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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Britt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimura Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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214 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rusty Britt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimura Lim!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britt throws out a loose jab but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Britt tries to clinch there but Lim circles away.
Britt has Lim up against the cage in a clinch.
Lim is trying to pull guard but Britt has him pressed against the cage.
Lim is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Britt to keep the fight standing.
Britt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Britt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lim is defending well.
Lim is trying to pull guard but Britt has him pressed against the cage.
Rusty Britt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimura Lim.
Britt works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Britt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Britt throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lim to regain full guard.
Lim keeping full guard, as Britt tries to pass.
Britt passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Britt tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lim.
Britt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lim keeps working.
Britt controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rusty Britt just wasn't active enough.
Britt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Britt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Britt passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lim is looking to improve his position but Britt isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt blocks Lim's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lim tries to reverse the position but Britt maintains control.
Britt content just to control the position here.
Britt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Britt wants to stand but Lim is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Britt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lim working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt controlling from the full mount.
Britt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Britt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Britt misses with a takedown attempt
and Lim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Britt lands a jab to Lim's midsection.
Britt fails with a takedown attempt.
Britt shoots in looking for a takedown. Lim tries to sprawl out of it but Britt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Britt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Britt looks for a takedown but Lim sprawls well.
Britt pushes Lim up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Britt controlling the action here for a moment.
Lim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Britt tries to pull guard but Lim won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lim gets control of Britt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lim will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Britt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Britt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Britt throws a big elbow that misses.
Lim looking for a guillotine here but Britt defends easily.
Britt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Britt has managed to get both his arms back between Lim's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Britt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lim throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Britt escapes and throws Lim's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Britt has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Britt moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lim has worked his arm free - good work by Lim!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lim is being controlled here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Britt advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Britt dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lim tries to sprawl but Britt drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Britt passes to full mount!
Lim is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Britt looking to control but Lim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Britt is landing with some decent strikes but Lim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Lim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lim tries to reverse the position but Britt maintains control.
Britt is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lim has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lim is looking to escape.
Britt moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lim has worked his arm free - good work by Lim!
Britt wants to stand but Lim is controlling his arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lim throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim is looking for a sweep.
Britt working the ground and pound from side control.
Lim is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Britt off and has taken his back!
Lim looking for the RNC.
Britt is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lim looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lim's guard. Nice work there by Britt.
Lim keeping moving, preventing Britt from controlling successfully.
Britt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Britt is looking to advance position but Lim has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lim throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lim throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lim throwing strikes here but Britt is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Britt wants to control but Lim is having none of it.
Lim thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lim throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Britt because Lim loaded up on that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Britt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Britt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Britt!
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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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