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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Furio Giunta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giunta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Godfather Theme - Fantomas. Furio Giunta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolai Putin's chin.
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180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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179 cm
26
182 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Furio Giunta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolai Putin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giunta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giunta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giunta connects with a looping right hand.
Giunta throws a lazy right hand but Putin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Putin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giunta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Giunta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Giunta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Putin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Giunta is on top in guard.
Putin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Putin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Putin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Giunta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Giunta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Putin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giunta distracts Putin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Giunta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Putin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Giunta has his hands clasped together but Putin extends an breaks Giunta's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Putin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nikolai Putin!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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