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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between hajime okita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Torrem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good elbows
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, hajime okita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Torrem!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrem tries to clinch but okita is having none of it.
Torrem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torrem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torrem unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torrem slowing the pace effectively.
okita looking for a takedown.
Torrem stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
okita tries to pull guard but Torrem holds him up against the cage and eventually okita drops back down to his feet.
Torrem taking a breather.
Torrem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from okita.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hajime okita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torrem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torrem is pressed up against the cage. okita has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torrem down to the mat. Torrem avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Torrem stuffs the takedown attempt from okita. okita gets slowly back to his feet.
okita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for okita with that takedown attempt.
okita shoots in but Torrem avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrem tries to clinch there but okita circles away.
Torrem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
okita stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torrem.
okita is breathing heavily.
Torrem is looking to clinch.
Torrem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torrem clinches up with okita and pushes him back against the cage.
Torrem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through okita's defenses.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like hajime okita has been cut.
Come on Torrem - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
okita wants to stall.
Torrem slowing the pace effectively.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
okita tries to land knees in the clinch but Torrem avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torrem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrem with a knee to the head.
Torrem lands a damaging elbow.
Torrem dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A knee to the head by Torrem.
okita is rocked!
Torrem has okita pressed against the cage.
okita takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh okita is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Come on Torrem - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
okita seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Torrem.
Torrem throws a sloppy head kick and okita moves out of range easily.
Torrem looks to land a body kick but okita moved away.
okita fails to land the takedown.
Torrem wants to clinch up but okita keeps it at a distance.
Torrem gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrem is stalling here.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.
Torrem taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
okita is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Torrem pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Torrem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
okita takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torrem lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torrem.
Torrem lands a nice knee to the body.
Torrem with a knee to the head.
Torrem lands a nice elbow.
Torrem landing knees to the body.
Torrem is stalling here.
Torrem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Torrem.
Torrem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torrem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torrem obliges.
Torrem avoiding damage.
Torrem landing knees to the head.
okita is trying to break the clinch but Torrem has him pressed against the cage.
Torrem stalling in the clinch.
okita tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Torrem smiles and moves away.
okita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Torrem is looking to clinch but okita is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torrem has taken the fight to the clinch.
okita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torrem lands an elbow inside.
Torrem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Torrem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on hajime okita's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
okita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
okita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Torrem throws a series of punches but okita moves out of range.
hajime okita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torrem clinches with his opponent.
Torrem lands an elbow just above okita 's eye.
Torrem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torrem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from okita.
Torrem lands an elbow inside that okita shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
okita looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hajime okita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torrem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torrem controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy Torrem seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Torrem lands a damaging elbow.
okita tries to pull guard but Torrem holds him up against the cage and eventually okita drops back down to his feet.
Torrem lands a knee to the body.
Torrem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torrem is stalling here.
okita takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torrem is pushing okita up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Torrem.
okita keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by Torrem.
Torrem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torrem pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrem fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. okita looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torrem misses the shot to the body.
Torrem thumps okita with a low kick.
Torrem moves into range and clinches up with okita.
okita tries to stall but Torrem uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The referee calls for Torrem to work.
Torrem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torrem is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
okita jumps guard.
okita wants to control but Torrem passes easily into half guard.
okita tries to roll over but Torrem keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Still in half guard, Torrem seems content to control.
Torrem uses his free foot to push down on okita's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for okita.
Torrem looking to control and managing it successfully.
Torrem looking to control but okita is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
okita tries to reverse the position but Torrem maintains control.
okita reaches up to try and control the position but Torrem seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! okita rolls and tries to escape and now Torrem has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
okita is trying to break free.
Torrem keeps control of the position easily here as okita tries to buck him off.
okita wants to control his opponent's hands but Torrem gets his hands free.
Torrem throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torrem has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, okita has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
okita is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Torrem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Torrem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on hajime okita's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
okita misses with a combination
and Torrem counters by clinching up.
Torrem unloads a knee to the mid-section. okita lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
okita goes for a takedown attempt but Torrem pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Torrem blocks a head kick by okita.
okita shoots in for a takedown but Torrem shows good takedown defense.
Torrem tries to clinch up but okita circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
okita takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
okita keeps the fight on the outside.
Torrem pushes okita up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torrem lands a knee to the body.
Torrem is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
okita has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Torrem avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hajime okita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torrem is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Torrem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torrem lands an elbow inside.
Torrem lands a damaging elbow.
Torrem lands an elbow inside.
Torrem lands an elbow that stopped okita in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Torrem.
Torrem scores a nice knee to the body.
Torrem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
okita tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Torrem smiles and moves away.
okita tries to keep at a distance but Torrem has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
okita tries for a takedown. No joy.
Torrem landing knees to the head.
Torrem lands an elbow just above okita 's eye.
Torrem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Torrem receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Torrem continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
okita has Torrem pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Torrem manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Torrem just leaning against okita, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Torrem.
Torrem fails in his attempt to clinch.
okita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torrem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torrem tries to clinch but okita moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrem is looking to clinch.
Torrem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch up but okita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
okita blocks a head kick by Torrem.
okita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
okita closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Torrem tries to roll over but okita keeps him under control.
Torrem wants to get back to his feet.
okita uses his free foot to push down on Torrem's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Torrem.
Jeremy Torrem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrem is trying to escape the mount.
hajime okita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
okita avoids the attempt from Torrem to control.
Torrem squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
okita cracks Torrem with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Torrem is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
okita is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Torrem is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Torrem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Torrem winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Torrem!
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energy
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RATING
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