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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jun Moroba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera has chosen Clutch - The Regulator as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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157 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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160 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jun Moroba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moroba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bam Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera walks into a jab.
A combination from Margera does no damage.
Margera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moroba.
Moroba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margera moves away.
Margera takes the fight into the clinch.
Moroba tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Moroba back against the cage.
Margera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Margera tries a body shot but Moroba blocks it.
Moroba pulls guard successfully.
Margera lands a couple of elbows.
Moroba has Margera pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moroba controlling Margera's posture.
Margera throws an elbow that misses. Moroba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Margera's guard. Nice move by Moroba!
Margera wants to stand but Moroba is controlling the position.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Moroba from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moroba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Margera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Margera can't keep his opponent in guard - Moroba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Margera is trying to get back to full guard.
Moroba is thwarting Margera's attempts to control the position.
Moroba works his way into full mount!
Margera working to try and regain half guard.
Moroba with good strikes from the mount here!
Moroba lands a couple of good shots and Margera has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
It looks like Bam Margera has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moroba lands punches and elbows.
Margera is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Moroba off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera covering up well and avoiding damage.
Moroba just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Margera defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Moroba's arms.
Margera just trying to survive but Moroba is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
What can Margera do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Moroba lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moroba working for the choke.
Margera takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margera manages to reverse the position and now he's in Moroba's guard. Nice work there by Margera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moroba looking to control.
Margera throws an elbow that misses. Moroba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Margera's guard. Nice move by Moroba!
Moroba stands and throws Margera's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Margera can't do much from the bottom here.
Margera dodges the ground and pound from Moroba.
Moroba lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moroba working the ground and pound from side control.
Margera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Moroba's best efforts.
Margera won't allow Moroba to pass to mount.
Margera is refusing to be controlled, as Moroba sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Moroba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Margera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Margera takes one to the side of the head.
Moroba misses with a body shot.
Margera misses with a right hand
so Moroba counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Moroba trying to control but Margera is working from the bottom.
Moroba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Margera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moroba has managed to get both his arms back between Margera's legs - danger averted.
Moroba stopping the sweep attempt from Margera.
Moroba chips away with some ground and pound.
Moroba landing with the ground and pound.
Moroba tries to free his leg and advance position but Margera is retaining full guard.
Moroba 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.
Margera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moroba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Margera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moroba tries to roll over but Margera keeps him under control.
Moroba keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Moroba tries to get to full guard but Margera has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Margera lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moroba's head.
Moroba moves into full guard.
Margera tries to free his leg and advance position but Moroba is retaining full guard.
Moroba keeping moving, preventing Margera from controlling successfully.
Moroba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moroba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Margera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moroba keeping full guard, as Margera tries to pass.
Margera won't allow Moroba to sweep him here.
Moroba has Margera pulled in close to control his posture.
Margera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moroba's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera trying to advance position but Moroba counters by regaining guard.
Moroba controls Margera momentarily but Margera frees himself.
Margera wants to control from the top but Moroba keeps moving.
Margera wants to stand and escape but instead Moroba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Moroba throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Margera working a defensive guard here.
Margera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Moroba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bam Margera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Margera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moroba at a distance.
Margera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moroba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Margera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Margera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moroba.
Margera tries to land a front kick but Moroba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moroba lands a head kick!
Margera ducks under a wild hook from Moroba.
Margera throws a leg kick
and Moroba counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Margera!
Margera is trying to control Moroba's posture but Moroba avoids it.
Margera is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba 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.
Margera is looking to reverse the position.
Moroba lands some shots froms side control.
Margera takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Moroba scoring with punches from side control.
Margera is looking to regain half guard here but Moroba keeps moving and retains side control.
Moroba wants to control but Margera is keeping him busy.
Moroba scores with a couple of short elbows.
Moroba in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Moroba looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jun Moroba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Margera tries to buck Moroba off but Moroba is having none of it.
Moroba tries to score with some ground and pound. Margera controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margera tries to bench press Moroba off him but Moroba keeps the position.
Margera sneaks back into half guard.
Margera trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moroba is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Moroba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Moroba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Margera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Margera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Moroba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moroba trying to control but Margera is having none of it.
Margera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moroba is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Margera to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Margera shrugs it off.
Bam Margera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moroba lands a couple of good shots and Margera has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Moroba is working the ground and pound. Can Margera escape?
Margera is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Moroba.
Moroba scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Margera is looking for a way out.
Moroba is looking to control Margera but Margera is wriggling around and keeping busy.
I really don't envy Margera right now.
Moroba is landing with strikes. Margera can't take much more of this.
Margera is trying to remain composed but Moroba is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moroba has Margera flattened out and is raining down punches.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Moroba.
Margera is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Moroba punches the canvas rather than the man.
Moroba is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Margera is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jun Moroba!
A very excited looking Jun Moroba rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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