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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Janus (ranked 3720 p4p, 4502 weight class) and Michael Olawandi (ranked 0 p4p, 215 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugh Janus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Olawandi!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olawandi wants to clinch up but Janus keeps it at a distance.
Janus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Janus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Olawandi is trying to escape the position but Janus is controlling the position.
Janus is working Olawandi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Janus controls the position.
Janus is working Olawandi over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Janus stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olawandi taking a bit of punishment here - Janus scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Janus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Janus lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Janus just content to control the position.
Janus landing strikes.
Janus cracks Olawandi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Janus is staying tight to Olawandi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Olawandi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Janus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Janus working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Janus grinds an elbow into Olawandi's temple.
Janus cracks Olawandi with a big elbow.
Janus 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.
Janus advances to mount.
BOOM! Janus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Janus controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olawandi really wants to buck Janus off and get back to his feet.
Janus controlling his opponent.
Janus lands a nice shot to the head.
Janus controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Janus cracks Olawandi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Janus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Janus swats away the attempt to clinch by Olawandi.
Janus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Janus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olawandi can do to turn this around?
Janus throws a lazy head kick
and Olawandi counters with a one-two to the body.
Janus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Janus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Janus trying to control the pace.
Further stalling from Janus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Janus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Janus seems content to control.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Janus.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Janus gets the takedown into side control.
Janus lands a nice forearm strike.
Janus is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Olawandi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Janus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Olawandi for as long as he can get away with.
Janus lands an elbow.
A lull in the action here as Janus stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Janus taking a breather here.
Janus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Janus controls the position.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Janus is stinking the place up with his stalling.
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.
Janus continues to hold on tight.
Janus lands an elbow.
Janus content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Olawandi is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Janus dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Janus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Olawandi is trying to defend but Janus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Janus controlling the action here.
Olawandi wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Janus passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Janus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Janus dominating with strikes here.
Olawandi taking shots to the head.
Hugh Janus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Janus controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Olawandi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Janus looking to finish Olawandi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Olawandi!
Janus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Olawandi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olawandi regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Janus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Janus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Janus continues to stall.
BOOM! Janus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Janus controlling from the full mount.
Janus looking for a guillotine from mount but Olawandi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus dominating with strikes here.
Olawandi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Janus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Michael Olawandi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugh Janus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
More hug and hope from Janus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Janus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Janus, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Janus!
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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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