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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yrang Holko (ranked 24773 p4p, 585 weight class) and Guilhaume Prevot (ranked 5563 p4p, 503 weight class). Yrang Holko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrang Holko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guilhaume Prevot!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prevot swinging wildly here.
Prevot closes the distance and pushes Holko back into the cage.
Holko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prevot throws a series of punches but Holko avoids them all with ease.
Holko wants to clinch
and Prevot counters with a body kick.
Good shot there by Holko.
Prevot clinches with his opponent.
Holko manages to break the clinch.
Holko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prevot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holko scores with a jab. Prevot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holko tries to clinch but Prevot is having none of it.
Holko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holko throws a leg kick but Prevot checks it.
Prevot misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prevot keeps the fight on the outside.
Holko doesn't manage to clinch there - Prevot circles away.
Holko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prevot.
Prevot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prevot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holko scores with a jab to the body.
Prevot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Prevot.
Holko is looking to clinch.
Prevot throws a counter combo.
Holko closes the distance but Prevot moves to the side
and Prevot counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Holko is trying to get back to full guard.
Prevot trying to control the pace.
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!
Holko is looking for a sweep. Prevot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Prevot is working for a submission of some sort.
Prevot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Holko tries to get to full guard but Prevot has control of the leg.
Prevot landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Holko tries to get to full guard but Prevot has control of the leg.
Prevot uses his free foot to push down on Holko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Holko.
Holko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prevot on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prevot is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Prevot clinches up with Holko and pushes him back against the cage.
Prevot manages to pull guard.
Prevot wants to stand up but Holko is controlling him.
Holko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Prevot keeping moving, preventing Holko from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prevot holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Prevot controlling the position.
Holko wants to control from the top but Prevot keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holko postures up in Prevot's guard and throws a big left but Prevot blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Prevot tries to keep at a distance but Holko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Prevot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holko stalling in the clinch.
Prevot fails to pull guard.
Prevot ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Prevot no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Prevot is controlling Holko's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilhaume Prevot dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Prevot misses with a takedown attempt - Holko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holko looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Holko slows the pace down in half guard.
Guilhaume Prevot has got the better of the ground game so far.
Prevot is looking for a sweep. Holko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Prevot manages to get to full guard.
Holko throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holko stops Prevot from standing up.
Holko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prevot is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prevot controlling the position.
Holko throws an elbow that misses. Prevot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Holko's guard. Nice move by Prevot!
Prevot sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Holko's guard.
Prevot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Prevot looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Prevot gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holko dodges the punch combination from Prevot.
A jab from Holko finds it's way through Prevot's defenses.
Holko misses with a low kick.
And Prevot tries to counter it with a takedown but Holko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Prevot scores with a punch to the head.
Prevot closes the distance and pushes Holko back into the cage.
Holko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prevot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prevot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holko throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Holko misses.
And Prevot tries to counter it with a takedown but Holko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prevot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holko doesn't manage to clinch there - Prevot circles away.
Holko fails to land with a series of punches.
Holko throws a series of strikes that have Prevot backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prevot manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Holko on his heels. He'll look to pass Holko's guard now, I'm sure.
Prevot is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Prevot is looking to work some ground and pound but Holko has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prevot throwing strikes but missing.
Prevot trying to control but Holko is working from the bottom.
Holko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Holko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Prevot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Prevot gets to his feet. Holko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Prevot misses.
Prevot has Holko up against the cage in a clinch.
Prevot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Prevot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holko was well out of range. Poor timing from Prevot.
Holko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Prevot holds on and takes a little breather.
Let's hope that Prevot has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Holko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holko stopping the sweep attempt from Prevot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Guilhaume Prevot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Holko is looking to land body kicks.
Yrang Holko is winning the standup battle so far.
Prevot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holko is looking to control Prevot's arms but Prevot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holko has his back to the cage.
Holko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Holko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prevot keeps working.
Well, if Holko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Prevot is looking to control Holko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Prevot avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holko is keen to just control but Prevot is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prevot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holko.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Prevot pushes Holko off looking to stand but Holko dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Holko throws a series of punches but Prevot moves out of range.
Prevot shoots in for a takedown but Holko shows good takedown defense.
Holko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Prevot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prevot clinches.
Holko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Prevot.
Holko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Prevot blocks it with crossed arms.
Holko manages to break the clinch.
Prevot clinches.
Holko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Prevot can't fight it off and eventually Holko manages to take the fight to the floor. Prevot looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Prevot pulls Holko in close to his closed guard and prevents Holko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Holko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Prevot looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Holko trying to control the position from guard on top but Prevot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prevot pulls Holko in close to his closed guard and prevents Holko from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Prevot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holko.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holko tries to clinch but Prevot is having none of it.
Holko tries to clinch but Prevot moves out of range.
Prevot shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Holko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Prevot advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holko is looking for a sweep.
Prevot scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Holko to see if he's OK.
Prevot decides to stand back up.
Holko throws a leg kick
and Prevot decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Holko's guard.
Holko is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holko has hold of one of Prevot's legs. Prevot is fighting the takedown attempt but Holko gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prevot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holko manages to get himself to full guard.
Yrang Holko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guilhaume Prevot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Prevot stands and throws Holko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Prevot happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Guilhaume Prevot.
I've got Prevot winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilhaume Prevot!
Guilhaume Prevot seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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