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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fujii Yusuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujii Yusuke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elijah David's chin.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fujii Yusuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah David!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yusuke.
A little feinted left hand from Yusuke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yusuke ducks under a wild hook from David.
David uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yusuke has time to react.
David throws a right hand that Yusuke ducks under and follows up with a left that Yusuke also avoids with ease.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Yusuke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yusuke dodges the punch combination from David.
Elijah David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David dips to his left and cracks Yusuke with an uppercut!
David needs to keep his hands up - Yusuke had a free shot at his head there.
David takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
David moves out of range as Yusuke throws a body kick.
David lands a two punch combo.
Yusuke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David lands with an overhand left.
David throws a push kick but Yusuke slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Yusuke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Yusuke.
David is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
David misses with a double jab.
David moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
David takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as David checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yusuke slips under a jab.
Yusuke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
David throws a looping overhand right but Yusuke ducks down to avoid it.
David swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Yusuke counter with a right hand.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yusuke misses with a body shot.
Yusuke tries to clinch up but David circles away and keeps his distance.
Yusuke throws a front kick that sends David stumbling back into the cage.
David throws a one two combo.
David gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
David on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yusuke slips a jab and a cross from David.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fujii Yusuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yusuke scores with a kick to the body.
David defending well as Yusuke loads up on a big left hand.
Yusuke looks to land a left hand but David moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke throws a body shot but no joy.
Yusuke clobbers David with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yusuke clinches up with David and pushes him back against the cage.
Yusuke looking to stall.
David throws a punch but it's blocked by Yusuke.
Yusuke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yusuke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
David fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yusuke sprawls well initially but David persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yusuke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yusuke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. David is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David cracks Yusuke with a solid left hand.
Yusuke is looking for a triangle but David pushes his legs off easily.
David is stalling in the full guard.
David landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David chips away with some ground and pound.
David looking to pass the guard.
Yusuke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yusuke has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. David is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Yusuke.
David trying to control the action but Yusuke is working from the bottom.
Yusuke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but David wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yusuke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
David scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yusuke is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute David jumps into side control!
Yusuke gets back to half guard.
David seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yusuke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
David takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
David passes into side control, despite Yusuke's attempt to control the position.
David in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yusuke wants to control but David postures up.
Yusuke sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David wants to control but Yusuke is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah David dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A good leg kick by David.
Yusuke slips a jab from David.
Yusuke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yusuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from David misses
and Yusuke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Yusuke there.
David throws a right and a left that Yusuke avoids nicely.
David misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Yusuke misses its target.
Elijah David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yusuke moves out of range of the strikes.
David checks the leg kick nicely there.
David wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
David ducks right into an uppercut from Yusuke.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusuke moves away.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
Yusuke dodges the punch combination from David.
Yusuke throws a push kick but David slaps the foot to one side.
Yusuke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Yusuke avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yusuke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A lazy left from David finds it's target.
Yusuke looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
Yusuke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from David. Those never looked like landing.
David lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yusuke circles away quickly and effectively.
Yusuke throws a jab but it's blocked by David.
Yusuke tries to clinch but David is having none of it.
David sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
David keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
David misses with a hook.
David takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yusuke lands a head shot.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Yusuke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke with a hook.
David's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and David duly obliges.
Yusuke throws a shot from downtown. David moves away and avoids it.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
David misses with a double jab
and Yusuke counters with a stiff right hand.
David scoring well with a low kick there.
David lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yusuke circles away quickly and effectively.
Yusuke sizes up David with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yusuke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yusuke looks to throw the jab but David is out of range.
Yusuke lands a jab to the head.
David slips under a jab from Yusuke.
David misses with a shot to the body
and Yusuke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Yusuke catches David right on the button with a cross.
David is rocked!
Yusuke fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks David square on the jaw! Damn, David is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fujii Yusuke!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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