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Event:
Destiny Tuesday 56
Date: Sep 06, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vasilyevich.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Vasilyevich has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tunamoto is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Vasilyevich yanks on the arm and Tunamoto is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Vasilyevich.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivan Vasilyevich!
In his post fight interview, Ivan Vasilyevich gave a big smile as he said 'Id like to thank the fans and my sponsors, my opponent put up a hell of a fight but confidence was the key.'.
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Event:
Destiny 163: Erasmus vs Killer
Date: Jul 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Faldo throws an off balance right hand
and Tunamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tunamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Faldo lands a nice shot that snaps Tunamoto's head back.
#CL2#
Faldo gets tackled into the cage by Tunamoto. Tunamoto maintains the clinch.
Tunamoto tries a body shot but Faldo blocks it.
Tunamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faldo's elbow.
Tunamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faldo.
Faldo can't find room to land a body shot as Tunamoto controls the action.
Faldo can't find room to land a body shot as Tunamoto controls the action.
Faldo scores with a shot to the side of Tunamoto's head.
Faldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto blocking some punches.
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!
Tunamoto lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Nick Faldo has been cut.
Tunamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC2#
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Tunamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tunamoto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Faldo takes a step back to recover.
Tunamoto scores with a punch to the head.
Faldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tunamoto's hands.
Tunamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tunamoto swinging wildly here.
Faldo ducks under a wild hook from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto scores with a jab.
Faldo swings for the body but Tunamoto moves out of range.
#CL2#
Tunamoto pushes Faldo up against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
Faldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tunamoto misses with an elbow over the top.#BC2#
Tunamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tunamoto is looking to clinch but Faldo is avoiding it.
#KD2#
Tunamoto lands a left and a right that send Faldo crashing to the mat, dazed. Tunamoto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Faldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tunamoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Faldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tunamoto. Tunamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Tunamoto misses with a head kick.
Faldo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tunamoto misses with a low kick.
Faldo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Faldo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Faldo duly obliges.
A telegraphed right hand from Tunamoto misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Faldo, right into the meat.
Faldo blocks a leg kick.
Faldo is looking to counter the offense by Tunamoto and move into the clinch.#T3#
Tunamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tunamoto.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tunamoto. Faldo shrugs it off though.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faldo wants to slow Tunamoto down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tunamoto! But no joy.#CL2#
Tunamoto drives through and clinches with Faldo against the cage.
Tunamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faldo stalling in the clinch but Tunamoto improves position.
Faldo trying to stall but Tunamoto improves his position.
Faldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faldo takes a shot to the head.
Faldo tries to throw a body punch but Tunamoto avoids it by throwing Faldo back against the cage.
Tunamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tunamoto blocks a body shot from Faldo. #BC2#
Tunamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faldo checks a leg kick.
Tunamoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
Tunamoto blocks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Tunamoto.
Faldo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tunamoto throws a low kick but Faldo moves out of range easily.
Faldo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunamoto tries to clinch but Faldo moves out of range.
Tunamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tunamoto scores with a leg kick.
Faldo throws a front kick aimed at Tunamoto's knee but Tunamoto avoids it well.
Tunamoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tunamoto tries to clinch there but Faldo circles away.
As Tunamoto tries to get set, Faldo tries to push him back and clinch up but Tunamoto manages to avoid the attempt.
Faldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tunamoto.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Tunamoto rushes Faldo and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Faldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tunamoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Muraki Tunamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Faldo.
Faldo misses with a straight right.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunamoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Tunamoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Faldo misses with a low kick.
Tunamoto throws a solid leg kick but Faldo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tunamoto.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faldo is looking to slow Tunamoto down with leg kicks.
Tunamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tunamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tunamoto is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tunamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tunamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faldo's elbow.
Tunamoto tries a body shot but Faldo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Faldo fails to land.
Faldo misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Faldo fails to land. #T1#
Faldo can't find room to land a body shot as Tunamoto controls the action.
Faldo has a couple of punches blocked by Tunamoto.
Faldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Faldo fails to land.
Faldo misses with a punch to the body.
Faldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tunamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tunamoto lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Tunamoto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tunamoto checks a low kick from Faldo.
Tunamoto is looking for the big counter here.
Tunamoto tries to clinch up but Faldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Faldo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tunamoto misses with an uppercut.
Tunamoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tunamoto checks a leg kick.
Faldo throws a hook but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T2#
A good leg kick by Tunamoto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunamoto throws a leg kick but Faldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Faldo wants to land a leg kick but Tunamoto is out of range.
Tunamoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL2#
Tunamoto forces Faldo back against the cage and clinches.
Tunamoto blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Faldo.
Faldo scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tunamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Faldo tries to throw a body punch but Tunamoto avoids it by throwing Faldo back against the cage.
Tunamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Faldo controls the action.
Tunamoto blocks a body shot from Faldo.
A frustrated look appears on Tunamoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faldo.
Faldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tunamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Nick Faldo's cut is getting worse.
Tunamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tunamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faldo's elbow.
Tunamoto works on Faldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Tunamoto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Faldo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tunamoto can turn it around.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto lands an elbow inside that Faldo shrugs off. #BC2#
Tunamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tunamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faldo.
Tunamoto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tunamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faldo is looking to counter the offense by Tunamoto and move into the clinch.#CL2#
Tunamoto darts in and clinches Faldo up against the cage.
Faldo trying to control the position but instead, Tunamoto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Faldo into the cage.#BC2#
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Faldo misses with a right hand
and Tunamoto counters with a leg kick. #T4#
Faldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tunamoto.
Faldo slips a jab and a cross from Tunamoto.
Faldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tunamoto. Tunamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Tunamoto lands with a straight right. Faldo didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#
Nick Faldo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tunamoto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faldo momentarily.
Faldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Faldo is looking to chop away at Tunamoto's legs.
Tunamoto blocks a leg kick.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CUT2#
Jeez, Nick Faldo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Faldo keeps the fight on the outside.
As Tunamoto tries to get set, Faldo tries to push him back and clinch up but Tunamoto manages to avoid the attempt.#CL2#
Tunamoto drives through and clinches with Faldo against the cage.
Faldo lands with a left to the head.
Faldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Tunamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faldo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tunamoto counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tunamoto tries to clinch up.
Faldo misses with a body punch
letting Tunamoto counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tunamoto.
Faldo wants to slow Tunamoto down by chopping away at his legs.
Faldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Tunamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tunamoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tunamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunamoto connects with a looping right hand.
Tunamoto misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Faldo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Faldo.
Faldo misses with a body punch.
Tunamoto prevents a body shot from Faldo.
Faldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Faldo fails to land.
Faldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faldo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Faldo tries a body shot but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Tunamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nick Faldo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Muraki Tunamoto!
Muraki Tunamoto managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
Destiny Tuesday 53
Date: Jul 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Tunamoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bosh.
Tunamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tunamoto has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bosh is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tunamoto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bosh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bosh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bosh misses with a wild body shot.
Bosh scores with a nice strike.
Tunamoto slips under a jab.
As Bosh backs off Tunamoto throws a huge counter combo but Bosh manages to avoid it all.
Bosh swings widly with a right hand
and Tunamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Bosh misses its intended target.
Tunamoto feints a counter leg kick.
Bosh throws a hook but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto jabs Bosh right on the nose. Bosh blinks but takes it well.
Bosh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tunamoto on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tunamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bosh misses with an uppercut. Tunamoto saw that one coming.
Bosh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bosh throws a series of punches but Tunamoto avoids them all with ease.
Bosh looks to land a left hand but Tunamoto moved out of range nicely.
Tunamoto throws out a counter right but Bosh avoids it with no problem.
Tunamoto staying out of range there.#T1##KD2#
Tunamoto lands a left and a right that send Bosh crashing to the mat, dazed. Tunamoto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Bosh is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Chris Bosh has been cut.#CL2#
Tunamoto has closed the distance and engaged Bosh in a clinch.
Oh Bosh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#BC2#
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tunamoto lands with a right and another and another! Bosh is in big trouble! Tunamoto lands again and this time it's lights out for Bosh! A quality knockout there for Tunamoto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Muraki Tunamoto!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Muraki Tunamoto waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
Destiny Tuesday 51
Date: Jun 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Tunamoto wants to clinch up but Tamland keeps it at a distance.
Tamland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tunamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Tamland lands but Tunamoto takes it in his stride.
Tunamoto throws a leg kick but Tamland moved away.
Tunamoto 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.
Tamland throws a front kick aimed at Tunamoto's knee but Tunamoto avoids it well.
Tunamoto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tunamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tunamoto avoids the body shot from Tamland.
Tunamoto loads up on a big right hand but Tamland slips the punch.
Brick Tamland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tunamoto throws a lazy right hand but Tamland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tamland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Tunamoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tunamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunamoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tamland takes an elbow to the forehead. #BC#
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
#TD2#
Tamland fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tunamoto to the ground. Tamland is now in Tunamoto's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamland is looking to work some ground and pound but Tunamoto has wrist control.
Tunamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tunamoto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tunamoto tries to get out of the position.
Tamland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Tamland stops Tunamoto from standing up.
Tamland trying to control but Tunamoto is working from the bottom.
Tunamoto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tamland is controlling him.
Tunamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tamland.
Tunamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tunamoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tamland pushing down on Tunamoto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB2#
Tamland has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tunamoto defend it? Tamland steps over the head and cranks it - Tunamoto is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tamland!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brick Tamland!
Brick Tamland decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Destiny Tuesday 49
Date: May 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Faldo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tunamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Faldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tunamoto's sensitive parts.
Faldo blocks a head kick by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto lands with a good body shot.
Faldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tunamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tunamoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tunamoto scores with a head kick.
#CUT#
It looks like Nick Faldo has been cut.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunamoto lands with a straight right. Faldo didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tunamoto is out of range and Faldo settles back down.
Tunamoto scores with a sloppy right hand. Faldo should have avoided that one.
Faldo throws a looping overhand right but Tunamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Faldo.#CL#
Tunamoto clinches up with Faldo and pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Tunamoto scores with a hook to the body.#BC#
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Tunamoto has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Faldo.
Tunamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Tunamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tunamoto tries to break the clinch but Faldo is controlling the position.
Faldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tunamoto blocks a body shot from Faldo.
A short right from Faldo.
Faldo lands a body shot.
Faldo blocks a body shot from Tunamoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faldo.
Faldo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Faldo has a couple of punches blocked by Tunamoto.
Faldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Faldo fails to land.
Faldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tunamoto backwards.
Faldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faldo lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tunamoto digs a right hand into Faldo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faldo's gas tank.
Tunamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tunamoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tunamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tunamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tunamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Faldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faldo throws a head punch that misses.
Tunamoto tries a knee to the head but Faldo blocks it.
#BC#
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Tunamoto throws a body punch but Faldo moves out of range.
Tunamoto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faldo's hands.#T3#
A jab from Faldo finds it's way through Tunamoto's defenses.
Tunamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faldo.
Faldo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tunamoto's head backwards.
Faldo misses with an uppercut.
Tunamoto is looking for a counter combo.
Tunamoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tunamoto tries to clinch up but Faldo circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Tunamoto rushes Faldo and presses him up against the cage.
Tunamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faldo's defenses.
Tunamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faldo has a couple of punches blocked by Tunamoto.
A right hand to the body from Tunamoto.
Faldo lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Tunamoto manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but Faldo is having none of it. #CL#
Tunamoto drives through and clinches with Faldo against the cage.
#T4#
A shot in the inside from Faldo.
Faldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tunamoto tries to throw a body punch but Faldo avoids it by throwing Tunamoto back against the cage.
Tunamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Tunamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tunamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Tunamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Faldo misses with a hook.
Faldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That kick from Tunamoto tenderised Faldo's leg. Faldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tunamoto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Faldo to score with a decent uppercut.
Tunamoto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tunamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tunamoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
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 Muraki Tunamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Faldo misses with an uppercut
and Tunamoto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Faldo's knee momentarily.
Faldo throws a front kick aimed at Tunamoto's knee but Tunamoto avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but Faldo is having none of it.
Tunamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Faldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Faldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tunamoto connects with a leg kick. Faldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Faldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Faldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunamoto lands a jab to the nose.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tunamoto 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 Faldo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Faldo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Faldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Faldo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Faldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tunamoto feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T1#
A jab from Faldo misses.
Tunamoto takes one to the side of the head.
Tunamoto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CUT#
That has opened up Nick Faldo's cut even more.
Faldo lands a jab.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tunamoto slips a jab and a cross from Faldo.
Tunamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Faldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tunamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tunamoto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tunamoto.
A big left from Tunamoto misses.
Tunamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faldo can do to turn this around?
Tunamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faldo.
A counter left hand to the body from Tunamoto misses its target.#T2#
Faldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muraki Tunamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Tunamoto wants to land a leg kick but Faldo is out of range.
Faldo works Tunamoto's body with a nice hook.
Faldo delivers a nice body kick.
Tunamoto misses with a looping left.
Faldo throws a chopping leg kick but Tunamoto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Faldo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tunamoto defending well as Faldo loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A solid body kick from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto connects with a nice looking jab.
Faldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Tunamoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tunamoto wants to clinch.#T3#
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tunamoto. Tunamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Faldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tunamoto ducks right into an uppercut from Faldo. #CL#
Tunamoto gets a clinch.
Faldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tunamoto controls his hands.
Tunamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Faldo controls the action.
#BC#
Tunamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tunamoto tries to clinch up.
Faldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Faldo digs a good hook to Tunamoto's body.
Faldo cracks Tunamoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tunamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Tunamoto lands with a hook. Faldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tunamoto moves out of range as Faldo throws a body kick.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faldo tries to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Tunamoto!
#CL#
Tunamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tunamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faldo.
Tunamoto digs a right hand underneath Faldo's ribcage. Faldo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Faldo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#BC#
Tunamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faldo moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
That's time! Tunamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Faldo tests Tunamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faldo scores with a jab to the head.
Faldo lands with a straight right. Tunamoto didn't see that one coming.#ROC2#
Tunamoto is rocked!
Tunamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Tunamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faldo lands a hook that stumbles Tunamoto back into the cage. Faldo follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Tunamoto to the canvas! Faldo pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Tunamoto has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nick Faldo!
In his post fight interview, Nick Faldo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Destiny Tuesday 48
Date: May 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Tunamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Yrjoe Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velmu throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Tunamoto.
Velmu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Velmu lunges at Tunamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tunamoto's hand.
Velmu thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Tunamoto pushes Velmu up against the cage in a clinch.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Tunamoto is blocking nicely.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Tunamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Velmu or not.
Tunamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto is looking to control Velmu's arms but Velmu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tunamoto has his back to the cage.
Velmu prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto wants to break free but Velmu has control.
Tunamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tunamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T1#
Tunamoto pushes Velmu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Tunamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Tunamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tunamoto.
Velmu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velmu misses with a double jab
and Tunamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velmu takes one on the button.
Tunamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Velmu misses with a looping left.
Tunamoto thuds a left hand into Velmu's body.#CL2#
Tunamoto clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Velmu won't want to take too many of those.
We've been informed that Tunamoto 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.
Tunamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tunamoto misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu trying to land knees to the body.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks with his arms.
Velmu tries to land knees in the clinch but Tunamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Tunamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Velmu is breathing heavily.
Tunamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Velmu.
#BC2#
Tunamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Velmu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Tunamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Velmu, pushing him back against the cage.
Tunamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tunamoto presses Velmu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tunamoto lands with a left to the head.
Tunamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velmu's elbow.
Nice elbow from Tunamoto. #CUT2#
It looks like Yrjoe Velmu has been cut.#BC2#
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tunamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Tunamoto tries to land a front kick but Velmu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T3#
Tunamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Velmu tries to clinch but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Tunamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Velmu.
Velmu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Velmu misses the shot to the body.
Tunamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Velmu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Tunamoto moves into the clinch.
Tunamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tunamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Tunamoto digs a right hand underneath Velmu's ribcage. Velmu let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Tunamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velmu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Velmu cracks Tunamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tunamoto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Velmu's head.#T4#
Tunamoto lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunamoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Velmu takes one to the chin there.#CUT2#
Yrjoe Velmu's cut is getting worse.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Velmu has Tunamoto pressed against the cage, preventing Tunamoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tunamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tunamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velmu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #BC2#
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Velmu doesn't manage to clinch there - Tunamoto circles away.
Tunamoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL2#
Tunamoto clinches.
Tunamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Tunamoto breaks the clinch.
Tunamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Velmu throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Velmu gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Velmu looks to land a left hand but Tunamoto moved out of range nicely.
Velmu lands a high kick!
Velmu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velmu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Velmu scores with a shot to the body.
Yrjoe Velmu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velmu looks to land a right hand but Tunamoto moved out of range.
Tunamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Velmu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tunamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Velmu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tunamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Velmu.
Velmu with a jab.#CL2#
Tunamoto has closed the distance and engaged Velmu in a clinch.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velmu lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tunamoto avoids it.#T1##BC2#
Tunamoto manages to break the clinch.
Tunamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Velmu.
Velmu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velmu throws a looping overhand right but Tunamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Velmu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tunamoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#CL2#
Tunamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tunamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Velmu landing knees to the head.
Tunamoto lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tunamoto presses Velmu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tunamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tunamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tunamoto scores with a shot to the side of Velmu's head. #T2#
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tunamoto blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Tunamoto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Velmu.
Tunamoto lands a head kick. Velmu smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CL2#
Tunamoto moves into the clinch.
Tunamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tunamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Velmu blocks an elbow strike.
Tunamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Velmu controls the action.
Tunamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Velmu controls his hands.
Tunamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Velmu controls his hands.
Tunamoto presses Velmu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T3#
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks with his arms.
Tunamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tunamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Tunamoto tries a body shot but Velmu blocks it.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto tries to throw a body punch but Velmu avoids it by throwing Tunamoto back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tunamoto.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tunamoto avoids it.#BC2#
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velmu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tunamoto can pounce on him.
Velmu misses with a body kick.
Velmu tries to clinch up
and Tunamoto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL2#
Tunamoto moves into the clinch.#T4#
Tunamoto tries to throw a body punch but Velmu avoids it by throwing Tunamoto back against the cage.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tunamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Velmu controls the action.
Tunamoto lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks it.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tunamoto tries to work over Velmu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velmu blocks the elbow strike.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Tunamoto is blocking nicely.
Velmu tries to land knees in the clinch but Tunamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tunamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Tunamoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Velmu is keeping busy.
Tunamoto misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Velmu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Velmu thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Tunamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Velmu closes the distance but Tunamoto moves to the side
and Tunamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Tunamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velmu throws out the jab.
Velmu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#CL2#
Tunamoto has managed to clinch.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks it.
Velmu blocks a body shot from Tunamoto.
Velmu prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Velmu's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velmu missing with knees to the body.
Tunamoto is stalling here.
Tunamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Velmu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tunamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tunamoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T1#
Tunamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Tunamoto lands with a light punch inside. #CUT2#
Yrjoe Velmu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#BC2#
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tunamoto throws a chopping leg kick but Velmu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Velmu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tunamoto connects with the punch.
Nice shot lands for Velmu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Velmu.
Nice body kick there by Velmu.
Tunamoto throws a head kick but Velmu moves out of range.
#CL2#
Velmu gets tackled into the cage by Tunamoto. Tunamoto maintains the clinch.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tunamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but Tunamoto blocks with his arms.
Tunamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Velmu avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tunamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Velmu's brow.
Velmu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tunamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Velmu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tunamoto blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Tunamoto works the jab nicely.#CUT2#
Jeez, Yrjoe Velmu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Velmu cracks Tunamoto with a good jab.
Yrjoe Velmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Velmu misses
and Tunamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tunamoto slips under a jab from Velmu.
Velmu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tunamoto's head.
Velmu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tunamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Velmu swings for the body but Tunamoto moves out of range.
#CL2#
Tunamoto instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Velmu tries to keep at a distance but Tunamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.#T3#
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tunamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto with a knee to the head.
Tunamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Velmu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tunamoto pushes Velmu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muraki Tunamoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tunamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Tunamoto lands an elbow inside that Velmu shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yrjoe Velmu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Muraki Tunamoto!
Muraki Tunamoto made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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Event:
Destiny 149: Sila vs. Machado
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Blackmore tries to land a leg kick but Tunamoto saw it coming and moves away.
Tunamoto avoids the head kick by Blackmore.
Blackmore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blackmore misses with a low kick.
Tunamoto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tunamoto misses with a body shot.
Blackmore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto tries a quick counter leg kick but Blackmore is wise to it.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackmore throws a lazy right hand but Tunamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tunamoto tries to move into range but Blackmore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tunamoto looks for the body kick but Blackmore saw that one coming.
Blackmore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blackmore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackmore slips a straight right by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto scores with a leg kick.
Blackmore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tunamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blackmore's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackmore looks to land a left hand but Tunamoto moved out of range nicely.
Tunamoto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blackmore with a body shot.
Tunamoto throws a front kick that sends Blackmore stumbling back into the cage.#T1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blackmore working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Tunamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Blackmore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CL2#
Tunamoto moves into the clinch.
Tunamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blackmore takes a shot to the head.
Blackmore can't find room to land a body shot as Tunamoto controls the action.
Tunamoto scores with a shot to the side of Blackmore's head.
Blackmore misses with some punches.
Tunamoto is leaning against Blackmore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blackmore swings wildly with an uppercut but Tunamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackmore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackmore misses with a knee to the head.
Blackmore throws a head punch that misses.
Blackmore scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tunamoto stops a takedown attempt from Blackmore.
Blackmore working aggressively here.
Blackmore pushes Tunamoto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blackmore tries a body shot but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Blackmore as the two fighters clinch.
Blackmore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blackmore prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blackmore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blackmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blackmore wants to take the fight to the mat but Tunamoto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tunamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Blackmore fails to land.
Blackmore goes for a takedown attempt but Tunamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Tunamoto has closed the distance and engaged Blackmore in a clinch.
#T3#
Tunamoto misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Blackmore lands with a right hand. #CL2#
Tunamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blackmore, pushing him back against the cage.
Tunamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackmore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tunamoto tries to work over Blackmore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tunamoto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blackmore seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tunamoto can turn it around.
Blackmore throws a punch but it's blocked by Tunamoto.
Blackmore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackmore prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Blackmore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackmore throws out a loose jab but Tunamoto uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tunamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Blackmore tries a body shot but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tunamoto scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
Tunamoto blocks an uppercut.
Tunamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tunamoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Tunamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Tunamoto tenderised Blackmore's leg. Blackmore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tunamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tunamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackmore circles away.
Blackmore feints a jab promting Tunamoto to slip. Blackmore then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tunamoto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but Blackmore moves out of range.
Blackmore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tunamoto but Tunamoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tunamoto! But no joy.
Tunamoto connects with a crisp jab.
Tunamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blackmore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Muraki Tunamoto will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Tunamoto wants to clinch.
Blackmore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tunamoto blocks a leg kick.
Tunamoto thinks about the counter body kick.
Blackmore misses with a kick to the body.
Muraki Tunamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tunamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tunamoto.
Blackmore takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tunamoto throws a head kick but Blackmore moves out of range.
Blackmore is looking for a counter combo.
Blackmore tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tunamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Tunamoto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blackmore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
#T1#
Tunamoto scores with a one two! Blackmore had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blackmore misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Tunamoto.
Blackmore tries to clinch up but Tunamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Tunamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Jab from Blackmore.
Tunamoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blackmore looks to throw the jab but Tunamoto is out of range.
Tunamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackmore.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackmore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackmore misses with a body kick.
Muraki Tunamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tunamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackmore misses the target.
Blackmore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tunamoto doesn't seem bothered though. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tunamoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blackmore connects with a nice looking jab.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackmore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Blackmore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blackmore.
Blackmore throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackmore misses the target.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but Blackmore is having none of it.
Tunamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackmore lands the left hand.
Blackmore throws a leg kick that misses.
Tunamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Tunamoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackmore swings widly with a right hand
and Tunamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackmore wants to clinch up but Tunamoto keeps it at a distance.#T3#
Blackmore connects with a right hand. Tunamoto shakes it off.
Blackmore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blackmore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackmore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tunamoto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackmore avoids the head kick by Tunamoto.
Blackmore slips a jab and a cross from Tunamoto.
Blackmore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Blackmore misses.
Blackmore throws a hook but Tunamoto avoids it easily.
Blackmore thows a leg kick but Tunamoto checks it
and Tunamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blackmore avoids the head kick by Tunamoto.
Blackmore clobbers Tunamoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tunamoto.
An inside leg kick from Tunamoto misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackmore stuns Tunamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T4#
Blackmore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#CL2#
Blackmore gets tackled into the cage by Tunamoto. Tunamoto maintains the clinch.
Tunamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC2#
Tunamoto manages to break the clinch.
Blackmore scores with a body shot.
Blackmore misses with an uppercut.
Tunamoto misses with a hook. Blackmore ducked under it nicely.
Blackmore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tunamoto circles away quickly and effectively.#TD#
Blackmore feints and as Tunamoto raises his hands in defense, Blackmore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tunamoto wants to stand but Blackmore is controlling the position.
Blackmore landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Tunamoto has Blackmore up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackmore has a couple of punches blocked by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tunamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tunamoto gets underhooks to prevent Blackmore's takedown attempt.
Blackmore drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tunamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC2#
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Tunamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackmore circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Tunamoto - just one landing.
Tunamoto misses with an uppercut. Blackmore saw that one coming.
Tunamoto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tunamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Blackmore tried to counter with a leg kick but Tunamoto avoided it.
Blackmore keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackmore appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
Jab, jab by Tunamoto - just one landing.
Tunamoto checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Tunamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tunamoto swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tunamoto, right into the meat.
Tunamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blackmore throws a hook but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blackmore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blackmore tries to bum rush Tunamoto with a series of wild strikes but Tunamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tunamoto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tunamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackmore is just out of range.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tunamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackmore. That did some damage!
Blackmore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blackmore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tunamoto to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
Blackmore gets tackled into the cage by Tunamoto. Tunamoto maintains the clinch.
Blackmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blackmore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tunamoto prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tunamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackmore scores with a hook to the body.
Blackmore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackmore misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackmore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tunamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tunamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blackmore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blackmore misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Blackmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blackmore lands a hook that snaps the head of Tunamoto backwards.
Tunamoto tries a body shot but Blackmore blocks it.
Tunamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tunamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackmore's defenses.
Tunamoto tries to circle away but Blackmore has him pinned against the cage.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tunamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tunamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muraki Tunamoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tunamoto.
Blackmore misses with the head strike.
Blackmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackmore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T4#
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ritchie Blackmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackmore working aggressively here.
Blackmore presses Tunamoto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Tunamoto.
Blackmore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tunamoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blackmore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackmore throws a head punch that misses.
Blackmore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tunamoto's elbow.
Blackmore prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Blackmore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackmore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muraki Tunamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tunamoto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muraki Tunamoto!
After the big win, Muraki Tunamoto made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Ritchie Blackmore stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you for the contest. /handshake'.
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