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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between De Bruyne (ranked 180 p4p, 15 weight class) and Kazuka Fuujin (ranked 136 p4p, 11 weight class). Bruyne comes to the cage accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road . Fuujin has chosen a lot of Asian swag in this young man as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, De Bruyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuka Fuujin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruyne misses with a straight left.
Bruyne is looking to clinch.
Kazuka Fuujin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuujin misses with a right hand
and Bruyne counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuujin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Fuujin.
Fuujin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruyne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruyne looks to land a right hand but Fuujin moved out of range.
Fuujin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuujin.
Fuujin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fuujin tests Bruyne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fuujin misses with a body shot.
Fuujin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Fuujin tenderised Bruyne's leg. Bruyne is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuujin blocks a leg kick.
Bruyne lands a nice shot that snaps Fuujin's head back.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. Fuujin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bruyne feints and then cracks Fuujin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuujin down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fuujin.
A slow jab from Bruyne misses its intended target.
De Bruyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuujin misses with a left hand
and Bruyne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fuujin thinking.
Bruyne blocks a jab.
Fuujin throws a leg kick but Bruyne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Fuujin.
Bruyne scores with the left hand. Fuujin knows he should have avoided that one.
Bruyne misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Fuujin blocks the leg kick.
Fuujin missing with a left hand there. Bruyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuujin shoots in for a takedown but Bruyne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fuujin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fuujin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fuujin cracks Bruyne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuujin throws a big shot that misses.
Bruyne appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by Bruyne's head coaches at AK Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bruyne feints and then cracks Fuujin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuujin down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bruyne.
Fuujin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fuujin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruyne.
Fuujin with a nice cross.
Bruyne looks to land a left hand but Fuujin moved out of range nicely.
Fuujin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bruyne is looking to counter punch.
Fuujin throws an off balance right hand
and Bruyne counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuujin throws a solid leg kick but Bruyne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fuujin.
Bruyne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fuujin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fuujin lands a nice hook to Bruyne's body. Bruyne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fuujin swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bruyne to counter with a crisp jab.
Fuujin tries to move into range but Bruyne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fuujin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bruyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuujin with the counter takedown but Bruyne avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuujin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bruyne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruyne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fuujin.
Bruyne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruyne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Fuujin.
Fuujin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fuujin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bruyne's head backwards.
Bruyne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fuujin's sensitive parts.
Fuujin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fuujin tries to work over Bruyne's front leg with a kick but Bruyne checks it.
Bruyne went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bruyne throws a hook but Fuujin avoids it easily.
Fuujin looks to throw the jab but Bruyne is out of range.
Bruyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fuujin tries to bum rush Bruyne with a series of wild strikes but Bruyne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fuujin slips under a jab.
Fuujin dips to his left and cracks Bruyne with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuujin's corner calls for a 1-2. Fuujin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne throws a nice head kick!
Fuujin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuujin cracks Bruyne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fuujin shoots for a takedown but Bruyne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fuujin throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuujin slips under a jab.
Fuujin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruyne moves away.
Bruyne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fuujin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fuujin seems to be working for a kimura but Bruyne defends the submission attempt.
Bruyne holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that De Bruyne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bruyne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruyne is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fuujin.
Bruyne half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fuujin throws out a powerful jab.
Bruyne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bruyne defending well as Fuujin loads up on a big left hand.
Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuujin throws a hook to the side of Bruyne's head but Bruyne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruyne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fuujin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuujin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bruyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruyne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruyne checks a low kick from Fuujin.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Fuujin.
Bruyne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fuujin's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuujin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruyne lands with an uppercut that bounces Fuujin off the cage and back into range.
Bruyne misses the shot to the body.
Bruyne throws out a leg kick but Fuujin moves out of range and Bruyne only half commits.
Fuujin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruyne's hands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fuujin.
Fuujin staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Bruyne.
Bruyne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fuujin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fuujin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fuujin just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuujin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuujin misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin throws a lazy right hand but Bruyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruyne throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fuujin avoids it.
A big right from Bruyne misses.
Bruyne lands with a cross.
Bruyne avoids the body shot from Fuujin.
Bruyne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuujin.
Bruyne misses with an uppercut.
Fuujin throws a body punch but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuujin.
Bruyne throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fuujin! But no joy.
Bruyne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fuujin if he has to take too many more of those.
Fuujin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fuujin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bruyne defends well and Fuujin ends up having to push Bruyne into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fuujin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruyne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Bruyne misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin throws out a leg kick but Bruyne moves out of range and Fuujin only half commits.
Bruyne throws the left hand but Fuujin avoids the punch easily.
Fuujin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuujin lands a head shot.
Fuujin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Fuujin.
A telegraphed right hand from Fuujin misses the target.
Fuujin throws the left hand but Bruyne avoids the punch easily.
Bruyne misses with a straight right.
Bruyne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fuujin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
Fuujin tries to land a leg kick but Bruyne saw it coming and moves away.
Bruyne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fuujin just manages to avoid it.
Bruyne throws a body kick that misses.
Fuujin misses with a low kick.
Bruyne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fuujin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruyne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin throws a lazy right hand but Bruyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuujin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fuujin shoots in but Bruyne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Bruyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuka Fuujin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Fuujin is predictable there
letting Bruyne counter with a right hand.
Bruyne throws an overhand right that lands on Fuujin's shoulder, as Fuujin tries to avoid the shot.
Fuujin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Bruyne is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruyne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fuujin misses the shot to the body.
Bruyne lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Bruyne.
Fuujin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bruyne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fuujin misses with an uppercut. Bruyne saw that one coming.
Fuujin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fuujin fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kazuka Fuujin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fuujin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fuujin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruyne.
Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuujin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Bruyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne throws a hook but Fuujin blocks it.
Fuujin throws a solid leg kick but Bruyne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fuujin.
Fuujin thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fuujin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bruyne counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruyne throws a wild body kick that Fuujin sees coming a mile off.
Fuujin defending well as Bruyne loads up on a big left hand.
Fuujin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Fuujin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Fuujin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruyne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fuujin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bruyne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bruyne lands a slapping body shot.
Bruyne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuujin. That did some damage!
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Fuujin.
Fuujin misses with a wild body shot.
Fuujin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Fuujin backs away, Bruyne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bruyne connects with the punch.
Fuujin throws out a powerful jab.
Bruyne cracks the inside of Fuujin's front leg.
Bruyne with a nice cross.
Fuujin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuujin throws a looping overhand right but Bruyne ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne lands a really nice looking cross but Fuujin seems unphased.
Fuujin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruyne scores with a spinning back kick!
Bruyne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. Fuujin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fuujin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fuujin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bruyne's half guard.
Bruyne is looking to improve his position.
Fuujin is thwarting Bruyne's attempts to control the position.
Fuujin wants to pass the guard but Bruyne is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne keeping hold of Fuujin's head, controlling as best he can.
Bruyne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bruyne has his hands clasped together around Fuujin's back. He's all about the action.
Fuujin seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fuujin wants to pass the guard but Bruyne is defending well.
Bruyne is looking to control Fuujin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bruyne avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruyne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bruyne seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuujin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruyne.
Fuujin misses with a left hand
and Bruyne counters with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
De Bruyne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bruyne 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... De Bruyne!
An intense looking De Bruyne took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Peel Steel, you absolutely suck'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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