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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akahoshi Hisashi (ranked 1822 p4p, 445 weight class) and Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 199 p4p, 56 weight class). Hisashi comes into the arena with Feng Shui blaring out of the sound system. Marco Bjurstrom has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Akahoshi Hisashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Bjurstrom!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjurstrom throws a head kick but Hisashi moves out of range.
Bjurstrom throws a low kick, looking for Hisashi's leg but Hisashi calmly moves out of range.
Hisashi misses with a looping right.
Bjurstrom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donk. Bjurstrom catches Hisashi right on the button with a cross.
Bjurstrom tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Bjurstrom misses
and Hisashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hisashi throws a head kick that misses.
Hisashi clinches up with Bjurstrom and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Hisashi.
Hisashi blocks an uppercut.
Come on Hisashi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bjurstrom takes a shot to the head.
Bjurstrom throws a head punch that misses.
Bjurstrom avoiding damage as Hisashi throws knees to the body.
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!
Good body shot from Bjurstrom.
Hisashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjurstrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Hisashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjurstrom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bjurstrom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bjurstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hisashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hisashi lands with a right to the head.
Bjurstrom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hisashi lands a nice uppercut.
Hisashi is stalling here.
Bjurstrom looking to slow down the pace here.
Bjurstrom blocking some punches.
Hisashi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bjurstrom gets through Hisashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bjurstrom blocks a body shot from Hisashi.
Hisashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bjurstroms head.
Hisashi blocking some punches.
Hisashi tries to throw a body punch but Bjurstrom avoids it by throwing Hisashi back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hisashi stalling against the cage.
Bjurstrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjurstrom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little feinted left hand from Hisashi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bjurstrom throws a head kick but Hisashi moves out of range.
Bjurstrom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hisashi moves out of range of the body kick from Bjurstrom.
Hisashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjurstrom only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bjurstrom throws a shot from downtown. Hisashi moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Hisashi.
A low kick from Bjurstrom is predictable there
and Hisashi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hisashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bjurstrom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hisashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisashi instigates a clinch.
Hisashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hisashi manages to break the clinch.
Bjurstrom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick lands for Hisashi.
Hisashi cracks Bjurstrom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bjurstrom misses with the combination.
A big left from Hisashi misses.
Bjurstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bjurstrom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bjurstrom tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Hisashi.
Bjurstrom keeps Hisashi at a distance using the push kick.
Bjurstrom throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Hisashi as he checks the leg kick.
Hisashi throws a big shot that misses.
Bjurstrom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hisashi blocks a head kick by Bjurstrom.
Nice shot lands for Bjurstrom.
Nice cross by Hisashi.
Bjurstrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bjurstrom blocks a jab.
Bjurstrom ducks under a wild hook from Hisashi.
Hisashi ducks under a wild hook from Bjurstrom.
Hisashi looks to land a left hand but Bjurstrom moved out of range nicely.
Hisashi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hisashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjurstrom manages to avoid it.
Hisashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjurstrom.
Nice body punch from Hisashi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Akahoshi Hisashi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hisashi lands a slapping body shot.
Bjurstrom checks a leg kick nicely.
Bjurstrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bjurstrom slips a jab from Hisashi.
Hisashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hisashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bjurstrom in his tracks.
Bjurstrom tries a head kick but it misses.
Hisashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bjurstrom moves away.
Hisashi lands a really nice looking cross but Bjurstrom seems unphased.
Hisashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hisashi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Akahoshi Hisashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hisashi misses with a double jab
and Bjurstrom counters with a series of strikes. Hisashi will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjurstrom misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hisashi blocks the low kick.
Bjurstrom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bjurstrom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hisashi with a nice calf kick.
Hisashi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hisashi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hisashi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hisashi scores with a jab. Bjurstrom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bjurstrom looks to land a combination but Hisashi avoids it well.
Hisashi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bjurstrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Hisashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hisashi avoids the head kick by Bjurstrom.
Hisashi throws a series of punches but Bjurstrom avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Bjurstrom.
Hisashi connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hisashi checks a low kick from Bjurstrom.
Hisashi is looking to counter punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hisashi looking to throw knees to the head but Bjurstrom is blocking nicely.
Hisashi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hisashi.
Bjurstrom tries to break the clinch but Hisashi is controlling the position.
Bjurstrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bjurstrom 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 Hisashi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hisashi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bjurstrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hisashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hisashi misses with a wild combination.
Bjurstrom moves out of range of the strikes.
Hisashi scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Hisashi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom swings widly with a right hand
and Hisashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Hisashi misses with a low kick.
Bjurstrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bjurstrom tries a head kick but it misses.
Akahoshi Hisashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hisashi misses the jab.
Hisashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hisashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hisashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bjurstrom misses with a shot to the body
and Hisashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bjurstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hisashi.
Hisashi lands with a straight right. Bjurstrom didn't see that one coming.
Hisashi blocks a head kick by Bjurstrom.
Hisashi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hisashi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bjurstrom on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom blocks a head kick by Hisashi.
Hisashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Hisashi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bjurstrom doesn't seem phased though.
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!
A head kick misses from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hisashi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bjurstrom tries to score with a low kick but Hisashi moves his leg out of the way.
Hisashi takes a swing at Bjurstrom's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bjurstrom.
Hisashi misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Hisashi.
Hisashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bjurstrom at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akahoshi Hisashi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bjurstrom swinging wildly here.
It looks like Hisashi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bjurstrom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hisashi misses with an uppercut. Bjurstrom saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Bjurstrom misses.
Marco Bjurstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjurstrom ducks under a wild hook from Hisashi.
Bjurstrom lands a head kick. Hisashi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hisashi misses with a head kick.
Hisashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjurstrom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom misses with a head kick.
Hisashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjurstrom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hisashi misses with a hook
and Bjurstrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hisashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bjurstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bjurstrom throws a head kick but Hisashi moves out of range.
Hisashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bjurstrom defending well as Hisashi loads up on a big left hand.
Akahoshi Hisashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hisashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hisashi looks to throw the jab but Bjurstrom is out of range.
Bjurstrom takes one to the chin there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hisashi. That's going to slow Bjurstrom down.
Hisashi misses with a double jab.
Bjurstrom missing with a left hand there. Hisashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hisashi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bjurstrom throws a head kick that misses
and Hisashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bjurstrom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hisashi.
It seemed like Bjurstrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hisashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hisashi looks to land a left hand but Bjurstrom moved out of range nicely.
Bjurstrom misses with a few strikes there.
Bjurstrom scores with a nice strike.
Hisashi avoids the head kick by Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hisashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjurstrom throws a head kick that misses.
Bjurstrom slips under a jab from Hisashi.
Bjurstrom feints the counter takedown.
Hisashi dodges the punch combination from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hisashi.
Bjurstrom blocks a head kick by Hisashi.
Hisashi misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Bjurstrom misses
and Hisashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hisashi.
Nice cross by Hisashi.
Hisashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjurstrom can do to turn this around?
Bjurstrom misses with a hook. Hisashi ducked under it nicely.
Hisashi wants to clinch up but Bjurstrom keeps it at a distance.
Hisashi moves in looking to clinch but Bjurstrom pushes him off.
Bjurstrom tests Hisashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hisashi misses with an uppercut.
Hisashi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom throws a sloppy head kick
and Hisashi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bjurstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjurstrom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hisashi.
Hisashi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hisashi thuds his right hand into Bjurstrom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hisashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bjurstrom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bjurstrom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hisashi doesn't seem bothered though.
Hisashi clinches with his opponent.
Hisashi scores with a shot to the side of Bjurstrom's head.
Hisashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom is trying to break the clinch but Hisashi has him pressed against the cage.
Hisashi lands a right hand.
Marco Bjurstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akahoshi Hisashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hisashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hisashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akahoshi Hisashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hisashi 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akahoshi Hisashi!
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energy
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hype
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