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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 679 p4p, 748 weight class) and Tommy Weismuller (ranked 98 p4p, 104 weight class). Weismuller has chosen The Nosebleed Section by Hilltop Hoods as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Weismuller!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta misses with a straight left.
Weismuller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Weismuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsuruta moves away.
Tsuruta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Weismuller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Weismuller stuns Tsuruta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weismuller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuruta was well out of range. Poor timing from Weismuller.
Weismuller scores with a hook.
Weismuller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Weismuller throws out a counter right but Tsuruta avoids it with no problem.
Tsuruta misses with a hook. Weismuller ducked under it nicely.
Weismuller blocks a jab.
Weismuller moves forwards but Tsuruta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Tommy Weismuller has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Weismuller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Weismuller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weismuller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weismuller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weismuller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tsuruta has time to react.
Tsuruta just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta throws a jab but it's blocked by Weismuller.
A lazy left from Tsuruta finds it's target.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta scores with the left hand. Weismuller knows he should have avoided that one.
Weismuller misses with a hook. Tsuruta ducked under it nicely.
Tsuruta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weismuller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Tsuruta misses.
Tsuruta connects with a nice looking jab.
Tsuruta looks to land a right hand but Weismuller moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weismuller! But no joy.
Tsuruta throws an off balance right hand
enabling Weismuller to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsuruta blocks the body kick.
Weismuller slips a jab from Tsuruta.
Weismuller slips a jab and a cross from Tsuruta.
Weismuller throws a lazy right hand but Tsuruta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsuruta throws a hook but Weismuller blocks it.
Weismuller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Weismuller with a nice cross.
A big left from Tsuruta misses.
Weismuller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been informed that Weismuller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weismuller. Tsuruta does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsuruta.
A swing and a miss from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weismuller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tsuruta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsuruta just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta scores with a hook.
Tsuruta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Tommy Weismuller's cut even more.
Tsuruta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tsuruta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weismuller. Tsuruta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weismuller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Weismuller.
Weismuller walks into a left hand.
Tsuruta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tsuruta moves away from the strike by Weismuller.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuruta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Weismuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsuruta is just out of range.
Weismuller slips under a jab.
Tsuruta misses with a hook. Weismuller ducked under it nicely.
Tsuruta loads up on a big right hand but Weismuller slips the punch.
Weismuller slips a jab from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weismuller throws a series of strikes that have Tsuruta backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Weismuller.
Weismuller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Tsuruta misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Tsuruta misses its intended target.
Weismuller misses with a left hand
and Tsuruta counters with a nice uppercut.
Weismuller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Tsuruta looks to land a combination but Weismuller avoids it well.
Weismuller slips under a jab.
Weismuller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Weismuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsuruta moves away.
Tsuruta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Weismuller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuruta was well out of range. Poor timing from Weismuller.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Weismuller. Tsuruta shrugs it off though.
A jab from Tsuruta misses.
A swing and a miss from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the side of Weismuller's head but Weismuller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tsuruta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tsuruta throws a jab but it's blocked by Weismuller.
Tsuruta moves into range and connects with a jab.
The cut above Tommy Weismuller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tsuruta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weismuller tries to work over Tsuruta's front leg with a kick but Tsuruta checks it.
Weismuller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weismuller defending well as Tsuruta loads up on a big left hand.
Weismuller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tsuruta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a one two combo.
Weismuller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weismuller goes for a small jab and connects. Now Weismuller goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Tsuruta stumbles back but Weismuller runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Tsuruta to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Tsuruta will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommy Weismuller!
Tommy Weismuller really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bondi MMA logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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