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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roc Le Phat (ranked 1727 p4p, 1094 weight class) and Pat Yaj (ranked 258 p4p, 154 weight class). Le Phat comes to the cage accompanied by Bonita Applebum. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roc Le Phat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj tries a head kick but it misses.
Le Phat misses with a body shot.
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yaj takes a swing at Le Phat's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Le Phat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Le Phat shoots in and drives through. Yaj sprawls well.
Yaj thinks about the counter body kick.
Le Phat connects with a jab.
Le Phat takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses.
Le Phat misses with a takedown
and Yaj counters with a good low kick that Le Phat was not able to check.
A punch lands to the side of Yaj 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yaj thuds a left hand into Le Phat's body.
Le Phat rushes Yaj and presses him up against the cage.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le Phat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Le Phat misses with a punch to the body.
Le Phat tries to pull guard but Yaj forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roc Le Phat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Phat.
Le Phat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Phat blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Le Phat can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Phat pulls guard effortlessly.
Le Phat seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Yaj stands and steps away. Le Phat gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pat Yaj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Phat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yaj paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le Phat stuns Yaj with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Le Phat - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.
Yaj lands a body shot.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Le Phat moves out of range easily.
Le Phat darts in looking for a takedown but Yaj gets double underhooks and turns Le Phat into the cage.
Le Phat misses with some punches.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Le Phat avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Le Phat breaks the clinch.
Le Phat has Yaj up against the cage in a clinch.
Yaj prevents a body shot from Le Phat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le Phat.
Le Phat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Phat blocks a body shot from Yaj.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le Phat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Le Phat is defending well for now.
Le Phat jumps guard and drags Yaj to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Le Phat trying to keep a closed guard but Yaj is proving a slippery customer.
Yaj wanted to stand there but Le Phat had control of the position.
Le Phat has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yaj has passed into side control.
Le Phat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yaj wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Le Phat.
Le Phat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Le Phat momentarily.
Yaj moves out of range as Le Phat throws a body kick.
Le Phat wants to clinch up but Yaj keeps it at a distance.
Yaj tries a quick counter leg kick but Le Phat is wise to it.
Le Phat clinches with his opponent.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Phat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Yaj.
Le Phat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Phat backwards.
It looks like Roc Le Phat has been cut.
Yaj tries to work over Le Phat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj prevents a body shot from Le Phat.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Le Phat gets through Yaj's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yaj.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by Le Phat.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le Phat avoids it.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Yaj lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Phat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj prevents a body shot from Le Phat.
Yaj pushes Le Phat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yaj tries a body shot but Le Phat blocks it.
Yaj lands an uppercut.
Le Phat struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Le Phat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj lands an uppercut.
Le Phat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Le Phat is breathing heavily.
Yaj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le Phat backwards.
Le Phat misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Yaj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roc Le Phat's cut.
That's time! Le Phat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Le Phat. That snapped Yaj's head back.
Yaj swats away the attempt to clinch by Le Phat.
Le Phat wants to clinch.
Yaj swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Le Phat.
Le Phat wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Phat throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Yaj to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Phat throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yaj was covering up waiting for the punch and Le Phat finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yaj manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Le Phat manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Phat has a closed guard, preventing Yaj from standing up.
Le Phat looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yaj passes into half guard.
Yaj tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Le Phat.
Yaj decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Le Phat looks to score with a jab to the body but Yaj is just out of range.
Le Phat walks into a stiff left hand from Yaj.
Yaj throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a leg kick but Le Phat checks it.
Le Phat misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yaj counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le Phat dives in for a single leg takedown but Yaj sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yaj prevents a body shot from Le Phat.
Le Phat tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le Phat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Phat.
Le Phat misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Phat blocks an uppercut.
Le Phat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Phat lands a right hand.
Yaj lands a left hand.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Yaj.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
Yaj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le Phat or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Le Phat.
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of Le Phat's head.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le Phat backwards.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Phat backwards.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yaj is working Le Phat over against the cage.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Le Phat jumps guard but Yaj turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Le Phat struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Yaj lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Yaj.
Still in the clinch, Yaj scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yaj scores with a hook to the body.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Phat controls his hands.
Le Phat pushes off an throws an elbow but Yaj leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of Le Phat's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Phat controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Le Phat controls the action.
Yaj softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Yaj.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Yaj is stalling here.
Good body shot from Yaj.
Yaj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le Phat or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Yaj.
Le Phat tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Le Phat back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Yaj.
A left hand lands to the body for Yaj.
Yaj tries to work over Le Phat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Le Phat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le Phat or not.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Phat controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Yaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roc Le Phat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yaj throws a low kick but Le Phat avoids it.
Le Phat throws a jab but it's blocked by Yaj.
Le Phat avoids the head kick by Yaj.
Yaj cracks Le Phat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yaj leaves Le Phat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Le Phat tries for a takedown but Yaj sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Le Phat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yaj.
Le Phat throws the left hand but Yaj avoids the punch easily.
Yaj lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Le Phat takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Le Phat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yaj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le Phat wants to clinch up but Yaj keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le Phat avoids the head kick by Yaj.
Le Phat throws a sloppy head kick and Yaj moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Phat feints and as Yaj raises his hands in defense, Le Phat changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yaj has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Le Phat has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Le Phat drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roc Le Phat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.
Yaj lands with a light punch inside.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Phat is trying to maintain a safe position but Yaj gets an underhook and turns Le Phat into the cage.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Le Phat avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Le Phat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yaj.
Yaj lands a left hand that snaps the head of Le Phat backwards.
Yaj pushes Le Phat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yaj tries to work over Le Phat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Yaj digs a right hand underneath Le Phat's ribcage. Le Phat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yaj gets through Le Phat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
Roc Le Phat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Yaj.
Le Phat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaj is leaning against Le Phat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yaj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Le Phat.
Yaj lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yaj digs a right hand underneath Le Phat's ribcage. Le Phat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le Phat is rocked!
Yaj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Le Phat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Yaj.
Yaj avoids the elbow strike from Le Phat, against the cage.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Phat seems to have got his legs back now.
Le Phat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le Phat jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yaj walks away with a smile on his face. Le Phat gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yaj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Le Phat.
Yaj lands a big right hand that sends Le Phat crashing to the mat! Yaj stays standing though and waves Le Phat back to his feet!
Yaj throws a head kick that misses.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Phat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le Phat lands a jab to Yaj's midsection.
Yaj takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le Phat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yaj misses with an uppercut. Le Phat saw that one coming.
Le Phat looks to throw the jab but Yaj is out of range.
Yaj lunges at Le Phat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Le Phat's hand.
Yaj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yaj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yaj gets tackled into the cage by Le Phat. Le Phat maintains the clinch.
Yaj presses Le Phat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pat Yaj is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Le Phat can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
Pat Yaj seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat lands with a left to the head.
Le Phat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le Phat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Phat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Phat is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yaj to keep the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Yaj.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Phat misses with a punch on the inside.
Le Phat tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le Phat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Phat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Le Phat misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Yaj.
Le Phat wants a takedown but no success here.
Good body shot from Yaj.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Yaj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yaj 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Yaj!
A relieved looking Pat Yaj thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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