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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grant Vanguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasva Jorma (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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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grant Vanguard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasva Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Jorma misses.
Vanguard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jorma does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vanguard avoids the body shot from Jorma.
Vanguard tries to clinch but Jorma moves out of range.
Vanguard lands the left hand.
Vanguard throws a body punch but Jorma moves out of range.
Vanguard wants to land a leg kick but Jorma is out of range.
Vanguard avoids the body shot from Jorma.
Rasva Jorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Jorma misses.
Jorma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vanguard throws a leg kick but Jorma sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jorma throws a leg kick but Vanguard sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jorma, as that shot connected.
Vanguard tests Jorma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jorma tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanguard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jorma scores with a nice strike.
Vanguard takes one on the button.
Vanguard swats away the attempt to clinch by Jorma.
Jorma blocks a head kick by Vanguard.
Nice body punch from Jorma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanguard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vanguard has closed the distance and engaged Jorma in a clinch.
Jorma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jorma keeps control of Vanguard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vanguard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jorma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vanguard.
Jorma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vanguard tries to land knees in the clinch but Jorma avoids the damage to the body.
Vanguard can't find room to land a body shot as Jorma controls the action.
Jorma tries to land a knee to the head but Vanguard blocks with his arms.
Vanguard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanguard misses with a wild combination.
Jorma scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Vanguard does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard is looking to score with low kicks.
Jorma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanguard.
Jorma does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vanguard just misses with a punch to the body.
Jorma throws the kick towards the body but Vanguard avoids it.
Jorma throws a lazy body kick
and Vanguard counters with a nice leg kick.
Vanguard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vanguard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jorma's calf.
A head kick misses from Vanguard.
Jorma moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jorma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanguard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorma manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jorma.
Jorma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vanguard will feel that in the morning.
Jorma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorma misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Jorma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jorma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vanguard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jorma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasva Jorma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jorma loads up on a big right hand but Vanguard slips the punch.
Jorma looks to throw the jab but Vanguard is out of range.
Vanguard misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorma. Vanguard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rasva Jorma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vanguard avoids a kick to the body.
Jorma rushes Vanguard and presses him up against the cage.
Jorma working aggressively here.
Jorma fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vanguard tries to work over Jorma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Vanguard.
Vanguard blocking some punches.
Vanguard keeps control of Jorma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Vanguard as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jorma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jorma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jorma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Jorma as the two fighters clinch.
Vanguard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jormas head.
Vanguard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanguard scores with a hook to the body.
Vanguard pushes Jorma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vanguard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jorma backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanguard.
Vanguard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vanguard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jorma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Vanguard.
Vanguard thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma looks to throw the jab but Vanguard is out of range.
Jorma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vanguard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jorma misses with a body kick.
Grant Vanguard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanguard lands a head kick!
Vanguard throws a sloppy head kick and Jorma moves out of range easily.
Jorma misses with a body shot
and Vanguard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jorma thinking.
Vanguard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vanguard circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jorma misses with a body shot.
Vanguard looks to land a combination but Jorma avoids it well.
Vanguard is looking to wear down Jorma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vanguard throws a series of punches but Jorma avoids them all with ease.
Jorma looks to land a left hand but Vanguard moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jorma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vanguard swats away the attempt to clinch by Jorma.
Vanguard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vanguard.
Vanguard wants to clinch up but Jorma keeps it at a distance.
Jorma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jorma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanguard was well out of range. Poor timing from Jorma.
Sloppy strikes from Vanguard. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Jorma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanguard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanguard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanguard lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Vanguard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jorma throws an overhand right that lands on Vanguard's shoulder, as Vanguard tries to avoid the shot.
Jorma throws a poor cross that misses
and Vanguard counters with a leg kick.
Jorma moves into the clinch.
Jorma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jorma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vanguard misses with a leg kick
and Jorma counters with a leg kick.
Jorma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vanguard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jorma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanguard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanguard lands a head kick!
Vanguard lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma throws out a loose jab but Vanguard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanguard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jorma scores with a body shot.
Jorma tests Vanguard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vanguard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jorma - the referee stops the clock and Vanguard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jorma. Vanguard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jorma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jorma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanguard moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard throws a front kick aimed at Jorma's knee but Jorma avoids it well.
Vanguard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jorma throws a looping overhand right but Vanguard ducks down to avoid it.
Jorma doesn't manage to clinch there - Vanguard circles away.
Jorma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jorma cracks a nice hook into Vanguard's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jorma misses with a kick to the body
and Vanguard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vanguard throws the kick towards the body but Jorma avoids it.
Vanguard ducks under a wild hook from Jorma.
Vanguard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jorma is out of range and Vanguard settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jorma slips under a jab.
Jorma throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Vanguard tenderised Jorma's leg. Jorma is trying to keep his angry face on.
A clash of legs there as Jorma blocks the low kick.
Jorma tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanguard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanguard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jorma throws a body punch but Vanguard moves out of range.
Jorma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vanguard, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard tries to throw a body punch but Jorma avoids it by throwing Vanguard back against the cage.
Vanguard trying to stall but Jorma improves his position.
A left hand lands to the body for Jorma.
Vanguard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vanguard.
Vanguard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vanguard has Jorma pressed against the cage, preventing Jorma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vanguard misses with a body punch.
Jorma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jorma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorma prevents a body shot from Vanguard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanguard is leaning against Jorma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanguard.
A short uppercut from Vanguard.
Jorma manages to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jorma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vanguard is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rasva Jorma.
I think Jorma 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasva Jorma!
As Rasva Jorma got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Finally I got what I deserved. I want to thank the organization for this chance but mostly myself because Im just that awesomely awesome!'.
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energy
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hype
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