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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Runar Styrjoeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Runar Styrjoeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Owens!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Styrjoeld.
A big left from Styrjoeld misses.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook
and Owens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Owens misses with a head kick.
Owens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Styrjoeld tries to bum rush Owens with a series of wild strikes but Owens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Owens is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Owens shoots in but no luck this time.
Owens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Styrjoeld throws out the jab.
Owens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Styrjoeld avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Styrjoeld.
Owens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Owens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Owens is pushing Styrjoeld up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styrjoeld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Styrjoeld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Styrjoeld throws a punch but it's blocked by Owens.
Owens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Styrjoeld lands a lovely overhand right.
Styrjoeld misses with the combination.
Owens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Runar Styrjoeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Owens.
Owens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Styrjoeld throws out a loose jab but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styrjoeld ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Owens moves away.
Styrjoeld misses with a right hand
enabling Owens to counter with a crisp jab.
Styrjoeld misses the jab.
Owens moves out of range as Styrjoeld strikes.
Owens throws a big counter head kick but Styrjoeld avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Owens closes the distance and clinches.
Owens cracks Styrjoeld with a nice body shot.
Styrjoeld misses with the head strike.
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!
Styrjoeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styrjoeld looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Owens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Owens - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Styrjoeld tries to throw a body punch but Owens avoids it by throwing Styrjoeld back against the cage.
Styrjoeld wants to get back to striking at distance but Owens won't allow it.
Owens is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Styrjoeld gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Owens gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Owens preventing the sweep.
Owens sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Styrjoeld controls Owens momentarily but Owens frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens is in close to Styrjoeld's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Styrjoeld looking to hit a scissor sweep but Owens is one step ahead there.
Styrjoeld is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Owens won't allow Styrjoeld to sweep him here.
Styrjoeld is working an open guard so Owens takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Styrjoeld as he connects with a hook.
Owens fails with the takedown
and Styrjoeld counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Styrjoeld rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Owens counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Styrjoeld has one foot on Owens's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Styrjoeld connects with the punch.
Owens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Styrjoeld swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runar Styrjoeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Styrjoeld misses with a series of wild punches.
Styrjoeld fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Runar Styrjoeld dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Styrjoeld misses with an uppercut.
Runar Styrjoeld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styrjoeld throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Owens throws a counter combo.
Styrjoeld misses with a series of wild punches.
Styrjoeld connects with a jab.
Kevin Owens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Styrjoeld throws out a loose jab but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styrjoeld lands with a hook. Owens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Owens ducks under a wild hook from Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld missing with a left hand there. Owens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Styrjoeld is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Owens can do to turn this around?
Styrjoeld keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens throws a sloppy head kick and Styrjoeld moves out of range easily.
Owens closes the distance and clinches up with Styrjoeld, looking for a takedown. Owens pushes Styrjoeld against the cage but Styrjoeld circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Styrjoeld misses with a lunging right hand
and Owens counters with a stiff right hand.
Styrjoeld looks to land a right hand but Owens moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens shoots in but no luck this time.
Runar Styrjoeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Owens.
Styrjoeld fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Owens manages to avoid it.
Styrjoeld throws out a loose jab but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owens blocks a jab.
Owens throws a big counter head kick but Styrjoeld avoids it with no problem.
Styrjoeld stuffs the takedown attempt from Owens. Owens gets slowly back to his feet.
Styrjoeld swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Owens shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Styrjoeld sprawls well. Styrjoeld wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Owens gets slowly back to his feet.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook. Owens ducked under it nicely.
Styrjoeld is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Owens.
Styrjoeld throws a jab but it's blocked by Owens.
Styrjoeld connects with a right hand. Owens shakes it off.
Styrjoeld lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Owens at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styrjoeld misses with a straight right.
Styrjoeld is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Owens fails with a takedown attempt.
Owens has managed to clinch.
Owens is stalling here.
Owens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styrjoeld throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Styrjoeld throws a jab when Owens was well out of range.
Owens shoots for a takedown but Styrjoeld saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Owens fails to land the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owens looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Styrjoeld throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Owens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens moves into the clinch.
Owens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Owens blocks a body shot from Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Styrjoeld is trying to force a seperation but Owens has the dominant position.
Owens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Owens.
Owens manages to break the clinch.
Owens closes the distance and pushes Styrjoeld back into the cage.
Styrjoeld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owens manages to pull guard.
Styrjoeld working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Owens will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Owens keeping moving, preventing Styrjoeld from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styrjoeld in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Owens has his hands on Styrjoeld's head, controlling the position.
Styrjoeld trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Styrjoeld wants to control from the top but Owens keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Styrjoeld thows a left - swing and a miss!
Styrjoeld feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Owenss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Owens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Owens now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Runar Styrjoeld is winning the standup battle so far.
Styrjoeld cracks Owens with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Styrjoeld misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Runar Styrjoeld dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Owens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Styrjoeld but Styrjoeld pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Styrjoeld throws a body punch but Owens moves out of range.
Styrjoeld backing away here, and Owens unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Owens shoots in for a takedown but Styrjoeld shows good takedown defense.
Styrjoeld throws a series of punches but Owens moves out of range.
Styrjoeld looks to score with a jab to the body but Owens is just out of range.
Owens unleashes a big counter combination but Styrjoeld bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Owens drives through and clinches with Styrjoeld against the cage.
Owens pressing his opponent against the cage.
Styrjoeld wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owens has clasped his hands together around Styrjoeld's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Styrjoeld throws Owens to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Styrjoeld.
Despite the aggression on Owens's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Styrjoeld lands a jab to Owens's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styrjoeld displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Owens.
Runar Styrjoeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Owens.
Owens misses with a body shot.
Owens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Styrjoeld avoids it really well and circles away.
Styrjoeld misses the jab.
Styrjoeld throws a lazy uppercut
and Owens counters with a series of strikes. Styrjoeld will be more careful next time no doubt.
Styrjoeld scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Styrjoeld clobbers Owens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Styrjoeld throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Styrjoeld bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Owens's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld misses with a looping right.
Owens ducks under a wild hook from Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld looks to throw the jab but Owens is out of range.
Owens shoots for a takedown but Styrjoeld saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Owens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Styrjoeld moves into range and connects with a jab.
Styrjoeld throws a body punch but Owens moves out of range.
Styrjoeld missing with a left hand there. Owens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Owens responds with a good body kick, but Styrjoeld manages to step out the way in time.
Styrjoeld missing with a left hand there. Owens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Styrjoeld throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Owens on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Styrjoeld as Owens shoots in.
Styrjoeld defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Owens.
No joy there for Styrjoeld, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Runar Styrjoeld is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens ducks under a wild hook from Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld sizes up Owens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Owens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Styrjoeld sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Styrjoeld moves into range and connects with a jab.
Styrjoeld lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Owens.
An attempted straight right counter from Styrjoeld misses the target.
Owens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Styrjoeld stuffs the takedown.
Styrjoeld lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Styrjoeld.
Owens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Styrjoeld sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Owens somewhat.
Styrjoeld takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook
and Owens counters with a three punch combo that has Styrjoeld backing up. Styrjoeld nods at Owens to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styrjoeld swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Styrjoeld misses with a wild body shot.
Owens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Owens tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Styrjoeld defends well and Owens ends up having to push Styrjoeld into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Owens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Styrjoeld lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Owens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Styrjoeld.
Owens throws a sloppy head kick
and Styrjoeld counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Owens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Owens moves out of range as Styrjoeld strikes.
Styrjoeld scores with a jab.
Kevin Owens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Owens is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Runar Styrjoeld showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Styrjoeld, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Runar Styrjoeld!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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