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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Normandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleyoshi Ritzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleyoshi Ritzu struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Normandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleyoshi Ritzu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritzu drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ritzu is fighting to break Normandy's control of his arms but Normandy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ritzu stopping the sweep attempt from Normandy.
Ritzu lands a couple of digs.
Normandy managing to control the position.
Ritzu 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.
Normandy pulls Ritzu in to control the position.
Normandy wants to sweep but no luck.
Normandy pulls Ritzu in close to his closed guard and prevents Ritzu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ritzu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Normandy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Normandy is really struggling to control Ritzu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ritzu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Normandy trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ritzu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Normandy takes a step back to recover.
Normandy misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Ritzu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Normandy doesn't seem phased though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritzu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Normandy misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritzu throws a body shot but no joy.
Ritzu looks winded!
A left and a right from Normandy both land. Nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Ritzu. Those never looked like landing.
Normandy misses with a double jab.
Normandy misses with a two punch combination.
Normandy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritzu moves in looking to clinch but Normandy pushes him off.
Ritzu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick misses from Ritzu.
Normandy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ritzu is looking to clinch but Normandy is avoiding it.
Normandy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Normandy lands a two punch combo.
Normandy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ritzu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ritzu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Normandy. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Normandy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ritzu moves into the clinch successfully.
Normandy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ritzu is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Normandy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Normandy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ritzu wants to clinch.
Normandy throws a big counter combination but Ritzu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ritzu misses with a series of wild punches.
Normandy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Normandy throws a series of punches but Ritzu moves out of range.
Ritzu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normandy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ritzu drives through and clinches with Normandy against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Normandy trying to control the position but instead, Ritzu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Normandy into the ropes.
Normandy working aggressively here.
Normandy goes for a takedown attempt but Ritzu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch combination from Normandy misses.
Ritzu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ritzu lands a leg kick that knocks Normandy off balance momentarily.
Ritzu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Normandy keeps the fight on the outside.
Normandy throws a series of punches but Ritzu avoids them all with ease.
Normandy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ritzu counters with a one-two to the body.
Normandy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ritzu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Normandy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Normandy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ritzu connects with an inside leg kick.
Normandy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ritzu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Normandy.
Ritzu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Normandy throws a right hand that Ritzu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ritzu also avoids with ease.
Normandy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ritzu unleashes a big counter combination but Normandy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Ritzu.
Normandy tries to bum rush Ritzu with a series of wild strikes but Ritzu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ritzu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Normandy throws a series of punches but Ritzu avoids them all with ease.
Ritzu thinks about the counter body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritzu throws a leg kick which misses Normandy's front leg but catches the back leg as Normandy tries to avoid it.
Normandy throws a series of punches but Ritzu moves out of range.
Ritzu is looking for the big counter here.
Normandy keeps the fight on the outside.
Normandy throws a right and a left that Ritzu avoids nicely.
Ritzu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Normandy.
Normandy misses with an elbow over the top.
Normandy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Normandy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Normandy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Normandy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Normandy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ritzu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ritzu 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ritzu tries to clinch there but Normandy circles away.
Ritzu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Normandy misses with the combination.
Normandy misses with a wild combination.
Ritzu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Normandy tries to bum rush Ritzu with a series of wild strikes but Ritzu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Normandy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ritzu misses with a few strikes there.
Normandy misses with a few strikes there.
Ritzu slips a jab and a cross from Normandy.
Ritzu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Normandy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Normandy swinging wildly here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Normandy swinging wildly here.
Normandy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ritzu tries to clinch up but Normandy circles away and keeps his distance.
Ritzu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Normandy. That did some damage!
Ritzu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Normandy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Normandy throws a nice looking combination but Ritzu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Normandy throws a right and a left that Ritzu avoids nicely.
Normandy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ritzu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Normandy.
Some wild striking there from Normandy.
Ritzu scoring well with a low kick there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Normandy misses with a series of wild punches.
Ritzu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Normandy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Normandy.
Ritzu tries to close the distance and clinch but Normandy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James Normandy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritzu wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Normandy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Normandy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Normandy swinging wildly here.
Ritzu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Normandy.
Ritzu slips a jab and a cross from Normandy.
Ritzu moves in looking to clinch but Normandy pushes him off.
Ritzu shoots for a double leg takedown but Normandy sprawls well. He's pushed Ritzu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Normandy misses with a jab, cross combination.
James Normandy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Normandy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Normandy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Normandy wants it to stay on the feet.
Normandy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
James Normandy is winning the standup battle so far.
Normandy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ritzu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Normandy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ritzu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Normandy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritzu circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Normandy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ritzu tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Normandy misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Normandy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ritzu throws out a counter right but Normandy avoids it with no problem.
James Normandy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Normandy misses with a series of wild punches.
Normandy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Normandy stalks Ritzu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ritzu's face. Ritzu staggers backwards, shaken.
Normandy looks to land a combination but Ritzu avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Normandy. No joy for Ritzu on that attempt.
James Normandy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleyoshi Ritzu.
Normandy misses with a double jab.
Ritzu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Normandy tries to bum rush Ritzu with a series of wild strikes but Ritzu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Normandy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Normandy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ritzu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ritzu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritzu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Normandy.
Normandy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ritzu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ritzu.
Ritzu jumps guard but Normandy stands there with Ritzu around his waist. Ritzu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Normandy wants the takedown. Ritzu is fighting it off but Normandy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ritzu's guard against the ropes.
Normandy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ritzu can do to turn this around?
Ritzu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Normandy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ritzu keeping moving, preventing Normandy from controlling successfully.
Normandy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Normandy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ritzu's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritzu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ritzu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Normandy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Normandy with a nice head shot there.
Normandy connects with a couple of short punches.
Ritzu looking for a sweep. Not yet Ritzu, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Normandy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Normandy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Normandy stands up over Ritzu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Normandy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Normandy cracks Ritzu with a solid left hand.
Normandy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ritzu on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normandy distracts Ritzu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Normandy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Normandy trying to control but Ritzu is working from the bottom.
Ritzu trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Normandy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ritzu is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Normandy dives into side control.
Normandy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
James Normandy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Normandy is looking to take a break and control but Ritzu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ritzu tries to improve position but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Normandy controlling from side mount.
Normandy working the head with strikes.
Ritzu tries to bench press Normandy off him but Normandy keeps the position.
Normandy lands a few punches from side control.
Normandy is looking to take a break and control but Ritzu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Normandy scoring with punches and elbows.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Normandy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ritzu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ritzu dodges the punch combination from Normandy.
Normandy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Normandy duly obliges.
Normandy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritzu circles away quickly and effectively.
Ritzu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ritzu dives in and scores a takedown into Normandy's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritzu connects with a couple of short punches.
Normandy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ritzu manages to get himself to full guard.
Normandy won't allow Ritzu to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Normandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritzu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Normandy landing with the ground and pound.
Normandy distracts Ritzu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ritzu controls Normandy momentarily but Normandy frees himself.
Ritzu wants to sweep here but Normandy controlling him for the moment.
Normandy stands up over Ritzu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Normandy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ritzu's head.
Normandy landing with the ground and pound.
Normandy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Normandy connects with a couple of short punches.
Normandy lands a couple of digs.
Normandy cracks Ritzu with a solid left hand.
Normandy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Normandy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Normandy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Normandy works over Ritzu with some ground and pound from guard.
Normandy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Normandy preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Normandy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Normandy landing some decent shots from guard.
Normandy connects with a couple of short punches.
Normandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritzu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aleyoshi Ritzu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Normandy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Normandy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Normandy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for James Normandy!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for James Normandy!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for James Normandy!
James Normandy wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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