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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aivovaurio comes to the ring accompanied by Cold bitch. Hammar has chosen STAIND as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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169 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Hammar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aivovaurio scores with a jab to the head.
Hammar tries to clinch but Aivovaurio is having none of it.
Aivovaurio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hammar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aivovaurio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammar moves into the clinch.
Aivovaurio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hammar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aivovaurio is working Hammar over against the ropes.
Hammar connects with a knee to the head.
Hammar wants a takedown but no success here.
Hammar tries a knee to the head but Aivovaurio blocks it.
Aivovaurio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hammar tries to clinch there but Aivovaurio circles away.
No joy there for Aivovaurio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammar throws the left hand but Aivovaurio avoids the punch easily.
Aivovaurio fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hammar looks gassed!
Aivovaurio misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Aivovaurio.
Aivovaurio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aivovaurio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aivovaurio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammar wants to clinch.
Hammar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aivovaurio counters with a thumping low kick.
Aivovaurio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aivovaurio scores with a spinning back kick!
Aivovaurio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Aivovaurio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aivovaurio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hammar.
Aivovaurio thows a body kick. Hammar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aivovaurio throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Aivovaurio.
Aivovaurio blocks a head kick by Hammar.
No joy there for Aivovaurio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aivovaurio misses with a combination
and Hammar counters with a series of strikes. Aivovaurio will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aivovaurio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hammar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammar blocks a jab.
Aivovaurio scores with a spinning back kick!
Hammar tries to clinch but Aivovaurio moves away
and Aivovaurio counters with a good low kick that Hammar was not able to check.
Aivovaurio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hammar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hammar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aivovaurio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hammar.
Aivovaurio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hammar's head backwards.
Hammar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Aivovaurio.
Aivovaurio scores with the left hand. Hammar knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aivovaurio catches Hammar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aivovaurio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hammar darts in trying to clinch
and Aivovaurio counters with a nice body kick.
Aivovaurio throws a good cross that connects.
Aivovaurio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hammar has time to react.
Hammar darts in trying to clinch
and Aivovaurio counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Hammar.
Aivovaurio blocks a head kick by Hammar.
Hammar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aivovaurio tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aivovaurio lands with a cross.
Hammar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aivovaurio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aivovaurio counters with a series of strikes. Hammar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hammar clinches but Aivovaurio breaks the clinch
and Aivovaurio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hammar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aivovaurio counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack Hammar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammar throws a sloppy head kick
and Aivovaurio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammar takes a swing at Aivovaurio's ribcage but misses.
Aivovaurio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Aivovaurio lands a jab-cross combination.
Aivovaurio throws a hook to the side of Hammar's head but Hammar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aivovaurio fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aivovaurio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammar connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Aivovaurio. That snapped Hammar's head back.
Aivovaurio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aivovaurio counters with a series of strikes. Hammar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aivovaurio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hammar tries to clinch
and Aivovaurio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammar tries to clinch up
and Aivovaurio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aivovaurio avoids the body shot from Hammar.
Aivovaurio avoids the head kick by Hammar.
Hammar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aivovaurio.
Hammar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aivovaurio circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Aivovaurio does no damage.
Aivovaurio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hammar's hands.
Hammar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hammar avoids a kick to the body.
Hammar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aivovaurio misses with a series of wild punches.
Aivovaurio lands with a nice combination. Hammar backs away looking to recover.
Hammar dips to his left and cracks Aivovaurio with an uppercut!
Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammar tries to clinch but Aivovaurio moves away
and Aivovaurio counters with a straight right hand.
Hammar is looking to clinch but Aivovaurio is avoiding it.
Hammar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aivovaurio counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aivovaurio misses the jab.
Hammar throws a series of punches but Aivovaurio moves out of range.
Aivovaurio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hammar darts in trying to clinch
and Aivovaurio counters with a big head kick but Hammar shrugs it off.
Aivovaurio tries to land a front kick but Hammar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aivovaurio misses with a body kick.
Hammar clinches but Aivovaurio breaks the clinch
and Aivovaurio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aivovaurio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Aivovaurio does it's job there.
Aivovaurio digs a good body shot into Hammar's ribs.
Hammar wants to clinch
and Aivovaurio counters with a big head kick but Hammar shrugs it off.
Hammar clinches up with Aivovaurio and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hammar has Aivovaurio pressed against the ropes, preventing Aivovaurio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aivovaurio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammar wants to clinch
and Aivovaurio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hammar's knee momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammar looks to clinch
and Aivovaurio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hammar's knee momentarily.
Hammar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hammar looks to clinch
and Aivovaurio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hammar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aivovaurio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hammar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammar throws a head kick that misses
and Aivovaurio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aivovaurio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammar can do to turn this around?
A decent looking cross lands there for Aivovaurio.
Aivovaurio cracks Hammar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hammar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hammar throws a hook but Aivovaurio avoids it easily.
Hammar throws out a loose jab but Aivovaurio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammar darts in trying to clinch
and Aivovaurio counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aivovaurio cracks Hammar with an open hand slap.
Hammar clinches but Aivovaurio breaks the clinch
and Aivovaurio counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aivovaurio lands a really nice looking cross but Hammar seems unphased.
Hammar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good exchange - Aivovaurio coming out on top.
Aivovaurio connects with a looping right hand.
Hammar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aivovaurio misses with a jab to the body
and Hammar counters with a nice body kick.
Hammar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammar slips a jab and a cross from Aivovaurio.
Hammar walks into a straight right hand from Aivovaurio.
A head kick misses from Aivovaurio.
Hammar wants to clinch but Aivovaurio slips to the side
and Aivovaurio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hammar's knee momentarily.
Hammar moves into the clinch.
Aivovaurio is trying to break the clinch but Hammar is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammar tries to land a knee to the head but Aivovaurio blocks with his arms.
Aivovaurio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aivovaurio, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hammar lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammar misses with a knee to the head.
Aivovaurio lands a left hand.
Aivovaurio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aivovaurio wants to break free but Hammar has control.
Hammar prevents Aivovaurio from breaking the clinch.
Aivovaurio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aivovaurio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aivovaurio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aivovaurio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammar avoids the head kick by Aivovaurio.
Hammar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aivovaurio.
Aivovaurio throws a push kick but Hammar slaps the foot to one side.
Hammar tries to clinch but Aivovaurio moves out of range.
Aivovaurio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aivovaurio blocks a head kick by Hammar.
Hammar clinches but Aivovaurio breaks the clinch
and Aivovaurio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aivovaurio tries to bum rush Hammar with a series of wild strikes but Hammar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammar wants to clinch but Aivovaurio slips to the side
and Aivovaurio counters with a three punch combo that has Hammar backing up. Hammar nods at Aivovaurio to acknowledge the strikes.
Hammar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aivovaurio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aivovaurio tries to bum rush Hammar with a series of wild strikes but Hammar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammar wants to clinch
and Aivovaurio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammar tries to clinch up.
Hammar instigates a clinch.
Hammar tries to land knees in the clinch but Aivovaurio avoids the damage to the body.
Aivovaurio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hammar tries to pull guard but Aivovaurio won't allow it.
Hammar trying to land knees to the body.
Hammar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hammar.
Aivovaurio breaks the clinch.
Aivovaurio is looking to slow Hammar down with leg kicks.
Aivovaurio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aivovaurio.
Aivovaurio keeps Hammar at a distance using the push kick.
Hammar moves in looking to clinch but Aivovaurio pushes him off.
Aivovaurio throws a push kick but Hammar slaps the foot to one side.
Aivovaurio throws a body kick the misses
and Hammar counters by moving into the clinch.
Hammar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Aivovaurio on the inside.
Aivovaurio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammar wants to clinch.
Aivovaurio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hammar wants to clinch up but Aivovaurio keeps it at a distance.
Aivovaurio works the jab nicely.
Hammar tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aivovaurio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Aivovaurio.
Hammar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aivovaurio lands with a right hand.
Aivovaurio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aivovaurio.
Hammar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hammar duly obliges.
Aivovaurio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hammar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jack Hammar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aivovaurio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hammar.
Hammar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aivovaurio lands a glancing blow to the side of Hammar's head.
Aivovaurio throws a sloppy head kick
and Hammar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aivovaurio circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aivovaurio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio!
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hype
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