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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden August (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rage comes into the arena with The Ghost of Tom Joad blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robbie Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aiden August!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
August tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten August somewhat.
Good shot there by August.
Rage lands a leg kick that knocks August off balance momentarily.
Rage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from August.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
August darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rage misses with a looping right.
Rage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage connects with a leg kick. August looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rage moves out of range of the strikes.
Rage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Robbie Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage takes a swing at August's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
August walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rage avoids the body shot from August.
Nice defenses there by Rage.
Rage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
August thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
August lands a body shot.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Rage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
August bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
August pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
August throws a hook but Rage avoids it easily.
August takes a shot to the body in his stride.
August has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Robbie Rage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage jabs at August's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage sizes up August with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Rage.
Rage is looking to wear down August with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and August counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
August takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Rage is looking to slow August down with leg kicks.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Rage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rage.
Rage connects with an inside leg kick.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Rage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
August's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rage under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage moves out of range of the strikes.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by August.
Rage lands a nice hook to August's body. August takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
August takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Rage lands with a hook. August tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rage misses with a leg kick.
August might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
August doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rage.
Rage misses with a body kick.
Rage tries a low kick but August avoids it.
Rage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
August displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Rage.
August's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
August checks the leg kick nicely there.
August takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by August. Beautiful body shot.
Rage lands a nice leg kick that just misses August's sensitive parts.
August takes a shot right to the bread basket.
August swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of August 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rage digs a good body shot into August's ribs.
Rage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by August.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Rage misses.
August throws a shot from downtown. Rage moves away and avoids it.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Rage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
August ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
August throws a looping overhand right but Rage ducks down to avoid it.
August rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
August blocks a head kick by Rage.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by August.
Rage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but August moves away.
August ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rage. August does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rage avoids the body shot from August.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage throws a leg kick that is checked
and August makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
August lands a nice hook to Rage's body. Rage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
August throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and August counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from August.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
August uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rage.
Rage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that August can do to turn this around?
August slips under a jab from Rage.
A good leg kick by Rage.
Rage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rage throws a solid leg kick but August takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but August might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rage has got the better of the exchanges.
August missing with a left hand there. Rage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robbie Rage is winning the standup battle so far.
August moves away from the strike by Rage.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Rage throws out a leg kick but August moves out of range and Rage only half commits.
August thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Rage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rage, right into the meat.
Rage throws a body punch but August moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Rage.
August fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Rage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rage lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
August takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
August closes the distance and clinches up with Rage, looking for a takedown. August pushes Rage against the cage but Rage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
August takes one to the side of the head.
Rage lands a head shot.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but August is just out of range.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but August was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rage. August does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
August misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rage connects with a solid leg kick.
August throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely.
Rage throws a nice inside leg kick.
August lands a nice shot to the body.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rage throws a front kick aimed at August's knee but August avoids it well.
August rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rage is looking to slow August down with leg kicks.
Rage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rage wants to slow August down by chopping away at his legs.
Rage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rage digs a good hook to August's body.
August uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rage misses with a body kick.
August uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rage.
Rage misses with a hook. August ducked under it nicely.
Rage misses with a body shot.
August steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rage. That one must have hurt.
Rage throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rage. August does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rage throws a right hand that misses
and August counters with a stiff right hand.
August lands with a good body shot.
You can see that August has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Rage throws a low kick but it's checked well by August.
August staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice defenses there by Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Rage dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rage throws a body punch but August moves out of range.
August avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
August moves out of range as Rage throws a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rage.
Rage scores with a leg kick.
Rage avoids the body shot from August.
August throws a jab but it's blocked by Rage.
Rage throws a front kick that sends August stumbling back into the cage.
August checks a low kick from Rage.
August misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
August lands a slapping body shot.
Rage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rage misses with a low kick.
Rage misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
August walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rage throws out a loose jab but August uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rage lands a nice looking body shot.
August shoots in but Rage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
August throws out a loose jab but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it.
August swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Rage. That snapped August's head back.
August throws a jab when Rage was well out of range.
Rage tests August's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt August.
Rage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
August misses with a hook.
Rage throws a solid leg kick but August takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rage.
Rage connects with a body shot that sends August's belly button to the back.
August looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rage taking some punishment here, with August in his half guard.
August thows a huge punch but Rage dodges it nicely.
August wants to control but Rage is keeping him busy.
August scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
August wants to take a breather but Rage is having none of it.
August not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
August working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
August is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rage reverses the position - he's now on top in August's guard.
Rage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. August is keeping the position for now.
Rage trying to stand up but can't free himself from August's guard.
Rage preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
August pulls Rage in close to his closed guard and prevents Rage from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rage wants to stand but August has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage sitting in guard, not really doing much.
August working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
August moves out of range of the body kick.
August manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rage on his heels. He'll look to pass Rage's guard now, I'm sure.
Rage has August pulled in close to control his posture.
August working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rage's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rage, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Rage!
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energy
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hype
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