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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Yoder (ranked 1411 p4p, 1741 weight class) and Peter Barnkvist (ranked 186 p4p, 227 weight class). Ryan Yoder is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Yoder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Barnkvist!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoder misses with a low kick.
Barnkvist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnkvist checks the leg kick.
Yoder throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnkvist appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yoder misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Yoder is predictable there
and Barnkvist counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yoder will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yoder throws out a loose jab but Barnkvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnkvist 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoder.
Yoder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnkvist misses with a takedown attempt
and Yoder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnkvist fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yoder sprawls well initially but Barnkvist persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yoder manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Yoder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnkvist manages to avoid it.
Barnkvist shoots in for a takedown but Yoder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnkvist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoder with a jab.
Good leg kick by Yoder.
Barnkvist scores with a takedown into Yoder's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnkvist's guard.
Yoder stopping the sweep attempt from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist pulls Yoder in close to prevent any damage.
Barnkvist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoder gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Barnkvist.
Yoder is looking to wear down Barnkvist with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnkvist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yoder is fending him off so far but Barnkvist persists. Nope, Yoder circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan Yoder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Yoder misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnkvist tries a quick counter leg kick but Yoder is wise to it.
Barnkvist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoder takes a swing at Barnkvist's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Barnkvist.
Yoder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnkvist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoder looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnkvist is just out of range.
Yoder misses with the combination.
Yoder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnkvist was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoder.
Barnkvist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barnkvist.
Yoder blocks a head kick by Barnkvist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoder dodges the punch combination from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoder blocks a head kick by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yoder pinned against the cage. Yoder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yoder throws a nice head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Yoder dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Yoder jabs Barnkvist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnkvist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoder defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barnkvist.
Yoder scores with a hook to the body. Barnkvist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yoder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yoder throws a sloppy body shot
and Barnkvist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Yoder. No joy for Barnkvist on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoder lands the left hand.
Barnkvist shoots in but no luck this time.
Ryan Yoder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Yoder moves out of range as Barnkvist throws a body kick.
Yoder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder throws the kick towards the body but Barnkvist avoids it.
Yoder throws a leg kick
and Barnkvist counters with a two punch combo.
Yoder throws a leg kick but Barnkvist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Yoder finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Yoder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yoder swings for the body but Barnkvist moves out of range.
Yoder scores with a head kick.
Yoder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yoder avoids the body shot from Barnkvist.
Yoder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yoder throws a low kick but Barnkvist moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoder is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist throws a head kick that misses.
Barnkvist throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yoder was covering up waiting for the punch and Barnkvist finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Barnkvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnkvist controls the pace.
Yoder trying to keep a closed guard but Barnkvist is proving a slippery customer.
Yoder trying to control the position here.
Yoder wants to stand up but Barnkvist is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yoder has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Barnkvist is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Yoder is pressed up against the cage. Barnkvist has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yoder down to the mat. Yoder avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barnkvist has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Peter Barnkvist has been cut.
Yoder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoder ducks under a wild hook from Barnkvist.
A counter left hand to the body from Yoder misses its target.
Yoder takes a swing at Barnkvist's ribcage but misses.
Barnkvist unleashes a big counter combination but Yoder bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoder. Barnkvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Barnkvist was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yoder misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Barnkvist.
Yoder just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoder lunges at Barnkvist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnkvist's hand.
Yoder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnkvist can do to turn this around?
Barnkvist misses with a hook. Yoder ducked under it nicely.
Yoder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoder misses with a body shot.
Barnkvist throws a fast counter high kick but Yoder manages to duck under it in time.
Barnkvist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoder throws a big counter combination but Barnkvist scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ryan Yoder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Barnkvist decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Yoder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Barnkvist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoder.
Barnkvist shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yoder is trying to stand back up but Barnkvist is controlling him
Barnkvist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnkvist looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yoder tries to get to full guard but Barnkvist has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoder is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist prevents Yoder from standing back up.
Yoder tries to roll over but Barnkvist keeps him under control.
Barnkvist with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Barnkvist seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoder is refusing to be controlled, as Barnkvist sits in half guard.
Barnkvist thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yoder's head.
Barnkvist is looking to advance position but Yoder won't allow it.
Yoder wants to improve his position but Barnkvist is controlling well.
Yoder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnkvist trying to control from half guard but Yoder is working away.
Yoder is trying to stand.
Yoder trying to control from the bottom.
Barnkvist thows a huge punch but Yoder dodges it nicely.
Barnkvist takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnkvist prevents Yoder from improving his position.
Yoder is not content to let Barnkvist control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barnkvist is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barnkvist prevents Yoder from standing back up.
Barnkvist wants to pass to mount but Yoder is defending the position.
Barnkvist perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barnkvist lands a head kick. Yoder smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Ryan Yoder has been cut.
Barnkvist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoder. That did some damage!
Yoder punishes Barnkvist's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoder misses with a body shot.
Barnkvist is looking to land body kicks.
Yoder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoder throws an overhand right that lands on Barnkvist's shoulder, as Barnkvist tries to avoid the shot.
Ryan Yoder is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barnkvist!
Barnkvist drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yoder wants to get back to his feet but Barnkvist is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnkvist preventing the sweep.
Barnkvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnkvist is controlling him.
Yoder has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoder has wrist control.
Barnkvist prevents Yoder from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barnkvist misses with a body shot.
Peter Barnkvist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoder lands with a good body shot.
Yoder throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnkvist unleashes a big counter combination but Yoder bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Peter Barnkvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnkvist shoots for a double leg takedown but Yoder sprawls well. He's pushed Barnkvist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yoder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnkvist looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnkvist manages to avoid it.
Barnkvist bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Barnkvist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yoder has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Yoder!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryan Yoder thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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