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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 1004 p4p, 1606 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 160 p4p, 247 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman avoids the head kick by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Makaki Iii.
Rahman throws out a loose jab but Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makaki Iii throws the kick towards the body but Rahman avoids it.
Rahman wants to counter with a clinch but Makaki Iii pushes him away.
Rahman tries to clinch up but Makaki Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
Rahman throws a shot from downtown. Makaki Iii moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makaki Iii. Rahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makaki Iii feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Makaki Iii missing with a left hand there. Rahman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Rahman finds it's way through Makaki Iii's defenses.
Rahman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rahman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makaki Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Makaki Iii misses its target.
Makaki Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Makaki Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makaki Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheers as Makaki Iii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rahman doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman misses with an uppercut. Makaki Iii saw that one coming.
Rahman 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.
Makaki Iii misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Makaki Iii.
Rahman wants to counter with a clinch but Makaki Iii pushes him away.
Rahman takes a swing at Makaki Iii's ribcage but misses.
Makaki Iii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makaki Iii throws out a loose jab but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman throws a lazy right hand but Makaki Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Makaki Iii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rahman.
Rahman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Makaki Iii lands a nice hook to Rahman's body. Rahman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rahman looks to throw the jab but Makaki Iii is out of range.
Makaki Iii jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rahman has Makaki Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Rahman takes a shot to the head.
Rahman tries to throw a body punch but Makaki Iii avoids it by throwing Rahman back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makaki Iii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makaki Iii landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Makaki Iii tries a body shot but Rahman blocks it.
Makaki Iii tries a knee to the head but Rahman blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahman avoids the elbow strike from Makaki Iii, against the cage.
Makaki Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman pushes Makaki Iii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahman prevents a body shot from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Rahman on the inside.
Makaki Iii blocking some punches.
Makaki Iii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Rahman blocks a body shot from Makaki Iii.
Rahman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
Rahman managing to block the knees to the body from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makaki Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Rahman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman blocks a body shot from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
Rahman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rahman gets through Makaki Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Makaki Iii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makaki Iii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahman blocks a jab.
Makaki Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Rahman.
Makaki Iii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Rahman misses its intended target.
Makaki Iii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Makaki Iii cracks Rahman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rahman clinches.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Makaki Iii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Makaki Iii controls his hands.
Makaki Iii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rahman avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makaki Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rahman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makaki Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rahman throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Makaki Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Makaki Iii tries a low kick but Rahman avoids it.
Makaki Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Makaki Iii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rahman looks to land a left hand but Makaki Iii moved out of range nicely.
Rahman walks into a stiff left hand from Makaki Iii.
Rahman has managed to clinch.
Makaki Iii pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Makaki Iii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rahman avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makaki Iii digs a right hand underneath Rahman's ribcage. Rahman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahman.
Rahman lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Makaki Iii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahman is just out of range.
Makaki Iii tries to work over Rahman's front leg with a kick but Rahman checks it.
Rahman tries to clinch there but Makaki Iii circles away.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makaki Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rahman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makaki Iii.
Nice body punch from Rahman.
Rahman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rahman can do to turn this around?
Makaki Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Rahman.
Rahman with a jab.
Rahman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Makaki Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yancy Makaki Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Rahman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Makaki Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rahman stuns Makaki Iii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Makaki Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rahman scores with a jab. Makaki Iii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman takes one on the button.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick, looking for Rahman's leg but Rahman calmly moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Makaki Iii tests Rahman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick from Makaki Iii, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rahman moves out of range of the body kick.
Rahman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Makaki Iii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Makaki Iii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut. Rahman saw that one coming.
Makaki Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rahman.
Makaki Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rahman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rahman moves in looking to clinch but Makaki Iii pushes him off.
Rahman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaki Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Makaki Iii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rahman.
Rahman pushes Makaki Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Makaki Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makaki Iii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rahman doesn't manage to clinch there - Makaki Iii circles away.
Rahman misses with a looping right.
Makaki Iii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rahman is able to avoid easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rahman tries to work over Makaki Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makaki Iii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Makaki Iii.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makaki Iii misses with an elbow strike.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii lands with a left to the head.
Makaki Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rahman avoids the elbow strike from Makaki Iii, against the cage.
Makaki Iii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makaki Iii blocks a body shot from Rahman.
Rahman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii prevents a body shot from Rahman.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Makaki Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makaki Iii's elbow.
Rahman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makaki Iii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Makaki Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, jab by Rahman - just one landing.
Makaki Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman looks to land a combination but Makaki Iii avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makaki Iii throws a lazy right hand but Rahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Makaki Iii does it's job there.
Makaki Iii 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.
Makaki Iii sets himself, and Rahman steps forward looking for the clinch! Makaki Iii avoids it this time.
Nice uppercut there from Rahman.
Makaki Iii takes a swing at Rahman's ribcage but misses.
Rahman defending well as Makaki Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Makaki Iii as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Makaki Iii.
Rahman throws a one two combo.
It looks like Yancy Makaki Iii has been cut.
Rahman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii throws a hook but Rahman blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahman shoots in but Makaki Iii avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rahman tries to clinch up.
Makaki Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Yancy Makaki Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yancy Makaki Iii's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick from Makaki Iii lands but Rahman takes it in his stride.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut. Rahman saw that one coming.
Makaki Iii tries to keep at a distance but Rahman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rahman scores with a hook to the body.
Rahman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makaki Iii tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Makaki Iii misses with an elbow over the top.
Rahman pushes Makaki Iii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
Makaki Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makaki Iii blocks an uppercut.
Makaki Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makaki Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Rahman controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii pushes Rahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makaki Iii pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Makaki Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
Makaki Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Makaki Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Abdul Rahman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rahman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Makaki Iii.
Rahman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makaki Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makaki Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makaki Iii prevents a body shot from Rahman.
Makaki Iii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rahman blocks it with crossed arms.
Makaki Iii blocks a body shot from Rahman.
Rahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
Rahman working aggressively here.
Rahman keeps control of Makaki Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abdul Rahman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.
Makaki Iii tries a body shot but Rahman blocks it.
Makaki Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahman misses with a punch to the body.
Makaki Iii breaks the clinch.
Makaki Iii lands with a nice combination. Rahman backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahman moves into the clinch.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Makaki Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makaki Iii misses with a body punch.
Makaki Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahman controls his hands.
Rahman blocks an uppercut.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makaki Iii working aggressively here.
Makaki Iii gets through Rahman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Rahman.
Makaki Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
Rahman tries to work over Makaki Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rahman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makaki Iii's elbow.
Rahman managing to block the knees to the body from Makaki Iii.
Rahman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Rahman.
Rahman managing to block the knees to the body from Makaki Iii.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Makaki Iii breaks the clinch.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab. Rahman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Makaki Iii swinging wildly here.
Makaki Iii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rahman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Makaki Iii.
Rahman closes the distance and clinches.
Rahman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Rahman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rahman lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman tries to work over Makaki Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rahman working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Rahman.
Rahman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rahman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makaki Iii's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Rahman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rahman lands a shoulder strike.
Rahman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rahman tries to work over Makaki Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makaki Iii throws an elbow but it misses.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman pushes Makaki Iii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makaki Iii lands an uppercut.
Rahman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makaki Iii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Rahman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makaki Iii 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 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yancy Makaki Iii!
An out of breath Yancy Makaki Iii thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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