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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luonnon Lahjakkuus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luonnon Lahjakkuus!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahjakkuus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lii but Lii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lii drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lahjakkuus manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lii's best efforts.
Lahjakkuus wants to improve his position but Lii is controlling well.
Lahjakkuus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lahjakkuus tries to roll over but Lii keeps him under control.
Lii perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lahjakkuus with the active half guard here but Lii passes nicely into side control.
Lahjakkuus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lahjakkuus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lii has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lii closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lahjakkuus on the ground.
Lahjakkuus is trying to get back to full guard.
Lii is tying to control. Lahjakkuus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lahjakkuus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lahjakkuus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lii is working away from the top position though.
Lahjakkuus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lahjakkuus trying to control the position.
Lii trying to control but Lahjakkuus is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahjakkuus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lii manages to get himself to full guard.
Lahjakkuus wants to pass the guard but Lii is keeping the position.
Lahjakkuus working some strikes from top position.
Lahjakkuus forces his way into half guard.
Lii is breathing heavily.
Lahjakkuus is looking for a kimura but Lii is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lahjakkuus to get the leverage.
Lahjakkuus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lii tries to get to full guard but Lahjakkuus has control of the leg.
Lahjakkuus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lii knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lahjakkuus throwing shots but Lii is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lahjakkuus is trying to control the action in half guard but Lii is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lahjakkuus trying to mount his opponent but Lii defends it.
Lahjakkuus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lii doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lahjakkuus.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lii drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lahjakkuus gets back to half guard.
Lahjakkuus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lii controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahjakkuus thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lii won't allow Lahjakkuus to sweep him here.
Lahjakkuus trying to keep a closed guard but Lii is proving a slippery customer.
Lahjakkuus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lii is trying to maintain the position but Lahjakkuus is very close to passing his half guard.
Lahjakkuus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lii keeps working.
Lahjakkuus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lii looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lahjakkuus!
Lahjakkuus flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lahjakkuus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lii unloading with bombs!
Lii trying to control but Lahjakkuus is having none of it.
Lahjakkuus gets back to half guard.
Lahjakkuus is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahjakkuus landing strikes from the bottom.
Lahjakkuus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lahjakkuus is breathing heavily.
Lahjakkuus wants to improve his position but Lii is controlling well.
Lahjakkuus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lii wants to control from the top but Lahjakkuus keeps moving.
Lii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Lahjakkuus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lii trying to control the position from guard on top but Lahjakkuus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lahjakkuus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lahjakkuus looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lii has picked Lahjakkuus up and slammed him! Lahjakkuus can't keep hold of the triangle and Lii manages to pass to side control!
Lahjakkuus tries to improve position but can't.
Lahjakkuus regains half guard.
Lahjakkuus misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lahjakkuus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lahjakkuus looking for a guillotine here but Lii defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lahjakkuus working a defensive guard here.
Lahjakkuus wants to sweep here but Lii controlling him for the moment.
Lahjakkuus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lii distracts Lahjakkuus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lahjakkuus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lii is one step ahead there.
Lii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lii slips nicely into half guard.
Lahjakkuus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lii seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lahjakkuus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lii winds up and cracks Lahjakkuus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lahjakkuus is trying to get back to full guard.
Lii controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Lii will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lahjakkuus misses with a takedown
and Lii counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lahjakkuus's guard now.
Lii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lahjakkuus wants to sweep but no luck.
Lahjakkuus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lii controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lahjakkuus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lii postures up.
Lii landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lii.
Lahjakkuus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahjakkuus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lii avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lahjakkuus.
Lahjakkuus gets back to half guard.
Lahjakkuus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lahjakkuus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lii puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lii tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lahjakkuus controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lahjakkuus is trying to maintain the position but Lii is very close to passing his half guard.
Lahjakkuus looking for submissions off his back.
Lahjakkuus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lii is working away from the top position though.
Lii is tying to control. Lahjakkuus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lahjakkuus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lahjakkuus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lii puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lahjakkuus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lahjakkuus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lahjakkuus tries to get to full guard but Lii has control of the leg.
Lahjakkuus is doing well to control the position and prevent Lii from advancing to side control.
Lahjakkuus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lahjakkuus.
Lahjakkuus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lii controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four 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.
Lahjakkuus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lii's guard.
Luonnon Lahjakkuus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lii has momentary wrist control but Lahjakkuus slips an elbow through the middle.
Lii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lii seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lii looking for a sweep. Not yet Lii, not yet.
Lahjakkuus throwing strikes but missing.
Lii controls Lahjakkuus momentarily but Lahjakkuus frees himself.
Lahjakkuus lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lii has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lii!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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