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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oskari Sankari (ranked 2590 p4p, 23694 weight class) and Sone Fujimaro (ranked 316 p4p, 651 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oskari Sankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sone Fujimaro!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimaro forces Sankari back against the cage and clinches.
Fujimaro misses with some punches.
Sankari blocking some punches.
Sankari blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fujimaro as Sankari tries to tie him up.
Sankari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fujimaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Fujimaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Sankari backwards.
Fujimaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro working aggressively here.
Fujimaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Sankari controls his hands.
Fujimaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro throws a head punch that misses.
Fujimaro misses with some punches.
Fujimaro lands with a light punch inside.
Sankari blocks a body shot from Fujimaro.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimaro fails to land.
Sankari blocks a body shot from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro tries to throw a body punch but Sankari avoids it by throwing Fujimaro back against the cage.
Sankari blocking some punches.
Sankari blocks an uppercut.
Sankari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujimaro lands with a light punch inside.
Fujimaro misses with the head strike.
A short left from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro letting Sankari take a breather here.
Fujimaro lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari is trying to maintain a safe position but Fujimaro gets an underhook and turns Sankari into the cage.
Fujimaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sankari blocks a body shot from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro misses with the head strike.
Fujimaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fujimaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sankari is trying to stall.
Sankari blocks an uppercut.
Fujimaro misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sankari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sankari blocks an uppercut.
Fujimaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Sankari's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sankari blocks an uppercut.
Fujimaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sankari wants to stall.
Fujimaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sankari is working Fujimaro over against the cage.
Fujimaro misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimaro fails to land.
Fujimaro has a couple of punches blocked by Sankari.
Fujimaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Sankari.
Fujimaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sankari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fujimaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fujimaro lands with a short shot to the head.
Fujimaro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sankari seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fujimaro can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankari blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fujimaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimaro.
Sankari blocks an uppercut.
Fujimaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sankari backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimaro is working Sankari over against the cage.
Fujimaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Sankari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimaro tries to throw a body punch but Sankari avoids it by throwing Fujimaro back against the cage.
Sankari blocking some punches.
Fujimaro has a couple of punches blocked by Sankari.
Fujimaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sankari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sone Fujimaro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fujimaro misses with a straight left.
Fujimaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sankari throws out a loose jab but Fujimaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimaro moves into the clinch.
Fujimaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Sankari.
Sankari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sankari blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fujimaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fujimaro as Sankari tries to tie him up.
Sankari is looking to control Fujimaro's arms but Fujimaro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sankari has his back to the cage.
Sankari seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Fujimaro is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sankari backwards.
Sone Fujimaro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fujimaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fujimaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimaro.
Fujimaro working aggressively here.
Fujimaro throws a head punch that misses.
Fujimaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fujimaro digs a right hand into Sankari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sankari's gas tank.
Fujimaro tries to work over Sankari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fujimaro can't find room to land a body shot as Sankari controls the action.
Fujimaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Sankari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fujimaro tries to work over Sankari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fujimaro misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fujimaro.
Sankari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fujimaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro misses with some punches.
Fujimaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sankari taking a breather.
Fujimaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sankari or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sankari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujimaro presses Sankari against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sankari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sankari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro scores with a hook to the body.
Fujimaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sankari's elbow.
Fujimaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fujimaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro has a couple of punches blocked by Sankari.
Fujimaro throws a head punch that misses.
Sankari blocks an uppercut.
Sankari blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fujimaro.
Fujimaro working aggressively here.
Sankari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fujimaro is keeping busy.
Sankari blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Sankari.
Fujimaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Sankari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimaro lands an uppercut.
Fujimaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sankari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fujimaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sankari is looking to control Fujimaro's arms but Fujimaro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sankari has his back to the cage.
Fujimaro tries to throw a body punch but Sankari avoids it by throwing Fujimaro back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimaro fails to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sankari stalling.
Fujimaro works on Sankari's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimaro.
Fujimaro lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sone Fujimaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fujimaro tries to clinch up.
Fujimaro avoids the body shot from Sankari.
Fujimaro tries to clinch up.
Fujimaro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sankari. Fujimaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sankari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fujimaro moves in looking to clinch but Sankari pushes him off.
Sankari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujimaro moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sankari throws the left hand but Fujimaro avoids the punch easily.
Fujimaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Sankari misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sankari throws a nice looking combination but Fujimaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sankari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sankari takes a swing at Fujimaro's ribcage but misses.
As Sankari backs off Fujimaro throws a huge counter combo but Sankari manages to avoid it all.
Fujimaro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oskari Sankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sankari throws a hook but Fujimaro avoids it easily.
Sankari throws a jab when Fujimaro was well out of range.
Sankari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sankari blocks a body shot from Fujimaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimaro fails to land.
Fujimaro lands with a light punch inside.
Fujimaro lands an uppercut.
Fujimaro misses with some punches.
Sankari is trying to maintain a safe position but Fujimaro gets an underhook and turns Sankari into the cage.
Fujimaro scores with a hook to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fujimaro lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sankari wants to stall.
Fujimaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujimaro has a couple of punches blocked by Sankari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro gets through Sankari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fujimaro misses with some punches.
Sankari trying to stall but Fujimaro improves his position.
Sankari is trying to maintain a safe position but Fujimaro gets an underhook and turns Sankari into the cage.
Oskari Sankari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fujimaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fujimaro working aggressively here.
Fujimaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimaro fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sankari stalling in the clinch but Fujimaro improves position.
Maybe Sankari would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Fujimaro misses with some punches.
Fujimaro lands with a right to the head.
Fujimaro lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fujimaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Sankari controls his hands.
Sankari takes a shot to the head.
Fujimaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sankari blocks an uppercut.
Fujimaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sankari backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Sankari.
Fujimaro lands a right hand.
Fujimaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fujimaro working aggressively here.
Fujimaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sankari backwards.
Sankari is looking to control Fujimaro's arms but Fujimaro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sankari has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sankari.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sone Fujimaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fujimaro 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sone Fujimaro!
A relieved looking Sone Fujimaro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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