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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blackmore might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 16th century greensleeves. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
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194 lbs
32 - 30 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritchie Blackmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muraki Tunamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackmore tries to land a leg kick but Tunamoto saw it coming and moves away.
Tunamoto avoids the head kick by Blackmore.
Blackmore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blackmore misses with a low kick.
Tunamoto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tunamoto misses with a body shot.
Blackmore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto tries a quick counter leg kick but Blackmore is wise to it.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackmore throws a lazy right hand but Tunamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tunamoto tries to move into range but Blackmore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tunamoto looks for the body kick but Blackmore saw that one coming.
Blackmore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blackmore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackmore slips a straight right by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto scores with a leg kick.
Blackmore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tunamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blackmore's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackmore looks to land a left hand but Tunamoto moved out of range nicely.
Tunamoto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blackmore with a body shot.
Tunamoto throws a front kick that sends Blackmore stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blackmore working aggressively here.
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Tunamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Blackmore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tunamoto moves into the clinch.
Tunamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blackmore takes a shot to the head.
Blackmore can't find room to land a body shot as Tunamoto controls the action.
Tunamoto scores with a shot to the side of Blackmore's head.
Blackmore misses with some punches.
Tunamoto is leaning against Blackmore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blackmore swings wildly with an uppercut but Tunamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackmore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackmore misses with a knee to the head.
Blackmore throws a head punch that misses.
Blackmore scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tunamoto stops a takedown attempt from Blackmore.
Blackmore working aggressively here.
Blackmore pushes Tunamoto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blackmore tries a body shot but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Blackmore as the two fighters clinch.
Blackmore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blackmore prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blackmore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blackmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blackmore wants to take the fight to the mat but Tunamoto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tunamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Blackmore fails to land.
Blackmore goes for a takedown attempt but Tunamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tunamoto has closed the distance and engaged Blackmore in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto misses with a body punch.
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Blackmore lands with a right hand.
Tunamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blackmore, pushing him back against the cage.
Tunamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackmore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tunamoto tries to work over Blackmore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tunamoto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blackmore seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tunamoto can turn it around.
Blackmore throws a punch but it's blocked by Tunamoto.
Blackmore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackmore prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackmore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackmore throws out a loose jab but Tunamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tunamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Blackmore tries a body shot but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tunamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto blocks an uppercut.
Tunamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tunamoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tunamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Tunamoto tenderised Blackmore's leg. Blackmore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tunamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tunamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackmore circles away.
Blackmore feints a jab promting Tunamoto to slip. Blackmore then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tunamoto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but Blackmore moves out of range.
Blackmore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tunamoto but Tunamoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tunamoto! But no joy.
Tunamoto connects with a crisp jab.
Tunamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blackmore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Muraki Tunamoto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tunamoto wants to clinch.
Blackmore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tunamoto blocks a leg kick.
Tunamoto thinks about the counter body kick.
Blackmore misses with a kick to the body.
Muraki Tunamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tunamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tunamoto.
Blackmore takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tunamoto throws a head kick but Blackmore moves out of range.
Blackmore is looking for a counter combo.
Blackmore tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tunamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Tunamoto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blackmore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto scores with a one two! Blackmore had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blackmore misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Tunamoto.
Blackmore tries to clinch up but Tunamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Tunamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Jab from Blackmore.
Tunamoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blackmore looks to throw the jab but Tunamoto is out of range.
Tunamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackmore.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackmore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackmore misses with a body kick.
Muraki Tunamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tunamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackmore misses the target.
Blackmore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tunamoto doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tunamoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blackmore connects with a nice looking jab.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackmore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Blackmore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blackmore.
Blackmore throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackmore misses the target.
Tunamoto tries to clinch but Blackmore is having none of it.
Tunamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackmore lands the left hand.
Blackmore throws a leg kick that misses.
Tunamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Tunamoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackmore swings widly with a right hand
and Tunamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackmore wants to clinch up but Tunamoto keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore connects with a right hand. Tunamoto shakes it off.
Blackmore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blackmore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackmore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tunamoto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackmore avoids the head kick by Tunamoto.
Blackmore slips a jab and a cross from Tunamoto.
Blackmore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Blackmore misses.
Blackmore throws a hook but Tunamoto avoids it easily.
Blackmore thows a leg kick but Tunamoto checks it
and Tunamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blackmore avoids the head kick by Tunamoto.
Blackmore clobbers Tunamoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tunamoto.
An inside leg kick from Tunamoto misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackmore stuns Tunamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blackmore gets tackled into the cage by Tunamoto. Tunamoto maintains the clinch.
Tunamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tunamoto manages to break the clinch.
Blackmore scores with a body shot.
Blackmore misses with an uppercut.
Tunamoto misses with a hook. Blackmore ducked under it nicely.
Blackmore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tunamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackmore feints and as Tunamoto raises his hands in defense, Blackmore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tunamoto wants to stand but Blackmore is controlling the position.
Blackmore landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tunamoto has Blackmore up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackmore has a couple of punches blocked by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tunamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tunamoto gets underhooks to prevent Blackmore's takedown attempt.
Blackmore drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tunamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Tunamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackmore circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Tunamoto - just one landing.
Tunamoto misses with an uppercut. Blackmore saw that one coming.
Tunamoto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tunamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Blackmore tried to counter with a leg kick but Tunamoto avoided it.
Blackmore keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackmore appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Tunamoto - just one landing.
Tunamoto checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Tunamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tunamoto swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tunamoto, right into the meat.
Tunamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blackmore throws a hook but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blackmore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blackmore tries to bum rush Tunamoto with a series of wild strikes but Tunamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tunamoto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tunamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackmore is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tunamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackmore. That did some damage!
Blackmore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blackmore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tunamoto to score with a decent uppercut.
Blackmore gets tackled into the cage by Tunamoto. Tunamoto maintains the clinch.
Blackmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blackmore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tunamoto prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Blackmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tunamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackmore scores with a hook to the body.
Blackmore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackmore misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackmore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tunamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tunamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blackmore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blackmore misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blackmore lands a hook that snaps the head of Tunamoto backwards.
Tunamoto tries a body shot but Blackmore blocks it.
Tunamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tunamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackmore's defenses.
Tunamoto tries to circle away but Blackmore has him pinned against the cage.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tunamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tunamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muraki Tunamoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tunamoto.
Blackmore misses with the head strike.
Blackmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackmore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ritchie Blackmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackmore working aggressively here.
Blackmore presses Tunamoto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Tunamoto.
Blackmore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tunamoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blackmore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackmore throws a head punch that misses.
Blackmore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tunamoto's elbow.
Blackmore prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Blackmore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackmore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muraki Tunamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tunamoto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muraki Tunamoto!
After the big win, Muraki Tunamoto made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Ritchie Blackmore stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you for the contest. /handshake'.
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