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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lusiphur Kusanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
21
216 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romulo Barral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lusiphur Kusanagi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusanagi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barral paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barral rushes Kusanagi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kusanagi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kusanagi prevents the takedown attempt.
Barral has a couple of punches blocked by Kusanagi.
Barral keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kusanagi's efforts to push away.
Barral prevents the takedown attempt.
Barral doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barral throws a head punch that misses.
Barral tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barral struggles to land a body shot inside as Kusanagi controls his hands.
Barral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barral doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kusanagi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusanagi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barral tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kusanagi manages to break the clinch.
Kusanagi misses with an uppercut. Barral saw that one coming.
Kusanagi looks to clinch
and Barral counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kusanagi!
Kusanagi is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral throwing strikes but Kusanagi recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Barral 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.
Barral is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barral misses with a head shot. Kusanagi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barral wants to pass the guard but Kusanagi is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kusanagi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kusanagi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barral passes Kusanagi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barral thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kusanagi kicks Barral off and gets back to his feet.
Kusanagi looks to throw the jab but Barral is out of range.
Barral closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barral lands in his opponent's guard.
Barral throws a big right hand that misses.
Barral looking to sit in guard and control but Kusanagi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barral is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kusanagi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusanagi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barral.
Kusanagi throws an overhand right that lands on Barral's shoulder, as Barral tries to avoid the shot.
Kusanagi throws a hook but Barral blocks it.
Barral shoots in and bounces Kusanagi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barral wants to control from the top but Kusanagi keeps moving.
Barral trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barral stands and throws Kusanagi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barral sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kusanagi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kusanagi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kusanagi.
Barral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kusanagi.
Lusiphur Kusanagi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kusanagi throws an overhand right that lands on Barral's shoulder, as Barral tries to avoid the shot.
Kusanagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kusanagi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kusanagi looks to land a left hand but Barral moved out of range nicely.
Barral bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barral cracks a nice hook into Kusanagi's ribs.
Barral stuns Kusanagi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kusanagi misses with a straight left.
Barral scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kusanagi closes the distance but Barral moves to the side
and Barral counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barral postures up in Kusanagi's guard and throws a big left but Kusanagi blocks it.
Barral prevents Kusanagi from getting back to his feet.
Kusanagi looks gassed!
Barral advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Barral dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barral shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kusanagi is trying to defend but Barral finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kusanagi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barral.
Barral misses with a head shot. Kusanagi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barral slips nicely into half guard.
Kusanagi wants to get back to his feet.
Barral sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kusanagi defending well though.
Barral trying to pass the guard but Kusanagi defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusanagi is not content to let Barral control the position.
Kusanagi looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barral takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barral on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barral wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lusiphur Kusanagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kusanagi tries to keep at a distance but Barral has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barral changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kusanagi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fighters circling - Kusanagi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kusanagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kusanagi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barral on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kusanagi wants to clinch but Barral slips to the side
and Barral holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kusanagi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Barral is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kusanagi to the mat. Kusanagi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barral forces his way into half guard.
Barral is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kusanagi!
Barral throwing strikes but Kusanagi bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Barral prevents Kusanagi from getting back to his feet.
Barral postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barral is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kusanagi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barral. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kusanagi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kusanagi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kusanagi wants to clinch but Barral slips to the side
and Barral cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kusanagi throws an overhand right that lands on Barral's shoulder, as Barral tries to avoid the shot.
Barral looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kusanagi!
Barral is landing with some decent strikes but Kusanagi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kusanagi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barral moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kusanagi has worked his arm free - good work by Kusanagi!
Kusanagi wants to get back to his feet but Barral drags him back down.
Barral is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kusanagi is trying to escape and Barral transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kusanagi is forced to tap! Nice work there by Barral! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Romulo Barral!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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