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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rolland Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Slavik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rolland Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Troy Slavik!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slavik shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Slavik wants to control from the top but Barr keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slavik is looking to pass into half guard but Barr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Barr is in guard.
Slavik controls Barr momentarily but Barr frees himself.
Slavik wants to stand but Barr is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barr won't allow Slavik to sweep him here.
Slavik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barr chips away with some ground and pound.
Barr stops Slavik from standing up.
Barr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barr chips away with some ground and pound.
Barr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slavik is pulling down on Barr's head to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Troy Slavik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slavik dodges the punch combination from Barr.
Barr gets a clinch.
Slavik turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Slavik manages to end up in side control.
Slavik thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Barr 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavik throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slavik throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Slavik working away.
Slavik controls the position from side control.
Slavik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barr regains half guard.
Slavik tries to stand and escape but Barr is controlling the position.
Barr is concentrating on defense, preventing Slavik from advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slavik misses with a two punch combination.
Barr tries to sprawl but Slavik drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Slavik is just content to waste time from the top position. Barr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Slavik dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Barr is predictable there
and Slavik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barr wants to clinch up but Slavik keeps it at a distance.
Barr is looking to clinch but Slavik is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Slavik.
Barr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rolland Barr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slavik gets a double leg takedown into Barr's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Barr manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Barr pulls guard effortlessly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slavik wants to control from the top but Barr keeps moving.
Slavik wants to stand but Barr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavik drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barr dives on top into guard.
Barr chips away with some ground and pound.
Slavik wants to sweep here but Barr controlling him for the moment.
Barr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Slavik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barr connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavik wants to stand up but Barr is controlling him.
Barr cracks Slavik with a solid left hand.
Rolland Barr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slavik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barr wants to control from the top but Slavik keeps moving.
Barr is in close to Slavik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slavik working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavik looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barr in particular looking to stall.
Slavik scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Barr manages to mount him!
Barr controlling from mount.
Barr tries to control but Slavik wriggling away.
Slavik takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Slavik is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr lands a nice shot to the head.
Barr wants to control the pace but Slavik is squirming around nicely.
Slavik tries to hold on but Barr pushes him away.
Barr working the ground and pound effectively.
Slavik is in a horrible position here. Barr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barr fails to take his opponent's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slavik is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolland Barr dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Slavik feints and then cracks Barr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barr down.
Slavik gets a takedown into half guard.
Slavik is looking for a kimura but Barr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Slavik to get the leverage.
Barr gets full guard.
Slavik wanted to stand there but Barr had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slavik wants to pass the guard but Barr is keeping the position.
Barr has Slavik pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr continues to stall.
Slavik trying to control the position from guard on top but Barr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barr tries to sprawl but Slavik drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barr manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Slavik keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Barr manages to break the clinch.
Slavik jabs Barr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavik keeps the fight on the outside.
Slavik is looking to clinch but Barr is avoiding it.
Barr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slavik steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barr.
Slavik gets a double leg takedown into Barr's guard.
Slavik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slavik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slavik engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Slavik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barr is keeping the position for now.
Slavik throws an elbow that misses. Barr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slavik's guard. Nice move by Barr!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavik is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Slavik working a defensive guard here.
Barr connects with a couple of short punches.
Barr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Barr throws a strike but Slavik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slavik tries to stand but Barr is controlling from the bottom.
Barr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Slavik gets to his feet - Barr follows without any prompting.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barr avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Slavik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slavik 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Slavik!
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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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