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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Yelsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Darby might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Real American. Yelsky has chosen WWO - Damy radę as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Darby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Yelsky!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelsky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Darby avoids it really well and circles away.
Darby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darby misses with a few strikes there.
Good exchange - Darby coming out on top.
Darby throws out a loose jab but Yelsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yelsky shoots in for a double leg but Darby sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Darby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yelsky on the side of the head.
Darby stuffs the takedown attempt from Yelsky. Yelsky gets slowly back to his feet.
John Darby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Yelsky.
Darby throws a hook to the side of Yelsky's head but Yelsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darby scores with a one two! Yelsky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Darby throws out a loose jab but Yelsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darby slaps away a takedown attempt from Yelsky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yelsky blocks a head kick by Darby.
Yelsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Darby misses with a right hand
and Yelsky counters by clinching up.
Yelsky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Darby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yelsky looks gassed!
Yelsky tries for a takedown. No joy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Darby - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darby is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yelsky has him pressed against the cage.
Darby prevents the takedown attempt.
Darby misses with some punches.
Darby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darby tries to circle away but Yelsky has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darby working aggressively here.
Darby gets underhooks to prevent Yelsky's takedown attempt.
Darby avoiding damage.
Darby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Darby lands.
Darby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yelsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Darby.
Darby displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yelsky.
John Darby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darby throws a series of punches but Yelsky moves out of range.
Yelsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Darby.
Nice shot by Darby.
Darby gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yelsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darby misses with an uppercut
enabling Yelsky to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yelsky gets tackled into the cage by Darby. Darby maintains the clinch.
Darby struggles to land a body shot inside as Yelsky controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Darby 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.
Yelsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Darby but Darby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Darby throws a combination that misses
and Yelsky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yelsky.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yelsky preventing the sweep.
Yelsky 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.
Yelsky trying to control but Darby is working from the bottom.
Darby wants to sweep but no luck.
Yelsky trying to control but Darby is working from the bottom.
Yelsky wants to stand but Darby is controlling his posture from full guard.
Andrew Yelsky has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Darby cracks Yelsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yelsky dodges the punch combination from Darby.
Darby throws a series of punches but Yelsky moves out of range.
Darby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yelsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Darby sprawls well. He's pushed Yelsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yelsky is breathing heavily.
Yelsky throws a jab when Darby was well out of range.
Darby throws an off balance right hand
and Yelsky counters with a big head kick but Darby shrugs it off.
Yelsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yelsky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Darby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Yelsky.
Yelsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelsky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darby throws an off balance right hand
and Yelsky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yelsky.
Darby is pulling down on Yelsky's head to control his posture.
Yelsky wants to control from the top but Darby keeps moving.
Darby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yelsky manages to get himself to full guard.
Darby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Darby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yelsky can't keep his opponent in guard - Darby advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yelsky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Darby content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Darby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yelsky actively working from the bottom here.
Darby looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yelsky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darby.
Darby passes to full mount!
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 John Darby will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Darby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darby lands an overhand right.
Yelsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Darby looks to land a left hand but Yelsky moved out of range nicely.
Darby throws a nice looking combination but Yelsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darby clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Darby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yelsky as Darby tries to tie him up.
Yelsky blocks a body shot from Darby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelsky has Darby pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Darby manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yelsky prevents Darby from breaking the clinch.
Darby is trying to maintain a safe position but Yelsky gets an underhook and turns Darby into the cage.
Darby struggles to land a body shot inside as Yelsky controls his hands.
Darby is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darby managing to block the knees to the body from Yelsky.
Darby throws a head punch that misses.
Darby is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darby is trying to maintain a safe position but Yelsky gets an underhook and turns Darby into the cage.
Darby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Darby.
Yelsky prevents a body shot from Darby.
Yelsky breaks the clinch.
Darby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darby scores with a sloppy right hand. Yelsky should have avoided that one.
John Darby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Darby or perhaps it was just good defense by Yelsky which made him look bad.
A jab from Darby misses.
Darby misses with a combination
and Yelsky counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yelsky trying to control but Darby is working from the bottom.
Yelsky throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darby looking to control.
Yelsky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Darby is proving hard to escape from.
Andrew Yelsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Darby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yelsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Darby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darby, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Darby!
John Darby really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Inner Beast Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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