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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barnes Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhutto Armas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhutto Armas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Barnes Fuschini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rhutto Armas!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuschini gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fuschini keeping full guard, as Armas tries to pass.
Armas with a nice head shot there.
Fuschini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Armas stopping the sweep attempt from Fuschini.
Fuschini working for a triangle but Armas defends it easily.
Armas looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armas trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuschini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armas scoring with some ground and pound.
Fuschini looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuschini, not yet.
Armas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fuschini is trying to get back to half guard.
Fuschini is not content to let Armas control the position.
Armas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fuschini is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuschini gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Armas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuschini keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini has hold of Armas's hands but Armas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fuschini does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fuschini is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Armas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fuschini is breathing heavily.
Armas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuschini keeps working.
Fuschini moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fuschini lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Armas!
Armas is looking to get to half guard.
Armas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fuschini is looking to advance position but Armas won't allow it.
Fuschini is thwarting Armas's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fuschini throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fuschini is working for a kimura but Armas is defending it quite comfortably.
Armas wants to control but Fuschini is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fuschini sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Armas is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Armas gets caught flat footed, as Fuschini shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fuschini trying to control but Armas is working from the bottom.
Fuschini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armas is keeping the position for now.
Fuschini controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini trying to control the position from guard on top but Armas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fuschini chips away with some ground and pound.
Fuschini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fuschini works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fuschini could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fuschini is controlling the pace.
Fuschini seems to be looking for submissions.
Armas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Armas wants to improve his position but Fuschini is controlling well.
Armas is staying active underneath Fuschini, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rhutto Armas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fuschini scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Armas is not content to let Fuschini control the position.
Armas can't do much from the bottom here.
Armas tries to improve position but can't.
Armas taking a bit of punishment here - Fuschini scoring with strikes.
Armas is looking for a sweep.
Fuschini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Armas keeps working.
Armas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Armas wants to advance to full mount but Fuschini doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Fuschini working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Armas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Armas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fuschini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armas is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Armas is looking to get to half guard.
Armas gets back to half guard.
Armas is looking to control Fuschini's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Armas avoid being mounted?
Armas gets full guard.
Armas wants to stand and escape but Fuschini is having none of it.
Fuschini works over Armas with some ground and pound from guard.
Armas keeping moving, preventing Fuschini from controlling successfully.
Armas being controlled here, momentarily.
Fuschini seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Armas for as long as he can get away with.
Fuschini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armas is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armas 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.
Fuschini throwing strikes from guard but Armas blocks nicely.
Armas 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.
Fuschini postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Armas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fuschini, into his guard.
Fuschini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Armas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fuschini trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Armas's guard.
Fuschini stays in close to Armas's body and controls the position.
Armas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fuschini trying to control the position from guard on top but Armas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armas looking to control.
Fuschini wants to control from the top but Armas keeps moving.
Fuschini with a flurry of punches that miss.
Armas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fuschini is one step ahead there.
Fuschini has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Armas.
Armas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuschini with a poor takedown
and Armas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Armas is one step ahead there.
Armas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fuschini manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fuschini unloading with bombs!
Fuschini quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Fuschini but it's paid off an Armas is forced to tap! Nice work by Fuschini.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Barnes Fuschini!
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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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