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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jojiro Yamanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeriy Grushevky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
28
276 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jojiro Yamanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeriy Grushevky!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grushevky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grushevky dives in and grabs Yamanaka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamanaka pushes down on Grushevky's head and hops out.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamanaka misses the target.
Grushevky defending well as Yamanaka loads up on a big left hand.
Yamanaka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grushevky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamanaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Grushevky's head.
Grushevky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamanaka.
Yamanaka looks to land a right hand but Grushevky moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grushevky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamanaka but Yamanaka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jojiro Yamanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valeriy Grushevky.
Grushevky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grushevky lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yamanaka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grushevky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grushevky lands a nice hook to Yamanaka's body. Yamanaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamanaka.
Yamanaka blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Yamanaka.
Grushevky misses with a double jab.
Grushevky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yamanaka throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grushevky misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamanaka dodges the punch combination from Grushevky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grushevky throws a right and a left that Yamanaka avoids nicely.
Grushevky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamanaka is fending him off so far but Grushevky persists. Nope, Yamanaka circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamanaka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grushevky backs up against the cage.
Grushevky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamanaka misses with a shot to the body
and Grushevky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grushevky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamanaka avoids it really well and circles away.
Grushevky blocks a leg kick.
Grushevky scores with a jab to the body.
Grushevky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamanaka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamanaka. Grushevky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yamanaka.
Yamanaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grushevky tries for a takedown but Yamanaka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grushevky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamanaka sprawls well. Yamanaka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grushevky gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamanaka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grushevky counters with a left and a right that stings Yamanaka.
Grushevky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grushevky ducks under a wild hook from Yamanaka.
Yamanaka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grushevky counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grushevky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamanaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jojiro Yamanaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grushevky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yamanaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jojiro Yamanaka will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamanaka misses the shot to the body.
Grushevky shoots and misses
and Yamanaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamanaka throws a combination that misses
and Grushevky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamanaka thinking.
Some wild striking there from Grushevky.
Yamanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamanaka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grushevky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamanaka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grushevky is out of range and Yamanaka settles back down.
Grushevky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grushevky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamanaka's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Grushevky. Grushevky gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamanaka dodges the punch combination from Grushevky.
Yamanaka misses with a double jab.
Yamanaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grushevky connects with a body shot.
Grushevky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grushevky misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jojiro Yamanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valeriy Grushevky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka defending well as Grushevky loads up on a big left hand.
Grushevky has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Grushevky shoots and misses
and Yamanaka counters with a left to the body.
Grushevky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamanaka throws out the jab.
Grushevky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamanaka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grushevky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grushevky staying out of range there.
Grushevky's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grushevky duly obliges.
Yamanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grushevky throws a series of punches but Yamanaka moves out of range.
Yamanaka looks to land a right hand but Grushevky moved out of range.
Yamanaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grushevky was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamanaka.
A swing and a miss from Yamanaka.
Yamanaka misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamanaka. Grushevky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grushevky scores with a nice strike.
Yamanaka stuns Grushevky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grushevky slips a jab from Yamanaka.
Grushevky looking to score a takedown here. Yamanaka is defending well but Grushevky drives through and ends up in Yamanaka's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grushevky drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yamanaka dives on top into guard.
Grushevky looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yamanaka passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grushevky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yamanaka prevents Grushevky from improving his position.
Grushevky looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Yamanaka pushes past his half guard into mount!
Yamanaka content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Valeriy Grushevky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grushevky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamanaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Grushevky is just out of range.
Grushevky slips under a jab.
Grushevky with a poor takedown
and Yamanaka counters with a left and a right that stings Grushevky.
Grushevky slips a straight right by Yamanaka.
Yamanaka misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grushevky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yamanaka counters with a series of strikes. Grushevky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grushevky changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yamanaka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka wants to control but Grushevky postures up.
Grushevky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamanaka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grushevky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yamanaka, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grushevky swings around for an armbar but Yamanaka sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Grushevky's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yamanaka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grushevky has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Yamanaka is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Grushevky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Grushevky is looking for a sweep.
Yamanaka controls the position from side control.
Grushevky is looking to regain half guard here but Yamanaka keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Yamanaka tries to move to mount but Grushevky blocks the move with his legs.
Jojiro Yamanaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grushevky tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Yamanaka presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Yamanaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grushevky on the ground.
Yamanaka lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grushevky hang on?
Grushevky slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grushevky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yamanaka pulls his head out easily.
Grushevky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yamanaka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yamanaka has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Grushevky tries to get to full guard but Yamanaka has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamanaka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Grushevky actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jojiro Yamanaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamanaka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jojiro Yamanaka!
Jojiro Yamanaka bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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