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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Pohjanpolo (ranked 4302 p4p, 4634 weight class) and Bee Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Pohjanpolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Bu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bu slips a jab and a cross from Pohjanpolo.
Bu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pohjanpolo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pohjanpolo wants it to stay on the feet.
Bu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pohjanpolo swivels and escapes.
Bu moves into the clinch successfully.
Pohjanpolo working hard to break the clinch.
Bu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Pohjanpolo does no damage.
Pohjanpolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pohjanpolo swinging wildly here.
Bu feints the counter takedown.
Pohjanpolo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bu back to the cage. Pohjanpolo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pohjanpolo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pohjanpolo stalks Bu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bu's face. Bu staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pohjanpolo misses with the combination.
Bu shoots in and gets a takedown into Pohjanpolo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu passes Pohjanpolo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pohjanpolo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bu.
Bu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bu stops Pohjanpolo from getting back to his feet.
Bu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pohjanpolo keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pohjanpolo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bu with the ground and pound but Pohjanpolo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bu gets to his feet. Pohjanpolo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pohjanpolo is breathing heavily.
Pohjanpolo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bu back to the cage. Pohjanpolo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pohjanpolo blocks the body kick.
Pohjanpolo misses with a wild combination.
Pohjanpolo slaps away a takedown attempt from Bu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joel Pohjanpolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bee Bu.
Bu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pohjanpolo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pohjanpolo misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanpolo looks to land a combination but Bu avoids it well.
Pohjanpolo misses with a wild combination.
Bu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pohjanpolo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bu.
Bu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bu has closed the distance and engaged Pohjanpolo in a clinch.
Bu lands with a right to the head.
Bu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pohjanpolo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bu.
Pohjanpolo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Pohjanpolo does no damage.
Bu is looking for the big counter here.
Bu scores with a head kick.
It looks like Joel Pohjanpolo has been cut.
Bu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pohjanpolo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bu fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Bu.
Pohjanpolo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bu.
Pohjanpolo fails to land with a series of punches.
Pohjanpolo misses with a wild combination.
Pohjanpolo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pohjanpolo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pohjanpolo wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Pohjanpolo does no damage.
Pohjanpolo throws a right hand that Bu ducks under and follows up with a left that Bu also avoids with ease.
Bu shoots in but Pohjanpolo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Pohjanpolo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joel Pohjanpolo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pohjanpolo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pohjanpolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Pohjanpolo. Those never looked like landing.
Pohjanpolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pohjanpolo misses with a wild combination.
Bu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joel Pohjanpolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Pohjanpolo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bu thuds his shin into the meat of Pohjanpolo's side.
Pohjanpolo swinging wildly here.
Pohjanpolo throws a series of punches but Bu avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pohjanpolo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pohjanpolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pohjanpolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bu.
Pohjanpolo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pohjanpolo wants it to stay on the feet.
Pohjanpolo leaves Bu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pohjanpolo misses with the combination.
Bu darts in looking for a takedown but Pohjanpolo gets double underhooks and turns Bu into the cage.
Joel Pohjanpolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bee Bu.
Pohjanpolo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joel Pohjanpolo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pohjanpolo but Pohjanpolo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pohjanpolo misses with a wild combination.
Pohjanpolo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Joel Pohjanpolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bu throws a series of strikes that have Pohjanpolo backpedaling.
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pohjanpolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pohjanpolo throws a right hand that Bu ducks under and follows up with a left that Bu also avoids with ease.
Bu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Pohjanpolo as Bu shoots in.
Pohjanpolo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pohjanpolo but Pohjanpolo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pohjanpolo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bu wants to counter the offense by Pohjanpolo and move into the clinch position.
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pohjanpolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pohjanpolo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pohjanpolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pohjanpolo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bu.
Pohjanpolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bu.
Pohjanpolo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pohjanpolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pohjanpolo throws a right and a left that Bu avoids nicely.
Bu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pohjanpolo as he avoids it easily.
Pohjanpolo throws a series of punches but Bu moves out of range.
Bu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pohjanpolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Pohjanpolo.
A little jabbing left from Bu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bu looking to sit in guard and control but Pohjanpolo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pohjanpolo wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Bu's closed guard. He's half up but Bu has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Bu pivots and extends the arm, Pohjanpolo falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Bu! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bee Bu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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