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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 178 p4p, 26 weight class) and Geordie Power (ranked 186 p4p, 27 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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209 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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224 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 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
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tsuruta slips under a jab.
Tsuruta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tsuruta lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Tsuruta misses.
Tsuruta scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsuruta.
Power feints a counter leg kick.
Power blocks a jab.
Tsuruta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tsuruta lands with a straight right. Power didn't see that one coming.
Tsuruta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tsuruta clobbers Power with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuruta lands the left hand.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Tsuruta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Power doesn't seem bothered though.
Tsuruta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Power momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tsuruta on the side of the head.
Tsuruta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tsuruta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
Power tries to counter by closing the distance.
Power takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
A big left from Tsuruta misses.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsuruta moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Power 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tsuruta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta scores with a shot to the body.
Tsuruta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Tsuruta.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Tsuruta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power connects with a leg kick. Tsuruta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tsuruta lands a jab to the nose.
Tsuruta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power tries to counter with a clinch but Tsuruta shakes him off and moves away.
Power tries to clinch up.
Tsuruta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Power looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tsuruta connects with a body shot.
Tsuruta throws a good cross that connects.
Power avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Power is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tsuruta with a body shot.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tsuruta momentarily.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsuruta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsuruta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good exchange - Power coming out on top.
Power scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tsuruta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power tries to counter with a clinch but Tsuruta shakes him off and moves away.
Power looks to land a combination but Tsuruta avoids it well.
A big right from Tsuruta misses.
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsuruta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tsuruta stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Power wants to slow Tsuruta down by chopping away at his legs.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tsuruta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Power counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tsuruta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Power doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Tsuruta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsuruta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Power.
Power takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab by Tsuruta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power slips a straight right by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta scores with a nice strike.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Power steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tsuruta.
Power connects with a crisp jab.
Tsuruta connects with a looping right hand.
Tsuruta swings widly with a right hand
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Power misses with a hook.
Power closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Power lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Power makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tsuruta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsuruta misses with a looping right.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsuruta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tsuruta scores with a punch to the head.
Power throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geordie Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsuruta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Tsuruta just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta misses with a straight left.
Good work by Tsuruta as he checks the leg kick.
Tsuruta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Power has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
Tsuruta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsuruta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsuruta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsuruta is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Power.
Tomomi Tsuruta is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta lands a head shot.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Power's head backwards.
Tsuruta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tsuruta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Tsuruta misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta.
Power tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsuruta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Power there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tsuruta throws a shot to the body.
Tsuruta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?
Tsuruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta misses with a left hand
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsuruta connects with a single shot there.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power clinches up with Tsuruta and pushes him back against the cage.
Tsuruta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Tsuruta - just one landing.
Tsuruta looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
Tsuruta slips a straight right by Power.
Tsuruta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Power has time to react.
Power throws a right and a left that Tsuruta avoids nicely.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Power throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An attempted straight right counter from Tsuruta misses the target.
Tsuruta stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tsuruta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice combination there by Tsuruta.
Power on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Power.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
Tsuruta scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheers as Tsuruta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Power doesn't seem phased though.
Power has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tsuruta lands a nice hook to Power's body. Power takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tsuruta throws a lazy uppercut
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Power lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsuruta misses the target.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
A counter left hand to the body from Tsuruta misses its target.
Power slips a straight right by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Tsuruta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tsuruta lands with a hook. Power tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tsuruta misses with a jab to the body
and Power counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tsuruta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tsuruta trying to stall but Power improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuruta takes a shot to the head.
Tsuruta tries to break free but Power pushes him back against the cage.
Power lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuruta.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut.
Tsuruta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Power counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tsuruta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Power misses with a double jab
and Tsuruta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Power blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Tsuruta there.
Tsuruta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tsuruta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Power.
Tsuruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta misses the jab.
Power looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tsuruta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Tsuruta.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
As Tsuruta backs off Power throws a huge counter combo but Tsuruta manages to avoid it all.
The fighters circling - Tsuruta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power slips under a jab from Tsuruta.
Power tries to counter with a clinch but Tsuruta shakes him off and moves away.
Tsuruta throws a big shot that misses.
Tsuruta misses the body punch
and Power counters with a leg kick.
Tsuruta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Tsuruta throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power takes one to the side of the head.
Tsuruta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Tsuruta cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
Tsuruta throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Tsuruta there.
Tsuruta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsuruta throwing a counter right hand but Power manages to avoid it.
Tsuruta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Power's head.
Tsuruta lands an overhand right.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
It seemed like Power was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tsuruta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tsuruta misses with a shot to the body
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power takes one on the button.
Power throws an overhand right that lands on Tsuruta's shoulder, as Tsuruta tries to avoid the shot.
Geordie Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Tsuruta misses.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Power tries to clinch up.
Tsuruta swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tsuruta misses with a shot to the body
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Power misses with a body kick.
Power connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tsuruta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut lands for Tsuruta. That snapped Power's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tsuruta.
The fighters circling - Tsuruta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Power defending well as Tsuruta loads up on a big left hand.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the body kick.
Tsuruta cracks Power with an open hand slap.
Tsuruta throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot.
Tsuruta looks to land a combination but Power avoids it well.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Tsuruta misses.
Power tries to counter with a clinch but Tsuruta shakes him off and moves away.
Tsuruta lands with a nice body punch.
Power doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tsuruta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tsuruta blocks a head kick by Power.
Tomomi Tsuruta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
Tsuruta throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Tsuruta lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuruta lands a nice shot that snaps Power's head back.
Tsuruta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power moves out of range as Tsuruta strikes.
Power throws a series of punches but Tsuruta avoids them all with ease.
Tsuruta lands a right hook to the body.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuruta lands a nice shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Power 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 Tsuruta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsuruta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tsuruta lands a nice shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Tsuruta as he connects with a hook.
Tsuruta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Power on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomomi Tsuruta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tsuruta, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomomi Tsuruta!
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hype
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