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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Ghouti (ranked 1004 p4p, 121 weight class) and Azacca Trounvouche (ranked 1111 p4p, 135 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ghouti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DAM - JASADIK-HOM. Trounvouche comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wanted Dread & Alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al Ghouti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azacca Trounvouche!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghouti tries to clinch up but Trounvouche circles away and keeps his distance.
Trounvouche connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ghouti momentarily.
Ghouti throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Ghouti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ghouti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trounvouche. Trounvouche circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Ghouti misses the target.
Ghouti takes the fight into the clinch.
Trounvouche tries to throw a body punch but Ghouti avoids it by throwing Trounvouche back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Trounvouche.
Trounvouche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trounvouche working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Trounvouche fails to land.
Trounvouche throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghouti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ghouti lands a hook that snaps the head of Trounvouche backwards.
Trounvouche stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trounvouche goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghouti tries to work over Trounvouche's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trounvouche throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghouti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghouti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche misses with a punch on the inside.
Ghouti misses with the head strike.
Ghouti lands a nice uppercut.
Trounvouche lands with a left to the head.
Ghouti tries to throw a body punch but Trounvouche avoids it by throwing Ghouti back against the cage.
Trounvouche goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trounvouche misses with a punch to the body.
Ghouti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trounvouche throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ghouti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ghouti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghouti misses with a body punch.
Trounvouche lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trounvouche has Ghouti pressed against the cage, preventing Ghouti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trounvouche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trounvouche gets through Ghouti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ghouti blocks a body shot from Trounvouche.
Ghouti blocks a body shot from Trounvouche.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche stops a takedown attempt from Ghouti.
Trounvouche lands a hook that snaps the head of Ghouti backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trounvouche misses with a punch on the inside.
Trounvouche tries to throw a body punch but Ghouti avoids it by throwing Trounvouche back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Trounvouche fails to land.
Ghouti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trounvouche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trounvouche misses with a punch on the inside.
Trounvouche lands a body punch.
Ghouti is leaning against Trounvouche and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trounvouche lands a hook that snaps the head of Ghouti backwards.
Trounvouche throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghouti.
A right hand to the body from Trounvouche.
Ghouti blocks a body shot from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghouti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghouti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trounvouche lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ghouti turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Trounvouche is looking for a sweep.
Trounvouche struggling a bit here.
Ghouti tries to advance to mount but Trounvouche denies him.
Trounvouche is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ghouti off and has taken his back!
Trounvouche trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ghouti doesn't escape.
Ghouti trying to control the position but Trounvouche manages to sink in the hooks.
What can Ghouti do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ghouti is in bad spot here.
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!
Trounvouche controlling from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche is hanging on to Ghouti's back as he tries to escape.
Ghouti is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Trounvouche.
Ghouti just trying to survive but Trounvouche is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ghouti is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
What can Ghouti do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ghouti tries to escape but Trounvouche has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ghouti trying to control the action but Trounvouche just sinks the hooks in.
Ghouti rolls, trying to escape but Trounvouche keeps control of the position.
Trounvouche controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azacca Trounvouche 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.
Ghouti loads up on a big right hand but Trounvouche slips the punch.
Trounvouche only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trounvouche pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ghouti is looking to counter the offense by Trounvouche and move into the clinch.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick that knocks Ghouti off balance momentarily.
No luck for Ghouti with that takedown attempt.
Trounvouche waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghouti.
Trounvouche looks to throw the jab but Ghouti is out of range.
Ghouti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trounvouche scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ghouti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche moves out of range as Ghouti strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ghouti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trounvouche slips a straight right by Ghouti.
Ghouti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trounvouche.
Ghouti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Ghouti moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche misses with a straight right.
Ghouti tries to counter with a takedown but Trounvouche is quick to defend against it.
Trounvouche leaves Ghouti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Trounvouche misses.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ghouti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trounvouches jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trounvouche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghouti.
Ghouti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghouti lands with a shot to the body.
Azacca Trounvouche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trounvouche uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghouti.
A countering left hand to the body from Trounvouche misses.
Trounvouche takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trounvouche scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Ghouti misses.
Trounvouche throws out a counter right but Ghouti avoids it with no problem.
Trounvouche throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ghouti counters with a shoot takedown. Trounvouche fights it but they end up in guard.
Trounvouche is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Trounvouche looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghouti stops Trounvouche from standing up.
Ghouti trying to control the position from guard on top but Trounvouche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghouti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trounvouche is keeping the position for now.
Ghouti trying to control the position from guard on top but Trounvouche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghouti looking to sit in guard and control but Trounvouche gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ghouti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trounvouche controls the pace.
Ghouti controlling Trounvouche's posture.
Ghouti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghouti throws a strike but Trounvouche avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ghouti prevents Trounvouche from getting back to his feet.
Trounvouche working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ghouti.
Ghouti connects with a couple of short punches.
Trounvouche manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Trounvouche lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trounvouche misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trounvouche misses with a punch to the body.
Ghouti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trounvouche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trounvouche lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ghouti backwards.
Ghouti lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Trounvouche.
Al Ghouti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghouti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ghouti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trounvouche tries to throw a body punch but Ghouti avoids it by throwing Trounvouche back against the cage.
Trounvouche tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghouti's elbow.
Ghouti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trounvouche tries to throw a body punch but Ghouti avoids it by throwing Trounvouche back against the cage.
Trounvouche tries to work over Ghouti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trounvouche.
Ghouti tries to throw a body punch but Trounvouche avoids it by throwing Ghouti back against the cage.
Trounvouche swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghouti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trounvouche makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trounvouche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ghouti lands a body shot.
Trounvouche can't find room to land a body shot as Ghouti controls the action.
Trounvouche cracks Ghouti with a nice body shot.
Ghouti lands a hook that snaps the head of Trounvouche backwards.
Trounvouche lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azacca Trounvouche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Trounvouche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trounvouche lands a slapping body shot.
Ghouti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ghouti shoots for a takedown but Trounvouche saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ghouti scores with a shot to the body.
Ghouti misses with a straight left.
Trounvouche fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ghouti on the side of the head.
Trounvouche throws a hook but Ghouti blocks it.
Trounvouche swings widly with a right hand
and Ghouti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trounvouche has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ghouti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Trounvouche's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ghouti under the eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ghouti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trounvouche throws a low kick but Ghouti avoids it.
Ghouti lands with a nice combination. Trounvouche backs away looking to recover.
Ghouti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trounvouche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ghouti throws a lazy uppercut
and Trounvouche cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trounvouche throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghouti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trounvouche counters with a thumping low kick.
Good shot there by Ghouti.
Ghouti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Trounvouche takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ghouti moves into the clinch.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trounvouche pushes Ghouti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trounvouche lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ghouti prevents a body shot from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche tries to work over Ghouti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trounvouche throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ghoutis head.
Ghouti lands with a right to the head.
Trounvouche tries to work over Ghouti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trounvouche misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghouti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trounvouche blocking some punches.
Ghouti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ghouti throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Trounvouche misses with a punch on the inside.
Trounvouche gets through Ghouti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Trounvouche - that landed with a thud.
Trounvouche misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Trounvouche.
Ghouti lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trounvouche.
Ghouti gets control of Trounvouche's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ghouti will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Trounvouche stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ghouti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Azacca Trounvouche has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ghouti has a closed guard, preventing Trounvouche from standing up.
Ghouti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trounvouche slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Trounvouche stands and steps away. Ghouti gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche misses with a hook.
Ghouti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghouti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ghouti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ghouti throws a body punch but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Trounvouche tests Ghouti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ghouti lands a slapping body shot.
Trounvouche misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ghouti feinted with a counter takedown.
Trounvouche scores with a nice right hand.
Ghouti loads up on a big right hand but Trounvouche slips the punch.
Trounvouche scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Trounvouche.
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!
Ghouti throws the left hand but Trounvouche avoids the punch easily.
Trounvouche scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ghouti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ghouti.
Ghouti scores with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trounvouche.
Trounvouche bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Trounvouche tenderised Ghouti's leg. Ghouti is trying to keep his angry face on.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trounvouche.
Ghouti misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghouti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ghouti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Azacca Trounvouche is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trounvouche lands with a nice body punch.
Ghouti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azacca Trounvouche comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trounvouche has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azacca Trounvouche!
Azacca Trounvouche spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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