Yup! James Yup 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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