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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sho Fukamachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukamachi comes to the cage accompanied by Guyver: The Bio-Boosted Armor. Rex has chosen Sweet Disposition as his entrance music. Troy Rex has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sho Fukamachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Rex!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukamachi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rex manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fukamachi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rex swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fukamachi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rex preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fukamachi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rex controls Fukamachi momentarily but Fukamachi frees himself.
Rex lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fukamachi!
Rex with the ground and pound from mount.
Rex prevents Fukamachi from getting the reversal.
Rex tries to control but Fukamachi wriggling away.
Fukamachi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fukamachi hang on?
Fukamachi tries to hold on but Rex pushes him away.
Rex lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fukamachi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fukamachi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rex avoids the attempt from Fukamachi to control.
Rex lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fukamachi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rex prevents Fukamachi from improving his position.
Fukamachi is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rex is looking to take a break and control but Fukamachi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rex is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Fukamachi trying to control from the bottom.
Fukamachi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fukamachi.
Fukamachi striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Rex trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukamachi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fukamachi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rex shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fukamachi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rex looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex keeping moving, preventing Fukamachi from controlling successfully.
Fukamachi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fukamachi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rex's head.
Fukamachi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fukamachi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fukamachi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rex's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fukamachi drops back looking for a leg! Rex is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rex manages to kick Fukamachi off! Fukamachi jumps back into Rex's guard.
Fukamachi distracts Rex with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fukamachi with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi trying to control the position from guard on top but Rex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rex not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rex can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fukamachi tries to free his leg and advance position but Rex is retaining full guard.
Fukamachi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fukamachi stands and throws Rex's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fukamachi working the ground and pound from side control.
Fukamachi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fukamachi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fukamachi working the ground and pound.
Rex is looking to reverse the position.
Fukamachi scores with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rex wants to control but Fukamachi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Fukamachi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fukamachi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fukamachi is looking to take a break and control but Rex is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fukamachi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fukamachi landing a few strikes.
Fukamachi lands some shots froms side control.
Fukamachi working the ground and pound.
Fukamachi working the ground and pound.
Rex tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Rex tries to buck Fukamachi off but Fukamachi is having none of it.
Rex is breathing heavily.
Fukamachi working the ground and pound.
Fukamachi looks up at the clock and then as Rex takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fukamachi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rex on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukamachi cracks Rex with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fukamachi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rex taking a bit of punishment here - Fukamachi scoring with strikes.
Fukamachi landing strikes.
Fukamachi is working Rex over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rex tries to escape but Fukamachi is in control.
Rex is not content to let Fukamachi control the position.
Fukamachi cracks Rex with a big right hand but Rex just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rex!
Fukamachi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fukamachi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fukamachi landing punches.
Rex in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rex is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rex squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
BOOM! Fukamachi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fukamachi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fukamachi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fukamachi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fukamachi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rex hang on?
Fukamachi lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi has hold of Rex's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rex manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fukamachi raining down shots from the mount!
Fukamachi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fukamachi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rex wants to hold on but Fukamachi pushes him away.
The referee warns Rex that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fukamachi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Rex that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fukamachi lands a big elbow.
Fukamachi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fukamachi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fukamachi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rex's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fukamachi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fukamachi has isolated one of Rex's arms. Rex looking to fight him off but Fukamachi twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sho Fukamachi!
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hype
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RATING
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