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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Itagaki Fukuzawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukuzawa comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - Colony. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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153 lbs
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Itagaki Fukuzawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre misses with a right hand
and Fukuzawa counters with a takedown into side control.
Silvestre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fukuzawa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silvestre wants to control but Fukuzawa postures up.
Silvestre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silvestre keeps trying to improve his position.
Silvestre wants to control but Fukuzawa postures up.
Fukuzawa wants to control but Silvestre is keeping him busy.
Silvestre defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Silvestre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvestre keeps working.
Silvestre defending against the ground and pound.
Fukuzawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silvestre is looking to regain half guard here but Fukuzawa keeps moving and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Fukuzawa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Silvestre is looking to reverse the position.
Silvestre is being controlled here.
Silvestre is looking to regain half guard here but Fukuzawa keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Fukuzawa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silvestre defending against the ground and pound.
Silvestre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fukuzawa off and has taken his back!
Silvestre scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukuzawa breaks Silvestre's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fukuzawa postures up in Silvestre's guard and throws a big left but Silvestre blocks it.
Silvestre pulls Fukuzawa in close to his closed guard and prevents Fukuzawa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silvestre wants to sweep here but Fukuzawa controlling him for the moment.
Fukuzawa lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvestre seems keen to control Fukuzawa's posture.
Fukuzawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa throwing strikes from guard but Silvestre blocks nicely.
Silvestre pulls Fukuzawa in close to prevent any damage.
Fukuzawa stopping the sweep attempt from Silvestre.
Fukuzawa is looking to work some ground and pound but Silvestre has wrist control.
Silvestre looking to control.
Our spies down at at Training Ground inform us that Silvestre has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Silvestre managing to control the position.
Fukuzawa content to stall in guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chauncey Silvestre wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silvestre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body kick there by Fukuzawa.
Silvestre looks for the body kick but Fukuzawa saw that one coming.
Fukuzawa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silvestre counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvestre with the ground and pound but Fukuzawa regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fukuzawa wants to improve his position but Silvestre is controlling well.
Silvestre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fukuzawa is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Silvestre there.
Fukuzawa tries to roll over but Silvestre keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Itagaki Fukuzawa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silvestre thows a body shot but no joy.
Fukuzawa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silvestre misses with a low kick.
Silvestre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silvestre cracks a nice hook into Fukuzawa's ribs.
Jab, jab by Fukuzawa - just one landing.
Silvestre throws a lazy body kick
and Fukuzawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fukuzawa moves out of range of the body kick from Silvestre.
Fukuzawa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silvestre's sensitive parts.
Silvestre throws a wild body kick that Fukuzawa sees coming a mile off.
Fukuzawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silvestre throws out the jab.
Silvestre scores with a head kick.
Silvestre throws the kick towards the body but Fukuzawa avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa moves away from the strike by Silvestre.
Silvestre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silvestre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silvestre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silvestre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silvestre connects with the punch.
Silvestre scores with a spinning back kick!
Silvestre misses with an uppercut
and Fukuzawa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvestre trying to control from the bottom.
Silvestre keeping hold of Fukuzawa's head, controlling as best he can.
Fukuzawa throwing shots but Silvestre is blocking nicely.
Fukuzawa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fukuzawa wants to control but Silvestre is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa is controlling the pace.
Silvestre is looking to improve his position.
Fukuzawa trying to control from half guard but Silvestre is working away.
Silvestre is concentrating on defense, preventing Fukuzawa from advancing position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silvestre walks into a left hand.
Chauncey Silvestre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fukuzawa checks a leg kick.
Silvestre throws out a loose jab but Fukuzawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukuzawa swings for the body but Silvestre moves out of range.
Chauncey Silvestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvestre throws a solid leg kick but Fukuzawa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silvestre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukuzawa feints a jab promting Silvestre to slip. Fukuzawa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silvestre slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fukuzawa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silvestre defending well as Fukuzawa loads up on a big left hand.
Fukuzawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvestre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fukuzawa misses with a body shot.
Fukuzawa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silvestre momentarily.
Silvestre throws a jab but it's blocked by Fukuzawa.
Silvestre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silvestre misses with a looping left.
Fukuzawa moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre misses with a hook
and Fukuzawa counters with an inside leg kick.
Fukuzawa blocks the body kick.
Fukuzawa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvestre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fukuzawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silvestre blocks a jab.
Silvestre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silvestre lands a high kick!
Silvestre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silvestre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fukuzawa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fukuzawa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fukuzawa pushes Silvestre away with a front kick.
Silvestre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fukuzawa cracks Silvestre with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itagaki Fukuzawa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fukuzawa cracks Silvestre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silvestre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fukuzawa scores with a jab. Silvestre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silvestre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silvestre throws a leg kick
and Fukuzawa counters with a low kick, right behind Silvestre 's knee.
Fukuzawa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fukuzawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silvestre.
Silvestre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silvestre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fukuzawa avoids it really well and circles away.
Silvestre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silvestre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fukuzawa backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Silvestre misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuzawa walks into a straight right hand from Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fukuzawa throws a leg kick that misses.
Silvestre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silvestre gets a double leg takedown into Fukuzawa's guard.
Silvestre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fukuzawa pulls Silvestre in close to prevent any damage.
Fukuzawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silvestre is fighting to break Fukuzawa's control of his arms but Fukuzawa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chauncey Silvestre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itagaki Fukuzawa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Fukuzawa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fukuzawa.
Silvestre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silvestre 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 Fukuzawa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fukuzawa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silvestre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silvestre thows a body shot but no joy.
Silvestre throws a body punch but Fukuzawa moves out of range.
Fukuzawa scores with a leg kick.
Silvestre throws a leg kick
and Fukuzawa counters with a good low kick that Silvestre was not able to check.
A shot to the body from Fukuzawa misses
and Silvestre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silvestre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silvestre trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukuzawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fukuzawa trying to keep a closed guard but Silvestre is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fukuzawa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fukuzawa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silvestre tries to reverse the position but Fukuzawa maintains control.
Fukuzawa raining down shots from the mount!
Fukuzawa lands a big shot there that rocks Silvestre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silvestre wants to control but Fukuzawa is having none of it.
Fukuzawa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukuzawa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fukuzawa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fukuzawa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fukuzawa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fukuzawa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silvestre is rocked!
Fukuzawa drops a big elbow. That's hurt Silvestre! More shots from Fukuzawa and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Itagaki Fukuzawa!
Itagaki Fukuzawa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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