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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genko Yeshuati (ranked 1284 p4p, 2232 weight class) and WP Inman (ranked 100 p4p, 166 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genko Yeshuati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, WP Inman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeshuati dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Inman.
Inman cracks Yeshuati with an open hand slap.
Yeshuati throws a right and a left that both miss.
Inman throws out a counter right but Yeshuati avoids it with no problem.
Yeshuati is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inman.
Inman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Inman 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.
Inman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yeshuati throws out a loose jab but Inman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeshuati has managed to clinch.
Inman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yeshuati breaks from the clinch.
Inman lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yeshuati slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Yeshuati.
Yeshuati uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inman.
Inman jabs Yeshuati to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Inman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inman throws a big shot that misses.
Inman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slow jab from Inman misses its intended target.
Yeshuati moves out of range as Inman strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inman swinging wildly here.
Inman 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.
Inman misses with a double jab.
Yeshuati slips under a jab.
Inman misses with a looping left.
Yeshuati is looking for a counter combo.
Yeshuati uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inman.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yeshuati!
Yeshuati cracks a nice hook into Inman's ribs.
Yeshuati throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yeshuati drives through and clinches with Inman against the cage.
Yeshuati has a couple of punches blocked by Inman.
Yeshuati wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yeshuati wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Yeshuati.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inman struggles to land a body shot inside as Yeshuati controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yeshuati misses the shot to the body.
Inman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Inman misses the jab.
Inman throws a body punch but Yeshuati moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Yeshuati.
Yeshuati throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Inman blocks a head kick by Yeshuati.
Inman throws a shot from downtown. Yeshuati moves away and avoids it.
Yeshuati was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yeshuati misses with a left hand
and Inman counters with a right hand to the body.
Yeshuati uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Inman has time to react.
Yeshuati takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Inman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yeshuati scores with a decent looking hook.
Inman fails to land with a series of punches.
Inman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Inman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yeshuati slips a jab from Inman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati moves into range and clinches up with Inman.
Yeshuati tries to break free but Inman pushes him back against the cage.
Yeshuati is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yeshuati breaks from the clinch.
Yeshuati definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Inman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inman throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yeshuati to counter with a crisp jab.
Yeshuati throws a head kick that misses.
Yeshuati with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yeshuati throws a head kick that half lands.
Genko Yeshuati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeshuati staying out of range there.
Yeshuati pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Inman looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeshuati is just out of range.
Inman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yeshuati keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yeshuati throws a big counter combination but Inman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Inman throws a body shot but no joy.
Inman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yeshuati bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inman's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yeshuati. Yeshuati circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Inman scores with a jab.
A jab from Inman misses.
It looked like Yeshuati wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Inman slips under a jab.
Yeshuati has taken the fight to the clinch.
Inman misses with a body punch.
Yeshuati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Inman dodges the punch combination from Yeshuati.
Inman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yeshuati pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yeshuati darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yeshuati misses with a head kick.
Inman misses with a two punch combination.
Yeshuati avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but WP Inman will probably get the nod.
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.
Inman scores with a jab to the body.
Yeshuati throws out a powerful jab.
Yeshuati dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Yeshuati 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Inman blocks a jab.
Inman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Inman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Inman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yeshuati.
Yeshuati looks to score with a jab to the body but Inman is just out of range.
WP Inman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inman connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Inman misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inman throws a lazy right hand but Yeshuati sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inman throws a body punch but Yeshuati moves out of range.
Inman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeshuati lands a two punch combo.
Inman throws a body shot but no joy.
Yeshuati uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inman.
Inman looks to land a right hand but Yeshuati moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Yeshuati on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Inman scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeshuati feints and then cracks Inman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inman down.
Yeshuati tries to clinch but Inman moves out of range.
Yeshuati closes the distance and pushes Inman back into the cage.
Inman wants to get back to striking at distance but Yeshuati won't allow it.
Yeshuati wants to break free but Inman has control.
Yeshuati manages to break the clinch.
Inman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Yeshuati misses the target.
Inman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Inman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yeshuati on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Inman throws a body shot but no joy.
Inman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Inman misses.
Yeshuati misses with a body shot.
Inman misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Inman does it's job there.
Yeshuati drops his hands momentarily and Inman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inman digs a good hook to Yeshuati's body.
Inman swings for the body but Yeshuati moves out of range.
Yeshuati looks to score with a jab to the body but Inman is just out of range.
Yeshuati connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yeshuati fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Inman slips a jab and a cross from Yeshuati.
A big right from Inman misses.
Inman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yeshuati.
Inman tests Yeshuati's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yeshuati instigates a clinch.
Yeshuati breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeshuati. Inman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeshuati tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yeshuati throws a head kick that misses.
Yeshuati dodges the punch combination from Inman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Inman.
Yeshuati defending well as Inman loads up on a big left hand.
Yeshuati lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yeshuati slips under a jab from Inman.
Yeshuati takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yeshuati throws a body shot but no joy.
Yeshuati throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Inman thuds a left hand into Yeshuati's body.
Yeshuati slips a straight right by Inman.
Inman misses with a straight right.
Yeshuati takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Inman there.
Inman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeshuati slips under a jab.
Inman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeshuati lunges at Inman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Inman's hand.
Inman throws a hook but Yeshuati avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yeshuati blocks a jab.
Inman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Inman loads up on a big right hand but Yeshuati slips the punch.
Yeshuati fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yeshuati with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Inman to score with a decent uppercut.
Yeshuati on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inman lands with an overhand left.
Inman throws a series of punches but Yeshuati avoids them all with ease.
Yeshuati slips a jab from Inman.
A counter left hand to the body from Yeshuati misses its target.
Yeshuati misses with a looping left.
Inman defending well as Yeshuati loads up on a big left hand.
Inman swings for the body but Yeshuati moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeshuati scores with a jab to the body.
Yeshuati looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Inman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Inman there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick from Yeshuati, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yeshuati tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Inman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Inman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but WP Inman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yeshuati ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yeshuati takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Inman cracks Yeshuati with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yeshuati slips under a jab from Inman.
Yeshuati tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inman was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeshuati.
Yeshuati throws a nice head kick!
Inman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yeshuati has time to react.
Inman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Inman tries to keep at a distance but Yeshuati has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yeshuati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yeshuati turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Yeshuati.
Yeshuati tries to clinch there but Inman circles away.
Yeshuati cracks Inman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Inman misses with a hook. Yeshuati ducked under it nicely.
Yeshuati drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeshuati takes a swing at Inman's ribcage but misses.
Inman scores with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Yeshuati there.
Yeshuati thuds his right hand into Inman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yeshuati fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeshuati. Inman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeshuati throws a right hand that Inman ducks under and follows up with a left that Inman also avoids with ease.
Yeshuati slips a jab and a cross from Inman.
Yeshuati misses with a looping right.
Yeshuati on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Inman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Inman misses with a straight left.
Yeshuati misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Inman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Inman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yeshuati can pounce on him.
Yeshuati fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inman lands a head shot.
Yeshuati throws a lazy head kick
and Inman counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inman misses the shot to the body.
Inman walks into a stiff left hand from Yeshuati.
Yeshuati misses with a body shot.
Yeshuati punishes Inman's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Inman misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Inman misses the target.
Inman moves forwards but Yeshuati connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Yeshuati does no damage.
Yeshuati throws a right hand that misses
and Inman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yeshuati tries to clinch there but Inman circles away.
Inman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yeshuati defending well as Inman loads up on a big left hand.
Genko Yeshuati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inman misses the shot to the body.
Inman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yeshuati.
Yeshuati looks for the body kick but Inman saw that one coming.
Jab by Inman.
Yeshuati looks to land a combination but Inman avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Inman misses.
Yeshuati is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick lands for Yeshuati.
Yeshuati keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inman.
Yeshuati was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yeshuati closes the distance looking to clinch
and Inman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yeshuati is rocked!
Yeshuati tries to clinch up.
Yeshuati fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Inman on the side of the head.
Inman blocks a head kick by Yeshuati.
Yeshuati pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Inman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inman throws out a counter right but Yeshuati avoids it with no problem.
Inman lands with a hook. Yeshuati tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Yeshuati is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inman lands a nice hook to Yeshuati's body. Yeshuati takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yeshuati cracks Inman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yeshuati seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yeshuati moves away.
Yeshuati gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inman punishes Yeshuati's body with a nice straight punch.
Yeshuati swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Inman.
Yeshuati misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yeshuati on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yeshuati moves into range and clinches up with Inman.
Yeshuati breaks from the clinch.
WP Inman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yeshuati gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Inman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Inman takes a swing at Yeshuati's ribcage but misses.
Yeshuati closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeshuati misses with a punch on the inside.
Inman breaks from the clinch.
Inman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Inman lands with a nice combination. Yeshuati backs away looking to recover.
Inman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to WP Inman.
I've got Inman 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... WP Inman!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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