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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Gomez (ranked 7323 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neru Kajima (ranked 5627 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronny Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neru Kajima!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Kajima pushes him off.
Gomez closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Kajima to counter with a crisp jab.
Kajima darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gomez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gomez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kajima seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kajima is looking for a kimura but Gomez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kajima to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kajima seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control from the bottom.
Kajima wants to free his trapped foot but Gomez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kajima takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gomez wants to get back to full guard but Kajima has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kajima breaks from Gomez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kajima sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kajima raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gomez is just holding on here. Kajima manages to take his back.
Even with his hooks in, Kajima manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Gomez tries to break free.
Kajima is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kajima avoiding Gomez 's attempts to control his hands.
Gomez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kajima is hanging on to Gomez's back as he tries to escape.
Gomez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gomez preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kajima.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomez rolls, trying to escape but Kajima keeps control of the position.
Gomez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kajima's guard. Nice work there by Gomez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kajima working for a triangle but Gomez defends it easily.
Kajima pulls Gomez in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kajima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gomez looking to sit in guard and control but Kajima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gomez has his hands on Kajima's head, controlling the position.
Kajima postures up in Gomez's guard and throws a big left but Gomez blocks it.
Kajima is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gomez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kajima escapes and throws Gomez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kajima passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gomez!
Gomez is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neru Kajima dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kajima closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gomez did well to prevent Kajima getting side control.
Gomez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gomez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Neru Kajima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kajima trying to control the pace.
Kajima's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kajima takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kajima thows a huge punch but Gomez dodges it nicely.
Kajima thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gomez's head.
Kajima with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gomez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gomez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gomez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kajima on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajima is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gomez is just riding it out for now. Kajima eventually gives up the hold.
Gomez wants to improve his position but Kajima is controlling well.
Kajima trying to pass the guard but Gomez defending well.
Gomez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kajima manages to pass to mount!
Gomez can't escape the position.
Gomez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gomez tries to reverse the position but Kajima maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to hold on but Kajima postures up.
Kajima looking to ground and pound but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Kajima controlling from mount.
Gomez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kajima controlling his opponent.
Kajima blocks Gomez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kajima throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gomez wants to control but Kajima is having none of it.
Gomez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kajima. What's that going to do exactly?
Kajima looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajima throwing strikes here but Gomez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gomez is looking to get to half guard.
Kajima tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kajima is continuing to stall.
Gomez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Kajima biding his time, controlling Gomez.
More stalling from Kajima.
Kajima avoiding Gomez 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kajima just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kajima throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Gomez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kajima's arms.
Gomez fending off the submission attempt from Kajima.
Kajima throwing sloppy strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kajima throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Kajima thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neru Kajima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gomez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kajima is trying to defend but Gomez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kajima keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kajima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kajima regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gomez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kajima holds on and takes a little breather.
Gomez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kajima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajima seems keen to control Gomez's posture.
Kajima keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kajima is on top in guard.
Kajima controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gomez is trying to keep Kajima in close.
Gomez wants to control the position but Kajima says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kajima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kajima winds up and cracks Gomez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gomez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kajima is working away from the top position though.
Kajima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kajima gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kajima circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kajima takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Kajima lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajima has clasped his hands together around Gomez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gomez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kajima is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kajima working for a submission but Gomez is keeping him at bay.
Kajima misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gomez tries to hold on but Kajima pushes him away.
Gomez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kajima. What's that going to do exactly?
Gomez wants to control but Kajima is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kajima working for a guillotine from mount but Gomez is in no mood to give up.
The referee warns Gomez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kajima sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kajima throws some wild stikes that Gomez manages to avoid easily.
Gomez tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Kajima has taken his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control the hands but Kajima breaks the grip.
Gomez fending off the submission attempt from Kajima.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez tries to break free.
Kajima avoiding Gomez 's attempts to control his hands.
Kajima just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kajima looking to break Gomez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gomez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kajima will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kajima has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gomez trying to control the hands but Kajima breaks the grip.
Ronny Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neru Kajima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gomez is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neru Kajima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kajima has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neru Kajima!
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RATING
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