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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yamaoka Yukinobu (ranked 3452 p4p, 3588 weight class) and Corey Baird (ranked 340 p4p, 350 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yamaoka Yukinobu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Baird!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird looks to throw the jab but Yukinobu is out of range.
Baird looks to land a right hand but Yukinobu moved out of range.
Baird throws a hook but Yukinobu avoids it easily.
Baird takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yukinobu throws the kick towards the body but Baird avoids it.
Yukinobu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yukinobu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Baird misses its intended target.
Yukinobu throws a shot to the body.
Baird scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Yamaoka Yukinobu has been cut.
Yukinobu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yukinobu works the jab nicely.
Baird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yukinobu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baird swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yukinobu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Baird misses the target.
Yukinobu throws a head kick that misses.
Baird looks to land a right hand but Yukinobu moved out of range.
Yukinobu lands a jab.
Yukinobu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yukinobu slips a straight right by Baird.
Baird throws the left hand but Yukinobu avoids the punch easily.
Baird scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu throws a shot to the body.
Yukinobu pushes Baird away with a front kick.
Yukinobu staying out of range there.
We've been informed that Baird 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.
Yukinobu misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yukinobu.
Jab from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu defending well as Baird loads up on a big left hand.
Yukinobu throws the left hand but Baird avoids the punch easily.
Yukinobu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Corey Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baird misses the jab.
Yukinobu feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice cross by Baird.
Baird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baird's corner calls for a 1-2. Baird obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baird might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yukinobu drops Baird with a beautiful combination! Baird stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yukinobu is looking for the KO!
Baird is rocked!
It looks like Corey Baird has been cut.
Yukinobu drops Baird with a big left hand! Baird is injured, injured bad! Yukinobu jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yamaoka Yukinobu!
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