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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Ezumi (ranked 3964 p4p, 24946 weight class) and Bigg Jyant (ranked 151 p4p, 223 weight class). Bigg Jyant will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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176 cm 19 168 2 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm 18 300 2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Counter fighter Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryu Ezumi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bigg Jyant! The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ezumi slips a jab from Jyant. A jab from Jyant misses. Ezumi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ezumi checks a low kick from Jyant. Jyant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Ezumi moves away from the strike by Jyant. Ezumi looks to land a right hand but Jyant moved out of range. A swing and a miss from Jyant. Ezumi tries to clinch up. Bigg Jyant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ezumi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Ezumi ducks under a wild hook from Jyant. Ezumi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Jyant looks to land a left hand but Ezumi moved out of range nicely. Ezumi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Jyant throws a lazy right hand but Ezumi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ezumi wants to land a leg kick but Jyant is out of range. Jyant misses with a looping left. Jyant throws a right hand that Ezumi ducks under and follows up with a left that Ezumi also avoids with ease. Ezumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jyant. Ezumi moves into the clinch. A short uppercut from Jyant.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ezumi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Jyant is trying to push Ezumi away but Ezumi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ezumi. Ezumi gets through Jyant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ezumi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jyant's defenses. Jyant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Jyant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Ezumi has Jyant pressed against the cage, preventing Jyant from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jyant breaks from the clinch.
Jyant lands a nice hook to Ezumi's body. Ezumi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Ezumi dodges the punch combination from Jyant.
Ezumi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ezumi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jyant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Ezumi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jyant. Jyant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A big right from Jyant misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ezumi throws a leg kick that misses. Jyant thows a left - swing and a miss! Ezumi is looking to counter the offense by Jyant and move into the clinch. Ezumi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. This has been an exciting period of action! Ezumi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jyant will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. Ezumi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Ezumi taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ezumi moves into full mount! Ezumi controlling from mount. Ezumi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Ezumi wants to control the pace but Jyant is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Jyant tries to get back to half guard but can't. Ezumi wants to control the pace but Jyant is squirming around nicely. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Ezumi is looking to work his way around to Jyant's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Ezumi trying to control but Jyant is having none of it. Ezumi wants to take his opponent's back but Jyant doesn't allow it. Ezumi looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Jyant can't escape the position.
Jyant is squirming around, avoiding Ezumi's attempts to control the action. Ezumi looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Jyant stops Ezumi from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. Ezumi controlling from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Jyant is squirming around, avoiding Ezumi's attempts to control the action. Ezumi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Ezumi wants to control the pace but Jyant is squirming around nicely. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Ezumi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Jyant wants to control but Ezumi is having none of it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryu Ezumi will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ezumi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Jyant looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Jyant misses the jab. A slow jab from Jyant misses its intended target. Jyant scores with a jab. Ezumi acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Jyant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jyant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jyant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ezumi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Ezumi fails in his attempt to clinch. Jyant let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Ezumi ducks under a wild hook from Jyant. Ezumi gets a clinch. Ezumi can't find room to land a body shot as Jyant controls the action.
Ezumi looks to throw an elbow but misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jyant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jyant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ezumi has him pressed against the cage. Jyant lands with a light punch inside. Jyant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Jyant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jyant tries to break the clinch but Ezumi is controlling the position. Ezumi misses with a knee strike.
Ezumi blocking some punches.
Jyant blocks an elbow strike. Jyant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jyant wants to get back to striking at distance but Ezumi won't allow it.
Ezumi has Jyant pressed against the cage, preventing Jyant from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jyant is trying to break the clinch but Ezumi has him pressed against the cage. Ezumi working aggressively here.
Ezumi keeps control of Jyant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Ezumi jumps guard.
Jyant wants to get up but he can't break Ezumi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Jyant is fighting to break Ezumi's control of his arms but Ezumi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Jyant wants to stand and escape but instead Ezumi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Ezumi pushing down on Jyant's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ezumi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jyant knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Jyant wants to get back to full guard. Ezumi stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ezumi is keen to just control but Jyant is a slippery customer. Ezumi is controlling the pace.
Ezumi moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Ezumi just content to control the position. Jyant wants to control but Ezumi postures up. Jyant tries to escape but Ezumi is in control. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Ezumi looking to control but instead Jyant has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard. Ezumi is stalling here. Jyant is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ezumi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jyant has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. You can see the frustration on Ezumi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Ezumi tries to get back to half guard but can't. Ezumi can't do much from the bottom here. This fight is sponsored by Chainsaw 7. More blood and guts and stuff like that, in cinemas everywhere now! Jyant wants to stand but Ezumi has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard. Jyant has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ezumi is proving hard to escape from.
That's six 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. Jyant wants to stand and escape but instead Ezumi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Ezumi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Ezumi controlling from the top position. Ezumi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Ezumi looking to pass the guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Ezumi showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Ezumi forces his way into half guard. Ezumi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jyant!
That's eight minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Jyant can't escape the position.
Ezumi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jyant is looking to escape. Ezumi content just to control the position here. Ezumi trying to control but Jyant is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Ezumi content just to control the position here. Ezumi'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. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Ezumi trying to control but he's not successful this time. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Ezumi dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Jyant throws a big shot that misses. Jyant swings widly with a right hand
and Ezumi counters by clinching up. Ezumi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ezumi missing with knees to the body.
Ezumi blocking some punches.
Jyant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ezumi has Jyant pressed against the cage, preventing Jyant from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jyant pushes off an throws an elbow but Ezumi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Jyant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Jyant lands an uppercut. Ezumi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jyant is defending well for now. Jyant is trying to break free. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jyant is trying to force a seperation but Ezumi has the dominant position. Jyant working aggressively here.
Ezumi pulls guard. Jyant wants to stand but Ezumi is controlling his posture from full guard. Ryu Ezumi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jyant wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Ezumi's closed guard. He's half up but Ezumi has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Ezumi pivots and extends the arm, Jyant falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Ezumi! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryu Ezumi! Ryu Ezumi gave a mention to Senshi Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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