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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinichi Fuujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuujin comes into the arena with Soilwork - Rejection Role blaring out of the sound system. Flanders has chosen Star Spangled Banner as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
29 - 12 - 0 |
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170 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinichi Fuujin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuujin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flanders throws a low kick but Fuujin avoids it.
Flanders misses with a low kick as Fuujin jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flanders. That's going to slow Fuujin down.
Fuujin throws a jab when Flanders was well out of range.
Fuujin swings for the body but Flanders moves out of range.
Flanders scores with a nice head shot.
Flanders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flanders throws a hook but Fuujin avoids it easily.
Fuujin connects with a leg kick. Flanders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fuujin jabs at Flanders's body.
Fuujin throws a lazy body kick
and Flanders counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flanders throws a lazy head kick
and Fuujin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fuujin misses with a leg kick
and Flanders counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuujin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flanders lunges at Fuujin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fuujin's hand.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fuujin.
Flanders throws a wild body kick that Fuujin sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders misses with an uppercut
and Fuujin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Flanders punishes Fuujin's body with a nice straight punch.
Flanders lands the left hand.
Fuujin moves in looking to clinch but Flanders pushes him off.
Fuujin lands a really nice looking cross but Flanders seems unphased.
Fuujin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fuujin looks to score with a jab to the body but Flanders is just out of range.
Fuujin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuujin.
Flanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd Flanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuujin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuujin.
Fuujin is looking to wear down Flanders with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fuujin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flanders.
Fuujin motions for Flanders to come forward. Fuujin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Fuujin as he checks the leg kick.
Flanders swings for the body but Fuujin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuujin moves away.
A low kick from Flanders misses
and Fuujin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Fuujin catches Flanders right on the button with a cross.
Flanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuujin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fuujin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Todd Flanders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuujin cracks Flanders with an open hand slap.
Fuujin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flanders.
Flanders fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Fuujin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuujin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from Flanders does no damage.
Fuujin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flanders throws the kick towards the body but Fuujin avoids it.
Fuujin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flanders. Fuujin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuujin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flanders is looking to chop away at Fuujin's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Fuujin there.
Fuujin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fuujin blocks a jab.
Flanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuujin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuujin. Flanders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuujin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flanders.
Flanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flanders misses the shot to the body.
Flanders connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fuujin. Fuujin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Flanders looks to land a left hand but Fuujin moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Fuujin as he connects with a hook.
Flanders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Flanders misses.
Fuujin throws a hook but Flanders avoids it easily.
Flanders moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Shinichi Fuujin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuujin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flanders.
Fuujin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flanders.
Flanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuujin.
A big left from Flanders misses.
Flanders jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fuujin blocks a low kick nicely.
Flanders misses with a straight right.
Flanders misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flanders ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fuujin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Flanders misses with a wild body shot.
Fuujin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Todd Flanders will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shinichi Fuujin'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.
Flanders scores with a nice right hand.
Flanders loads up on a big right hand but Fuujin slips the punch.
Fuujin walks into a jab.
A big right from Flanders misses.
Todd Flanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flanders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuujin.
Fuujin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fuujin is looking to chop away at Flanders's legs.
Fuujin lands the left hand.
Fuujin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuujin throws a leg kick but Flanders checks it.
Flanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuujin.
Fuujin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuujin slips a jab and a cross from Flanders.
Flanders shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Flanders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders lands with a slapping head kick.
Fuujin misses with a low kick.
Fuujin throws a leg kick but Flanders sees it coming and moves out of range.
Flanders scores with a jab. Fuujin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fuujin misses with a hook.
Fuujin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Flanders to score with a decent uppercut.
Flanders misses with a looping right.
Fuujin thows a leg kick but Flanders checks it
letting Flanders counter with a right hand.
Flanders is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fuujin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fuujin lands a nice looking body shot.
Flanders throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuujin.
Flanders throws a leg kick but Fuujin sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Flanders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flanders throws a leg kick
and Fuujin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flanders shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanders lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Flanders fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fuujin checks it well.
Fuujin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flanders throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fuujin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Flanders's knee momentarily.
Flanders misses with a kick to the body.
Fuujin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fuujin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fuujin misses with a body kick.
Flanders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fuujin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flanders circles away.
Flanders throws the left hand but Fuujin avoids the punch easily.
Flanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuujin moves away.
Fuujin tries a head kick but it misses.
Flanders throws a low kick but Fuujin avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders throws a shot from downtown. Fuujin moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Flanders.
Flanders fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fuujin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Flanders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Flanders just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Fuujin.
Fuujin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flanders.
Flanders is looking to land body kicks.
Fuujin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuujin avoids the body shot from Flanders.
Flanders misses with a low kick as Fuujin jumps back.
Flanders lands a jab to Fuujin's midsection.
Fuujin throws a body punch but Flanders moves out of range.
Fuujin connects with a leg kick. Flanders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin tried to score with a low kick but Flanders checks it.
Jab, jab by Flanders - just one landing.
Fuujin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fuujin checks the leg kick.
Flanders throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanders attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Flanders misses with a wild body shot.
Fuujin misses with a wild body shot.
Flanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flanders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fuujin's calf.
Fuujin lands a nice looking body shot.
Flanders's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Flanders tenderised Fuujin's leg. Fuujin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Flanders keeps the fight on the outside.
Flanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Flanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shinichi Fuujin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fuujin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Flanders misses the jab.
Flanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flanders fakes the leg kick and cracks Fuujin in the body.
Flanders misses the shot to the body.
Flanders throws a hook to the side of Fuujin's head but Fuujin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuujin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Fuujin misses.
Flanders moves away from the strike by Fuujin.
Fuujin throws a low kick but Flanders moves out of range easily.
Fuujin misses with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Flanders.
Fuujin throws a sloppy head kick and Flanders moves out of range easily.
Flanders avoids the head kick by Fuujin.
Flanders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin is looking to score with low kicks.
Flanders misses with a body kick.
Flanders throws a half hearted mid kick.
No joy there for Fuujin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flanders misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Flanders misses the target.
Nice body kick from Flanders.
Flanders throws a body punch but Fuujin moves out of range.
Flanders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flanders on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fuujin throws a body punch but Flanders moves out of range.
Flanders lands a jab to the nose.
Fuujin throws a sloppy head kick and Flanders moves out of range easily.
Shinichi Fuujin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin lunges at Flanders with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flanders's hand.
Fuujin throws a body punch but Flanders moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Fuujin blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Fuujin blocks the leg kick.
Flanders lands with a shot to the body.
Fuujin with a hook.
Fuujin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flanders avoids the body shot from Fuujin.
Flanders is looking to chop away at Fuujin's legs.
Fuujin wants to land a leg kick but Flanders is out of range.
Fuujin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuujin moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flanders, right into the meat.
Fuujin throws out a leg kick but Flanders moves out of range and Fuujin only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanders throws a leg kick that misses.
Fuujin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fuujin drops his hands momentarily and Flanders takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fuujin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Flanders scoring well with a low kick there.
Fuujin punishes Flanders's body with a nice straight punch.
Flanders misses with a wild body shot.
Fuujin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flanders blocks the body kick.
Fuujin misses with a hook. Flanders ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Flanders.
Flanders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fuujin's sensitive parts.
Flanders misses with a body shot.
Fuujin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Flanders will feel that in the morning.
Flanders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders scores with a spinning back kick!
Flanders moves out of range as Fuujin throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Flanders lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fuujin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fuujin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuujin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flanders moves away.
Flanders throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuujin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Flanders lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fuujin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fuujin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fuujin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fuujin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flanders avoids the head kick by Fuujin.
Flanders throws a hook but Fuujin blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flanders.
Fuujin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fuujin misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Flanders blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shinichi Fuujin.
Well Flanders 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Flanders!
A less than humble Todd Flanders misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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