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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gervais Lavigne (ranked 441 p4p, 1153 weight class) and Yamaoka Yukinobu (ranked 23 p4p, 64 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gervais Lavigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yamaoka Yukinobu!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yukinobu defending well as Lavigne loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lavigne moves out of range of the body kick.
Yukinobu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yukinobu lands a body shot.
Yukinobu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lavigne defending well as Yukinobu loads up on a big left hand.
Lavigne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lavigne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yukinobu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lavigne has Yukinobu up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Lavigne.
Lavigne struggles to land a body shot inside as Yukinobu controls his hands.
Lavigne lands a left hand.
Lavigne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lavigne misses with some punches.
Yukinobu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lavigne after a bit of a struggle.
Yukinobu blocks a body shot from Lavigne.
Lavigne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lavigne lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu prevents a body shot from Lavigne.
Lavigne prevents the takedown attempt.
Yukinobu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lavigne after a bit of a struggle.
Gervais Lavigne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamaoka Yukinobu.
A short body shot lands from Lavigne as the two fighters clinch.
Lavigne gets through Yukinobu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lavigne misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lavigne throws an elbow but misses.
Yukinobu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lavigne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yukinobu's elbow.
Yukinobu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lavigne gets through Yukinobu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yukinobu wants to take the fight to the mat but Lavigne manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yukinobu blocking some punches.
Yukinobu gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lavigne is looking for a sweep. Yukinobu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yukinobu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yukinobu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lavigne is looking for a sweep. Yukinobu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lavigne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yukinobu looking to sit in guard and control but Lavigne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lavigne won't allow Yukinobu to get back to his feet.
Yukinobu is looking to sweep but instead, Lavigne has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu is looking to improve his position.
Lavigne wants to pass to mount but Yukinobu is defending the position.
Lavigne trying to control the action but Yukinobu is working from the bottom.
Yukinobu is looking to get back to is feet but Lavigne passes into side control.
Yukinobu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lavigne working away.
Yukinobu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yukinobu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yukinobu kicks Lavigne off and gets back to his feet.
Lavigne jabs Yukinobu right on the nose. Yukinobu blinks but takes it well.
Lavigne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lavigne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yukinobu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yukinobu misses with a hook
letting Lavigne counter with a right hand.
Yukinobu throws a leg kick but Lavigne checks it.
Yukinobu checks a leg kick nicely.
Lavigne with the inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lavigne.
Yukinobu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Lavigne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yukinobu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yukinobu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lavigne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gervais Lavigne dominated that round.
That's time! Lavigne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yukinobu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lavigne lands a leg kick that knocks Yukinobu off balance momentarily.
Yukinobu misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lavigne wants to land a leg kick but Yukinobu is out of range.
Lavigne moves out of range of the body kick.
Lavigne misses with a wild body shot.
Gervais Lavigne is winning the standup battle so far.
Lavigne digs a good hook to Yukinobu's body.
Yukinobu shoots in but no luck this time.
Yukinobu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yukinobu misses the shot to the body.
Lavigne lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavigne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yukinobu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lavigne scores with a jab to the body.
Lavigne looks to land a left hand but Yukinobu moved out of range nicely.
Yukinobu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lavigne counters with a nice body shot.
Yukinobu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yukinobu misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lavigne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yukinobu manages to avoid it.
Yukinobu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavigne manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yukinobu misses the target.
Lavigne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lavigne gets a clinch.
Yukinobu blocks an elbow strike from Lavigne.
Lavigne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lavigne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lavigne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yukinobu can do to turn this around?
Yukinobu takes an elbow to the temple.
Lavigne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yukinobu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lavigne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lavigne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lavigne prevents the takedown attempt.
Gervais Lavigne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamaoka Yukinobu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Yamaoka Yukinobu has been cut.
Lavigne pushes off an throws an elbow but Yukinobu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lavigne scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavigne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yukinobu blocking some punches.
Lavigne misses with the head strike.
Lavigne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yukinobu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lavigne pulls his leg out and moves away.
It looks like Lavigne has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lavigne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lavigne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yukinobu moves away.
Yukinobu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yukinobu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yukinobu throws a hook but Lavigne blocks it.
Lavigne slaps away a takedown attempt from Yukinobu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A low kick from Lavigne is predictable there
and Yukinobu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lavigne really felt that one!
Yukinobu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gervais Lavigne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yukinobu misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne looks to score with a jab to the body but Yukinobu is just out of range.
Yukinobu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lavigne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yukinobu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yukinobu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yukinobu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yukinobu throws the kick towards the body but Lavigne avoids it.
Yukinobu misses with a kick to the body.
Lavigne tries to clinch but Yukinobu is having none of it.
Lavigne with a nice calf kick.
Lavigne scores with a body shot.
Lavigne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lavigne defending well as Yukinobu loads up on a big left hand.
Yukinobu throws a wild body kick that Lavigne sees coming a mile off.
Yukinobu slips under a jab from Lavigne.
A little jabbing left from Yukinobu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lavigne looks to throw the jab but Yukinobu is out of range.
Yukinobu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lavigne has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lavigne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yukinobu backwards.
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!
Yukinobu lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lavigne gets full guard.
Yukinobu trying to control but Lavigne is working from the bottom.
Yukinobu wants to pass the guard but Lavigne is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gervais Lavigne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yamaoka Yukinobu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yukinobu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavigne moves away.
Lavigne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lavigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Yukinobu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lavigne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yukinobu swings for the body but Lavigne moves out of range.
Lavigne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yukinobu throws a wild body kick that Lavigne sees coming a mile off.
Lavigne is looking to counter the offense by Yukinobu and move into the clinch.
Lavigne tests Yukinobu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lavigne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lavigne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yukinobu was well out of range. Poor timing from Lavigne.
Yukinobu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavigne manages to avoid it.
Yukinobu is looking to land body kicks.
Lavigne seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lavigne.
Yukinobu moves away from the strike by Lavigne.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Yukinobu.
Lavigne moves out of range of the body kick from Yukinobu.
Crunch! Lavigne slams his shin into Yukinobu's torso.
Nice defenses there by Lavigne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne misses with a body shot.
Yukinobu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lavigne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yukinobu takes one to the side of the head.
Lavigne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yukinobu.
Lavigne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gervais Lavigne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yukinobu misses with a body kick.
Yukinobu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lavigne.
Yukinobu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Yukinobu is looking to land body kicks.
Lavigne tests Yukinobu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lavigne lands with a straight right. Yukinobu didn't see that one coming.
Lavigne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yukinobu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lavigne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lavigne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lavigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Lavigne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yukinobu.
Lavigne just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaoka Yukinobu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu throws a body punch but Lavigne moves out of range.
Yukinobu misses with a low kick.
Lavigne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yukinobu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yukinobu throws a push kick but Lavigne slaps the foot to one side.
Yukinobu throws a body punch but Lavigne moves out of range.
Yukinobu takes a swing at Lavigne's ribcage but misses.
Lavigne throws a leg kick but Yukinobu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lavigne with a nice calf kick.
Lavigne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lavigne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lavigne lands a leg kick that knocks Yukinobu off balance momentarily.
Yukinobu throws a wild body kick that Lavigne sees coming a mile off.
Lavigne stuns Yukinobu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yukinobu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yukinobu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lavigne counters with a low kick, right behind Yukinobu 's knee.
Lavigne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yukinobu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yukinobu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lavigne. Lavigne obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yukinobu will feel that in the morning.
Lavigne is looking to wear down Yukinobu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lavigne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yukinobu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lavigne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lavigne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lavigne tries to clinch but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Yukinobu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lavigne can pounce on him.
Lavigne lands a body shot.
Lavigne thows a body kick. Yukinobu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lavigne throws a body shot but no joy.
Yukinobu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lavigne blocks it well.
Lavigne throws a leg kick which misses Yukinobu's front leg but catches the back leg as Yukinobu tries to avoid it.
Lavigne tries to clinch up.
A big left from Lavigne misses.
Nice body kick there by Yukinobu.
Lavigne is looking to land body kicks.
Lavigne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yukinobu.
Lavigne is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yukinobu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavigne connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lavigne.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lavigne.
Lavigne scores with a jab to the body.
Yukinobu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lavigne tries to clinch but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Lavigne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lavigne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lavigne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lavigne avoids the body shot from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that misses.
Yukinobu tries to land a body kick
and Lavigne counters with a thumping low kick.
Yukinobu misses with a combination
enabling Lavigne to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Lavigne.
Lavigne scores with a shot to the body.
Gervais Lavigne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice sprawl there from Lavigne as Yukinobu shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gervais Lavigne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lavigne, 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gervais Lavigne!
Gervais Lavigne 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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energy
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hype
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