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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daud Yordan (ranked 89 p4p, 627 weight class) and Eja Igwe (ranked 8 p4p, 56 weight class). Eja Igwe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daud Yordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eja Igwe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igwe throws a head kick that misses.
Igwe's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Igwe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A jab from Igwe misses.
Yordan loads up on a big right hand but Igwe slips the punch.
Igwe throws a hook to the side of Yordan's head but Yordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It appears Yordan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yordan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Igwe throws out the jab.
Igwe misses with a straight right.
Yordan lands a slapping body shot.
Yordan looks to land a right hand but Igwe moved out of range.
Igwe throws a lazy uppercut
and Yordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Igwe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Igwe slips a straight right by Yordan.
Igwe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yordan defending well as Igwe loads up on a big left hand.
Igwe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Igwe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Igwe dips to his left and cracks Yordan with an uppercut!
Yordan swings for the body but Igwe moves out of range.
Igwe misses with a head kick.
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!
Yordan throws a head kick but Igwe moves out of range.
Eja Igwe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Igwe misses with a left hand
and Yordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Igwe moves out of range as Yordan strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Igwe! But no joy.
Good leg kick by Yordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yordan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Igwe moves out of range as Yordan strikes.
Igwe 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.
Yordan looks to throw the jab but Igwe is out of range.
Yordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Igwe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Igwe.
Igwe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Igwe moves out of range of the leg kick from Yordan.
Igwe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Igwe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yordan.
An attempted straight right counter from Yordan misses the target.
Yordan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Igwe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yordan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yordan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yordan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Igwe to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yordan lands the left hand.
Igwe throws a shot from downtown. Yordan moves away and avoids it.
As Igwe backs away, Yordan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Igwe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Igwe drops his hands momentarily and Yordan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igwe throws a jab but it's blocked by Yordan.
Nice defenses there by Igwe.
Igwe blocks a jab.
Yordan is looking to slow Igwe down with leg kicks.
Yordan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Yordan misses.
Yordan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Igwe checks it well.
Igwe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Igwe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Igwe throws a jab but it's blocked by Yordan.
Yordan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yordan staying out of range there.
Igwe throws the left hand but Yordan avoids the punch easily.
Igwe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Igwe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Igwe looks to throw the jab but Yordan is out of range.
Yordan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yordan cracks Igwe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Igwe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Igwe misses with a hook.
We've been told by Yordan's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yordan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Igwe checks it well.
Igwe throws a hook but Yordan blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igwe moves out of range as Yordan strikes.
Yordan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Igwe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Igwe misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Yordan misses its target.
Yordan misses with an uppercut.
Igwe throws a head kick that misses.
Yordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yordan misses with a low kick.
Yordan looks to throw the jab but Igwe is out of range.
Igwe misses with a hook
and Yordan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yordan thumps Igwe with a low kick.
Igwe throws a jab but it's blocked by Yordan.
Yordan throws a chopping leg kick but Igwe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yordan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yordan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Igwe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yordan misses with a looping left.
Yordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Igwe misses with a lunging right hand
and Yordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Igwe defending well as Yordan loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Igwe! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igwe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yordan can pounce on him.
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!
Igwe lands with a slapping head kick.
Igwe lands with an overhand left.
Igwe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Igwe misses with a hook. Yordan ducked under it nicely.
Igwe throws a jab when Yordan was well out of range.
Igwe moves out of range as Yordan strikes.
Igwe throws a jab when Yordan was well out of range.
Yordan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yordan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yordan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Igwe misses.
Igwe misses with a straight left.
Igwe throws a lazy uppercut
and Yordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Igwe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yordan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Igwe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Igwe misses with an uppercut.
Yordan misses with a kick to the body.
Igwe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Igwe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that 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.
A jab from Igwe misses.
Yordan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Igwe momentarily.
Yordan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yordan slips a jab from Igwe.
Igwe moves out of range as Yordan strikes.
Igwe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yordan.
An attempted straight right counter from Yordan misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Igwe blocks the leg kick.
Igwe works the jab nicely.
Igwe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yordan throws an overhand right that lands on Igwe's shoulder, as Igwe tries to avoid the shot.
Igwe looks to land a right hand but Yordan moved out of range.
Yordan throws a body shot but no joy.
Yordan throws a hook but Igwe blocks it.
Igwe checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igwe checks the leg kick.
Igwe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yordan throws a head kick that misses.
Yordan slips under a jab.
Igwe throws a hook but Yordan blocks it.
Yordan misses with a low kick.
Igwe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe throws a hook to the side of Yordan's head but Yordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Yordan. Beautiful body shot.
Yordan lands a head shot.
Igwe throws a lazy uppercut
and Yordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Igwe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Igwe can do to turn this around?
Yordan moves away from the strike by Igwe.
Igwe throws an off balance right hand
and Igwe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yordan misses with a looping right.
Yordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Igwe.
A little jabbing left from Igwe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Igwe throws a sloppy head kick
and Yordan counters with a nice uppercut.
Igwe throws a sloppy head kick and Yordan moves out of range easily.
Daud Yordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Igwe.
Yordan tries to land a leg kick but Igwe saw it coming and moves away.
Igwe throws a poor cross that misses
and Yordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving 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!
Yordan moves out of range as Igwe strikes.
Yordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Igwe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Igwe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Igwe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Igwe, as that shot connected.
Yordan misses with a straight right.
Igwe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Yordan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yordan.
Igwe misses with a hook.
Igwe walks into a stiff left hand from Yordan.
Yordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Igwe.
Yordan throws an overhand right that lands on Igwe's shoulder, as Igwe tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Igwe! But no joy.
Yordan misses with an uppercut.
Yordan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yordan scores with a decent looking hook.
Yordan connects with a crisp jab.
Igwe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Igwe throws the left hand but Yordan avoids the punch easily.
Igwe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yordan lands with a shot to the body.
Yordan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Igwe.
Yordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yordan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Igwe was well out of range. Poor timing from Yordan.
Igwe misses with a head kick.
Yordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Igwe moves away.
Yordan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Igwe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yordan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Igwe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Igwe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yordan lunges at Igwe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Igwe's hand.
Igwe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Igwe defending well as Yordan loads up on a big left hand.
Yordan slips under a jab.
Igwe slips under a jab.
Igwe misses the jab.
Igwe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yordan missing with a left hand there. Igwe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Igwe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yordan.
Igwe slips under a jab.
Igwe looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Yordan connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Igwe misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Yordan.
A little feinted left hand from Yordan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Igwe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yordan. That's going to slow Igwe down.
Igwe moves out of range as Yordan throws a body kick.
Igwe misses with a looping right.
Igwe connects with a single shot there.
Igwe throws a hook but Yordan avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Igwe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Igwe moves out of range as Yordan strikes.
Igwe tries a head kick but it misses.
Igwe misses with a hook.
It appears Yordan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yordan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Igwe misses with a looping right.
Yordan connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Igwe misses with a left hand
and Yordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yordan cracks Igwe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yordan avoids the head kick by Igwe.
Igwe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yordan misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Igwe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yordan.
Eja Igwe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yordan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yordan lands an overhand right.
Igwe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Igwe misses the target.
A jab from Yordan misses.
Yordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Igwe misses with a lunging right hand
and Yordan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Igwe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yordan.
Igwe is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Yordan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Igwe is just out of range.
Igwe connects with the punch.
Igwe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Good leg kick by Yordan.
Igwe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yordan.
Yordan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Igwe under the eye.
Yordan throws a shot from downtown. Igwe moves away and avoids it.
Yordan throws a leg kick that misses.
Yordan moves away from the strike by Igwe.
It looked like Yordan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Igwe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Igwe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yordan scores with a hook.
Igwe blocks a head kick by Yordan.
Igwe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yordan throws out the jab.
That kick from Yordan tenderised Igwe's leg. Igwe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yordan lands a body shot.
Igwe throws a jab when Yordan was well out of range.
Igwe throws a hook but Yordan blocks it.
Yordan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yordan ducks under a wild hook from Igwe.
Igwe walks into a straight right hand from Yordan.
Igwe loads up on a big right hand but Yordan slips the punch.
Yordan throwing a counter right hand but Igwe manages to avoid it.
Yordan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Igwe looks to land a right hand but Yordan moved out of range.
Jab from Yordan.
Yordan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Yordan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan with a hook.
Igwe is rocked!
Yordan thuds his right hand into Igwe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Igwe is still on wobbly legs! Can Yordan finish him?
Yordan circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Igwe to the canvas! Igwe doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Yordan keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daud Yordan!
In his post fight interview, Daud Yordan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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