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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terumo Perfusion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Theriot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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234 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terumo Perfusion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Theriot!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Theriot.
Perfusion throws out a loose jab but Theriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perfusion throws a one two combo.
Perfusion stuffs the takedown attempt from Theriot. Theriot gets slowly back to his feet.
Perfusion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perfusion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Theriot fails to land the takedown.
Perfusion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perfusion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perfusion connects with a good right hand that stumbles Theriot. Theriot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Franklin Theriot has been cut.
Terumo Perfusion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perfusion connects with the punch.
Theriot looks gassed!
Theriot checks a low kick from Perfusion.
Perfusion tries to bum rush Theriot with a series of wild strikes but Theriot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perfusion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perfusion bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Theriot! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Theriot is rocked!
Perfusion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Theriot is still in real trouble! Can Perfusion finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfusion throws a big right hand that misses.
Theriot seems to have recovered his senses.
Perfusion scoring with some ground and pound.
Theriot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perfusion throwing strikes but missing.
Perfusion throwing strikes from guard but Theriot blocks nicely.
Perfusion landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Theriot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perfusion.
Perfusion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perfusion tries to free his leg and advance position but Theriot is retaining full guard.
Perfusion with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Theriot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perfusion.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Theriot can do anything to dispel that myth.
Perfusionis looking to pass into half guard but Theriot pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Theriot is in guard.
Theriot scoring with some ground and pound.
Theriot working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theriot prevents Perfusion from getting back to his feet.
Theriot landing with the ground and pound.
Perfusion wants to get back to his feet but Theriot is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Theriot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Theriot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perfusion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Theriot is one step ahead there.
Perfusion has Theriot pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfusion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Theriot stops Perfusion from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theriot controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Theriot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Perfusion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Theriot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perfusion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perfusion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Theriot breaks from the clinch.
Perfusion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perfusion misses with a wild combination.
Theriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perfusion.
Perfusion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perfusion throws a hook but Theriot avoids it easily.
No luck for Theriot with that takedown attempt.
Terumo Perfusion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Theriot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perfusion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perfusion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perfusion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Theriot's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terumo Perfusion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Theriot's cut.
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.
Theriot walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Perfusion finds it's target.
Perfusion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Theriot dodges the punch combination from Perfusion.
Perfusion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Theriot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Theriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perfusion.
Perfusion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perfusion throws a one two combo.
Perfusion throws a right hand that Theriot ducks under and follows up with a left that Theriot also avoids with ease.
Theriot staying out of range there.
Perfusion looks to land a combination but Theriot avoids it well.
Donk. Perfusion catches Theriot right on the button with a cross.
Theriot shoots for a double leg takedown but Perfusion sprawls well. He's pushed Theriot's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Perfusion thuds his right hand into Theriot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Theriot is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfusion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perfusion takes a swing at Theriot's ribcage but misses.
Perfusion is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perfusion connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Theriot momentarily.
Perfusion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Theriot circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Perfusion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perfusion misses with a few strikes there.
Perfusion tests Theriot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Theriot shoots for a takedown but Perfusion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perfusion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Theriot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perfusion throws a series of punches but Theriot moves out of range.
Theriot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perfusion.
Theriot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perfusion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Theriot backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theriot shoots in for a double leg but Perfusion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Terumo Perfusion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Theriot.
Perfusion doesn't manage to clinch there - Theriot circles away.
Theriot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perfusion's waist but Perfusion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Theriot off to one side.
Perfusion misses with a hook.
Perfusion misses with a few strikes there.
Theriot is trying desperately to land a takedown but Perfusion is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Theriot.
Perfusion misses with a wild combination.
Perfusion lands a jab to Theriot's midsection.
Theriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perfusion.
Terumo Perfusion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perfusion misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Perfusion misses.
Theriot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Perfusion cracks the inside of Theriot's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfusion lands a nice looking body shot.
Perfusion doesn't manage to clinch there - Theriot circles away.
Perfusion lands a glancing blow to the side of Theriot's head.
Terumo Perfusion is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perfusion.
Theriot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perfusion lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Perfusion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Theriot.
Perfusion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Theriot.
A jab from Perfusion does it's job there.
Theriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perfusion.
Perfusion misses with a two punch combination.
Perfusion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Theriot can do to turn this around?
Perfusion lands a with a good body shot.
Perfusion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theriot avoids the body shot from Perfusion.
Perfusion throws a right and a left that Theriot avoids nicely.
Theriot fails with the takedown.
Theriot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slow jab from Perfusion misses its intended target.
Theriot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Theriot circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Perfusion does no damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Theriot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Theriot lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Perfusion is trying to buck Theriot off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terumo Perfusion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Theriot's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Theriot shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perfusion but Perfusion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perfusion tries to bum rush Theriot with a series of wild strikes but Theriot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perfusion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Theriot is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheers as Perfusion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Theriot doesn't seem phased though.
Perfusion swinging wilding here.
Perfusion misses with a low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Perfusion!
Theriot slips a jab and a cross from Perfusion.
Perfusion misses with a few strikes there.
Perfusion goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perfusion does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perfusion throws a nice looking combination but Theriot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfusion lands with an overhand left.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Theriot.
Theriot lands some shots froms side control.
Perfusion is not content to let Theriot control the position.
Perfusion avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Theriot.
Perfusion is trying to get back to half guard.
Theriot throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfusion is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Theriot asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Theriot looking to control but instead Perfusion has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Perfusion is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Perfusion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Theriot darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Theriot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfusion is trying to stand up here but Theriot is controlling him well.
Theriot is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Theriot scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Perfusion is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four 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.
Theriot with shots to the head and body - Perfusion looks very uncomfortable down there.
Terumo Perfusion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice elbow there by Theriot.
Perfusion wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Theriot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Theriot lands a big elbow.
Theriot landing strikes, looking to finish!
Theriot looking to ground and pound but Perfusion is blocking nicely.
Franklin Theriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Theriot lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Perfusion hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Franklin Theriot.
I think Perfusion 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terumo Perfusion!
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