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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Tsunami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Ignacio Cresta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cresta's choice of entrance music: The black keys - I got mine. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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184 cm
28
196 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
189 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Good kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Tsunami! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Ignacio Cresta! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cresta misses with a body shot
and Tsunami counters with a thumping low kick. Tsunami looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. An inside leg kick from Tsunami misses. Cresta looks to land a combination but Tsunami avoids it well. Cresta's coach down at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cresta's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. A nice combination there by Cresta.
Tsunami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cresta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Cresta misses with a hook to the body
and Tsunami counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Tsunami is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Tsunami's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Cresta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tsunami is looking to work some ground and pound but Cresta has wrist control. Cresta keeping moving, preventing Tsunami from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tsunami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Cresta wants to stand and escape but Tsunami is having none of it. Tsunami controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Tsunami drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tsunami cracks Cresta with a big elbow. Tsunami lands some shots froms side control. Tsunami looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cresta is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Tsunami seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cresta takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tsunami working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tsunami controls the position from side control. Cresta takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. An elbow from Tsunami crashes against the mat.
Tsunami tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. The strikes coming from Tsunami are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cresta takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The strikes coming from Tsunami are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Tsunami misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Cresta seems a little lost for a moment, as Tsunami dominates the positioning. Tsunami prevents Cresta from escaping the position. Tsunami is looking to take a break and control but Cresta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Cresta dodges the ground and pound from Tsunami. Tsunami looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cresta is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tsunami prevents Cresta from escaping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Cresta cracks Tsunami with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Cresta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsunami moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A left lands for Cresta. Tsunami feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Tsunami works over Cresta with some ground and pound from guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tsunami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cresta works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Tsunami lands a couple of elbows. Tsunami trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Tsunami with a flurry of punches that miss. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tsunami stays in close to Cresta's body and controls the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Tsunami dominated that round. That's time! Tsunami's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cresta misses with a looping left. Tsunami drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cresta is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tsunami is controlling him well. Cresta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tsunami. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Cresta avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tsunami. Tsunami looks up at the clock and then as Cresta takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tsunami smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tsunami working the ground and pound. Tsunami in side control, throwing shots but Cresta defends. Tsunami lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tsunami in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Tsunami misses with the ground and pound. Tsunami cracks Cresta with a big elbow. Tsunami is putting a hurting on Cresta here, landing some big shots from side control. Cresta wants to get back to his feet. Tsunami throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Tsunami misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Cresta is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Tsunami moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tsunami advances to full mount. Tsunami raining down hammerfists from mount. Tsunami lands a heavy elbow. Tsunami controlling the position easily from mount. Further stalling from Tsunami. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cresta can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tsunami lands a heavy elbow. Tsunami breaks from Cresta's wrist control and lands an elbow. Tsunami thowing shots but they're missing. Tsunami with good strikes from the mount here! Tsunami landing strikes from the mount.
Cresta is rocked! Tsunami postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Cresta badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tsunami around the waist but Tsunami pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tsunami is the winner by TKO! Tsunami jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Tsunami! After winning the bout, Dominic Tsunami thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. Juan Ignacio Cresta spoke after the fight, saying 'was a tough fight, I have made a mistake and I lost, he's a worthy winner. now I want revenge'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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