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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Weaver (ranked 4756 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Marynczak (ranked 8643 p4p, 0 weight class). Weaver comes to the cage accompanied by Dominator. Marynczak has chosen Whitesnake - Here I Go Again as his entrance music. Michal Marynczak looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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145 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Weaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Marynczak!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weaver slaps away a takedown attempt from Marynczak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marynczak looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Weaver shoots in but no luck this time.
Marynczak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weaver moves in looking to clinch but Marynczak pushes him off.
Marynczak shoots and misses
and Weaver counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marynczak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Weaver throws a quick inside leg kick.
Weaver lands with a kick to the temple. Marynczak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Weaver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Weaver tries to clinch up.
A jab lands there for Marynczak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver throws a head kick but Marynczak moves out of range.
Marynczak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marynczak has managed to clinch.
Weaver dodges an elbow strike from Marynczak.
Weaver jumps guard but Marynczak stands there with Weaver around his waist. Weaver gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Weaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marynczak breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marynczak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Weaver counters with a series of strikes. Marynczak will be more careful next time no doubt.
Weaver doesn't manage to clinch there - Marynczak circles away.
Marynczak stuffs the takedown.
Marynczak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Weaver throws a front kick that sends Marynczak stumbling back into the cage.
Weaver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marynczak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weaver shoots for a double leg takedown but Marynczak sprawls well. He's pushed Weaver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Weaver tries to clinch but Marynczak moves away
and Marynczak counters with a straight right hand.
Marynczak keeps the fight on the outside.
Weaver thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marynczak if he has to take too many more of those.
Michal Marynczak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weaver shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Weaver throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marynczak's waist but Marynczak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Weaver off to one side.
Marynczak rushes Weaver and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marynczak manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marynczak wriggles free and stands up.
Marynczak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Weaver fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marynczak has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Weaver regains guard immediately.
Marynczak is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Marynczak won't allow Weaver to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marynczak passes into side control.
Marynczak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marynczak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marynczak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marynczak misses with the ground and pound.
Marynczak lands an elbow.
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.
Weaver is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marynczak misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Marynczak has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Marynczak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Weaver shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marynczak's guard.
Marynczak is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Marynczak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Marynczak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Weaver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marynczak as he jumps to the side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marynczak.
Marynczak stands up.
Weaver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marynczak moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marynczak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Marynczak. No joy for Weaver on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Weaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marynczak clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver trying to stall but Marynczak improves his position.
Weaver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marynczak is keeping busy.
Maybe Weaver would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Marynczak manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Weaver trying to control but Marynczak is working from the bottom.
Marynczak tries to strike from the bottom.
Weaver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marynczak has control of Weaver's left arm, preventing Weaver from doing any damage.
Weaver wants to control from the top but Marynczak keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marynczak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Michal Marynczak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marynczak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Weaver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marynczak on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marynczak stands up and beckons Weaver to join him on the feet.
Marynczak fails with a takedown attempt.
Weaver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marynczak but Marynczak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Marynczak does no damage.
Weaver seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marynczak has closed the distance and engaged Weaver in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marynczak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weaver dives in and grabs Marynczak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marynczak pushes down on Weaver's head and hops out.
Marynczak instigates a clinch.
Marynczak has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Weaver uses from the top position.
Weaver would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Marynczak wriggles free and stands up.
Weaver shoots in looking for a takedown but Marynczak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weaver's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Weaver closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marynczak counters with a single leg into guard. Weaver didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marynczak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weaver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Marynczak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Marynczak as Weaver shoots in.
Marynczak shoots in for a double leg but Weaver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Weaver feinted with a counter takedown.
Justin Weaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Weaver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marynczak is looking for the big counter here.
Weaver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marynczak as he jumps to the side.
Marynczak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marynczak clinches with his opponent.
Weaver can't find room to land a body shot as Marynczak controls the action.
Weaver pushes off an throws an elbow but Marynczak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marynczak breaks the clinch.
Weaver keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Weaver moves in looking to clinch but Marynczak pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marynczak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Weaver's waist but Weaver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marynczak off to one side.
Justin Weaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Marynczak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marynczak tries to clinch but Weaver is having none of it.
Weaver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marynczak circles away.
Marynczak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marynczak tries to bum rush Weaver with a series of wild strikes but Weaver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marynczak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weaver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weaver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marynczak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Weaver.
Marynczak closes the distance and clinches up with Weaver, looking for a takedown. Marynczak pushes Weaver against the cage but Weaver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Weaver is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marynczak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marynczak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marynczak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Weaver tries to avoid it but Marynczak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Weaver to the ground. Weaver escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marynczak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Weaver slaps away a takedown attempt from Marynczak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Weaver appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marynczak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Weaver, pushing him back against the cage.
Weaver can't break the clinch.
Marynczak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Weaver. Those never looked like landing.
Marynczak has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marynczak manages to pull guard.
Weaver stands up out of Marynczak's guard for a moment - Marynczak manages to land a nice upkick.
Marynczak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marynczak has his hands on Weaver's head, controlling the position.
Weaver trying to control the position from guard on top but Marynczak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marynczak is pulling down on Weaver's head. It's preventing any offense from Weaver, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Weaver tries to clinch but Marynczak is having none of it.
Weaver fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marynczak clinches up with Weaver and pushes him back against the cage.
Marynczak manages to pull guard.
Marynczak wants to stand and escape but Weaver is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michal Marynczak.
I've got Marynczak winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Marynczak!
Michal Marynczak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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