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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Bruvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruvik is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rånny Bruvik. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenji Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronny Bruvik!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruvik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Watanabe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bruvik!
Watanabe goes for an armbar but Bruvik turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bruvik.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Watanabe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Watanabe is controlling Bruvik's posture.
Kenji Watanabe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bruvik throws a front kick aimed at Watanabe's knee but Watanabe avoids it well.
Bruvik misses with an uppercut
and Watanabe counters with a shoot takedown. Bruvik fights it but they end up in guard.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Bruvik keeps moving.
Watanabe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruvik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bruvik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watanabe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe passes Bruvik's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Watanabe controlling the action here.
Watanabe wants to advance to full mount but Bruvik doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Watanabe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruvik is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik 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.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Bruvik keeps moving.
Watanabe is looking to advance position but Bruvik has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Watanabe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Watanabe is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bruvik content just to control the position here.
Watanabe is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Watanabe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bruvik lands a body shot.
Watanabe avoids the body shot from Bruvik.
Bruvik throws a hook but Watanabe blocks it.
Bruvik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watanabe manages to avoid it.
Bruvik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bruvik throws a body punch but Watanabe moves out of range.
Bruvik listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watanabe lands a nice shot that snaps Bruvik's head back.
Watanabe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Watanabe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watanabe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bruvik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watanabe's calf.
Bruvik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bruvik misses with a jab to the body
and Watanabe counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe feints and then cracks Bruvik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruvik down.
Watanabe misses with a wild body shot.
Bruvik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Watanabe rather than just go for the knockout.
Bruvik scores with a shot to the body.
Bruvik misses the body punch
enabling Watanabe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruvik throws a shot to the body.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bruvik counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruvik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruvik scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Bruvik.
Bruvik scores with a body shot.
Bruvik cracks the inside of Watanabe's front leg.
Bruvik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watanabe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruvik works Watanabe's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watanabe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe misses with a straight left.
Watanabe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Watanabe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ronny Bruvik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watanabe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watanabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruvik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watanabe.
Bruvik getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruvik.
Bruvik throws a hook to the side of Watanabe's head but Watanabe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watanabe throws a lazy body kick
and Bruvik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Bruvik.
Bruvik throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik tries to land a body kick
and Watanabe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruvik throws a body punch but Watanabe moves out of range.
Ronny Bruvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe avoids a kick to the body.
Bruvik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruvik throws a sloppy body shot
and Watanabe counters with an inside leg kick.
Bruvik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruvik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Watanabe. That did some damage!
Bruvik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watanabe at a distance.
Bruvik cracks Watanabe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watanabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watanabe throws a leg kick
enabling Bruvik to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruvik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruvik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Watanabe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik scores with the left hand. Watanabe knows he should have avoided that one.
Bruvik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bruvik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bruvik lands with an uppercut that bounces Watanabe off the cage and back into rage.
Watanabe throws a solid leg kick but Bruvik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Watanabe.
Bruvik cracks a nice hook into Watanabe's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruvik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watanabe manages to avoid it.
Bruvik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watanabe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bruvik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watanabe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanabe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruvik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Watanabe scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Bruvik finds it's way through Watanabe's defenses.
Bruvik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Watanabe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bruvik's knee momentarily.
Bruvik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Bruvik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bruvik scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Watanabe.
Bruvik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Watanabe on the side of the head.
Watanabe avoids the body shot from Bruvik.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Bruvik lands a body shot.
Bruvik just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruvik scores with a nice right hand.
Bruvik jabs at Watanabe's body.
Bruvik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watanabe at a distance.
Watanabe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watanabe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Bruvik.
Bruvik just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik dips to his left and cracks Watanabe with an uppercut!
Watanabe tries to move into range but Bruvik moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bruvik pushes Watanabe up against the cage in a clinch.
Watanabe can't find room to land a body shot as Bruvik controls the action.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruvik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watanabe has a couple of punches blocked by Bruvik.
Bruvik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruvik avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands a shoulder strike.
Bruvik avoiding damage.
Watanabe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bruvik lands a hook that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
A right hand to the body from Bruvik.
Watanabe throws a head punch that misses.
Bruvik presses Watanabe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik is struggling to control the position.
Watanabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruvik pushes Watanabe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Bruvik - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruvik avoids it.
A body shot lands from Bruvik.
Bruvik content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruvik presses Watanabe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bruvik blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Bruvik displaying some good clinch control by pressing Watanabe up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruvik.
Bruvik prevents a body shot from Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Bruvik prevents a body shot from Watanabe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik works on Watanabe's body with a couple of short punches.
Watanabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruvik avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Bruvik.
Bruvik scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruvik swings wildly with an uppercut but Watanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watanabe struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruvik controls his hands.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bruvik blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe fails to pull guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruvik.
Watanabe misses with the head strike.
Bruvik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bruvik digs a right hand into Watanabe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watanabe's gas tank.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Bruvik.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bruvik - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik lands a body punch.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe can't find room to land a body shot as Bruvik controls the action.
Bruvik presses Watanabe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Bruvik blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruvik.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruvik avoids the damage to the body.
Bruvik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bruvik.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Bruvik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bruvik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watanabe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bruvik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruvik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruvik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watanabe lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruvik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruvik is struggling to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Bruvik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bruvik has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Bruvik!
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