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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuriliv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsumi Fujinami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
3 - 4 - 1 |
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183 cm
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228 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Kuriliv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsumi Fujinami!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujinami swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuriliv.
Kuriliv throws a push kick but Fujinami slaps the foot to one side.
Fujinami shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuriliv as he avoids it easily.
Alexander Kuriliv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuriliv will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fujinami closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kuriliv to the mat! Kuriliv manages to get full guard.
Kuriliv throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fujinami slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kuriliv is not content to let Fujinami control the position.
Kuriliv throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Fujinami is looking to take a break and control but Kuriliv is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuriliv is looking to reverse the position.
Kuriliv on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kuriliv tries to get out of the position.
Fujinami has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuriliv tries to reverse the position but Fujinami maintains control.
Kuriliv is working hard here to advance position.
Kuriliv knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fujinami on the ground.
Fujinami has control of Kuriliv's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kuriliv regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fujinami trying to control but Kuriliv is having none of it.
Fujinami working for a submission but Kuriliv is keeping him at bay.
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fujinami. What's that going to do exactly?
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.
Kuriliv working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kuriliv swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fujinami looking for a guillotine from mount but Kuriliv is having none of it.
Fujinami working Kuriliv over with strikes here.
Fujinami controlling the position easily from mount.
Fujinami trying to control but Kuriliv is having none of it.
Kuriliv is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kuriliv is breathing heavily.
Kuriliv swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv regains half guard.
Fujinami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuriliv keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kuriliv slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kuriliv can't keep his opponent in guard - Fujinami advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fujinami in particular looking to stall.
Fujinami passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fujinami trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv tries to reverse the position but Fujinami maintains control.
Kuriliv srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
You can see the frustration on Kuriliv's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Fujinami lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Fujinami is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Kuriliv taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Fujinami.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tatsumi Fujinami!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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