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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yushin Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita's entrance music is Koto - Jabdah. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushin Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geoff Harding!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujita thows a body shot but no joy.
Fujita thuds his right hand into Harding's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fujita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Harding or perhaps it was just good defense by Fujita which made him look bad.
Fujita misses with a series of wild punches.
Harding slips a jab and a cross from Fujita.
Fujita takes a swing at Harding's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Fujita does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Fujita. No joy for Harding on that attempt.
Fujita tries to bum rush Harding with a series of wild strikes but Harding uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fujita throws a combination. Harding tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fujita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fujita displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harding is rocked!
Fujita misses with the combination.
Harding is still on wobbly legs! Can Fujita finish him?
Harding misses the jab.
Yushin Fujita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fujita misses.
Fujita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harding seems to have recovered his senses.
Fujita lands with a shot to the body.
Fujita misses with the combination.
Harding fails with a takedown attempt.
Yushin Fujita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Harding.
Harding shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harding looks gassed!
Fujita tries for a takedown but Harding circles away easily
and Harding counters with an inside leg kick.
Fujita scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fujita misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fujita throws a jab when Harding was well out of range.
Harding takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fujita tries to bum rush Harding with a series of wild strikes but Harding uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding gets caught flat footed, as Fujita shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fujita avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fujita wants to pass the guard but Harding is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harding is on top in guard.
Fujita lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harding!
Fujita working for a guillotine from mount but Harding is in no mood to give up.
Harding really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fujita landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Fujita landing strikes, looking to finish!
Harding tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita tries to control but Harding wriggling away.
Harding is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fujita wants to take Harding's back but he can't do it this time.
Fujita is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Harding tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Harding that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fujita stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Fujita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Fujita misses.
Fujita swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harding counters with a takedown into side control.
Fujita manages to get back to half guard.
Harding missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harding prevents Fujita from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Harding is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fujita gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harding wants to control from the top but Fujita keeps moving.
Harding trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harding advances to half guard.
Harding is looking to take a break and control but Fujita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harding looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harding tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fujita knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yushin Fujita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harding misses with a takedown attempt - Fujita sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A shot to de liver by Fujita. Beautiful body shot.
Harding closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fujita circles away.
Harding takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fujita fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Fujita misses.
Fujita misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fujita tries to bum rush Harding with a series of wild strikes but Harding uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harding gets a clinch.
Harding tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yushin Fujita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Harding.
Harding manages to pull guard.
Fujita wants to pass the guard but Harding is keeping the position.
Fujita stopping the sweep attempt from Harding.
Harding is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harding trying to control the position.
Harding trying to strike off his back.
Harding throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Harding tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fujita, as that shot connected.
A combination from Fujita does no damage.
Fujita throws a series of punches but Harding avoids them all with ease.
Fujita fails to land with a series of punches.
Harding misses with a takedown attempt - Fujita sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fujita is looking to land body kicks.
Harding looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fujita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fujita misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding fails with a takedown attempt.
Fujita is looking to wear down Harding with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fujita scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harding won't allow Fujita to pass to mount.
Fujita tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Harding.
Harding looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fujita is looking for a kimura here.
Fujita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harding keeps working.
Harding makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harding.
Harding tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fujita passes Harding's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita is looking to advance position but Harding won't allow it.
Fujita working over Harding with some ground and pound. Harding looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fujita is pressing down on Harding's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harding is holding on for now.
Harding slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fujita passes Harding's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fujita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harding tries to roll over but Fujita keeps him under control.
Harding is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fujita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harding wants to improve his position but Fujita is controlling well.
Fujita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fujita trying to control from half guard but Harding is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita trying to mount his opponent but Harding defends it.
Harding is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harding is trying to control but can't.
Harding is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Fujita jumps into side control!
Harding struggling a bit here.
Fujita controlling from side mount.
Harding can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harding has his takedown stuffed
and Harding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yushin Fujita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fujita drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harding not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fujita wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
Harding bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fujita's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yushin Fujita dominated that second round.
That's time! Fujita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fujita checks a low kick from Harding.
Harding tries for a takedown but Fujita sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fujita misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Fujita.
Fujita connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harding. Harding circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harding rushes Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Harding pulls guard successfully.
Fujita pushes down on Harding's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harding wants to control but Fujita is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fujita is keen to just control but Harding is a slippery customer.
Fujita scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fujita is tying to control. Harding wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fujita tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Harding slips a jab and a cross from Fujita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita lands with a cross.
Fujita scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harding showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fujita.
Fujita lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fujita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harding.
Harding closes the distance and clinches.
Fujita has had enough of the clinch but Harding keeps him there for the moment.
Harding gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fujita is defending against the submission attempts here by Harding.
Fujita gets back to full guard.
Harding stands up from Fujita's guard - Harding perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fujita misses with a series of wild punches.
Yushin Fujita is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita shoots in and drives through. Harding sprawls well.
Fujita misses with a wild combination.
Fujita throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Harding as Fujita shoots in.
Fujita lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Fujita does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujita lands a hook that stumbles Harding back into the ropes. Fujita follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Harding to the canvas! Fujita pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Harding has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yushin Fujita!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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