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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronin Fujimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kweli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2Pac - Hit em up . Fujimoto has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Ronin Fujimoto will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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152 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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154 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Talib Kweli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronin Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kweli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up.
Fujimoto throws a sloppy head kick and Kweli moves out of range easily.
Fujimoto tries to clinch there but Kweli circles away.
Kweli works over Fujimoto's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Ronin Fujimoto has been cut.
Kweli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fujimoto with a poor takedown
and Kweli counters with a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto is rocked!
Fujimoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Fujimoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Kweli finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Kweli avoids the damage to the body.
Fujimoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Kweli tries to break the clinch but Fujimoto is controlling the position.
Kweli taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fujimoto jumps guard but Kweli stands there with Fujimoto around his waist. Fujimoto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kweli is trying to maintain a safe position but Fujimoto gets an underhook and turns Kweli into the cage.
Fujimoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fujimoto prevents Kweli from breaking the clinch.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside that Kweli shrugs off.
Fujimoto tries to pull guard but Kweli won't allow it.
Talib Kweli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronin Fujimoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto missing with knees to the body.
Fujimoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kweli up against the cage.
Kweli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kweli creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kweli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kweli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kweli lands in his opponent's guard.
Fujimoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Fujimoto, not yet.
Kweli trying to control but Fujimoto is working from the bottom.
Kweli preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto keeping moving, preventing Kweli from controlling successfully.
Kweli postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Talib Kweli wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fujimoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kweli swings for the body but Fujimoto moves out of range.
Kweli takes a swing at Fujimoto's ribcage but misses.
Kweli misses with a looping left.
Fujimoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Fujimoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kweli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Fujimoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kweli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up but Kweli circles away and keeps his distance.
Kweli closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fujimoto quickly recovers to half guard.
Fujimoto tries to roll over but Kweli keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto is adopting a defensive guard.
Kweli won't allow Fujimoto to get back to his feet.
Kweli wants to control from the top but Fujimoto keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kweli looking to sit in guard and control but Fujimoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fujimoto stopping the sweep attempt from Kweli.
Kweli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kweli pushes Fujimoto off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fujimoto shoots in but Kweli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kweli tries to keep at a distance but Fujimoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kweli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujimoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Fujimoto has Kweli pressed against the cage, preventing Kweli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kweli is leaning against Fujimoto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talib Kweli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronin Fujimoto's cut.
That's time! Kweli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fujimoto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kweli.
Fujimoto looks to clinch
and Kweli counters with a left to the body.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but Kweli moves out of range.
Fujimoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kweli counters with a nice body shot.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but Kweli moves out of range.
Fujimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kweli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ronin Fujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kweli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fujimoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kweli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kweli drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kweli thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fujimoto tries to bench press Kweli off him but Kweli keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fujimoto regains half guard.
Fujimoto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fujimoto.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kweli wants to pass the guard but Fujimoto is keeping the position.
Fujimoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fujimoto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kweli!
Kweli slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kweli is looking to control Fujimoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kweli avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto is looking to take a break and control but Kweli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fujimoto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kweli manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fujimoto throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kweli controls Fujimoto momentarily but Fujimoto frees himself.
Kweli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fujimoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kweli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We're going to have a standup here because Talib Kweli wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kweli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujimoto moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fujimoto sprawls well. Fujimoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kweli gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Talib Kweli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Fujimoto does it's job there.
Fujimoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fujimoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kweli.
Kweli lands the left hand.
Kweli gets the takedown into side control.
Fujimoto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kweli wants to control but Fujimoto is keeping him busy.
Fujimoto trying to control but Kweli postures up.
Kweli is looking to stall here but Fujimoto recovers full guard.
Kweli wants to control from the top but Fujimoto keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kweli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fujimoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kweli trying to control but Fujimoto is working from the bottom.
Fujimoto looking to control.
Kweli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ronin Fujimoto.
Fujimoto misses with a body shot
and Kweli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kweli.
Fujimoto 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kweli trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talib Kweli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronin Fujimoto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fujimoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kweli postures up.
Kweli is pushing down on Fujimoto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fujimoto is fighting to maintain full guard but Kweli has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fujimoto trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kweli manages to pass to mount!
Kweli tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kweli lands a nice shot to the head.
Fujimoto tries to reverse the position but Kweli maintains control.
Fujimoto tries to improve his position but Kweli has taken his back! Kweli has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Fujimoto tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Kweli pushes Fujimoto away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Talib Kweli!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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