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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonie Bouwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric comes to the cage accompanied by Juice & Mina - Pridji Mi Polako. Kahric has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Leonie Bouwer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sam Kahric's chin.
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Nice elbows
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Kahric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonie Bouwer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouwer clinches with his opponent.
Kahric prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kahric is breathing heavily.
Bouwer is trying to trip Kahric. He has hold of a leg but Kahric is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bouwer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bouwer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bouwer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kahric working a defensive guard here.
Bouwer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bouwer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bouwer shoots in and drives through. Kahric sprawls well.
Kahric moves out of range of the body kick from Bouwer.
Kahric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric looks for a takedown but Bouwer sprawls well.
Bouwer throws a series of strikes that have Kahric backpedaling.
Kahric tries to clinch
so Bouwer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bouwer controlling from the top position.
Bouwer stands up and waves to Kahric to follow him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kahric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bouwer shoots in for a takedown but Kahric shows good takedown defense.
Sam Kahric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonie Bouwer.
Bouwer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahric throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bouwer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kahric!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bouwer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kahric taking shots to the head.
Kahric has given up his back here. Will Bouwer look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Bouwer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bouwer is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric tries to break free.
Kahric is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bouwer biding his time, looking for the opening.
Bouwer lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kahric hold on?!
Kahric looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bouwer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bouwer controlling the position well here. Kahric rolled but Bouwer kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leonie Bouwer.
Bouwer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bouwer is looking to clinch.
Kahric wants to clinch but Bouwer slips to the side
so Bouwer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bouwer stands and steps away. Kahric gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kahric cracks the inside of Bouwer's front leg.
Bouwer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kahric's sensitive parts.
Kahric shoots in but Bouwer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouwer clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bouwer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kahric wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bouwer is trying to break free.
Bouwer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kahric can't fight it off and eventually Bouwer manages to take the fight to the floor. Kahric looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bouwer wants to control from the top but Kahric keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonie Bouwer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bouwer shoots in and bounces Kahric off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bouwer looking to sit in guard and control but Kahric gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bouwer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kahric doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kahric manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bouwer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kahric postures up.
Kahric has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric advances position into side control!
Bouwer struggling a bit here.
Bouwer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bouwer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bouwer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leonie Bouwer.
Kahric tries to clinch up but Bouwer circles away and keeps his distance.
Bouwer moves into the clinch.
Bouwer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kahric fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bouwer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouwer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kahric uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kahric has his takedown stuffed
and Bouwer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kahric thinking.
Bouwer throws a nice looking combination but Kahric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bouwer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahric shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bouwer's guard.
Kahric gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bouwer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bouwer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kahric tries to reverse the position but Bouwer maintains control.
Kahric prevents Bouwer from taking his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahric is in a horrible position here. Bouwer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bouwer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kahric is working to get back to half guard.
Bouwer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bouwer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kahric can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bouwer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bouwer controlling the position easily from mount.
Kahric taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonie Bouwer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bouwer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kahric counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kahric keeps control of Bouwer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bouwer trying to land knees to the body.
Bouwer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kahric pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kahric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bouwer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bouwer moves into the clinch.
Bouwer wants to break free but Kahric has control.
Bouwer taking a breather.
Bouwer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kahric clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bouwer connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kahric to escape the position.
Bouwer is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Kahric looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bouwer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouwer is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kahric is defending well though. Bouwer let's go of the attempt for now.
Kahric covering up well under a series of strikes from Bouwer.
Bouwer working for a choke but Kahric reverses nicely into Bouwer 's guard.
Leonie Bouwer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kahric gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouwer fails to land with a series of punches.
Kahric stuffs the takedown attempt from Bouwer. Bouwer gets slowly back to his feet.
Sam Kahric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonie Bouwer.
Bouwer throws a push kick but Kahric slaps the foot to one side.
Bouwer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kahric, pushing him back against the cage.
Kahric tries to land knees in the clinch but Bouwer avoids the damage to the body.
Bouwer pulls guard successfully.
Bouwer working a defensive guard here.
Bouwer has a closed guard, preventing Kahric from standing up.
Bouwer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kahric doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kahric manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric trying to control the position from guard on top but Bouwer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bouwer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kahric!
Bouwer controlling the position easily from mount.
Bouwer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kahric really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Bouwer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bouwer content just to control the position here.
Kahric is squirming around, avoiding Bouwer's attempts to control the action.
Bouwer with shots to the head and body - Kahric looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kahric tries to control Bouwer's head but Bouwer pushes him back down and moves quickly to lock up an arm here - he's swung around for an armbar! Will he get it??? Yes! Kahric is tapping out! Lovely Jiu Jitsu there!
A nice elbow there by Bouwer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonie Bouwer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bouwer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonie Bouwer!
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RATING
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