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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Goman Harmuna (ranked 3738 p4p, 3759 weight class) and Chuncho Tito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Goman Harmuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuncho Tito!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmuna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harmuna looks to land a right hand but Tito moved out of range.
Harmuna misses with a head kick.
Harmuna wants to clinch up but Tito keeps it at a distance.
Harmuna moves in looking to clinch but Tito pushes him off.
Harmuna darts in and clinches Tito up against the cage.
Tito tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harmuna smiles and moves away.
Harmuna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tito swats away the attempt to clinch by Harmuna.
Harmuna tries to clinch up.
Tito throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmuna forces Tito back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harmuna.
Tito lands a right hand.
Harmuna tries to circle away but Tito has him pinned against the cage.
Harmuna lands a hook that snaps the head of Tito backwards.
Harmuna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tito decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tito manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harmuna manages to get himself to full guard.
Tito looking to sit in guard and control but Harmuna gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harmuna missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tito keeping moving, preventing Harmuna from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harmuna accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tito is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harmuna is controlling him.
Harmuna throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmuna with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tito looking to control.
Harmuna trying to control the position from guard on top but Tito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmuna controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harmuna wants to control from the top but Tito keeps moving.
Harmuna throws a strike but Tito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harmuna has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tito is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tito manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Harmuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harmuna looks for the body kick but Tito saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Harmuna.
Harmuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tito manages to avoid it.
Tito misses with a two punch combination.
Harmuna closes the distance and pushes Tito back into the cage.
Harmuna has had enough of the clinch but Tito keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Tito.
Tito breaks from the clinch.
Tito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harmuna misses with a kick to the body.
Tito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tito throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harmuna thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harmuna tries to close the distance and clinch but Tito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harmuna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harmuna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Harmuna's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harmuna misses with some punches.
Harmuna is looking to break free of the clinch but Tito has double underhooks.
Tito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harmuna connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tito momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Goman Harmuna 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.
That kick from Tito tenderised Harmuna's leg. Harmuna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harmuna tries to clinch up but Tito circles away and keeps his distance.
Goman Harmuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harmuna blocks a head kick by Tito.
Tito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harmuna wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harmuna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harmuna throws a push kick but Tito slaps the foot to one side.
Harmuna scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmuna looks for a takedown but Tito sprawls well.
Tito tries to close the distance and clinch but Harmuna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tito blocks a head kick by Harmuna.
Tito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harmuna as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmuna misses with a head kick.
Tito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harmuna tries to close the distance and clinch but Tito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harmuna tries to clinch but Tito is having none of it.
Tito tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tito feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tito lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tito keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harmuna's head.
Tito scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tito slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tito trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmuna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tito is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tito working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tito postures up and lands a big shot to Harmuna's brow.
Tito landing some decent shots from guard.
Harmuna keeping moving, preventing Tito from controlling successfully.
Tito working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harmuna's head.
Tito is working Harmuna over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tito postures up in Harmuna's guard and throws a big left but Harmuna blocks it.
Tito trying to control but Harmuna is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tito chips away with some ground and pound.
Tito is in close to Harmuna's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tito is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tito distracts Harmuna with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tito landing with the ground and pound.
Tito trying to control but Harmuna is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tito closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harmuna did well to prevent Tito getting side control.
Tito looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harmuna with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tito looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harmuna with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tito lands strikes from half guard.
Tito is nestled in close to Harmuna, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Tito is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tito working the head and body with strikes.
Tito is taking a breather. Harmuna says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tito working over Harmuna with some ground and pound. Harmuna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tito is nestled in close to Harmuna, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chuncho Tito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harmuna tries to clinch up but Tito circles away and keeps his distance.
Harmuna scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Goman Harmuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harmuna is looking to clinch but Tito is avoiding it.
Tito looks for the body kick but Harmuna saw that one coming.
Harmuna appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Harmuna misses.
Tito has managed to clinch.
Tito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tito moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tito moves into range and clinches up with Harmuna.
Tito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tito misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmuna tries to land a front kick but Tito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tito doesn't manage to clinch there - Harmuna circles away.
Tito is looking to clinch but Harmuna is avoiding it.
Harmuna moves in looking to clinch but Tito pushes him off.
Tito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Tito.
Tito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tito avoids the head kick by Harmuna.
Harmuna throws a sloppy head kick and Tito moves out of range easily.
Harmuna swats away the attempt to clinch by Tito.
Tito drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tito stands up over Harmuna, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tito drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harmuna looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harmuna looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harmuna!
Tito parries the strikes from Harmuna easily there. Harmuna is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tito to escape.
Tito wants to control but Harmuna postures up.
Harmuna creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tito sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tito has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harmuna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tito keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmuna looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tito tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harmuna is looking to take a break and control but Tito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tito sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harmuna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tito keeps working.
Tito wants to sweep but Harmuna has passed to side control!
What's Tito going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tito struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chuncho Tito.
I think Tito has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuncho Tito!
During a confident post fight interview, Chuncho Tito thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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RATING
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