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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Fazio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toyoki Kawamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fazio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Mob Rules. Ed Fazio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ed Fazio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toyoki Kawamura!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kawamura swings for the body but Fazio moves out of range.
Fazio checks a low kick from Kawamura.
Kawamura walks into a stiff left hand from Fazio.
Kawamura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kawamura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fazio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawamura shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fazio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fazio is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fazio is doing well to control the position and prevent Kawamura from advancing to side control.
Fazio is trying to get back to full guard.
Fazio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fazio manages to get to full guard.
Fazio looking for a sweep. Not yet Fazio, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawamura wants to control from the top but Fazio keeps moving.
Fazio wants to sweep here but Kawamura controlling him for the moment.
Kawamura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazio is working hard here to advance position.
Fazio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fazio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fazio lands a big elbow.
Kawamura felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawamura squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kawamura tries to reverse the position but Fazio maintains control.
Fazio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kawamura hang on?
Kawamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fazio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fazio with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fazio looking to finish Kawamura with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kawamura!
Fazio lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fazio scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fazio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Fazio.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fazio landing strikes from the mount.
Kawamura takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kawamura is rocked!
Kawamura takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Fazio's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Fazio!
After winning the bout, Ed Fazio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Toyoki Kawamura was interviewed post fight and said 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - OMG They Clinched Kenny - FNPFC'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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