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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Vjorgensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vjorgensen comes to the cage accompanied by Mudvayne - Do What You Do. Hashimoto has chosen Chopin's Funeral March in B flat minor as his entrance music. Bjorn Vjorgensen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjorn Vjorgensen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keiji Hashimoto!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vjorgensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hashimoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vjorgensen is fending him off so far but Hashimoto persists. Nope, Vjorgensen circles away and we're back to standing.
Hashimoto moves out of range as Vjorgensen throws a body kick.
Vjorgensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hashimoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hashimoto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hashimoto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vjorgensen is not content to let Hashimoto control the position.
Hashimoto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hashimoto moves nicely into side control.
Vjorgensen gets back to half guard.
Hashimoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vjorgensen's head.
Vjorgensen wants to control but Hashimoto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vjorgensen is pressing down on Hashimoto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto preventing the sweep.
Hashimoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hashimoto wants to pass to mount but Vjorgensen is defending the position.
Hashimoto is looking to take a break and control but Vjorgensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hashimoto wants to pass the guard but Vjorgensen is defending well.
Vjorgensen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vjorgensen wants to stand up but Hashimoto is controlling him.
Vjorgensen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hashimoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vjorgensen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vjorgensen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hashimoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vjorgensen keeping full guard, as Hashimoto tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vjorgensen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hashimoto throwing strikes from guard but Vjorgensen blocks nicely.
Vjorgensen keeping full guard, as Hashimoto tries to pass.
Hashimoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vjorgensen moves away from the strike by Hashimoto.
Bjorn Vjorgensen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vjorgensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vjorgensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hashimoto avoids the head kick by Vjorgensen.
Vjorgensen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vjorgensen is trying to stand.
Hashimoto works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hashimoto looking to control but Vjorgensen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hashimoto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hashimoto landing strikes from the mount and Vjorgensen is in trouble!
Vjorgensen wants to control but Hashimoto is having none of it.
Vjorgensen is squirming around, avoiding Hashimoto's attempts to control the action.
Hashimoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hashimoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vjorgensen is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto cracks Vjorgensen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hashimoto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hashimoto looking for a guillotine from mount but Vjorgensen is having none of it.
Vjorgensen is trying desperately to improve position.
Hashimoto trying to control but Vjorgensen is having none of it.
Vjorgensen can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Hashimoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vjorgensen misses with a head kick.
Hashimoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hashimoto lands with a nice combination. Vjorgensen backs away looking to recover.
Keiji Hashimoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vjorgensen throws a head kick but Hashimoto moves out of range.
Vjorgensen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hashimoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vjorgensen throws a head kick but Hashimoto moves out of range.
Hashimoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vjorgensen can pounce on him.
A head kick by Hashimoto misses
and Vjorgensen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hashimoto connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Hashimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vjorgensen thuds his shin into the meat of Hashimoto's side.
Vjorgensen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hashimoto.
Vjorgensen throws a head kick that misses
letting Hashimoto counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hashimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hashimoto works Vjorgensen's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Vjorgensen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vjorgensen throws a head kick but Hashimoto moves out of range.
Hashimoto shoots in but no luck this time.
Hashimoto avoids the head kick by Vjorgensen.
A head kick by Vjorgensen misses
and Hashimoto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vjorgensen!
Hashimoto tries to control but Vjorgensen wriggling away.
Vjorgensen is trying desperately to improve position.
Hashimoto is landing with some decent strikes but Vjorgensen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hashimoto.
Vjorgensen tries to reverse the position but Hashimoto maintains control.
Hashimoto wants to control the pace but Vjorgensen is squirming around nicely.
Hashimoto landing strikes from the mount and Vjorgensen is in trouble!
Hashimoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Keiji Hashimoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Vjorgensen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hashimoto working for a submission but Vjorgensen is keeping him at bay.
Hashimoto raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vjorgensen is trying to escape the mount.
Hashimoto controlling from the full mount.
Hashimoto prevents Vjorgensen from getting the reversal.
Vjorgensen is squirming around, avoiding Hashimoto's attempts to control the action.
Vjorgensen tries to lock up and control but Hashimoto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hashimoto prevents Vjorgensen from getting the reversal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hashimoto working for a guillotine from mount but Vjorgensen is in no mood to give up.
Vjorgensen is looking to improve his position but Hashimoto isn't that keen on the idea.
Hashimoto working for a guillotine from mount but Vjorgensen is in no mood to give up.
Vjorgensen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vjorgensen wants to hold on but Hashimoto pushes him away.
Vjorgensen is desperately trying to improve his position but Hashimoto has a good base and remains in mount.
Hashimoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vjorgensen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Hashimoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Vjorgensen.
Hashimoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vjorgensen.
Vjorgensen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hashimoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hashimoto blocks a head kick by Vjorgensen.
Hashimoto blocks a head kick by Vjorgensen.
Hashimoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Hashimoto throws a chopping leg kick but Vjorgensen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hashimoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Vjorgensen. No joy for Hashimoto on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashimoto misses with a low kick.
Vjorgensen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vjorgensen throws out a leg kick but Hashimoto moves out of range and Vjorgensen only half commits.
Hashimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick by Vjorgensen misses
and Vjorgensen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto avoids the head kick by Vjorgensen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vjorgensen throws a head kick that misses
and Hashimoto counters with a straight right hand.
Hashimoto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hashimoto showed some decent athleticism there.
Vjorgensen is refusing to be controlled, as Hashimoto sits in half guard.
Hashimoto is looking for a kimura here.
Vjorgensen won't allow Hashimoto to pass to mount.
Hashimoto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hashimoto wants to take a breather but Vjorgensen is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto wants to pass to mount but Vjorgensen is defending the position.
Vjorgensen tries to roll over but Hashimoto keeps him under control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hashimoto swinging wilding here.
Hashimoto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vjorgensen momentarily.
Vjorgensen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hashimoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vjorgensen tries to avoid it but Hashimoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vjorgensen to the ground. Vjorgensen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hashimoto avoids the head kick by Vjorgensen.
A swing and a miss from Hashimoto.
Nice shot by Hashimoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vjorgensen is fending him off so far but Hashimoto persists. Nope, Vjorgensen circles away and we're back to standing.
Bjorn Vjorgensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Hashimoto.
Vjorgensen throws a wild body kick that Hashimoto sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Vjorgensen is predictable there
and Hashimoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vjorgensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hashimoto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vjorgensen backs up against the cage.
Hashimoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hashimoto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hashimoto is tying to control. Vjorgensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hashimoto uses his free foot to push down on Vjorgensen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vjorgensen.
Hashimoto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hashimoto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vjorgensen is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vjorgensen is looking to improve his position but Hashimoto isn't that keen on the idea.
Vjorgensen is working hard here to advance position.
Vjorgensen is squirming around, avoiding Hashimoto's attempts to control the action.
Hashimoto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vjorgensen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vjorgensen is looking to improve his position but Hashimoto isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Hashimoto really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hashimoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vjorgensen.
Hashimoto shoots in and bounces Vjorgensen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hashimoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vjorgensen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hashimoto has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Vjorgensen to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hashimoto is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Vjorgensen pulls down on the head and he's put Hashimoto to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bjorn Vjorgensen!
Bjorn Vjorgensen is the new featherweight champion!
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