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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eugenio Antonio (ranked 402 p4p, 51 weight class) and Yef Yew (ranked 1196 p4p, 153 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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17 - 8 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugenio Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yef Yew!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio misses with an uppercut
letting Yew counter with a right hand.
Yew looks to throw the jab but Antonio is out of range.
Yew circles away from the clinch attempt
and Antonio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antonio tries to land a body kick
and Yew counters with a nice uppercut.
Eugenio Antonio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antonio throws a front kick that sends Yew stumbling back into the cage.
Yew lands a nice leg kick that just misses Antonio's sensitive parts.
Yew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Antonio.
Yew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antonio.
Yew scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yew looks to throw the jab but Antonio is out of range.
Antonio instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonio swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Antonio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Antonio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Antonio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antonio is working Yew over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Antonio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Antonio misses with a punch to the body.
Antonio tries to throw a body punch but Yew avoids it by throwing Antonio back against the cage.
Yew blocks a body shot from Antonio.
Antonio tries to throw a body punch but Yew avoids it by throwing Antonio back against the cage.
Yew's coach down at London BALLS OF STEEL was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yew's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short uppercut from Yew.
Antonio misses with a punch on the inside.
Antonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio pushes Yew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
Antonio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Antonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antonio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yews head.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antonio lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio misses with the head strike.
Antonio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antonio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antonio throws a head punch that misses.
Antonio misses with the head strike.
Yew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew lands a right hand.
Yew wants to break free but Antonio has control.
A head punch on the inside from Antonio fails to land.
Antonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yew lands with a right to the head.
Yew presses Antonio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike.
Yew working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
Antonio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antonio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Antonio swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonio has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.
Yew blocks an uppercut.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Antonio pushes Yew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugenio Antonio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yew lunges at Antonio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Antonio's hand.
Antonio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yew, pushing him back against the cage.
Antonio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Antonio fails to land.
Antonio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yew can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Antonio fails to land.
Antonio lands with a short shot to the head.
Antonio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Antonio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Antonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yew swats away the attempt to clinch by Antonio.
Antonio thows a body kick. Yew tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big right from Antonio misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio throws a front kick aimed at Yew's knee but Yew avoids it well.
Yew swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Antonio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Antonio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antonio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yew's sensitive parts.
Antonio throws a lazy right hand but Yew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antonio moves into the clinch.
Antonio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antonio tries a body shot but Yew blocks it.
Antonio misses with a punch on the inside.
Antonio cracks Yew with a nice body shot.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antonio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Antonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.
Antonio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Antonio misses with the head strike.
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew misses with the head strike.
Antonio struggles to land a body shot inside as Yew controls his hands.
Yew blocks a body shot from Antonio.
Antonio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Antonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antonio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
Yew blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonio has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio misses with some punches.
Antonio working aggressively here.
Antonio tries to throw a body punch but Yew avoids it by throwing Antonio back against the cage.
Antonio is leaning against Yew and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antonio.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antonio lands a body shot.
Antonio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Yew blocks a body shot from Antonio.
Antonio tries to work over Yew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yew is leaning against Antonio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yew blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antonio.
Antonio throws a head punch that misses.
Antonio tries a body shot but Yew blocks it.
Antonio tries to work over Yew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yew scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Antonio fails to land.
Antonio misses with some punches.
Antonio tries to work over Yew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antonio lands with a left to the head.
Yew blocking some punches.
Antonio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonio throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Yew breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugenio Antonio dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Antonio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Antonio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yew.
The fight stays on the outside here - Antonio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antonio throws a jab when Yew was well out of range.
Yef Yew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Antonio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antonio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yew clobbers Antonio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Antonio darts in trying to clinch
and Yew counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonio wants to clinch but Yew slips to the side
and Yew counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Antonio thinking.
A jab from Yew misses.
Antonio tries to clinch up but Yew circles away and keeps his distance.
Yew drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That kick from Antonio tenderised Yew's leg. Yew is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio instigates a clinch.
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yew prevents a body shot from Antonio.
Antonio tries a body shot but Yew blocks it.
Eugenio Antonio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Antonio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antonio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Antonio misses with a punch on the inside.
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antonio misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio lands a body punch.
Antonio swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Antonio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Antonio.
Yew slips a straight right by Antonio.
Antonio digs a good body shot into Yew's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yew looks to throw the jab but Antonio is out of range.
Antonio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antonio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yew scores with a shot to the body.
Yew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antonio was well out of range. Poor timing from Yew.
As Yew tries to get set, Antonio tries to push him back and clinch up but Yew manages to avoid the attempt.
Antonio darts in and clinches Yew up against the cage.
Antonio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antonio.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Antonio gets through Yew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Antonio struggles to land a body shot inside as Yew controls his hands.
Yew tries to break the clinch but Antonio is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Antonio fails to land.
Antonio struggles to land a body shot inside as Yew controls his hands.
Antonio tries to work over Yew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antonio lands a nice uppercut.
Yew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yew prevents a body shot from Antonio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio lands a nice uppercut.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Antonio.
Antonio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yew manages to break the clinch.
Yew on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Antonio. Antonio obviously looking to wear him down.
Yew blocks a jab.
Yew swats away the attempt to clinch by Antonio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antonio is looking to clinch but Yew is avoiding it.
Antonio misses with a low kick.
Antonio wants to clinch but Yew slips to the side
and Yew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yef Yew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugenio Antonio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Antonio, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugenio Antonio!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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