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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusimuki comes to the cage accompanied by National Anthem Of Japan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Kusimuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Nut!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusimuki thuds his right hand into Nut's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kusimuki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kusimuki lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki dodges an elbow strike from Nut.
Nut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kusimuki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kusimuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Nut backwards.
Kusimuki effectively controlling the action here.
Kusimuki scores with a hook to the body.
Nut looking to throw knees to the head but Kusimuki is blocking nicely.
A short left from Kusimuki.
Nut missing with knees to the body.
Kusimuki breaks from the clinch.
Nut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nut. Kusimuki shrugs it off though.
Kusimuki gets a clinch.
Kusimuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nut looks to clinch
and Kusimuki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nut closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kusimuki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kusimuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kusimuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kusimuki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kusimuki is leaning against Nut and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kusimuki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nut's brow.
Nut pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kusimuki's brow.
Good body shot from Kusimuki.
Nut landing knees to the body.
Kusimuki lands a nice shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nut pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kusimuki slows down the pace here.
Kusimuki manages to break the clinch.
Nut lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kusimuki at a distance.
Nut misses with a hook to the body
and Kusimuki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nut avoids the body shot from Kusimuki.
Nut throws out a loose jab but Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kusimuki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kusimuki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kusimuki avoiding damage as Nut throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kusimuki blocks an elbow strike.
Kusimuki is working Nut over against the cage.
Nut looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kusimuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nut looks to clinch
and Kusimuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kusimuki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nut throws a head kick but Kusimuki moves out of range.
Nut slips under a jab from Kusimuki.
Nut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kusimuki moves away.
Kusimuki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kusimuki thuds his right hand into Nut's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kusimuki lands a two punch combo.
Nut pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kusimuki rushes Nut and presses him up against the cage.
Kusimuki misses with an elbow strike.
Kusimuki landing knees to the body.
Nut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kusimuki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kusimuki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki takes a swing at Nut's ribcage but misses.
Nut missing with a left hand there. Kusimuki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kusimuki throws a big shot that misses.
Nut tries to clinch but Kusimuki moves away
and Kusimuki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki managing to block the knees to the body from Nut.
Kusimuki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nut backwards.
Kusimuki avoids a wild elbow strike from Nut.
Kusimuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nut throws an elbow that misses.
Nut tries to land knees in the clinch but Kusimuki avoids the damage to the body.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nut or not.
Kusimuki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kusimuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nut takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sam Nut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kusimuki misses with a double jab.
Kusimuki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nut's head.
Kusimuki misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kusimuki misses the shot to the body.
Nut closes the distance but Kusimuki moves to the side
and Kusimuki counters with a one-two to the body.
Kusimuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kusimuki moves into the clinch successfully.
Kusimuki avoiding damage as Nut throws knees to the body.
Kusimuki avoiding damage as Nut throws knees to the body.
Nut throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kusimuki cracks Nut with a nice body shot.
Kusimuki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nut's defenses.
Kusimuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Nut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kusimuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kusimuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nut.
A shot in the inside from Kusimuki.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kusimuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kusimuki avoiding damage as Nut throws knees to the body.
Kusimuki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kusimuki moves into the clinch.
Kusimuki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kusimuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki blocks an uppercut.
Nut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kusimuki lands a nice uppercut.
Nut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kusimuki breaks from the clinch.
Kusimuki clinches up against the cage.
Kusimuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nut swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nut closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kusimuki counters with a left to the body.
Nut is breathing heavily.
Nut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kusimuki.
Nut drives through and clinches with Kusimuki against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short body shot lands from Kusimuki as the two fighters clinch.
Kusimuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kusimuki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A left hand lands to the body for Kusimuki.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A hook to the body from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kusimuki presses Nut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kusimuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nut can do to turn this around?
Kusimuki scores with a hook to the body.
Takeshi Kusimuki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kusimuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kusimuki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nut throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kusimuki's brow.
Kusimuki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kusimuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kusimuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nut wants to clinch but Kusimuki slips to the side
and Kusimuki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki tries to land knees in the clinch but Nut avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki breaks the clinch.
Nut misses with a kick to the body.
Nut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nut misses with a wild body shot.
Nut tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kusimuki counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kusimuki.
Nut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kusimuki is defending well for now.
Nut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kusimuki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kusimuki avoids the elbow strike from Nut, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kusimuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kusimuki works on Nut's body with a couple of short punches.
Kusimuki presses Nut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Kusimuki.
Kusimuki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kusimuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands with a light punch inside.
Kusimuki gets through Nut's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki digs a right hand into Nut's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nut's gas tank.
Kusimuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kusimuki works on Nut's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kusimuki.
A body shot lands from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a right hand.
Kusimuki scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Kusimuki on the inside.
Come on Kusimuki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kusimuki avoiding damage.
Kusimuki lands a shot to the body.
Kusimuki breaks from the clinch.
Kusimuki lands a lovely overhand right.
Nut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kusimuki's corner calls for a 1-2. Kusimuki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kusimuki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki manages to break the clinch.
Kusimuki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nut.
Kusimuki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kusimuki is working Nut over against the cage.
Nut lands a knee to the body.
Nut pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kusimuki pushes Nut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kusimuki lands a right hand.
Kusimuki cracks Nut with a nice body shot.
Kusimuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kusimuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nut tries to keep at a distance but Kusimuki has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kusimuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Kusimuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nut looks to clinch
and Kusimuki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kusimuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kusimuki blocks an elbow strike.
Nut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kusimuki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kusimuki as the two fighters clinch.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nut blocks the elbow strike.
Kusimuki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kusimuki is leaning against Nut and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kusimuki just leaning against Nut, taking a breather.
Nut lands a good knee to the midsection. Kusimuki won't want to take too many of those.
Nut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kusimuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki is leaning against Nut and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kusimuki manages to break the clinch.
Kusimuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nut.
A jab from Kusimuki misses.
Nut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut throws a shot to the body.
Kusimuki swings for the body but Nut moves out of range.
Nut throws a body punch but Kusimuki moves out of range.
Nut throws a combination that misses
and Kusimuki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hand to the body from Kusimuki.
A right hand to the body from Kusimuki.
Nut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kusimuki sizes up Nut with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kusimuki forces Nut back against the cage and clinches.
Kusimuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kusimuki scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kusimuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nut backwards.
A body shot lands from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kusimuki digs a right hand into Nut's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nut's gas tank.
Nut takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands a shoulder strike.
Kusimuki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nut avoids it.
Kusimuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kusimuki.
Nut misses with an elbow strike.
Kusimuki taking a breather.
Kusimuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Nut tries to land knees in the clinch but Kusimuki avoids the damage to the body.
Kusimuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kusimuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kusimuki rushes Nut and presses him up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kusimuki pushes Nut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kusimuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kusimuki connects with a crisp jab.
Kusimuki thuds a left hand into Nut's body.
The fighters circling - Kusimuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kusimuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Nut is just out of range.
Nut misses the body punch
and Kusimuki moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nut lands with a short shot to the head.
Kusimuki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nut tries to throw a body punch but Kusimuki avoids it by throwing Nut back against the cage.
Kusimuki blocks an elbow strike from Nut.
Nut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kusimuki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kusimuki as the two fighters clinch.
Kusimuki is working Nut over against the cage.
Nut pushes off an throws an elbow but Kusimuki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kusimuki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kusimuki lands with a right to the head.
Kusimuki breaks from the clinch.
Kusimuki lands a right hook to the body.
Nut tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kusimuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kusimuki swings for the body but Nut moves out of range.
Takeshi Kusimuki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kusimuki clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kusimuki.
A shot in the inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kusimuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kusimuki avoids it.
Kusimuki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nut backwards.
Kusimuki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kusimuki lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki scores with a hook to the body.
Kusimuki cracks Nut with a nice body shot.
Kusimuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nut misses with a hook to the body
and Kusimuki counters with a nice body shot.
Kusimuki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sam Nut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kusimuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nut manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nut pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kusimuki clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kusimuki is working Nut over against the cage.
Kusimuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Kusimuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kusimuki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Kusimuki!
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