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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yanji Klushinwa (ranked 4343 p4p, 413 weight class) and James May (ranked 4614 p4p, 428 weight class). Yanji Klushinwa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yanji Klushinwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, James May!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klushinwa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Klushinwa drives through and clinches with May against the cage.
Klushinwa tries to land knees in the clinch but May avoids the damage to the body.
May looking to slow down the pace here.
May wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
May blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Klushinwa.
Klushinwa missing with knees to the body.
Klushinwa pulls May into guard.
May looking to sit in guard and control but Klushinwa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May is trying to keep Klushinwa in close.
May pulls Klushinwa in close to prevent any damage.
May looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Klushinwa passes into side control.
May wants to control but Klushinwa postures up.
May is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Klushinwa is staying active.
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.
May gets back to half guard.
May tries to roll over but Klushinwa keeps him under control.
May has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Klushinwa is working away from the top position though.
Klushinwa slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klushinwa lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Klushinwa in particular looking to stall.
May trying to control from the bottom.
Klushinwa controlling the action here.
May looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
May is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Klushinwa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Klushinwa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Klushinwa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching May on his heels. He'll look to pass May's guard now, I'm sure.
Klushinwa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Klushinwa landing with the ground and pound.
Klushinwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. May is keeping the position for now.
May looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Klushinwa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yanji Klushinwa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Klushinwa darts in and clinches May up against the cage.
Klushinwa jumps into guard, dragging May to the mat.
May tries to free his leg and advance position but Klushinwa is retaining full guard.
May controlling from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Klushinwa is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Klushinwa is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May controls Klushinwa momentarily but Klushinwa frees himself.
May is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Klushinwa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Klushinwa slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Klushinwa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
May wants to improve his position but Klushinwa is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May actively working from the bottom here.
Klushinwa is thwarting May's attempts to control the position.
May tries to roll over but Klushinwa keeps him under control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
May misses with a takedown
and Klushinwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klushinwa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that May can do to turn this around?
May tries to sprawl but Klushinwa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
May is breathing heavily.
Klushinwa stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May trying to control but Klushinwa postures up.
Klushinwa not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
May has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Klushinwa is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yanji Klushinwa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Klushinwa gets a double leg takedown into May's guard.
May throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
May wants to sweep here but Klushinwa controlling him for the moment.
May keeps trying to improve his position.
May working for a triangle but Klushinwa defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klushinwa content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klushinwa tries to free his leg and advance position but May is retaining full guard.
Klushinwa stays in close to May's body and controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Klushinwa passes into half guard.
Klushinwa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
May gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Klushinwa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
May is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
May has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Klushinwa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
May takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klushinwa stands up from May's guard - Klushinwa perhaps looking for a knockout.
May gets caught flat footed, as Klushinwa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
May looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Klushinwa passes into side control.
May is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May is letting Klushinwa control him for a moment.
Yanji Klushinwa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
May tries to get back to half guard but can't.
James May has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
May trying to remain calm as Klushinwa controls from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yanji Klushinwa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Klushinwa 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yanji Klushinwa!
Yanji Klushinwa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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