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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sho Fukamachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukamachi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Genki Sudo world order mindshift. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sho Fukamachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micheal Cyde!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukamachi is looking to clinch but Cyde is avoiding it.
Fukamachi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cyde tries to bench press Fukamachi off him but Fukamachi keeps the position.
Fukamachi trying to control the action but Cyde is working from the bottom.
Fukamachi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cyde tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fukamachi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cyde is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fukamachi off and has taken his back!
Cyde gets his hands free as Fukamachi looks to control.
Fukamachi has hold of Cyde's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Cyde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fukamachi holding both Cyde 's hands and preventing any damage.
Fukamachi turns into Cyde and is now in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyde 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.
Fukamachi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fukamachi tries to free his leg and advance position but Cyde is retaining full guard.
Cyde looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fukamachi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cyde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cyde is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fukamachi is aware though and is defending well.
Fukamachi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cyde's guard.
Fukamachi is looking to take a break and control but Cyde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fukamachi content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cyde has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fukamachi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cyde is just riding it out for now. Fukamachi eventually gives up the hold.
Fukamachi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyde is staying active underneath Fukamachi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sho Fukamachi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fukamachi scores a takedown into full mount!
Fukamachi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fukamachi is breathing heavily.
Fukamachi throwing strikes here but Cyde is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cyde really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fukamachi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cyde is squirming around, avoiding Fukamachi's attempts to control the action.
Fukamachi punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fukamachi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cyde has worked his arm free - good work by Cyde!
Fukamachi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cyde keeps working.
Fukamachi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fukamachi tries to move to mount but Cyde blocks the move with his legs.
Cyde is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Fukamachi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cyde stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cyde wants it to stay on the feet.
Fukamachi fails with the takedown.
Sho Fukamachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyde stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Fukamachi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyde shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fukamachi is trying to defend but Cyde finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cyde seems to be looking for submissions.
Fukamachi trying to hold on to Cyde's head to control him but Cyde postures up.
Cyde is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fukamachi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cyde is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyde thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fukamachi trying to keep a closed guard but Cyde is proving a slippery customer.
Fukamachi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cyde off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cyde fails with the takedown
and Fukamachi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fukamachi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cyde escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fukamachi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fukamachi working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi controlling from the top position.
Cyde can't keep his opponent in guard - Fukamachi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fukamachi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fukamachi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fukamachi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukamachi controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi moves to take his opponent's back.
Fukamachi is persistently looking for the submission but Cyde is defending it well.
Cyde is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
You can see the frustration on Cyde's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cyde is taking damage to the body and head.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi tightening his grip on Cyde, looking for the choke.
Fukamachi working for the choke.
Fukamachi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cyde defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cyde is keeping busy.
Sho Fukamachi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Fukamachi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fukamachi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fukamachi is pushing down on Cyde's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cyde is fighting to maintain full guard but Fukamachi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fukamachi seems to be working for a kimura but Cyde defends the submission attempt.
Cyde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Fukamachi seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cyde moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyde working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fukamachi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukamachi looking to sit in guard and control but Cyde gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cyde is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cyde stopping the sweep attempt from Fukamachi.
Fukamachi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fukamachi has his takedown stuffed
and Cyde counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fukamachi!
Fukamachi is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi wants to get back to his feet.
Cyde with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fukamachi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fukamachi trying to control from the bottom.
Fukamachi is positioning himself well to prevent Cyde advancing to mount.
Fukamachi tries to kick Cyde off but Cyde keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cyde is working away from the top position though.
Cyde is working for a kimura but Fukamachi is defending it quite comfortably.
Fukamachi pushes Cyde off looking to stand but Cyde dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fukamachi has his takedown stuffed
and Cyde counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cyde.
Fukamachi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fukamachi pushes Cyde off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cyde shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fukamachi as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fukamachi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cyde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukamachi staying calm.
Cyde manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fukamachi's best efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sho Fukamachi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fukamachi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Sho Fukamachi!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Sho Fukamachi!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Sho Fukamachi!
Sho Fukamachi wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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