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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dougles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaya Yugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaya Yugo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Dougles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yaya Yugo!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yugo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dougles looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dougles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yugo defending well though.
Yugo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dougles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yugo wants to sweep but no luck.
Dougles throwing strikes but missing.
Dougles cracks Yugo with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dougles trying to control but Yugo is working from the bottom.
Dougles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dougles postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Yugo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dougles, into his guard.
Yugo wants to stand but Dougles has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan Dougles has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dougles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yugo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dougles is able to avoid easily.
Dougles throws a series of punches but Yugo moves out of range.
Yaya Yugo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Dougles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yugo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dougles.
Dougles moves in looking to clinch but Yugo pushes him off.
Yugo misses with a hook. Dougles ducked under it nicely.
Dougles misses with the combination.
Yugo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dougles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dougles slips under a jab.
Dougles looks for a takedown but Yugo sprawls well.
Dougles works Yugo's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dougles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dougles throws a sloppy head kick and Yugo moves out of range easily.
Good work by Dougles as he checks the leg kick.
Yugo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yugo blocks a head kick by Dougles.
Dougles misses with a few strikes there.
Dougles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yugo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yugo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dougles is just out of range.
Dougles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dougles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yugo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dougles manages to avoid it.
Dougles scores with a hook to the body. Yugo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yugo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dougles tries for a takedown but Yugo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Dougles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dougles closes the distance and clinches up with Yugo, looking for a takedown. Dougles pushes Yugo against the cage but Yugo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dougles misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dougles misses with a series of wild punches.
Yugo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Dougles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dougles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dougles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dougles misses with an uppercut.
Dougles looks for the body kick but Yugo saw that one coming.
Dougles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dougles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yugo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dougles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dougles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yugo's sensitive parts.
Dougles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dougles wants to clinch up but Yugo keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab by Dougles.
Yugo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dougles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dougles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Dougles misses.
A head kick misses from Dougles.
Dougles misses with a double jab.
Yugo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dougles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yugo swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dougles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yugo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dougles scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dougles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yugo walks into a stiff left hand from Dougles.
Yugo motions for Dougles to come forward. Yugo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dougles dives in and grabs Yugo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yugo pushes down on Dougles's head and hops out.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yugo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dougles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dougles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dougles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Dougles. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yugo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yugo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dougles checks it well.
Dougles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yugo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dougles misses with a looping left.
Ryan Dougles is winning the standup battle so far.
Yugo misses with a leg kick
and Dougles counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yugo moves out of range of the strikes.
Dougles tries to clinch but Yugo moves out of range.
Dougles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dougles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dougles throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dougles misses with a series of wild punches.
Yugo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dougles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dougles blocks a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yugo enables Dougles to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yugo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yugo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yugo keeping full guard, as Dougles tries to pass.
Yugo is pulling down on Dougles's head. It's preventing any offense from Dougles, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Dougles dominated that second round.
That's time! Dougles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dougles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dougles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ryan Dougles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dougles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dougles checks a leg kick nicely.
Dougles tries to clinch up.
Yugo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dougles.
Dougles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dougles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yugo moves away from the strike by Dougles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yugo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dougles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Dougles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yugo throws a leg kick but Dougles moved away.
Dougles throws a nice looking combination but Yugo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dougles lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dougles misses with a looping right.
Dougles is looking to clinch.
Dougles throws out a powerful jab.
Dougles shoots for a double leg takedown but Yugo sprawls well. He's pushed Dougles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dougles shoots in for a takedown but Yugo shows good takedown defense.
Dougles tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yugo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dougles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dougles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dougles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yugo throws a leg kick but Dougles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Dougles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dougles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yugo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan Dougles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Dougles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dougles checks a low kick from Yugo.
Yugo avoids the head kick by Dougles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yugo slips under a jab from Dougles.
Yugo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dougles is out of range and Yugo settles back down.
Dougles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yugo.
Yugo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dougles.
Yugo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dougles tries a head kick but it misses.
Yugo is looking to chop away at Dougles's legs.
Dougles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yugo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yugo dodges the punch combination from Dougles.
Dougles checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dougles checks the leg kick.
Dougles blocks a low kick nicely.
Yugo slips under a jab.
Dougles checks the leg kick.
Dougles tries to clinch there but Yugo circles away.
Dougles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ryan Dougles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dougles wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Dougles.
Yaya Yugo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yugo is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Dougles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dougles 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Dougles!
After the fight, Ryan Dougles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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