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Event:
WCF WNF 5: Petrov vs Champlain
Date: Apr 29, 2020 |
#R1#
Jab from Yates.
Yates walks into a left hand.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Turunen misses with a looping right.
Turunen staying out of range there.
Turunen throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Turunen throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yates cracks Turunen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#TD#
Turunen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yates on his heels. He'll look to pass Yates's guard now, I'm sure.
Yates looking to control.
Yates is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Turunen working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Turunen from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Turunen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Yates wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yates is trying to control the position but Turunen postures up.
Turunen trying to control but Yates is working from the bottom. #T1#
Turunen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turunen connects with a couple of short punches.
Turunen chips away with some ground and pound.
Yates has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yates wants to get back to his feet but Turunen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yates looking for a sweep. Not yet Yates, not yet.
Turunen throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turunen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turunen landing some decent shots from guard.
Yates working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turunen.
Turunen wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving.
Turunen works over Yates with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Turunen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turunen is looking to work some ground and pound but Yates has wrist control.
Turunen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yates is trying to keep Turunen in close.
Turunen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yates working a defensive guard here.
Yates looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yates wants to get back to his feet but Turunen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Turunen throws a big elbow that misses. #T3#
Turunen working some strikes from top position.#ROC#
Yates is rocked!
Turunen lands a couple of digs.
Yates is still in real trouble! Can Turunen finish him?
Turunen cracks Yates with a solid left hand.
Turunen gets to his feet and stands over Yates, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Yates felt that one! Turunen unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Yates from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Turunen!
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Event:
WCF WNF 3: Tyson vs Dirk 2
Date: Mar 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Turunen slips under a jab from Yates.
A swing and a miss from Yates.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Turunen slips the punch.
Jab by Turunen.#TD2#
Turunen looking to score a takedown here. Yates is defending well but Turunen drives through and ends up in Yates's guard.
Turunen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yates manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turunen manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Turunen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turunen keeping moving, preventing Yates from controlling successfully.
Yates 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.
Turunen is looking to sweep but instead, Yates has passed into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T1#
Turunen wants to control but Yates is keeping busy.
Yates tries to pass to full mount but Turunen defends it.
Turunen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Yates is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Turunen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turunen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Turunen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turunen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turunen is keeping the position for now. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turunen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yates has passed into side control.
Yates trying to control the action but Turunen is working from the bottom.
Turunen tries to bench press Yates off him but Yates keeps the position.
Turunen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yates wants to get back to full guard.
Turunen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yates with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yates is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turunen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Turunen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Turunen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Yates moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Turunen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yates is controlling Turunen's posture.
Turunen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turunen is pushing down on Yates's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yates is fighting to maintain full guard but Turunen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Turunen working Yates over with strikes. #ROC2#
Yates is rocked!
Turunen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Yates is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turunen lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Yates quite badly. Yates pulls Turunen in close trying to recover. Turunen postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Yates on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Yates doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Turunen!
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Event:
WCF 11: Escalante vs Roland
Date: Feb 22, 2020 |
#R1#
Yates pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nelson is out of range and Yates settles back down.
Yates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Yates, which made it look bad.
Yates throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Yates connects with a single shot there.
Yates fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yates but Yates pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt - Yates sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yates throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nelson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nelson goes for a double leg but Yates avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yates continues to drive forward.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Yates. #T1#
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nelson needs to keep his hands up - Yates had a free shot at his head there.
Yates lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yates feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Yates 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.
#ROC2#
Nelson is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Chandler Nelson has been cut.
Yates throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yates throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Yates buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jimmy Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Nelson dives in and scores a takedown into Yates's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Nelson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T2#
Nelson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#SUB#
Nelson working for a triangle but Yates defends it easily.
Yates stays in close to Nelson's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Nelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yates can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3#
Yates's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yates controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson sets himself, and Yates steps forward looking for the clinch! Nelson avoids it this time.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Yates throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nelson.
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Yates.
Nelson throws a big counter combination but Yates scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice shot lands for Yates.
Yates throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yates lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yates.
Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yates swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chandler Nelson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yates circles away.
Yates lands a body shot.
Yates throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yates to score with a decent uppercut.
Jimmy Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Nelson blocks the low kick.
Nelson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yates swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Yates circles away.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yates throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yates. That one must have hurt.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yates connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T1#
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates misses with a lunging right hand
and Nelson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nelson moves forwards but Yates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Yates circles away.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Yates keeps it at a distance.#TD#
Nelson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yates is looking for a sweep.
Yates is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yates tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg. #SUB#
Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yates keeps working. #SUB#
Nelson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yates doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nelson.
Yates is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3##SUB#
Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.
Yates is pressing down on Nelson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Yates is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.#T4#
Yates lands a jab to the nose.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yates lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Nelson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson shoots in but Yates avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yates connects with a looping right hand.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chandler Nelson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##CL#
Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yates up against the cage.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Yates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson takes one to the chin there.
Yates 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.
#T1#
Yates will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Yates just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNelson.
Yates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Yates circles away.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates tries to counter with a clinch but Nelson shakes him off and moves away.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yates.
Nelson is looking for a counter combo.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Nelson off balance momentarily.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Yates.
Yates throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Nelson slips a jab from Yates.
Yates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson attempts a counter takedown but Yates avoids it well and moves away.#CL#
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Yates connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Nelson.
Yates pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nelson back to the cage. Yates follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CL#
Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yates has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Yates breaks from the clinch.
#T3#
Yates swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Yates with a jab.
Nelson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yates is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Jimmy Yates is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yates bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nelson's head backwards.
Yates throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yates.
Chandler Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates swinging wildly here.
#T4#
Yates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Yates throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a left and a right that stings Yates.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Yates.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Yates saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nelson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Yates circles away.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Yates moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yates 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Yates!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Yates looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yates.
Silva 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.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva slips a jab from Yates.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yates misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yates's guard.#SUB2#
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yates dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Silva has his foot on Yates's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yates works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Silva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Yates is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to bench press Yates off him but Yates keeps the position.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB2#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1##SUB2#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yates stalling.
Yates wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Yates takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Silva actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Yates seems content to control.#SUB2#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva looks winded!#SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
Yates content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like Yates is going to stand back up.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yates jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yates scores with a nice right hand.
#KD#
Yates drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yates is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Silva is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Bruno Silva has been cut.
Yates fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Yates finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Yates.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Yates scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yates scores with a punch to the head.
Yates lands a body shot.
Yates fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.#T4#
Yates lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yates uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yates.
Yates throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Yates.
Yates pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Jimmy Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yates. Yates obviously looking to wear him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yates!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yates - that will leave a mark!
Good leg kick by Yates there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yates swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.#KD#
Yates drops Silva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Silva looks back up at him and smiles so Yates waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Yates throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
and Yates counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Silva! He's just covering up as Yates starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Yates!
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