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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 1330 p4p, 170 weight class) and Jako Day (ranked 1569 p4p, 206 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 cm
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209 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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189 cm
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210 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jako Day! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy. Day throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Day with a body punch. A glancing blow. Day swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tsuruta blocks a jab. Tsuruta misses with a straight left. Day misses with a leg kick and Tsuruta counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Day throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Day displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab. Tsuruta lands a head shot.
It looks like Jako Day has been cut. Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tsuruta moves out of range of the strikes. Good exchange - Tsuruta coming out on top. Tsuruta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tsuruta cracks Day with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Day throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta. Day steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta. Despite the aggression on Day's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tsuruta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Day cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Day misses with a hook. Tsuruta ducked under it nicely. Tsuruta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Day doesn't seem bothered though. Tsuruta throws a lazy uppercut
and Day counters with a three punch combo that has Tsuruta backing up. Tsuruta nods at Day to acknowledge the strikes. Day swinging wildly here.
A big left from Tsuruta misses. Tsuruta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Tsuruta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Tsuruta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Day to counter with a crisp jab. Tsuruta digs a good body shot into Day's ribs. Day falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tsuruta counters with a straight right hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Day misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Day throws a series of punches but Tsuruta moves out of range. Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsuruta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tsuruta scores with a hook. Day throws a nice looking combination but Tsuruta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Day throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tsuruta to counter with a crisp jab.
Day is rocked!
That has opened up Jako Day's cut even more. Day walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Day limp body while Tsuruta jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomomi Tsuruta!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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