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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Melchior Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jj Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 cm
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165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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167 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melchior Rasmussen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jj Mac! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rasmussen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Mac scores with a one two! Rasmussen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Mac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Mac throws a series of punches but Rasmussen moves out of range. Mac throws a series of punches but Rasmussen avoids them all with ease. A combination from Mac does no damage. Rasmussen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Mac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Mac. Those never looked like landing. Mac lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mac tries to bum rush Rasmussen with a series of wild strikes but Rasmussen uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mac gets caught napping as Rasmussen dives in and scores a takedown. Mac manages to retain guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rasmussen throws a strike but Mac rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Mac throws an elbow that misses. Rasmussen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mac's guard. Nice move by Rasmussen!
That's one minute gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rasmussen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Rasmussen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Mac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Rasmussen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Rasmussen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Rasmussen scoring with some ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rasmussen cracks Mac with a solid left hand. Mac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Rasmussen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Mac keeping full guard, as Rasmussen tries to pass. Rasmussen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mac's head. Mac avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Rasmussen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mac has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rasmussen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Rasmussen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mac avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Rasmussen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Rasmussen throws an elbow that misses. Mac uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rasmussen's guard. Nice move by Mac! Mac wants to stand but Rasmussen is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rasmussen pushes Mac off and gets back to his feet.
Rasmussen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Mac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rasmussen doesn't succeed with the takedown and Mac counters with a lovely straight right hand! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A punch combination from Mac misses. Mac takes the fight into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melchior Rasmussen 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.
Mac pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rasmussen back to the cage. Mac follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Mac lands a body shot.
Rasmussen on the wrong end of a nice hook. Rasmussen shoots for a double leg takedown but Mac sprawls well. He's pushed Rasmussen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Rasmussen dives in and grabs Mac's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mac pushes down on Rasmussen's head and hops out. Mac throws a series of punches but Rasmussen avoids them all with ease. Left hook, right uppercut from Mac. Mac throws a one two combo.
Mac misses with a double jab.
Mac throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mac moves into range and connects with a jab. Horrible takedown by Rasmussen or perhaps it was just good defense by Mac which made him look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melchior Rasmussen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mac feints a jab promting Rasmussen to slip. Mac then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rasmussen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Some wild striking there from Mac.
Mac throws a nice looking combination but Rasmussen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mac misses with a wild combination.
Mac throws a nice looking combination but Rasmussen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Mac throws a series of punches but Rasmussen avoids them all with ease. Rasmussen dodges the punch combination from Mac.
No joy there for Mac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mac throws a left and a right that both miss
so Rasmussen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Rasmussen chips away with some ground and pound. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rasmussen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mac's head. Rasmussen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rasmussen preventing the sweep. Rasmussen throws a big elbow that misses. Rasmussen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Rasmussen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Rasmussen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mac works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Rasmussen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Rasmussen throwing strikes from guard but Mac blocks nicely. Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound. Rasmussen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rasmussen's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Rasmussen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Rasmussen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mac is keeping the position for now. Rasmussen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Rasmussen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Rasmussen throws a strike but Mac rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mac stands up from Rasmussen's guard - Mac perhaps looking for a knockout. 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 Melchior Rasmussen 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!
Rasmussen ducks under a wild hook from Mac. A punch combination from Mac misses. Nice takedown defense from Mac. No joy for Rasmussen on that attempt. Mac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rasmussen avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mac tries to bum rush Rasmussen with a series of wild strikes but Rasmussen uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mac throws a right hand that Rasmussen ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasmussen also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rasmussen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mac.
Rasmussen shoots in and drives through. Mac sprawls well. Mac scores with a one two! Rasmussen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Mac throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Mac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mac misses with a few strikes there.
Mac misses with a two punch combination.
Rasmussen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Rasmussen throws an elbow that misses. Mac uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rasmussen's guard. Nice move by Mac! Melchior Rasmussen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mac tries to stand but Rasmussen is controlling from the bottom. Rasmussen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Mac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Rasmussen pushes Mac off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Mac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rasmussen circles away quickly and effectively. Rasmussen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mac manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rasmussen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rasmussen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mac for as long as he can get away with. Rasmussen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Melchior Rasmussen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Mac throws a combination that misses and Rasmussen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mac won't be happy with that. Rasmussen staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rasmussen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight! Melchior Rasmussen showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rasmussen, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melchior Rasmussen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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