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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kota Kamiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kota Kamiya!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furfur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A clash of legs there as Kamiya blocks the low kick.
Kamiya misses with an uppercut
and Kamiya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Furfur thuds a left hand into Kamiya's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kamiya.
Furfur connects with a body shot that sends Kamiya's belly button to the back.
Kamiya moves forwards but Furfur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kamiya throws the left hand but Furfur avoids the punch easily.
Furfur misses the jab.
Kamiya throws a head kick but Furfur moves out of range.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamiya throws a sloppy head kick and Furfur moves out of range easily.
Furfur is looking to chop away at Kamiya's legs.
Furfur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamiya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamiya throws a hook but Furfur blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamiya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Furfur defends it nicely.
Kamiya blocks the body kick.
Kamiya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Furfur.
Furfur moves away from the strike by Kamiya.
Furfur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kamiya's head backwards.
Kamiya checks the leg kick.
Furfur defending well as Kamiya loads up on a big left hand.
Furfur looks to land a body kick but Kamiya moved away.
Furfur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Furfur is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Furfur.
A leg kick checked by Kamiya.
Furfur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamiya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Furfur.
Furfur slips under a jab from Kamiya.
Jab by Furfur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Furfur, right into the meat.
Kamiya misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Kamiya.
Kamiya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Furfur. Furfur obviously looking to wear him down.
Furfur is looking to clinch but Kamiya is avoiding it.
Furfur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Furfur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kamiya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur clinches up with Kamiya and pushes him back against the cage.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kamiya backwards.
Kamiya avoids the elbow strike from Furfur, against the cage.
Furfur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamiya backwards.
Kamiya digs a right hand underneath Furfur's ribcage. Furfur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kamiya manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kamiya looking to control.
Kamiya wants to sweep here but Furfur controlling him for the moment.
Furfur passes Kamiya's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya is trying to control but Furfur manages to pass to mount!
Furfur controlling his opponent.
Kamiya tries to lock up and control but Furfur gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furfur wants to control the pace but Kamiya is squirming around nicely.
Kamiya wants to hold on but Furfur pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zophiel Furfur dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Furfur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Furfur scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kamiya.
Kamiya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Furfur takes a step back to recover.
Furfur throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kamiya counters with a nice body shot.
Kamiya tries to keep at a distance but Furfur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Furfur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furfur.
Kamiya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Furfur.
Furfur wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Furfur lands with a right to the head.
Furfur's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kamiya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Furfur is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
Furfur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Furfur gets through Kamiya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Furfur has Kamiya pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur wants to stall.
Kamiya can't find room to land a body shot as Furfur controls the action.
Kamiya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Furfur smiles and moves away.
Kamiya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zophiel Furfur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Kamiya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Furfur.
Kamiya throws an overhand right that lands on Furfur's shoulder, as Furfur tries to avoid the shot.
Furfur throws a leg kick but Kamiya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kamiya shoots in looking for a takedown but Furfur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kamiya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Furfur cracks the inside of Kamiya's front leg.
Furfur stuffs the takedown.
Furfur lands a leg kick that knocks Kamiya off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Furfur. That's going to slow Kamiya down.
Kamiya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Furfur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kamiya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kamiya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furfur.
Zophiel Furfur is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Furfur throws out the jab.
Furfur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kamiya, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furfur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Furfur scores with a shot to the side of Kamiya's head.
Furfur scores with a shoulder strike.
Furfur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Furfur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Furfur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamiya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamiya manages to pull guard.
Furfur won't allow Kamiya to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zophiel Furfur dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Furfur looks to land a left hand but Kamiya moved out of range nicely.
Furfur thows a leg kick but Kamiya checks it
and Kamiya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Furfur thinking.
Kamiya drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kamiya works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Furfur wants to get back to his feet.
Furfur tries to get to full guard but Kamiya has control of the leg.
Kamiya is just content to waste time from the top position. Furfur takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kamiya looking to sit in guard and control but Furfur gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Furfur tries to stand but Kamiya is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamiya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Furfur content to stall in guard here.
Kamiya is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya wants to control but Furfur passes easily into half guard.
Kamiya is looking to get back to full guard here but Furfur has managed to pass to side control instead.
Furfur stands up and beckons Kamiya to his feet.
That kick from Kamiya tenderised Furfur's leg. Furfur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kamiya lands with a good body shot.
Furfur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamiya was well out of range. Poor timing from Furfur.
Kamiya moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamiya.
Kamiya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Furfur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Furfur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kamiya looks to score with a jab to the body but Furfur is just out of range.
Kamiya connects with a body shot.
Kamiya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamiya just misses with a punch to the body.
Zophiel Furfur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furfur moves away from the strike by Kamiya.
Furfur lands with a shot to the body.
Kamiya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Furfur's waist but Furfur gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kamiya off to one side.
Furfur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamiya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furfur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Furfur delivers a nice body kick.
Furfur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furfur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kamiya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kota Kamiya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamiya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Furfur throws a wild body kick that Kamiya sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furfur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kamiya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Furfur swivels and escapes.
Zophiel Furfur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kota Kamiya.
Furfur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamiya. That did some damage!
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 Zophiel Furfur.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Furfur, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zophiel Furfur!
During a confident post fight interview, Zophiel Furfur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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