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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ki Ruyjini (ranked 1841 p4p, 1679 weight class) and Derwent Bolt (ranked 271 p4p, 250 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ruyjini might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 修羅の花 Shura no hana by Meiko Kaji. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ki Ruyjini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derwent Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruyjini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bolt misses with an uppercut
and Ruyjini counters with a body kick.
Derwent Bolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruyjini feints and then cracks Bolt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bolt down.
Bolt slips under a jab.
Bolt shoots and misses
and Ruyjini counters with a right hand to the body.
Bolt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bolt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruyjini swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruyjini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruyjini ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bolt shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruyjini tries to sprawl out of it but Bolt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruyjini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bolt.
Ki Ruyjini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derwent Bolt.
Bolt shoots for a takedown but Ruyjini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bolt shoots for a takedown but Ruyjini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It appears Ruyjini was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ruyjini has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Ruyjini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruyjini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolt throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt misses with a takedown
and Ruyjini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bolt thinking.
Bolt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bolt tries to clinch
and Ruyjini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bolt thinking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruyjini.
Bolt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ruyjini's guard.
Bolt advances position into side control!
Ruyjini wants to get back to his feet but Bolt drags him back down.
Bolt has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ruyjini in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ruyjini is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ruyjini bucks Bolt off and manages to get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruyjini throws a head kick that half lands.
Bolt defending well as Ruyjini loads up on a big left hand.
Bolt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bolt showed some decent athleticism there.
Ruyjini pushes Bolt off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ruyjini to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolt slips under a jab.
Ruyjini scores with a leg kick.
Ruyjini with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruyjini fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bolt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruyjini throws a hook but Bolt avoids it easily.
Bolt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ruyjini defends well and Bolt ends up having to push Ruyjini into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ruyjini scores with a sloppy right hand. Bolt should have avoided that one.
Bolt takes a swing at Ruyjini's ribcage but misses.
Bolt misses with a shot to the body
and Ruyjini makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bolt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruyjini counters with a thumping low kick.
Bolt moves in looking to clinch but Ruyjini pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bolt misses
and Ruyjini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruyjini misses with a body kick.
Bolt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruyjini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ruyjini is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruyjini kicks off Bolt and gets to his feet.
Ruyjini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruyjini connects with the punch.
Bolt misses with a takedown attempt
letting Ruyjini counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ruyjini takes a swing at Bolt's ribcage but misses.
Bolt has his takedown stuffed
and Ruyjini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bolt misses with an uppercut
letting Ruyjini counter with a right hand.
Bolt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruyjini.
Bolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruyjini was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolt.
Ruyjini was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bolt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruyjini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruyjini lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bolt wants to clinch but Ruyjini slips to the side
and Ruyjini counters with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bolt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bolt misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruyjini counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ki Ruyjini dominated that 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.
Bolt looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruyjini is just out of range.
Bolt misses with a takedown
and Ruyjini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bolt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruyjini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruyjini defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bolt.
Ruyjini connects with a solid leg kick.
Bolt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ruyjini manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ruyjini wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Ruyjini tenderised Bolt's leg. Bolt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bolt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruyjini counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bolt's knee momentarily.
Ki Ruyjini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derwent Bolt.
Bolt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruyjini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruyjini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolt can do to turn this around?
Bolt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bolt trying to control the action but Ruyjini is working from the bottom.
Ki Ruyjini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruyjini throws Bolt to one side and escapes!
Bolt connects with a jab.
Ki Ruyjini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bolt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruyjini's head.
Bolt darts in trying to clinch
and Ruyjini counters with a straight right hand.
Bolt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruyjini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruyjini counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolt. Ruyjini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruyjini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolt misses with a takedown attempt - Ruyjini sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bolt is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruyjini counters with a right hand to the body.
Bolt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ruyjini rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Bolt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bolt closes the distance but Ruyjini moves to the side
and Ruyjini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bolt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ruyjini catches Bolt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bolt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ruyjini is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bolt wants to control but Ruyjini is keeping him busy.
Ruyjini tries to escape but Bolt is in control.
My spies in Gym inform me that Bolt has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ruyjini trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ruyjini!
Bolt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bolt wants to control the pace but Ruyjini is squirming around nicely.
Ruyjini tries to buck Bolt off but he can't manage it.
Bolt with the ground and pound from mount.
Bolt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ruyjini is trying to stand.
Bolt is landing with some decent strikes but Ruyjini is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bolt working for a guillotine from mount but Ruyjini is in no mood to give up.
Ruyjini tries to buck Bolt off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt trying to control but Ruyjini is having none of it.
Bolt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruyjini trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bolt tries to control but Ruyjini wriggling away.
Bolt controlling his opponent.
Ruyjini trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bolt tries to control but Ruyjini wriggling away.
Ruyjini wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ki Ruyjini will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bolt throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ruyjini to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolt lands with a hook. Ruyjini tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ruyjini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolt.
Bolt misses the jab.
Bolt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruyjini avoids it really well and circles away.
Bolt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good shot there by Ruyjini.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt fails with the takedown
and Ruyjini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ki Ruyjini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derwent Bolt.
Bolt 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.
Ruyjini lands a leg kick that knocks Bolt off balance momentarily.
Bolt fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruyjini defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bolt.
Ruyjini jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bolt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruyjini lands with an overhand left.
Ruyjini avoids the body shot from Bolt.
Bolt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruyjini scores with a jab to the body.
Ruyjini scores with a leg kick.
Bolt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bolt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ruyjini pinned against the cage. Ruyjini gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bolt throws a right hand that misses
and Ruyjini counters with a good low kick that Bolt was not able to check.
Jab, jab by Bolt - just one landing.
Ruyjini stuffs the takedown attempt from Bolt. Bolt gets slowly back to his feet.
Bolt misses with a jab to the body
and Ruyjini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bolt.
Ruyjini throws a quick counter head kick but Bolt was just out of range.
Derwent Bolt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruyjini jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolt lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruyjini off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Ruyjini finds it's way through Bolt's defenses.
Ruyjini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bolt tries to bum rush Ruyjini with a series of wild strikes but Ruyjini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruyjini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ki Ruyjini is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bolt or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruyjini, which made it look bad.
Ruyjini cracks Bolt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ruyjini lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bolt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bolt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bolt is rocked!
Bolt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bolt is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruyjini finish him?
Ruyjini catches Bolt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bolt walks straight into a right hand from Ruyjini - that's dropped him! Ruyjini jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bolt from any more punishment! Bolt complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ki Ruyjini!
A victorious Ki Ruyjini thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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