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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 405 p4p, 499 weight class) and Lazuran Riku (ranked 51 p4p, 62 weight class). Litill Bjornsson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 cm
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44 - 15 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 36 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riku throws a body shot but no joy.
Bjornsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bjornsson postures up.
Bjornsson trying to control but Riku is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riku keeping moving, preventing Bjornsson from controlling successfully.
Bjornsson stays in close to Riku's body and controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Riku holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Riku. No joy for Bjornsson on that attempt.
Riku connects with a leg kick.
Riku throws a lazy uppercut
and Bjornsson counters by clinching up.
Bjornsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Riku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bjornsson not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Riku manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Riku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bjornsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bjornsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bjornsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riku works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson stands and steps away. Riku gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Riku throws a low kick, looking for Bjornsson's leg but Bjornsson calmly moves out of range.
Bjornsson tries for a takedown but Riku circles away easily
and Riku counters with a left to the body.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riku as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Litill Bjornsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riku throws the kick towards the body but Bjornsson avoids it.
No luck for Bjornsson with that takedown attempt.
Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riku.
Bjornsson throws a body kick that misses
and Riku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bjornsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson tries to clinch up but Riku circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjornsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Bjornsson blocks a body shot from Riku.
Riku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Riku.
Bjornsson tries to pull guard but Riku holds him up against the cage and eventually Bjornsson drops back down to his feet.
Riku breaks from the clinch.
Bjornsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riku stuns Bjornsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bjornsson checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lazuran Riku dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riku blocks a head kick by Bjornsson.
Riku stuffs the takedown attempt from Bjornsson. Bjornsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bjornsson is looking to clinch but Riku is avoiding it.
Bjornsson blocks the body kick.
Bjornsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riku is fending him off so far but Bjornsson persists. Nope, Riku circles away and we're back to standing.
Riku only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bjornsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornsson shoots and misses
and Riku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Litill Bjornsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson goes for a double leg but Riku avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Riku continues to drive forward.
Bjornsson breaks the clinch.
Riku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bjornsson drives through with a takedown into Riku's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bjornsson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bjornsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riku pulls Bjornsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Bjornsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riku has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bjornsson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Riku pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bjornsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Lazuran Riku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riku stuffs the takedown attempt from Bjornsson. Bjornsson gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riku.
Bjornsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Riku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Litill Bjornsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riku scores with the left hand. Bjornsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Bjornsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bjornsson throws a series of punches but Riku avoids them all with ease.
Bjornsson tries for a takedown but Riku sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riku as he jumps to the side.
Riku only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riku.
Nice body punch from Riku.
Bjornsson fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riku keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Riku throws a low kick but Bjornsson moves out of range easily.
Bjornsson digs a good hook to Riku's body.
Bjornsson with a poor takedown
and Riku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Riku misses its intended target.
Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Riku.
Bjornsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Riku manages to circle out of the way.
Riku scores with a nice strike.
Lazuran Riku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bjornsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Riku has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Riku misses with a body kick.
Bjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riku manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson moves forwards but Riku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bjornsson is rocked!
Bjornsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riku swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy body kick from Bjornsson
and Riku counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornsson throws the left hand but Riku avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Riku! But no joy.
A nice combination there by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson shoots in for a double leg but Riku sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riku defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bjornsson.
Riku is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bjornsson with a body shot.
Riku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bjornsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Riku counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riku thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bjornsson if he has to take too many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lazuran Riku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Riku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bjornsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bjornsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bjornsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bjornsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riku counters with a right hand to the body.
Riku lands with a shot to the body.
Riku scores with a nice right hand.
Riku misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riku scores with a punch to the head.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Riku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riku throws a low kick, looking for Bjornsson's leg but Bjornsson calmly moves out of range.
Bjornsson slips a jab from Riku.
Jab by Riku.
Oh Bjornsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riku misses the jab.
It looked like Bjornsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bjornsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Riku keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bjornsson is defended easily by Riku.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Litill Bjornsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bjornsson fails with the takedown
and Riku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riku throws a leg kick which misses Bjornsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Bjornsson tries to avoid it.
Bjornsson has a takedown stuffed.
Bjornsson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Riku lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bjornsson. Riku pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazuran Riku!
In his post fight interview, Lazuran Riku started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Litill Bjornsson was interviewed post fight and said 'I may be getting too old for this, but I don't care. I'm still having fun.'.
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energy
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hype
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