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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinichi Fuujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuujin comes into the arena with Soilwork - Rejection Role blaring out of the sound system. Knuckles is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by St. Anger-Metallica. Johnny Knuckles looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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162 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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162 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shinichi Fuujin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuujin slips a straight right by Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses.
Knuckles looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuujin is just out of range.
Knuckles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fuujin misses with a hook. Knuckles ducked under it nicely.
Fuujin throws out a powerful jab.
Fuujin drives through with a takedown into Knuckles's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fuujin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fuujin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuujin is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin wants to control from the top but Knuckles keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuujin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We're going to have a standup here because Shinichi Fuujin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Knuckles lands a glancing blow to the side of Fuujin's head.
Fuujin looks to land a left hand but Knuckles moved out of range nicely.
Fuujin throws a lazy right hand but Knuckles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Fuujin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knuckles checks a leg kick.
Knuckles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fuujin has a takedown stuffed.
Fuujin blocks the body kick.
Knuckles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knuckles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuujin.
Fuujin lands with a nice body punch.
Knuckles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fuujin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knuckles scores with a nice strike.
Johnny Knuckles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuujin throws a series of strikes that have Knuckles backpedaling.
It looks like Johnny Knuckles has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knuckles misses the jab.
Knuckles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body kick there by Fuujin.
Fuujin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knuckles 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.
Knuckles leaves Fuujin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knuckles cracks Fuujin with a good jab.
Knuckles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fuujin throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin misses with a straight left.
Fuujin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knuckles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knuckles misses with a series of wild punches.
Good work by Knuckles as he checks the leg kick.
Fuujin lands a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Fuujin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuujin jabs at Knuckles's body.
Fuujin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fuujin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichi Fuujin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Knuckles's cut.
That's time! Fuujin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fuujin misses with a body shot.
Fuujin throws a series of punches but Knuckles moves out of range.
A big right from Knuckles misses.
Fuujin avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Fuujin lands a nice shot to the body.
Fuujin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knuckles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuujin throws a leg kick which misses Knuckles's front leg but catches the back leg as Knuckles tries to avoid it.
Fuujin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knuckles moves out of range of the body kick from Fuujin.
Fuujin throws the left hand but Knuckles avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuujin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knuckles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knuckles misses with a series of wild punches.
Shinichi Fuujin is winning the standup battle so far.
Knuckles works the jab nicely.
Fuujin throws a wild body kick that Knuckles sees coming a mile off.
Good work by Knuckles as he checks the leg kick.
Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuujin.
Fuujin misses with a hook to the body
and Knuckles counters with a straight right hand.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin throws a push kick but Knuckles slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuujin. Knuckles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuujin lands an overhand right.
Fuujin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knuckles 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.
Knuckles avoids the body shot from Fuujin.
Knuckles looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuujin is just out of range.
Fuujin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knuckless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knuckles lands a right hook to the body.
Fuujin looks to throw the jab but Knuckles is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuujin misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles moves out of range of the body kick.
Fuujin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fuujin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knuckles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fuujin cracks Knuckles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knuckles is rocked!
Knuckles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knuckles is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuujin finish him?
Fuujin connects with a jab.
Johnny Knuckles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knuckles tries to clinch there but Fuujin circles away.
Shinichi Fuujin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuujin lands with a good body shot.
Knuckles seems to have recovered his senses.
Fuujin fails to land the takedown.
Fuujin avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin misses with a body shot
and Knuckles counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuujin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles defending well as Fuujin loads up on a big left hand.
Fuujin scores with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fuujin.
A big right from Fuujin misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuujin throws a big shot that misses.
Fuujin throws a low kick but Knuckles moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Fuujin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichi Fuujin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Knuckles's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Knuckles slaps away a takedown attempt from Fuujin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knuckles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fuujin.
Knuckles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knuckles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuujin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fuujin misses with an uppercut.
Knuckles takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fuujin blocks a head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knuckles misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin lands with an overhand left.
Fuujin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Knuckles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fuujin looks for the body kick but Knuckles saw that one coming.
Fuujin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fuujin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fuujin avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Fuujin throws a jab when Knuckles was well out of range.
Fuujin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knuckles.
Nice body punch from Fuujin.
Fuujin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shinichi Fuujin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Fuujin tenderised Knuckles's leg. Knuckles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knuckles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knuckles moves away from the strike by Fuujin.
Fuujin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knuckles connects with a leg kick. Fuujin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab, jab by Fuujin - just one landing.
A cross from Fuujin lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuujin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knuckles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knuckles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knuckles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knuckles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fuujin misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Fuujin misses the target.
Fuujin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knuckles lands with a nice body punch.
Fuujin tries to score with a low kick but Knuckles moves his leg out of the way.
Knuckles ducks under a wild hook from Fuujin.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Knuckles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin throws a body punch but Knuckles moves out of range.
Knuckles misses with a straight right.
Fuujin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knuckles can do to turn this around?
Fuujin misses with a double jab
and Knuckles counters with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Knuckles misses the target.
Fuujin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuujin scores with a hook to the body. Knuckles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnny Knuckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuujin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuujin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knuckles checks it well.
Knuckles tries to move into range but Fuujin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinichi Fuujin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fuujin 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinichi Fuujin!
A victorious Shinichi Fuujin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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