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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 2153 p4p, 191 weight class) and Isaac Arthur (ranked 1891 p4p, 172 weight class). Arthur has chosen The Fwurmi Pawadox as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaac Arthur!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arthur missing with a left hand there. Fujimoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arthur staying out of range there.
Fujimoto wants to clinch up but Arthur keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Fujimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fujimoto misses with an uppercut
and Fujimoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Arthur.
Arthur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fujimoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arthur doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fujimoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arthur tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fujimoto misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arthur misses with a wild body shot.
Arthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fujimoto swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arthur! But no joy.
Fujimoto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fujimoto explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fujimoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fujimoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arthur.
Fujimoto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fujimoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimoto jabs at Arthur's body.
Gyukosho Fujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimoto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arthur back to the cage. Fujimoto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Arthur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fujimoto connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur connects with a body shot.
Arthur goes for a double leg but Fujimoto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fujimoto continues to drive forward.
Fujimoto lunges at Arthur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arthur's hand.
Arthur misses with an uppercut
and Fujimoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arthur misses with a hook
and Arthur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arthur throws a body kick that misses.
Fujimoto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fujimoto scores with a jab. Arthur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fujimoto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fujimoto works Arthur's body with a nice hook.
Fujimoto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fujimoto lands a really nice looking cross but Arthur seems unphased.
Arthur throws a jab when Fujimoto was well out of range.
Arthur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fujimoto.
Gyukosho Fujimoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto looks for the body kick but Arthur saw that one coming.
Fujimoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fujimoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fujimoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arthur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fujimoto.
Arthur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fujimoto misses with a jab to the body
and Arthur counters with a stiff right hand.
Arthur moves out of range as Fujimoto strikes.
Fujimoto scores with a hook to the body. Arthur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fujimoto ducks under a wild hook from Arthur.
Fujimoto connects with a jab.
Fujimoto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arthur is able to avoid easily.
Fujimoto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthur digs a good hook to Fujimoto's body.
Fujimoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fujimoto is really peppering his opponent's head with 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!
Fujimoto scores with a nice head shot.
Arthur drops his hands momentarily and Fujimoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arthur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arthur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Fujimoto misses.
Fujimoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arthur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fujimoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Arthur counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fujimoto lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gyukosho Fujimoto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fujimoto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Arthur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujimoto misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Fujimoto.
Arthur blocks a jab.
Fujimoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fujimoto lands a jab.
Good exchange - Fujimoto coming out on top.
Arthur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Arthur misses its intended target.
Arthur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fujimoto's head.
Fujimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto throws out a powerful jab.
Fujimoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arthur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fujimoto forces Arthur back against the cage and clinches.
Fujimoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Fujimoto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arthur.
Fujimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fujimoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arthur backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimoto fails to land.
A short uppercut from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fujimoto connects with a right hand. Arthur shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arthur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fujimoto scores with a spinning back kick!
Fujimoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arthur throws out a counter right but Fujimoto avoids it with no problem.
Fujimoto throws a sloppy head kick and Arthur moves out of range easily.
Fujimoto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arthur blocks a head kick by Fujimoto.
Arthur is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fujimoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arthur.
Gyukosho Fujimoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujimoto misses with a low kick.
Fujimoto throws a jab when Arthur was well out of range.
Fujimoto missing with a left hand there. Arthur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fujimoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arthur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arthur.
A slow jab from Arthur misses its intended target.
Fujimoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arthur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Fujimoto does no damage.
Fujimoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arthur.
Fujimoto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fujimoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arthur can do to turn this around?
Fujimoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arthur at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Arthur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arthur.
Fujimoto scores with a jab to the head.
Fujimoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Arthur looks to land a right hand but Fujimoto moved out of range.
Arthur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fujimoto throws a right hand that misses
and Arthur counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arthur is trying to get an arm triangle but Fujimoto is defending well.
Arthur tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Arthur has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Arthur is breathing heavily.
Fujimoto gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Fujimoto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gyukosho Fujimoto dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Arthur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fujimoto. That did some damage!
Arthur dives in and scores a takedown into Fujimoto's guard.
Fujimoto pushes Arthur off and gets back to his feet.
Fujimoto throws a hook but Arthur avoids it easily.
Fujimoto throws a body punch but Arthur moves out of range.
Fujimoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arthur's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Arthur slams his shin into Fujimoto's torso.
Arthur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujimoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fujimoto jabs at Arthur's body.
Fujimoto misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto throws an overhand right that lands on Arthur's shoulder, as Arthur tries to avoid the shot.
Fujimoto throws a nice looking combination but Arthur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fujimoto misses with a head kick.
Arthur misses with a wild body shot.
Fujimoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto scores with a punch to the head.
A good leg kick by Arthur.
Fujimoto throws a hook but Arthur blocks it.
Arthur now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice shot lands for Fujimoto.
Isaac Arthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur has his takedown stuffed
and Fujimoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arthur thinking.
Arthur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick by Fujimoto misses
and Arthur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fujimoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arthur.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujimoto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fujimoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fujimoto feints a jab promting Arthur to slip. Fujimoto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arthur slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arthur throws an off balance right hand
and Fujimoto counters with a left to the body.
Arthur blocks a head kick by Fujimoto.
Arthur is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fujimoto but Fujimoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Fujimoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fujimoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Fujimoto. Those never looked like landing.
Arthur scores with a hook.
Arthur throws a leg kick which misses Fujimoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Fujimoto tries to avoid it.
Fujimoto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arthur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arthur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arthur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto missing with a left hand there. Arthur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Arthur misses.
Fujimoto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gyukosho Fujimoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arthur looks to throw a body kick
and Fujimoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto lands an overhand right.
Fujimoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fujimoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fujimoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arthur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fujimoto ducks under a wild hook from Arthur.
Fujimoto throws a head kick but Arthur moves out of range.
Fujimoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fujimoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arthur under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gyukosho Fujimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fujimoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gyukosho Fujimoto!
A very excited looking Gyukosho Fujimoto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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