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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Faldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faldo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Paparazzi Pone - Man Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Faldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muraki Tunamoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faldo throws an off balance right hand
and Tunamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tunamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Faldo lands a nice shot that snaps Tunamoto's head back.
Faldo gets tackled into the cage by Tunamoto. Tunamoto maintains the clinch.
Tunamoto tries a body shot but Faldo blocks it.
Tunamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faldo's elbow.
Tunamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faldo.
Faldo can't find room to land a body shot as Tunamoto controls the action.
Faldo can't find room to land a body shot as Tunamoto controls the action.
Faldo scores with a shot to the side of Tunamoto's head.
Faldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto blocking some punches.
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!
Tunamoto lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Nick Faldo has been cut.
Tunamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tunamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tunamoto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Faldo takes a step back to recover.
Tunamoto scores with a punch to the head.
Faldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tunamoto's hands.
Tunamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tunamoto swinging wildly here.
Faldo ducks under a wild hook from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto scores with a jab.
Faldo swings for the body but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Tunamoto pushes Faldo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tunamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Tunamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tunamoto is looking to clinch but Faldo is avoiding it.
Tunamoto lands a left and a right that send Faldo crashing to the mat, dazed. Tunamoto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Faldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tunamoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Faldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tunamoto. Tunamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Tunamoto misses with a head kick.
Faldo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tunamoto misses with a low kick.
Faldo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Faldo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Faldo duly obliges.
A telegraphed right hand from Tunamoto misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Faldo, right into the meat.
Faldo blocks a leg kick.
Faldo is looking to counter the offense by Tunamoto and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tunamoto.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tunamoto. Faldo shrugs it off though.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faldo wants to slow Tunamoto down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tunamoto! But no joy.
Tunamoto drives through and clinches with Faldo against the cage.
Tunamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faldo stalling in the clinch but Tunamoto improves position.
Faldo trying to stall but Tunamoto improves his position.
Faldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faldo takes a shot to the head.
Faldo tries to throw a body punch but Tunamoto avoids it by throwing Faldo back against the cage.
Tunamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tunamoto blocks a body shot from Faldo.
Tunamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faldo checks a leg kick.
Tunamoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto blocks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Tunamoto.
Faldo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tunamoto throws a low kick but Faldo moves out of range easily.
Faldo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunamoto tries to clinch but Faldo moves out of range.
Tunamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tunamoto scores with a leg kick.
Faldo throws a front kick aimed at Tunamoto's knee but Tunamoto avoids it well.
Tunamoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tunamoto tries to clinch there but Faldo circles away.
As Tunamoto tries to get set, Faldo tries to push him back and clinch up but Tunamoto manages to avoid the attempt.
Faldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tunamoto.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tunamoto rushes Faldo and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Faldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tunamoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Muraki Tunamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Faldo.
Faldo misses with a straight right.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunamoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Tunamoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Faldo misses with a low kick.
Tunamoto throws a solid leg kick but Faldo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tunamoto.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faldo is looking to slow Tunamoto down with leg kicks.
Tunamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tunamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tunamoto is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tunamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faldo's elbow.
Tunamoto tries a body shot but Faldo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Faldo fails to land.
Faldo misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Faldo fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faldo can't find room to land a body shot as Tunamoto controls the action.
Faldo has a couple of punches blocked by Tunamoto.
Faldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Faldo fails to land.
Faldo misses with a punch to the body.
Faldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tunamoto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tunamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Tunamoto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tunamoto checks a low kick from Faldo.
Tunamoto is looking for the big counter here.
Tunamoto tries to clinch up but Faldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Faldo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tunamoto misses with an uppercut.
Tunamoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tunamoto checks a leg kick.
Faldo throws a hook but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tunamoto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunamoto throws a leg kick but Faldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Faldo wants to land a leg kick but Tunamoto is out of range.
Tunamoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tunamoto forces Faldo back against the cage and clinches.
Tunamoto blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Faldo.
Faldo scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tunamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Faldo tries to throw a body punch but Tunamoto avoids it by throwing Faldo back against the cage.
Tunamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Faldo controls the action.
Tunamoto blocks a body shot from Faldo.
A frustrated look appears on Tunamoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faldo.
Faldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tunamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nick Faldo's cut is getting worse.
Tunamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tunamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faldo's elbow.
Tunamoto works on Faldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Tunamoto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Faldo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tunamoto can turn it around.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto lands an elbow inside that Faldo shrugs off.
Tunamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tunamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faldo.
Tunamoto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tunamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faldo is looking to counter the offense by Tunamoto and move into the clinch.
Tunamoto darts in and clinches Faldo up against the cage.
Faldo trying to control the position but instead, Tunamoto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Faldo into the cage.
Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
Faldo misses with a right hand
and Tunamoto counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tunamoto.
Faldo slips a jab and a cross from Tunamoto.
Faldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tunamoto. Tunamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Tunamoto lands with a straight right. Faldo didn't see that one coming.
Nick Faldo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tunamoto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faldo momentarily.
Faldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Faldo is looking to chop away at Tunamoto's legs.
Tunamoto blocks a leg kick.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jeez, Nick Faldo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Faldo keeps the fight on the outside.
As Tunamoto tries to get set, Faldo tries to push him back and clinch up but Tunamoto manages to avoid the attempt.
Tunamoto drives through and clinches with Faldo against the cage.
Faldo lands with a left to the head.
Faldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tunamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faldo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tunamoto counters with a body kick.
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.
The cut man is working on Nick Faldo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tunamoto tries to clinch up.
Faldo misses with a body punch
letting Tunamoto counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tunamoto.
Faldo wants to slow Tunamoto down by chopping away at his legs.
Faldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Tunamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tunamoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tunamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunamoto connects with a looping right hand.
Tunamoto misses with a shot to the body
and Faldo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Faldo.
Faldo misses with a body punch.
Tunamoto prevents a body shot from Faldo.
Faldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Faldo fails to land.
Faldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faldo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Faldo tries a body shot but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Tunamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nick Faldo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Muraki Tunamoto!
Muraki Tunamoto managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
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