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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Barnes Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wellington comes to the cage accompanied by Scary. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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204 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graham Wellington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Barnes Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellington lands with a nice body kick.
Wellington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John Barnes Fuschini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Wellington slams his shin into Fuschini's torso.
Fuschini misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fuschini should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nice sprawl there from Wellington as Fuschini shoots in.
Fuschini looks gassed!
A big head kick from Wellington and Fuschini is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Fuschini is rocked!
It looks like John Barnes Fuschini has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wellington wants to get up but he can't break Fuschini's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fuschini is still in real trouble! Can Wellington finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuschini is working an open guard so Wellington takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fuschini seems to have recovered his senses.
Wellington scores with a spinning back kick!
Wellington clinches.
A short left from Wellington.
Wellington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fuschini backwards.
Fuschini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wellington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuschini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Graham Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Barnes Fuschini.
Wellington tries to land knees in the clinch but Fuschini avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Wellington.
Fuschini tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wellington scores with a shot to the side of Fuschini's head.
Fuschini fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wellington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wellington gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wellington lands an elbow just above Fuschini 's eye.
Fuschini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wellington landing knees to the body.
Wellington keeps control of Fuschini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wellington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wellington misses with a knee strike.
Wellington landing knees to the body.
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fuschini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wellington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fuschini's face.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wellington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fuschini's brow.
A short right from Wellington on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wellington.
Wellington lands an elbow inside that Fuschini shrugs off.
That has opened up John Barnes Fuschini's cut even more.
A knee to the head by Wellington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini is looking to break free of the clinch but Wellington has double underhooks.
Wellington landing knees to the body.
Wellington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wellington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuschini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but Fuschini blocks it.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wellington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fuschini tries to pull guard but Wellington holds him up against the cage and eventually Fuschini drops back down to his feet.
Wellington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuschini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wellington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fuschini tries to score a body lock takedown but Wellington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wellington missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wellington.
Fuschini managing to block the knees to the body from Wellington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini wants to break free but Wellington has control.
Wellington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fuschini.
Fuschini avoiding damage as Wellington throws knees to the body.
Wellington misses with a knee strike.
Fuschini has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wellington uses from the top position.
Wellington is looking to stand up but Fuschini won't let him.
Fuschini controls Wellington momentarily but Wellington frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuschini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wellington's guard.
Wellington wants to stand but Fuschini is controlling the position.
Fuschini trying to control the position from guard on top but Wellington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wellington wants to stand and escape but Fuschini is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wellington keeping full guard, as Fuschini tries to pass.
Fuschini won't allow Wellington to get back to his feet.
Wellington looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fuschini prevents Wellington from getting back to his feet.
Wellington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fuschini on the ground.
Wellington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Good leg kick by Wellington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wellington.
Wellington moves in looking to clinch but Fuschini pushes him off.
Fuschini looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wellington!
Fuschini sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wellington is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Barnes Fuschini's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wellington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fuschini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuschini shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wellington pinned against the cage. Wellington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wellington forces Fuschini back against the cage and clinches.
Wellington tries to land knees in the clinch but Fuschini avoids the damage to the body.
Fuschini blocks the elbow strike.
Wellington lands a knee to the head.
Wellington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wellington gets through Fuschini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wellington lands an uppercut.
Wellington landing knees to the body.
A short right from Wellington on the inside.
Wellington lands a knee to the head.
Fuschini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fuschini tries to break the clinch but Wellington is controlling the position.
Wellington with a knee to the head.
Wellington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wellington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuschini blocks it with crossed arms.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wellington throws an elbow but misses.
Wellington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fuschini tries to pull guard but Wellington won't allow it.
Fuschini can't break the clinch.
Fuschini tries to score a body lock takedown but Wellington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Graham Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Barnes Fuschini.
Wellington lands a nice uppercut.
Fuschini fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wellington swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuschini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuschini has Wellington pressed against the cage.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wellington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fuschini backwards.
Fuschini drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wellington gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wellington tries to land knees in the clinch but Fuschini avoids the damage to the body.
Wellington swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuschini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wellington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wellington lands an elbow that stopped Fuschini in his tracks for a moment.
Wellington lands an uppercut.
Fuschini changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wellington fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fuschini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fuschini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Wellington. That snapped Fuschini's head back.
Graham Wellington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wellington fakes the leg kick and cracks Fuschini in the body.
Wellington rushes Fuschini and presses him up against the cage.
Wellington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fuschini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wellington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wellington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fuschini tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wellington just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wellington tries to land knees in the clinch but Fuschini avoids the damage to the body.
Wellington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuschini blocks it with crossed arms.
Fuschini fails to pull guard.
Wellington lands a knee to the body.
Fuschini jumps guard but Wellington stands there with Fuschini around his waist. Fuschini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fuschini avoiding damage as Wellington throws knees to the body.
Wellington scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington stops a takedown attempt from Fuschini.
A short left from Wellington.
Wellington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wellington - that landed with a thud.
Wellington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fuschini drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wellington pulls his leg out and moves away.
Graham Wellington is winning the standup battle so far.
Fuschini stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wellington.
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!
Wellington scores with a spinning back kick!
Wellington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuschini. That did some damage!
Fuschini shoots in but no luck this time.
Graham Wellington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuschini closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wellington manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fuschini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wellington's head.
Fuschini is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Wellington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Barnes Fuschini's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wellington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuschini shoots for a takedown but Wellington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wellington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fuschini's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wellington.
Wellington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wellington trying to land knees to the body.
Wellington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fuschini can do to turn this around?
Wellington tries a knee to the head but Fuschini blocks it.
Wellington stalling.
Wellington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wellington scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Wellington - that landed with a thud.
Wellington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wellington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fuschini.
Fuschini fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wellington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fuschini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wellington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Graham Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Barnes Fuschini.
Wellington scores with a knee to the head.
Fuschini goes for a takedown attempt but Wellington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fuschini's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fuschini shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wellington but Wellington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Wellington does no damage.
Wellington lands a really nice looking cross but Fuschini seems unphased.
Fuschini tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wellington swivels and escapes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wellington.
Wellington moves into the clinch successfully.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wellington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuschini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wellington.
Wellington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wellington avoiding damage.
Wellington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wellington.
Wellington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fuschini jumps guard but Wellington stands there with Fuschini around his waist. Fuschini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wellington connects with a knee to the head.
Wellington lands a nice knee to the body.
Wellington trying to stall but Fuschini improves his position.
Wellington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fuschini fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuschini.
Fuschini tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wellington just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wellington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fuschini dodges an elbow strike from Wellington.
Wellington stops a takedown attempt from Fuschini.
Fuschini pulls Wellington into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini wants to sweep but no luck.
Fuschini has a closed guard, preventing Wellington from standing up.
Fuschini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wellington wants to stand but Fuschini has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
John Barnes Fuschini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wellington trying to control but Fuschini is working from the bottom.
Wellington is posturing up here but Fuschini has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Wellington tries to roll out but it's too tight and Wellington has to tap! Slick submission there by Fuschini!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, 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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