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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kawamura Yoshimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshimune comes to the cage accompanied by The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene. Paul Bourque has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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163 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
27 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kawamura Yoshimune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshimune lands a head shot.
Yoshimune works Bourque's body with a nice hook.
Yoshimune wants to slow Bourque down by chopping away at his legs.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bourque connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yoshimune. Yoshimune circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshimune.
Bourque doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoshimune slips a jab and a cross from Bourque.
Yoshimune moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Yoshimune.
Bourque takes a shot to the head.
Bourque blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoshimune misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourque.
Bourque blocks an elbow strike from Yoshimune.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimune tries to land knees in the clinch but Bourque avoids the damage to the body.
Bourque on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoshimune pushes Bourque back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yoshimune misses with a punch on the inside.
Bourque's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yoshimune missing with knees to the body.
Bourque has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshimune.
Yoshimune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshimune avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bourque avoids it.
Yoshimune taking a breather.
Yoshimune tries to land knees in the clinch but Bourque avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshimune trying to land knees to the body.
Bourque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshimune has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bourque blocks an elbow strike from Yoshimune.
Bourque blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoshimune slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yoshimune creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune has Bourque pressed against the cage.
Yoshimune misses with a body punch.
Yoshimune is working Bourque over against the cage.
Bourque is trying to break the clinch but Yoshimune is controlling him.
Yoshimune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshimune misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshimune is working Bourque over against the cage.
Bourque blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshimune doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshimune's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bourque tries to circle away but Yoshimune has him pinned against the cage.
Yoshimune tries to work over Bourque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bourque's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshimune misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bourque breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshimune is looking to clinch but Bourque is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kawamura Yoshimune dominated that round.
That's time! Yoshimune's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bourque checks a low kick from Yoshimune.
Bourque on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bourque throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshimune.
A big left from Bourque misses.
Yoshimune bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshimune swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshimune thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshimune looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bourque moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshimune.
Yoshimune is looking to clinch.
Yoshimune is looking to chop away at Bourque's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque clobbers Yoshimune with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yoshimune takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bourque tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bourque is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bourque with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshimune misses with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yoshimune.
Yoshimune is looking to clinch.
Bourque scores with a nice strike.
Bourque on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Bourque.
No joy there for Bourque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bourque misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshimune is looking to score with low kicks.
Bourque sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yoshimune tried to score with a low kick but Bourque checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshimune.
Yoshimune swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshimune bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yoshimune wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoshimune circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Bourque blocks the leg kick.
Bourque checks a leg kick.
Bourque lands a nice shot to the body.
Bourque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoshimune tried to score with a low kick but Bourque checks it.
Yoshimune thows a leg kick but Bourque checks it
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
Bourque pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshimune misses the target.
Yoshimune gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune lands the left hand.
Bourque throws a hook to the side of Yoshimune's head but Yoshimune sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bourque feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yoshimunes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Bourque.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshimune throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kawamura Yoshimune is winning the standup battle so far.
Bourque checks a leg kick.
Crunch! Yoshimune slams his shin into Bourque's torso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshimune comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshimune lands a leg kick that knocks Bourque off balance momentarily.
Yoshimune scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kawamura Yoshimune dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yoshimune lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bourque's sensitive parts.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshimune.
Yoshimune misses the shot to the body.
Yoshimune looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range.
Bourque misses with a body punch
and Yoshimune counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yoshimune fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Bourque misses with a left hand
and Yoshimune holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yoshimune missing with knees to the body.
Yoshimune creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoshimune doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bourque avoiding damage as Yoshimune throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimune misses with an elbow over the top.
Bourque is trying to break free.
Bourque breaks the clinch.
Bourque throws a right and a left that Yoshimune avoids nicely.
Yoshimune is looking to wear down Bourque with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yoshimune attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshimune misses with a body shot.
Yoshimune throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Bourque misses with a straight left.
Bourque is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yoshimune bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshimune shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paul Bourque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune moves out of range as Bourque strikes.
Yoshimune lands a nice looking body shot.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourque blocks a leg kick.
Yoshimune throws a push kick but Bourque slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshimune, right into the meat.
Yoshimune changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshimune just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourque has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bourque there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshimune.
Bourque misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune throws the kick towards the body but Bourque avoids it.
Bourque takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yoshimune fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bourque has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshimune tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshimune throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bourque counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoshimune connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yoshimune. Bourque shrugs it off though.
Bourque on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Yoshimune does it's job there.
Kawamura Yoshimune is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bourque's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourque manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Yoshimune slams his shin into Bourque's torso.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Yoshimune.
Yoshimune tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourque doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoshimune lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bourque has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yoshimune.
Yoshimune lands a nice shot to the body.
Bourque misses with a hook. Yoshimune ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourque checks a leg kick.
Yoshimune throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kawamura Yoshimune showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yoshimune has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kawamura Yoshimune!
A victorious Kawamura Yoshimune thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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