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Rivals LXXXII: Jorma vs Dutch PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luda Chris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhou Fei Chi Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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154 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luda Chris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhou Fei Chi Song!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Chi Song throws a body punch but Chris moves out of range.
Fei Chi Song chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chris can pounce on him.
Fei Chi Song misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Chris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chris.
Chris swinging wildly here.
Chris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Zhou Fei Chi Song has been cut.
Fei Chi Song misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fei Chi Song misses with a two punch combination.
Fei Chi Song misses with a double jab
and Chris moves into the clinch.
Chris is struggling to control the position.
Chris lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris landing knees to the body.
Chris breaks the clinch.
Chris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fei Chi Song.
Fei Chi Song closes the distance and clinches up with Chris, looking for a takedown. Fei Chi Song pushes Chris against the cage but Chris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luda Chris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhou Fei Chi Song.
Chris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fei Chi Song.
Chris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fei Chi Song looks winded!
Chris connects with an inside leg kick.
Chris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fei Chi Song's calf.
Chris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Chris throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chris, right into the meat.
Chris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fei Chi Song's head.
Fei Chi Song fails with the takedown.
Chris lands with a right that hurts Fei Chi Song. Fei Chi Song looks to clinch but Chris throws a short knee that drops Fei Chi Song. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Luda Chris!
During a confident post fight interview, Luda Chris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Great Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Palhares Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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249 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Great Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rousimar Palhares Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pete misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Skywalker counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Pete misses
and Skywalker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Skywalker is pushing Pete up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Skywalker.
Pete goes for a takedown attempt but Skywalker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Skywalker connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Skywalker as Pete shoots in.
Pete doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skywalker counters with a left and a right that stings Pete.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Pete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pete throws a hook to the side of Skywalker's head but Skywalker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pete throws a lazy head kick
and Skywalker counters with a straight right hand.
Pete throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skywalker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pete with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skywalker counters with a two punch combo.
Donk. Skywalker catches Pete right on the button with a cross.
Skywalker moves into range and clinches up with Pete.
Skywalker stops a takedown attempt from Pete.
Skywalker lands a left hand.
Skywalker stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete trying to land knees to the body.
Skywalker is pushing Pete up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rousimar Palhares Skywalker.
Pete misses with a double jab
and Skywalker counters with a straight right hand.
Skywalker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pete drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Skywalker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Skywalker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pete's guard.
Skywalker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skywalker stays in close to Pete's body and controls the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rousimar Palhares Skywalker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Skywalker is looking to slow Pete down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from Skywalker misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete misses the body punch
and Skywalker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skywalker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pete's guard.
Pete controls Skywalker momentarily but Skywalker frees himself.
Pete will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Skywalker controlling from the top position.
Skywalker prevents Pete from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rousimar Palhares Skywalker dominated that round.
That's time! Pete's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skywalker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skywalker misses with a double jab.
Skywalker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skywalker duly obliges.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Skywalker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pete gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a nice looking combination but Pete bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pete shoots in for a takedown but Skywalker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pete shoots and misses
and Pete takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skywalker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pete throws an off balance right hand
and Skywalker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pete takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pete misses with a takedown
letting Skywalker counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Pete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skywalker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Skywalker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker wants to control but Pete is keeping him busy.
Skywalker taking a breather here.
Pete on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Skywalker controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rousimar Palhares Skywalker.
Pete swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skywalker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skywalker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skywalker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pete fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pete swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skywalker counters with a one-two to the body.
Rousimar Palhares Skywalker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pete with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skywalker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skywalker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pete swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skywalker counters with a three punch combo that has Pete backing up. Pete nods at Skywalker to acknowledge the strikes.
Pete is rocked!
Skywalker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oh Pete is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pete seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rousimar Palhares Skywalker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Skywalker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Skywalker looks to land a combination. Pete sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Skywalker misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pete shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skywalker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skywalker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Skywalker!
Skywalker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pete looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pete dodges the punch combination from Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a nice looking combination but Pete bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pete misses with a shot to the body
and Skywalker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Great Pete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Skywalker!
Skywalker moves in looking to clinch but Pete pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rousimar Palhares Skywalker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Pete throws a push kick but Skywalker slaps the foot to one side.
Pete shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Great Pete is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skywalker.
Skywalker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skywalker pushes Pete up against the cage in a clinch.
Pete is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skywalker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skywalker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pete.
Pete goes for a takedown attempt but Skywalker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pete takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Pete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pete looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pete throws an off balance right hand
and Skywalker counters with a stiff right hand.
Skywalker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skywalker is working the combinations to good effect here.
Skywalker drops Pete with a nice combination! Skywalker dives into Pete's guard, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skywalker loads up on a big left hand. Pete felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Skywalker looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Pete can't hide his disappointment, as Skywalker celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rousimar Palhares Skywalker!
Rousimar Palhares Skywalker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daigo Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hellbent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
165 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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30
170 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Asai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Hellbent!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellbent lets loose with a powerful body kick. Asai will feel that in the morning.
Asai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asai thuds his right hand into Hellbent's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hellbent clinches.
Asai tries to circle away but Hellbent has him pinned against the cage.
Asai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hellbent.
Hellbent gets through Asai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asai manages to break the clinch.
Asai closes the distance and clinches.
Hellbent creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Asai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hellbent using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hellbent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asai pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hellbent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellbent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asai blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Asai.
Asai is trying to break the clinch but Hellbent has him pressed against the cage.
Asai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hellbent fails to land.
Hellbent misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Hellbent.
Hellbent tries to throw a body punch but Asai avoids it by throwing Hellbent back against the cage.
Hellbent misses with the head strike.
Asai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hellbents head.
Hellbent swings wildly with an uppercut but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asai tries to break free but Hellbent pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellbent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asai misses with the head strike.
Asai throws a punch but it's blocked by Hellbent.
Asai digs a right hand into Hellbent's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hellbent's gas tank.
Hellbent taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hellbent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asai.
Hellbent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asai lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hellbent fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellbent just misses with a elbow thrown towards Asai's brow.
Asai is working Hellbent over against the cage.
Asai struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellbent controls his hands.
Hellbent pushes off an throws an elbow but Asai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Asai digs a right hand into Hellbent's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hellbent's gas tank.
Asai misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asai breaks the clinch.
Asai connects with a body shot that sends Hellbent's belly button to the back.
Hellbent tries to score with a low kick but Asai moves his leg out of the way.
Asai closes the distance and clinches.
Hellbent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Hellbent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hellbent throws a sloppy head kick and Asai moves out of range easily.
Hellbent throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Asai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hellbent blocks the body kick.
Asai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asai dips to his left and cracks Hellbent with an uppercut!
Hellbent tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Asai feints and then cracks Hellbent's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hellbent down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asai lands a leg kick that knocks Hellbent off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Asai, right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hellbent scores with a head kick. Asai tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hellbent with a nice cross.
Asai clinches with his opponent.
Hellbent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hellbent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hellbent lands an elbow that stopped Asai in his tracks for a moment.
Hellbent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hellbent - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Asai lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hellbent throws an elbow but it misses.
Hellbent lands a hook that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
Asai lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daigo Asai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Asai has managed to clinch.
Asai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Asai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellbent looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daigo Asai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hellbent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hellbent pressing his opponent against the cage.
Asai is working Hellbent over against the cage.
Hellbent swings wildly with an uppercut but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hellbent lands an elbow that stopped Asai in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Hellbent.
Asai lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellbent misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hellbent walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hellbent tries a head kick but it misses.
Asai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Asai duly obliges.
Asai lands a big head kick that sends Hellbent tumbling to the mat! Asai takes a step backwards and waves Hellbent back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hellbent is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellbent throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Hellbent is still on wobbly legs! Can Asai finish him?
Asai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Asai leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hellbent.
Hellbent wants to stall.
Hellbent seems to have recovered his senses.
Hellbent misses with a knee strike.
Asai lands a hook that snaps the head of Hellbent backwards.
Asai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asai works on Hellbent's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellbent throws a punch but it's blocked by Asai.
Hellbent blocks a body shot from Asai.
Hellbent looking to throw knees to the head but Asai is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hellbent.
Hellbent tries to land knees in the clinch but Asai avoids the damage to the body.
Asai dodges an elbow strike from Hellbent.
Hellbent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asai is defending well for now.
Asai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Asai avoids the elbow strike from Hellbent, against the cage.
Asai avoids the elbow strike from Hellbent, against the cage.
Hellbent throws a punch but it's blocked by Asai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asai.
Asai looking to throw knees to the head but Hellbent is blocking nicely.
Hellbent misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Asai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hellbent fails to land.
Hellbent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Asai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asai.
Asai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asai scores with a three punch combo!
Asai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asai throws a head kick but Hellbent moves out of range.
Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hellbent scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Asai checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Asai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Asai just misses with a punch to the body.
Hellbent misses with the combination.
Hellbent is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai lands a leg kick that knocks Hellbent off balance momentarily.
Hellbent doesn't manage to clinch there - Asai circles away.
Hellbent blocks a head kick by Asai.
Hellbent misses with a straight right.
Asai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hellbent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hellbent is able to avoid easily.
Hellbent avoids the body shot from Asai.
Hellbent ducks under a wild hook from Asai.
Hellbent takes one on the button.
Asai throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hellbent fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Asai, pushing him back against the cage.
Asai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hellbent or not.
Asai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daigo Asai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hellbent wants to clinch.
Hellbent lands a head kick. Asai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Asai looks to land a combination but Hellbent avoids it well.
Asai lands a front kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hellbent in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Asai cracks the inside of Hellbent's front leg.
Hellbent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Asai misses
and Hellbent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai moves into range and clinches up with Hellbent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellbent.
Asai breaks from the clinch.
Hellbent throws a jab when Asai was well out of range.
Asai throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai has managed to clinch.
Asai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hellbent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellbent throws a head punch that misses.
Hellbent throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Asai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asai lands a right hand.
Hellbent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Asai is keeping busy.
Asai lands an uppercut.
Hellbent tries a body shot but Asai blocks it.
Hellbent being controlled against the cage.
Asai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asai connects with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Asai scores with a four punch combination!
Hellbent's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai lunges at Hellbent with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hellbent's hand.
Hellbent scores with a jab to the jaw.
Asai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hellbent on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellbent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hellbent lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Asai misses with a lunging right hand
and Hellbent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hellbent shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Asai is looking to slow Hellbent down with leg kicks.
Hellbent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asai misses with a looping left.
Asai slips a straight right by Hellbent.
Asai lands with a slapping head kick.
Asai clinches.
Hellbent swings wildly with an uppercut but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Asai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Asai fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellbent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asai.
Hellbent misses with a knee strike.
Hellbent has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Asai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Asai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hellbent.
Asai manages to break the clinch.
Hellbent takes one to the side of the head.
Asai moves out of range as Hellbent strikes.
Asai lands a head kick. Hellbent smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Asai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hellbent paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Asai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hellbent in his tracks.
Asai throws a lazy right hand but Hellbent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hellbent was well out of range. Poor timing from Asai.
Hellbent lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Asai blocks a low kick nicely.
Asai throws a push kick but Hellbent slaps the foot to one side.
Asai throws out a leg kick but Hellbent moves out of range and Asai only half commits.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Hellbent wants to clinch.
Asai slips a jab from Hellbent.
Asai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hellbent can do to turn this around?
Hellbent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hellbent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hellbent throws a head kick that misses
and Asai makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hellbent really felt that one!
Hank Hellbent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hellbent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asai sizes up Hellbent with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daigo Asai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hellbent finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Asai does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daigo Asai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asai 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daigo Asai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Genova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Gaslight Anthem - Boxer. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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281 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Genova!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adams.
Adams scores with a nice body kick.
Adams throws a hook but Genova blocks it.
Genova slips under a jab from Adams.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Genova.
Genova takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Adams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Genova throws a push kick but Adams slaps the foot to one side.
Adams scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Genova looks winded!
Genova throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adams counters with a body kick that stops Genova in his tracks momentarily.
Genova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adams with a hook.
It looks like Lance Genova has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Adams.
A jab from Adams does it's job there.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Adams! Genova is out on his feet! Adams rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Genova is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Genova is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Adams!
Gregory Adams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soon Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Manlucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manlucas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killer Mike - Big Beast (Feat. Bun B, T.I. & Trouble). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Soon Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Manlucas!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manlucas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manlucas swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Do throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manlucas swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Manlucas just misses with a punch to the body.
Manlucas looks to land a left hand but Do moved out of range nicely.
Manlucas lands a body shot.
Manlucas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manlucas. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manlucas misses with a body shot
and Do counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Do takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body kick there by Manlucas.
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Manlucas's shoulder, as Manlucas tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by Do as he checks the leg kick.
Manlucas looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
Manlucas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manlucas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manlucas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Do.
Manlucas misses with a hook. Do ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Do misses.
Manlucas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manlucas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manlucass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Do misses with a looping right.
Manlucas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Do counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Manlucas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do trying to control but Manlucas is working from the bottom.
Manlucas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manlucas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Do manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manlucas trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manlucas content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Do has locked up a guillotine! Do's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Manlucas is holding on here and Do must be using up a lot of energy. Manlucas has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Do gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Soon Do!
A very excited looking Soon Do rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deidara Zetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zetsu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cudi The Kid. Deidara Zetsu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deidara Zetsu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair rushes Zetsu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flair tries a body shot but Zetsu blocks it.
Flair tries to work over Zetsu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flair is stalling here.
Flair lands a right hand.
Flair can't break the clinch.
Zetsu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Zetsu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flair keeping moving, preventing Zetsu from controlling successfully.
Zetsu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetsu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zetsu works over Flair with some ground and pound from guard.
Zetsu stopping the sweep attempt from Flair.
Zetsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flair is keeping the position for now.
Flair utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetsu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Deidara Zetsu.
Zetsu looks to land a right hand but Flair moved out of range.
Zetsu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flair.
Flair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zetsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Flair.
Zetsu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zetsu lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flair does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zetsu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Flair takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Flair takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zetsu moves out of range of the body kick from Flair.
Zetsu lands a big uppercut and Flair crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Flair looks OK. Zetsu waves Flair back to his feet!
Flair is rocked!
Zetsu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zetsu cracks Flair with a hook to the temple - Flair is on wobbly legs here! Zetsu swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Flair falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Zetsu wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Deidara Zetsu!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Deidara Zetsu made sure he mentioned Global Empire MMA Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djamel Hammouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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285 lbs
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269 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Djamel Hammouche!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammouche will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hammouche pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hammouche avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammouche fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drago has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Hammouche counters with a leg kick.
Hammouche swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drago connects with a crisp jab.
Drago gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammouche lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drago's sensitive parts.
A jab from Drago misses.
Nice defenses there by Hammouche.
Hammouche throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
Hammouche tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hammouche thumps Drago with a low kick.
Hammouche jabs Drago right on the nose. Drago blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Hammouche bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Hammouche. That snapped Drago's head back.
Hammouche throws a nice looking combination but Drago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammouche feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dragos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hammouche.
Hammouche prevents Drago from escaping the position.
Hammouche has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammouche takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Drago is squirming around, avoiding Hammouche's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammouche sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hammouche wants to take his opponent's back but Drago doesn't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammouche can't control as he wanted to and Drago manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Drago pushes Hammouche off looking to stand but Hammouche dives back in and keeps control.
Hammouche tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drago knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hammouche has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammouche fails to advance to Drago's back.
Drago trying desperately to get to his feet.
Drago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hammouche on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammouche content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Drago really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Djamel Hammouche dominated that 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.
Drago throws a hook but Hammouche avoids it easily.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drago, as that shot connected.
Djamel Hammouche seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That kick from Hammouche tenderised Drago's leg. Drago is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammouche circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago leaves Hammouche with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drago takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hammouche lands a big head kick that sends Drago tumbling to the mat! Hammouche takes a step backwards and waves Drago back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drago crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hammouche - the referee stops the clock and Drago gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hammouche. Drago manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammouche darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drago is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hammouche.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammouche connects with a stiff jab that staggers Drago - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Djamel Hammouche!
A very excited looking Djamel Hammouche made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Ironheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gim Ruut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ironheart comes to the cage accompanied by Jag - Phone Numbers. Ruut has chosen Bridge Burning - Foo Fighters as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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138 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Ironheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gim Ruut!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironheart throws a shot from downtown. Ruut moves away and avoids it.
Ruut takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruut digs a right hand underneath Ironheart's ribcage. Ironheart let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ironheart prevents the takedown attempt.
Ironheart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruut shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ironheart controls Ruut momentarily but Ruut frees himself.
Ruut scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruut drops back looking for a leg! Ironheart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ironheart manages to kick Ruut off! Ruut jumps back into Ironheart's guard.
Ruut thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ironheart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruut is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ruut is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ironheart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ironheart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruut on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruut tries to hold on but Ironheart postures up.
Ruut is trying desperately to improve position.
Ruut is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ironheart wants to control the pace but Ruut is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart controlling from mount.
Ironheart tries to control but Ruut wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jim Ironheart.
Ruut wants to clinch up but Ironheart keeps it at a distance.
Ironheart misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruut counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruut goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ironheart has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ruut but great work by Ironheart.
Ruut tries to bench press Ironheart off him but Ironheart keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart taking a breather here.
Ruut is looking for a sweep.
Ruut prevents Ironheart from moving into mount.
Ruut manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ironheart's best efforts.
Ruut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruut is looking to improve his position.
Ironheart wants to take a breather but Ruut is having none of it.
Ruut wants to get back to full guard.
Ironheart is keen to just control but Ruut is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruut is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ironheart pulls his head out easily.
Ruut looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ruut looking for submissions off his back.
Ruut is looking to improve his position.
Ironheart trying to control the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruut moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruut escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ironheart gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ironheart got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruut has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ironheart has managed to get both his arms back between Ruut's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gim Ruut dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ruut ducks under a wild hook from Ironheart.
Gim Ruut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ironheart scores with a body shot.
Ruut jabs Ironheart right on the nose. Ironheart blinks but takes it well.
Ruut looks for a takedown but Ironheart sprawls well.
Ironheart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ironheart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ironheart misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruut counters with a nice uppercut.
Jim Ironheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironheart uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ruut wants to clinch.
Ironheart misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironheart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Ironheart.
No joy there for Ruut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruut throws a looping overhand right but Ironheart ducks down to avoid it.
Ironheart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ironheart throws a lazy right hand but Ruut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruut tries to close the distance and clinch but Ironheart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruut shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ruut looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ruut lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruut.
Ironheart trying to control here.
Ruut is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ironheart wants to control but Ruut is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ruut seems to be looking for submissions.
Ironheart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ironheart tries to get out of the position.
Ironheart is not content to let Ruut control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironheart is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruut is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ironheart is just riding it out for now. Ruut eventually gives up the hold.
Ruut is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ironheart!
Ironheart working to try and regain half guard.
Ironheart wants to control but Ruut is having none of it.
Ruut looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ironheart tries to reverse the position but Ruut maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Ruut.
Ironheart tries to hold on but Ruut postures up.
Ruut is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ironheart can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruut with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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!
Ruut scoring with strikes but Ironheart is staying in there.
Ruut raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ruut throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ironheart because Ruut loaded up on that one.
Ironheart is looking to get to half guard.
Ruut looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ironheart tries to hold on but Ruut pushes him away.
Ironheart stops Ruut from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Ruut goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ironheart turns into him and now he's in Ruut's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gim Ruut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ironheart misses with an uppercut. Ruut saw that one coming.
Ironheart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruut momentarily.
Ruut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ironheart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Ironheart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ironheart with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ironheart. Ruut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruut lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ruut staying out of range there.
Ironheart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruut tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ironheart swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruut connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ironheart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruut counters with a shoot takedown. Ironheart fights it but they end up in guard.
Ironheart is rocked!
Ruut looking to pass the guard.
Ironheart is trying to control the position but Ruut postures up.
Ruut wants to control from the top but Ironheart keeps moving.
Ruut looking to sit in guard and control but Ironheart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruut looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ironheart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ruut working for a triangle but Ironheart defends it easily.
Jim Ironheart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruut swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ironheart trying to control but Ruut is working from the bottom.
Ruut throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruut is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruut keeping moving, preventing Ironheart from controlling successfully.
Ruut is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ruut looking for subs off his back but Ironheart has passed one foot through into half guard.
Well, if Ironheart is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ruut actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ironheart in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ruut looking for submissions off his back.
Ruut is looking for a sweep. Ironheart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ironheart tries to pass to full mount but Ruut defends it.
Ruut tries to get to full guard but Ironheart has control of the leg.
Ironheart is controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jim Ironheart just wasn't active enough.
Ruut dives in and grabs Ironheart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ironheart pushes down on Ruut's head and hops out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gim Ruut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruut 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gim Ruut!
After the fight, Gim Ruut was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Prince Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Xianfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Prince Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhang Xianfa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama throws a head kick but Xianfa moves out of range.
Xianfa throws a combination. Funkyama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Prince Funkyama has been cut.
Funkyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xianfa throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Xianfa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Xianfa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funkyama.
Xianfa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Funkyama's head.
Funkyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xianfa.
Funkyama blocks a head kick by Xianfa.
Funkyama drives through and clinches with Xianfa against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xianfa prevents a body shot from Funkyama.
Funkyama lands a shoulder strike.
Xianfa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xianfa looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama tries a body shot but Xianfa blocks it.
Funkyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Xianfa controls his hands.
Funkyama has a couple of punches blocked by Xianfa.
Xianfa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Xianfa lands a nice uppercut.
Funkyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Xianfa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xianfa working aggressively here.
Funkyama crunches a lovely knee into Xianfa's ribcage.
Funkyama misses with the head strike.
Funkyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xianfa misses with a punch on the inside.
Funkyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Xianfa.
Xianfa lands with a right to the head.
Funkyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama lands an uppercut.
Xianfa lands with a left to the head.
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!
Funkyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xianfa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xianfa has Funkyama pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Xianfa.
Xianfa throws a punch but it's blocked by Funkyama.
Xianfa tries to throw a body punch but Funkyama avoids it by throwing Xianfa back against the cage.
Funkyama tries to throw a body punch but Xianfa avoids it by throwing Funkyama back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Funkyama.
The referee calls for Xianfa to work.
Xianfa throws a punch but it's blocked by Funkyama.
Xianfa letting Funkyama take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Funkyama.
Funkyama lands a body punch.
Xianfa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Funkyama.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funkyama.
Xianfa lands a left hand.
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Funkyama has a couple of punches blocked by Xianfa.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
Xianfa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funkyama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama trying to stall but Xianfa improves his position.
Funkyama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Funkyama misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Funkyama trying to land knees to the body.
Funkyama can't find room to land a body shot as Xianfa controls the action.
Xianfa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xianfa has a couple of punches blocked by Funkyama.
Xianfa manages to break the clinch.
Xianfa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funkyama throws a looping overhand right but Xianfa ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xianfa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Funkyama's sensitive parts.
Xianfa misses with a jab to the body
and Funkyama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut. Xianfa saw that one coming.
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 Prince Funkyama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Prince Funkyama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot lands for Xianfa.
Funkyama slips under a jab from Xianfa.
Xianfa looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.
Funkyama misses with a low kick.
Funkyama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xianfa.
Funkyama misses the body punch
and Xianfa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xianfa lands a jab to Funkyama's midsection.
Funkyama tries to clinch up but Xianfa circles away and keeps his distance.
Funkyama throws a good cross that connects.
Funkyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xianfa scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xianfa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Funkyama clinches up against the cage.
Xianfa throws a punch but it's blocked by Funkyama.
Xianfa lands a body shot.
Funkyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xianfa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xianfa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Funkyama is rocked!
Funkyama scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xianfa.
Funkyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Xianfa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funkyama misses with an elbow strike.
Funkyama tries to work over Xianfa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xianfa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Funkyama up against the cage.
Funkyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funkyama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Xianfa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Funkyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xianfa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funkyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funkyama tries to work over Xianfa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Funkyama as the two fighters clinch.
Xianfa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xianfa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xianfa is looking to control Funkyama's arms but Funkyama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xianfa has his back to the cage.
Funkyama blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Xianfa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funkyama misses with some punches.
Funkyama trying to control the position but instead, Xianfa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Funkyama into the cage.
Xianfa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xianfa is trying to maintain a safe position but Funkyama gets an underhook and turns Xianfa into the cage.
Funkyama has a couple of punches blocked by Xianfa.
Xianfa takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Xianfa.
Xianfa manages to break the clinch.
Funkyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Funkyama throws an off balance right hand
and Funkyama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Funkyama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xianfa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Funkyama finds it's way round the side to connect with Xianfa's head.
Funkyama seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Xianfa defending well as Funkyama loads up on a big left hand.
Xianfa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Funkyama. Funkyama obviously looking to wear him down.
Xianfa wants to land a leg kick but Funkyama is out of range.
Xianfa throws a leg kick but Funkyama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Xianfa moves out of range of the strikes.
Funkyama takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Funkyama lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xianfa tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zhang Xianfa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Prince Funkyama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Xianfa looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Funkyama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funkyama misses with a right hand
and Xianfa counters with a body kick that stops Funkyama in his tracks momentarily.
Funkyama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Funkyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xianfa throws a shot from downtown. Funkyama moves away and avoids it.
Xianfa is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Xianfa shuts the power down on Funkyama. Lights out, game over! Xianfa is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zhang Xianfa!
After the fight, Zhang Xianfa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Dutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jorma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Captain Awesome's Theme Song . Dutch has chosen feuer frei as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasva Jorma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Dutch!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorma throws a jab but it's blocked by Dutch.
Jorma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jorma shoots for a takedown but Dutch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jorma misses with a straight right.
Jorma gets tackled into the cage by Dutch. Dutch maintains the clinch.
Dutch misses with an elbow over the top.
Jorma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jorma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jorma tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasva Jorma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dutch breaks the clinch.
Jorma checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Dutch.
Dutch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jorma.
Jorma moves into the clinch successfully.
Dutch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dutch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jorma is keeping busy.
Jorma lands with a light punch inside.
Dutch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jorma misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Rasva Jorma has been cut.
Dutch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dutch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jorma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dark Dutch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Jorma misses.
Dutch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jorma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dutch moves out of range of the body kick.
Jorma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good exchange - Dutch coming out on top.
Dutch tries to clinch there but Jorma circles away.
Dutch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jorma on the side of the head.
Dutch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dutch moves in looking to clinch but Jorma pushes him off.
Jorma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dutch throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma missing with a left hand there. Dutch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jorma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jorma swings wildly with an uppercut but Dutch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dutch lands a right hand.
Dutch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jorma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jorma swings wildly with an uppercut but Dutch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jorma misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jorma.
Jorma misses with the head strike.
Jorma trying to stall but Dutch improves his position.
Dutch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jorma's defenses.
Nice body punch from Dutch - that landed with a thud.
Dutch gets through Jorma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jorma.
Dutch scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutch leaning against his opponent.
Jorma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dutch backwards.
A right hand to the body from Dutch.
Dutch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dutch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dutch tries to clinch but Jorma is having none of it.
Dutch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dutch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dutch doesn't manage to clinch there - Jorma circles away.
Dutch throws a nice head kick!
Dutch tries to clinch up
and Jorma counters with a straight right hand.
Dutch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jorma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dutch connects with a body shot.
Dutch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jorma.
Dutch throws an overhand right that lands on Jorma's shoulder, as Jorma tries to avoid the shot.
Jorma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jorma moves out of range as Dutch strikes.
Jorma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dutch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dutch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jorma.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jorma throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Jorma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dutch takes a swing at Jorma's ribcage but misses.
Jorma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dutch, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Dutch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rasva Jorma's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dutch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dutch doesn't manage to clinch there - Jorma circles away.
Jorma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jorma misses with a punch on the inside.
Dutch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jorma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Jorma on the inside.
Dutch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jorma.
Jorma working aggressively here.
Dutch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jorma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jorma blocks an elbow strike from Dutch.
Dutch takes a shot to the head.
Jorma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jorma takes a shot to the head.
Jorma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasva Jorma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jorma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dutch missing with knees to the body.
Jorma lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dutch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Jorma.
Dutch misses with a knee strike.
Jorma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jorma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dutch misses with the head strike.
Jorma scores with a shot to the side of Dutch's head.
Dutch wants to break free but Jorma has control.
Dutch looking to throw knees to the head but Jorma is blocking nicely.
Jorma misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jorma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dutch backwards.
Jorma lands with a left to the head.
Dutch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dutch lands an elbow inside that Jorma shrugs off.
Dutch lands with a light punch inside.
Dutch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jorma avoids it.
Jorma dodges an elbow strike from Dutch.
Jorma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dutch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jorma lands a left hand.
Jorma tries to throw a body punch but Dutch avoids it by throwing Jorma back against the cage.
Dutch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Dutch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dutch throws an elbow but misses.
Dutch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jorma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dutch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jorma is defending well for now.
Jorma drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dutch won't allow Jorma to sweep him here.
Jorma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dutch!
Jorma scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dutch?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorma working Dutch over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma with a couple of short strikes.
Jorma tries to control but Dutch wriggling away.
Jorma postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dutch looks a forlorn figure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dutch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dutch tries to hold on but Jorma pushes him away.
Dutch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jorma lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dutch is rocked!
Jorma is landing with some decent strikes but Dutch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dutch is still in real trouble! Can Jorma finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorma connects with a bit shot that sees Dutch covering up! More strikes from Jorma and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jorma is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasva Jorma!
Rasva Jorma retains his bantamweight title!
Rasva Jorma made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Hugh promised his secret nippon mansion to have an awesome party to celebrate my great win tomorrow. Jorma will be around many bunnies there! Of course it is restricted from you poor people. Time to go, my private heli is just outside this hole...'.
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