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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Pullo (ranked 1291 p4p, 39 weight class) and Katsuya Yasumi (ranked 2362 p4p, 36 weight class). Yasumi has chosen Lunchmoney Lewis-Real Thing as his entrance music. Katsuya Yasumi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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272 lbs
35 - 8 - 0 |
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31
250 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Pullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuya Yasumi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Yasumi misses.
Pullo clinches up with Yasumi and pushes him back against the cage.
Yasumi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pullo seems a little lost for a moment, as Yasumi dominates the positioning.
Yasumi working away.
Pullo sneaks back into half guard.
Yasumi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pullo is trying to get back to full guard.
Pullo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yasumi controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pullo tries to get to full guard but Yasumi has control of the leg.
Pullo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo is looking for a sweep. Yasumi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pullo trying to control but Yasumi postures up.
Yasumi slows the pace down in half guard.
Pullo wants to control but Yasumi is keeping busy.
Yasumi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pullo is trying to get back to full guard.
Yasumi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pullo has Yasumi up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullo lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Pullo on the inside.
Pullo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yasumi blocking some punches.
Yasumi breaks from the clinch.
Pullo wants to clinch up but Yasumi keeps it at a distance.
Pullo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yasumi counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Titus Pullo has been cut.
Pullo tries to clinch there but Yasumi circles away.
Pullo closes the distance but Yasumi moves to the side
and Yasumi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pullo clinches with his opponent.
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!
Yasumi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pullo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pullo tries to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullo clinches with his opponent.
Pullo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pullo breaks from the clinch.
Pullo instigates a clinch.
Yasumi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yasumi keeps the fight on the outside.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yasumi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yasumi throws a big counter head kick but Pullo avoids it with no problem.
Pullo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pullo darts in trying to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Pullo. Those never looked like landing.
Yasumi throws out a counter right but Pullo avoids it with no problem.
Pullo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Titus Pullo's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yasumi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Titus Pullo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pullo tries to clinch up.
Pullo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yasumi counters with a stiff right hand.
Yasumi keeps the fight on the outside.
Pullo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Pullo avoids it easily.
Yasumi's coach down at Savage Dojo MMA Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yasumi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pullo moves to clinch but Yasumi breaks away
and Yasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Titus Pullo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Yasumi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pullo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pullo defends it well.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katsuya Yasumi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Titus Pullo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pullo is looking to clinch.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pullo defends it well.
Pullo tries to clinch but Yasumi moves out of range.
Yasumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pullo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yasumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yasumi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pullo moves in looking to clinch but Yasumi pushes him off.
Pullo tries to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a straight right hand.
Pullo swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi moves away from the strike by Pullo.
Pullo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yasumi! But no joy.
Pullo misses with an uppercut
and Yasumi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pullo tries to clinch there but Yasumi circles away.
Yasumi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pullo defends it well.
Yasumi swats away the attempt to clinch by Pullo.
Pullo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yasumi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pullo thinking.
Pullo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yasumi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pullo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pullo wants to clinch but Yasumi slips to the side
enabling Yasumi to counter with a crisp jab.
Pullo fails to land with a series of punches.
Pullo closes the distance but Yasumi moves to the side
and Yasumi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jeez, Titus Pullo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Titus Pullo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Katsuya Yasumi!
A relieved looking Katsuya Yasumi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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