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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kasahiro Yama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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202 lbs
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166 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasahiro Yama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Oliver!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver shoots in and gets a takedown into Yama's guard.
Oliver trying to control the position from guard on top but Yama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yama wants to sweep here but Oliver controlling him for the moment.
Oliver wants to get up but he can't break Yama's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yama looking for a sweep. Not yet Yama, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yama keeping moving, preventing Oliver from controlling successfully.
Yama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oliver!
Oliver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yama wants to control the pace but Oliver is squirming around nicely.
Yama throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Oliver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oliver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oliver tries to hold on but Yama postures up.
Yama lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oliver is squirming around, avoiding Yama's attempts to control the action.
Oliver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver tries to buck Yama off but he can't manage it.
Oliver is looking to get to half guard.
Oliver throwing hammer fists to the chest of Yama. What's that going to do exactly?
Yama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yama landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yama wants to control the pace but Oliver is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yama sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yama in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yama lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oliver is desperately trying to improve his position but Yama has a good base and remains in mount.
Yama is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Oliver has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Oliver wants to hold on but Yama pushes him away.
Oliver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yama lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yama looking to finish Oliver with some ground and pound. This is bad for Oliver!
Yama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yama controlling the position easily from mount.
Yama scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oliver is desperately trying to improve his position but Yama has a good base and remains in mount.
Oliver wants to control but Yama is having none of it.
Yama controlling his opponent.
Oliver taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yama lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliver working to try and regain half guard.
Yama working Oliver over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasahiro Yama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oliver darts in and clinches Yama up against the cage.
Yama avoiding damage as Oliver throws knees to the body.
Oliver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oliver jumps guard.
Oliver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliver keeping moving, preventing Yama from controlling successfully.
Yama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oliver thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver has momentary wrist control but Yama slips an elbow through the middle.
Kasahiro Yama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oliver holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yama.
Yama cracks Oliver with a solid left hand.
Oliver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yama is stalling in the full guard.
Oliver looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yama is in close to Oliver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yama throwing strikes from guard but Oliver blocks nicely.
Yama wants to control from the top but Oliver keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oliver is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliver is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yama gets tackled into the cage by Oliver. Oliver maintains the clinch.
Oliver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oliver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oliver can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yama connects with a couple of short punches.
Oliver is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliver trying to keep a closed guard but Yama is proving a slippery customer.
Yama wants to control from the top but Oliver keeps moving.
Oliver is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yama is controlling him.
Oliver controls Yama momentarily but Yama frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryan Oliver.
Oliver shoots in but no luck this time.
Oliver is breathing heavily.
Oliver is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yama's half guard.
Yama controlling the position for now.
Yama is looking to control Oliver's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yama avoid being mounted?
Yama makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasahiro Yama dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Oliver has managed to clinch.
Oliver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yama tries to sprawl but Oliver drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yama is pressing down on Oliver's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yama is pulling down on Oliver's head to control his posture.
Oliver wants to control from the top but Yama keeps moving.
Yama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliver throws a strike but Yama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama wants to control from the top but Oliver keeps moving.
Yama pushes down on Oliver's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oliver has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yama is working away from the top position though.
Yama trying to control from half guard but Oliver is working away.
Oliver is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oliver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oliver trying to control but Yama postures up.
Oliver is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Yama is staying active.
Oliver trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Yama manages to pass to mount!
Yama with the ground and pound from mount.
Yama tries to control but Oliver wriggling away.
Oliver is in a horrible position here. Yama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver wants to hold on but Yama pushes him away.
Oliver is looking to get to half guard.
Yama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yama is really struggling to control Oliver but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Oliver tries to lock up and control but Yama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oliver is bucking up trying to escape but Yama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oliver is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yama raining down shots from the mount!
Yama working the ground and pound effectively.
Yama landing strikes from the mount and Oliver is in trouble!
Yama tries to control but Oliver wriggling away.
Yama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yama lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oliver hang on?
Ryan Oliver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasahiro Yama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kasahiro Yama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yama, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasahiro Yama!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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