Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: GC 268
Date: Jan 02, 2019

#R1#
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Starrk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yates thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Starrk if he has to take too many more of those.
Starrk avoids the head kick by Yates.
Starrk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL#
Starrk drives through and clinches with Yates against the cage.
Starrk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Starrk is defending well for now.
Starrk tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
A body shot lands from Starrk.
Starrk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yates told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nice body punch from Starrk.
Starrk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Starrk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yates prevents a body shot from Starrk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Starrk.
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!
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
Starrk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yates looks winded!
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starrk works on Yates's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Starrk.
Starrk lands a hook that snaps the head of Yates backwards. #T1#
Yates throws a knee to the head but misses.
Starrk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Starrk lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Starrk.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
Starrk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Starrk lands with a short shot to the head.
Starrk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Starrk.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk blocks a body shot from Yates.
Yates working aggressively here.
Starrk misses with a punch on the inside.
Yates blocking some punches.
Yates prevents a body shot from Starrk.
Starrk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starrk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starrk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yatess head.
Yates takes an elbow to the forehead. #T2#
Starrk stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starrk.
Yates takes a shot to the head.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
Yates misses with a knee to the head.
Starrk blocks an uppercut.
Yates throws an elbow that misses.
Starrk tries to work over Yates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starrk scores with a hook to the body.
Starrk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Starrk blocks an elbow strike.
Starrk managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Starrk can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
Starrk blocking some punches.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Starrk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yates tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Starrk digs a right hand into Yates's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yates's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Starrk.
Starrk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yates backwards. #T3#
Starrk misses with a body punch.
Starrk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yates avoiding damage as Starrk throws knees to the body.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but Starrk blocks with his arms.
Starrk lands with a light punch inside.
Starrk lands a right hand.
Starrk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Starrk is working Yates over against the cage.
Starrk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Starrk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Starrk lands a nice uppercut.
Starrk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yates tries to throw a body punch but Starrk avoids it by throwing Yates back against the cage.
Starrk is working Yates over against the cage.
Starrk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starrk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yatess head.
Starrk is working Yates over against the cage.
A short right from Starrk.
Starrk pushes Yates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Starrk scores with a shot to the side of Yates's head. #ROC#
Yates is rocked!
Starrk lands a body shot.
Yates is still on wobbly legs! Can Starrk finish him?#T4#
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates seems to have recovered his senses.
Starrk lands with a short head shot on the inside. #KD#
Starrk drops Yates onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Yates is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Starrk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starrk.
Starrk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yates.
Starrk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starrk tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
Starrk avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body. #BC#
Starrk breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Starrk.
Yates defending well as Starrk loads up on a big left hand.
Yates throws a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starrk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Starrk looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Starrk backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Yates's temple! It sends Yates violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Starrk celebrates and the doctors try to help Yates!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Coyote Starrk!
Coyote Starrk thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GC 261
Date: Nov 30, 2018

#R1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buzzard.
A head kick by Yates misses
and Buzzard counters with a series of strikes. Yates will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yates lets loose with a powerful body kick. Buzzard will feel that in the morning.
Yates misses with a hook. Buzzard ducked under it nicely.
Yates throws a quick inside leg kick.
Buzzard scores with a jab to the head.
Yates misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Buzzard.
Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buzzard was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buzzard moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates throws a jab but it's blocked by Buzzard.
Buzzard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Buzzard moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Buzzard. Those never looked like landing.
Buzzard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Buzzard throws a hook to the side of Yates's head but Yates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buzzard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buzzard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Buzzard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grind Time [ *Double Elite Coaches] in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buzzard thumps Yates with a low kick.
Buzzard lands with an uppercut that bounces Yates off the cage and back into range.
Buzzard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Yates misses.
As Yates looks to move away, Buzzard throws a big counter combo but Yates just gets out of the way.
Yates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buzzard lunges at Yates with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yates's hand.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yates scores with a shot to the body.
Buzzard lands an overhand right.
Buzzard throws a hook but Yates avoids it easily.#CL2#
Yates clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buzzard blocks an elbow strike.
Buzzard misses with the head strike.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buzzard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yates gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yates lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Yates throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buzzard managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Yates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Buzzard.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Buzzard avoids the damage to the body.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Buzzard controls his hands.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buzzard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Yates on the inside.
Buzzard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buzzard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buzzard digs a right hand underneath Yates's ribcage. Yates let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yates looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buzzard.
Buzzard lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buzzard.
Buzzard lands with a left to the head.
Buzzard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Buzzard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buzzard lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buzzard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
A nice left hand lands by Buzzard. #ROC#
Yates is rocked!
Buzzard misses with a punch on the inside.
Yates is still on wobbly legs! Can Buzzard finish him?
Buzzard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yatess head.
Buzzard lands with a left to the head.
Buzzard avoids the elbow strike from Yates, against the cage.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
Yates seems to have recovered his senses.
Buzzard lands with a short shot to the head.
Buzzard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buzzard managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Buzzard avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
Yates has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Buzzard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yates can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buzzard.
Buzzard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
Yates misses with some punches.
Buzzard lands a shoulder strike.
Buzzard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Buzzard as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buzzard.
A short right from Buzzard on the inside. #T4#
Buzzard pushes Yates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buzzard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buzzard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buzzard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buzzard.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Buzzard.
Buzzard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buzzard cracks Yates with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buzzard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buzzard lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Buzzard fails to land.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Buzzard avoids the damage to the body.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buzzard lands with a light punch inside.
Buzzard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buzzard pushes Yates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Buzzard.
Buzzard tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sir Anthony Buzzard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Yates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buzzard can pounce on him.
Buzzard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yates circles away quickly and effectively.
Buzzard misses with a few strikes there.
Yates misses with a looping left.
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Buzzard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Buzzard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yates can do to turn this around?
Buzzard lands a leg kick that knocks Yates off balance momentarily.
A combination from Yates does no damage.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Buzzard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yates throws a hook but Buzzard blocks it.
Buzzard feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yates is looking to score with low kicks.
Buzzard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sir Anthony Buzzard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yates looks to throw the jab but Buzzard is out of range.
Buzzard throws a good cross that connects.
Yates looks to throw the jab but Buzzard is out of range.
Buzzard is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sir Anthony Buzzard is winning the standup battle so far.
Yates walks into a straight right hand from Buzzard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Buzzard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Buzzard.
Yates fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buzzard.
Buzzard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1##KD#
Buzzard cracks Yates with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yates looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Buzzard finish him?
Buzzard throws a monster overhand right that drops Yates! Buzzard follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sir Anthony Buzzard!
After the fight, Sir Anthony Buzzard 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.

Event: GC 257
Date: Nov 07, 2018

#R1#
Yates connects with a solid leg kick.
Yates bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sumerod's head.
Sumerod moves in looking to clinch but Yates pushes him off.
An inside leg kick from Yates misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yates. Sumerod shrugs it off though.
Sumerod takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CL2#
Yates closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
A short right from Yates on the inside.
Sumerod misses with an elbow strike.
Sumerod throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Yates looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yates just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sumerod's brow.
Yates blocks the elbow strike.
Yates takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yates avoids the elbow strike from Sumerod, against the cage.
Yates looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yates blocks the elbow strike.
Sumerod throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sumerod misses with an elbow over the top.
Yates takes an elbow to the temple. #T1#
Yates blocks an elbow strike from Sumerod.
Yates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yates tries to work over Sumerod's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Sumerod controls his hands.
Sumerod misses with an elbow over the top.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumerod throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yates.
Yates scores with a shot to the side of Sumerod's head.
Yates is leaning against Sumerod and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Sumerod avoids the damage to the body.
Sumerod throws an elbow that misses.
Sumerod takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sumerod just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yates's brow.
Sumerod is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yates utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumerod.
Yates avoids a wild elbow strike from Sumerod.
Nice body punch from Yates - that landed with a thud. #T2#
Sumerod misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yates.
Sumerod is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yates obliges.
Yates lands a knee to the body.
Sumerod takes a shot to the head.
Sumerod takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Yates.
Yates throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sumerod throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sumerod blocks an elbow strike.
Yates blocks the elbow strike.
Yates using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sumerod has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yates avoids the elbow strike from Sumerod, against the cage.
Sumerod blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Yates.
A body shot lands from Yates.
Yates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Yates.
Sumerod missing with knees to the body.
Sumerod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yates is working Sumerod over against the cage.
Yates makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
Yates lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sumerod managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Yates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yates digs a right hand underneath Sumerod's ribcage. Sumerod let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sumerod lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Yates.
Yates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sumerod throws an elbow but misses.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sumerod avoids it.
Yates scores with a shot to the side of Sumerod's head.
Yates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Yates.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Yates.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Yates.
Yates lands a nice elbow.
Yates lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yates working Sumerod over with knees to the body.
Yates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T4#
Yates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sumerod backwards.
Yates presses Sumerod against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yates scores a nice knee to the body.
Yates works on Sumerod's body with a couple of short punches.
Yates lands with a right to the head.
Yates digs a right hand into Sumerod's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sumerod's gas tank.
Yates lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sumerod just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yates's brow.
Yates lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Aidan Sumerod has been cut.
Yates makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Sumerod is rocked!
Yates lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Sumerod is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yates creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sumerod's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sumerod drops to his knees and Yates pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harrison Yates!

Event: GC 248
Date: Oct 06, 2018

#R1#
Yates takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yates scores with a nice body kick.
Horn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Horn throws a leg kick but Yates sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yates is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horn throws an off balance right hand
and Yates counters with a one-two to the body.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horn.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horn throws a looping overhand right but Yates ducks down to avoid it.
Horn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Horn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horn lands a nice hook to Yates's body. Yates takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yates throws a head kick but Horn moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Horn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Yates.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Horn throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Horn misses the shot to the body. #T1#
A big left from Yates misses.
Horn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
Horn swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Yates changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horn is looking to score with low kicks.
Horn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yates now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Horn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates throws a head kick but Horn moves out of range.
Yates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horn looks to throw the jab but Yates is out of range.
Horn misses the jab.
Yates looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Horn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yates checks it well.
Horn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Horn.
Yates throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horn lands a nice shot that snaps Yates's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horn. That's going to slow Yates down.
Horn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horn misses with a jab to the body
and Yates counters with a left to the body.
Harrison Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horn moves out of range as Yates throws a body kick.
Yates throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Horn throws a lazy right hand but Yates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yates lands a jab to the nose.
Horn moves away from the strike by Yates.
Horn avoids a kick to the body.
Yates avoids the body shot from Horn.
Horn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Horn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yates takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T3#
Horn moves forwards but Yates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horn misses with a straight right.
Yates throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Horn.
Horn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yates throws a low kick but Horn moves out of range easily.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horn missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horn.
Yates misses with an uppercut. Horn saw that one coming.
Horn tries to move into range but Yates moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yates tries to clinch up but Horn circles away and keeps his distance.
Yates defending well as Horn loads up on a big left hand.
Yates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yates wants to slow Horn down by chopping away at his legs.
Horn lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Horn has managed to clinch.
Horn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yates to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Yates on the inside. #T4#
Yates digs a right hand into Horn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Horn's gas tank.
Yates misses with some punches.
Horn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yates tries a body shot but Horn blocks it.
Yates lands a left hand.
Horn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yatess head.
A knee to the head by Yates. #CUT2#
It looks like Klas Horn has been cut.
Yates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yates lands a hook that snaps the head of Horn backwards.
Yates misses with some punches.
Horn looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klas Horn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates scores with a push kick.
Horn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Horn misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Horn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yates doesn't seem phased though.
Yates lands an overhand right.
Yates connects with a right hand. Horn shakes it off.
Yates throws a head kick but Horn moves out of range.
Yates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Horn momentarily.
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Horn. That did some damage!
Horn missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Horn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horn misses with a wild body shot.
Yates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horn moves out of range as Yates strikes.
Yates is looking to score with low kicks.
Horn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.#T1#
Horn takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Horn finds it's target.
Horn lands a nice shot that snaps Yates's head back.
A jab from Horn misses.
A jab from Horn misses.
Yates scores with a body shot.
Horn avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates slips a straight right by Horn.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yates pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice jab there from Horn.
Yates throws a lazy uppercut
and Horn counters with a right hand to the body.
Horn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
A swing and a miss from Horn.
Some wild striking there from Yates.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates moves away from the strike by Horn.
Yates throws out a counter right but Horn avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Yates is looking to land body kicks.
Horn tried to score with a low kick but Yates checks it.
Yates tries to score with a low kick but Horn moves his leg out of the way.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horn tries to counter with a takedown but Yates is quick to defend against it.#CL#
Horn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
Horn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yates pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Yates lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horn backwards.
Yates working Horn over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horn has Yates pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yates manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Horn prevents a body shot from Yates.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Yates scores a nice knee to the body.
Harrison Yates seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Horn backwards. #T3#
Yates lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Yates.
Yates has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Horn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yates can turn it around.
Horn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Horn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yates lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yates blocking some punches.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Horn avoids the damage to the body.
Horn stalling against the cage.
Horn blocking some punches.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horn managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Horn lands with a right to the head.
Yates pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Horn wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klas Horn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horn takes a shot to the head.
Yates lands a right hand. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Horn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yates is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Horn gets through Yates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yates working aggressively here.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Horn avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Horn.
Horn lands with a left to the head.
Horn looking to slow down the pace here.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Horn.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horn swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horn goes for a takedown attempt but Yates pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Horn moves out of range easily.
Yates throws a push kick but Horn slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Klas Horn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Yates moves away from the strike by Horn.
Horn dives in and grabs Yates's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yates pushes down on Horn's head and hops out.
Yates throws out a counter right but Horn avoids it with no problem.
Horn shoots in looking for a takedown. Yates tries to sprawl out of it but Horn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yates manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yates!
Yates throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yates. Yates obviously looking to wear him down.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horn.
Yates scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Horn - just one landing.
Horn misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
Horn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Horn throws a leg kick that misses. #T1#
Horn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yates.
Yates swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horn.
Horn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horn avoids the body shot from Yates.
Yates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Horn throws a big shot that misses.
Yates scores with a head kick. Horn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Yates scores with a body shot.
Horn scores with a body shot.
Horn throws a lazy uppercut
and Yates counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horn throws a solid leg kick but Yates takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Horn.
Yates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horn misses the shot to the body.
Yates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Klas Horn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Yates throws a leg kick but Horn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yates throws a head kick that half lands.
Yates takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Horn.
Yates jabs Horn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Horn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yates lands a head kick!
Horn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yates has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Horn finds it's way round the side to connect with Yates's head.
Horn avoids the head kick by Yates.
Horn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yates darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat. #T3#
Horn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Yates.
Horn tries a head kick but it misses.
Yates lands with a nice combination. Horn backs away looking to recover.
Horn blocks a head kick by Yates.
Horn misses with an uppercut.
Horn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Horn tried to score with a low kick but Yates checks it.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Horn is just out of range.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Horn moves away and avoids it.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Yates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Horn throws a lazy right hand but Yates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yates. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horn slips a jab from Yates.
Horn just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Yates finds it's way through Horn's defenses.
Yates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
Yates has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horn blocks a body shot from Yates.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by Horn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yates landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Horn scores with a nice short uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yates has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!

Event: Gc 238
Date: Sep 01, 2018

#R1#
A jab from Yates does it's job there.#CL2#
Puzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Yates avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Yates lands a left hand.
Yates presses Puzo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Puzo is trying to maintain a safe position but Yates gets an underhook and turns Puzo into the cage.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Puzo avoids the damage to the body.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yates.
Puzo is pushing Yates up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Yates's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yates misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puzo backwards. #T1#
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
A hook to the body from Puzo.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puzo.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
Puzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Puzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yatess head.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo is leaning against Yates and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yates lands an elbow just above Puzo 's eye.
Yates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yates landing knees to the body.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yates prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yates backwards. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
Yates landing knees to the body.
Yates blocking some punches.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Yates avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
Puzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yates or not.
Puzo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Yates.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Puzo - that landed with a thud.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo gets through Yates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
Yates being controlled against the cage.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo is looking to control Yates's arms but Yates gets an underhook and turns him. Now Puzo has his back to the cage.
Yates with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puzo is defending well for now.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Puzo tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
Yates lands a knee to the body.
Puzo effectively controlling the action here.
Puzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Yates.
Puzo working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.
Yates can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Puzo avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Yates blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Yates working Puzo over with knees to the body.
Puzo lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates misses with a body punch.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Yates.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Yates on the inside.
Puzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Puzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates pushes Puzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A leg kick checked by Puzo.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Puzo.
Puzo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puzo throws a low kick but Yates avoids it.
Yates tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yates throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yates throws a lazy head kick
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yates looks to land a left hand but Puzo moved out of range nicely.
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puzo can pounce on him.
Puzo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puzo to score with a decent uppercut.
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Puzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yates closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL#
Yates moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yates.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puzos head.
Puzo has Yates pressed against the cage.
Puzo digs a right hand underneath Yates's ribcage. Yates let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Puzo.
A hook to the body from Puzo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puzo effectively controlling the action here.
Puzo lands an uppercut.
Puzo tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
Yates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puzo.
Puzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Puzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puzo avoids it.
Nice body punch from Puzo - that landed with a thud.
Puzo lands an uppercut.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Puzo avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Puzo.
Yates lands a knee to the body.
Harrison Yates has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puzo managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
A short left from Puzo.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
Puzo lands an uppercut.
Yates throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo lands with a right to the head.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Puzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Yates back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Puzo.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puzo avoids it.
Puzo lands with a left to the head.
Yates misses with some punches.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puzo lands a shot to the body.#T3#
Good body shot from Puzo.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Puzo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Puzo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.
Puzo lands a right hand.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Puzo.
Puzo cracks Yates with a nice body shot.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puzo digs a right hand underneath Yates's ribcage. Yates let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Yates takes a shot to the head.
Puzo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Puzo stalling the fight.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puzo is defending well for now.#T4#
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section. Puzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puzo lands a nice uppercut.
Puzo dodges an elbow strike from Yates.
Puzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yates.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puzo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Puzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
A knee to the head by Yates.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Puzo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Puzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Puzo blocks a head kick by Yates.
Puzo throws out a counter right but Yates avoids it with no problem.
Yates feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puzo's calf.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Puzo moves out of range easily.
Puzo misses with a wild combination.
Puzo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Puzo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yates - the referee stops the clock and Puzo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yates. Puzo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Puzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Puzo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puzo looks to throw the jab but Yates is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Yates thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Puzo has Yates up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Yates.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Yates throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.
Yates misses with some punches.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Puzo as the two fighters clinch.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puzo stalling the fight. #T2#
Puzo digs a right hand underneath Yates's ribcage. Yates let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puzo lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Puzo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Puzo leaning against his opponent.
Yates takes a shot to the head.
Puzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Puzo.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
Puzo leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Puzo lands a right hand.
Puzo scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Puzo.
Puzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Puzo is working Yates over against the cage.
Puzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Puzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puzo is leaning against Yates and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Puzo.
Puzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Puzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puzo.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates working aggressively here.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Puzo digs a right hand into Yates's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yates's gas tank.
Puzo slows down the pace here.
Puzo lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Puzo.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Puzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Come on Puzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Puzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yates.
Puzo scores with a hook to the body.
Puzo lands a shot to the body.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puzo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: GC 227
Date: Jul 28, 2018

#R1#
Pichushkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates misses with a low kick.
Yates swings for the body but Pichushkin moves out of range.
A slow jab from Pichushkin misses its intended target.
Pichushkin scores with a nice strike.
Yates throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Pichushkin moves out of range easily.
Pichushkin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yates takes a swing at Pichushkin's ribcage but misses.
Yates throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pichushkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pichushkin avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates scores with a decent looking hook.
Pichushkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pichushkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pichushkin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yates in his tracks.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Yates throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yates.
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL2#
Yates closes the distance and clinches.
Pichushkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pichushkin scores with a hook to the body.
Pichushkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pichushkin misses with the head strike. #TD#
Pichushkin jumps guard.
Pichushkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pichushkin looking to control but Yates passes into half guard.
Pichushkin tries to roll over but Yates keeps him under control.#T2#
Pichushkin trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Pichushkin actively working from the bottom here.
Pichushkin is trying to maintain the position but Yates is very close to passing his half guard.
Pichushkin tries to get to full guard but Yates has control of the leg.
Yates sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB#
Pichushkin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Yates keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pichushkin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pichushkin regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Pichushkin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Pichushkin working for submissions but it's allowed Yates to get to half guard.
Pichushkin trying to control here. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yates is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pichushkin trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Yates manages to pass to mount!
Yates avoids the attempt from Pichushkin to control.
Pichushkin is desperately trying to improve his position but Yates has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harrison Yates will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pichushkin manages to avoid it.
Pichushkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yates scores with a nice head shot.
Yates throws a body punch but Pichushkin moves out of range.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Pichushkin moves out of range easily.
Pichushkin missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Yates misses.
Pichushkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Pichushkin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yates doesn't seem phased though.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Pichushkin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yates doesn't seem phased though.
Pichushkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin walks into a stiff left hand from Yates.
Pichushkin takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Pichushkin defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand.
Pichushkin misses with an uppercut.
Yates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pichushkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yates stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pichushkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.#T1#
Yates throws a low kick, looking for Pichushkin's leg but Pichushkin calmly moves out of range.
Yates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pichushkin.
Yates throws a leg kick but Pichushkin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yates lands a nice looking body kick.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pichushkin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Pichushkin misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yates! But no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pichushkin.
Yates throws the left hand but Pichushkin avoids the punch easily.
Yates throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pichushkin.
Yates misses with a head kick.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yates on the side of the head.
Pichushkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Yates.
Pichushkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yates throws a low kick, looking for Pichushkin's leg but Pichushkin calmly moves out of range. #T2#
Pichushkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pichushkin blocks a head kick by Yates.
Pichushkin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
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!
Pichushkin throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Pichushkin misses with a looping right.
Yates throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Pichushkin.
A left lands for Pichushkin.
Pichushkin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pichushkin looks to land a left hand but Yates moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Yates.#TD#
Pichushkin looking to score a takedown here. Yates is defending well but Pichushkin drives through and ends up in Yates's guard.
Yates keeping full guard, as Pichushkin tries to pass.
Pichushkin stays in close to Yates's body and controls the position.
Pichushkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yates swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Pichushkin working some strikes from top position.
Pichushkin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Pichushkin from controlling successfully.
Yates is adopting a defensive guard.
Pichushkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yates is pulling down on Pichushkin's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pichushkin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pichushkin slips under a jab.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yates throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pichushkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Pichushkin digs a good hook to Yates's body.
Yates scores with a nice body kick.
Pichushkin cracks a nice hook into Yates's ribs.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Pichushkin.
Yates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pichushkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yates throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pichushkin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yates is out of range and Pichushkin settles back down.
Pichushkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yates circles away quickly and effectively.
Pichushkin lands a jab to the head.
Harrison Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pichushkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.
Pichushkin misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Pichushkin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Pichushkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yates.
Pichushkin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pichushkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Yates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yates scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pichushkin in his tracks.
Yates scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Pichushkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yates misses the jab.
Pichushkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yates throws a big shot that misses.
Yates with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pichushkin scores with a jab. Yates acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yates misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Pichushkin misses its intended target.
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pichushkin blocks a head kick by Yates.
Pichushkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Yates.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Pichushkin slips the punch.#T1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat.
Yates plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yates misses with an uppercut. Pichushkin saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Pichushkin misses the target.
Yates walks into a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pichushkin is defended easily by Yates.
Yates throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Pichushkin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#TD#
Pichushkin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pichushkin lands in his opponent's guard.
Yates pulls Pichushkin in to control the position.
Pichushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Yates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yates is adopting a defensive guard.#T2#
Pichushkin wants to pass the guard but Yates is keeping the position.
Pichushkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pichushkin tries to free his leg and advance position but Yates is retaining full guard.
Pichushkin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yates regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pichushkin's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. #SUB#
Pichushkin seems to be working for a kimura but Yates defends the submission attempt.#T3##SUB#
Pichushkin seems to be working for a kimura but Yates defends the submission attempt.
Yates tries to get to full guard but Pichushkin has control of the leg.
Yates is controlling Pichushkin's trapped leg to prevent Pichushkin from advancing to side control.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yates is not content to let Pichushkin control the position.
Yates has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pichushkin is working away from the top position though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pichushkin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yates does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yates wants to clinch.
Yates moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yates defending well as Pichushkin loads up on a big left hand.
Pichushkin works over Yates's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Harrison Yates just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Pichushkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yates.
Yates blocks a jab.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Pichushkin slips the punch.
Yates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pichushkin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pichushkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yates's sensitive parts.
Pichushkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pichushkin swinging wildly here.
Yates is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pichushkin with a body shot.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pichushkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pichushkin throws a lazy right hand but Yates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Pichushkin - just one landing.
Pichushkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Pichushkin misses with a straight right.
Yates throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pichushkin's head.
Pichushkin catches Yates with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pichushkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yates.
Yates avoids the body shot from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin throws a hook but Yates blocks it.#CL2#
Yates darts in and clinches Pichushkin up against the cage.
Pichushkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Pichushkin misses with a body punch.
Pichushkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pichushkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yates lands an elbow that stopped Pichushkin in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Alexander Pichushkin has been cut.
Pichushkin pushes Yates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pichushkin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pichushkin misses with the head strike. #TD#
Pichushkin drags the fight down to the ground.
Yates 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.
Yates trying to control the position from guard on top but Pichushkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
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!#SUB#
Pichushkin looking for a guillotine here but Yates defends easily. #SUB#
Pichushkin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yates defends well.
Pichushkin wants to control but Yates passes easily into half guard. #T3##SUB#
Pichushkin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pichushkin wants to get back to full guard.
Pichushkin moves into full guard.
Alexander Pichushkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yates slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pichushkin seems keen to control Yates's posture.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yates sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Pichushkin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pichushkin is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yates misses with a looping left.
Yates digs a good hook to Pichushkin's body.
Pichushkin takes one to the side of the head.
Pichushkin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Pichushkin had his way with Harrison Yates in that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Pichushkin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Pichushkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Yates.
Pichushkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
It seemed like Yates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yates 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.
Yates lands a head kick. Pichushkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Pichushkin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pichushkin misses with a straight right.
Yates throws a hook but Pichushkin avoids it easily.
Pichushkin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pichushkin blocks a head kick by Yates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pichushkin misses with a hook.
Pichushkin lands with a nice combination. Yates backs away looking to recover.
Pichushkin scores with a sloppy right hand. Yates should have avoided that one.
Pichushkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Yates. #T1#
The fighters circling - Yates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pichushkin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pichushkin feints and then cracks Yates's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yates down.
Good exchange - Pichushkin coming out on top.
Pichushkin throws a jab when Yates was well out of range.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Yates backs away, Pichushkin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yates lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yates throws a head kick but Pichushkin moves out of range.
Yates looks to land a left hand but Pichushkin moved out of range nicely.
Yates has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pichushkin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pichushkin slips under a jab.
Yates walks into a stiff left hand from Pichushkin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates throws an off balance right hand
and Yates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T2#
Pichushkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yates looks to clinch
letting Pichushkin counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Pichushkin misses the target.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pichushkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pichushkin.
Pichushkin connects with a nice looking jab.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Yates ducks right into an uppercut from Pichushkin.
A big left from Yates misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yates.
Pichushkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pichushkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Pichushkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Pichushkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Pichushkin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yates throws the left hand but Pichushkin avoids the punch easily.
Pichushkin 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.
Yates connects with a high kick.
Pichushkin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pichushkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pichushkin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Pichushkin misses.
Yates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yates with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pichushkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
Yates throws out a counter right but Pichushkin avoids it with no problem.
Yates moves away from the strike by Pichushkin.
Yates moves away from the strike by Pichushkin. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Pichushkin.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Pichushkin off balance momentarily.
Yates will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yates.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Pichushkin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pichushkin avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Pichushkin misses its target.
Yates is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Yates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pichushkin throws out a powerful jab.
Pichushkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yates stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pichushkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pichushkin lands a jab to the head.
Yates slips under a jab.
Pichushkin looks to land a right hand but Yates moved out of range.
A jab from Pichushkin misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Pichushkin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pichushkin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:47
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Pichushkin!
Alexander Pichushkin retains his middleweight title!
Alexander Pichushkin thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GC 222
Date: Jul 07, 2018

#R1#
Locke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yates finds it's way round the side to connect with Locke's head.
Yates has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke misses with a straight right.
Yates lands a nice shot that snaps Locke's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Yates. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yates.
Yates throws a shot to the body.
Locke is looking to score with low kicks.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Locke throws out the jab.
Yates swings away with a body shot that misses
and Locke counters with a straight right hand.
Yates thuds his right hand into Locke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yates plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yates is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yates pivots, looking for a leg kick but Locke is out of range and Yates settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Locke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Locke 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates lands a nice hook to Locke's body. Locke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yates throws a head kick but Locke moves out of range.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Locke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Yates misses with a body punch
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
Yates throws a head kick but Locke moves out of range. #T1#
Yates is looking to chop away at Locke's legs.
Locke avoids the head kick by Yates.
Locke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
Locke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yates.
Yates misses with a looping left.
Yates throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A good leg kick by Yates.
Locke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Locke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yates is out of range.
Locke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yates attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yates's jab looks to have found its range, popping Locke under the eye.
Locke lands a jab to Yates's midsection.
Yates misses with a wild combination. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Locke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Locke feints a jab promting Yates to slip. Locke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yates slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Locke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Locke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yates thumps Locke with a low kick.
Locke moves away from the strike by Yates.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Locke tries a head kick but it misses.
Yates throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.
Locke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Locke closes the distance and clinches.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lockes head.
Yates presses Locke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lockes head.
Yates throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yates creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yates is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yates obliges.
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
Locke throws a head punch that misses.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Locke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Locke is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke misses with a punch on the inside.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Yates lands with a right to the head.
Locke lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Locke.
Locke avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
Yates scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Locke.
Locke tries to work over Yates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Yates.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Yates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Locke blocks an elbow strike from Yates.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates working aggressively here.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Locke.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Yates throws an overhand right that lands on Locke's shoulder, as Locke tries to avoid the shot.
Yates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL2#
Locke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yates, pushing him back against the cage.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke trying to stall but Yates improves his position.
Locke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Locke can do to turn this around?
Locke lands an uppercut.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Locke.
Yates misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Yates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yates lands an elbow just above Locke 's eye.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
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!
A short right from Yates on the inside.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
Harrison Yates has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Yates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Locke misses with a punch on the inside.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Locke is struggling to control the position.
Yates lands a nice shot to the body.
Locke working aggressively here.
Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Yates landing knees to the body.
Yates lands an elbow that stopped Locke in his tracks for a moment.
Locke looking to slow down the pace here.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Locke is breathing heavily.
Yates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yates lands a nice elbow.
Locke tries to work over Yates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Yates. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yates obliges.
Locke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yates scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yates.
Yates lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yates obliges.
Yates lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Locke.
Yates lands a damaging elbow.
Yates pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Locke avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
Yates crunches a lovely knee into Locke's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land.
Yates blocking some punches.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Locke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yates lands with a right to the head.
Yates throws an elbow but it misses. #T3#
Locke working aggressively here.
Yates pushes Locke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Locke tries to work over Yates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke throws a head punch that misses.
Locke looking to slow down the pace here.
Yates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yates landing knees to the body.
Yates lands an elbow inside that Locke shrugs off.
Locke prevents a body shot from Yates.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Locke stalling in the clinch but Yates improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Yates.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Locke stalling in the clinch.
Yates lands an uppercut.
Locke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Locke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T4#
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yates pushes Locke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Locke - that landed with a thud.
Yates cracks Locke with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yates crunches a lovely knee into Locke's ribcage.
Yates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lockes head.
Locke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Locke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
Locke blocks the elbow strike.
Yates lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Locke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Locke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Locke swings widly with a right hand
and Yates counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Locke raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Locke misses with a looping left.
Yates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Locke is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Locke needs to keep his hands up - Yates had a free shot at his head there.
Yates bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yates shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Locke eats them both and turns towards Yates to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Locke takes a head kick and keeps coming. #ROC#
Locke is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Yates.
Locke is still on wobbly legs! Can Yates finish him?
Locke digs a good hook to Yates's body.
Locke seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yates connects with a good right hand that stumbles Locke. Locke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Yates throws an overhand right that lands on Locke's shoulder, as Locke tries to avoid the shot.
Locke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yates back to the cage. Locke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yates sets himself, and Locke steps forward looking for the clinch! Yates avoids it this time.
Yates throws a head kick that misses #CL2#
and Locke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yates lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Locke blocks an elbow strike from Yates.
Locke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Locke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Yates - that landed with a thud.
Locke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section. Locke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Locke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Locke.
Good body shot from Yates.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates lands a left hand.
Locke tries a body shot but Yates blocks it. #T2#
Yates gets through Locke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Locke.
Locke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Yates lands a left hand that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Locke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yates working Locke over with knees to the body.
Yates blocks a body shot from Locke.
Locke tries to work over Yates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
Yates scores with a shot to the side of Locke's head.
Locke avoids the elbow strike from Yates, against the cage.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
Locke lands with a left to the head.
Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Locke lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
Locke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yates or not.
Locke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Locke avoids the damage to the body.
Yates tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Locke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Locke.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Locke avoids the damage to the body.
Yates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
Locke struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T4#
Locke swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Locke.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yates.
Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yates lands a hook to the side of the head.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Locke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Locke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Locke.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Locke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yates's head.
Yates blocks a head kick by Locke.
Yates moves away from the strike by Locke.
Yates lands a head kick. Locke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.
Yates takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Locke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
Locke is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates misses with a shot to the body
enabling Locke to counter with a crisp jab.
Locke misses with the combination.
Yates lands a lovely overhand right.#T1#
A solid body kick from Yates.
Yates throws a low kick but Locke avoids it.
A punch combination from Yates misses.
Locke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Locke misses with the body kick
and Yates counters with a nice uppercut.
Locke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Locke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yates checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Locke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yates. That one must have hurt.
Harrison Yates is winning the standup battle so far.
Locke tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it.
Yates throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates connects with a solid leg kick. #T2#
Locke misses with a straight right.
Yates appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yates jabs Locke right on the nose. Locke blinks but takes it well.
Yates throws a jab when Locke was well out of range.
Locke tries to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Locke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates missing with a left hand there. Locke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yates lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Locke doesn't seem bothered though.
Yates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yates misses with a head kick.
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Locke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Locke. #T3#
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates is looking to counter punch.
Locke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yates.
Yates cracks a nice hook into Locke's ribs.
Locke throws a nice looking combination but Yates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Locke misses with a straight right.
Yates misses with an uppercut
and Locke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Locke slips the punch.
Yates throws a big shot that misses.
Locke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Locke.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Locke misses with a wild combination. #T4#
Yates tries to land a leg kick but Locke saw it coming and moves away.
Locke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Locke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Locke cracks a nice hook into Yates's ribs.#CL#
Yates drives through and clinches with Locke against the cage.
Yates tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Locke lands a shoulder strike.
Locke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Locke lands a body punch in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Locke throws a head punch that misses.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Locke blocks a body shot from Yates.
Locke tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates had his way with John Locke in that round.
That's time! Yates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Yates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL2#
Locke rushes Yates and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Locke.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke tries to stall but Yates uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Locke avoids the damage to the body.
Locke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates lands a nice uppercut.
Yates works on Locke's body with a couple of short punches.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Locke cracks Yates with a nice body shot.
Yates lands a nice knee to the body.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Locke is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?#T1#
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like John Locke has been cut.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Locke avoids a wild elbow strike from Yates.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yates throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Locke blocks it with crossed arms.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Locke stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Locke.
Locke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Locke scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Yates.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Locke just leaning against Yates, taking a breather.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates blocks a body shot from Locke.
Locke blocks an elbow strike from Yates.
Yates lands a body punch.
Yates lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Locke manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Yates - just one landing.
Locke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yates finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yates lands a head kick!
A jab from Yates does it's job there.
John Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Yates bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Locke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Yates misses the target.
Yates throws a body kick that misses.
Locke throws out a counter right but Yates avoids it with no problem.
Locke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Locke works Yates's body with a nice hook.
Locke ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Yates blocks a jab.
Yates throws a body kick that misses.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Yates - just one landing.
Locke misses with an uppercut
and Yates counters with a straight right hand.
Yates throws an off balance right hand
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
Yates takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T4#
Locke throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yates throws a jab when Locke was well out of range.
Yates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Locke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#CL#
Yates pushes Locke up against the cage in a clinch.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
Locke is trying to stall.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
Yates gets through Locke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Locke.
Locke throws a head punch that misses.
Yates comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Yates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yates 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!

Event: GC 214
Date: Jun 02, 2018

#R1#
Yates scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sumerod wants to clinch.
Sumerod tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it.
Yates misses with a head kick.
Sumerod blocks a head kick by Yates. #CL2#
Sumerod drives through and clinches with Yates against the cage.
Yates blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yates.
Sumerod throws an elbow that misses.
Sumerod creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yates blocks an elbow strike from Sumerod.
Yates looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yates landing knees to the head.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Sumerod avoids the damage to the body.
Yates landing knees to the body.
Sumerod misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yates.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yates utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sumerod creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T1#
Yates lands a shoulder strike.
Sumerod creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yates lands an uppercut.
Sumerod looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yates throws an elbow that misses.
Sumerod misses with an elbow strike.
Sumerod lands an elbow just above Yates 's eye.
A short uppercut from Yates.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sumerod pushes off an throws an elbow but Yates leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sumerod tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yates avoids it.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Sumerod avoids the damage to the body.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sumerod is defending well for now.
Yates blocks a body shot from Sumerod.
Yates scores with a knee to the head.
Yates avoids a wild elbow strike from Sumerod.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumerod blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sumerod misses with an elbow strike.
Yates lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Yates.
Yates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yates misses with a body punch. #T2#
Sumerod throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yates makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yates lands an elbow inside.
Yates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sumerod backwards.
Yates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sumerod backwards.
Nice elbow from Yates.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sumerods head.
Sumerod unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sumerod throws an elbow that misses.
Yates pushes Sumerod back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sumerods head.
Sumerod pushes off an throws an elbow but Yates leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sumerod avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sumerod.
Yates lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sumerod or not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sumerod just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yates's brow.
Sumerod takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Yates.
Sumerod doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Yates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sumerod blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sumerod avoids it.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Sumerod pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sumerod takes a shot to the head.
Yates lands a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Yates.
Sumerod looks winded!
Yates lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yates lands a good knee to the midsection. Sumerod won't want to take too many of those.
Yates landing knees to the body.
Yates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yates creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sumerod's defenses.
Yates with a knee to the head. #ROC#
Sumerod is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates pushes Sumerod against the cage. Yates is working some dirty boxing. Yates pushes off with a quick right hook! Sumerod goes down! Sumerod tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Yates moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harrison Yates!

Event: UGD 109:Curtain Call
Date: Apr 20, 2018

#R1#
Sturd Jr misses with a hook. Yates ducked under it nicely.
Sturd Jr misses with a leg kick. #CL#
Sturd Jr has closed the distance and engaged Yates in a clinch. #BC#
Sturd Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yates throws a head kick that Sturd Jr semi-blocks.
Yates thuds his right hand into Sturd Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yates misses the body punch
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
Yates scores with a head kick.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Yates throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sturd Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates throws a leg kick
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
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!
Sturd Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
Sturd Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yates throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Yates moves into the clinch successfully. #T1#
Sturd Jr wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Sturd Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yates misses with a looping left.
A cross from Yates lands.
Sturd Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yates scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates misses with a leg kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a good low kick that Yates was not able to check.
Yates throws a lazy head kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Sturd Jr tried to score with a low kick but Yates checks it.#T2#
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Sturd Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but Yates moves out of range easily.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Yates misses with an uppercut
and Sturd Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturd Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sturd Jr.
A nice combination there by Sturd Jr.
A solid body kick from Sturd Jr.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturd Jr throws out the jab.
Sturd Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yates counters with an inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr slips under a jab.
Yates throws a hook but Sturd Jr avoids it easily.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd Jr.
Yates throws a nice inside leg kick. #T3#
Sturd Jr swinging wildly here.
Sturd Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yates gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yates walks into a straight right hand from Sturd Jr.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Yates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yates misses with a straight left.
Sturd Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates needs to keep his hands up - Sturd Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yates is looking to chop away at Sturd Jr's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T4#
Yates swings widly with a right hand
and Sturd Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Yates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sturd Jr thuds his right hand into Yates's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yates wants to slow Sturd Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Yates misses with a looping left.
Yates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Yates tests Sturd Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturd Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturd Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yates on the side of the head.
Sturd Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yates is able to avoid easily.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick which misses Yates's front leg but catches the back leg as Yates tries to avoid it.
Sturd Jr throws a front kick aimed at Yates's knee but Yates avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates throws a jab when Sturd Jr was well out of range.
Sturd Jr is looking to counter punch.
Sturd Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yates checks a leg kick nicely.
Sturd Jr throws out a leg kick but Yates moves out of range and Sturd Jr only half commits.
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 Jason Sturd Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Yates takes one to the side of the head.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Yates misses.
Sturd Jr is looking to clinch.
Sturd Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Yates moves out of range easily.
Yates uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sturd Jr has time to react.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range.
Sturd Jr 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.
Sturd Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yates throws a lazy body kick
and Sturd Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sturd Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Sturd Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Yates blocks it.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Yates releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Sturd Jr throws out a leg kick but Yates moves out of range and Sturd Jr only half commits.
Yates let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sturd Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yates misses with a body shot
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
Yates keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturd Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Yates avoided it.
Yates lands with a nice body punch.
Sturd Jr defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand.
Sturd Jr is looking to counter punch.
Yates on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sturd Jr connects with an inside leg kick.#CL#
Sturd Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturd Jr's efforts to push away.
Sturd Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Sturd Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates tries to land a body kick
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Sturd Jr throws a hook but Yates avoids it easily.
Yates moves out of range of the leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Yates scores with a jab to the body.
Sturd Jr tries to land a front kick but Yates steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yates moves away from the strike by Sturd Jr.
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Sturd Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sturd Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yates misses with a double jab.
Sturd Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.#CL#
Sturd Jr moves into range and clinches up with Yates.#BC#
Sturd Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick as Yates jumps back.
Yates avoids the body shot from Sturd Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yates.
Sturd Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jason Sturd Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr. #T3#
Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yates throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sturd Jr's head.
Yates lands a head shot.
Yates scores with a sloppy right hand. Sturd Jr should have avoided that one.
Yates missing with a left hand there. Sturd Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturd Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Yates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yates darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sturd Jr 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.
The crowd cheers as Yates lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sturd Jr doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturd Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yates.#T4#
Yates is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yates throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Yates.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yates 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 Sturd Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sturd Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturd Jr moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Sturd Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yates moves out of range of the leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr thuds his right hand into Yates's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL2#
Yates closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yates throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sturd Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Sturd Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harrison Yates will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Yates misses with a hook
and Sturd Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Yates thuds a left hand into Sturd Jr's body.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sturd Jr throws a big counter combination but Yates scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sturd Jr misses with a left hand
and Yates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Sturd Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Sturd Jr is predictable there
and Yates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yates lands a body shot.
Yates misses with an uppercut
and Sturd Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturd Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yates finds it's way round the side to connect with Sturd Jr's head.
Yates takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yates gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturd Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Yates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Yates.
A cross from Sturd Jr lands.
Yates misses with a hook.
Yates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturd Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yates lands the left hand.
Yates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Sturd Jr moves away and avoids it.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd Jr.
Yates misses the jab.
Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Yates.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but Yates checks it.
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Sturd Jr checks a leg kick.#T2#
Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick as Yates jumps back.
Yates throws a lazy body kick
and Sturd Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yates on the side of the head.
Sturd Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Yates tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yates connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sturd Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Yates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Yates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Yates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturd Jr checks a low kick from Yates.
Yates throws a hook but Sturd Jr avoids it easily.#T3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yates, as that shot connected.
Sturd Jr is looking to clinch but Yates is avoiding it.
Sturd Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yates takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sturd Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Yates swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Sturd Jr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sturd Jr. That's going to slow Yates down.
Yates misses with an uppercut.
Yates slips under a jab from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr cracks Yates with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL#
Sturd Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Yates lands a left hand. #BC#
Sturd Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates misses with a head kick. #T4#
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sturd Jr blocks a head kick by Yates.
Sturd Jr wants to clinch.
Sturd Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Sturd Jr moves into the clinch.
Yates doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturd Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr moves forwards but Yates connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Sturd Jr.
I think Sturd Jr 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
A relieved looking Jason Sturd Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: UGD 106:Bixby Vs Hill
Date: Mar 30, 2018

#R1#
Yates is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab from Yates.
A shot to the liver by Yates. Beautiful body shot.
We've been informed that Yates has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Yates is avoiding it.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Yates.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Yates avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Good leg kick by Yates there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Yates is avoiding it.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses. #T1#
Nice cross by Yates.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Yates scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab from Yates misses.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates. #CL2#
Yates darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Yates.
Yates lands a nice uppercut.
Yates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Yates, against the cage.
Yates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates lands a shot to the body.
Yates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yates with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez wants to stall. #T2#
The referee calls for Sanchez to work.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez lands a body punch.
Yates working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.
Yates working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Yates scores with a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Yates misses with a body punch.
Yates creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yates pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yates as Sanchez tries to tie him up. #T3#
Yates lands an uppercut.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yates lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Yates.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Yates creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yates tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Yates back against the cage.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yates using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Yates misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Yates, against the cage.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Yates looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
Yates pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Sanchez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Yates utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yates misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez presses Yates against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yates scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Yates feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
Yates cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Yates lands a right hook to the body.
Yates is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Yates throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
It appears Sanchez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yates misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yates stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yates throws a leg kick
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Yates moves out of range. #T1#
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Yates.
Sanchez misses with a low kick. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Yates tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yates takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
A right handed body shot lands from Yates.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Yates avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Yates lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harrison Yates seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Yates.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez. #T2#
A body shot lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanchez slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Yates avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yates or not. #T3#
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yatess head.
Sanchez cracks Yates with a nice body shot.
Yates is breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Yates takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez pushes Yates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez gets through Yates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Yates.
Sanchez tries to work over Yates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez pushes Yates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yates as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
Yates scores a nice knee to the body.
Yates lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body.
Yates comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Yates lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Yates lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yes Man Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Yates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Yates cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez fakes the leg kick and cracks Yates in the body.
Yates throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez looks to land a combination. Yates sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Yates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Yates rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body.
Sanchez presses Yates against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez cracks Yates with a nice body shot.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Yates throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC#
Yates is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yates.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yates is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez cracks Yates with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Sanchez.
Yates misses with a body punch.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez tries to work over Yates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yates working aggressively here.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez blocking some punches. #T3#
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates connects with a knee to the head.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Yates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yates obliges.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Yates.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez tries to work over Yates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Yates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates misses with a body punch. #T4#
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Yates.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Yates lands with a light punch inside.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yates working aggressively here.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Yates misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yes Man Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
Yes Man Sanchez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: UGD 102:Bailey Vs Saric
Date: Mar 02, 2018

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Yates 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.
The fighters circling - Yates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
LeBeau drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yates sprawls and moves away.
Yates throws a one two combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yates checks a leg kick.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LeBeau.
LeBeau misses with a double jab
and Yates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yates paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Yates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent LeBeau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and LeBeau counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
LeBeau throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yates to regain full guard.
Yates controls LeBeau momentarily but LeBeau frees himself.
LeBeau wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving. #T1#
LeBeau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yates works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
LeBeau seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
LeBeau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yates swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yates trying to keep a closed guard but LeBeau is proving a slippery customer.
LeBeau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
LeBeau trying to control the position from guard on top but Yates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
LeBeau is fighting to break Yates's control of his arms but Yates is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
LeBeau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping leg kick lands for LeBeau.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
LeBeau misses with a two punch combination.
Yates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Yates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
LeBeau digs a good body shot into Yates's ribs.#CL2#
Yates clinches with his opponent. #T3#
LeBeau is trying to force a seperation but Yates has the dominant position.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
LeBeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Yates.
Yates moves out of range as LeBeau throws a body kick.
Yates fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yates misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from LeBeau misses its target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yates.
Yates displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from LeBeau.
The fighters circling - LeBeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yates scores with a head kick. LeBeau tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT2#
It looks like Remy LeBeau has been cut.
LeBeau swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yates lands a straight punch to the body, keeping LeBeau at a distance.
Jab from LeBeau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates throws a head kick but LeBeau moves out of range.
LeBeau tries to counter with a takedown but Yates is quick to defend against it.
Harrison Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LeBeau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T4#
Yates connects with a high kick.
LeBeau misses with a double jab.
LeBeau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yates has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
LeBeau walks into a stiff left hand from Yates.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LeBeau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yates scores with a body shot.
LeBeau throws a series of strikes that have Yates backpedaling.
Yates lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
LeBeau swings widly with a right hand
and Yates counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yates with a body punch. A glancing blow.
LeBeau throws a lazy right hand but Yates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
LeBeau connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yates. Yates circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBeau throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remy LeBeau's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yates throws a front kick that sends LeBeau stumbling back into the cage.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yates wants to slow LeBeau down by chopping away at his legs.
Yates with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling LeBeau to score with a decent uppercut.
LeBeau throws a looping overhand right but Yates ducks down to avoid it.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Yates lands a nice hook to LeBeau's body. LeBeau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
LeBeau shoots in for a takedown but Yates shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LeBeau.
Yates tries to work over LeBeau's front leg with a kick but LeBeau checks it.
LeBeau throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
LeBeau misses with a double jab. #KD#
Oooooh!!! LeBeau has knocked Yates down with a huge combo! LeBeau steps away and waves a wobbly Yates back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates feints and then cracks LeBeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow LeBeau down.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but LeBeau is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from LeBeau 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 Yates has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yates and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
LeBeau throws a combination that misses
and Yates counters with a big head kick but LeBeau shrugs it off. #T1#
Yates throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yates jabs at LeBeau's body.
Yates slips under a jab.
LeBeau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yates as he jumps to the side.
LeBeau blocks a head kick by Yates.
LeBeau misses with a leg kick
and Yates counters with a left to the body.
LeBeau takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT2#
Remy LeBeau's cut is getting worse.
LeBeau takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Yates scores with a leg kick.
Remy LeBeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LeBeau avoids the head kick by Yates.
A shot to the liver by Yates. Beautiful body shot.
Yates 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates misses with a body shot.
A big right from LeBeau misses. #T2#
LeBeau misses with a hook
and Yates counters with a nice body kick.
LeBeau misses with a straight left.
Yates misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from LeBeau. Those never looked like landing.
LeBeau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yates throws a head kick that LeBeau semi-blocks.
LeBeau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yates has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from LeBeau finds it's way round the side to connect with Yates's head.
LeBeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yates fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yates lands a jab to the head.
LeBeau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yates is looking to clinch.
Yates moves in looking to clinch but LeBeau pushes him off.
LeBeau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yates checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Yates. #T3#
Yates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
LeBeau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yates throws a front kick aimed at LeBeau's knee but LeBeau avoids it well.
LeBeau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yates sprawls well. Yates wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. LeBeau gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remy LeBeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
LeBeau blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from LeBeau misses its target.
Yates changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates lands a nice looking kick to the body. LeBeau takes a step back to recover.
Good exchange - LeBeau coming out on top.
LeBeau throws a jab but it's blocked by Yates. #T4#
LeBeau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! LeBeau scrambles back to his feet.
Yates jabs LeBeau right on the nose. LeBeau blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and LeBeau moves out of range easily.
LeBeau swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Yates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by LeBeau. LeBeau obviously looking to wear him down.
LeBeau throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yates's waist but Yates gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing LeBeau off to one side.
LeBeau is looking to chop away at Yates's legs.
Yates closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yates walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
LeBeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yates flicks out a counter leg kick but LeBeau steps away.#TD#
LeBeau closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB#
LeBeau swings around for an armbar but Yates sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into LeBeau's guard.
Yates is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
LeBeau working a defensive guard but Yates passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Remy LeBeau's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Yates lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates throws out a loose jab but LeBeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeBeau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! LeBeau scrambles back to his feet.
Yates slips a jab from LeBeau.
Yates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Yates.
LeBeau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yates lands a nice hook to LeBeau's body. LeBeau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
LeBeau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
LeBeau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
LeBeau's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and LeBeau duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBeau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and LeBeau moves out of range easily.
LeBeau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates.
Yates throws a lazy uppercut
and LeBeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
A jab from Yates does it's job there.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but LeBeau is just out of range.
LeBeau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yates is looking to clinch but LeBeau is avoiding it.
LeBeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
No luck for LeBeau with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yates lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yates.
LeBeau throws a sloppy head kick and Yates moves out of range easily.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LeBeau moves away.
LeBeau tries to counter with a takedown but Yates is quick to defend against it.
Yates swings for the body but LeBeau moves out of range.
Yates works LeBeau's body with a nice hook.
LeBeau connects with the punch.
LeBeau throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range. #T2#
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Yates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
LeBeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
LeBeau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeBeau misses with a few strikes there.
LeBeau backing away here, and Yates unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yates connects with a body shot.
LeBeau drops his hands momentarily and Yates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
LeBeau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
LeBeau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yates can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Yates.
Yates throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
LeBeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LeBeau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yates scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
LeBeau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Yates misses with a kick to the body.
Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yates's jab looks to have found its range, popping LeBeau under the eye.
Yates connects with a body shot.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LeBeau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yates sprawls well. Yates wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. LeBeau gets slowly back to his feet.
Yates misses with a hook. LeBeau ducked under it nicely.
LeBeau misses with a hook.
LeBeau is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yates sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remy LeBeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LeBeau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
LeBeau misses with a body punch
and Yates counters with a nice body shot.
Yates lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab lands there for Yates.#T4#
LeBeau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from LeBeau.
Yates lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
LeBeau falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
LeBeau misses with a hook. Yates ducked under it nicely.
LeBeau throws an off balance right hand
and Yates counters with a two punch combo.
Remy LeBeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yates connects with a leg kick. LeBeau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
LeBeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches LeBeau on the side of the head.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LeBeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBeau misses with a hook.
LeBeau takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CUT2#
Remy LeBeau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
LeBeau lands a jab.
Yates misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yates 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!

Event: UGD 98:Man Vs Keenan
Date: Feb 02, 2018

#R1#
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Mason throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Mason connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yates scores with a body shot.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch but Mason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yates throws a leg kick but Mason checks it.
Mason takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yates takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mason on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mason misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
Mason takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Mason looks to land a left hand but Yates moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yates! But no joy.
Yates misses with a straight left.
Yates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yates's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Mason's head coaches at The Studio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Mason throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yates! But no joy.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mason.
It seemed like Yates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yates takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yates swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mason.
Mason is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yates throws a hook but Mason blocks it.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yates on the side of the head.
Mason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yates 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 Mason has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mason and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason tries to move into range but Yates moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yates jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.
Mason takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T2#
Mason misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
Mason scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yates throws a leg kick but Mason sees it coming and moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Mason misses its target.
The fighters circling - Yates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mason avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mason can pounce on him.
Mason swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mason throws a low kick but Yates avoids it.
Yates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason ducks right into an uppercut from Yates.
Mason connects with a body shot.
Mason throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Yates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mason sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mason staying out of range there.
Mason missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.
Mason cracks a nice hook into Yates's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mason.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Mason swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yates takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Yates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mason lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yates backs up against the cage.
Yates with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Mason throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Mason takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yates is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mason had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mason throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yates counters with a good low kick that Mason was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mason is able to avoid easily.
Mason throws a jab when Yates was well out of range.#T4#
Mason lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Yates scores with the left hand. Mason knows he should have avoided that one.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates takes one on the button.
Yates moves out of range as Mason strikes.
Yates gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yates lands the left hand.
Yates walks into a left hand.
Mason throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yates counters with a straight right hand.
Mason scores with a leg kick. #CL2#
Yates darts in and clinches Mason up against the cage.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but Mason blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Yates.
Mason trying to control the position but instead, Yates has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mason into the cage.
Mason stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harrison Yates will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Yates lands with a good body shot.
A head kick by Yates misses
and Mason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yates takes one to the side of the head.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Yates feints and then cracks Mason's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mason down.
Yates is looking to score with low kicks.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mason takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yates feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mason's calf.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yates.
Yates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mason misses the target.
Mason throws the kick towards the body but Yates avoids it.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yates throws a solid leg kick but Mason takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yates.
Yates tries a low kick but Mason avoids it.
Yates connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Some bone on bone action there as Mason checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mason slips under a jab from Yates.
Mason scores with a jab. Yates acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mason swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yates misses with a hook.
And Mason counters with a quick kick to the body but Yates blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Yates misses.
Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Yates sizes up Mason with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yates lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yates.
Yates misses with a body kick.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Mason throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mason scores with a hook to the body. Yates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mason takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yates.
Yates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason slips a jab from Yates.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mason avoids a kick to the body.
Mason swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mason cracks the inside of Yates's front leg.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates misses with a looping right.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yates.
Yates throws the kick towards the body but Mason avoids it.
Mason half committed to a counter leg kick.#T3#
Mason takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mason stuns Yates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
It looked like Mason wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yates avoids the body shot from Mason.
Mason throws out a powerful jab.
Mason misses with a looping left.
Yates drops his hands momentarily and Mason takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Yates lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab lands there for Mason.
Mason throws a poor cross that misses
and Yates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason lands with a good body shot.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Yates throws a head kick but Mason moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Yates does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Yates has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mason.
Mason jabs Yates to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yates tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Yates throws a low kick but Mason avoids it.
Mason throws out a powerful jab.
Mason swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Yates misses.
Yates bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mason's head backwards.
Yates on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mason is looking to wear down Yates with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mason checks a leg kick.
Mason moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick from Yates lands but Mason takes it in his stride.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Mason swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harrison Yates will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason lands a leg kick that knocks Yates off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Yates misses with a looping left.
Yates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yates lands a jab to Mason's midsection.
Yates throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yates misses with a left hand
and Mason counters with a good low kick that Yates was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yates looks to throw the jab but Mason is out of range.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
A cross from Mason lands.
Yates slips a straight right by Mason.#T1#
Mason tries to bum rush Yates with a series of wild strikes but Yates uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yates avoids the body shot from Mason.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Yates works the jab nicely.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yates has time to react.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Mason off balance momentarily.
Yates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Mason misses its intended target.
Yates looks to land a left hand but Mason moved out of range nicely.
Yates throws a leg kick but Mason sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Mason. That snapped Yates's head back.
Mason connects with a solid leg kick.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mason throws out the jab.
Yates throws a counter combo.
Yates takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Dean Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yates has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T2#
Mason takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mason is able to avoid easily.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Mason throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yates avoids it.
Yates will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yates thuds a left hand into Mason's body.
Mason throws a poor cross that misses
and Yates counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk. Mason catches Yates right on the button with a cross.
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yates now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Yates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Yates misses.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yates throws out the jab.
Mason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Yates scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T3#
A head kick misses from Yates.
Yates lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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?
Mason throws a push kick but Yates slaps the foot to one side.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mason avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mason looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mason.
Yates walks into a stiff left hand from Mason.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates scores with a jab. Mason acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mason drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mason digs a good body shot into Yates's ribs.
Yates thows a body kick. Mason tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mason scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yates lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mason with a hook.#ROC#
Yates is rocked!
Yates blocks a leg kick.
Yates is still on wobbly legs! Can Mason finish him?
Yates fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yates seems to have recovered his senses.
Mason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Mason takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates's corner calls for a 1-2. Yates obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Yates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harrison Yates.
Well Yates has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!

Event: UGD 91:Dykstra Vs Benvenuti
Date: Dec 15, 2017

#R1#
Stern lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Stern, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Stern moved out of range.
Yates tries to land a leg kick but Stern saw it coming and moves away.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Stern moves out of range easily.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates throws a head kick but Stern moves out of range.
Yates moves out of range as Stern throws a body kick.
Stern keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.#CL#
Stern closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Stern.
Stern has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
Yates is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yates misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stern avoids it.
Yates lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Yates landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #T1#
Yates with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Howard Stern has been cut.
Yates with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stern dodges an elbow strike from Yates.
Yates lands a shoulder strike.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates misses with a knee strike.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but Stern blocks with his arms.
Stern fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stern avoids it.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stern.
A nice left hand lands by Yates.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Stern avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
Yates doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Stern.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Yates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stern blocks a body shot from Yates.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Yates landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stern avoids it.#TD#
Stern gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stern wants to control but Yates is keeping him busy.
Stern is looking to stall here but Yates recovers full guard.
Yates pulls Stern in close to his closed guard and prevents Stern from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3#
Stern looking to pass the guard.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Stern from controlling successfully.
Yates controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Stern is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stern engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yates thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stern if he has to take too many more of those.
Yates slips a jab from Stern.
Yates avoids the body shot from Stern.
Yates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yates attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stern takes one on the button.
Stern lands an overhand right.
Stern darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stern looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stern tests Yates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stern looks for the body kick but Yates saw that one coming.
Yates looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stern throws a series of punches but Yates avoids them all with ease.
Yates works Stern's body with a nice hook.
Stern checks a leg kick nicely.
Stern blocks a head kick by Yates.
Sloppy strikes from Stern. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yates! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howard Stern's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Stern moves out of range easily.
A big right from Yates misses.
Stern has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stern there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yates tries a low kick but Stern avoids it.
Stern is looking to counter punch.
Nice jab there from Yates.
Yates throws the left hand but Stern avoids the punch easily.
Yates leaves Stern with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stern misses with a body kick.
Stern scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stern throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stern avoids the head kick by Yates.
Stern throws a sloppy head kick and Yates moves out of range easily.
Stern lands a jab to the head.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Yates's shoulder, as Yates tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stern.
As Yates looks to move away, Stern throws a big counter combo but Yates just gets out of the way.#T1#
A clash of legs there as Stern blocks the low kick.
That kick from Yates tenderised Stern's leg. Stern is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stern tries to clinch up.
Stern lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stern avoids the body shot from Yates.
Stern takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stern lands the left hand.
A lazy left from Yates finds it's target.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Stern throws a jab when Yates was well out of range.
Yates scores with the left hand. Stern knows he should have avoided that one. #TD#
Stern looking to score a takedown here. Yates is defending well but Stern drives through and ends up in Yates's guard.
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!
Stern trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stern is pushing down on Yates's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yates is fighting to maintain full guard but Stern has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stern is looking to stall here but Yates recovers full guard.
Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Yates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Yates is pulling down on Stern's head to control his posture.
Stern wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving.
Stern with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stern pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yates is keeping the position for now.
Yates trying to keep a closed guard but Stern is proving a slippery customer. #T3#
Stern stays in close to Yates's body and controls the position.
Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Yates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stern misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yates appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stern cracks Yates with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Stern.
Stern's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stern duly obliges.
Stern slips under a jab.
Yates defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stern.
Yates misses with a series of wild punches.
Yates displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #T4#
Stern lands a slapping body shot.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Stern misses
and Yates makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stern throws a series of punches but Yates avoids them all with ease. #TD#
Stern fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yates sprawls well initially but Stern persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yates trying to hold on to Stern's head to control him but Stern postures up.
Stern wants to pass to mount but Yates is defending the position.
Stern looks to land a strike but Yates avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yates has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stern trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Howard Stern will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Howard Stern's cut.
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!
#R3#
A punch combination from Yates misses.
Stern throws a counter high kick but Yates was just alert enough to avoid it.#CL#
Stern has closed the distance and engaged Yates in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yates.
Yates lands an elbow that stopped Stern in his tracks for a moment.
Yates lands an uppercut.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yates just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stern's brow.
Stern is trying to maintain a safe position but Yates gets an underhook and turns Stern into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern blocking some punches.
Yates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Yates.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yates with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stern jumps guard but Yates stands there with Stern around his waist. Stern gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #T1#
Yates lands a shot to the body.
Harrison Yates seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stern takes a shot to the head.
Yates gets underhooks to prevent Stern's takedown attempt.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stern blocks an uppercut.
Yates tries to work over Stern's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stern tries to break the clinch but Yates is controlling the position.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stern is defending well for now.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stern blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yates scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Stern blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yates throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stern lands an elbow inside that Yates shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Yates.
Stern on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stern managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates can't find room to land a body shot as Stern controls the action.
Yates working aggressively here. #T3#
Stern blocks a body shot from Yates.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stern lands an elbow just above Yates 's eye.
A right hand to the body from Yates.
Yates makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stern managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stern lands a damaging elbow.
Yates lands a knee to the head.
Yates lands a nice knee to the body.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yates looking to throw knees to the head but Stern is blocking nicely. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Yates.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Yates tries a body shot but Stern blocks it.
Yates tries a body shot but Stern blocks it.
Yates tries a body shot but Stern blocks it.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land.
Yates utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yates crunches a lovely knee into Stern's ribcage.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stern avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yates has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!
In defeat, Howard Stern stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.

Event: UGD 86:Man Vs Boudain
Date: Nov 17, 2017

#R1#
Carmody ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yates takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yates fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carmody.
Carmody misses with a head kick.
Yates throws a hook to the side of Carmody's head but Carmody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yates looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carmody avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carmody moves out of range of the body kick.
Yates misses with a head kick.
We've been informed that Yates has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sloppy strikes from Carmody. Those never looked like landing.
Yates swinging wildly here.
Carmody lands a body shot.
Yates walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yates cracks Carmody with an open hand slap.#T1#
Carmody scoring well with a low kick there.
Carmody turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yates takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carmody checks the leg kick.
Carmody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carmody has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carmody there as he acknowledges the shot.
That kick from Yates tenderised Carmody's leg. Carmody is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carmody cracks Yates with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Yates misses
and Yates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carmody misses with a looping left.
Yates misses with a leg kick
and Yates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carmody misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yates! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates is looking to chop away at Carmody's legs.
Carmody stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates.
Carmody blocks a jab.
Carmody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates. #T2#
Jab from Yates.
Yates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carmody tries to land a front kick but Yates steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yates throws a lazy uppercut
and Yates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yates misses with a double jab.
Carmody moves away from the strike by Yates.
Carmody throws a poor cross that misses
and Yates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carmody throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carmody misses with a body kick.#CL2#
Yates moves into the clinch successfully.
Yates can't find room to land a body shot as Carmody controls the action.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
Carmody lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carmody misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carmody dodges an elbow strike from Yates.
Yates lands a body punch. #T3##BC#
Carmody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Yates as he connects with a hook.
Carmody turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yates swings widly with a right hand
and Carmody counters with a body kick.
Carmody looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Carmody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carmody was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Nice defenses there by Carmody.
A counter left hand to the body from Carmody misses its target.
Carmody throws a big shot that misses.
Carmody is looking to score with low kicks.
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
Yates moves into the clinch.#BC#
Carmody breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yates moves out of range of the body kick.
Yates misses with a low kick.
Carmody fakes the leg kick and cracks Yates in the body. #T4#
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carmody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Carmody moves out of range easily.
Yates throws a jab when Carmody was well out of range.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Carmody moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Carmody.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Yates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carmody just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates throws a right hand that misses
letting Carmody counter with a right hand.
Carmody avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carmody takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates throws a leg kick that misses.
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 Hugo Carmody will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Yates connects with a solid leg kick.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Carmody is just out of range.
Carmody throws a hook to the side of Yates's head but Yates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hugo Carmody is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Carmody - just one landing.
Carmody 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.
Yates misses the body punch
and Yates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice combination there by Carmody.
Jab by Yates.
Yates connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmody misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yates tries to clinch up but Carmody circles away and keeps his distance.
Carmody is looking to land body kicks.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yates walks into a left hand.
Carmody fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yates is out of range.
Carmody takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Carmody jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Yates lands.
Yates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carmody slips a straight right by Yates.
Carmody half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat.
Carmody cracks a nice hook into Yates's ribs.
Yates tries to clinch up.
Carmody quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Yates tries to land a front kick but Carmody steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yates misses with a hook. Carmody ducked under it nicely.
Carmody blocks a head kick by Yates.
Carmody lands a head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yates.
Carmody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Carmody fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yates checks it well. #T2#
Carmody connects with an inside leg kick.
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?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Yates.
It looked like Carmody wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yates misses with a two punch combination.
Carmody looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Carmody there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yates lands a jab to Carmody's midsection.
Carmody lands with a shot to the body.
Carmody dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yates throws a chopping leg kick but Carmody manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carmody lands a slapping body shot.
Yates misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carmody connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carmody just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
The fighters circle momentarily. Carmody darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carmody scores with a head kick. Yates tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice uppercut lands for Carmody. That snapped Yates's head back. #ROC#
Yates is rocked!
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carmody was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Carmody moves out of range easily.
Carmody throws a push kick but Yates slaps the foot to one side.
Carmody takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carmody misses with a straight right.
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carmody.
As Yates backs away, Carmody returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Carmody cracks a nice hook into Yates's ribs.
Yates moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carmody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Carmody throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yates avoids it.
Carmody tries to land a front kick but Yates steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T4#
Carmody ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Carmody fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carmody misses with a hook to the body
and Yates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carmody stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates.
Carmody needs to keep his hands up - Yates had a free shot at his head there.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Carmody was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carmody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates blocks a leg kick.
Yates looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yates throws a low kick, looking for Carmody's leg but Carmody calmly moves out of range.
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carmody manages to avoid it.
Carmody tried to counter with a leg kick but Yates avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carmody connects with a solid leg kick.
Carmody throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yates throws out a counter right but Carmody avoids it with no problem.
Yates throws a one two combo.
Yates fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carmody.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hugo Carmody will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Carmody looks to land a right hand but Yates moved out of range.
Carmody throws a chopping leg kick but Yates manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carmody is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carmody avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab, jab by Yates - just one landing.
Carmody tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carmody sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yates thows a body kick. Carmody tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yates throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Carmody turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmody throws a good cross that connects.
Carmody scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Yates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Carmody misses. #T1#
Carmody lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carmody thumps Yates with a low kick.
Carmody just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yates there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yates has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yates avoids a kick to the body.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Yates misses.
A jab from Carmody does it's job there.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carmody moves away.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Carmody slips the punch.
Carmody finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yates 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.
Yates has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yates there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carmody throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carmody counters with a thumping low kick. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carmody jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Carmody moved out of range.
Carmody throws a low kick but Yates moves out of range easily.
Yates steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carmody. That one must have hurt.
Yates lands a nice looking body shot.
Carmody cracks the inside of Yates's front leg.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carmody.
Good work by Carmody as he checks the leg kick.
Yates tries to land a leg kick but Carmody saw it coming and moves away.
Yates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carmody on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yates throws a right hand that misses
and Carmody counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yates's knee momentarily.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Carmody looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Carmody misses with a hook. Yates ducked under it nicely.
Harrison Yates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Carmody slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
As Yates backs away, Carmody returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carmody moves away.
A swing and a miss from Yates.
Carmody takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yates throws a front kick aimed at Carmody's knee but Carmody avoids it well.
Carmody is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yates cracks the inside of Carmody's front leg.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carmody - that will leave a mark!
Carmody connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carmody.
Carmody throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carmody scores with a jab to the head.
Yates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carmody staying out of range there.
Carmody is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Carmody lands with a nice body punch. #T4#
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 lands a two punch combo.
Carmody connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice body kick there by Carmody.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carmody.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Carmody finds it's target.
Yates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Yates gets a clinch.
Yates gets through Carmody's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Yates prevents a body shot from Carmody.
Carmody lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yates.
Carmody scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Carmody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carmody lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yates's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Carmody showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carmody, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Carmody!
Hugo Carmody seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: UGD 78:Dykstra Vs Man II
Date: Sep 29, 2017

#R1#
Zaire throws a low kick but Yates avoids it.#CL#
Yates forces Zaire back against the cage and clinches.
Yates with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Yates.
Yates lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zaire blocks an uppercut.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yates obliges.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zaires head.
Yates lands a good knee to the midsection. Zaire won't want to take too many of those.
Yates scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zaire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yates misses with some punches. #BC2#
Zaire manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Yates.
Yates lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zaire at a distance. #T1#
Yates scores with a leg kick.
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yates lands a head kick!
Yates misses with a head kick.
Zaire throws out a counter right but Yates avoids it with no problem.
Yates works the jab nicely.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Zaire moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Yates. Beautiful body shot.
Yates tries to work over Zaire's front leg with a kick but Zaire checks it.
Zaire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zaire moves out of range as Yates throws a body kick.
Yates lands a jab to Zaire's midsection.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaire feints a counter leg kick.
Yates throws a leg kick but Zaire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire flicks out a counter leg kick but Yates steps away.
Zaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates appears to be looking for a big counter.#T2#
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Yates misses
and Zaire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yates is out of range and Zaire settles back down.
It appears Yates was looking to counter with a kick there.
Zaire misses with a wild combination.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Yates misses
and Zaire counters with a nice body kick.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.
Zaire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T3#
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates is looking to wear down Zaire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yates stalks Zaire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zaire's face. Zaire staggers backwards, shaken.
Yates scores with a head kick. Zaire tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Yates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaire is just out of range.
Yates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaire is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yates throws a head kick but Zaire moves out of range.
Yates throws a lazy head kick
and Zaire counters with a nice leg kick.
Yates moves out of range of the body kick.
Yates appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates jabs Zaire right on the nose. Zaire blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaire misses the target.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Zaire ducks down to avoid it.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.
It seemed like Zaire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zaire tries to land a body kick
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Zaire as he connects with a hook.
Zaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates scores with a hook.
Yates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zaire finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Yates darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yates throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zaire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Zaire throws a head kick but Yates moves out of range.
Zaire misses with a body kick.
Yates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Zaire moves out of range easily.
Zaire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Yates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Zaire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yates has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from Zaire.
Yates looks to land a body kick but Zaire moved away.
Yates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zaire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good exchange - Yates coming out on top.
Yates connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaire's hands.
Yates feints and then cracks Zaire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaire down.
Zaire misses with a leg kick.
Zaire throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison Yates is winning the standup battle so far.
Yates throws a leg kick but Zaire checks it.
Yates slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Zaire misses. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates's corner calls for a 1-2. Yates obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yates lands with a right hand.
Yates misses with a low kick.
Zaire is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yates takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaire can pounce on him.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Zaire tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Yates lands with an overhand left.
Yates lands with a right hand.
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Yates tries to clinch up.#T3#
Zaire misses with a low kick as Yates jumps back.
Yates throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zaire's head.
Zaire swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Yates catches Zaire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yates throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Zaire to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Yates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zaire avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates jabs Zaire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yates scores with a jab to the body.
Yates moves away from the strike by Zaire.
A quick step to the side and Yates tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Yates moved away.
Zaire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yates checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaire lands with a nice body kick. #T4#
Zaire fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates lands a nice shot that snaps Zaire's head back.
Yates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yates misses with a head kick.
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Zaire misses with a looping left.
Yates cracks Zaire with an open hand slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaire.
Zaire lands a high kick!
Zaire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Yates sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Yates.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Zaire moves away and avoids it.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zaire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yates throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Danga de danga de dang - Zaire scores with a four punch combination!
A slow jab from Yates misses its intended target.
Yates takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Zaire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yates lands a two punch combo.
Zaire is looking to land body kicks.
Zaire thumps Yates with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick by Yates misses
and Zaire counters with a good low kick that Yates was not able to check. #T1#
Zaire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yates looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yates avoids a kick to the body.
Zaire misses with a double jab.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire swats away the attempt to clinch by Yates.
Zaire swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Zaire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yates bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yates throws a right hand that misses
and Zaire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaire lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Yates.
Yates stuns Zaire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Zaire blocks a jab.
Yates scores with a nice strike.#CL#
Yates darts in and clinches Zaire up against the cage.#BC2#
Zaire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zaire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Yates tenderised Zaire's leg. Zaire is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yates is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaire. That did some damage!
Zaire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yates scores with a leg kick.
Yates tries to move into range but Zaire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zaire checks the leg kick.
Yates looks to throw a body kick
and Zaire counters with an outside leg kick.
Zaire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yates works Zaire's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Yates throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zaire.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaire momentarily.
Yates lands with a good body shot.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zaire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zaire slips under a jab from Yates.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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 listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zaire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Zaire moves out of range easily.
Zaire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Zaire dips to his left and cracks Yates with an uppercut!#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Zaire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yates fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zaire just manages to avoid it.
Yates jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good shot there by Yates.
Yates throws a head kick that half lands.
Yates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zaire lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yates backs up against the cage.
Zaire looks for the body kick but Yates saw that one coming.
Yates throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates tries to score with a low kick but Zaire moves his leg out of the way.
Yates throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaire.
Zaire thinks about the counter body kick.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harrison Yates.
Well Yates 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!

Event: Ascension 0811
Date: Aug 11, 2017

#R1#
Yates scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Mitsurugi moved out of range.
Yates throws a right hand that Mitsurugi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitsurugi also avoids with ease.
Mitsurugi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yates throws a head kick that misses
enabling Mitsurugi to counter with a crisp jab.
Yates moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitsurugi misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yates.
Mitsurugi avoids the head kick by Yates.
Mitsurugi throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Mitsurugi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yates misses with a hook.
Yates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitsurugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
A head kick misses from Yates.
We've been informed that Yates has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitsurugi defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Yates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Yates. Those never looked like landing.
Yates swinging wildly here.
It looked like Mitsurugi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yates.#CL#
Mitsurugi closes the distance and clinches.
Mitsurugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yates lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mitsurugi blocking some punches.
Yates creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitsurugi's defenses.
Mitsurugi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land.
Yates crunches a lovely knee into Mitsurugi's ribcage.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitsurugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land. #T2#
Mitsurugi misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitsurugi misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Yates.
Yates lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Shinsuke Mitsurugi has been cut.
Mitsurugi lands with a light punch inside.
Mitsurugi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Mitsurugi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mitsurugi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitsurugi misses with a punch to the body.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Mitsurugi.
Yates misses with a knee to the head.
Yates misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Mitsurugi breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Yates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitsurugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yates throws out the jab.
Mitsurugi looks to throw the jab but Yates is out of range.
Mitsurugi misses with a low kick.
Yates appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yates misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitsurugi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mitsurugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Yates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Yates closes the distance and pushes Mitsurugi back into the cage.
Mitsurugi misses with the head strike.
Mitsurugi lands a right hand.
Mitsurugi cracks Yates with a nice body shot.
Mitsurugi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mitsurugi throws a head punch that misses.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Mitsurugi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitsurugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitsurugi digs a right hand into Yates's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yates's gas tank.
Mitsurugi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Mitsurugi fails to land.
Mitsurugi lands with a short shot to the head.
Yates scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitsurugi misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Yates tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitsurugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitsurugi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yates looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mitsurugi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mitsurugi lands with a light punch inside.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitsurugi lands a right hand.
Yates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC#
Mitsurugi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitsurugi blocks a low kick nicely.
Mitsurugi misses with an uppercut.
Mitsurugi throws a leg kick which misses Yates's front leg but catches the back leg as Yates tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitsurugi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yates.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Yates throws a body punch but Mitsurugi moves out of range.
It looked like Mitsurugi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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 Shinsuke Mitsurugi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shinsuke Mitsurugi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitsurugi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yates checks it well.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Mitsurugi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yates throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitsurugi on the side of the head.
Mitsurugi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mitsurugi is looking to clinch.
Yates scores with a head kick. Mitsurugi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mitsurugi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates slips under a jab from Mitsurugi.
Yates keeps Mitsurugi at a distance using the push kick.
Mitsurugi moves away from the strike by Yates.
Mitsurugi dodges the punch combination from Yates.
Mitsurugi is looking to counter with head kicks.#T1#
Mitsurugi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yates counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Mitsurugi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mitsurugi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mitsurugi tried to score with a low kick but Yates checks it.
Mitsurugi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yates lands an overhand right.
Yates tries a low kick but Mitsurugi avoids it.
Yates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yates tests Mitsurugi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yates lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitsurugi misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mitsurugi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yates to score with a decent uppercut.
Mitsurugi tries a head kick but it misses. #T2#
Mitsurugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Mitsurugi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yates moves away from the strike by Mitsurugi.
Yates looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yates lands with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yates cracks Mitsurugi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yates moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mitsurugi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Yates.
Mitsurugi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yates to score with a decent uppercut.
Yates throws a body punch but Mitsurugi moves out of range. #T3#
Mitsurugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yates throws an overhand right that lands on Mitsurugi's shoulder, as Mitsurugi tries to avoid the shot.
Mitsurugi lands with a straight right. Yates didn't see that one coming.
Yates throws a body punch but Mitsurugi moves out of range.
Mitsurugi is looking to counter punch.
Mitsurugi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Yates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yates lunges at Mitsurugi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mitsurugi's hand.
Mitsurugi misses with a straight left.
Yates tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yates lands a body shot.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Mitsurugi ducks right into an uppercut from Yates.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitsurugi tried to counter with a leg kick but Yates avoided it.#T4#
Mitsurugi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yates is out of range.
Mitsurugi clobbers Yates with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Yates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yates goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Yates.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Yates on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC#
Yates is rocked!
Mitsurugi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mitsurugi throws a wild body kick that Yates sees coming a mile off.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mitsurugi tries a low kick but Yates avoids it.
Yates is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A big right from Mitsurugi misses.
Mitsurugi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYates.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitsurugi misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shinsuke Mitsurugi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Nice uppercut there from Yates.
Mitsurugi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Mitsurugi moves out of range easily.
Mitsurugi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Mitsurugi moves out of range easily.
Yates tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Mitsurugi moves away and avoids it.
Mitsurugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yates makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitsurugi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yates has time to react.
Mitsurugi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
Yates throws a solid leg kick but Mitsurugi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yates.
Mitsurugi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yates is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitsurugi finish him?
Mitsurugi moves out of range of the leg kick from Yates.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it. #T1#
Mitsurugi cracks Yates with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Yates falls to his knees and Mitsurugi doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
Shinsuke Mitsurugi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Ascension 0708
Date: Jul 08, 2017

#R1#
Yates scores with a head kick.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shaker misses with a head kick.
Yates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shaker throws a low kick, looking for Yates's leg but Yates calmly moves out of range.
Shaker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yates's waist but Yates gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shaker off to one side.
Yates lands the left hand.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Shaker moves out of range easily.
Yates throws a body punch but Shaker moves out of range.
Shaker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yates displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shaker.
Yates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Shaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Yates misses the target.
Shaker takes a jab right on the kisser. #T1##CL2#
Shaker has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Shaker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Shaker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Shaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shaker is trying to keep Yates in close.
Shaker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Yates holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Yates slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yates trying to control the position here.
Yates is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Mello MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Shaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yates trying to control the position here. #T3#
Yates utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shaker throwing strikes from guard but Yates blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yates takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yates lands with a hook. Shaker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Shaker moves out of range easily.
Shaker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shaker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shaker slips under a jab.
Yates connects with a single shot there.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shaker doesn't seem bothered though.
Shaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yates looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL2#
Shaker darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.
Yates blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates throws an elbow that misses.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaker trying to stall but Yates improves his position.
Shaker takes an elbow to the temple.
Shaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Yates misses the body punch
and Shaker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yates cracks Shaker with a good jab.
Yates lands with a slapping head kick.
Shaker tests Yates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yates lands a head kick!
Shaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yates fails to land with a series of punches.
Yates lands with an uppercut that bounces Shaker off the cage and back into range.
Shaker tries to clinch up.
It appears Yates was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yates blocks a low kick nicely.
Shaker keeps Yates at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaker throws a front kick aimed at Yates's knee but Yates avoids it well.
Yates staying out of range there.
Shaker ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Shaker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shaker lands with a right hand.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaker is just out of range.#T1#
Yates checks a leg kick.
Yates tries to work over Shaker's front leg with a kick but Shaker checks it.
Shaker cracks a nice hook into Yates's ribs.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yates is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yates scores with a kick to the body.
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shaker misses with a straight right.
Jab from Yates.
Shaker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shaker misses with an uppercut
and Yates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shaker misses with a looping left.
Shaker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yates. Yates obviously looking to wear him down. #CL2#
Shaker moves into the clinch.
Shaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaker. #T2#
A short left from Yates.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaker managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Yates lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shaker backwards.
Yates lands a shoulder strike.
Yates working aggressively here.
Yates looking to throw knees to the head but Shaker is blocking nicely.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
Shaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Yates pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaker.
Shaker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yates seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shaker can turn it around.
Yates lands an uppercut.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shaker avoids it.
Shaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yates avoids a wild elbow strike from Shaker.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shaker is defending well for now.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Yates looking to throw knees to the head but Shaker is blocking nicely.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrison Yates has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yates goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Shaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrison Yates is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Yates does no damage.
Yates walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shaker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shaker cracks a nice hook into Yates's ribs.
Yates has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yates there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shaker scores with a jab to the head.
Shaker throws a leg kick which misses Yates's front leg but catches the back leg as Yates tries to avoid it. #TD2#
Shaker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yates to the ground. Shaker is now in Yates's guard.
Yates seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates keeping moving, preventing Shaker from controlling successfully.
Yates is controlling Shaker's posture.
Shaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaker trying to control but Yates is working from the bottom.
Shaker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yates works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shaker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yates leaves Shaker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shaker is looking to clinch but Yates is avoiding it.
Yates was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shaker swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Shaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaker.
Yates blocks the body kick.
Shaker lands with a slapping head kick.
Shaker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shaker scrambles back to his feet.
Shaker looks to throw the jab but Yates is out of range.
Yates half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shaker misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaker avoids the head kick by Yates.
Shaker throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates swings widly with a right hand
and Shaker counters with a left to the body.
Shaker scores with a jab.#T1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat.
Yates blocks a jab.
Shaker wants to clinch.
Shaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yates momentarily.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaker is just out of range.
Shaker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yates moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shaker looks to land a right hand but Yates moved out of range.
Yates walks into a left hand.
Shaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yates but Yates pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yates misses with a wild combination. #T2#
Yates swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Shaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yates moves out of range as Shaker strikes.
Nice body punch from Yates.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yates momentarily.
Yates misses with a hook.
Yates throws a head kick that Shaker semi-blocks. #CL#
Yates has Shaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Shaker avoids the damage to the body.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arman Shaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yates lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shaker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yates smiles and moves away.
Harrison Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arman Shaker.
Shaker throws a head kick but Yates moves out of range. #T3#
Shaker motions for Yates to come forward. Shaker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yates is looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick from Yates lands but Shaker takes it in his stride.
Yates throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harrison Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #TD2#
Shaker looking to score a takedown here. Yates is defending well but Shaker drives through and ends up in Yates's guard.
Yates keeping full guard, as Shaker tries to pass.
Yates pulls Shaker in to control the position.
Yates preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yates works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shaker with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Yates preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaker trying to control but Yates is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shaker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shaker throws a leg kick that misses.
Yates throws a shot to the body.
Shaker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates scores with a jab to the head.
Shaker misses with a straight left.
Shaker missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Yates was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shaker.
No joy there for Shaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arman Shaker.
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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!

Event: Ascension 0603
Date: Jun 03, 2017

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Stern does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yates looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yates throws a leg kick but Stern sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yates takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yates misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.
Stern takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#TD#
Stern darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yates is looking to control Stern's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yates avoid being mounted?
Yates holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Yates is staying active underneath Stern, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Stern is trying to work for a kimura but Yates is defending well.
Stern wants to take a breather but Yates is having none of it.
Stern throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yates to regain full guard. #T1#
Yates is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stern trying to control but Yates is working from the bottom.
Stern looking to pass the guard.
Stern pushes down on Yates's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yates won't allow Stern to pass to mount.
Yates controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #SUB#
Yates is defending against the submission attempts here by Stern. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stern is keen to just control but Yates is a slippery customer.
Yates is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Stern seems to be working for a kimura but Yates defends the submission attempt.
Stern is looking to advance position but Yates won't allow it. #SUB#
Yates is defending against the submission attempts here by Stern.
We've been hearing that Stern has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T3#
Yates has his hands clasped together around Stern's back. He's all about the action.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Stern seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Stern jabs at Yates's body.
Yates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stern is able to avoid easily.
Stern closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot lands for Stern.
Stern misses with a two punch combination.
Stern throws a series of punches but Yates avoids them all with ease.
Stern throws a hook to the side of Yates's head but Yates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yates now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yates throws a nice outside leg kick. #T4#
Yates takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates misses with an uppercut. Stern saw that one coming.
Yates misses the jab.
Yates takes a swing at Stern's ribcage but misses.
Stern throws a lazy right hand but Yates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Yates.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stern swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stern uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yates.#TD#
Stern manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yates on his heels. He'll look to pass Yates's guard now, I'm sure.
Stern being controlled here momentarily.
Stern wants to pass the guard but Yates is keeping the position.
Stern is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Stern dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Stern blocks a jab.
Stern misses with a two punch combination.
Howard Stern is winning the standup battle so far.
Stern misses with a jab to the body
letting Yates counter with a right hand.
Yates throws a right hand that Stern ducks under and follows up with a left that Stern also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Stern does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Stern closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yates did well to prevent Stern getting side control.
Stern is keen to just control but Yates is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Stern seems to be working for a kimura but Yates defends the submission attempt.
Stern is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stern with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Yates is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yates stops Stern from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. #T1#
Stern is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yates can do to turn this around?
Yates tries to lock up and control but Stern gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stern throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Yates is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yates tries to hold on but Stern postures up.
Stern seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Yates is holding on tight.
Yates tries to lock up and control but Stern gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stern working Yates over with strikes here.
Stern trying to control but Yates is having none of it. #T2#
Stern is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yates can't stay in a position like this for much longer. #SUB#
Stern swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Yates is now in Stern's guard. A big mistake from Stern there, giving up the dominant position!
Yates prevents Stern from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Stern is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yates throwing strikes from guard but Stern blocks nicely.
Stern seems keen to control Yates's posture.
Stern trying to keep a closed guard but Yates is proving a slippery customer. #T3#
Yates is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stern holds on and takes a little breather.
Stern wants to sweep here but Yates controlling him for the moment.
Howard Stern overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yates 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. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stern is trying to keep Yates in close.
Stern wants to control the position but Yates says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Yates is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stern desperately trying to maintain half guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Stern does no damage.
Stern blocks a low kick nicely.
Stern takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Stern dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Stern shoots in but no luck this time.
Stern throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stern keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stern keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.
Yates scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yates pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stern looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD#
Stern shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stern is trying to control. Yates wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yates trying to control here.
Yates gets full guard.
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 has control of Stern's left arm, preventing Stern from doing any damage. #T1#
Stern is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stern wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving.
Stern trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yates seems keen to control Stern's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stern closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yates circles away.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stern changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stern moves away.
Yates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stern misses with the combination.
Stern looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yates takes one to the side of the head.
Yates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stern throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stern avoids the body shot from Yates.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stern throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stern fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
Stern throws a hook to the side of Yates's head but Yates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yates throws a right and a left that Stern avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Stern on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates sizes up Stern with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harrison Yates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3##TD#
Stern feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stern trying to control but Yates is working from the bottom.
Stern wants to pass the guard but Yates is keeping the position.
Yates is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yates's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Stern pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yates is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Yates escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stern gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T4#
Stern pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yates is keeping the position for now.
Howard Stern is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stern wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stern stands and throws Yates's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB#
Stern goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yates rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stern's guard! Nice work there by Yates!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Howard Stern.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stern, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Stern!
An out of breath and clearly excited Howard Stern thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: Ascension 0426
Date: Apr 26, 2017

#R1#
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Some bone on bone action there as Lockyer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yates definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lockyer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yates lands a head kick. Lockyer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lockyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates lands a jab to the nose.
Lockyer slips a jab from Yates.
Lockyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A low kick from Lockyer misses
and Yates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yates is looking to land body kicks.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Lockyer off balance momentarily.
Lockyer throws an overhand right that lands on Yates's shoulder, as Yates tries to avoid the shot.
Yates throws a series of punches but Lockyer avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lockyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Lockyer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yates slips a jab and a cross from Lockyer.
Yates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lockyer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yates closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
Lockyer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yates throws a wild body kick that Lockyer sees coming a mile off.
Yates misses with an uppercut. Lockyer saw that one coming.
Lockyer 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.
Nice body punch from Lockyer.
Lockyer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yates's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Lockyer.
Lockyer takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Lockyer tried to score with a low kick but Yates checks it.
It looked like Yates wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick from Lockyer misses.
Lockyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lockyer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lockyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yates.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yates throws a body punch but Lockyer moves out of range.
Lockyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Yates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lockyer misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lockyer jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Lockyer misses with a hook.
Lockyer scores with a jab.
Yates takes a swing at Lockyer's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Yates lands but Lockyer takes it in his stride.
Yates throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lockyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yates throws out the jab.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yates checks a leg kick nicely.
Lockyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yates throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates throws a head kick but Lockyer moves out of range.
Lockyer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Yates. Those never looked like landing.
Nice straight punches there by Yates. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yates.
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lockyer manages to avoid it.#T3#
Yates throws a series of punches but Lockyer avoids them all with ease.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yates tests Lockyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lockyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lockyer slips a jab from Yates.
Yates lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lockyer lunges at Yates with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yates's hand.
Yates throws a wild body kick that Lockyer sees coming a mile off.
Lockyer throws a nice looking combination but Yates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lockyer moves away.
A little jabbing left from Lockyer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Yates scores with a shot to the body.
Yates throws a hook to the side of Lockyer's head but Lockyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lockyer throws a sloppy head kick and Yates moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lockyer manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lockyer! But no joy.
Yates feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lockyer's calf.#T4#
Yates misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Lockyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer throws the kick towards the body but Yates avoids it.
Yates fails to land with a series of punches.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lockyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lockyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yates slips a jab from Lockyer.
Lockyer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yates looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yates throws a nice head kick!
Lockyer thuds a left hand into Yates's body.
Lockyer throws a head kick that misses.
Lockyer misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lockyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yates throws out the jab.
Yates looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yates takes a swing at Lockyer's ribcage but misses.
Lockyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Lockyer throws a right hand that misses
and Yates counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lockyer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Yates lands a jab to the head.
Yates throws a nice head kick!
Lockyer walks into a left hand.
Jab, jab by Lockyer - just one landing.
Lockyer misses with a double jab.
Yates lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lockyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yates.
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 takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lockyer momentarily.
Lockyer looks to throw a body kick
and Yates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrison Yates is winning the standup battle so far.
Lockyer cracks the inside of Yates's front leg.
Nice body punch from Yates.
Yates throws a lazy uppercut
and Lockyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lockyer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates.#T1#
Yates looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lockyer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yates misses with a body shot
and Lockyer counters with a one-two to the body.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Lockyer off balance momentarily.
Lockyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lockyer connects with a body shot.
Lockyer ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
A little jabbing left from Lockyer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lockyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Lockyer avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yates ducks right into an uppercut from Lockyer.
Yates lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates checks a leg kick.
Lockyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
A swing and a miss from Lockyer.
Lockyer ducks under a wild hook from Yates.#T2#
Yates tried to score with a low kick but Lockyer checks it.
Lockyer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lockyer misses with a body shot.
Lockyer misses with a lunging right hand
and Yates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lockyer misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
Lockyer throws a nice head kick!
Yates misses with an uppercut
and Lockyer counters with a low kick, right behind Yates 's knee.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses. #CL#
Yates moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Lockyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lockyer can't break the clinch. #BC2#
Lockyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yates staying out of range there.
Yates pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Yates does no damage.
Lockyer jabs Yates to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lockyer misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#T3#
Yates walks into a jab.
Yates misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yates.
Lockyer misses with a hook.
Yates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yates throws out a loose jab but Lockyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Lockyer moves out of range easily.
Lockyer misses with an uppercut.
Yates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lockyer moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Lockyer misses.
A jab lands there for Yates.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lockyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
A big left from Lockyer misses.
Yates blocks a head kick by Lockyer.
Lockyer looks to throw the jab but Yates is out of range.
Lockyer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T4#
Lockyer sizes up Yates with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lockyer throws a jab when Yates was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Yates there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lockyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lockyer takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yates thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Lockyer lands.
Lockyer tries to work over Yates's front leg with a kick but Yates checks it.
It looked like Yates was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a leg kick but Yates sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lockyer throws a right hand that misses
and Yates counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yates lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yates fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lockyer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yates throws a wild body kick that Lockyer sees coming a mile off.
Yates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second 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.
#R3#
Yates lands a head kick!
Yates checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lockyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lockyer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yates moves out of range as Lockyer strikes.
Lockyer misses with a wild body shot.
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lockyer scores with a jab. Yates acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yates throws a right hand that Lockyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Lockyer also avoids with ease.
Lockyer slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lockyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yates misses with the combination.
Lockyer catches Yates with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Yates forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darren Lockyer!
Darren Lockyer is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Darren Lockyer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Ascension 0408
Date: Apr 08, 2017

#R1#
Sturd Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yates's head.
Yates throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sturd Jr.#CUT2#
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
Sturd Jr misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Yates.
We've been informed that Yates has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yates catches Sturd Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yates avoids the head kick by Sturd Jr.
Yates throws a push kick but Sturd Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Yates slips a straight right by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturd Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sturd Jr walks into a left hand.
Sturd Jr avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates wants to clinch up but Sturd Jr keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Sturd Jr misses the target.
Sturd Jr blocks a jab.
Sturd Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sturd Jr avoids the body shot from Yates.
Yates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd Jr.#T1#
Yates gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr tries to move into range but Yates moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yates throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yates looks to land a left hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range nicely.
Yates slips under a jab.
A combination from Yates does no damage.
That kick from Sturd Jr tenderised Yates's leg. Yates is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yates jabs at Sturd Jr's body.
Sturd Jr keeps Yates at a distance using the push kick.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick but Yates moves out of range.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yates connects with a solid leg kick. #CL2#
Yates drives through and clinches with Sturd Jr against the cage.
Sturd Jr scores with a shot to the side of Yates's head.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Sturd Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sturd Jr blocks a body shot from Yates.
Yates misses with a body punch.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sturd Jr's elbow.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Yates scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Sturd Jr.
Yates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yates misses with a knee strike.
Sturd Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sturd Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sturd Jr is defending well for now.
Sturd Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Sturd Jr.#T3#
A head kick misses from Yates.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sturd Jr - that will leave a mark!
Sturd Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yates. Yates circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sturd Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yates.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yates connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sturd Jr's hands.
Sturd Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yates slips a jab from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturd Jr throws a push kick but Yates slaps the foot to one side.
Sturd Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr attempts a counter takedown but Yates avoids it well and moves away.
Yates lands with a cross.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr swinging wildly here. #T4#
Yates lands with an uppercut that bounces Sturd Jr off the cage and back into range.
Sturd Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sturd Jr.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Sturd Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yates just manages to avoid it.
Yates swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sturd Jr.
Yates swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sturd Jr counters with a body kick that stops Yates in his tracks momentarily.
Sturd Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sturd Jr 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 Yates has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yates and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yates fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yates looks to land a body kick but Sturd Jr moved away.
Yates is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sturd Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yates throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sturd Jr. That's going to slow Yates down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates connects with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Yates gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yates lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Good standup being displayed there by Yates as he connects with a hook.
Yates misses with a straight left.
Yates throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sturd Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Sturd Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yates.
Yates throws the kick towards the body but Sturd Jr avoids it.
Yates plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sturd Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yates misses with an uppercut. Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Yates.
Sturd Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates lands a glancing blow to the side of Sturd Jr's head.
Sturd Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yates counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sturd Jr missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Sturd Jr slips the punch.#T1#
Sturd Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Yates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Sturd Jr digs a good body shot into Yates's ribs.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturd Jr moves away.
Yates cracks Sturd Jr with an open hand slap.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturd Jr throws a combination that misses
and Yates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sturd Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yates throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Sturd Jr walks into a straight right hand from Yates.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yates lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr scores with a nice strike.
Yates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T2#
Sturd Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick.
Yates misses with the body kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd Jr.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sturd Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yates's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yates misses with a low kick as Sturd Jr jumps back.
Sturd Jr throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr tries to score with a low kick but Yates moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd Jr checks a low kick from Yates.
Yates takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Sturd Jr moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sturd Jr.
A head kick misses from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yates to score with a decent uppercut.
Yates stuns Sturd Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T3#
Yates throws out a loose jab but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates takes one to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturd Jr, right into the meat.
Yates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturd Jr.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sturd Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yates lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sturd Jr swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Yates attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sturd Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Yates throws a big counter head kick but Sturd Jr avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook. Yates ducked under it nicely.
Yates misses with an uppercut. Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T4#
Some wild striking there from Sturd Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Sturd Jr digs a good body shot into Yates's ribs.
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr scores with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yates.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yates looks to land a body kick but Sturd Jr moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturd Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Yates's head back.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Sturd Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sturd Jr loads up on a big right hand but Yates slips the punch.
Yates feints a counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harrison Yates will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Sturd Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturd Jr thows a leg kick but Yates checks it
and Yates counters with a nice uppercut.
Yates throws a good cross that connects.
Sturd Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yates slips under a jab.
Yates walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Yates dips to his left and cracks Sturd Jr with an uppercut!
Sturd Jr throws a lazy right hand but Yates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yates avoids the head kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sturd Jr throws a solid leg kick but Yates takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sturd Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick, looking for Yates's leg but Yates calmly moves out of range. #T1#
Sturd Jr misses with a looping left.
A jab from Sturd Jr misses.
Yates keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Sturd Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yates moves out of range as Sturd Jr throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yates darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yates throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yates avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Yates releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yates feints and then cracks Sturd Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sturd Jr down.
Yates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sturd Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sturd Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat.
Yates throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sturd Jr on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Yates. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yates.
Yates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturd Jr can pounce on him. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yates lands with a kick to the temple. Sturd Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yates's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sturd Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yates scrambles back to his feet.
Sturd Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.
Yates throws a solid leg kick but Sturd Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yates.
Sturd Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yates blocks the body kick.
Yates throws the left hand but Sturd Jr avoids the punch easily.
Yates throws a hook but Sturd Jr blocks it.
Yates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donk. Yates catches Sturd Jr right on the button with a cross.
Sturd Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sturd Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the body from Sturd Jr misses
and Yates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Yates scores with a shot to the body.
Sturd Jr scores with a one two! Yates had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yates lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Yates takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sturd Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sturd Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sturd Jr slips a straight right by Yates.
Sturd Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sturd Jr defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand.
Yates throws a head kick but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Yates pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturd Jr is out of range and Yates settles back down.
Yates misses the body punch
and Sturd Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Sturd Jr looks to land a left hand but Yates moved out of range nicely.
Sturd Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yates.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd Jr circles away from the clinch attempt. #T4#
Sturd Jr throws out a leg kick but Yates moves out of range and Sturd Jr only half commits.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Yates throws a series of punches but Sturd Jr avoids them all with ease.
Sturd Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sturd Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Yates.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Yates off balance momentarily.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Sturd Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturd Jr tries to land a leg kick but Yates saw it coming and moves away.
Yates misses with a hook. Sturd Jr ducked under it nicely.
Sturd Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but Yates moved away.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Sturd Jr slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Harrison Yates just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Sturd Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Yates moves out of range easily.
Yates misses with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr thumps Yates with a low kick.
Yates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sturd Jr lands a jab.
Sturd Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Yates.
A bone on bone clash there as Yates blocks the leg kick.
Yates lands a nice shot that snaps Sturd Jr's head back.
Sturd Jr slips a jab from Yates.
Yates keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates misses with a kick to the body.
Sturd Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sturd Jr lands with a hook. Yates tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Yates lands a right hook to the body.
Yates scores with a head kick. Sturd Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T1#
Yates gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yates throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr moved away.
Sturd Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yates just manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand.
Sturd Jr throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates moves out of range as Sturd Jr throws a body kick.
Sturd Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yates has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sturd Jr.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yates circles away quickly and effectively.
Sturd Jr slips a straight right by Yates.
Sturd Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sturd Jr blocks the body kick.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Sturd Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yates is looking to land body kicks.
Yates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Yates connects with a right hand. Sturd Jr shakes it off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sturd Jr.
Yates's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sturd Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yates scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates throws a push kick but Sturd Jr slaps the foot to one side.
As Yates backs away, Sturd Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Yates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot.
Yates lands with a hook. Sturd Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yates checks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Yates off balance momentarily.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yates throws a head kick but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yates punishes Sturd Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Sturd Jr misses with a double jab.
Sturd Jr misses with a looping left.#T3#
Yates tried to score with a low kick but Sturd Jr checks it.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big left from Sturd Jr misses.
Sturd Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates.
A punch combination from Yates misses.
Sturd Jr lands a right hook to the body. #CL2#
Yates has closed the distance and engaged Sturd Jr in a clinch.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturd Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturd Jr. #T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yates.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturd Jr avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body. #BC#
Sturd Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Yates tenderised Sturd Jr's leg. Sturd Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sturd Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Sturd Jr dips to his left and cracks Yates with an uppercut!
Sturd Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.
Yates walks into a straight right hand from Sturd Jr.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Sturd Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sturd Jr wants to land a leg kick but Yates is out of range.
Sturd Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jason Sturd Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
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!
#R5#
Sturd Jr scores with a punch to the head.
A cross from Yates lands.
Sturd Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sturd Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yates's hands.
Yates moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Yates off balance momentarily.
Sturd Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Yates has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sturd Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Yates.
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but Yates avoids it.
Yates is looking to land body kicks.
Yates throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd Jr. #T1#
Sturd Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Sturd Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Yates should have avoided that one.
Sturd Jr throws a push kick but Yates slaps the foot to one side.
Yates tries a low kick but Sturd Jr avoids it.
Sturd Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Yates.
A big left from Sturd Jr misses.
Sturd Jr throws a push kick but Yates slaps the foot to one side.
Yates feints a counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr staying out of range there.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Sturd Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates connects with a right hand. Sturd Jr shakes it off.
Yates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Sturd Jr off balance momentarily.
Yates misses with an uppercut
and Sturd Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sturd Jr momentarily.
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.#T2#
Sturd Jr 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.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut.
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!
Sturd Jr misses with a hook.
Yates misses with a head kick.
Sturd Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturd Jr.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Yates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Yates avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A good leg kick by Sturd Jr.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSturd Jr.
Jab by Sturd Jr.
A combination from Yates does no damage.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Yates blocks a jab.
Sturd Jr dodges the punch combination from Yates. #T3#
Sturd Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturd Jr throws out the jab.
Yates takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sturd Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sturd Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sturd Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yates takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yates fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Yates misses with a hook. Sturd Jr ducked under it nicely. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Sturd Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yates blocks a low kick nicely.
Sturd Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yates misses with a leg kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturd Jr takes one on the button.
Yates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decent striking displayed by Sturd Jr there.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick which misses Yates's front leg but catches the back leg as Yates tries to avoid it.
Yates avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sturd Jr backing away here, and Yates unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yates throws a hook but Sturd Jr blocks it.
Yates moves away from the strike by Sturd Jr.
Jason Sturd Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturd Jr moves away.
Sturd Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yates has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Harrison Yates!
Harrison Yates is the new middleweight champion!

Event: Ascension 0301
Date: Mar 01, 2017

#R1#
Yates connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Yates.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yates enables Stern to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yates manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yates keeping full guard, as Stern tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stern is looking to work some ground and pound but Yates has wrist control.
Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Yates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stern pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yates is keeping the position for now.
Stern stays in close to Yates's body and controls the position.
Yates pulls Stern in close to his closed guard and prevents Stern from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern trying to control but Yates is working from the bottom. #T1#
Yates is pulling down on Stern's head. It's preventing any offense from Stern, at least for the moment.
Stern stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yates swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yates is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yates slips a jab from Stern.
Yates missing with a left hand there. Stern was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stern swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yates fails to land with a series of punches. #T2#
Yates throws a solid leg kick but Stern takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yates.
Yates is looking to slow Stern down with leg kicks.
Yates lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stern misses with a wild body shot.
Harrison Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yates misses with a looping left.
Stern misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Stern is looking to counter punch.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Stern moves out of range easily. #TD#
Stern feints and as Yates raises his hands in defense, Stern changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stern wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving.
Stern trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Stern is working hard here to advance position.
Yates looking to control.
Stern wants to pass the guard but Yates is keeping the position.
Stern trying to control but Yates is working from the bottom.
Stern tries to free his leg and advance position but Yates is retaining full guard.
Yates looking to control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stern seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yates scores with a hook to the body. Stern takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stern misses the jab.
Yates looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Stern moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Yates misses.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Yates misses the target.
Stern throws a low kick, looking for Yates's leg but Yates calmly moves out of range. #T4#
Stern throws a combination that misses
and Yates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Yates looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stern throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yates. #TD#
Stern closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yates did well to prevent Stern getting side control.
Stern slips a nice elbow through Yates's hands, connecting with Yates's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Stern is working for a kimura but Yates is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Stern is working for a kimura but Yates is defending it quite comfortably.
Stern trying to mount his opponent but Yates defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Stern dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Stern darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yates misses with the combination.
Stern shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yates but Yates pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yates.
Stern stuns Yates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stern ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Stern checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stern ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Stern scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yates in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Stern instigates a clinch.
Yates lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Yates - that landed with a thud.
Stern is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yates can do to turn this around?
Stern tries to pull guard but Yates holds him up against the cage and eventually Stern drops back down to his feet.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yates.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stern.
Yates throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yates throws an elbow but misses.
Yates pushes off an throws an elbow but Stern leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stern is trying to pull guard but Yates has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Stern. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stern avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Yates. #TD#
Stern manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stern wants to sweep but no luck.
Yates controlling from the top position.
Stern is controlling Yates's posture.#T2#
Stern wants to control but Yates passes easily into half guard.
Stern moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stern 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.
Stern working a defensive guard here.
Yates is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stern tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3##SUB#
Stern throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yates preventing the sweep.
Yates trying to control the position from guard on top but Stern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yates engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yates is fighting to break Stern's control of his arms but Stern is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Yates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yates throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stern looks to throw the jab but Yates is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Yates's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Stern sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stern ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stern appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stern misses the jab.
Yates scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Stern swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stern connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Yates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yates digs a good body shot into Stern's ribs.
Stern tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stern displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yates throws out the jab.
Stern 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.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stern throws out the jab.
Stern shoots for a takedown but Yates saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Yates pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stern is out of range and Yates settles back down.
Stern closes the distance and clinches up with Yates, looking for a takedown. Stern pushes Yates against the cage but Yates circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Yates misses the target.
Stern is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stern staying out of range there.
No joy there for Stern, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yates scores with a jab to the body.
Stern blocks a head kick by Yates.
Yates cracks Stern with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL2#
Yates moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Yates.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stern.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yates scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Yates misses with the head strike.
Yates misses with some punches.
Stern takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yates.
Yates pushes Stern back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stern fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yates misses with some punches.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by Stern.
A short uppercut from Yates.
Stern takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yates pushes off an throws an elbow but Stern leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T2#
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stern is defending well for now.
Yates lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stern is defending well for now.#TD#
Stern pulls guard effortlessly.
Stern working a defensive guard here.
Stern looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yates puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stern wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Yates is looking for a kimura but Stern is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yates to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Yates is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stern sees it coming and defends easily.
Stern has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yates is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Stern wants to get back to full guard.
Stern regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yates stopping the sweep attempt from Stern.
Stern pulls Yates in to control the position.
Stern working a defensive guard here.
Stern has a closed guard, preventing Yates from standing up.
Stern can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yates controls the pace.
Yates being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stern stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates.
A jab from Stern misses.
Stern swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Yates's shoulder, as Yates tries to avoid the shot.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stern moves away.
Stern misses with a double jab
and Yates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stern manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yates looks to land a left hand but Stern moved out of range nicely.
Stern will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Yates moves out of range as Stern throws a body kick.
Stern avoids the body shot from Yates.
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stern. That did some damage!
Yates walks into a stiff left hand from Stern.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yates has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!
The defeated Howard Stern had this to say: 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.

Event: EPL 11 Finale
Date: Feb 15, 2017

#R1#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.#CL2#
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.
#R2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3#
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. #T1#
Judah slips under a jab.
Yates throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CUT#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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!

Event: Ascension 0114
Date: Jan 14, 2017

#R1#
Yates thuds his right hand into Scott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scott swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yates counters with a nice uppercut.
Scott avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yates defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scott.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yates. #TD#
Scott dives in and scores a takedown into Yates's guard.
Scott content to stall in guard here.
Scott trying to control but Yates is working from the bottom.
Yates has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Scott looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Scott trying to control but Yates is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Scott goes for a double leg but Yates avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yates continues to drive forward.
Some wild striking there from Yates.
Scott attempts a counter takedown but Yates avoids it well and moves away.
A good leg kick by Yates.
Scott shoots in looking for a takedown. Yates tries to sprawl out of it but Scott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yates manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteban Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2##TD#
Scott drives through with a takedown into Yates's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Scott passes Yates's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Scott is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Scott is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yates is just riding it out for now. Scott eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Scott is working for a kimura but Yates is defending it quite comfortably. #T3##SUB#
Scott seems to be working for a kimura but Yates defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Scott is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yates is trying to maintain the position but Scott is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Scott looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yates is controlling Scott's trapped leg to prevent Scott from advancing to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yates is not content to let Scott control the position.#SUB#
Scott seems to be looking for submissions.
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 Esteban Scott will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scott is defended easily by Yates.
Yates slaps away a takedown attempt from Scott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yates displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yates lands a slapping body shot.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yates connects with a body shot.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yates.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yates lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yates digs a good hook to Scott's body.
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!
Scott takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body punch from Yates.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Yates stalks Scott and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Scott's face. Scott staggers backwards, shaken.
Scott goes for a double leg but Yates avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yates continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteban Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yates scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scott slips under a jab.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scott takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Scott shoots for a takedown but Yates saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Scott avoids the body shot from Yates.
Harrison Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yates chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yates swivels and escapes.
An inside leg kick lands from Yates.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yates sprawls well. Yates wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.
Scott shoots in looking for a takedown but Yates manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Scott's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Yates counters with a right hand to the body. #T2#
Yates thumps Scott with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but Yates shows good takedown defense.
Esteban Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yates!
Good leg kick by Yates there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Scott takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
A jab from Yates does it's job there.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Scott is looking to slow Yates down with leg kicks.
Yates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yates on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yates's waist but Yates gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scott off to one side.
Yates throws a big counter head kick but Scott avoids it with no problem.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott attempts a counter takedown but Yates avoids it well and moves away.
Yates is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scott rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scott is defended easily by Yates.
As Scott backs off Yates throws a huge counter combo but Scott manages to avoid it all.#T3#
Scott pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yates is out of range and Scott settles back down.
Scott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yates misses with a head kick.
Scott lands an overhand right.
Scott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yates throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scott throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Scott lands with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Scott or perhaps it was just good defense by Yates, which made it look bad.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yates under the eye.
Scott avoids the head kick by Yates.
Scott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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 series of punches but Scott moves out of range. #T4#
Yates moves out of range of the leg kick from Scott.
An inside leg kick lands from Yates.
A left lands for Yates.
Scott misses with a hook
and Yates counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scott shoots in but Yates avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yates throws out a counter right but Scott avoids it with no problem.
Scott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Scott scores with a shot to the body.
Scott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates.
Yates lands the left hand.
Scott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yates swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott jabs at Yates's body.
Yates scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Scott attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scott checks a leg kick.
A jab from Scott misses.
Yates throws out a counter right but Scott avoids it with no problem.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott misses with a body shot.
Yates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yates lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A low kick from Scott misses
and Yates counters with an outside leg kick.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates tries a quick counter leg kick but Scott is wise to it.
Yates lands a lovely overhand right.
Yates lands a body shot.
Yates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yates throws a combination. Scott tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#ROC2#
Scott is rocked!
Yates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Scott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yates thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Scott if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Scott 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.
Scott seems to have got his legs back now.
Yates throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scott dives in for a single leg takedown but Yates sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yates scores with a push kick.
Yates lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Yates. That snapped Scott's head back.
Yates digs a good hook to Scott's body.
Yates with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yates explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Scott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yates digs a good hook to Scott's body.
Scott on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteban Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scott. That did some damage!
Yates walks into a stiff left hand from Scott.
Yates throws a head kick that half lands.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott looks for a takedown but Yates sprawls well.
Yates scores with a hook to the body. Scott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yates scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Yates there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yates lands a jab to the nose.
Scott takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T3#
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Yates there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott throws a low kick, looking for Yates's leg but Yates calmly moves out of range.
Scott throws out a leg kick but Yates moves out of range and Scott only half commits.
Yates looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt - Yates sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scott avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Scott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yates lands a jab.
Yates thows a body kick. Scott tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Scott misses.
Donk. Yates catches Scott right on the button with a cross.#T4#
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Scott takes one to the side of the head.
Scott will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott shoots and misses
and Yates counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scott misses with a jab to the body
letting Yates counter with a right hand.
Yates connects with a nice looking jab.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Yates! Scott is out on his feet! Yates rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Scott is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Scott is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harrison Yates!

Event: Ascension 1231
Date: Dec 31, 2016

#R1#
Bowman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bowman. Bowman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yates misses with a kick to the body.
Bowman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yates cracks the inside of Bowman's front leg.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowman is just out of range.
Bowman throws a counter combo.
Bowman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bowman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yates. Yates obviously looking to wear him down.
Yates thuds his shin into the meat of Bowman's side.
Bowman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bowman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Bowman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bowman is looking for the big counter here.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Bowman off balance momentarily.
Bowman misses with a few strikes there. #T1#
Yates misses with a series of wild punches.
Bowman closes the distance and clinches up with Yates, looking for a takedown. Bowman pushes Yates against the cage but Yates circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowman.
Yates jabs Bowman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yates as he jumps to the side.
Harrison Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Bowman.
Yates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowman throws a head kick that misses.
Yates scores with a nice strike.
Yates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown but Yates shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yates is looking to counter punch.#T2#
A bone on bone clash there as Yates blocks the leg kick.
Harrison Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yates lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates moves out of range of the leg kick from Bowman.
Bowman takes one to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Casey Bowman has been cut.
Bowman lands with a kick to the temple. Yates shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #KD#
Yates lands a big head kick that sends Bowman tumbling to the mat! Yates takes a step backwards and waves Bowman back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Bowman is rocked!
Yates cracks Bowman on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bowman falls backwards against the cage. Yates follows up with more strikes that drop Bowman to his knees. Yates keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bowman! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harrison Yates!
In defeat, Casey Bowman stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to thank my team, my sponsor and of course my opponent for this fight. Today he was the better fighter...'.

Event: Ascension 1119
Date: Nov 19, 2016

#R1#
Yates throws a leg kick but Shaker moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shaker.
Shaker 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.
Shaker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shaker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shaker throws a push kick but Yates slaps the foot to one side.
Yates shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shaker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yates is out of range and Shaker settles back down.
Yates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shaker feints a counter leg kick.
Yates fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shaker checks it well.
Yates is looking to clinch.
Yates punishes Shaker's body with a nice straight punch.
Shaker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker misses with a hook
and Yates counters with a straight right hand.
Yates throws out a loose jab but Shaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates looks to land a left hand but Shaker moved out of range nicely.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Shaker slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shaker. #TD2#
Shaker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #T1#
Shaker slips a nice elbow through Yates's hands, connecting with Yates's forehead.
Shaker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shaker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shaker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yates is controlling Shaker's trapped leg to prevent Shaker from advancing to side control.#SUB2#
Shaker seems to be working for a kimura but Yates defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yates is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shaker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Shaker is controlling the pace.
Shaker looks to land a strike but Yates avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yates looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shaker wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving.
Shaker tries to free his leg and advance position but Yates is retaining full guard. #T3#
Shaker pushing down on Yates's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shaker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yates knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shaker is keen to just control but Yates is a slippery customer.
Shaker thows a huge punch but Yates dodges it nicely.
Yates taking some punishment here, with Shaker in his half guard.
Yates is not content to let Shaker control the position.
Shaker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shaker prevents Yates from improving his position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yates avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shaker. #T4#
Shaker misses with a head shot. Yates uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yates is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yates has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yates keeps Shaker at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yates jabs Shaker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yates feints and then cracks Shaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shaker down.
Yates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Shaker takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
As Shaker backs away, Yates returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Shaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Shaker slips under a jab from Yates.
A bone on bone clash there as Yates blocks the leg kick.
Yates throws a front kick aimed at Shaker's knee but Shaker avoids it well.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Shaker ducks down to avoid it.
Shaker jabs at Yates's body.
Shaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shaker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shaker throws a big shot that misses.
Shaker ducks right into an uppercut from Yates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaker is just out of range.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaker throws a leg kick but Yates moved away.
Yates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shaker. That did some damage!#T1#
Good work by Yates as he checks the leg kick.
Shaker cracks the inside of Yates's front leg.
Yates lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shaker takes a step back to recover.
Shaker stuns Yates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Shaker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yates avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Yates connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shaker works Yates's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Shaker is predictable there
and Yates counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Yates off the cage and back into range.
Shaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
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 misses with a wild body shot.
Shaker feints the counter takedown.
Shaker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shaker.
A telegraphed right hand from Yates misses the target.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Shaker ducks down to avoid it.
Shaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaker is just out of range.
Shaker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shaker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shaker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harrison Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yates lands a nice shot that snaps Shaker's head back.
Shaker cracks the inside of Yates's front leg.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Harrison Yates is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Yates does no damage. #T3#
Yates throws a body punch but Shaker moves out of range.
Yates moves out of range of the body kick from Shaker.
Yates moves in looking to clinch but Shaker pushes him off.
A low kick from Yates misses #TD2#
and Shaker counters with a single leg into guard. Yates didn't expect that.
Shaker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Arman Shaker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shaker connects with a couple of short punches.
Shaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shaker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yates wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yates utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yates avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yates is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shaker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shaker connects with a couple of short punches.
Shaker is fighting to break Yates's control of his arms but Yates is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shaker postures up in Yates's guard and throws a big left but Yates blocks it.
Shaker postures up and lands a big shot to Yates's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arman Shaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Shaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaker throws a leg kick which misses Yates's front leg but catches the back leg as Yates tries to avoid it.
Shaker lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaker. Yates does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Yates misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yates.
Yates misses with a wild combination.
Shaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A clash of legs there as Shaker blocks the low kick.
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaker manages to avoid it.
And Shaker tries to counter it with a takedown but Yates pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yates avoids the head kick by Shaker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shaker finds it's way round the side to connect with Yates's head.
Shaker misses with a straight right.
Shaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yates checks a low kick from Shaker.#T1#
Shaker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yates checks a leg kick nicely.
Yates avoids the body shot from Shaker.
Shaker scores with a hook to the body. Yates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shaker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yates swings for the body but Shaker moves out of range.
Yates takes a swing at Shaker's ribcage but misses.
Yates walks into a stiff left hand from Shaker.
Yates takes a swing at Shaker's ribcage but misses.
Shaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Shaker moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Yates.
Yates tries to clinch up but Shaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Shaker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yates is able to avoid easily.
Yates is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shaker. #T2#
Shaker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yates throws the kick towards the body but Shaker avoids it.
Yates lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yates is out of range.
Shaker throws a body kick that misses.
Yates stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yates checks a low kick from Shaker.
An inside leg kick from Shaker misses.
Yates throws a leg kick but Shaker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yates moves out of range of the body kick.
Yates fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shaker just manages to avoid it.
Shaker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yates rather than just go for the knockout.
Shaker throws a jab when Yates was well out of range.
As Shaker backs away, Yates returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yates scores with a hook.
Yates wants to clinch but Shaker slips to the side
and Shaker counters with a good low kick that Yates was not able to check. #T3#
Shaker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yates is out of range and Shaker settles back down.
Shaker is looking to land body kicks.
Yates moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Shaker slips the punch.
Shaker tried to score with a low kick but Yates checks it.
Shaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Shaker.
Shaker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yates checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yates takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yates takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yates walks into a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shaker, right into the meat.
Yates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yates throws a poor cross that misses
and Shaker counters with a low kick, right behind Yates 's knee. #T4#
Shaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yates on the side of the head.
Shaker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shaker lands a front kick.
Shaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Yates there.
Shaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shaker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shaker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Shaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaker punishes Yates's body with a nice straight punch.
Yates checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arman Shaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shaker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arman Shaker!
Arman Shaker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Ascension 1026
Date: Oct 26, 2016

#R1#
Sturd Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Sturd Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yates scores with a shot to the side of Sturd Jr's head.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Sturd Jr.
Yates lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
Yates lands an elbow just above Sturd Jr 's eye.
Sturd Jr lands with a left to the head.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yates lands with a short shot to the head.
Sturd Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yates 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.
Sturd Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick but Yates moves out of range.
Sturd Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Yates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturd Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Yates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yates blocks the body kick.
A nice side step and Yates releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sturd Jr moves away from the strike by Yates.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch there but Yates circles away.
Sturd Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Yates misses
and Sturd Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Sturd Jr moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Sturd Jr breaks from the clinch.
Yates is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sturd Jr cracks a nice hook into Yates's ribs.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates needs to keep his hands up - Sturd Jr had a free shot at his head there.#CL2#
Yates forces Sturd Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sturd Jr avoids it.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturd Jr's efforts to push away.
Sturd Jr wants to break free but Yates has control. #T2#
Sturd Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Sturd Jr on the inside.
Yates tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sturd Jr.
Yates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sturd Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sturd Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sturd Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates keeps control of Sturd Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sturd Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Yates. #BC#
Sturd Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sturd Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates dodges the punch combination from Sturd Jr.
Yates now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sturd Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it.
Yates connects with a body shot.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Sturd Jr fails with an attempt to clinch. #T3#
Sturd Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Decent striking displayed by Yates there.
Sturd Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crunch! Yates slams his shin into Sturd Jr's torso.
Yates looks to land a left hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range nicely.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Yates.
Sturd Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sturd Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sturd Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Sturd Jr moves out of range easily.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sturd Jr. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yates misses with a straight left. #T4#
Sturd Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Yates's head.
Sturd Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sturd Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
Jason Sturd Jr's cut is getting worse.
Sturd Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr punishes Yates's body with a nice straight punch.
Yates fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Yates misses.
Sturd Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Sturd Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Yates. That snapped Sturd Jr's head back.
Yates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sturd Jr is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturd Jr cracks Yates with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yates lands a really nice looking cross but Sturd Jr seems unphased.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturd Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Yates misses its intended target.
Sturd Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
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 Jason Sturd Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Sturd Jr wants to land a leg kick but Yates is out of range.
Sturd Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jason Sturd Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yates throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr keeps Yates at a distance using the push kick.
Sturd Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Yates.
A quick step to the side and Sturd Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sturd Jr. That's going to slow Yates down.
Sturd Jr lands a body shot. #CL#
Sturd Jr forces Yates back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook.
Yates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sturd Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturd Jr can pounce on him. #T1#
Yates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Yates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yates throws a hook to the side of Sturd Jr's head but Sturd Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Sturd Jr.
A slow jab from Yates misses its intended target.
Yates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Sturd Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Yates lands a right hook to the body.
Yates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sturd Jr swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Yates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yates throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr is looking to chop away at Yates's legs.
Yates lands a glancing blow to the side of Sturd Jr's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates lands a nice hook to Sturd Jr's body. Sturd Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T2#
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturd Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yates's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Yates tenderised Sturd Jr's leg. Sturd Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sturd Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yates's calf.
Yates tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick but Yates moves out of range.
Yates swats away the attempt to clinch by Sturd Jr.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Sturd Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sturd Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Yates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yates throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yates throws a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sturd Jr 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 Yates has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yates and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yates lands with a kick to the temple. Sturd Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Sturd Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T3#
An inside leg kick from Sturd Jr misses. #CL2#
Yates gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sturd Jr misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates. #BC#
Sturd Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yates lands with an overhand left.
Yates cracks Sturd Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sturd Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yates is able to avoid easily.
Yates looks to throw the jab but Sturd Jr is out of range.
Sturd Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sturd Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yatess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Sturd Jr.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sturd Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Sturd Jr misses
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Sturd Jr darts in and clinches Yates up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Sturd Jr breaks from the clinch.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturd Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturd Jr is looking to counter punch.
Yates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturd Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Sturd Jr misses the target.#T4#
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yates with a nice cross.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr loads up on a big right hand but Yates slips the punch.
Sturd Jr tried to score with a low kick but Yates checks it.
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Sturd Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates dodges the punch combination from Sturd Jr.
Yates throws the left hand but Sturd Jr avoids the punch easily.
Yates avoids the body shot from Sturd Jr.
Yates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yates throws a head kick but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Yates blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Yates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Crunch! Yates slams his shin into Sturd Jr's torso.#CL2#
Yates rushes Sturd Jr and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sturd Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yates throws out the jab.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick which misses Yates's front leg but catches the back leg as Yates tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Sturd Jr misses its intended target.
Yates wants to clinch up but Sturd Jr keeps it at a distance.
Sturd Jr wants to clinch.
Yates doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Sturd Jr does it's job there.
Sturd Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr scores with the left hand. Yates knows he should have avoided that one.
Yates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd Jr.
Yates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturd Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yates lands a head shot.
Sturd Jr with a nice cross.#T1#
Sturd Jr tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it.
Yates avoids the head kick by Sturd Jr.
Yates avoids a kick to the body.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sturd Jr throws a series of punches but Yates avoids them all with ease.
Yates throws a push kick but Sturd Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Yates off balance momentarily.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates dodges the punch combination from Sturd Jr. #CL2#
Yates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sturd Jr.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Yates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sturd Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harrison Yates seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T2#
Yates lands a knee to the body.
Yates lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Sturd Jr blocks a body shot from Yates.
A short uppercut from Sturd Jr. #BC#
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot
and Yates counters with a thumping low kick.
Yates connects with a body shot that sends Sturd Jr's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick from Yates misses.
Yates lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sturd Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yates throws a head kick but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch up.
Yates let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yates checks a low kick from Sturd Jr.
Jab by Yates.
Sturd Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yates is out of range and Sturd Jr settles back down.
Yates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Yates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sturd Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Yates throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
That kick from Yates tenderised Sturd Jr's leg. Sturd Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but Yates moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Yates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturd Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yates misses with a series of wild punches.
Sturd Jr misses with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr moves in looking to clinch but Yates pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Sturd Jr.
Yates throws an off balance right hand
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Yates.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sturd Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yates defending well as Sturd Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Yates misses with a hook
and Sturd Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T4#
Sturd Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sturd Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sturd Jr moves forwards but Yates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yates walks into a left hand.
Yates throws the kick towards the body but Sturd Jr avoids it.
Sturd Jr feints and then cracks Yates's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yates down.
A swing and a miss from Sturd Jr.
Yates raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturd Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sturd Jr lands with a good body shot.
Sturd Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yates throws a big counter head kick but Sturd Jr avoids it with no problem.
Sturd Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yates has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yates darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Yates.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harrison Yates.
Well Yates has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
Jason Sturd Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Ascension 101
Date: Oct 01, 2016

#R1##CL#
De Payens has managed to clinch.
De Payens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yates is defending well for now.
De Payens dodges an elbow strike from Yates.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by De Payens.
Yates lands a nice uppercut.
De Payens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Payens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Payens missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Yates.
De Payens blocks an elbow strike.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Payens.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land.
Yates scores with a hook to the body.#BC#
De Payens breaks from the clinch.
De Payens misses with a leg kick
and Yates counters with a low kick, right behind De Payens 's knee.
Yates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from De Payens both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens throws a lazy uppercut
letting Yates counter with a right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yates.
De Payens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Payens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yates. #T1#
Yates lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Payens throws a right and a left that Yates avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yates.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yates.
De Payens blocks a jab.
De Payens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yates's calf.
Yates throws out a powerful jab.
De Payens avoids the body shot from Yates.
Hugues De Payens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Payens wants to clinch up but Yates keeps it at a distance.
De Payens throws a body shot but no joy.
De Payens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Payens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yates counters with a nice uppercut.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
De Payens throws a leg kick
and Yates counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens drops his hands momentarily and Yates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yates connects with a jab.
De Payens looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yates with a hook.#T2##CL2#
Yates moves into the clinch successfully.
Yates lands a knee to the body.
De Payens is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Yates.
De Payens blocks a body shot from Yates.
De Payens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yates lands with a short shot to the head.
Yates pushes De Payens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates throws an elbow but it misses.
De Payens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yates.
Yates managing to block the knees to the body from De Payens.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Payens's elbow.
De Payens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Yates.
De Payens blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Payens.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Yates.
De Payens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yates lands a good knee to the midsection. De Payens won't want to take too many of those.
Yates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T3#
Yates lands an elbow that stopped De Payens in his tracks for a moment.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
De Payens has had enough of the clinch but Yates keeps him there for the moment.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Payenss head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yates.
De Payens goes for a takedown attempt but Yates pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yates lands a high kick!
De Payens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but De Payens is just out of range.
Yates connects with a body shot.
Yates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yates scores with a head kick. De Payens tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yates misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Yates.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Payens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and De Payens moves out of range easily.
De Payens appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - De Payens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. De Payens does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Payens digs a good body shot into Yates's ribs.
De Payens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yates throws out a powerful jab.
Yates checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yates misses with a body kick.
Yates lands a jab to the nose.
Yates pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Payens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Payens if he has to take too many more of those.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Payens.
De Payens tried to score with a low kick but Yates checks it.#CL2#
Yates instigates a clinch.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Yates avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Payens has his takedown stuffed
and Yates counters with a straight right hand.
Yates connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yates moves out of range of the body kick from De Payens.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yates lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Payens at a distance.
De Payens sizes up Yates with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Payens walks into a stiff left hand from Yates.
Yates scores with a nice right hand.
De Payens throws a low kick but Yates moves out of range easily.
De Payens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Payens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Yates.
De Payens closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Payens wants to clinch up but Yates keeps it at a distance.
Yates with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
De Payens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yates stuns De Payens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
De Payens pushes Yates up against the cage in a clinch.
Yates lands an uppercut.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates lands a left hand.
De Payens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Payens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yates blocks a body shot from De Payens.
De Payens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yatess head.
Yates throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Payens blocking some punches.
De Payens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yates looking to throw knees to the head but De Payens is blocking nicely.
De Payens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by De Payens. #T2#
De Payens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Payens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yates misses with the head strike.
De Payens blocking some punches.
Yates is working De Payens over against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yates throws an elbow but misses.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by De Payens.
Yates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Payens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Payens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Payens.
De Payens is trying to break the clinch but Yates is controlling him.
De Payens swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates lands an uppercut.
Yates misses with some punches.
De Payens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Payens gets through Yates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yates misses with an elbow over the top.#T3#
Yates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by De Payens.
A nice left hand lands by Yates.
Still in the clinch, Yates scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yates creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by De Payens.
Yates cracks De Payens with a nice body shot.
Yates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yates looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yates presses De Payens against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Payens avoids the elbow strike from Yates, against the cage.
Yates lands a good knee to the midsection. De Payens won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land.
Yates lands a good knee to the midsection. De Payens won't want to take too many of those.
Yates can't find room to land a body shot as De Payens controls the action.
De Payens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yates misses with a knee strike. #T4#
Yates utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Payens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yates lands a good knee to the midsection. De Payens won't want to take too many of those.
Yates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Payens throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Yates lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Yates.
A short left from Yates.
A short uppercut from Yates.
Yates misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yates.
Yates lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates lands with a right to the head.
Harrison Yates seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yates pushes De Payens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates is leaning against De Payens and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yates lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Yates scores with a leg kick.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and De Payens moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from De Payens misses.
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Payens.
De Payens drops his hands momentarily and Yates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Payens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yates scores with a punch to the head.
Hugues De Payens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Payens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yates to score with a decent uppercut.
Yates moves out of range as De Payens throws a body kick.
De Payens lands a front kick.
De Payens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good work by Yates as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates takes a swing at De Payens's ribcage but misses.
Yates fakes the leg kick and cracks De Payens in the body.
De Payens fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yates throws a body kick that misses. #T1#
Yates connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Payens. De Payens circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yates connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yates on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Payens misses with a body kick.
Yates jabs at De Payens's body.
De Payens gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yates lands an overhand right.
Yates throws a series of strikes that have De Payens backpedaling. #ROC2#
De Payens is rocked!
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yates scores with a sloppy right hand. De Payens should have avoided that one.
Oh De Payens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yates circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops De Payens to the canvas! De Payens doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Yates keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harrison Yates!
The defeated Hugues De Payens had this to say: 'Not only do you not understand my divine purpose, you judge me and cast stones. I will return, the time of judgement is upon your self, you are gods , wake up and realize you are the suffering you create, you are the love, we are one!'.

Event: Ascension - 3
Date: Sep 02, 2016

#R1#
Thrul goes for a double leg but Yates avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yates continues to drive forward.
Thrul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Yates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thrul misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
Thrul throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Yates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thrul on the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
Thrul throws a head kick that misses.
Thrul misses with a low kick as Yates jumps back.
Yates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yates throws a head kick but Thrul moves out of range.
Thrul seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Thrul throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates checks the leg kick.
Yates 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.
Sloppy strikes from Yates. Those never looked like landing.
Yates lands a nice shot that snaps Thrul's head back.
Thrul tries to land a leg kick but Yates saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul misses with a wild body shot.
Thrul tries to clinch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates throws a series of punches but Thrul avoids them all with ease.
Yates gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Thrul counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance. #T1#
Thrul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harrison Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thrul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yates's head.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thrul crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yates - the referee stops the clock and Thrul gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yates. Thrul manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thrul gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thrul thuds his shin into the meat of Yates's side.
Thrul misses the jab.
Thrul avoids the body shot from Yates.
Thrul seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrul was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Thrul fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thrul avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thrul scores with a hook to the body. Yates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates checks a low kick from Thrul.
Yates stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yates wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aznar Thrul. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Thrul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Yates's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thrul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yates scrambles back to his feet.
Thrul slips a jab from Yates.#CL2#
Yates clinches up against the cage.
Thrul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Yates lands with a left to the head.
Thrul has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yates is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yates working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thrul blocks an elbow strike from Yates. #TD#
Thrul has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yates is trying to keep an underhook but Thrul manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Thrul trying to control from half guard but Yates is working away.
Yates is trying to maintain the position but Thrul is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yates might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thrul haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T3#
Yates moves into full guard.
Thrul throws a big right hand that misses.
Thrul slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thrul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yates works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yates is trying to keep Thrul in close.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but Yates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yates keeping full guard, as Thrul tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thrul fakes the leg kick and cracks Yates in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thrul. That's going to slow Yates down.
Thrul ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Thrul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrul cracks Yates with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thrul is able to avoid easily.
Thrul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, jab by Yates - just one landing.
Thrul chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yates can pounce on him.
Thrul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrul.
Thrul avoids a kick to the body.
Thrul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrul.
Thrul scores with a hook to the body. Yates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 Aznar Thrul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aznar Thrul's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thrul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yates drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yates lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thrul at a distance. #CL#
Thrul rushes Yates and presses him up against the cage.
Yates lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thrul backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrul.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Thrul avoids the damage to the body.
Thrul misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul pushes Yates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thrul is defending well for now.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrul.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul tries to throw a body punch but Yates avoids it by throwing Thrul back against the cage.
Thrul changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yates fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thrul walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Thrul staying out of range there.
Yates lands with a nice body kick.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrul moves away.
Yates cracks the inside of Thrul's front leg.
Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thrul throws a jab when Yates was well out of range.
Thrul shoots in and drives through. Yates sprawls well.
Thrul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yates buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yates scores with a body shot.
Thrul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Nice body punch from Yates.
Yates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thrul can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates scores with a hook to the body. Thrul takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2#
Thrul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Thrul thumps Yates with a low kick.
Yates misses with a body kick.
Yates lands a head shot.
Yates throws a head kick that Thrul semi-blocks.
Yates tries to work over Thrul's front leg with a kick but Thrul checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thrul.
Yates dodges the punch combination from Thrul.
Thrul on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yates. Yates obviously looking to wear him down.
Yates takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thrul circles away quickly and effectively.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Thrul ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yates.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thrul. #T3#
Thrul chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yates can pounce on him.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrul scores with a hook to the body. Yates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thrul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice side step and Yates releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yates throws a good cross that connects.
Yates takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thrul ducks right into an uppercut from Yates.
Thrul keeps the fight on the outside.
Yates misses with a looping right.
Yates moves out of range as Thrul strikes.
Yates throws a jab when Thrul was well out of range.
Yates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thrul cracks the inside of Yates's front leg.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yates pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thrul is out of range and Yates settles back down. #T4#
Yates swings for the body but Thrul moves out of range.
Yates throws a body punch but Thrul moves out of range.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrul moves away from the strike by Yates.
Yates misses with a looping right.
Yates misses with a looping left.
Thrul throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Thrul's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thrul duly obliges.
Yates moves out of range as Thrul strikes.
Yates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thrul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yates lands a nice hook to Thrul's body. Thrul takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yates swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thrul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yates lands a jab to Thrul's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Thrul clinches up against the cage.
Thrul swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Thrul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aznar Thrul's cut.
That's time! Thrul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Thrul goes for a double leg but Yates avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yates continues to drive forward.
Yates feints a counter leg kick.
Yates digs a good hook to Thrul's body.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thrul throws out the jab.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thrul throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yates avoids the body shot from Thrul.
Thrul throws a sloppy head kick and Yates moves out of range easily.
Yates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yates connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thrul counters with a good low kick that Yates was not able to check.
Thrul shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Thrul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yates thuds a left hand into Thrul's body.
A shot to the liver by Yates. Beautiful body shot.#T1#
Yates throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thrul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yates.
Yates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thrul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yates swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Thrul to counter with a crisp jab.
Yates misses with an uppercut.
Thrul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thrul throws a leg kick that misses.
Thrul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thrul is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Thrul. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thrul.
Thrul slips a jab from Yates.
Thrul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrul.
No joy there for Yates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thrul 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 Yates has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yates and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thrul.#T2#
Yates misses with a kick to the body.
Yates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thrul fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yates avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aznar Thrul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yates counters with a leg kick.
Yates wants to clinch.
Yates with a nice cross.
Thrul missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Yates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thrul moves forwards but Yates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yates walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T3#
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thrul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Thrul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates throws a head kick that Thrul semi-blocks.
Yates misses with a kick to the body
enabling Thrul to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrul fails to land with a series of punches.
Yates misses the jab.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Yates does no damage.
Yates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thrul counters with a big head kick but Yates shrugs it off.
Thrul tries a head kick but it misses.
Thrul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yates keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thrul's corner calls for a 1-2. Thrul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thrul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yates throws a head kick but Thrul moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yates.
Thrul misses with a body shot.
Yates will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good shot there by Yates.
Yates throws a body kick that misses.
Yates takes a swing at Thrul's ribcage but misses.
Thrul throws a body kick that misses.
Thrul thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yates has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!

Event: Ascension 357
Date: Aug 04, 2016

#R1#
Yates misses with a looping left.
Anielski tries to counter by clinching up but Yates breaks away and moves out of range.
Yates lands with a nice body punch.
Yates throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anielski's head.
Yates scores with a shot to the body.
Anielski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Yates clobbers Anielski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anielski looks to throw the jab but Yates is out of range.
Yates lands a head kick. Anielski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick by Yates misses
and Anielski counters with a good low kick that Yates was not able to check.
Yates moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anielski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anielski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yates is able to avoid easily.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anielski moves away.#CL2#
Yates has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Yates on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anielski. #T1#
Anielski tries to land knees in the clinch but Yates avoids the damage to the body.
Anielski takes a shot to the head.
Anielski lands a left hand.
Anielski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yates working aggressively here.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Anielski swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anielski.
Yates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yates misses with a body punch.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anielski avoids it.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
Anielski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yates is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Anielski.
Yates creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T2#
Yates misses with some punches.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anielski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates lands a nice knee to the body.
Yates looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anielski blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yates.
Yates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yates using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anielski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Yates on the inside.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anielski blocking some punches.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anielski's elbow.
Anielski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anielski is leaning against Yates and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Anielski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Yates.
Yates tries to throw a body punch but Anielski avoids it by throwing Yates back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land.
Anielski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
Anielski is trying to force a seperation but Yates has the dominant position.
Anielski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yates tries to work over Anielski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Anielski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anielski. #T4#
Anielski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by Anielski.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Anielski avoids the damage to the body.
Anielski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
Yates lands with a left to the head.
Yates takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Yates.
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 has a couple of punches blocked by Anielski.
Yates misses with a body punch.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anielski is defending well for now.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anielski.
Yates landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anielski.
Anielski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Yates 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.
#R2#
Yates checks a leg kick.
Yates pushes Anielski away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Anielski throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anielski manages to avoid it.
Yates lands a high kick!
Yates moves in looking to clinch but Anielski pushes him off.
Anielski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yates closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Anielski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yates looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yates tries to clinch
and Anielski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anielski lands a nice shot that snaps Yates's head back.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anielski checks a leg kick nicely.
Anielski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yates tries to clinch but Anielski is having none of it.
Anielski is looking for a counter combo.#T1#
Yates throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anielski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yates misses with a low kick.
Anielski works the jab nicely.
Yates tries to clinch but Anielski moves out of range.
Anielski blocks a head kick by Yates.
Anielski cracks Yates with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yates throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Anielski moves into the clinch.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anielski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison Yates seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anielski lands a nice uppercut.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anielski's elbow.
Yates creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anielski's defenses.
Anielski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anielski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yates is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anielski backwards.
Anielski avoids the elbow strike from Yates, against the cage.
Yates with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Yates.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates blocks a body shot from Anielski.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anielski avoids it.
Anielski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
Anielski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anielski.
Yates staying out of range there.
Yates scores with a body shot.
Yates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anielski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anielski misses with a looping right.
Anielski tries to move into range but Yates moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yates is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anielski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T4#
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anielski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anielski.
Anielski lands with a right hand.
Anielski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Anielski lands a leg kick that knocks Yates off balance momentarily.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yates with a hook.
Yates fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anielski checks it well.
Anielski throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anielski on the side of the head.
Anielski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anielski connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harrison Yates will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Yates 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.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anielski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yates.
Yates scores with the left hand. Anielski knows he should have avoided that one.
Anielski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yates to score with a decent uppercut.
Anielski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yates in his tracks.
Anielski missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anielski was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates throws a right and a left that Anielski avoids nicely.
Anielski misses with a hook.
Anielski connects with a leg kick. Yates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anielski. Yates does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Anielski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yates works the jab nicely.
Anielski swats away the attempt to clinch by Yates.
Anielski throws a hook to the side of Yates's head but Yates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Yates. Beautiful body shot.
Anielski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yates let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yates throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anielski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anielski ducks right into an uppercut from Yates.
Anielski throws a head kick but Yates moves out of range.
Yates swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anielski.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lucjan Anielski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates lands a really nice looking cross but Anielski seems unphased.
Yates swings for the body but Anielski moves out of range.
Yates throws a wild body kick that Anielski sees coming a mile off.
Anielski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yates scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anielski throws a hook but Yates avoids it easily.
Anielski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yates looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yates tries to score with a low kick but Anielski moves his leg out of the way.
Anielski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yates.
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anielski. #T3#
The fighters circle momentarily. Anielski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anielski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yates.
Yates has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Anielski throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates tries to clinch
and Yates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Yates catches Anielski right on the button with a cross.
Anielski throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates feints a counter leg kick.
Yates throws a head kick that Anielski semi-blocks.
Yates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anielski doesn't seem bothered though.
Anielski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Anielski.
Yates throws a head kick that half lands.
Yates dips to his left and cracks Anielski with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Yates misses.
Anielski misses with a combination
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yates, right into the meat.
Anielski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yates displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anielski throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Anielski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anielski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yates catches Anielski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left and a right from Yates both land. Nice combination.
Anielski misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yates has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!

Event: Ascension 352
Date: May 28, 2016

#R1#
Yates misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Bathory on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bathory backs up against the cage. #CUT2#
It looks like Arzlan Bathory has been cut.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Bathory appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bathory went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bathory throws a looping overhand right but Yates ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Yates has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yates avoids the body shot from Bathory.
Bathory throws out a leg kick but Yates moves out of range and Bathory only half commits.
Yates is looking to clinch.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bathory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bathory was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
A jab from Yates misses.
Bathory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A cross from Yates lands.
Yates misses with an uppercut
and Bathory counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Bathory there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #T1#
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Bathory misses the target.
Yates tries to land a front kick but Bathory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A right-left combo lands from Bathory.
Yates missing with a left hand there. Bathory was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yates tries to clinch up.
Bathory walks into a stiff left hand from Yates.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Yates misses
and Bathory counters with a stiff right hand.
Bathory lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bathory doesn't seem bothered though.
Yates throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bathory counters with a series of strikes. Yates will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Bathory moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T2#
Bathory throws a head kick that misses
and Yates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yates throws a sloppy body shot
and Bathory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bathory throws a sloppy body shot
and Yates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bathory tries to work over Yates's front leg with a kick but Yates checks it.
Bathory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Crunch! Bathory slams his shin into Yates's torso.
Yates walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bathory checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yates misses with a body punch
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bathory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yates doesn't seem bothered though.
Bathory blocks a jab.
Yates misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Yates.#T3#
Yates tries to score with a low kick but Bathory moves his leg out of the way.
Yates feints a jab promting Bathory to slip. Yates then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bathory slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yates scores with a body shot.
Bathory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Bathory.
Yates stalks Bathory and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bathory's face. Bathory staggers backwards, shaken.
Yates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bathory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It appears Bathory was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bathory avoids the head kick by Yates.
As Yates looks to move away, Bathory throws a big counter combo but Yates just gets out of the way.
Yates throws a wild body kick that Bathory sees coming a mile off.
Bathory seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
A low kick from Yates is predictable there
and Bathory counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates darts in trying to clinch
and Bathory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Bathory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bathory 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.
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Yates closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
Yates using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bathory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harrison Yates will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arzlan Bathory's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
Bathory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bathory.
Bathory defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Bathory was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yates misses with a right hand
and Bathory counters with a leg kick.
Yates throws a right hand that misses
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bathory moves out of range of the strikes.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bathory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bathory was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Bathory 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Bathory ducks down to avoid it.
Yates tries to clinch there but Bathory circles away.
Yates misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bathory to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Yates's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yates duly obliges.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Yates throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bathory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range.
Bathory throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Bathory scores with a punch to the head.
Yates throws a hook but Bathory blocks it.
Bathory is looking to counter punch.
Yates throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bathory on the side of the head.
Bathory swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yates.
Yates throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bathory counter with a right hand.
Yates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yates misses with a wild combination.
Bathory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates throws a head kick but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory connects with a leg kick. Yates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yates fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bathory checks it well.
Yates motions for Bathory to come forward. Yates throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yates scores with a hook.
Arzlan Bathory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yates uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bathory has time to react.#ROC2#
Bathory is rocked!
Bathory is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Yates doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Bathory crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Bathory's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harrison Yates!

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