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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kupal Kupalogs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Orbiso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kupal Kupalogs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurt Orbiso!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orbiso shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kupalogs eats them both and turns towards Orbiso to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Kupal Kupalogs has been cut.
Kupalogs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Orbiso sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kupalogs somewhat.
Kupalogs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orbiso but Orbiso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orbiso misses with a two punch combination.
Kupalogs scores with a takedown into Orbiso's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kupalogs tries to free his leg and advance position but Orbiso is retaining full guard.
Kupalogs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orbiso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Kupalogs's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kupalogs with a nice head shot there.
Kupalogs looking to pass the guard.
Kupalogs postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kupalogs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orbiso keeping moving, preventing Kupalogs from controlling successfully.
Kupalogs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orbiso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kupalogs throwing strikes from guard but Orbiso blocks nicely.
Kupalogs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orbiso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kupalogs wants to control from the top but Orbiso keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kupalogs takes one on the button.
Orbiso connects with a crisp jab.
Kupalogs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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!
Kupalogs with the ground and pound but Orbiso uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kupalogs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kupalogs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kupalogs throws a big right hand that misses.
Kupalogs landing with the ground and pound.
Kupalogs throws a big right hand that misses.
Kupalogs looking to sit in guard and control but Orbiso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kupalogs looking to control.
Kupalogs is pulling down on Orbiso's head. It's preventing any offense from Orbiso, at least for the moment.
Orbiso's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kupalogs wants to sweep here but Orbiso controlling him for the moment.
Kupalogs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kupalogs is looking to sweep but instead, Orbiso has passed into half guard.
Orbiso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kupalogs is looking to control Orbiso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kupalogs avoid being mounted?
Orbiso works his foot free and advances to mount.
Orbiso thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Orbiso lands a couple of good shots and Kupalogs has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orbiso throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orbiso throwing sloppy strikes.
Orbiso punches the canvas rather than the man.
Kupalogs looking very determined here, making life difficult for Orbiso.
Orbiso throwing sloppy strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Orbiso manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Kupalogs is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Orbiso missing with punches from the back.
Orbiso punches the canvas rather than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orbiso tries to keep control of the position but Kupalogs is staying busy.
Kupalogs tries to escape but Orbiso has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Orbiso thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Orbiso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kupal Kupalogs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orbiso tries to clinch up but Kupalogs circles away and keeps his distance.
Kupalogs shoots for a double leg takedown but Orbiso sprawls well. He's pushed Kupalogs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kupalogs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Orbiso's guard.
Orbiso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Orbiso is stalling here. Kupalogs is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Orbiso seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kupalogs has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kupalogs working the ground and pound.
Orbiso regains half guard, as Kupalogs was trying to land strikes.
Kupalogs trying to control from Orbiso's half guard. Orbiso has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kupalogs trying to control the position from guard on top but Orbiso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kupalogs is looking to work some ground and pound but Orbiso has wrist control.
Kupal Kupalogs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kupalogs landing with the ground and pound.
Orbiso keeping moving, preventing Kupalogs from controlling successfully.
Orbiso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kupalogs is looking to control Orbiso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kupalogs avoid being mounted?
Orbiso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orbiso prevents Kupalogs from improving his position.
Orbiso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orbiso is thwarting Kupalogs's attempts to control the position.
Kupalogs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orbiso on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kupal Kupalogs just wasn't active enough.
Orbiso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orbiso pulls Kupalogs into guard.
Kupalogs wants to control from the top but Orbiso keeps moving.
Orbiso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orbiso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Orbiso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kupalogs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orbiso keeping moving, preventing Kupalogs from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kupalogs is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Orbiso is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Orbiso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kupalogs misses with a takedown attempt - Orbiso sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Orbiso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kupalogs at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orbiso misses with a two punch combination.
Kupalogs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orbiso finds it's way round the side to connect with Kupalogs's head.
Kupal Kupalogs's cut is getting worse.
Orbiso stuffs the takedown attempt from Kupalogs. Kupalogs gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kupal Kupalogs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kupalogs walks into a stiff left hand from Orbiso.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Orbiso!
Kupal Kupalogs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kupalogs is defended easily by Orbiso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orbiso bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Orbiso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orbiso throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Orbiso thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Orbiso tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Orbiso throws a strike aimed at the side of Kupalogs's head but Kupalogs avoids it well.
An elbow from Orbiso crashes against the mat.
Orbiso in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Orbiso stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kupalogs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Orbiso throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Orbiso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kupal Kupalogs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kupalogs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kupalogs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orbiso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kupalogs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kupalogs shoots in for a takedown but Orbiso shows good takedown defense.
Oooh a lovely combination from Orbiso sends Kupalogs down but not out. Orbiso dives into side control looking to finish.
Kupalogs is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orbiso tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Oh Kupalogs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ground and pound from Orbiso seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Orbiso working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Orbiso throws an elbow but Kupalogs slips to the side and avoids it well.
Orbiso tries to score with some ground and pound. Kupalogs controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kupalogs seems to have got his legs back now.
The strikes coming from Orbiso are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kupalogs is not content to let Orbiso control the position.
Orbiso sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kupalogs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kupalogs parries the strikes from Orbiso easily there. Orbiso is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kupalogs to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kupalogs wants to control but Orbiso postures up.
Orbiso wants to control but Kupalogs is keeping him busy.
Orbiso misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kupalogs is looking to regain half guard here but Orbiso keeps moving and retains side control.
Orbiso is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kupalogs has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kupalogs is trying to get back to half guard.
Orbiso misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kupalogs is letting Orbiso control him for a moment.
Orbiso throwing strikes but Kupalogs manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kupalogs is looking to take a break and control but Orbiso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kupalogs throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Orbiso is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kupalogs tries to advance to mount but Orbiso instead regains half guard.
Kupalogs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orbiso keeps working.
Kupalogs takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orbiso is looking to control Kupalogs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Orbiso avoid being mounted?
Orbiso tries to kick Kupalogs off but Kupalogs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kupalogs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Orbiso tries to get to full guard but Kupalogs has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orbiso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kupalogs.
Kupalogs is trying to control the action in half guard but Orbiso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kupalogs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kupalogs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kupalogs with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Orbiso is trying to stand up here but Kupalogs is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kupalogs in particular looking to stall.
Kupalogs stalling away here and it's allowed Orbiso to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kupalogs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kupalogs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Orbiso is trying to control the position but Kupalogs postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kupalogs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orbiso keeping moving, preventing Kupalogs from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kupalogs wants to pass the guard but Orbiso is keeping the position.
Kupal Kupalogs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurt Orbiso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Orbiso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Orbiso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orbiso 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Orbiso!
After winning the bout, Kurt Orbiso thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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