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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Rai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuzo Fukiko (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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210 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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192 cm
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214 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Rai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryuzo Fukiko!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukiko misses with a double jab
and Rai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rai throws an off balance right hand
and Fukiko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rai misses with an uppercut. Fukiko saw that one coming.
Rai misses with a straight left.
Rai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fukiko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Ryuzo Fukiko has been cut.
Rai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rai shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fukiko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rai distracts Fukiko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fukiko keeping moving, preventing Rai from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rai is pushing down on Fukiko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fukiko is fighting to maintain full guard but Rai has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fukiko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai is looking to pass Fukiko's guard but actually Fukiko recovers to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fukiko wants to get back to his feet but Rai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rai trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukiko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fukiko is looking to stand up but Rai isn't so interested in that idea.
Rai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fukiko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukiko keeping moving, preventing Rai from controlling successfully.
Rai throwing strikes but missing.
Rai wants to control from the top but Fukiko keeps moving.
Rai throws and elbow that misses. Fukiko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rai's guard. Nice move by Fukiko!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rai is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai thows a big elbow that misses.
Rai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fukiko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rai trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukiko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rai 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.
Rai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rai advances to half guard.
Rai is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rai thowing shots but they're missing.
Fukiko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rai.
Rai throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The referee warns Fukiko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rai landing strikes from the mount and Fukiko is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rai throws some wild stikes that Fukiko manages to avoid easily.
Fukiko blocking the ground and pound.
Rai with shots to the head and body - Fukiko looks very uncomfortable down there.
That has opened up Ryuzo Fukiko's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fukiko holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rai tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rai looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The cut above Ryuzo Fukiko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryuzo Fukiko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aaron Rai!
Aaron Rai retains his light heavyweight title!
After the big win, Aaron Rai made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Prestige Nutrition (160! $99) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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