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Event:
PFL Kickboxing 5
Date: Sep 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Muise misses with a jab to the body
and Yagan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yagan scores with a jab to the body.
Muise throws out a loose jab but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yagan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Muise throws a hook but Yagan blocks it.
Muise slips under a jab.
Muise stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yagan.
Muise tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muise shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yagan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Yagan closes the distance and clinches.
Yagan lands a hook that snaps the head of Muise backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muise tries to work over Yagan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yagan lands a body shot.
Muise is trying to force a seperation but Yagan has the dominant position.#BC#
Yagan breaks from the clinch.
Muise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yagan.
Yagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muise.
#T1#
Yagan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Muise under the eye.
Yagan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muise.
As Yagan backs off Muise throws a huge counter combo but Yagan manages to avoid it all.
Muise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yagan at a distance.
Muise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muise misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Yagan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Muise tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yagan is able to avoid easily.
Yagan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yagan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Muise misses with a looping right.
Yagan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yagan scores with a sloppy right hand. Muise should have avoided that one.
Muise takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Yagan.
Muise takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Muise looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Muise closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT#It looks like Bob Muise has been cut.#T2#
Muise closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yagan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Muise misses the body punch
and Yagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yagan cracks a nice hook into Muise's ribs.
Yagan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muise stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yagan is looking to slow Muise down with leg kicks.
Muise throws a combination that misses
and Yagan counters with a left to the body.
Muise looks winded!#CL#
Yagan has managed to clinch.
Yagan lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Yagan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yagan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yagan lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yagan.
Yagan scores with a shoulder strike.
Muise misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Yagan.
Yagan digs a right hand into Muise's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muise's gas tank.
Yagan scores with a shoulder strike.
Yagan scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
Yagan pushes Muise back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yagan controlling the action here for a moment.
Yagan gets through Muise's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yagan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yagan is leaning against Muise and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yagan lands with a light punch inside.
Yagan scores with a shot to the side of Muise's head.
A short right from Yagan.
A hook to the body from Yagan.
A short uppercut from Yagan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yagan.
A hook to the body from Yagan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yagan digs a right hand underneath Muise's ribcage. Muise let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yagan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yagan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Muise.
A left hand lands to the body for Yagan.
Yagan lands an uppercut.#BC#
Yagan breaks from the clinch.
#T4#
Yagan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yagan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muise doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
Yagan closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Yagan.
Yagan presses Muise against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yagan blocks a body shot from Muise. #BC#
Yagan breaks from the clinch.
Yagan lands a jab to Muise's midsection.
Yagan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Yagan.
Yagan catches Muise with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yagan lands a jab.#ROC#Muise is rocked!
Tidam Yagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yagan closes the distance and catches Muise with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Muise is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Muise is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Muise is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Yagan takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tidam Yagan!
Tidam Yagan retains his welterweight title!
Tidam Yagan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
PFL Kickboxing 2
Date: Aug 16, 2024 |
#R1#
Stevenson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've been told by Yagan's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yagan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaquille Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yagan throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Yagan has closed the distance and engaged Stevenson in a clinch.
Yagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yagan lands with a light punch inside.
Stevenson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yagan.
A right hook to the body lands for Yagan.
Yagan lands with a light punch inside.
Yagan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevensons head.
Yagan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Stevenson misses with the head strike.
Yagan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
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!
Stevenson trying to control the position but instead, Yagan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stevenson into the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yagan.
A short right from Yagan on the inside.
Stevenson is trying to stall.
Stevenson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yagan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Yagan.
Stevenson has a couple of punches blocked by Yagan.
#T1#
Yagan scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Yagan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yagan lands a nice shot to the body.
Yagan scores with a hook.
Stevenson tests Yagan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevenson misses with a head kick.
Stevenson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stevenson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yagan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stevenson on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yagan.
Yagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevenson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevenson.
Stevenson slips a straight right by Yagan.
Yagan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stevenson on the side of the head.
Stevenson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stevenson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yagan.
Yagan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T2#
Stevenson looks to clinch
and Yagan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevenson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stevenson misses with a left hand
and Yagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yagan misses with an uppercut.
Stevenson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stevenson throws a poor cross that misses
and Yagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yagan misses with an uppercut.
Yagan lands with a hook. Stevenson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #ROC#Stevenson is rocked!
Stevenson misses with a hook
and Yagan counters with a straight right hand.
Stevenson is still on wobbly legs! Can Yagan finish him?
Yagan connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Stevenson's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Stevenson - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tidam Yagan!
Tidam Yagan retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Tidam Yagan 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:
PFL Kickboxing 1: Genesis
Date: Aug 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Yagan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yagan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tidam Yagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yagan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yagan connects with a nice looking jab.
Yagan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yagan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC#Shamwong is rocked!
Yagan misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Shamwong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shamwong is still on wobbly legs! Can Yagan finish him?
We've been told by Yagan's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yagan throws a hook to the side of Shamwong's head but Shamwong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamwong seems to have recovered his senses.
Shamwong throws a head kick but Yagan moves out of range.
Shamwong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shamwong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamwong moves out of range as Yagan throws a body kick.
Shamwong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yagan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shamwong scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
Shamwong slips under a jab.
Yagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamwong.
Yagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yagan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamwong doesn't seem bothered though.
Yagan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shamwongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Yagan misses.
Shamwong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shamwong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shamwong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shamwong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yagan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Yagan - just one landing.
Yagan connects with a body shot.
Shamwong looks winded!#T2#
Yagan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shamwong throws a big counter head kick but Yagan avoids it with no problem.
Yagan misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamwong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yagan to score with a decent uppercut.#CL#
Yagan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yagan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yagan lands a body shot.
Yagan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yagan is leaning against Shamwong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yagan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shamwong or not.
Yagan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamwong backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yagan is leaning against Shamwong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Yagan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tidam Yagan 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#
Yagan cracks a nice hook into Shamwong's ribs.
A head kick misses from Shamwong.
Tidam Yagan is winning the standup battle so far.
Yagan lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yagan. Shamwong does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Yagan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shamwong doesn't seem phased though.
Shamwong avoids a kick to the body.
Yagan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamwong doesn't seem bothered though.
Shamwong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagan misses with a hook.
Shamwong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yagan. Shamwong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yagan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shamwong at a distance.
Shamwong is breathing heavily.#T1#
Shamwong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yagan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yagan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shamwong. Shamwong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#KD#
Shamwong walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Yagan rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Shamwong has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Shamwong misses with a low kick.
Shamwong takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Yagan.
Yagan works Shamwong's body with a nice hook.
Shamwong walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Shamwong is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tidam Yagan!
Tidam Yagan is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Tidam Yagan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
MAX 4
Date: Jun 23, 2024 |
#R1#
Velez tries to clinch there but Yagan circles away.
Yagan throws a looping overhand right but Velez ducks down to avoid it.
Velez is looking to clinch.
Velez tries to clinch there but Yagan circles away.
Yagan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yagan misses with a hook
and Velez counters with a nice body shot.
Velez slips under a jab from Yagan.
We've been told by Yagan's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Velez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Velez wants to clinch up but Yagan keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velez throws a head kick that misses
and Yagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Yagan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Velez throws a sloppy head kick
and Yagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Velez tries to clinch up
and Yagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Yagan checks a low kick from Velez.
Yagan blocks a jab.
Yagan blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Yagan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yagan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Velez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yagan misses the body punch
and Velez counters with a right hand to the body.
Velez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yagan misses the jab.
Velez loads up on a big right hand but Yagan slips the punch.
Yagan connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Velez's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Velez - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tidam Yagan!
A relieved looking Tidam Yagan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
MAX 1
Date: May 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Shamwong tries a head kick but it misses.
Thai Shamwong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yagan scores with a hook to the body. Shamwong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yagan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shamwong on the side of the head.
Yagan works the jab nicely.
Shamwong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yagan's head.
Shamwong walks into a stiff left hand from Yagan.
A head kick misses from Shamwong.
Yagan lands a slapping body shot.
Yagan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamwong.
Shamwong scores with a head kick. Yagan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yagan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shamwong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yagan.
Yagan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Shamwong.
Yagan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shamwong tries to clinch but Yagan moves out of range.
Shamwong looks to score with a jab to the body but Yagan is just out of range.#T1#
Yagan lands the left hand.
Shamwong connects with a high kick.
Shamwong connects with a high kick.
Shamwong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Tidam Yagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamwong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yagan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shamwong throws a head kick that Yagan semi-blocks.
Shamwong is breathing heavily.
Shamwong walks into a left hand.
Shamwong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Yagan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamwong connects with a high kick.
Yagan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shamwong throws a sloppy head kick and Yagan moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Yagan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Shamwong throws a head kick that misses
and Yagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yagan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shamwong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Shamwong throws a head kick but Yagan moves out of range.
Yagan unleashes a big counter combination but Shamwong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yagan lands with a nice body punch.
Yagan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shamwong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yagan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#ROC2#Shamwong is rocked!
Yagan scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Shamwong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yagan cracks Shamwong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donk. Yagan catches Shamwong right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Yagan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shamwong doesn't seem phased though.
Yagan closes the distance and catches Shamwong with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Shamwong is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Shamwong is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Shamwong is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Yagan takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tidam Yagan!
A relieved looking Tidam Yagan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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