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Event:
RISE 115
Date: Nov 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Fukusawa throws a sloppy body shot
and Fukusawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skabetti connects with a body shot.
Fukusawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Skabetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skabetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skabetti slips a jab from Fukusawa.
We've been told by Fukusawa's head coaches at Gym Goroshi London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fukusawa throws a right hand that misses
and Skabetti counters with a leg kick.
Skabetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Skabetti has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fukusawa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Skabetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fukusawa.
Skabetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skabetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fukusawa.
It seemed like Skabetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fukusawa throws a combination that misses
and Skabetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fukusawa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skabetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#Fukusawa is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skabetti scores with a body shot.
Oh Fukusawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fukusawa is breathing heavily.
Skabetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Fukusawa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skabetti batters Fukusawa with a massive right followed by a huge left! Fukusawa is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Skabetti lands a final crushing right hand to drop Fukusawa to the mat with a gruesome thud! Skabetti is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Metbal Skabetti!
An out of breath Metbal Skabetti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
RISE 103: Romano v Kamara
Date: Sep 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Diggs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fukusawa throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fukusawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukusawa.
Diggs is looking to counter punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diggs!
Diggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fukusawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diggs with a nice calf kick.
Fukusawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diggs throws a quick counter head kick but Fukusawa was just out of range.
Diggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diggs scores with a push kick.
Diggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fukusawa.
Fukusawa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diggs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fukusawa. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fukusawa.
#CL#
Diggs moves into range and clinches up with Fukusawa.
Diggs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Diggs as the two fighters clinch.
Diggs lands a knee to the head.
#T1#
Diggs digs a right hand into Fukusawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fukusawa's gas tank.
Diggs landing knees to the head.
Fukusawa looks winded!
Fukusawa has had enough of the clinch but Diggs keeps him there for the moment.
Diggs landing knees to the body.
Diggs lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Diggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Diggs.
Diggs is working Fukusawa over against the cage.
Diggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fukusawas head. #ROC#Fukusawa is rocked!
Diggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fukusawas head.
Fukusawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Diggs finish him?
Diggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Fukusawa! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Diggs is unloading with more strikes now! Fukusawa drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Diggs! |
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Event:
RISE 94: Beckwith v McVicker
Date: Aug 28, 2022 |
#R1#
Fukusawa misses the shot to the body.
Fukusawa misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Braddock to counter with a crisp jab.
Braddock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fukusawa misses with a leg kick
and Braddock counters with a nice body shot.
Fukusawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braddock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fukusawa thinking.
Braddock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fukusawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braddock throws a hook but Fukusawa blocks it.
We've been told by Fukusawa's head coaches at Gym Goroshi London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fukusawa looks to throw the jab but Braddock is out of range.
Fukusawa walks into a left hand.
Braddock with a jab.
Braddock swings for the body but Fukusawa moves out of range.
Fukusawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukusawa misses with a low kick as Braddock jumps back.
Fukusawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Fukusawa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fukusawa misses with a leg kick.
Fukusawa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Braddock is able to avoid easily.
Braddock throws out a powerful jab.
Fukusawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Braddock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fukusawa takes a swing at Braddock's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Braddock.
Fukusawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Braddock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fukusawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fukusawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braddock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fukusawa throws out the jab. #KD#
Fukusawa sends Braddock crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fukusawa is motioning to the referee to let Braddock up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Braddock is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braddock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fukusawa.
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Fukusawa finish him?
Braddock misses with the combination.
Braddock seems to have recovered his senses.
Fukusawa jabs Braddock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fukusawa rushes Braddock with punches - Braddock moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Braddock goes down! Fukusawa follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomiji Fukusawa! |
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Event:
RISE: Fight Night 1
Date: Jul 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Fukusawa dips to his left and cracks Daxton with an uppercut!#CUT2#It looks like Euan Daxton has been cut.
Fukusawa throws a hook but Daxton blocks it.#CL#
Daxton moves into the clinch.
Daxton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fukusawa backwards.
Fukusawa being controlled against the cage.
Daxton blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Daxton.
Fukusawa misses with some punches.
Fukusawa is trying to push Daxton away but Daxton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daxton stalling in the clinch.
Daxton prevents Fukusawa from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daxton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daxton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fukusawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daxton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fukusawa is looking to break free of the clinch but Daxton has double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Daxton.
Daxton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daxton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukusawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daxton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#T1#
Daxton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fukusawa backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daxton.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daxton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fukusawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daxton lands a shoulder strike.
Daxton lands a right hand. #ROC#Fukusawa is rocked!
Daxton creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fukusawa's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fukusawa drops to his knees and Daxton pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Euan Daxton!
Euan Daxton very nearly forgot to thank Shadow Realm Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
RISE 67:
Date: May 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Granino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fukusawa.
Fukusawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Granino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fukusawa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Granino at a distance.
A jab from Fukusawa does it's job there.
Tomiji Fukusawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Granino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fukusawa digs a good hook to Granino's body.
Granino misses with a double jab.
Fukusawa swinging wildly here.
Fukusawa throws a leg kick but Granino moved away.
Fukusawa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#It looks like Denny Granino has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fukusawa misses with a low kick.
Fukusawa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fukusawa slips under a jab.
Fukusawa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Granino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fukusawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Fukusawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Granino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Granino is breathing heavily.
Granino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fukusawa to score with a decent uppercut.
Granino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Granino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Granino there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC2#Granino is rocked!
Fukusawa cracks Granino with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomiji Fukusawa! |
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Event:
SENSEI FC 17
Date: Mar 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Fukusawa takes a swing at Nagkta's ribcage but misses.
Fukusawa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CUT#It looks like Judah Nagkta has been cut.
Fukusawa throws a head kick but Nagkta moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Fukusawa.
Nagkta looks to score with a jab to the body but Fukusawa is just out of range.
Nagkta's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nagkta's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nagkta lands an overhand right.
Nagkta throws a series of punches but Fukusawa avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Nagkta.
Fukusawa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fukusawa throws a low kick, looking for Nagkta's leg but Nagkta calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Nagkta misses. #KD#
Fukusawa cracks Nagkta with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nagkta looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fukusawa finish him?
#ROC#Nagkta is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Nagkta.
Nagkta throws a jab but it's blocked by Fukusawa.
Fukusawa throws a looping overhand right but Nagkta ducks down to avoid it.
Nagkta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagkta lands a nice shot to the body.
Fukusawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nagkta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Some wild striking there from Fukusawa.
Fukusawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nagkta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukusawa.
It seemed like Nagkta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fukusawa misses with a two punch combination.
#KD#
Fukusawa drops Nagkta with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nagkta looks back up at him and smiles so Fukusawa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nagkta is still on wobbly legs! Can Fukusawa finish him?#CUT#That has opened up Judah Nagkta's cut even more.
Nagkta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagkta throws a lazy right hand but Fukusawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nagkta seems to have recovered his senses.#KD2#
Nagkta throws a left that rocks Fukusawa and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Nagkta dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Fukusawa regain composure!
#ROC2#Fukusawa is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Tomiji Fukusawa has been cut.
Fukusawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB2#
Nagkta has an Americana. Fukusawa didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Nagkta is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Nagkta hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Judah Nagkta! |
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Event:
SENSEI FC 7
Date: Jan 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Web lands with a shot to the body. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Fukusawa has knocked Web down with a huge combo! Fukusawa steps away and waves a wobbly Web back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#It looks like Henri Web has been cut.
Web switches off momentarily and Fukusawa cracks him with a monster right hand! Web topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Fukusawa dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Fukusawa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomiji Fukusawa! |
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