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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ji Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
20
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ji Lu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but Lu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pereira misses the jab.
Diego Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lu connects with a right hand. Pereira shakes it off.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Lu avoids them all with ease.
Pereira throws out a powerful jab.
Lu cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Diego Pereira has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira misses with a lunging right hand
and Lu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pereira throws a right and a left that Lu avoids nicely.
Lu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lu misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lu lands a nice hook to Pereira's body. Pereira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Lu avoids it well.
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lu misses the jab.
Pereira misses with a hook to the body
and Lu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lu lands with a shot to the body.
Lu misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Lu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pereira appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pereira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lu.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lu lands the left hand.
Lu misses the shot to the body.
Pereira's coach down at Helsinki Public Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pereira's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Lu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lu throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pereira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pereira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That has opened up Diego Pereira's cut even more.
Lu misses the jab.
Pereira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pereira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
Pereira tries to work over Lu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lu.
Lu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pereira to keep the fight standing.
Lu lands an uppercut.
Lu fails to pull guard.
Lu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lu controlling Pereira's posture.
Pereira preventing the sweep.
Lu controls Pereira momentarily but Pereira frees himself.
Pereira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pereira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lu holds on and takes a little breather.
Lu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pereira manages to get himself to full guard.
Lu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pereira's head.
Lu trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Lu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lu trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira trying to control the position.
Lu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lu lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ji Lu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Pereira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lu, as that shot connected.
Lu misses with a straight right.
Lu misses the shot to the body.
Pereira lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pereira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Lu avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Pereira misses.
Lu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pereira circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira unleashes a big counter combination but Lu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira looks to score with a jab to the body but Lu is just out of range.
Lu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pereira scores with a jab to the body.
It looks like Lu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Lu avoids them all with ease.
Lu misses with a body shot.
Lu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The cut above Diego Pereira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pereira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. Lu moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pereira.
Lu scores with a decent looking hook.
Diego Pereira's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lu cracks Pereira with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pereira looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lu finish him?
Pereira is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Diego Pereira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ji Lu!
Post fight, Ji Lu stared into the camera and said 'BOOM! Gotcha.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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