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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 3019 p4p, 388 weight class) and Gavin Dice Em (ranked 5716 p4p, 541 weight class). Gavin Dice Em has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tomomisan Tsuruta's chin.
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Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavin Dice Em !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dice Em closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Tomomisan Tsuruta has been cut.
Nice body punch from Dice Em .
Tsuruta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tsuruta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dice Em stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tsuruta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tsuruta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tsuruta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tsuruta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dice Em up against the cage.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
Tsuruta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dice Em backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Dice Em .
Dice Em struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
Dice Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dice Em tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been hearing reports that Tsuruta has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dice Em tries a body shot but Tsuruta blocks it.
Dice Em misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta avoiding damage.
Tsuruta lands a shot to the body.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
Dice Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dice Em fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dice Em slows down the pace here.
Dice Em tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dice Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuruta has Dice Em pushed against the cage.
Dice Em prevents a body shot from Tsuruta.
Dice Em misses with a punch to the body.
Dice Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dice Em tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dice Em tries a body shot but Tsuruta blocks it.
Dice Em tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Dice Em back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Dice Em .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta tries to throw a body punch but Dice Em avoids it by throwing Tsuruta back against the cage.
Tsuruta misses with a body punch.
Dice Em stalling against the cage.
Dice Em misses with a punch on the inside.
Dice Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Dice Em .
Tsuruta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dice Em lands with a right to the head.
Dice Em is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dice Em misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dice Em misses with some punches.
Tsuruta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dice Em is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee calls for Dice Em to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dice Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dice Em will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tsuruta up against the cage.
Tsuruta stalls.
Dice Em is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tsuruta is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gavin Dice Em .
Tsuruta has managed to clinch.
Tsuruta'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.
Dice Em has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tsuruta seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dice Em can turn it around.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Dice Em dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomomisan Tsuruta's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dice Em has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dice Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dice Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dice Em trying to stall but Tsuruta improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dice Em .
Tsuruta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dice Em up against the cage.
Tsuruta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dice Em throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Dice Em blocking some punches.
Dice Em struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
Good body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta effectively controlling the action here.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Dice Em .
Tsuruta has Dice Em pressed against the cage.
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuruta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Tsuruta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dice Em tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dice Em tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Dice Em back against the cage.
Dice Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dice Em misses with a body punch.
Dice Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta looking for a takedown.
Tsuruta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dice Em is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Tsuruta.
Dice Em is leaning against Tsuruta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dice Em scores with a hook to the body.
Tsuruta stalling in the clinch.
Gavin Dice Em seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dice Em gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tsuruta.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomomisan Tsuruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dice Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta is trying to drag Dice Em to the mat but Dice Em just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dice Em misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dice Em misses with a punch on the inside.
Dice Em works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dice Em misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta lands a right hand.
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Dice Em uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dice Em scores with a hook to the body.
Dice Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Dice Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Tsuruta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
Dice Em wants to stall.
Tsuruta stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dice Em swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dice Em .
Dice Em tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Dice Em back against the cage.
Tsuruta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dice Em leaning against his opponent.
Tsuruta has a couple of punches blocked by Dice Em .
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dice Em stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Dice Em showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tomomisan Tsuruta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dice Em misses with the combination.
Dice Em closes the distance and clinches.
Dice Em lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tsuruta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dice Em struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Dice Em blocks it.
Tsuruta has Dice Em pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dice Em tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Dice Em .
Tsuruta being controlled against the cage.
Dice Em tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dice Em prevents it.
Dice Em tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Dice Em back against the cage.
Dice Em tries to stall but Tsuruta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tsuruta pushes Dice Em back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Tsuruta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dice Em misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Dice Em as the two fighters clinch.
Dice Em presses Tsuruta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dice Em misses with a body punch.
Tsuruta wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dice Em tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Dice Em back against the cage.
Dice Em tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Dice Em back against the cage.
Dice Em tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Dice Em .
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dice Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dice Em tries a body shot but Tsuruta blocks it.
Tsuruta'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.
Dice Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuruta wants the takedown. Dice Em is fighting it off but Tsuruta persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dice Em 's guard against the cage.
Tsuruta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tsuruta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dice Em trying to keep a closed guard but Tsuruta is proving a slippery customer.
Tomomisan Tsuruta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsuruta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tsuruta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dice Em can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dice Em is trying to control the position but Tsuruta postures up.
Tsuruta scoring with some ground and pound.
Gavin Dice Em is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsuruta postures up and lands a big shot to Dice Em 's brow.
Dice Em working a defensive guard here.
Tsuruta cracks Dice Em with a solid left hand.
Tsuruta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dice Em 's head.
Tsuruta stands up over Dice Em , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dice Em keeping full guard, as Tsuruta tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dice Em not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tsuruta works over Dice Em with some ground and pound from guard.
Tsuruta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tsuruta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tsuruta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tsuruta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tsuruta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tsuruta postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Dice Em covers up, he's hurt! Tsuruta keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Tsuruta and the ref steps in to end the fight! Tsuruta can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomomisan Tsuruta!
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