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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peder Bjornsund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Fortaleza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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182 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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179 cm
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180 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peder Bjornsund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Fortaleza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsund throws a poor cross that misses
and Fortaleza counters with a straight right hand.
Bjornsund slips a jab and a cross from Fortaleza.
Fortaleza walks into a left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fortaleza, as that shot connected.
Peder Bjornsund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Fortaleza.
A jab lands there for Bjornsund.
It looks like Jim Fortaleza has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Bjornsund misses the target.
Fortaleza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjornsund.
A good leg kick by Bjornsund.
Bjornsund misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsund looks to throw the jab but Fortaleza is out of range.
Fortaleza circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsund misses with a wild combination.
Bjornsund swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjornsund clinches with his opponent.
Fortaleza managing to block the knees to the body from Bjornsund.
A short uppercut from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund lands an elbow that stopped Fortaleza in his tracks for a moment.
Fortaleza avoiding damage as Bjornsund throws knees to the body.
Bjornsund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bjornsund manages to break the clinch.
Bjornsund just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjornsund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortaleza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund lands with a nice body punch.
Peder Bjornsund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bjornsund tries to clinch but Fortaleza is having none of it.
Bjornsund throws out a loose jab but Fortaleza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortaleza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bjornsund is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fortaleza.
Bjornsund darts in trying to clinch
and Fortaleza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving 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!
Bjornsund closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund lands a head kick!
Fortaleza fails with the takedown.
Bjornsund throws a right hand that misses
and Fortaleza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bjornsund is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fortaleza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fortaleza lands a nice looking body shot.
Fortaleza slips under a jab from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fortaleza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund lands a nice shot that snaps Fortaleza's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsund misses with a left hand
and Fortaleza counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza throws a low kick but Bjornsund moves out of range easily.
Bjornsund moves in looking to clinch but Fortaleza pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Bjornsund.
Bjornsund looks to land a combination but Fortaleza avoids it well.
Bjornsund throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fortaleza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjornsund misses with a head kick.
Bjornsund misses with a combination
and Fortaleza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bjornsund throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bjornsund misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peder Bjornsund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Fortaleza's cut.
That's time! Bjornsund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bjornsund thumps Fortaleza with a low kick.
Bjornsund throws a shot from downtown. Fortaleza moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Bjornsund.
Bjornsund tries to bum rush Fortaleza with a series of wild strikes but Fortaleza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bjornsund with a nice cross.
Fortaleza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bjornsund did well to prevent Fortaleza getting side control.
Fortaleza throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bjornsund to regain full guard.
Bjornsund keeping moving, preventing Fortaleza from controlling successfully.
Fortaleza tries to free his leg and advance position but Bjornsund is retaining full guard.
Fortaleza advances to half guard.
Fortaleza is keen to just control but Bjornsund is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsund is positioning himself well to prevent Fortaleza advancing to mount.
Bjornsund tries to get to full guard but Fortaleza has control of the leg.
Fortaleza is working for a submission of some sort.
Bjornsund knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fortaleza on the ground.
Fortaleza thows a huge punch but Bjornsund dodges it nicely.
Fortaleza tries to pass to full mount but Bjornsund defends it.
Fortaleza wants to control but Bjornsund is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza misses with a head shot. Bjornsund uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bjornsund on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bjornsund tries to get out of the position.
Fortaleza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bjornsund swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fortaleza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fortaleza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fortaleza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fortaleza uses his free foot to push down on Bjornsund's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bjornsund.
Bjornsund can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza throws a wild left hand from mount and Bjornsund manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Fortaleza trying to pass the guard but Bjornsund defending well.
Fortaleza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fortaleza thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fortaleza is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bjornsund has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fortaleza mounts Bjornsund! Really nice guard pass there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza looking to finish with strikes here!
Fortaleza moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bjornsund has worked his arm free - good work by Bjornsund!
Fortaleza has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Fortaleza unloads with some shots from mount but Bjornsund bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortaleza looking to ground and pound but Bjornsund is blocking nicely.
Fortaleza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fortaleza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Fortaleza's cut.
That's time! Bjornsund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bjornsund wants to clinch.
Fortaleza keeps the fight on the outside.
Fortaleza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjornsund throws out the jab.
Fortaleza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsund digs a good hook to Fortaleza's body.
Bjornsund throws a hook to the side of Fortaleza's head but Fortaleza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjornsund gets a clinch.
Bjornsund lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortaleza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bjornsund lands an elbow inside that Fortaleza shrugs off.
Fortaleza is trying to push Bjornsund away but Bjornsund has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bjornsund lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bjornsund gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fortaleza's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fortaleza working hard to break the clinch.
Bjornsund manages to break the clinch.
Bjornsund's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bjornsund duly obliges.
Fortaleza checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bjornsund, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bjornsund throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsund works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bjornsund closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fortaleza counters with a right hand to the body.
Bjornsund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortaleza manages to avoid it.
Bjornsund tests Fortaleza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bjornsund misses with a leg kick.
Peder Bjornsund is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjornsund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fortaleza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fortaleza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bjornsund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortaleza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bjornsund looks for the body kick but Fortaleza saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Fortaleza.
Fortaleza lands a glancing blow to the side of Bjornsund's head.
Fortaleza ducks under a wild hook from Bjornsund.
Jab, jab by Bjornsund - just one landing.
Bjornsund is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsund throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortaleza counters with a series of strikes. Bjornsund will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bjornsund falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fortaleza counters with a stiff right hand.
Fortaleza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bjornsund's hands.
Fortaleza checks a low kick from Bjornsund.
Bjornsund tries to clinch up but Fortaleza circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjornsund paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bjornsund, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortaleza lands a nice looking body shot.
Bjornsund throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortaleza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peder Bjornsund showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bjornsund has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peder Bjornsund!
A very excited looking Peder Bjornsund 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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energy
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RATING
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