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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tuhoansun Naamas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingvar Ingvarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ingvar Ingvarson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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163 cm
19
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tuhoansun Naamas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ingvar Ingvarson! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ingvarson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ingvarson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Ingvarson tries to close the distance and clinch but Naamas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Naamas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Naamas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Ingvarson tries to hold on but Naamas postures up. Ingvarson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. A nice elbow there by Naamas. Ingvarson wants to control but Naamas is having none of it. Naamas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Naamas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ingvarson is trying desperately to improve position. Naamas lands with some strikes. Naamas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round. Ingvarson taking shots to the head. Ingvarson tries to lock up and control but Naamas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Ingvarson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Naamas kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Naamas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Ingvarson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. A nice elbow there by Naamas. Naamas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Naamas punishing his opponent with strikes. Naamas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ingvarson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Naamas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ingvarson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ingvarson wants to hold on but Naamas pushes him away. Ingvarson looks gassed! Naamas lands with some strikes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ingvarson taking shots to the head. Naamas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Naamas trying to control but he's not successful this time. Naamas lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Naamas breaks from Ingvarson's wrist control and lands an elbow. The referee warns Ingvarson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ingvarson taking shots to the head. Ingvarson wants to control but Naamas is having none of it. Naamas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Naamas lands a big shot there that rocks Ingvarson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Naamas lands a big elbow. A nice elbow there by Naamas. Naamas lands with some strikes. Naamas avoids the attempt from Ingvarson to control. Naamas looking to finish Ingvarson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ingvarson!
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Naamas. Naamas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Ingvarson wants to hold on but Naamas pushes him away. Naamas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ingvarson is looking to escape. Naamas raining down shots from the mount! Ingvarson wants to control but Naamas is having none of it. Naamas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ingvarson is bucking up trying to escape but Naamas cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Naamas lands with some strikes. Naamas with shots to the head and body - Ingvarson looks very uncomfortable down there. Ingvarson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Naamas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Naamas. Ingvarson tries to hold on but Naamas pushes him away. Naamas landing punches. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Naamas scoring with strikes but Ingvarson is staying in there. Naamas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. The referee warns Ingvarson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ingvarson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Naamas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Naamas landing shots from mount. Naamas lands with some strikes. Naamas lands a big shot there that rocks Ingvarson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Naamas lands a heavy elbow. Naamas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ingvarson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Naamas lands a heavy elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuhoansun Naamas dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Naamas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Tuhoansun Naamas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Naamas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ingvarson to see if he's OK. Naamas working the head with strikes. Ingvarson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Naamas off and has taken his back! Naamas manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ingvarson's guard. Nice work there by Naamas.
Ingvarson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ingvarson is on top in guard.
Naamas keeping moving, preventing Ingvarson from controlling successfully. Naamas striking from his own guard. Ingvarson is breathing heavily. Naamas wants to sweep but no luck. Naamas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Naamas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ingvarson stopping the sweep attempt from Naamas. Naamas doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Naamas trying to keep a closed guard but Ingvarson is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Ingvarson doesn't succeed with the takedown so Naamas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ingvarson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naamas. Naamas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Ingvarson looking for a sweep. Not yet Ingvarson, not yet. Naamas stands up over Ingvarson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Naamas landing with the ground and pound. Naamas postures up in Ingvarson's guard and throws a big left but Ingvarson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ingvarson trying to control the position.
Naamas scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Naamas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ingvarson can do to turn this around? Naamas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Ingvarson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Naamas is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ingvarson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Naamas's back instead. Naamas manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ingvarson's guard. Nice work there by Naamas.
Ingvarson is trying to control the position but Naamas postures up. Naamas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Ingvarson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Naamas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Naamas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ingvarson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ingvarson has momentary wrist control but Naamas slips an elbow through the middle. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naamas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Naamas lands a couple of digs. Naamas throwing strikes but missing. Ingvarson trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Ingvarson avoids the body shot from Naamas.
Naamas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Naamas winds up and cracks Ingvarson with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Naamas prevents Ingvarson from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ingvarson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Naamas scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Ingvarson taking some punishment here, with Naamas in his half guard. Ingvarson trying to control here.
Naamas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Ingvarson is trying to stand.
Naamas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Ingvarson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naamas. Naamas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ingvarson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Naamas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Naamas throws a strike but Ingvarson avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Naamas distracts Ingvarson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Naamas lands a couple of decent looking shots. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuhoansun Naamas dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Naamas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Ingvarson struggling a bit here. Naamas cracks Ingvarson with an elbow. That is naaassty. Naamas cracks Ingvarson with a big right hand but Ingvarson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Naamas in side control lands a decent elbow. Sloppy strikes there by Naamas. Ingvarson is trying to get back to half guard. Ingvarson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Ingvarson wants to control but Naamas postures up. Ingvarson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Ingvarson prevents Naamas from moving into mount. Naamas is chipping away with strikes.
Naamas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round. Naamas lands a nice forearm strike. Naamas landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Ingvarson wants to control but Naamas postures up. Naamas landing a few strikes. Ingvarson is trying to get back to half guard. You can see the frustration on Ingvarson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Naamas scores with a couple of short elbows. Ingvarson is not content to let Naamas control the position. Naamas working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Naamas landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Naamas scoring with punches from side control. Naamas cracks Ingvarson with an elbow. That is naaassty. Ingvarson wants to control but Naamas postures up. Naamas lands an elbow. Ingvarson is looking to regain half guard here but Naamas keeps moving and retains side control. Naamas scores with punches from side control. Ingvarson prevents Naamas from improving position. Naamas scoring with punches and elbows. Ingvarson on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Naamas cracks Ingvarson with a big right hand but Ingvarson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ingvar Ingvarson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Naamas taking a breather here. Naamas scores with punches from side control. Ingvarson can't do much from the bottom here. Naamas lands an elbow. Naamas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ingvarson keeps working. Naamas working the ground and pound from side control. Ingvarson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Ingvarson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naamas keeps working. Naamas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Naamas tries to get out of the position. Naamas is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ingvarson blocks the strikes from Naamas.
Naamas is looking for a sweep. Ingvarson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Naamas is not content to let Ingvarson control the position. Ingvarson is thwarting Naamas's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Ingvarson wants to clinch up but Naamas keeps it at a distance. Ingvarson throws a combination that misses and Naamas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Naamas lands a couple of decent looking shots. Naamas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Ingvarson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Naamas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight! Tuhoansun Naamas showed his dominance in that final round. Well Naamas 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuhoansun Naamas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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