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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dannie Faulkner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fukita Harukaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dannie Faulkner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dannie Faulkner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fukita Harukaze !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulkner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Faulkner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harukaze tries to improve position but can't.
Faulkner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Harukaze will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Faulkner in side control, throwing shots but Harukaze defends.
Faulkner looks up at the clock and then as Harukaze takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Faulkner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Harukaze tries to improve position but can't.
Harukaze tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Faulkner easily slips into full mount!
Faulkner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harukaze is looking to escape.
Harukaze avoids a series of strikes thrown by Faulkner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harukaze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Faulkner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harukaze wants to control but Faulkner is having none of it.
Faulkner with shots to the head and body - Harukaze looks very uncomfortable down there.
Faulkner lands a couple of good shots and Harukaze has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harukaze controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Faulkner misses with an elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harukaze just looking to survive in the bad position.
Harukaze is trying to stand back up.
Faulkner landing with strikes.
Faulkner punches the canvas rather than the man.
Faulkner missing with strikes.
Faulkner lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Faulkner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulkner missing with strikes.
Faulkner connects with a big shot to the side of Harukaze 's head.
Faulkner controlling the position well here. Harukaze rolled but Faulkner kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Faulkner not allowing Harukaze to control his hands.
Faulkner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Faulkner throwing damaging strikes from the back! Harukaze could be in trouble here!
Faulkner misses with a punch to the head.
Faulkner misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulkner lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Faulkner struggling to land strikes to the head as Harukaze covers up.
Faulkner loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Harukaze hold on?
Faulkner lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Good control from Faulkner.
Faulkner loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Harukaze hold on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faulkner gets his hands free as Harukaze looks to control.
Harukaze takes a big shot to the side of the head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dannie Faulkner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Harukaze .
Harukaze misses with a lunging right hand
and Faulkner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Faulkner fails with a takedown attempt.
Harukaze shoots in but Faulkner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Faulkner checks a low kick from Harukaze .
Harukaze has Faulkner up against the cage in a clinch.
Faulkner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Harukaze is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Faulkner is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulkner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Faulkner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Faulkner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Harukaze looks a forlorn figure.
Faulkner looking to ground and pound but Harukaze is blocking nicely.
Harukaze is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Faulkner wants to control the pace but Harukaze is squirming around nicely.
Harukaze is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulkner with shots to the head and body - Harukaze looks very uncomfortable down there.
Faulkner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Harukaze hang on?
Faulkner landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Harukaze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Faulkner content just to control the position here.
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!
Harukaze really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harukaze is breathing heavily.
Harukaze is squirming around, avoiding Faulkner's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harukaze tries to hold on but Faulkner postures up.
Harukaze avoids a series of strikes thrown by Faulkner.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faulkner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Faulkner landing strikes from the mount.
Faulkner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Faulkner fails to move to back control.
Faulkner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harukaze takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Faulkner scoring with strikes but Harukaze is staying in there.
Harukaze in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Faulkner misses with a head shot.
Faulkner lands a big shot there that rocks Harukaze but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faulkner controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harukaze tries to lock up and control but Faulkner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dannie Faulkner dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Faulkner shoots in looking for a takedown but Harukaze manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Faulkner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harukaze pushes Faulkner up against the cage in a clinch.
Harukaze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faulkner is trying to maintain a safe position but Harukaze gets an underhook and turns Faulkner into the cage.
Faulkner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harukaze gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Faulkner goes for a takedown attempt but Harukaze pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dannie Faulkner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Faulkner turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Faulkner manages to end up in side control.
Harukaze tries to bench press Faulkner off him but Faulkner keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulkner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harukaze is trying to improve his position.
Faulkner decides to stand back up. Faulkner steps back and let's Harukaze get back to his feet.
Harukaze moves into the clinch.
Faulkner wants a takedown but no success here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harukaze is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Faulkner to keep the fight standing.
Harukaze breaks the clinch.
Harukaze shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Faulkner's guard.
Harukaze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faulkner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dannie Faulkner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harukaze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Harukaze trying to control but Faulkner is working from the bottom.
Harukaze stands up and waves to Faulkner to follow him.
Faulkner avoids the head kick by Harukaze .
Faulkner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harukaze throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harukaze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Faulkner is fending him off so far but Harukaze persists. Nope, Faulkner circles away and we're back to standing.
Harukaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faulkner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harukaze was covering up waiting for the punch and Faulkner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Harukaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harukaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faulkner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Faulkner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harukaze is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faulkner is controlling him.
Harukaze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Faulkner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harukaze 's guard.
Faulkner working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faulkner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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 Dannie Faulkner.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faulkner, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dannie Faulkner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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