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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Rugg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kugi Joroinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Rugg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kugi Joroinen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugg moves in looking to clinch but Joroinen pushes him off.
Rugg tries to close the distance and clinch but Joroinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rugg doesn't manage to clinch there - Joroinen circles away.
Rugg tries to close the distance and clinch but Joroinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joroinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Rugg wants to clinch up but Joroinen keeps it at a distance.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Joroinen has eaten all the pies!
Rugg tries to clinch up.
Rugg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joroinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rugg tries to clinch up but Joroinen circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joroinen looks for a takedown but Rugg sprawls well.
Joroinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joroinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rugg doesn't manage to clinch there - Joroinen circles away.
Rugg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rugg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rugg tries to close the distance and clinch but Joroinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rugg tries to clinch up but Joroinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Matt Rugg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rugg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rugg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rugg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rugg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Matt Rugg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kugi Joroinen.
Joroinen looks gassed!
Rugg lands a knee to the body.
Rugg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Rugg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rugg.
It looks like Kugi Joroinen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rugg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joroinen's face.
Rugg scores with a knee to the head.
Rugg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joroinen's defenses.
Rugg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rugg landing knees to the head.
Rugg lands an uppercut.
Rugg lands a nice uppercut.
Rugg scores with a knee to the head.
Rugg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rugg connects with a knee to the head.
Joroinen takes an elbow to the temple.
Joroinen takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Rugg.
That has opened up Kugi Joroinen's cut even more.
Rugg stalling against the cage.
Rugg gets through Joroinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rugg scores with a knee to the head.
Rugg with a knee to the head.
Rugg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rugg connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rugg.
Rugg connects with a knee to the head.
Rugg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rugg lands a nice knee to the body.
Rugg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joroinen looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joroinen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rugg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joroinens head.
Joroinen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rugg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joroinen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rugg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rugg looking to slow down the pace here.
Joroinen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rugg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rugg is trying to maintain a safe position but Joroinen gets an underhook and turns Rugg into the cage.
A knee to the head by Rugg.
Joroinen has hold of one of Rugg's legs. Rugg is fighting the takedown attempt but Joroinen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Joroinen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rugg is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rugg has escaped and now he's on top!
Rugg wants to control from the top but Joroinen keeps moving.
Joroinen is looking for a triangle but Rugg pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugg gets to his feet - Joroinen follows without any prompting.
Joroinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Rugg.
Rugg tries to clinch there but Joroinen circles away.
Rugg tries to close the distance and clinch but Joroinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rugg throws a head kick that Joroinen semi-blocks.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rugg tries to clinch but Joroinen moves out of range.
Rugg moves in looking to clinch but Joroinen pushes him off.
Rugg is looking to clinch but Joroinen is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Rugg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kugi Joroinen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rugg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rugg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joroinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rugg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rugg moves in looking to clinch but Joroinen pushes him off.
Rugg is looking to clinch.
Joroinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rugg tries to clinch but Joroinen is having none of it.
Rugg tries to clinch but Joroinen moves out of range.
Joroinen moves out of range as Rugg throws a body kick.
Rugg tries to close the distance and clinch but Joroinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugg misses with a low kick.
Joroinen slips a jab from Rugg.
Rugg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rugg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rugg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rugg throws a leg kick but Joroinen moved away.
Joroinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Joroinen is breathing heavily.
Joroinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rugg is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joroinen is looking for a kimura here.
Joroinen stops Rugg from getting back to his feet.
Joroinen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rugg is just riding it out for now. Joroinen eventually gives up the hold.
Rugg looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rugg trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugg is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rugg tries to clinch up but Joroinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Joroinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rugg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joroinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rugg wants to clinch.
Rugg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joroinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugg tries to close the distance and clinch but Joroinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rugg is looking to clinch but Joroinen is avoiding it.
Joroinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joroinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Rugg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Joroinen takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rugg tries to clinch up but Joroinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Rugg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joroinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Rugg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Rugg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kugi Joroinen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rugg throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rugg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joroinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Rugg.
Rugg tries to clinch but Joroinen is having none of it.
Joroinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rugg doesn't manage to clinch there - Joroinen circles away.
Rugg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joroinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joroinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rugg tries to clinch but Joroinen is having none of it.
Rugg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rugg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rugg wants to clinch.
Joroinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Rugg.
Rugg throws a head kick but Joroinen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joroinen tries for a takedown but Rugg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rugg misses with a kick to the body.
Joroinen closes the distance and clinches up with Rugg, looking for a takedown. Joroinen pushes Rugg against the cage but Rugg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rugg tries to clinch but Joroinen is having none of it.
Rugg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rugg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joroinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rugg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rugg plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Joroinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The cut above Kugi Joroinen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rugg - that will leave a mark!
A slow jab from Rugg misses its intended target.
Rugg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joroinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rugg tries to clinch but Joroinen moves out of range.
Rugg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joroinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rugg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rugg has Joroinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Joroinen tries to score a body lock takedown but Rugg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matt Rugg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kugi Joroinen.
Rugg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rugg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joroinen's face.
Rugg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rugg is trying to maintain a safe position but Joroinen gets an underhook and turns Rugg into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugg scores with a shot to the side of Joroinen's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rugg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joroinen backwards.
Rugg looking to slow down the pace here.
Rugg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rugg.
Rugg connects with a knee to the head.
Rugg scores with a knee to the head.
Rugg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Joroinen takes an elbow to the temple.
Rugg lands an elbow just above Joroinen 's eye.
Rugg connects with a knee to the head.
Rugg landing knees to the head.
Rugg gets underhooks to prevent Joroinen's takedown attempt.
Rugg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joroinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rugg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joroinen.
Rugg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matt Rugg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joroinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Rugg.
Kugi Joroinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rugg prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Rugg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Rugg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rugg, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Rugg!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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