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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryuzo Fukiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Vonstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vonstein is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seether - Remedy. Fukiko has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Drake Vonstein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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237 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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198 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryuzo Fukiko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Vonstein!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukiko staying out of range there.
Vonstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Fukiko.
Fukiko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vonstein counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fukiko is breathing heavily.
Vonstein postures up in Fukiko's guard and throws a big left but Fukiko blocks it.
Fukiko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vonstein thows a big elbow that misses.
Vonstein postures up in Fukiko's guard and throws a big left but Fukiko blocks it.
Vonstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vonstein working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fukiko's head.
Vonstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vonstein distracts Fukiko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vonstein wants to control from the top but Fukiko keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonstein tries to free his leg and advance position but Fukiko is retaining full guard.
Vonstein sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vonstein wants to pass the guard but Fukiko is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fukiko trying to keep a closed guard but Vonstein is proving a slippery customer.
Vonstein thows a big elbow that misses.
Vonstein with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vonstein throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vonstein's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vonstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fukiko trying to keep a closed guard but Vonstein is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vonstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vonstein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vonstein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fukiko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fukiko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vonstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vonstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fukiko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vonstein landing with the ground and pound.
Vonstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vonstein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vonstein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vonstein slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vonstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fukiko can't keep his opponent in guard - Vonstein advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vonstein uses his free foot to push down on Fukiko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fukiko.
Vonstein looking to finish Fukiko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fukiko!
Vonstein working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Vonstein lands with some strikes.
Vonstein raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vonstein lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vonstein landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Vonstein dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vonstein throws a right hand that Fukiko ducks under and follows up with a left that Fukiko also avoids with ease.
A jab from Vonstein misses.
Vonstein misses with a lunging right hand
and Fukiko counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Vonstein misses its intended target.
Vonstein thows a body shot but no joy.
Fukiko takes one to the side of the head.
Fukiko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vonstein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryuzo Fukiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vonstein.
An elbow from Vonstein crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vonstein tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukiko pushes Vonstein away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vonstein gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Vonstein misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vonstein looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vonstein working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fukiko managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vonstein.
Check out the look on Vonstein's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Vonstein tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vonstein working the ground and pound.
Vonstein working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fukiko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vonstein working the head and body with strikes.
Vonstein scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fukiko to see if he's OK.
Fukiko is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vonstein connects with a decent elbow.
Vonstein trying to control the action but Fukiko is working from the bottom.
Vonstein misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vonstein works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vonstein lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vonstein is looking to take a break and control but Fukiko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein working the head and body with strikes.
Vonstein is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fukiko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vonstein landing a few strikes.
Vonstein landing strikes.
Vonstein tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vonstein working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Vonstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Vonstein misses the target.
Fukiko misses with a hook
and Vonstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fukiko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vonstein misses with a straight left.
Ryuzo Fukiko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fukiko moves out of range as Vonstein strikes.
Fukiko ducks under a wild hook from Vonstein.
Vonstein swings for the body but Fukiko moves out of range.
Fukiko staying out of range there.
Vonstein slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vonstein misses with a two punch combination.
Vonstein might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vonstein looks to land a left hand but Fukiko moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fukiko throws a right and a left that Vonstein avoids nicely.
Vonstein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonstein looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vonstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vonstein looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fukiko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vonstein.
Vonstein moves into full mount! Fukiko won't be happy about that!
Vonstein with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vonstein cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein with the ground and pound from mount.
Vonstein landing shots from mount.
Vonstein scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vonstein lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vonstein fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vonstein has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fukiko's face.
Vonstein scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fukiko?
Vonstein with good strikes from the mount here!
Vonstein raining down shots from the mount!
Vonstein dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein working the ground and pound effectively.
Drake Vonstein has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fukiko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vonstein putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vonstein tries to control but Fukiko wriggling away.
Vonstein fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vonstein fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vonstein pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vonstein trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein lands a big elbow.
Vonstein landing shots from mount.
Vonstein landing strikes from the mount and Fukiko is in trouble!
Vonstein landing strikes from the mount.
Ryuzo Fukiko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vonstein postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fukiko looks a forlorn figure.
Fukiko defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Vonstein.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vonstein scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fukiko?
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Vonstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vonstein has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Vonstein!
Drake Vonstein is the new heavyweight champion!
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