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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Anami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Rua is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarkko Anami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Rua!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Anami moves out of range as Rua throws a body kick.
Anami jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Anami misses with a body shot.
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Anami is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Rafael Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anami falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rua counters with a nice kick to the body.
Anami connects with the punch.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Anami's leg but Anami calmly moves out of range.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua thuds his shin into the meat of Anami's side.
Anami is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Anami misses
and Rua counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anami fails to land with a series of punches.
Anami blocks the body kick.
Rua misses with a leg kick
letting Anami counter with a right hand.
Rua throws a head kick that misses
and Anami counters with a two punch combo.
Rua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anami blocks a head kick by Rua.
Rua throws a head kick but Anami moves out of range.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Rua lunges at Anami with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anami's hand.
Rua feints and then cracks Anami's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anami down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Anami, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anami has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anami and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anami clobbers Rua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Anami dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anami staying out of range there.
Rua looks for the body kick but Anami saw that one coming.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Anami does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anami throws a combination that misses
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anami's knee momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Anami as he connects with a hook.
Jarkko Anami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua throws a body kick that misses.
Anami checks the leg kick.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Anami swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Anami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua counters with a big head kick but Anami shrugs it off.
A low kick from Anami misses
and Rua counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anami is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rua misses.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Anami.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
A nice combination there by Anami.
It looks like Rafael Rua has been cut.
Anami throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Anami slips under a jab from Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anami throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anami throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Anami throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rua on the side of the head.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Anami ducks down to avoid it.
Rua throws an overhand right that lands on Anami's shoulder, as Anami tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Anami dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Rua's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rua throws a head kick but Anami moves out of range.
Rua throws a body punch but Anami moves out of range.
Anami misses with a double jab.
Anami misses with a two punch combination.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Anami saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rua lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Anami does no damage.
Anami throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua misses the jab.
Anami throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Anami moves out of range of the body kick from Rua.
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.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anami works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rua misses with a shot to the body
and Anami counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Anami. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anami ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anami looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua throws a series of punches but Anami moves out of range.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Anami counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Rua misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Anami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua throws a body punch but Anami moves out of range.
Anami checks the leg kick.
Rua tries to work over Anami's front leg with a kick but Anami checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anami has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jarkko Anami!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jarkko Anami!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Jarkko Anami!
Jarkko Anami wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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