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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Kolar (ranked 2145 p4p, 2446 weight class) and Vien Yosuke (ranked 189 p4p, 211 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kolar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dao sam ti dušu. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 cm 24 155 5 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm 24 140 6 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Kolar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vien Yosuke! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kolar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yosuke digs a good hook to Kolar's body.
Kolar scores with a body shot.
Kolar looks to score with a jab to the body but Yosuke is just out of range.
Kolar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yosuke sprawls well initially but Kolar persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Kolar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Kolar 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. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kolar lands a nice short elbow. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Yosuke is trying to get back to full guard. Yosuke trying to control from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Kolar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Kolar slows the pace down in half guard. Kolar thows a huge punch but Yosuke dodges it nicely.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kolar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Kolar missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Kolar works his foot free and advances to mount. Kolar thowing shots but they're missing. Yosuke blocking the ground and pound. Yosuke is trying to escape the mount.
Kolar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yosuke because Kolar loaded up on that one.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kolar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kolar unloads with some shots from mount but Yosuke bucks and avoids them well.
Kolar looking to finish with strikes here!
Yosuke wants to hold on but Kolar pushes him away. Kolar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Yosuke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kolar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Kolar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Kolar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kolar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yosuke's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yosuke is squirming around, avoiding Kolar's attempts to control the action.
Kolar working for a submission but Yosuke is keeping him at bay. Yosuke felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kolar unloads with some shots from mount but Yosuke bucks and avoids them well.
Kolar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Kolar looking to control but Yosuke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kolar goes for an armbar but Yosuke turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Yosuke. Yosuke won't allow Kolar to sweep him here. Kolar trying to control the position.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yosuke defends well.
Yosuke gets to his feet. Kolar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Yosuke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yosuke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Kolar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Yosuke. Kolar lands an overhand right. Yosuke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Kolar dominated that round. 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kolar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kolar pushes Yosuke up against the cage in a clinch. Kolar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kolar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kolar lands a takedown into guard.
Kolar wants to pass the guard but Yosuke is keeping the position. Yosuke keeping moving, preventing Kolar from controlling successfully. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yosuke trying to keep a closed guard but Kolar is proving a slippery customer.
Yosuke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Yosuke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Kolar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Yosuke seems keen to control Kolar's posture. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Oliver Kolar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Kolar pushing down on Yosuke's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Kolar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Yosuke tries to hold on but Kolar postures up. Kolar looking to finish Yosuke with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yosuke! Kolar misses with some ground and pound and Yosuke recovers position to half guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Yosuke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kolar. Kolar wants to pass the guard but Yosuke is defending well. Kolar looks to land a strike but Yosuke avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Yosuke can't keep his opponent in guard - Kolar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Kolar throwing shots but Yosuke is blocking nicely. Yosuke is staying active underneath Kolar, who seems content to just control the action from this position. The fighters are battling for position here. Yosuke manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Kolar looking to pass the guard. Kolar lands a couple of digs.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kolar trying to control the position from guard on top but Yosuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Yosuke trying to control the position here. Kolar with a flurry of punches that miss. Kolar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yosuke's head. Yosuke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kolar drops back looking for a leg! Yosuke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yosuke manages to kick Kolar off! Kolar jumps back into Yosuke's guard. Kolar wants to control from the top but Yosuke keeps moving.
 That's four 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. Kolar forces his way into half guard. Kolar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yosuke defending well though. Kolar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Yosuke wants to improve his position but Kolar is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Kolar is pressing down on Yosuke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yosuke is holding on for now. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Kolar dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yosuke takes a swing at Kolar's ribcage but misses. Kolar blocks a low kick nicely. Kolar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kolar staying out of range there. Yosuke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kolar. Kolar circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Kolar tries to clinch up. Kolar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Yosuke throws the left hand but Kolar avoids the punch easily. Kolar jabbing away but nothing is landing. Kolar misses with a takedown attempt - Yosuke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yosuke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kolar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yosuke can do to turn this around? Kolar misses with some punches.
A short right from Kolar on the inside.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kolar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kolar. Yosuke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kolars head. A short right from Kolar. Kolar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yosuke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Yosuke tries to work over Kolar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kolar takes a shot to the head. Kolar lands a shoulder strike. Yosuke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yosuke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yosuke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yosuke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kolar backwards. Yosuke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Yosuke struggles to land a body shot inside as Kolar controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Yosuke scores with a nice short uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Kolar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kolar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vien Yosuke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kolar misses with a short punch on the inside. Oliver Kolar has scored more points in the clinch so far. Yosuke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kolar backwards. Kolar prevents a body shot from Yosuke. Kolar misses with a punch to the body.
Yosuke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kolar lands with a short head shot on the inside. Kolar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Kolar misses with a hook from the clinch. Still in the clinch, Yosuke scores with a nice short uppercut. Kolar blocks a body shot from Yosuke.
Kolar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Kolar stopping the sweep attempt from Yosuke. Kolar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yosuke swivels though and keeps the full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kolar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kolar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Yosuke can't keep his opponent in guard - Kolar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Kolar wants to free his trapped foot but Yosuke is holding on for dear life with his legs. Kolar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yosuke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Kolar moves into full mount! Yosuke won't be happy about that! Kolar tries to control but Yosuke wriggling away. Yosuke avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kolar.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Kolar lands a couple of good shots and Yosuke has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Kolar lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Yosuke hold on?!
Kolar misses with punches from the back.
Yosuke defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kolar is landing with strikes. Yosuke can't take much more of this. Yosuke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kolar lands a shot to the body.
Kolar is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Oliver Kolar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kolar working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Yosuke is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Kolar has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Yosuke taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oliver Kolar! Oliver Kolar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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