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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shatei Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Candy comes to the cage accompanied by zZzz. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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276 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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286 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Candy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shatei Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
Yoshida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yoshida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Candy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Candy.
Yoshida shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Candy's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yoshida slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yoshida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yoshida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Candy is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Candy is pulling down on Yoshida's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy keeping moving, preventing Yoshida from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Shatei Yoshida.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Candy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Candy moves away.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Candy.
Yoshida fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yoshida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Candy misses with a combination
and Yoshida counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida tries for a kimura but Candy is defending well.
Yoshida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yoshida remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Yoshida is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Candy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida controls the position from side control.
Candy is looking for a sweep.
Yoshida throws an elbow but Candy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yoshida fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yoshida wants to control but Candy is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy is being controlled here.
Yoshida tries for a kimura but Candy is defending well.
Yoshida creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Candy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Candy is looking to regain half guard here but Yoshida keeps moving and retains side control.
Yoshida landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Candy prevents Yoshida from improving position.
Candy is not content to let Yoshida control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shatei Yoshida dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yoshida shoots in but no luck this time.
John Candy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Candy misses.
Candy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Candy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Candy was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Candy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Candy misses.
Candy throws a right hand that misses
so Yoshida counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Candy keeping moving, preventing Yoshida from controlling successfully.
Candy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Candy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Candy keeping moving, preventing Yoshida from controlling successfully.
Yoshida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yoshida forces his way into half guard.
Yoshida wants to pass the guard but Candy is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida trying to advance position but Candy counters by regaining guard.
Candy keeping moving, preventing Yoshida from controlling successfully.
Candy is trying to keep Yoshida in close.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Candy keeping moving, preventing Yoshida from controlling successfully.
Yoshida is looking to work some ground and pound but Candy has wrist control.
Candy keeping moving, preventing Yoshida from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a big right hand that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Candy has Yoshida pulled in close to control his posture.
Yoshida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yoshida trying to control but Candy is working from the bottom.
Yoshida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yoshida tries for a takedown but Candy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Candy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yoshida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yoshida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Candy to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy tests Yoshida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Candy ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Candy throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Candy is trying to defend but Yoshida finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida is trying to control. Candy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yoshida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Candy is just riding it out for now. Yoshida eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shatei Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yoshida scores with a nice strike.
Candy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
John Candy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Candy stuns Yoshida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches up with Candy, looking for a takedown. Yoshida pushes Candy against the cage but Candy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yoshida closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Candy's guard.
Yoshida showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Candy looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy wants to control but Yoshida passes easily into half guard.
Yoshida trying to control the action but Candy is working from the bottom.
Yoshida has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yoshida lands with some strikes.
It looks like John Candy has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a big shot to the head and Candy winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shatei Yoshida!
Shatei Yoshida tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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