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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Vasara (ranked 2119 p4p, 5410 weight class) and Lee Fujimoto (ranked 242 p4p, 467 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Vasara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Fujimoto misses.
Vasara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fujimoto throws a hook but Vasara avoids it easily.
Vasara misses with a body kick.
Fujimoto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Frank Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Frank Vasara has been cut.
Vasara lands with a nice body punch.
Fujimoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasara lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Lee Fujimoto has been cut.
Vasara works the jab nicely.
Vasara thuds a left hand into Fujimoto's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujimoto. Vasara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vasara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujimoto lands with a good body shot.
Vasara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vasara cracks Fujimoto with a good jab.
Vasara slips a jab from Fujimoto.
Vasara scores with a three punch combo!
Fujimoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujimoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vasara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fujimoto.
Vasara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fujimoto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vasara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujimoto tries to move into range but Vasara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vasara looks for the body kick but Fujimoto saw that one coming.
Fujimoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasara sets himself, and Fujimoto steps forward looking for the clinch! Vasara avoids it this time.
Vasara lands a nice shot that snaps Fujimoto's head back.
Fujimoto loads up on a big right hand but Vasara slips the punch.
Vasara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto is looking to clinch but Vasara is avoiding it.
Vasara throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujimoto.
Vasara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujimoto tries to counter with a clinch but Vasara shakes him off and moves away.
Fujimoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up.
Vasara throws a combination that misses
and Fujimoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fujimoto needs to keep his hands up - Vasara had a free shot at his head there.
Fujimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujimoto throws a hook but Vasara blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara lands a body shot.
Vasara cracks Fujimoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Vasara.
Fujimoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vasara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasara.
Vasara sets himself, and Fujimoto steps forward looking for the clinch! Vasara avoids it this time.
Vasara throws out a powerful jab.
Vasara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vasara tries to bum rush Fujimoto with a series of wild strikes but Fujimoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice side step and Fujimoto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vasara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fujimoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vasara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasara circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Vasara dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vasara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fujimoto misses with a jab to the body
letting Vasara counter with a right hand.
Vasara connects with a right hand. Fujimoto shakes it off.
Vasara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujimoto can do to turn this around?
Fujimoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fujimoto moves away from the strike by Vasara.
Vasara throws a nice looking combination but Fujimoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fujimoto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vasara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fujimoto under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto moves away from the strike by Vasara.
Fujimoto moves out of range as Vasara strikes.
Vasara lunges at Fujimoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fujimoto's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara connects with a leg kick.
Fujimoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but Vasara moves away
and Vasara counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasara throws a push kick but Fujimoto slaps the foot to one side.
Vasara scores with the left hand. Fujimoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Fujimoto takes one to the side of the head.
Vasara sizes up Fujimoto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fujimoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fujimoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vasara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fujimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasara moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara tries to bum rush Fujimoto with a series of wild strikes but Fujimoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fujimoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vasara connects with the punch.
Vasara lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasara wants to slow Fujimoto down by chopping away at his legs.
Fujimoto punishes Vasara's body with a nice straight punch.
Vasara keeps Fujimoto at a distance using the push kick.
Fujimoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fujimoto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vasara scores with a jab. Fujimoto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vasara connects with a right hand. Fujimoto shakes it off.
Vasara moves out of range as Fujimoto strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara slips a straight right by Fujimoto.
Vasara feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vasara looks to land a left hand but Fujimoto moved out of range nicely.
Fujimoto throws out a counter right but Vasara avoids it with no problem.
Fujimoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasara.
Vasara digs a good body shot into Fujimoto's ribs.
Vasara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Vasara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fujimoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fujimoto takes a swing at Vasara's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara throws a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vasara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujimoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vasara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fujimoto working aggressively here.
Vasara lands a nice uppercut.
Vasara lands with a short shot to the head.
Vasara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fujimoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fujimoto.
Vasara trying to stall but Fujimoto improves his position.
A short left from Vasara.
Vasara leaning against his opponent.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Vasara dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vasara throws a hook to the side of Fujimoto's head but Fujimoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vasara throws a body kick that misses
and Fujimoto counters by moving into the clinch.
Vasara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vasara blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujimoto.
A right handed body shot lands from Vasara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fujimoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasara's elbow.
Vasara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fujimoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Vasara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fujimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vasara lands a shoulder strike.
Frank Vasara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vasara will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fujimoto up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara prevents a body shot from Fujimoto.
Vasara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee Fujimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fujimoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fujimoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vasara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujimoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasara.
Vasara throws a hook but Fujimoto avoids it easily.
Fujimoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vasara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara lands with a straight right. Fujimoto didn't see that one coming.
Vasara lands a lovely overhand right.
Vasara misses with a straight left.
Fujimoto wants to counter the offense by Vasara and move into the clinch position.
Vasara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fujimoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fujimoto moves to clinch but Vasara breaks away
and Vasara counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasara throws out a loose jab but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vasara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fujimoto has time to react.
Fujimoto swings widly with a right hand
and Vasara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujimoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Vasara counters with a straight right hand.
Vasara scores with a decent looking hook.
Vasara jabs at Fujimoto's body.
Vasara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vasara misses with a looping left.
Vasara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara throws an overhand right that lands on Fujimoto's shoulder, as Fujimoto tries to avoid the shot.
Vasara lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasara throws a jab when Fujimoto was well out of range.
Vasara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vasara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fujimoto misses with an uppercut.
Vasara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vasara scores with the left hand. Fujimoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Fujimoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frank Vasara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vasara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Vasara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vasara 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Vasara!
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