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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Dukes (ranked 4717 p4p, 3334 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 400 p4p, 321 weight class). Bubba Dukes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomomi Tsuruta's chin.
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15 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dukes misses with an uppercut
and Tsuruta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tsuruta misses with a straight left.
Dukes shoots for a double leg takedown but Tsuruta sprawls well. He's pushed Dukes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dukes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies in the buildup to the fight.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukes is just out of range.
Tsuruta with a jab.
Tsuruta scores with a jab to the body.
Tsuruta connects with a looping right hand.
Dukes throws a head kick but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tsuruta connects with a looping right hand.
Dukes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuruta jabs Dukes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuruta lands a lovely overhand right.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsuruta has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dukes. Tsuruta shrugs it off though.
Tsuruta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dukes on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsuruta. Dukes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsuruta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tsuruta checks a leg kick.
Tsuruta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dukes. Dukes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tsuruta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tsuruta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tsuruta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good standup being displayed there by Tsuruta as he connects with a hook.
Tsuruta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dukes is rocked!
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!
Tsuruta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Dukes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsuruta walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dukes drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Tsuruta swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dukes's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomomi Tsuruta!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tomomi Tsuruta thanked Shadow Realm Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Bubba Dukes had this to say: 'I got to get better. Work harder'.
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