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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Azzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ricardo Azzuri was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Azzuri!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume is looking to clinch but Azzuri is avoiding it.
Hume throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hume connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Azzuri looks gassed!
Hume lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Azzuri pushes him off.
Hume lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hume throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hume tries to clinch but Azzuri is having none of it.
Hume fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azzuri ducks right into an uppercut from Hume.
Hume pushes Azzuri up against the cage in a clinch.
Hume with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hume lands a nice elbow.
Hume will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Azzuri up against the cage.
Hume lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hume lands a knee to the body.
Hume landing knees to the head.
Azzuri takes a shot to the head.
Azzuri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hume connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azzuri's face.
Hume connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume scores a nice knee to the body.
Hume lands with a right to the head.
Azzuri can't get the takedown.
Hume using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hume comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hume lands an elbow inside.
Hume escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hume tries to clinch up.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azzuri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azzuri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azzuri swings for the body but Hume moves out of range.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azzuri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Azzuri fails to land the takedown.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azzuri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Azzuri pushes him off.
Azzuri lands with a cross.
Hume tries to clinch there but Azzuri circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume scores with a jab to the body.
Hume takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Azzuri changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hume tries to avoid it but Azzuri manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hume to the ground. Hume escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James Hume has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Azzuri.
An inside leg kick lands from Hume.
Hume scores with a leg kick.
Hume throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hume tries to clinch up but Azzuri circles away and keeps his distance.
James Hume is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hume looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hume turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hume.
Hume scores with a one two! Azzuri had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hume connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hume tries to clinch but Azzuri is having none of it.
Hume moves into the clinch successfully.
Hume scores with a knee to the head.
Hume scores with a shoulder strike.
Hume with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzuri has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hume avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hume tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hume looking to slow down the pace here.
Azzuri tries to score a body lock takedown but Hume shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Azzuri is working for takedown but Hume is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Hume.
Hume lands with a short shot to the head.
Azzuri tries to score a body lock takedown but Hume shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hume manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hume.
James Hume seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hume uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azzuri.
Hume wants to clinch up but Azzuri keeps it at a distance.
Hume lets loose with a powerful body kick. Azzuri will feel that in the morning.
Hume gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Azzuri is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hume pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hume lands an elbow inside.
Hume throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hume looking to throw knees to the head but Azzuri is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume tries to land a knee to the head but Azzuri blocks with his arms.
Hume wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Azzuri is working for takedown but Hume is calmly controlling the position for now.
Azzuri tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Hume.
Hume trying to land knees to the body.
Azzuri has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hume clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Azzuri gets his hands free as Hume looks to control.
Hume is taking damage to the body and head.
Hume is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Azzuri is working the ground and pound. Can Hume escape?
Hume trying to control the action but Azzuri just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azzuri controlling well, preventing Hume from escaping the position.
Hume holding both Azzuri 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hume dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab by Azzuri.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hume looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Azzuri pushes him off.
Azzuri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Azzuri throws a series of punches but Hume avoids them all with ease.
Hume wants to clinch.
Azzuri thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hume tries to clinch there but Azzuri circles away.
Hume doesn't manage to clinch there - Azzuri circles away.
Hume is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azzuri can do to turn this around?
Nice takedown defense from Hume. No joy for Azzuri on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Azzuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azzuri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume doesn't manage to clinch there - Azzuri circles away.
Azzuri misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
James Hume has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Azzuri.
Azzuri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hume is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azzuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hume throws a nice head kick!
Hume tries to clinch there but Azzuri circles away.
Hume closes the distance and clinches.
Hume lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Azzuri changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hume fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hume fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hume looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hume is looking to clinch but Azzuri is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume throws a quick inside leg kick.
Azzuri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hume rushes Azzuri and presses him up against the cage.
Hume connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azzuri's face.
Hume with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Azzuri has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hume is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hume landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hume tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hume pushes off an throws an elbow but Azzuri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Azzuri is trying to break free.
Hume misses with a knee to the head.
Hume prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hume escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azzuri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hume is looking to clinch.
Azzuri scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzuri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Azzuri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hume will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hume takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Azzuri lands a jab to the nose.
Azzuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hume.
Hume tries to clinch up.
Azzuri misses with a wild body shot.
Azzuri shoots in for a double leg but Hume sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hume tries to clinch but Azzuri moves out of range.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch but Azzuri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azzuri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hume takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hume lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hume is looking to clinch.
Azzuri swats away the attempt to clinch by Hume.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume feints and then cracks Azzuri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azzuri down.
Azzuri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hume is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Hume.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hume looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hume turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azzuri scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab by Azzuri.
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Azzuri pushes him off.
Azzuri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hume circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hume.
Hume fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hume looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azzuri connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Hume 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. This is the final round!
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Azzuri pushes him off.
Azzuri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hume momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hume looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hume.
Hume wants to clinch.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch but Azzuri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azzuri throws a body punch but Hume moves out of range.
Hume throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
James Hume is winning the standup battle so far.
Hume keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azzuri.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Azzuri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hume looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azzuri misses with a few strikes there.
Azzuri scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Azzuri there.
Hume is refusing to be controlled, as Azzuri sits in half guard.
Hume looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hume manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Azzuri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hume has his foot on Azzuri's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Azzuri works his way back into a safe position though.
Hume is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Azzuri landing with the ground and pound.
Azzuri wants to control from the top but Hume keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hume stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hume connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hume.
Azzuri walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hume.
Hume wants to clinch up but Azzuri keeps it at a distance.
Azzuri throws a body punch but Hume moves out of range.
Hume is looking to clinch but Azzuri is avoiding it.
Hume tries to clinch but Azzuri moves out of range.
Hume is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hume.
Hume is looking to clinch but Azzuri is avoiding it.
Hume avoids the body shot from Azzuri.
Azzuri looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hume!
Hume tries to hold on but Azzuri postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzuri dominating with strikes here.
Azzuri looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hume tries to hold on but Azzuri pushes him away.
Azzuri pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hume tries to hold on but Azzuri postures up.
Azzuri punishing his opponent with strikes.
Azzuri blocks Hume's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
BOOM! Azzuri connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Azzuri working the ground and pound effectively.
Hume can't escape the position.
James Hume is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azzuri is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hume wants to control but Azzuri is having none of it.
Hume is looking to get to half guard.
Azzuri raining down shots from the mount!
Azzuri unloading with bombs!
Azzuri raining down shots from the mount!
Azzuri lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hume bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Azzuri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hume is one step ahead there.
Ricardo Azzuri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azzuri manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Azzuri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hume has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hume!
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energy
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