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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Bruvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruvik has chosen Rånny Bruvik 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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145 lbs
20 - 9 - 1 |
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140 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron St James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronny Bruvik!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruvik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bruvik cracks the inside of St James's front leg.
St James takes a swing at Bruvik's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands an overhand right.
Bruvik scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St James dives in and grabs Bruvik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bruvik pushes down on St James's head and hops out.
St James's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruvik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! St James scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruvik. St James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruvik looks to throw the jab but St James is out of range.
Bruvik gets off balance looking for a body kick
and St James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruvik throws a body punch but St James moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St James manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bruvik on his heels. He'll look to pass Bruvik's guard now, I'm sure.
Bruvik looking to hit a scissor sweep but St James is one step ahead there.
Bruvik is looking to stand up but St James isn't so interested in that idea.
St James passes Bruvik's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bruvik works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruvik is keeping the position for now.
St James trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruvik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St James wants to pass the guard but Bruvik is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes St James off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
St James misses with a low kick.
St James slips a straight right by Bruvik.
St James throws a chopping leg kick but Bruvik manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bruvik closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from St James fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St James or not.
St James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St James throws a head punch that misses.
Bruvik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St James misses with a body punch.
St James lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St James tries to work over Bruvik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St James blocks an uppercut.
Bruvik presses St James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Bruvik.
Bruvik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruvik pushes St James back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bruvik lands a left hand that snaps the head of St James backwards.
Good body shot from Bruvik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St James avoiding damage as Bruvik throws knees to the body.
Bruvik leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bruvik blocks a body shot from St James.
Bruvik is working St James over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bruvik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St James's elbow.
Bruvik blocks an uppercut.
Bruvik avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruvik.
St James avoiding damage as Bruvik throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Bruvik dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bruvik tests St James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bruvik gets caught napping as St James dives in and scores a takedown. Bruvik manages to retain guard.
Bruvik wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and St James manages to pass to side control.
St James is controlling the pace.
Bruvik tries to get to full guard but St James has control of the leg.
Bruvik has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St James is working away from the top position though.
Bruvik pushes St James off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik misses with a straight right.
Bruvik slips a straight right by St James.
Bruvik throws a head kick but St James moves out of range.
Bruvik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and St James counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St James trying to control the action but Bruvik is working from the bottom.
St James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St James is pressing down on Bruvik's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bruvik is holding on for now.
Bruvik is trying to stand back up but St James is controlling him
Bruvik is staying active underneath St James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bruvik tries to roll over but St James keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James slows the pace down in half guard.
St James trying to control from half guard but Bruvik is working away.
St James slows the pace down in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cameron St James.
Bruvik tests St James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bruvik throws a head kick but St James moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik stuffs the takedown attempt from St James. St James gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruvik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruvik connects with a leg kick. St James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St James throws the kick towards the body but Bruvik avoids it.
St James lands with a right hand.
St James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands a nice looking body kick.
Bruvik throws a head kick that misses.
Bruvik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St James moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bruvik's guard.
Cameron St James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruvik wants to stand and escape but St James is having none of it.
St James tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruvik is retaining full guard.
Bruvik looking to control.
St James trying to control but Bruvik is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruvik working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
St James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ronny Bruvik has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bruvik connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St James avoids the body shot from Bruvik.
Bruvik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St James.
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 Cameron St James will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
St James blocks the body kick.
Bruvik swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St James counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bruvik's knee momentarily.
Bruvik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St James looks for the body kick but Bruvik saw that one coming.
Bruvik tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and St James counters with a straight right hand.
Bruvik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bruvik is looking to slow St James down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruvik, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruvik throws a sloppy head kick and St James moves out of range easily.
Bruvik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St James manages to avoid it.
Bruvik tries to bum rush St James with a series of wild strikes but St James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ronny Bruvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruvik looks to score with a jab to the body but St James is just out of range.
Ronny Bruvik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruvik is looking to land body kicks.
St James moves out of range of the body kick from Bruvik.
Bruvik lands a nice looking body shot.
St James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruvik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik throws a body punch but St James moves out of range.
Bruvik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bruvik tries to close the distance and clinch up but St James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bruvik.
St James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruvik.
St James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bruvik pinned against the cage. Bruvik gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bruvik throws a leg kick but St James sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruvik throws a front kick aimed at St James's knee but St James avoids it well.
Bruvik throws a leg kick that is checked
and St James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St James attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St James tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruvik gets a clinch.
Bruvik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St James is defending well for now.
Bruvik scores with a shot to the side of St James's head.
Cameron St James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St James is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bruvik gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
St James successfully pulls guard.
Bruvik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
St James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St James looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James wants to sweep here but Bruvik controlling him for the moment.
St James trying to keep a closed guard but Bruvik is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bruvik tests St James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Ronny Bruvik!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Ronny Bruvik!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Ronny Bruvik!
Ronny Bruvik wins by unanimous decision!
Ronny Bruvik tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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