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Event:
DFC 36: Pate Vs Four 2
Date: Apr 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Yo doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Mori counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Mori - just one landing.
Mori tries to clinch but Yo moves out of range.
Mori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Mori takes the fight into the clinch.
Mori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yo backwards.
Yo looking for a takedown.
Mori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yo wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yo Yo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mori lands a knee to the body.
Mori presses Yo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mori cracks Yo with a nice body shot.
Yo is breathing heavily.
Mori lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Mori scores with a shot to the side of Yo's head.
Yo letting Mori take a breather here.
Mori lands a nice uppercut.
Mori lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mori.
Mori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mori cracks Yo with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Mori.
Mori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yo.
Mori stalling.
Mori crunches a lovely knee into Yo's ribcage.
Mori putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Good body shot from Mori.
Mori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yo.#T2#
Yo letting Mori take a breather here.
Mori displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yo up against the cage.
Mori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mori dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mori.
Mori using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mori presses Yo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mori has Yo pushed against the cage.
Mori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yo backwards. #T3#
A right handed body shot lands from Mori.
Mori effectively controlling the action here.
Mori lands with a light punch inside.
Mori gets through Yo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mori is leaning against Yo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Mori.
Mori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mori gets through Yo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mori lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mori lands a nice shot to the body.
Mori with a knee to the head.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Mori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for Mori.
Mori lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Yo is rocked!
Mori cracks Yo with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mori lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Mori as the two fighters clinch.
Mori presses Yo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mori is pushing Yo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mori presses Yo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Mori dominated that round.
That's time! Yo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Mori works over Yo's head and body with a nice combination.
Mori cracks Yo with a good jab.
Yo has his takedown stuffed
and Mori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Yo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yo switches off momentarily and Mori cracks him with a monster right hand! Yo topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Mori dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Mori!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akio Mori!
Yo Yo spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back.'.
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Event:
DFC 28: Newton Vs Pate
Date: Mar 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Yo stuffs the takedown attempt from Edinhio. Edinhio gets slowly back to his feet. #TD2#
Yo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Edinhio was covering up waiting for the punch and Yo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Edinhio is trying to hold Yo in close to prevent damage but Yo has managed to pass into half guard.
Yo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edinhio is trying to maintain the position but Yo is very close to passing his half guard.
Yo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edinhio keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T1#
Yo winds up and cracks Edinhio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Edinhio taking some punishment here, with Yo in his half guard.
Edinhio wants to improve his position but Yo is controlling well.
Edinhio is not content to let Yo control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yo lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Yo there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yo lands a nice short elbow.
Yo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yo missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
Yo drops an elbow to the side of Edinhio's head.
Yo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Edinhio is staying active underneath Yo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yo is thwarting Edinhio's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yo lands a nice short elbow.#SUB#
Edinhio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Edinhio wants to control but Yo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Edinhio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yo's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yo tries to escape but Edinhio has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Yo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T3##SUB#
Edinhio looking for the RNC.
Yo wants to escape the position.
#SUB#
Edinhio is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Yo has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Edinhio has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Yo taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Edinhio doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ruiz Edinhio!
The defeated Yo Yo had this to say: 'I'll be back.'.
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Event:
DFC 22: Saunders Vs Johns
Date: Feb 24, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Yo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yo stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Yo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yo cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Yo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson wants to stand up but Yo is controlling him.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Yo controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yo postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow. #T1#
Yo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to keep Yo in close.
Yo lands a couple of digs.
Yo cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Yo looking to pass the guard.
Yo is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Yo controlling him for the moment.
Yo cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.#T2#
Yo postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow. #ROC#
Johnson is rocked!
Yo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Yo finish him?
Yo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson looks winded!
Yo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Yo sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Johnson! Oh, Johnson is in big trouble! Yo lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yo Yo!
Yo Yo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
DFC 16: Turner Vs Saunders
Date: Jan 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Yo moves out of range of the strikes.
Fiso scores with a decent looking hook.
Fiso throws a hook but Yo blocks it.
Fiso shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yo eats them both and turns towards Fiso to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#KD2#
Fiso cracks Yo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fiso finish him?
#ROC2#
Yo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fiso fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Yo square on the jaw! Damn, Yo is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tupe Fiso!
Tupe Fiso bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Yo Yo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back.'.
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Event:
DFC 11: Four Vs Pate
Date: Dec 31, 2016 |
#R1#
A bone on bone clash there as Yo blocks the leg kick.
#TD#
Yo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jamil's half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jamil can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yo is nestled in close to Jamil, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yo tries to pass to full mount but Jamil defends it.
Yo working the head and body with strikes.
Yo lands strikes from half guard.
Yo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jamil on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jamil with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T1#
Yo working over Jamil with some ground and pound. Jamil looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yo drops an elbow to the side of Jamil's head.
Nice strikes from Yo there.
Yo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yo 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.
Yo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jamil is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jamil is trying to stand back up but Yo is controlling him
Jamil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Yo.
Yo wants to pass the guard but Jamil is defending well.
Yo working over Jamil with some ground and pound. Jamil looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2#
Jamil on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yo slips a nice elbow through Jamil's hands, connecting with Jamil's forehead.
Yo moves into full mount! Jamil won't be happy about that!
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!
Yo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jamil looks a forlorn figure.
Yo with the ground and pound from mount.
Yo is landing with some decent strikes but Jamil is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jamil looks winded!
Yo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#ROC#
Jamil is rocked!
Yo landing strikes from the mount and Jamil is in trouble!
Jamil is still in real trouble! Can Yo finish him?#T3#
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Yo! Jamil is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yo Yo!
Our winner, Yo Yo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Dwight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yo circles away quickly and effectively.#TD2#
Yo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dwight wants to get back to his feet.
Yo passes to side control.
Dwight on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #CUT2#
It looks like Montana Dwight has been cut.
Dwight takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yo scoring with punches from side control.
Yo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dwight to see if he's OK.
Dwight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yo on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yo landing a few strikes.
Yo prevents Dwight from escaping the position.#T1#
Yo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dwight taking a bit of punishment here - Yo scoring with strikes. #ROC2#
Dwight is rocked!
Yo lands an elbow.
Oh Dwight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Check out the look on Yo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yo scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Dwight is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Yo can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yo Yo!
Yo Yo 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 16, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Yo drives through with a takedown into Parsons's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Parsons is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yo is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parsons has Yo pulled in close to control his posture.
Yo passes into half guard.
Yo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Parsons actively working from the bottom here.
Yo working over Parsons with some ground and pound. Parsons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yo is thwarting Parsons's attempts to control the position.
Yo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Parsons has his hands clasped together around Yo's back. He's all about the action.#T1#
Yo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yo lands a nice short elbow.#ROC2#
Parsons is rocked!
Yo prevents Parsons from improving his position.
Oh Parsons is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yo lands a big elbow - Parsons is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Yo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yo Yo!
During a confident post fight interview, Yo Yo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 14, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Chase has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Chase is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Yo can't fight it off and eventually Chase manages to take the fight to the floor. Yo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yo keeping moving, preventing Chase from controlling successfully.
Yo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chase controls the pace.
Yo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Chase looking to sit in guard and control but Yo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Chase working for submissions but it's allowed Yo to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
Chase taking some punishment here, with Yo in his half guard.
Chase is looking to get back to full guard here but Yo has managed to pass to side control instead.
Yo looks up at the clock and then as Chase takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yo working the head and body with strikes.
Yo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Yo working the ground and pound. #ROC2#
Chase is rocked!
Yo lands a strong strike to the head of Chase. That's dazed him! Yo looking to finish here. Chase is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Yo lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yo Yo!
Yo Yo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 12, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Todd closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yo did well to prevent Todd getting side control.#SU#
Todd escapes and gets back to his feet. #TD2#
Todd gets caught flat footed, as Yo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
Todd manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Yo tightens his grip and picks Todd up, before dumping him to the ground. Todd manages to land in guard. #SUB#
Todd is looking for a triangle here but Yo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Todd tries to bench press Yo off him but Yo keeps the position.
Todd really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yo working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yo scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Todd is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Yo can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yo Yo!
A very excited looking Yo Yo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 09, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Yo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sosa wants to get back to his feet but Yo is dominant here and he's now got Sosa's back!
Yo scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Yo scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sosa is looking for a way out.
Yo is landing with strikes from the back. #ROC2#
Sosa is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yo is raining down hard shots and and Sosa has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yo Yo!
Yo Yo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 697 Round 1
Date: Nov 07, 2016 |
#R1#
A combination from Neer does no damage.
Neer lands a nice shot to the body.
Neer misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yo! But no joy.
Neer looks to score with a jab to the body but Yo is just out of range.
Yo walks into a stiff left hand from Neer.
Neer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy left from Neer finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Neer lands a right hook to the body.
#T1#
Yo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Neer.
Neer throws an overhand right that lands on Yo's shoulder, as Yo tries to avoid the shot.
Neer misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Yo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yo ducks under a wild hook from Neer.
Yo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neer.
Yo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Neer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neer. Yo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T2#
Yo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Neer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Neer lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Neer misses.
Neer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yo! But no joy.
Neer throws a combination. Yo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neer lands with a nice body punch.
Neer throws a right hand that Yo ducks under and follows up with a left that Yo also avoids with ease.#T3#
Neer misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neer. Yo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Neer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Neer throws out a loose jab but Yo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neer looks to land a right hand but Yo moved out of range.
Yo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Neer tests Yo's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Neer just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yo! But no joy.
Yo blocks a jab.
Yo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Neer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yo.
Yo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yo walks into a left hand.
A combination from Neer does no damage.
Yo throws out a counter right but Neer avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Yo.
Josh Neer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neer throws a looping overhand right but Yo ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Yo misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yo circles away quickly and effectively.
Yo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Neer with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Neer 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#
Good standup being displayed there by Neer as he connects with a hook.
Neer throws a hook but Yo blocks it.
It seemed like Yo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neer looks to land a combination but Yo avoids it well.
Yo throws out a counter right but Neer avoids it with no problem.
Yo takes one on the button.
Yo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Neer throws a jab when Yo was well out of range.
Yo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Yo.
Yo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neer tries to bum rush Yo with a series of wild strikes but Yo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Neer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It seemed like Yo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neer tries to bum rush Yo with a series of wild strikes but Yo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yo ducks under a wild hook from Neer.
Yo throws out a counter right but Neer avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Neer misses its intended target.
Neer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neer throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
Neer throws a right hand that Yo ducks under and follows up with a left that Yo also avoids with ease.
Neer throws a series of punches but Yo moves out of range.
Yo throws out a counter right but Neer avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Neer throws a series of strikes that have Yo backpedaling.
Neer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neer misses with a looping left.
Neer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yo moves away.
Neer lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Neer misses with a two punch combination.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yo! But no joy.
A big left from Neer misses. #T3#
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neer throws a good cross that connects.
Neer misses with an uppercut.
Neer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Neer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Neer throws a series of punches but Yo moves out of range.
Neer throws a body shot but no joy.
Josh Neer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neer lands a jab to the head.
#T4#
Neer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yo.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Neer has got the better of the exchanges.
Neer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yo.
Yo slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
Yo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yo slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
Yo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Neer misses the shot to the body.
Neer loads up on a big right hand but Yo slips the punch.
Neer throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
Neer throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
Neer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yo can do to turn this around?
Yo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neer throws out the jab.
It seemed like Yo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Neer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Yo avoids the body shot from Neer.
It seemed like Yo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neer.
Neer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Neer throws a shot from downtown. Yo moves away and avoids it.
Neer misses with a hook. Yo ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Neer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Neer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yo looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Yo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yo slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
Yo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yo throws out a counter right but Neer avoids it with no problem.
Neer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Neer feints a jab promting Yo to slip. Neer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No joy there for Neer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yo avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T2#
Neer throws a shot from downtown. Yo moves away and avoids it.
Yo Yo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neer cracks Yo with an open hand slap.
Neer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neer throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Yo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neer misses with a hook. Yo ducked under it nicely.
Josh Neer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Neer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yo scrambles back to his feet.
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3#
Neer throws a right hand that Yo ducks under and follows up with a left that Yo also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Yo misses.
Nice defenses there by Yo.
Neer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Yo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neer looks to land a combination but Yo avoids it well.
Yo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Neer throws a looping overhand right but Yo ducks down to avoid it.
Yo slips under a jab from Neer.
Yo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Neer swings for the body but Yo moves out of range.
Yo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Neer misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T4#
Neer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Neer throws a series of punches but Yo avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Yo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Josh Neer is winning the standup battle so far.
Yo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neer.
Neer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yo manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Yo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yo manages to avoid it.
Neer throws a hook but Yo blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Neer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Neer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Josh Neer!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Josh Neer!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Josh Neer!
Josh Neer wins by unanimous decision!
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