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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sone Fujimaro (ranked 1514 p4p, 2308 weight class) and Tom Bickle (ranked 167 p4p, 254 weight class). Sone Fujimaro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sone Fujimaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle catches Fujimaro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bickle throws a right hand that misses
and Fujimaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tom Bickle has been cut.
Bickle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bickle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fujimaro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fujimaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Fujimaro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fujimaro throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Bickle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bickle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fujimaro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bickle misses with an uppercut.
Fujimaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Bickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bickle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fujimaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bickle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bickle throws a lazy uppercut
and Fujimaro counters with a right hand to the body.
Bickle misses the jab.
Bickle lands a slapping body shot.
Bickle throws a combination that misses
and Fujimaro counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bickle.
Bickle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fujimaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujimaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bickle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bickle.
Bickle looks to throw the jab but Fujimaro is out of range.
It looked like Fujimaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fujimaro is looking to wear down Bickle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bickle misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Fujimaro does it's job there.
Fujimaro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fujimaro lands a really nice looking cross but Bickle seems unphased.
Bickle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Fujimaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bickle.
The fighters circling - Fujimaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fujimaro with the inside leg kick.
Fujimaro moves out of range as Bickle strikes.
Bickle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Fujimaro misses
and Bickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Fujimaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fujimaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Bickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Fujimaro is predictable there
enabling Bickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Bickle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fujimaro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fujimaro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Fujimaro misses.
Bickle works the jab nicely.
Fujimaro throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bickle to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Bickle finds it's way through Fujimaro's defenses.
Fujimaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bickle throws a shot from downtown. Fujimaro moves away and avoids it.
Bickle clinches up with Fujimaro and pushes him back against the cage.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bickle works the jab nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target.
Fujimaro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bickle misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Fujimaro. Beautiful body shot.
Bickle lands a nice shot to the body.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fujimaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bickle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fujimaro throws a head kick but Bickle moves out of range.
Bickle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fujimaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bickle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bickle is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Bickle is looking to clinch but Fujimaro is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimaro misses with a body punch
and Bickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bickle cracks Fujimaro with a good jab.
Fujimaro tests Bickle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fujimaro.
Sloppy strikes from Fujimaro. Those never looked like landing.
Fujimaro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bickle.
Bickle throws a poor cross that misses
and Fujimaro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bickle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fujimaro, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle has Fujimaro pressed against the cage, preventing Fujimaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fujimaro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Fujimaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Bickle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Bickle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fujimaro throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Bickle finds it's target.
Bickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bickle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fujimaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Bickle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bickle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fujimaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bickle has Fujimaro pressed against the cage, preventing Fujimaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Fujimaro tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Fujimaro back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujimaro's efforts to push away.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fujimaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Fujimaro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fujimaro takes one on the button.
Fujimaro avoids the body shot from Bickle.
Tom Bickle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujimaro.
Bickle misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fujimaro counter with a right hand.
Bickle is rocked!
Fujimaro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fujimaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fujimaro moves out of range as Bickle strikes.
Fujimaro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bickle swings widly with a right hand
and Fujimaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bickle is still on wobbly legs! Can Fujimaro finish him?
Bickle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fujimaro counters with a big left hand that crumples Bickle! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sone Fujimaro!
An out of breath Sone Fujimaro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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