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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruma Juttu (ranked 24194 p4p, 2316 weight class) and Mark Steve (ranked 679 p4p, 308 weight class). Steve has chosen Its a fine day to whoop somebodies ass as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ruma Juttu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Steve's chin.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juttu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steve. Steve circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Mark Steve has been cut.
Juttu misses the shot to the body.
Steve takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Juttu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve is looking to clinch but Juttu is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steve.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Juttu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juttu misses the body punch
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve clinches.
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Juttu, pushing him back against the ropes.
Juttu lands a right hand.
Steve's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steve's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juttu takes a shot to the head.
Steve blocks a body shot from Juttu.
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Juttu tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steve tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Juttu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve moves into the clinch.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve tries a body shot but Juttu blocks it.
Juttu avoiding damage as Steve throws knees to the body.
Steve creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Juttu's defenses.
Juttu lands a shoulder strike.
Steve blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Steve.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Steve wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juttu has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
A head punch on the inside from Juttu fails to land.
Juttu misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve tries a body shot but Juttu blocks it.
Juttu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juttu misses with a body punch.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Juttu avoids it by throwing Steve back against the ropes.
Steve lands with a right to the head.
Juttu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve breaks from the clinch.
Juttu ducks right into an uppercut from Steve.
Juttu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Juttu.
Juttu ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Juttu.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Juttu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juttu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steve takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Juttu looks low and kicks high, catching Steve right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Juttu is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juttu is looking to slow Steve down with leg kicks.
Juttu throws a leg kick but Steve moved away.
Steve throws the left hand but Juttu avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Juttu misses
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juttu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Juttu!
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juttu has closed the distance and engaged Steve in a clinch.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juttu.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Juttu avoids it by throwing Steve back against the ropes.
Juttu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juttu keeps control of Steve as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Juttu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juttu lands a left hand.
Juttu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Steve.
Juttu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Steve tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juttu avoids it.
Steve tries a body shot but Juttu blocks it.
Steve blocking some punches.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Juttu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Juttu lands with a right to the head.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juttus head.
Steve lands a good knee to the midsection. Juttu won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juttu avoids it.
Juttu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve cracks Juttu with a nice body shot.
A knee to the head by Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruma Juttu should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Mark Steve's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Juttu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steve.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juttu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Juttu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juttu.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
Steve tries to clinch but Juttu moves out of range.
It looked like Juttu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruma Juttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Juttu lands a right hand.
Juttu misses with a punch on the inside.
Mark Steve seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Juttu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Juttu throws a head punch that misses.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Juttu.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Steve lands a shoulder strike.
Steve blocking some punches.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juttu throws a head punch that misses.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juttu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Steve.
Steve is trying to push Juttu away but Juttu has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Juttu blocks an elbow strike from Steve.
Juttu misses with a punch to the body.
Juttu lands a good knee to the midsection. Steve won't want to take too many of those.
Juttu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juttu swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve avoids the elbow strike from Juttu, against the ropes.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Juttu controls his hands.
Steve lands with a right to the head.
Juttu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steves 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!
Steve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Juttu misses with an uppercut
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruma Juttu is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Juttu.
Juttu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Juttu wants to land a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
Juttu keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Steve there.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juttu.
Juttu misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
Juttu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Juttu moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juttu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
A countering left hand to the body from Steve misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Juttu. That's going to slow Steve down.
Juttu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve connects with a nice cross there... Juttu is looking wobbly and Steve recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Juttu to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Steve jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mark Steve!
Mark Steve is the new light heavyweight champion!
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hype
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