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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 4274 p4p, 424 weight class) and Snorri Sigfusson (ranked 24745 p4p, 559 weight class). Snorri Sigfusson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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141 lbs
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139 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong
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Dangerous knees
Solid chin
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snorri Sigfusson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram throws a big shot that misses.
Rram with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rram.
Rram lands a jab to Sigfusson's midsection.
Rram with a nice cross.
Sigfusson takes one to the chin there.
Sigfusson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rram looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigfusson is just out of range.
Rram lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rram.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Rram catches Sigfusson right on the button with a cross.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sigfusson circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Rram scores with a four punch combination!
Sigfusson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rram.
Rram lands a jab-cross combination.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sigfusson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfusson throws a head kick that misses
and Rram counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rram sets himself, and Sigfusson steps forward looking for the clinch! Rram avoids it this time.
Sigfusson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sigfusson misses the jab.
Rram scores with a jab.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigfusson moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sigfusson, as that shot connected.
Rram fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sigfusson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sigfusson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigfusson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rram throws a combination that misses
and Sigfusson counters by clinching up.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sigfusson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rram's efforts to push away.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rram avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram blocks a body shot from Sigfusson.
Rram tries to break free but Sigfusson pushes him back against the ropes.
Sigfusson scores with a knee to the head.
Sigfusson tries a knee to the head but Rram blocks it.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Sigfusson has him pressed against the ropes.
Sigfusson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Rram tries to circle away but Sigfusson has him pinned against the ropes.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling the position.
Rram breaks from the clinch.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram works Sigfusson's body with a nice hook.
Rram is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sigfusson throws a head kick that misses.
Rram throws a big counter combination but Sigfusson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rram moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rram blocks the body kick.
Sigfusson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Rram dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rram paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram throws an off balance right hand
and Sigfusson counters by moving into the clinch.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rram avoids it.
Rram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson's coach down at Russian Bears Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sigfusson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sigfusson as Rram tries to tie him up.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling him.
Sigfusson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rram avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfusson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rram controls his hands.
Rram tries to circle away but Sigfusson has him pinned against the ropes.
Rram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sigfusson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rram's efforts to push away.
Sigfusson misses with a body punch.
Rram working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rram is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sigfusson is keeping busy.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling him.
Sigfusson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling the position.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson lands a good knee to the midsection. Rram won't want to take too many of those.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Rram breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Rram does it's job there.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sigfusson moves into the clinch.
Rram tries to break free but Sigfusson pushes him back against the ropes.
Sigfusson has Rram pressed against the ropes, preventing Rram from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sigfusson pushes Rram back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Rram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigfusson lands a nice knee to the body.
Rram gets through Sigfusson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rram.
Sigfusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rram or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snorri Sigfusson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sigfusson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Sigfusson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson cracks Rram with a nice body shot.
Rram managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson tries to throw a body punch but Rram avoids it by throwing Sigfusson back against the ropes.
Rram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sigfusson can do to turn this around?
Sigfusson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rram has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sigfusson keeps control of Rram as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sigfusson prevents Rram from breaking the clinch.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Sigfusson has him pressed against the ropes.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling the position.
Rram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sigfusson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
Rram lands the left hand.
Sigfusson ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Yajson Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Sigfusson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram lands a jab.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigfusson.
Jab from Rram.
Sigfusson defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sigfusson digs a good hook to Rram's body.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sigfusson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sigfusson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Sigfusson wants to counter with a clinch but Rram pushes him away.
Sigfusson throws a body shot but no joy.
Rram misses with a combination
and Sigfusson moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Rram's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sigfusson misses with a knee to the head.
Rram tries to work over Sigfusson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rram wants to break free but Sigfusson has control.
Rram is trying to break free.
Rram is trying to force a seperation but Sigfusson has the dominant position.
Rram managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling the position.
Sigfusson prevents Rram from breaking the clinch.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Sigfusson is controlling him.
Sigfusson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rram can't break the clinch.
Sigfusson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rram's efforts to push away.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigfusson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rram managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Rram blocks a body shot from Sigfusson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snorri Sigfusson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sigfusson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snorri Sigfusson!
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