Next to climb into the ring, Hiromitsu Kanahara and Greg Bobchuk.
My opponent tonight is very strong, as you guys know, he was last year's champion.
But I feel that I'm a little bigger than him and I know I'm a little stronger than him.
And like I said, I have a very good amateur background behind me.
And tonight I'll just go out there and I'll fight my hardest.
And I know if I fight with everything I have in my heart, I know that I will come out on top.
Next to the red corner, Hiromitsu Kanahara is also the champion.
Greg Bobchuk of the USA won his first fight against fellow American Tommy Cairo, then lost his last fight to another American Gene Leidig.
So this will be his first time out against an experienced UWFI fighter.
He's going to have to be at his very best.
Hiromitsu Kanahara, only 20 years of age, the young, fast rising star out to make a hat trick of wins over Americans,
defeating Burton and Cairo in his last two bouts is a brilliant future.
Only two defeats in 18 bouts.
Here we go with Greg Bobchuk going up against Hiromitsu Kanahara, the winner of the last year's junior league division tournament.
Both fighters trying to make their way up to the finals.
This should be an exciting match.
Once again, we have Greg Bobchuk who has the size and strength advantage,
and Kanahara who probably has the speed and kicking and striking technique advantage.
But Bobchuk said in his interview, he feels he's got the strength, feels he's got a lot of pedigree,
but he feels he's got the heart and if he gives it his best shot, anything can happen.
Kanahara seems the one for me who's got something to lose.
Well, we'll have to see.
Both of these fighters have the tools to win.
If Kanahara can stay away long enough to work his strikes, he'll take it.
If Bobchuk can smother those striking techniques, keep him on the ground,
which he's trying to do right now, he'll be able to take it, I think.
We'll have to see.
Kanahara in the lime green trunks, Bobchuk in the red, white and blue stripe trunks.
You notice on Kanahara's back, he has some marks.
That's from Mark Sebastian treatment, which is to treat sore muscles and injuries.
I've actually had some of that, very good herbal treatments.
Certainly take the aches and pains out and I'm sure there's going to be some aches and pains here.
Bobchuk looks intent, but it's Kanahara taking the advantage at the moment.
And he's taking it to him with a nice face lock and he's applying the body scissors to prevent Bobchuk from trying to roll out of it.
Bobchuk, as we know, has an excellent wrestling pedigree.
Oh, that was close.
A lot of the UWF fighters have, the UWF international fighters have that one technique that even if you can't be too sure that you're all right,
even if you grab one leg, even without their other leg, they can kick you to the head and they can throw knees.
Refiwada steps in, Bobchuk adjusts his kneecaps, hit again as a red and blue knee support.
Oh, but Kanahara going to work on those legs.
Bobchuk's stance is way too wide. He's going to take a lot of those low kicks if he's not careful.
He's leaving that leading leg way open.
And Kanahara, I'm sure with his extensive kickboxing training that he's taking on now,
he's going to be able to take that with a low kick.
And that could have been dangerous, he dropped him on his neck, but Bobchuk looks okay.
I bet he has a very strong neck.
With his wrestling credentials, he must be bridging a few hours a day.
I know with my very bad neck, that would not be something I'd be wanting to happen to me.
Kanahara trying to go for the cross lock on the arm.
Greg Bobchuk with a good grip right now.
I'm sure he's going to want to still continue to keep this on the ground and reverse it on him.
You see Bobchuk is in no rush to be in the standing position.
He's holding onto the feet.
And again, these cameramen get very close, just outside the ring there.
Well, they have to pick up the action right now.
Greg Bobchuk with a good Achilles tendon hold.
And the cameramen want to get those close shots.
And so does Kanahara. He wants to get his own shots in tonight.
And I don't think he wants to be down on the ground anymore.
I think he wants to be able to use his striking technique to a little bit more.
Show an account of himself tonight.
Well, both fighters look fresh.
None seem to perturbed by the early action, but yet again, it's Kanahara looking to try and open up.
Nice takeover.
And if he can set this up with a good submission hold, this just could be it.
He's going for the double wrist lock right now.
Kanahara in trouble.
Yes, in trouble into the ropes.
Bobchuk with a two-point lead.
Here we go. He's got to start blocking those low kicks.
He can't stand in that wrestler stance anymore.
He's leaving that leading leg open.
And that's what you have to be worried about.
Even if you have one, even if you catch your opponent's one leg, he can still kick with the other leg.
And we saw a great exhibit of that right now.
Yes, Kanahara motions him to stay down.
Bobchuk says he has the strength in the heart, takes the count from referee Wadabit.
Nods to show he's okay, but look at this.
Oh, that was a very, very bad knee to the face there.
Bobchuk doing well to come back from that, Ted.
Well, he's doing pretty well.
Maybe if he hit him in the jaw or something, that might have been it.
But it looked like a pretty hard blow and Bobchuk is probably going to have to hold Kanahara down and clear some of the cobwebs if he has any.
He looks all right right now.
He's trying to set up for an arm and headlock right now.
Kanahara tried to spring out of that headlock.
Bobchuk too good a wrestler for that.
Shoot sign being offered to Kanahara.
And it looks like he might be able to apply it.
And he has Kanahara in trouble once again.
Kanahara loses a point.
Twelve each.
Kanahara shaking off the effects of that encounter on his left arm.
And Kanahara sees the opening for the low kicks and Bobchuk has to move in.
He can't just stay there.
That's one of the troubles that a lot of these wrestlers face.
They have to weather the impact of the kick and move inside and take their opponent down.
But Bobchuk did very well there.
He did weather the kicks and he did take his opponent down.
That's one thing that we see Bad News Alan do a lot.
Even though he's not a kicker, he certainly knows how to move into those kicks and take his opponent down to set up the submission.
That'll be his good judo background.
Here we see here Kanahara too close.
And that was a real good single leg Boston crab, modified single leg Boston crab.
He really had his weight on Bobchuk's back and he was submitting.
He was applying the submission on Bobchuk's ankle.
It's too bad they were a little bit too close to the ropes for Kanahara.
Twelve to eleven.
Kanahara leads.
Kanahara the win of the last junior league series.
Aiming to try and repeat that performance.
But you see the UWF International certainly was not wrong about putting Kanahara in with these guys.
These guys are really holding their own against Kanahara and they're turning out to be pretty equally matched fights.
Yes, I'd have to agree with that.
I was a little dubious about his inclusion but you're quite right.
He's gained experience in the senior ranks but as we see here Bobchuk giving an excellent account.
And Kanahara is in trouble here.
Straight arm bar.
A straight arm bar, shoulder arm bar.
Kanahara's face almost pinned to the canvas as well as his arm.
Nice reversal.
Excellent wrestling.
Bobchuk in trouble.
Going for the sleeper hold.
Trying to keep him in the middle of the ring while Bobchuk is trying to inch his way to the ropes.
Kanahara doesn't want that.
He's lost the face lock.
Once again he goes for the face lock and Bobchuk's in trouble, that might be it.
Cross lock, he's too close to the ropes.
He's given up.
And lucky for Kanahara, he was close to the ropes but Bobchuk was away from the ropes.
Yes, he tried with the headlock but then went straight over to the straight arm.
Look at that leverage.
There's no way out of that, he got a beautiful cross lock arm bar and that's it.
So, Kanahara, I don't know, he doesn't seem too happy about something but he's the winner.
And he progresses.
Seeming to want to take a little bit more in the bouts with Bobchuk.
But Bobchuk put up a very good performance.
Well, the winner of the first and possibly the winner of the second junior league division tournament,
Hiromitsu Kanahara, kind of almost developing an attitude, would you say?
Yes, I'd have to agree with that.
Tamura and himself seem to be competing for that tag of being the most arrogant fight on UWFI.
But he walks away happy with the night's work and Bobchuk I'm sure can be proud as he walks away as well.