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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Nasukawa (ranked 2829 p4p, 2859 weight class) and Griorgio Petro (ranked 0 p4p, 377 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuki Nasukawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Griorgio Petro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petro.
Nasukawa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Nasukawa misses.
Petro gets the takedown into side control.
Petro prevents Nasukawa from escaping the position.
Petro decides to stand back up. Petro steps back and let's Nasukawa get back to his feet.
Yuki Nasukawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petro throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nasukawa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Petro is in Nasukawa's guard.
Petro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasukawa wants to stand and escape but Petro is having none of it.
Nasukawa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nasukawa tries to get out of the position.
Petro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Petro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nasukawa.
Petro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nasukawa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petro moves out of range as Nasukawa strikes.
Petro walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petro has closed the distance and engaged Nasukawa in a clinch.
Nasukawa blocks a body shot from Petro.
Nasukawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Petro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petro blocking some punches.
Nasukawa working aggressively here.
Nasukawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nasukawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petro blocking some punches.
Petro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nasukawa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A combination from Petro does no damage.
Nasukawa misses with a hook. Petro ducked under it nicely.
Petro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nasukawa scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petro dives in and scores a takedown into Nasukawa's guard.
Nasukawa is breathing heavily.
Nasukawa wants to stand and escape but Petro is having none of it.
Nasukawa wriggles free and stands up.
Nasukawa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Petro throws a sloppy head kick and Nasukawa moves out of range easily.
Petro slips a jab from Nasukawa.
Petro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nasukawa misses with an uppercut.
Nasukawa cracks Petro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nasukawa's waist but Nasukawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Petro off to one side.
Yuki Nasukawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Griorgio Petro.
Nasukawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Petro responds with a good body kick, but Nasukawa manages to step out the way in time.
Petro shoots in looking for a takedown. Nasukawa tries to sprawl out of it but Petro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nasukawa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Nasukawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Nasukawa misses.
Petro wants to counter the offense by Nasukawa and move into the clinch position.
Nasukawa throws a hook but Petro avoids it easily.
Nasukawa misses with a looping left.
Petro looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Petro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petro moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Nasukawa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nasukawa circles away.
Yuki Nasukawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Petro dodges the punch combination from Nasukawa.
Petro is looking to clinch but Nasukawa is avoiding it.
Nasukawa looks to land a left hand but Petro moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nasukawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nasukawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Petro.
A big right from Nasukawa misses.
Nasukawa misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petro ducks under a wild hook from Nasukawa.
Petro throws out a counter right but Nasukawa avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petro moves out of range of the strikes.
Petro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nasukawa.
Petro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nasukawa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nasukawa is looking to stand up but Petro isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Petro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Petro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nasukawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petro can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nasukawa is keeping the position for now.
Petro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Petro shoots in and drives through. Nasukawa sprawls well.
Nasukawa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nasukawa looks to throw the jab but Petro is out of range.
Petro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nasukawa.
Petro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Petro fails with the takedown
enabling Nasukawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Yuki Nasukawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Griorgio Petro.
Nasukawa connects with a right hand. Petro shakes it off.
Nasukawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nasukawa, as that shot connected.
Petro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Nasukawa counter with a right hand.
Petro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petro ducks under a wild hook from Nasukawa.
Nasukawa misses with a left hand
and Petro counters with a series of strikes. Nasukawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yuki Nasukawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nasukawa enables Petro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nasukawa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nasukawa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Petro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nasukawa is looking to stand up but Petro isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasukawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Petro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Petro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nasukawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nasukawa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nasukawa missing with a left hand there. Petro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Nasukawa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Petro has managed to clinch.
Petro blocks an uppercut.
Nasukawa presses Petro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nasukawa misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nasukawa.
Nasukawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petro wants to take the fight to the mat but Nasukawa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Petro being controlled against the cage.
Nasukawa prevents Petro from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Nasukawa fails to land.
Nasukawa working aggressively here.
Nasukawa throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nasukawa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nasukawa up against the cage.
Nasukawa trying to stall but Petro improves his position.
Nasukawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petro's elbow.
Petro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nasukawa lands an uppercut.
Petro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nasukawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nasukawa managing to block the knees to the body from Petro.
Petro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nasukawa after a bit of a struggle.
Yuki Nasukawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Griorgio Petro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nasukawa misses with some punches.
Petro looking for a takedown.
Nasukawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nasukawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petro.
Nasukawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nasukawa.
Nasukawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nasukawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nasukawa pushes Petro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasukawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petro is looking to break free of the clinch but Nasukawa has double underhooks.
Nasukawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nasukawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nasukawa has a couple of punches blocked by Petro.
Nasukawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petro takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Nasukawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nasukawa.
Petro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nasukawa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Petro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nasukawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasukawa scores with a nice strike.
Petro ducks under a wild hook from Nasukawa.
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!
Petro slips under a jab.
Nasukawa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nasukawa throws a big shot that misses.
Petro is looking for the big counter here.
Nasukawa misses with a looping left.
Petro moves out of range of the strikes.
Petro tries to counter with a clinch but Nasukawa shakes him off and moves away.
Petro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nasukawa.
Nasukawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nasukawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Nasukawa throws a looping overhand right but Petro ducks down to avoid it.
Petro scores with a takedown into Nasukawa's guard.
Griorgio Petro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nasukawa wants to stand up but Petro is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Nasukawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nasukawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Nasukawa!
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