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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiga Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco B�hler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiga Ji has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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188 cm
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219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiga Ji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco B�hler!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji lands with a nice body punch.
Ji throws a body punch but B�hler moves out of range.
Ji wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by B�hler.
B�hler misses with a combination
and Ji counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marco B�hler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ji checks a leg kick.
Ji throws a nice looking combination but B�hler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by B�hler.
B�hler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ji was covering up waiting for the punch and B�hler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
B�hler postures up in Ji's guard and throws a big left but Ji blocks it.
Ji trying to control the position.
Ji preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ji is trying to control the position but B�hler postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ji is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji trying to control but B�hler is working from the bottom.
Ji is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! B�hler is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! B�hler has escaped and now he's on top!
B�hler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
B�hler scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells B�hler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ji working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from B�hler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
B�hler stopping the sweep attempt from Ji.
Ji had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. B�hler defends it easily.
B�hler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ji seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
B�hler trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
B�hler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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!
B�hler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
B�hler landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji is looking to reverse the position.
B�hler scoring with punches from side control.
B�hler lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on B�hler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
B�hler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no B�hler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
B�hler working away.
B�hler scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ji can't do much from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ji sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
B�hler stalling.
B�hler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
B�hler is trying to control the action in half guard but Ji is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
B�hler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ji is looking to improve his position.
B�hler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ji is looking for a sweep. B�hler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
B�hler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ji with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco B�hler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
B�hler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ji.
Ji misses with a body shot.
Ji finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ji stuffs the takedown.
B�hler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
B�hler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ji scores with a nice strike.
A slapping leg kick lands for B�hler.
Ji lands with a shot to the body.
Ji lands with a shot to the body.
B�hler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
B�hler shoots in but Ji avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jiga Ji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco B�hler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
B�hler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
B�hler throws a solid leg kick but Ji takes the impact on his shin and smiles at B�hler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
B�hler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
B�hler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ji circles away.
A big right from B�hler misses.
Ji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ji loads up on a big right hand but B�hler slips the punch.
B�hler blocks a low kick nicely.
Ji misses with a shot to the body
and B�hler counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ji as B�hler shoots in.
B�hler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ji checks it well.
Ji misses with a body shot.
B�hler lands an overhand right.
B�hler shoots in for a takedown but Ji shows good takedown defense.
B�hler fails with a takedown attempt.
Ji jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Ji catches B�hler right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ji connects with a nice looking jab.
B�hler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
B�hler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ji.
Ji uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from B�hler.
B�hler throws a low kick but Ji moves out of range easily.
Ji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but B�hler was well out of range. Poor timing from Ji.
B�hler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ji has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ji takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
B�hler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ji in his tracks.
Ji feints a jab promting B�hler to slip. Ji then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. B�hler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji. B�hler does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
B�hler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
B�hler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ji lands with a straight right. B�hler didn't see that one coming.
B�hler is rocked!
Jiga Ji is winning the standup battle so far.
Ji tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
B�hler is still on wobbly legs! Can Ji finish him?
Ji is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops B�hler like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving B�hler from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jiga Ji!
Jiga Ji spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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