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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Topher Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hinrik Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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175 cm
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178 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Topher Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hinrik Haraldsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim wants to clinch
and Haraldsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Haraldsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim moves to clinch but Haraldsson breaks away
and Haraldsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haraldsson.
Lim wants to clinch up but Haraldsson keeps it at a distance.
Haraldsson thuds a left hand into Lim's body.
Lim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haraldsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lim moves out of range of the leg kick from Haraldsson.
Lim wants to clinch but Haraldsson slips to the side
and Haraldsson counters with a nice body shot.
Lim checks a leg kick nicely.
Haraldsson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim wants to clinch up but Haraldsson keeps it at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haraldsson.
Haraldsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haraldsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haraldsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lim has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haraldsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Lim's head.
Lim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haraldsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lim wants to clinch
and Haraldsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lim instigates a clinch.
Haraldsson avoiding damage as Lim throws knees to the body.
Haraldsson dodges an elbow strike from Lim.
Haraldsson avoiding damage as Lim throws knees to the body.
Haraldsson misses with the head strike.
Haraldsson is trying to force a seperation but Lim has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haraldsson tries to work over Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haraldsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lim throws an elbow but it misses.
Haraldsson avoids the elbow strike from Lim, against the cage.
Lim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haraldsson's face.
Lim missing with knees to the body.
Lim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haraldsson is defending well for now.
Lim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haraldsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lim blocks a body shot from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson avoiding damage as Lim throws knees to the body.
Lim throws an elbow that misses.
Lim crunches a lovely knee into Haraldsson's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lim just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lim lands an elbow just above Haraldsson 's eye.
Haraldsson avoiding damage as Lim throws knees to the body.
Lim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haraldsson.
Lim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haraldsson.
Lim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haraldsson is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lim throws an elbow but misses.
Lim lands an elbow inside that Haraldsson shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Lim.
Lim tries to land a knee to the head but Haraldsson blocks with his arms.
Haraldsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Lim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Lim.
Lim lands an elbow inside that Haraldsson shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with a knee to the head.
Haraldsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lim is keeping busy.
Lim tries to land knees in the clinch but Haraldsson avoids the damage to the body.
Haraldsson avoids the elbow strike from Lim, against the cage.
Haraldsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Lim.
Haraldsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lim lands an elbow that stopped Haraldsson in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haraldsson can't break the clinch.
Haraldsson presses Lim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lim throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haraldsson working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haraldsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lim.
Knees to the body from Lim.
Lim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topher Lim dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lim tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Haraldsson coming out on top.
Haraldsson misses with a jab to the body
and Lim moves into the clinch.
Haraldsson looking to stall.
Lim lands a damaging elbow.
Haraldsson is trying to pull guard but Lim has him pressed against the cage.
Haraldsson manages to break the clinch.
Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haraldsson.
Lim gets a clinch.
Lim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haraldsson avoids it.
Haraldsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haraldsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lim is keeping busy.
Lim blocks a body shot from Haraldsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim lands a nice elbow.
Lim misses with an elbow over the top.
Lim scores a nice knee to the body.
Lim working Haraldsson over with knees to the body.
Lim crunches a lovely knee into Haraldsson's ribcage.
Haraldsson is breathing heavily.
Lim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lim lands an elbow just above Haraldsson 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lim obliges.
Lim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haraldsson avoids it.
Haraldsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lim has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haraldsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lim smiles and moves away.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haraldsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim wants to clinch.
Lim forces Haraldsson back against the cage and clinches.
Lim crunches a lovely knee into Haraldsson's ribcage.
Haraldsson avoiding damage as Lim throws knees to the body.
Lim gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lim pushes off an throws an elbow but Haraldsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Haraldsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Lim.
Lim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haraldsson's face.
Lim lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lim.
Lim lands a good knee to the midsection. Haraldsson won't want to take too many of those.
Lim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lim landing knees to the body.
Lim lands a good knee to the midsection. Haraldsson won't want to take too many of those.
Haraldsson blocks an elbow strike from Lim.
Lim tries a knee to the head but Haraldsson blocks it.
Haraldsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haraldsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch but Haraldsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Topher Lim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lim tries to clinch but Haraldsson moves away
and Haraldsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haraldsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haraldsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haraldsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim is looking to clinch but Haraldsson is avoiding it.
Lim wants to clinch.
Lim looks to clinch
and Haraldsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lim closes the distance but Haraldsson moves to the side
and Haraldsson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Topher Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haraldsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lim tries to avoid it but Haraldsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lim to the ground. Lim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Topher Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hinrik Haraldsson.
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!
Lim checks a low kick from Haraldsson.
Topher Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haraldsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Topher Lim dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lim moves out of range of the leg kick from Haraldsson.
Lim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haraldsson throws a body punch but Lim moves out of range.
Lim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haraldsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haraldsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lim.
Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haraldsson.
Lim moves in looking to clinch but Haraldsson pushes him off.
Lim closes the distance but Haraldsson moves to the side
and Haraldsson counters with a single leg into guard. Lim didn't expect that.
Haraldsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lim's guard.
Haraldsson seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haraldsson wants to free his trapped foot but Lim is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haraldsson seems to be looking for submissions.
Hinrik Haraldsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson moves into full mount! Lim won't be happy about that!
Lim is working to get back to half guard.
Haraldsson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Haraldsson is looking to work his way around to Lim's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lim holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Haraldsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Haraldsson is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Haraldsson extends the arm and Lim is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hinrik Haraldsson!
After winning the bout, Hinrik Haraldsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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