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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Old Cucky (ranked 4407 p4p, 3667 weight class) and Juro Fujimoto (ranked 481 p4p, 422 weight class). The key to victory for Old Cucky has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Old Cucky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juro Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Cucky.
Cucky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fujimoto is looking to get back to is feet but Cucky passes into side control.
Cucky tries to move to mount but Fujimoto blocks the move with his legs.
Cucky is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fujimoto's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cucky goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fujimoto rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cucky's guard! Nice work there by Fujimoto!
Fujimoto is fighting to break Cucky's control of his arms but Cucky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cucky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cucky looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto working some strikes from top position.
Fujimoto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fujimoto landing with the ground and pound.
Fujimoto stands up over Cucky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fujimoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fujimoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fujimoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Cucky has wrist control.
Cucky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cucky pushes Fujimoto off and gets back to his feet.
Cucky clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto manages to break the clinch.
Cucky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cucky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cucky misses with a few strikes there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fujimoto has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cucky moves into the clinch.
Cucky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Cucky throws a shot from downtown. Fujimoto moves away and avoids it.
Cucky shoots in looking for a takedown. Fujimoto tries to sprawl out of it but Cucky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fujimoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cucky misses the shot to the body.
And Fujimoto responds with a good body kick, but Cucky manages to step out the way in time.
Fujimoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto slips under a jab.
As Cucky backs off Fujimoto throws a huge counter combo but Cucky manages to avoid it all.
Cucky instigates a clinch.
Fujimoto breaks from the clinch.
Fujimoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fujimoto ducks under a wild hook from Cucky.
Cucky moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFujimoto.
Cucky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fujimoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cucky breaks the clinch.
Cucky lands with a hook. Fujimoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Old Cucky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cucky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fujimoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Fujimoto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cucky back to the cage. Fujimoto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cucky clinches.
Fujimoto stalling.
Fujimoto has picked Cucky up - he's going for a ride! Fujimoto dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cucky has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Fujimoto is on him like a limpet, forcing Cucky back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cucky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cucky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cucky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cucky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cucky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fujimoto rushes Cucky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fujimoto slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Old Cucky dominated that round.
That's time! Cucky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cucky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujimoto manages to avoid it.
Fujimoto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cucky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cucky scores with a shot to the body.
Cucky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fujimoto, pushing him back against the cage.
Cucky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fujimoto smiles and moves away.
Cucky shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fujimoto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fujimoto throws Cucky to one side and escapes!
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!
Cucky throws a head kick that misses
and Fujimoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fujimoto misses with a body kick.
Cucky has closed the distance and engaged Fujimoto in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cucky lands a damaging elbow.
Fujimoto slows down the pace here.
Cucky breaks the clinch.
Fujimoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cucky as he avoids it easily.
Fujimoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cucky clinches up against the cage.
Fujimoto avoiding damage.
Cucky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cucky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cucky clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cucky throws a series of punches but Fujimoto avoids them all with ease.
Cucky moves into the clinch successfully.
Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cucky clinches up with Fujimoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Fujimoto manages to break the clinch.
Cucky misses the shot to the body.
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!
Cucky gets a clinch.
I was talking to Cucky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cucky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Old Cucky is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujimoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cucky darts in and clinches Fujimoto up against the cage.
Fujimoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cucky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujimoto can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cucky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fujimoto clinches with his opponent.
Cucky manages to break the clinch.
Cucky cracks Fujimoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cucky dives in for a single leg takedown but Fujimoto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Old Cucky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cucky throws a front kick aimed at Fujimoto's knee but Fujimoto avoids it well.
Cucky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fujimoto counters with a flying knee that drops Cucky! Fujimoto dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juro Fujimoto!
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hype
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