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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Cusanno (ranked 2228 p4p, 2133 weight class) and Gray Fullbuster (ranked 262 p4p, 253 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Valerio Cusanno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Fullbuster!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fullbuster feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cusannos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cusanno looks to throw the jab but Fullbuster is out of range.
Cusanno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fullbuster! But no joy.
Fullbuster misses the jab.
Cusanno is looking to counter the offense by Fullbuster and move into the clinch.
Fullbuster moves out of range of the strikes.
Cusanno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cusanno misses with a straight right.
Fullbuster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by Fullbuster.
Fullbuster moves away from the strike by Cusanno.
Fullbuster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cusanno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cusanno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fullbuster.
Fullbuster has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cusanno is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Cusanno misses the target.
Gray Fullbuster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fullbuster throws a hook to the side of Cusanno's head but Cusanno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cusanno moves out of range as Fullbuster strikes.
Fullbuster throws a hook but Cusanno avoids it easily.
Cusanno punishes Fullbuster's body with a nice straight punch.
Cusanno throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fullbuster looks to throw the jab but Cusanno is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cusanno misses with a straight right.
Fullbuster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fullbuster throws the left hand but Cusanno avoids the punch easily.
Cusanno tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fullbuster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cusanno scores with a shot to the body.
Cusanno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fullbuster was well out of range. Poor timing from Cusanno.
Cusanno slips a straight right by Fullbuster.
Cusanno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cusanno slips a jab from Fullbuster.
Cusanno definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cusanno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fullbuster throws out the jab.
Cusanno throws a lazy right hand but Fullbuster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cusanno misses with a wild body shot.
Cusanno misses with a body shot.
Cusanno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fullbuster.
Cusanno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cusanno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cusanno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fullbuster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cusanno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cusanno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cusanno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fullbuster moves away.
Cusanno misses the shot to the body.
Cusanno loads up on a big right hand but Fullbuster slips the punch.
Cusanno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fullbuster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fullbuster misses with a looping left.
Cusanno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cusanno looks to score with a jab to the body but Fullbuster is just out of range.
Cusanno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cusanno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cusanno seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cusanno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fullbuster.
Cusanno scores with a three punch combo!
Cusanno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fullbuster.
Cusanno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fullbuster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cusanno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fullbuster misses the jab.
Fullbuster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cusanno is looking to wear down Fullbuster with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fullbuster looks to throw the jab but Cusanno is out of range.
Fullbuster takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fullbuster moves away from the strike by Cusanno.
Fullbuster throws a hook to the side of Cusanno's head but Cusanno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cusanno throws a shot from downtown. Fullbuster moves away and avoids it.
Cusanno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fullbuster.
Fullbuster might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cusanno misses with a hook. Fullbuster ducked under it nicely.
Fullbuster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fullbuster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cusanno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fullbuster throws a jab but it's blocked by Cusanno.
Cusanno throws an overhand right that lands on Fullbuster's shoulder, as Fullbuster tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Fullbuster misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cusanno swings for the body but Fullbuster moves out of range.
Fullbuster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fullbuster throws a jab when Cusanno was well out of range.
Fullbuster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cusanno.
Fullbuster misses with a straight left.
Fullbuster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cusanno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fullbuster lands a glancing blow to the side of Cusanno's head.
Fullbuster throws out a loose jab but Cusanno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fullbuster works the jab nicely.
Fullbuster moves away from the strike by Cusanno.
A big right from Cusanno misses.
A little jabbing left from Fullbuster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fullbuster looks to land a right hand but Cusanno moved out of range.
Fullbuster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Fullbuster.
Cusanno scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fullbuster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Fullbuster tries to get set, Cusanno tries to push him back and clinch up but Fullbuster manages to avoid the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Valerio Cusanno will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fullbuster looks to land a right hand but Cusanno moved out of range.
Cusanno misses with a hook
and Fullbuster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cusanno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fullbuster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fullbuster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cusanno.
Cusanno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cusanno lands with a hook. Fullbuster tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cusanno takes a swing at Fullbuster's ribcage but misses.
Cusanno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fullbuster throws out a loose jab but Cusanno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cusanno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fullbuster moves away.
Fullbuster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cusanno throws a body punch but Fullbuster moves out of range.
Cusanno misses with a body punch
and Fullbuster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fullbuster throws a jab when Cusanno was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Fullbuster misses the target.
Cusanno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fullbuster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fullbuster throws an overhand right that lands on Cusanno's shoulder, as Cusanno tries to avoid the shot.
Fullbuster missing with a left hand there. Cusanno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Cusanno.
Fullbuster let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cusanno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cusanno throws the left hand but Fullbuster avoids the punch easily.
Cusanno ducks under a wild hook from Fullbuster.
Cusanno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fullbuster throws out the jab.
Fullbuster swats away the attempt to clinch by Cusanno.
Cusanno misses the shot to the body.
Cusanno digs a good hook to Fullbuster's body.
Fullbuster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fullbuster throws out a counter right but Cusanno avoids it with no problem.
Cusanno jabs Fullbuster right on the nose. Fullbuster blinks but takes it well.
Fullbuster keeps the fight on the outside.
Fullbuster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cusanno punishes Fullbuster's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fullbuster misses with a straight left.
Cusanno lands a nice looking body shot.
Cusanno lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cusanno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Fullbuster misses.
Cusanno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cusanno ducks under a wild hook from Fullbuster.
Fullbuster looks to score with a jab to the body but Cusanno is just out of range.
Cusanno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cusanno moves out of range as Fullbuster strikes.
Cusanno throws a shot from downtown. Fullbuster moves away and avoids it.
Fullbuster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fullbuster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cusanno misses with a hook.
Fullbuster misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fullbuster ducks under a wild hook from Cusanno.
Decent striking displayed by Cusanno there.
Cusanno takes a swing at Fullbuster's ribcage but misses.
Fullbuster takes one to the chin there.
Cusanno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cusanno misses with a looping right.
Cusanno slips a jab from Fullbuster.
Cusanno misses with a hook.
Cusanno defending well as Fullbuster loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Fullbuster misses.
Fullbuster misses with a looping right.
Fullbuster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cusanno's head backwards.
Fullbuster scores with a punch to the head.
Cusanno looks to land a left hand but Fullbuster moved out of range nicely.
Fullbuster throws an overhand right that lands on Cusanno's shoulder, as Cusanno tries to avoid the shot.
Cusanno tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fullbuster manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fullbuster lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cusanno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cusanno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fullbuster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cusanno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fullbuster.
Cusanno seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cusanno slips a straight right by Fullbuster.
Cusanno misses with a hook
and Fullbuster counters with a stiff right hand.
Cusanno clobbers Fullbuster with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fullbuster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cusanno.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cusanno, as that shot connected.
Fullbuster just misses with a punch to the body.
Cusanno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fullbuster.
Cusanno scores with a sloppy right hand. Fullbuster should have avoided that one.
A big left from Fullbuster misses.
Fullbuster scores with a nice right hand.
Fullbuster throws a jab but it's blocked by Cusanno.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gray Fullbuster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
The fighters circling - Cusanno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. Cusanno catches Fullbuster right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Fullbuster does it's job there.
Cusanno is rocked!
Fullbuster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cusanno is looking to counter the offense by Fullbuster and move into the clinch.
A jab from Fullbuster misses.
Fullbuster throws a looping overhand right but Cusanno ducks down to avoid it.
Cusanno is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fullbuster.
Cusanno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fullbuster.
Cusanno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fullbuster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cusanno missing with a left hand there. Fullbuster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cusanno throws out a loose jab but Fullbuster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fullbuster throws out a counter right but Cusanno avoids it with no problem.
Cusanno wants to clinch up but Fullbuster keeps it at a distance.
Fullbuster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fullbuster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fullbuster needs to keep his hands up - Cusanno had a free shot at his head there.
Cusanno digs a good body shot into Fullbuster's ribs.
Fullbuster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cusanno.
Cusanno is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cusanno.
Fullbuster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cusanno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fullbuster.
Fullbuster digs a good hook to Cusanno's body.
Cusanno tests Fullbuster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fullbuster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valerio Cusanno is winning the standup battle so far.
Cusanno defending well as Fullbuster loads up on a big left hand.
Fullbuster throws a big shot that misses.
Fullbuster throws out a loose jab but Cusanno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cusanno misses with a looping right.
Fullbuster throws a hook but Cusanno blocks it.
Cusanno misses with a hook to the body
and Fullbuster counters with a stiff right hand.
Fullbuster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cusanno.
Cusanno works Fullbuster's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fullbuster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cusanno throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Cusanno.
Cusanno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Fullbuster misses.
Cusanno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fullbuster.
Cusanno wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fullbuster misses the jab.
Cusanno tries to counter by clinching up but Fullbuster breaks away and moves out of range.
Fullbuster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fullbuster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cusanno.
Fullbuster missing with a left hand there. Cusanno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cusanno misses the jab.
Cusanno slips under a jab.
Cusanno seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cusanno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fullbuster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cusanno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cusanno throws a hook but Fullbuster blocks it.
Fullbuster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fullbuster looks to land a left hand but Cusanno moved out of range nicely.
Cusanno moves away from the strike by Fullbuster.
Good shot there by Fullbuster.
Cusanno moves away from the strike by Fullbuster.
Cusanno misses with a wild body shot.
Cusanno misses with an uppercut. Fullbuster saw that one coming.
Fullbuster throws a good cross that connects.
Cusanno lands a nice shot to the body.
Fullbuster has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fullbuster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cusanno lands a glancing blow to the side of Fullbuster's head.
Fullbuster swats away the attempt to clinch by Cusanno.
Cusanno moves to clinch but Fullbuster breaks away
and Fullbuster counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cusanno slips a straight right by Fullbuster.
Cusanno looks to land a right hand but Fullbuster moved out of range.
Cusanno throws a jab when Fullbuster was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cusanno. Fullbuster does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cusanno connects with the punch.
Cusanno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fullbuster throws out the jab.
Fullbuster throws a lazy right hand but Cusanno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cusanno misses with a body shot.
Cusanno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fullbuster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cusanno misses with a looping right.
Fullbuster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cusanno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cusanno slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Valerio Cusanno.
I think Cusanno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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