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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Oleynik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaaki Kanagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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209 lbs
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186 cm
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211 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexey Oleynik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masaaki Kanagawa!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Oleynik misses its intended target.
Oleynik scores with a punch to the head.
Oleynik misses with a hook.
Kanagawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oleynik.
Kanagawa tries to bum rush Oleynik with a series of wild strikes but Oleynik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kanagawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Oleynik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oleynik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oleynik dips to his left and cracks Kanagawa with an uppercut!
Oleynik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanagawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Oleynik.
Oleynik connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Oleynik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kanagawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Oleynik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kanagawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Kanagawa misses with a few strikes there.
Kanagawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oleynik on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanagawa slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Oleynik.
Some wild striking there from Kanagawa.
Oleynik slips a straight right by Kanagawa.
Oleynik throws the left hand but Kanagawa avoids the punch easily.
Kanagawa throws out a counter right but Oleynik avoids it with no problem.
Kanagawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanagawa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oleynik missing with a left hand there. Kanagawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Kanagawa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kanagawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice combination there by Kanagawa.
Oleynik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oleynik with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oleynik cracks Kanagawa with a good jab.
Kanagawa throws a nice looking combination but Oleynik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oleynik throws a right hand that misses
and Kanagawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oleynik misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on Kanagawa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oleynik misses with a hook.
Oleynik is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Kanagawa misses.
Oleynik throws an overhand right that lands on Kanagawa's shoulder, as Kanagawa tries to avoid the shot.
Oleynik seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oleynik punishes Kanagawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Oleynik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanagawa manages to avoid it.
Oleynik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kanagawa throws out a counter right but Oleynik avoids it with no problem.
Kanagawa jabs Oleynik right on the nose. Oleynik blinks but takes it well.
Oleynik jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oleynik throws a shot from downtown. Kanagawa moves away and avoids it.
Kanagawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kanagawa slips under a jab.
A jab from Kanagawa misses.
Oleynik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Oleynik misses.
Oleynik defending well as Kanagawa loads up on a big left hand.
Oleynik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanagawa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oleynik thinking.
Oleynik looks to land a left hand but Kanagawa moved out of range nicely.
Kanagawa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kanagawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oleynik.
Kanagawa swings widly with a right hand
and Oleynik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oleynik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleynik misses with a lunging right hand
and Kanagawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oleynik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oleynik.
Jab, jab by Oleynik - just one landing.
Oleynik misses the jab.
Kanagawa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oleynik cracks Kanagawa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kanagawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kanagawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oleynik.
Oleynik looks to land a left hand but Kanagawa moved out of range nicely.
Kanagawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Kanagawa misses.
Oleynik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kanagawa.
Oleynik is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Oleynik dominated that round.
That's time! Oleynik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Kanagawa. Those never looked like landing.
Oleynik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kanagawa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oleynik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alexey Oleynik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Kanagawa. Those never looked like landing.
Oleynik works over Kanagawa's head and body with a nice combination.
Oleynik ducks under a wild hook from Kanagawa.
Oleynik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kanagawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kanagawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Oleynik.
Oleynik throws a jab but it's blocked by Kanagawa.
Oleynik misses with a looping right.
Kanagawa throws out a counter right but Oleynik avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oleynik throws a lazy right hand but Kanagawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kanagawa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Oleynik - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleynik throws a poor cross that misses
and Kanagawa counters with a straight right hand.
Oleynik throws an overhand right that lands on Kanagawa's shoulder, as Kanagawa tries to avoid the shot.
Oleynik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanagawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kanagawa misses with a looping left.
Oleynik throws an overhand right that lands on Kanagawa's shoulder, as Kanagawa tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Oleynik misses its intended target.
Kanagawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oleynik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kanagawa.
Oleynik slips a jab from Kanagawa.
Oleynik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kanagawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kanagawa throws a hook but Oleynik avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Oleynik.
It looks like Masaaki Kanagawa has been cut.
Oleynik throws a hook to the side of Kanagawa's head but Kanagawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kanagawa! But no joy.
A punch combination from Kanagawa misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleynik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanagawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Oleynik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oleynik throws a left that rocks Kanagawa and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Oleynik dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Kanagawa regain composure!
Kanagawa is rocked!
Kanagawa tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Oleynik presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kanagawa is still in real trouble! Can Oleynik finish him?
Kanagawa is looking to get to half guard.
Kanagawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Kanagawa wants to hold on but Oleynik pushes him away.
Oleynik content just to control the position here.
Kanagawa is looking to improve his position but Oleynik isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa keeps trying to improve his position.
Oleynik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanagawa can do to turn this around?
Oleynik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kanagawa can't escape the position.
Oleynik trying to control but Kanagawa is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kanagawa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kanagawa wants to hold on but Oleynik pushes him away.
Oleynik controlling from mount.
Kanagawa is trying desperately to improve position.
Kanagawa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Oleynik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masaaki Kanagawa's cut.
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. 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.
Oleynik throws a hook to the side of Kanagawa's head but Kanagawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Kanagawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kanagawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oleynik staying out of range there.
Kanagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanagawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oleynik throws a lazy right hand but Kanagawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexey Oleynik is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanagawa moves away from the strike by Oleynik.
Kanagawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanagawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kanagawa misses with a double jab.
Oleynik misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Kanagawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oleynik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kanagawa throws a right hand that Oleynik ducks under and follows up with a left that Oleynik also avoids with ease.
Oleynik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanagawa misses with a combination
and Oleynik counters with a nice uppercut.
Kanagawa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oleynik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kanagawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kanagawa slips under a jab from Oleynik.
Oleynik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kanagawa misses with an uppercut. Oleynik saw that one coming.
Oleynik throws the left hand but Kanagawa avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Oleynik as he connects with a hook.
Kanagawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kanagawa misses with an uppercut.
Kanagawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kanagawa throws a shot from downtown. Oleynik moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Oleynik.
Kanagawa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Oleynik.
Kanagawa feints a jab promting Oleynik to slip. Kanagawa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Oleynik slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oleynik scores with a jab to the body.
Kanagawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kanagawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Kanagawa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oleynik lands with a hook. Kanagawa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleynik misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Oleynik.
Oleynik misses with an uppercut. Kanagawa saw that one coming.
Oleynik jabs at Kanagawa's body.
Kanagawa misses with a two punch combination.
Kanagawa walks into a stiff left hand from Oleynik.
Kanagawa takes one to the chin there.
Kanagawa slips a jab from Oleynik.
As Oleynik backs off Kanagawa throws a huge counter combo but Oleynik manages to avoid it all.
Oleynik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oleynik cracks Kanagawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oleynik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanagawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Oleynik is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa misses with a shot to the body
and Oleynik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oleynik fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Kanagawa out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Alexey Oleynik!
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