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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison Yates has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah misses with a low kick.
Yates is looking to counter punch.
Yates moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Judah 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.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Judah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yates. That one must have hurt.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates throws a low kick, looking for Judah's leg but Judah calmly moves out of range.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Judah.
Judah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Judah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judah throws out the jab.
Yates slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yates misses with a looping right.
Judah cracks Yates with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Judah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah thuds his right hand into Yates's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Judah scores with a kick to the body.
Judah throws a series of punches but Yates moves out of range.
Good work by Yates as he checks the leg kick.
Judah avoids the head kick by Yates.
A cross from Judah lands.
Yates feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Judahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A good leg kick by Judah.
Judah moves out of range as Yates throws a body kick.
Judah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yates is looking to land body kicks.
Judah throws a jab but it's blocked by Yates.
It looked like Yates wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah looks for the body kick but Yates saw that one coming.
Yates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
Yates throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Yates does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Judah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Judah defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand.
Yates connects with a looping right hand.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Judah 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Judah!
Judah connects with a nice looking jab.
Yates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Judah throws the left hand but Yates avoids the punch easily.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Judah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yates. That's going to slow Judah down.
Judah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yates can pounce on him.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yates misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Yates lands an impressive looking overhand right. Judah doesn't seem phased though.
Judah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yates lands a really nice looking cross but Judah seems unphased.
Yates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yates scores with a shot to the body.
Judah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yates. That did some damage!
Judah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Judah misses with a body kick.
Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Yates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Judah. Judah obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Judah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Judah replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yates blocks it well.
Judah scores with a hook.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Judah raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Yates off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judah momentarily.
Judah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yates feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judah's calf.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah avoids the head kick by Yates.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Judah tries to clinch there but Yates circles away.
Yates pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates.
Yates lunges at Judah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Judah's hand.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Judah moves into the clinch.
Yates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yates throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah cracks Yates with a nice body shot.
Yates scores with a shot to the side of Judah's head.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Yates blocks with his arms.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Judah pushes off an throws an elbow but Yates leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harrison Yates will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Yates looks to land a body kick but Judah moved away.
Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yates looks to land a left hand but Judah moved out of range nicely.
Judah lands a high kick!
Nice straight punches there by Judah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Judah.
Judah moves out of range of the strikes.
Judah replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yates blocks it well.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yates is looking to slow Judah down with leg kicks.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily.
A jab lands there for Yates.
Judah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Yates pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Judah blocks the leg kick.
Judah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Judah is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Yates.
Yates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yates checks a leg kick.
Judah misses with a head kick.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Judah delivers a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Judah. Yates shrugs it off though.
Judah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yates can pounce on him.
Yates takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Judah lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Yates.
Yates lands a body shot.
Yates checks a low kick from Judah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah counters with a nice leg kick.
Judah swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Judah walks into a jab.
Judah throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates throws a big shot that misses.
Yates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Judah.
Yates throws the kick towards the body but Judah avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judah, right into the meat.
Judah is looking to land body kicks.
Yates swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yates misses with a looping right.
Judah throws a lazy right hand but Yates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Judah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Judah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Judah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Judah replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yates blocks it well.
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Judah scores with a kick to the body.
Yates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yates stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Yates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yates moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Judah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yates under the eye.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah throws a head kick but Yates moves out of range.
Judah checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Judah lands a high kick!
Harrison Yates is winning the standup battle so far.
Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Yates scores with a nice strike.
Judah throws a head kick that misses.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yates throws a body kick that misses.
Yates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Judah sizes up Yates with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates moves away from the strike by Judah.
Judah connects with a leg kick. Yates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yates moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Judah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Judah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Judah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yates throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah slips under a jab from Yates.
Judah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
It looked like Yates was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Judah fakes the leg kick and cracks Yates in the body.
Yates connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Judah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Judah throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Judah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Judah does it's job there.
Yates throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Judah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yates with a body shot.
Judah swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Yates connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Judah lands.
Yates takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah slips under a jab.
Yates throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut.
Yates avoids a kick to the body.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Yates scores with a jab to the jaw.
Judah tries to move into range but Yates moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yates moves out of range of the body kick from Judah.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Yates takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yates misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Yates.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Judah checks a leg kick.
Judah feints and then cracks Yates's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yates down.
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!
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Judah.
Judah tries to land a leg kick but Yates saw it coming and moves away.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yates will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Judah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yates is out of range.
Yates scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Judah thows a body kick. Yates tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Judah throws a push kick but Yates slaps the foot to one side.
Yates misses with a body kick.
Judah scores with a hook to the body. Yates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Judah throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Judah wants to land a leg kick but Yates is out of range.
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Judah blocks the low kick.
Judah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yates's sensitive parts.
Yates throws a leg kick but Judah checks it.
Yates digs a good body shot into Judah's ribs.
Yates throws a head kick that Judah semi-blocks.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Judah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yates.
Yates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah misses with a body kick.
Yates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Judah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Yates off balance momentarily.
Yates lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Judah.
Judah tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it.
Yates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Yates throws a low kick but it's checked well by Judah.
Yates with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yates's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Judah lands the left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Judah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yates lands a right hook to the body.
Yates misses with a kick to the body.
Judah moves out of range of the body kick from Yates.
Yates takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Yates.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yates works the jab nicely.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Judah sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Judah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Judah checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Yates showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yates 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!
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