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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asano Kana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ovidiu Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asano Kana had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asano Kana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ovidiu Roman!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kana moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kana.
Kana lands a knee to the head.
Kana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roman misses with the head strike.
Kana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kana rushes Roman and presses him up against the cage.
Kana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roman looks winded!
Kana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kana takes the fight into the clinch.
Kana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roman letting Kana take a breather here.
Kana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roman's elbow.
Roman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kana avoids it.
Kana content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Roman misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Kana.
Kana crunches a lovely knee into Roman's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kana connects with a knee to the head.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kana lands a knee to the body.
Kana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kana lands with a right to the head.
Roman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kana landing knees to the body.
Roman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kana working Roman over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kana with a knee to the head.
Kana with a knee to the head.
Kana lands a damaging elbow.
Kana tries a knee to the head but Roman blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kana lands an elbow inside.
Kana stalling the fight.
Roman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kana avoids the damage to the body.
Kana wants to stall.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kana dodges an elbow strike from Roman.
Kana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roman missing with knees to the body.
Roman avoiding damage as Kana throws knees to the body.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kana tries to break free but Roman pushes him back against the cage.
Kana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kana.
Kana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roman trying to land knees to the body.
Kana really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.
Roman has a couple of punches blocked by Kana.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kana throws a punch but it's blocked by Roman.
Roman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roman misses with a punch on the inside.
Kana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roman avoids it.
Roman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kana avoids it.
Kana looking to throw knees to the head but Roman is blocking nicely.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman misses with the head strike.
Roman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roman avoids the elbow strike from Kana, against the cage.
Roman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roman misses with some punches.
Roman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roman working aggressively here.
Roman misses with some punches.
Roman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kana blocking some punches.
Roman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kana blocks an elbow strike.
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!
Roman working aggressively here.
Kana missing with knees to the body.
Kana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asano Kana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Roman has closed the distance and engaged Kana in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kana.
Kana with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ovidiu Roman has been cut.
Kana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kana lands a knee to the head.
Kana lands an elbow that stopped Roman in his tracks for a moment.
Kana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roman.
Kana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Roman - that landed with a thud.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roman tries a knee to the head but Kana blocks it.
Roman missing with knees to the body.
Kana just leaning against Roman, taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kana landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kana slowing the pace effectively.
Roman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roman gets tackled into the cage by Kana. Kana maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roman.
Kana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kana blocks an uppercut.
Kana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roman managing to block the knees to the body from Kana.
Roman missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roman throws an elbow but misses.
Roman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roman throws a punch but it's blocked by Kana.
Kana avoids a wild elbow strike from Roman.
Roman tries a body shot but Kana blocks it.
Kana working aggressively here.
Roman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kana misses with a knee strike.
Roman misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kana's brow.
Kana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kana avoids the damage to the body.
Roman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kana managing to block the knees to the body from Roman.
Kana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kana avoids the damage to the body.
Roman throws an elbow but it misses.
Kana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roman blocks it with crossed arms.
Roman misses with a knee strike.
Asano Kana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kana blocks a body shot from Roman.
Roman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roman throws a head punch that misses.
Kana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kana's brow.
Kana dodges an elbow strike from Roman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman pushes off an throws an elbow but Kana leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kana.
Kana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roman is keeping busy.
Roman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kana.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kana avoids the damage to the body.
Kana prevents a body shot from Roman.
Kana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roman looking to throw knees to the head but Kana is blocking nicely.
Kana blocks an uppercut.
Kana blocks a body shot from Roman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kana looking to throw knees to the head but Roman is blocking nicely.
Roman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roman misses with a punch on the inside.
Roman throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kana's brow.
Roman trying to land knees to the body.
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kana avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman working aggressively here.
Kana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kana avoids it.
Kana tries to stall but Roman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ovidiu Roman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ovidiu Roman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Roman shoots in for a takedown but Kana shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kana controlling the action here for a moment.
Kana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roman can do to turn this around?
Roman misses with some punches.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kana.
Kana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kana breaks the clinch.
Roman darts in and clinches Kana up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kana.
Roman looking to throw knees to the head but Kana is blocking nicely.
Roman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roman misses with a knee to the head.
Kana lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kana landing knees to the body.
Kana blocks an uppercut.
Kana content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roman blocks it with crossed arms.
Kana lands a knee to the head.
Roman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roman misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roman.
Roman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roman throws a head punch that misses.
Roman misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kana throws a head punch that misses.
Roman misses with an elbow strike.
Kana misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kana's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kana.
Kana prevents a body shot from Roman.
Kana blocks an elbow strike.
Roman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roman throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kana avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kana.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.
Kana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kana controls his hands.
Roman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Roman as the two fighters clinch.
Kana blocks an uppercut.
Roman misses with a knee to the head.
Roman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roman tries a knee to the head but Kana blocks it.
Roman tries to work over Kana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kana misses with a knee to the head.
Roman misses with a punch to the body.
Roman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kana avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kana avoids it.
Roman misses with a punch on the inside.
Roman working aggressively here.
Kana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roman has a couple of punches blocked by Kana.
A head punch on the inside from Roman fails to land.
Kana tries a knee to the head but Roman blocks it.
Kana blocks a body shot from Roman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kana.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roman throws a head punch that misses.
Roman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ovidiu Roman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ovidiu Roman!
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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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