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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hwai Ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oregano Westjoin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Westjoin has chosen R-Swift - Awesome God as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwai Ja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oregano Westjoin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ja lands with a straight right. Westjoin didn't see that one coming.
Ja lands a glancing blow to the side of Westjoin's head.
It looks like Oregano Westjoin has been cut.
Westjoin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Westjoin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ja manages to avoid it.
Westjoin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Westjoin scores with a hook to the body. Ja takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body kick there by Ja.
Westjoin connects with a jab.
Westjoin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ja.
Westjoin moves out of range as Ja throws a body kick.
Westjoin checks a low kick from Ja.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ja throws a right hand that Westjoin ducks under and follows up with a left that Westjoin also avoids with ease.
We've been informed that Westjoin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Westjoin lunges at Ja with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ja's hand.
Ja throws a low kick but Westjoin avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Ja. Those never looked like landing.
Westjoin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Westjoin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ja.
Westjoin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Westjoin blocks the low kick.
Ja scores with a hook to the body. Westjoin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Ja as he connects with a hook.
Ja has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
Ja throws out a loose jab but Westjoin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westjoin avoids the body shot from Ja.
Ja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westjoin.
Ja misses with a wild body shot.
Ja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Westjoin circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Ja. Those never looked like landing.
Westjoin missing with a left hand there. Ja was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Westjoin.
Westjoin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Westjoin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Westjoin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ja counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ja misses with a low kick as Westjoin jumps back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Westjoin.
Ja avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Ja tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ja scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Westjoin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ja.
Westjoin digs a good hook to Ja's body.
Ja ducks under a wild hook from Westjoin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Westjoin.
Ja throws a low kick but it's checked well by Westjoin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Westjoin! But no joy.
Ja takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Westjoin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ja takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Westjoin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ja throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ja attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Westjoin throws a head kick that misses.
Westjoin blocks a low kick nicely.
Westjoin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ja lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ja tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Westjoin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Westjoin scores with a jab to the body.
Westjoin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ja slips under a jab.
Westjoin connects with a looping right hand.
Westjoin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ja was well out of range. Poor timing from Westjoin.
Westjoin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Westjoin throws a solid leg kick but Ja takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Westjoin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ja fails to land with a series of punches.
Ja lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ja connects with a body shot.
Ja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Westjoin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Westjoin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Westjoin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ja connects with a leg kick. Westjoin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Westjoin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ja is able to avoid easily.
Ja on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ja lands with an uppercut that bounces Westjoin off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ja moves out of range of the strikes.
Ja fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Westjoin connects with a body shot.
Ja takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hwai Ja will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oregano Westjoin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Westjoin blocks a jab.
Westjoin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ja.
Ja cracks Westjoin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ja lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Westjoin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ja.
Westjoin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Westjoin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ja is just out of range.
Ja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Westjoin.
Ja connects with a leg kick. Westjoin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Westjoin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ja has got the better of the exchanges.
Ja thuds his right hand into Westjoin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Westjoin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ja cracks Westjoin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Westjoin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Westjoin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westjoin checks a low kick from Ja.
A combination from Ja does no damage.
Ja takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ja cracks a nice hook into Westjoin's ribs.
Ja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Westjoin.
Ja on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Westjoin throws a right and a left that Ja avoids nicely.
Ja throws a nice outside leg kick.
Westjoin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ja.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ja.
Ja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Westjoin.
Nice shot by Ja.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Westjoin.
Westjoin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ja.
Westjoin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Westjoin cracks Ja with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ja throws a leg kick but Westjoin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Westjoin lands with a straight right. Ja didn't see that one coming.
Ja is rocked!
Ja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Westjoin.
Oh Ja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Westjoin lunges at Ja with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ja's hand.
Good work by Ja as he checks the leg kick.
Westjoin checks a low kick from Ja.
A jab lands there for Ja.
Ja seems to have got his legs back now.
Ja swings for the body but Westjoin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Westjoin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ja throws a leg kick which misses Westjoin's front leg but catches the back leg as Westjoin tries to avoid it.
Westjoin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ja throws a body punch but Westjoin moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westjoin walks into a left hand.
Ja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Westjoin can do to turn this around?
Westjoin sizes up Ja with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ja wants to land a leg kick but Westjoin is out of range.
Ja misses with a jab to the body
and Westjoin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hwai Ja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Westjoin drops Ja with a huge uppercut! Ja drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Westjoin is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oregano Westjoin!
A determined Oregano Westjoin didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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