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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrska Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting. Velmu has chosen Doctor Doctor by UFO as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrska Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao clinches up with Velmu and pushes him back against the cage.
Velmu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velmu's elbow.
Velmu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tao connects with a knee to the head.
Velmu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Velmu wants to take the fight to the mat but Tao manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Velmu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tao stops a takedown attempt from Velmu.
Yang Tao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrska Velmu.
Tao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Velmu throws a head punch that misses.
Tao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Velmu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tao is defending well.
Tao working aggressively here.
A short left from Tao.
Tao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Velmu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Velmu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tao prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao scores with a hook to the body.
Tao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu tries to throw a body punch but Tao avoids it by throwing Velmu back against the cage.
Tao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Velmu presses Tao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Velmu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tao misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Velmu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tao scores with a shot to the side of Velmu's head.
Tao blocking some punches.
Tao has a couple of punches blocked by Velmu.
Tao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velmu tries for a takedown but Tao manages to get underhooks.
Tao lands an uppercut.
Velmu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tao lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Velmu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tao's elbow.
Velmu stalling against the cage.
Tao pushes Velmu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tao.
Velmu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Velmu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Velmu wants a takedown.
Tao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velmu's elbow.
Tao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tao tries a body shot but Velmu blocks it.
Tao struggles to land a body shot inside as Velmu controls his hands.
Tao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tao is pressed up against the cage. Velmu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tao down to the mat. Tao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tao moves into range and clinches up with Velmu.
Tao lands a knee to the body.
Velmu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tao digs a right hand underneath Velmu's ribcage. Velmu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Velmu looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao blocks an uppercut.
Tao lands a shoulder strike.
Velmu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.
Velmu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tao or not.
Velmu blocking some punches.
Velmu tries to break the clinch but Tao is controlling the position.
Tao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tao misses with a body punch.
Tao landing knees to the body.
Velmu throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tao.
Tao lands with a right to the head.
Velmu can't find room to land a body shot as Tao controls the action.
Velmu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao lands a left hand.
Velmu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Tao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao blocks an uppercut.
Velmu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velmu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velmu tries to work over Tao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velmu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tao prevents it.
Knees to the body from Tao.
Velmu blocking some punches.
Velmu lands with a short shot to the head.
Velmu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tao after a bit of a struggle.
Velmu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Tao.
It looks like Jyrska Velmu has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Tao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Velmu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tao pushes Velmu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jyrska Velmu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velmu.
Jyrska Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velmu misses with an uppercut
and Tao counters with a nice uppercut.
Tao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
Velmu throws out a leg kick but Tao moves out of range and Velmu only half commits.
Velmu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velmu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
Velmu throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
Tao clinches up against the cage.
Tao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Tao scores with a hook to the body.
Velmu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tao prevents the takedown attempt.
Velmu tries for a takedown but Tao manages to get underhooks.
Tao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Tao.
Tao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Velmu is rocked!
Yang Tao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Velmu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tao.
Velmu is breathing heavily.
Tao struggles to land a body shot inside as Velmu controls his hands.
Velmu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Tao.
Velmu is still on wobbly legs! Can Tao finish him?
Velmu struggles to land a body shot inside as Tao controls his hands.
Velmu seems to have recovered his senses.
Tao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tao misses with a punch to the body.
Tao working aggressively here.
Tao working aggressively here.
Velmu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tao lands with a short shot to the head.
Velmu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yang Tao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrska Velmu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velmu.
Velmu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tao has Velmu pressed against the cage, preventing Velmu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao presses Velmu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Velmu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tao has him pressed against the cage.
Velmu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Tao.
Tao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velmus head.
Tao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velmu is working for takedown but Tao is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tao.
Tao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tao digs a right hand into Velmu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Velmu's gas tank.
Velmu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tao comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velmu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Tao.
Tao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Velmu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tao.
Velmu managing to block the knees to the body from Tao.
Tao lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Tao.
Tao misses with the head strike.
Velmu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Velmu is looking to control Tao's arms but Tao gets an underhook and turns him. Now Velmu has his back to the cage.
Tao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tao lands a nice shot to the body.
Tao unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Velmu! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tao is unloading with more strikes now! Velmu drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yang Tao!
Yang Tao is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Yang Tao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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