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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Janowski (ranked 1340 p4p, 1378 weight class) and Olivier Dujardin (ranked 171 p4p, 178 weight class). Janowski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Going Down. Dujardin has chosen Sosa by Leto & Guy2bezbar as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Janowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivier Dujardin!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janowski misses the shot to the body.
Dujardin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dujardin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Janowski.
It seemed like Dujardin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dujardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Janowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dujardin.
Janowski misses with a wild body shot.
Dujardin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Janowski.
Janowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dujardin lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janowski throws a leg kick that is checked
so Dujardin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Janowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dujardin postures up.
Dujardin throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dujardin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dujardin stays in close to Janowski's body and controls the position.
Dujardin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Janowski looking to control but Dujardin passes into half guard.
Janowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Janowski is not content to let Dujardin control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dujardin throwing shots but Janowski is blocking nicely.
Dujardin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Janowski trying to hold on to Dujardin's head to control him but Dujardin postures up.
That's two 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.
Dujardin throwing shots but Janowski is blocking nicely.
Janowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dujardin.
Dujardin trying to control the pace.
Dujardin working over Janowski with some ground and pound. Janowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dujardin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dujardin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Janowski defending well though.
Janowski is refusing to be controlled, as Dujardin sits in half guard.
Dujardin content to control rather than advance.
Dujardin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dujardin.
Dujardin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Janowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dujardin throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dujardin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dujardin lands a couple of elbows.
Janowski wants to sweep here but Dujardin controlling him for the moment.
Janowski is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dujardin throws a strike but Janowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Janowski is fighting to break Dujardin's control of his arms but Dujardin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Janowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Dujardin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dujardin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dujardin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Janowski's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dujardin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dujardin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Janowski can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Dujardin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Janowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dujardin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice combination there by Janowski.
Dujardin misses with a wild combination.
Janowski throws a low kick but Dujardin avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Dujardin blocks the low kick.
Janowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dujardin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dujardin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dujardin moves away from the strike by Janowski.
Stevie Janowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janowski is looking to slow Dujardin down with leg kicks.
Janowski throws a hook to the side of Dujardin's head but Dujardin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevie Janowski is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dujardin.
Dujardin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dujardin scores with a jab. Janowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Janowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dujardin to score with a decent uppercut.
Janowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dujardin on the side of the head.
Janowski throws a low kick, looking for Dujardin's leg but Dujardin calmly moves out of range.
Dujardin throws out a counter right but Janowski avoids it with no problem.
Janowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dujardin throws a series of punches but Janowski avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dujardin.
Janowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski lands a nice shot that snaps Dujardin's head back.
Janowski throws a leg kick
and Dujardin 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.
Janowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dujardin.
Dujardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dujardin feints the counter takedown.
Janowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Janowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dujardin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Janowski.
Dujardin throws a good cross that connects.
Janowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dujardin counters with a nice uppercut.
Janowski ducks under a wild hook from Dujardin.
Janowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Janowski throws a head kick that misses
and Dujardin counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Dujardin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Janowski throws a leg kick but Dujardin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dujardin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dujardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Dujardin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Janowski throws a body punch but Dujardin moves out of range.
Janowski tries to clinch but Dujardin is having none of it.
Dujardin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dujardin ducks under a wild hook from Janowski.
It seemed like Dujardin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dujardin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stevie Janowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Janowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Janowski is looking to wear down Dujardin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed right hand from Janowski misses the target.
Dujardin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A bone on bone clash there as Dujardin blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dujardin! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janowski moves into the clinch.
Janowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Dujardin controls his hands.
Dujardin is pushing Janowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Janowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Dujardin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janowski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dujardin misses with a punch to the body.
Janowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Janowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dujardin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Janowski tries to work over Dujardin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Janowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dujardin pushes Janowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dujardin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Janowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dujardin.
Dujardin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stevie Janowski will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Janowski looks to land a left hand but Dujardin moved out of range nicely.
Dujardin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Janowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dujardin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dujardin goes for a double leg but Janowski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Janowski continues to drive forward.
Janowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dujardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Janowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Janowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dujardin's sensitive parts.
Janowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dujardin.
Janowski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dujardin manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dujardin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Janowski avoids the body shot from Dujardin.
Janowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Dujardin counters with a straight right hand.
Dujardin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Janowski looks to throw the jab but Dujardin is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dujardin swats away the attempt to clinch by Janowski.
Janowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Dujardin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dujardin gets tackled into the cage by Janowski. Janowski maintains the clinch.
Dujardin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Janowski is predictable there
and Dujardin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Janowski's guard.
Dujardin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Janowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Janowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dujardin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Janowski's head.
Dujardin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been hearing good reports from Janowski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dujardin scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janowski being controlled here, momentarily.
Janowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dujardin is controlling him.
Dujardin throws a strike but Janowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dujardin keeping moving, preventing Janowski from controlling successfully.
Olivier Dujardin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dujardin keeping full guard, as Janowski tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dujardin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Janowski wants to control from the top but Dujardin keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Janowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dujardin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dujardin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Janowski has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dujardin has passed into side control.
Dujardin throws a strike aimed at the side of Janowski's head but Janowski avoids it well.
Dujardin working the strikes but Janowski uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Dujardin there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dujardin is taking a breather. Janowski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Janowski is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olivier Dujardin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dujardin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olivier Dujardin!
Our winner, Olivier Dujardin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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