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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 626 p4p, 650 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 91 p4p, 94 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 26 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov misses with a wild combination.
Fujiwara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fujiwara misses the shot to the body.
Fujiwara throws a body punch but Obuhov moves out of range.
Fujiwara misses the shot to the body.
Fujiwara scores with a jab.
Fujiwara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Obuhov in his tracks.
Fujiwara looks to throw the jab but Obuhov is out of range.
Obuhov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujiwara is just out of range.
Fujiwara slips a jab from Obuhov.
Fujiwara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Obuhov manages to circle out of the way.
Obuhov throws a right hand that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fujiwara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obuhov backwards.
Obuhov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obuhov misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara avoiding damage as Obuhov throws knees to the body.
Obuhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujiwara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fujiwara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fujiwara misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujiwara.
Fujiwara throws a punch but it's blocked by Obuhov.
Obuhov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fujiwara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obuhov wants to break free but Fujiwara has control.
Obuhov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obuhov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fujiwara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fujiwara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fujiwara misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Fujiwara has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fujiwara gets underhooks to prevent Obuhov's takedown attempt.
Fujiwara misses with a punch on the inside.
Obuhov stalling in the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Obuhov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Obuhov misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fujiwara fails to land.
Obuhov crunches a lovely knee into Fujiwara's ribcage.
Obuhov is looking to control Fujiwara's arms but Fujiwara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Obuhov has his back to the cage.
Obuhov manages to break the clinch.
Fujiwara misses the shot to the body.
Fujiwara darts in and clinches Obuhov up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obuhov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obuhov working hard to break the clinch.
Obuhov tries to stall but Fujiwara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fujiwara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obuhov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fujiwara avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fujiwara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fujiwara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Obuhov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Obuhov blocking some punches.
Fujiwara scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov misses with the head strike.
Obuhov tries a knee to the head but Fujiwara blocks it.
Obuhov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujiwara. Obuhov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obuhov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Obuhov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obuhov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshi Fujiwara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fujiwara drives through and clinches with Obuhov against the cage.
Obuhov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fujiwara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obuhov or not.
Fujiwara takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Yoshi Fujiwara has been cut.
Obuhov misses with a knee strike.
Obuhov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fujiwara is defending well for now.
Obuhov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obuhov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fujiwara is pressed up against the cage. Obuhov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fujiwara down to the mat. Fujiwara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Obuhov.
Fujiwara clinches with his opponent.
Obuhov lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujiwara prevents the takedown attempt.
Yoshi Fujiwara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
Obuhov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fujiwara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fujiwara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obuhov misses the jab.
Fujiwara tries to counter by clinching up but Obuhov breaks away and moves out of range.
Fujiwara misses with an uppercut.
Fujiwara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obuhov.
Obuhov gets a double leg takedown into Fujiwara's guard.
Obuhov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obuhov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fujiwara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Obuhov is one step ahead there.
Fujiwara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Obuhov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fujiwara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anton Obuhov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Fujiwara's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fujiwara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fujiwara duly obliges.
Fujiwara moves into the clinch.
Fujiwara tries a body shot but Obuhov blocks it.
Fujiwara cracks Obuhov with a nice body shot.
Obuhov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obuhov prevents a body shot from Fujiwara.
Obuhov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obuhov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Obuhov duly obliges.
Obuhov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara throws an off balance right hand
letting Obuhov counter with a right hand.
Obuhov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obuhov cracks Fujiwara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fujiwara lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujiwara. Obuhov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obuhov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Fujiwara. That snapped Obuhov's head back.
Fujiwara pushes Obuhov up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fujiwara.
Yoshi Fujiwara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Fujiwara on the inside.
Fujiwara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obuhov wants a takedown but no success here.
Fujiwara lands a hook that snaps the head of Obuhov backwards.
Obuhov stalling in the clinch but Fujiwara improves position.
Fujiwara lands a left hand.
Fujiwara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fujiwara has a couple of punches blocked by Obuhov.
Obuhov tries a knee to the head but Fujiwara blocks it.
Fujiwara lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Obuhov as Fujiwara tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Obuhov.
Fujiwara digs a right hand underneath Obuhov's ribcage. Obuhov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fujiwara has Obuhov pressed against the cage.
Fujiwara struggles to land a body shot inside as Obuhov controls his hands.
Obuhov misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fujiwara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obuhov looking to throw knees to the head but Fujiwara is blocking nicely.
Fujiwara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obuhov has a couple of punches blocked by Fujiwara.
Obuhov just leaning against Fujiwara, taking a breather.
Obuhov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Obuhov is breathing heavily.
Obuhov with the ground and pound but Fujiwara uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fujiwara pulls Obuhov in close to prevent any damage.
Fujiwara continues to stall.
Obuhov throws an elbow that misses. Fujiwara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Obuhov's guard. Nice move by Fujiwara!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fujiwara has picked Obuhov up and slammed him! Obuhov can't keep hold of the triangle and Fujiwara manages to pass to side control!
Fujiwara is looking to take a break and control but Obuhov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Obuhov is looking for a sweep.
Fujiwara is putting a hurting on Obuhov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Obuhov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obuhov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fujiwara gets full guard.
Fujiwara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov looking to sit in guard and control but Fujiwara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fujiwara postures up.
Fujiwara trying to control the position from guard on top but Obuhov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujiwara slips nicely into half guard.
Fujiwara looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fujiwara working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Fujiwara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Fujiwara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Obuhov misses with a wild body shot.
Obuhov throws a body shot but no joy.
Fujiwara seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fujiwara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obuhov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obuhov throws a big shot that misses.
Fujiwara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Obuhov, pushing him back against the cage.
Fujiwara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obuhov lands a takedown into guard.
Fujiwara trying to keep a closed guard but Obuhov is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara keeping moving, preventing Obuhov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov throwing strikes from guard but Fujiwara blocks nicely.
Obuhov throwing strikes but missing.
Fujiwara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Obuhov throws a strike but Fujiwara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Obuhov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fujiwara passes into side control.
Obuhov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Obuhov keeps trying to improve his position.
Fujiwara is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Obuhov is looking to regain half guard here but Fujiwara keeps moving and retains side control.
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Obuhov trying to control but Fujiwara flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara has the hooks in. Obuhov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Obuhov grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Obuhov is really stuck here.
Obuhov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fujiwara.
Fujiwara is trying to stick to Obuhov's back but Obuhov is turning into Fujiwara. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fujiwara's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Obuhov.
Fujiwara seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Obuhov throws an elbow that misses. Fujiwara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Obuhov's guard. Nice move by Fujiwara!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fujiwara passes into half guard.
Obuhov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Obuhov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obuhov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fujiwara pulls his head out easily.
Fujiwara is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fujiwara has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Fujiwara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fujiwara 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Fujiwara!
Yoshi Fujiwara took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pit Bull Development for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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