Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SFL 140 | Slam vs Puno
Date: Feb 23, 2022

#R1#
Barrels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrels tries to counter by closing the distance.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barrels misses the shot to the body.
Fusi scores with a nice strike.
Fusi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barrels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fusi.
Fusi throwing a counter right hand but Barrels manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Fusi misses with a straight right.
Barrels throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Barrels misses.
Barrels shoots in for a double leg but Fusi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fusi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fusi throws a big shot that misses.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrels.
Barrels wants to counter with a clinch but Fusi pushes him away.
Fusi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barrels's head.
Barrels tries to move into range but Fusi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barrels has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fusi cracks Barrels with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fusi scores with the left hand. Barrels knows he should have avoided that one.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrels.
Fusi sets himself, and Barrels steps forward looking for the clinch! Fusi avoids it this time.
Barrels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fusi.
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fusi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T1#
Barrels looks to land a right hand but Fusi moved out of range.
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Barrels moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Fusi - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Barrels.
Fusi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barrels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fusi throws out the jab.
Barrels tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barrels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barrels throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barrels misses the jab.
Fusi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fusi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barrels throws out a loose jab but Fusi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Nice defenses there by Barrels.
Fusi throws the left hand but Barrels avoids the punch easily.
Barrels loads up on a big right hand but Fusi slips the punch.
Barrels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barrels misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Barrels.#CUT2#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrels ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Barrels scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Fusi throws a hook but Barrels avoids it easily.
Barrels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fusi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Barrels misses.
It looked like Fusi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD2#
Barrels throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fusi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Barrels is in Fusi's guard.
Barrels wants to pass the guard but Fusi is keeping the position.
Barrels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barrels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barrels connects with a couple of short punches.
Barrels lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Fusi is pulling down on Barrels's head. It's preventing any offense from Barrels, at least for the moment.
Barrels is looking to work some ground and pound but Fusi has wrist control.
Barrels postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barrels throwing strikes but missing.
Barrels throws a big elbow that misses.
Barrels advances position into side control!
Barrels tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barrels misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barrels landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #CUT2#James Fusi's cut is getting worse.
Barrels in the domination position with Fusi hanging on.
An elbow from Barrels crashes against the mat. #T4#
Barrels throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barrels scoring with punches from side control. #CUT2#Jeez, James Fusi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Fusi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tu Barrels!
A relieved looking Tu Barrels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SFL 135 | Akinwande vs Wanker
Date: Feb 04, 2022

#R1#
Mihailov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mihailov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fusi throws out the jab.
Mihailov tries to bum rush Fusi with a series of wild strikes but Fusi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mihailov throws a nice looking combination but Fusi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mihailov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fusi scores with a sloppy right hand. Mihailov should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Mihailov.
Sloppy strikes from Mihailov. Those never looked like landing.
Mihailov throws a nice looking combination but Fusi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Mihailov.
Fusi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fusi tests Mihailov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Mihailov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihailov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fusi scores with a nice strike.
Mihailov tries to clinch but Fusi is having none of it.
Mihailov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fusi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Mihailov misses.
A big right from Fusi misses.
Fusi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mihailov throws a leg kick that misses.
Fusi throws a big shot that misses.
Mihailov throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Fusi misses the target.#T1#
Nice shot lands for Fusi.
Fusi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mihailov sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Fusi gets tackled into the cage by Mihailov. Mihailov maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mihailov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fusi.
Fusi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fusi is stalling here. #TD2#
Mihailov jumps guard.
Mihailov has his hands on Fusi's head, controlling the position.
Fusi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Mihailov wants to sweep here but Fusi controlling him for the moment.
Mihailov controls Fusi momentarily but Fusi frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fusi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Fusi works the jab nicely.
Fusi with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fusi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT2#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Mihailov wants to clinch up but Fusi keeps it at a distance.
Mihailov throws a right hand that Fusi ducks under and follows up with a left that Fusi also avoids with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Fusi blocks the leg kick.
Mihailov throws a series of punches but Fusi moves out of range.
Fusi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mihailov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mihailov looks for the body kick but Fusi saw that one coming.
Fusi throws a shot from downtown. Mihailov moves away and avoids it.
Mihailov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mihailov looks to land a right hand but Fusi moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Mihailov.
A cross from Fusi lands.
Mihailov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fusi circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mihailov throws a looping overhand right but Fusi ducks down to avoid it.
Mihailov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fusi throws a lazy right hand but Mihailov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#KD2#
Mihailov throws a left that rocks Fusi and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Mihailov dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Fusi regain composure! #ROC2#Fusi is rocked!
Mihailov throws an elbow but Fusi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Oh Fusi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Mihailov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mihailov landing strikes.
Mihailov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mihailov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mihailov working away.
Fusi seems to have got his legs back now.
Mihailov working the ground and pound but Fusi is defending the strikes.
Mihailov with the ground and pound but Fusi regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mihailov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fusi to regain full guard.
Mihailov throws a big elbow that misses.
Fusi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mihailov.
Fusi has his hands on Mihailov's head, controlling the position.
Mihailov postures up in Fusi's guard and throws a big left but Fusi blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hristo Mihailov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Fusi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Mihailov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mihailov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fusi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mihailov throws a wild body kick that Fusi sees coming a mile off.
Mihailov fails to land with a series of punches.
Fusi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mihailov throws a right hand that Fusi ducks under and follows up with a left that Fusi also avoids with ease.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Mihailov slips the punch.
Mihailov misses with a wild combination.
Mihailov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fusi throws the left hand but Mihailov avoids the punch easily.
Fusi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mihailov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fusi to score with a decent uppercut.
Mihailov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fusi misses with a looping left.
Fusi scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fusi thuds his right hand into Mihailov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fusi, as that shot connected.
Mihailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fusi is looking to counter punch.
Mihailov drops his hands momentarily and Fusi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mihailov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Fusi misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mihailov! But no joy.
Fusi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihailov. #T1#
Mihailov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mihailov tries to close the distance and clinch but Fusi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #KD2#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Mihailov and Fusi goes tumbling to the canvas! Mihailov follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #CUT2#James Fusi's cut is getting worse.
Mihailov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fusi is doing well to control the position and prevent Mihailov from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Mihailov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mihailov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fusi misses with a hook. Mihailov ducked under it nicely.
Fusi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mihailov.
Mihailov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Fusi misses.
Hristo Mihailov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fusi dodges the punch combination from Mihailov.
Mihailov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihailov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hristo Mihailov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fusi avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T2#
Mihailov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.#CL2#
Mihailov clinches up against the cage.
Mihailov is trying to push Fusi away but Fusi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fusi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mihailov taking a breather.
Fusi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Fusi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mihailov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fusi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fusi stalling in the clinch.
Fusi lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Mihailov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fusi throws a hook but Mihailov avoids it easily.
Mihailov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fusi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mihailov wants to land a leg kick but Fusi is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Fusi.
Fusi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihailov. #T3#
Mihailov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Mihailov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mihailov throws an elbow but it misses. #TD2#
Mihailov jumps guard.
Mihailov being controlled here, momentarily.
Mihailov pulls Fusi in close to his closed guard and prevents Fusi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fusi controlling from the top position. #T4#
Fusi stopping the sweep attempt from Mihailov.#SU#
Fusi stands and steps away. Mihailov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Mihailov slips the punch.
Mihailov throws the left hand but Fusi avoids the punch easily.#KD2#
Mihailov drops Fusi with a nice combination! Mihailov dives into Fusi's guard, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihailov trying to control the position from guard on top but Fusi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mihailov is looking to pass into half guard but Fusi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fusi is in guard.#REVR#
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mihailov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mihailov being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hristo Mihailov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Fusi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Mihailov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fusi slips under a jab.
Fusi avoids a kick to the body.
Mihailov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fusi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fusi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mihailov slips under a jab from Fusi.
Mihailov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fusi is looking to counter punch.
Fusi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihailov.
Mihailov misses with a body kick.
It looked like Fusi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mihailov slips a straight right by Fusi.
Fusi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mihailov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mihailov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fusi defends it well.
Mihailov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fusi looks to land a right hand but Mihailov moved out of range.
Mihailov is looking to clinch.
Fusi moves away from the strike by Mihailov.
Mihailov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi missing with a left hand there. Mihailov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mihailov throws a series of punches but Fusi avoids them all with ease.
Fusi swats away the attempt to clinch by Mihailov.
Fusi throws the left hand but Mihailov avoids the punch easily.
Fusi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mihailovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fusi darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
Fusi misses with a straight right.
Fusi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fusi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihailov.
Mihailov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mihailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mihailov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fusi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fusi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good exchange - Fusi coming out on top.
Mihailov misses with a wild combination.
Fusi slips a jab and a cross from Mihailov.
Mihailov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mihailov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Fusi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fusi with a nice cross.
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fusi throws out a loose jab but Mihailov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mihailov misses with the combination.
Fusi dips to his left and cracks Mihailov with an uppercut!
Fusi throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
A big right from Fusi misses.
Fusi scores with a jab to the head.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Mihailov.
The crowd cheers as Fusi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mihailov doesn't seem phased though.
Mihailov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fusi.
Nice uppercut there from Mihailov.
Mihailov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fusi looks to land a right hand but Mihailov moved out of range.
Fusi scores with a jab.
Mihailov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fusi throwing a counter right hand but Mihailov manages to avoid it.
Mihailov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fusi lands a jab.
Mihailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mihailov blocks a jab.
Mihailov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mihailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Mihailov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fusi misses with a looping left.
Mihailov throws a right hand that Fusi ducks under and follows up with a left that Fusi also avoids with ease.
James Fusi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Mihailov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fusi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mihailov throws a right and a left that Fusi avoids nicely.
Fusi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mihailov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fusi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fusi lands with an overhand left.
Mihailov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Mihailov looks to land a combination. Fusi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#James Fusi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fusi misses the jab.
Fusi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mihailov staying out of range there.
Fusi connects with a nice looking jab.
Fusi throws a hook but Mihailov avoids it easily.
No joy there for Mihailov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mihailov slips a jab from Fusi.
Fusi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mihailov misses with a few strikes there.
Mihailov misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Fusi misses the target.#T4#
Mihailov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fusi throws a big shot that misses.
Mihailov thuds his right hand into Fusi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#KD#
Fusi drops Mihailov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mihailov looks back up at him and smiles so Fusi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Mihailov is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Hristo Mihailov has been cut.
Mihailov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mihailov is still on wobbly legs! Can Fusi finish him?
Mihailov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Mihailov defending well as Fusi loads up on a big left hand.
Mihailov seems to have recovered his senses.
Fusi throws a shot from downtown. Mihailov moves away and avoids it.
Mihailov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fusi defends it well.
Fusi lands an overhand right.
Fusi misses with an uppercut.
Mihailov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fusi throws out the jab.
Mihailov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big left from Fusi misses.
Mihailov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Mihailov.
Mihailov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hristo Mihailov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mihailov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fusi misses with a looping left.
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fusi misses with a hook. Mihailov ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Mihailov pushes Fusi up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Fusi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mihailov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hristo Mihailov!
An out of breath Hristo Mihailov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SFL 125 | Mumu vs Viking II
Date: Dec 19, 2021

#R1#
Haggar throws a jab when Fusi was well out of range.
Fusi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haggar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fusi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fusi looks to land a right hand but Haggar moved out of range.
Haggar feints the counter takedown.
Haggar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haggar lands a slapping body shot.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Haggar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Haggar needs to keep his hands up - Fusi had a free shot at his head there.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fusi throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fusi throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
Haggar throws a looping overhand right but Fusi ducks down to avoid it.
Fusi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Fusi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fusi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar misses the jab.
Fusi is looking to counter punch.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Haggar slips the punch.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggar looks to throw the jab but Fusi is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fusi looks to throw the jab but Haggar is out of range.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fusi defends it well.#T1#
Fusi defending well as Haggar loads up on a big left hand.
Haggar moves out of range of the strikes.
Fusi scores with a jab. Haggar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Fusi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fusi avoids the body shot from Haggar.
Haggar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fusi moves away.
Haggar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fusi misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Haggar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haggar slips under a jab.
Haggar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haggar lands a jab to the head.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fusi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haggar.
Fusi throws a lazy right hand but Haggar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haggar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Fusi misses the target.
Fusi throws a hook to the side of Haggar's head but Haggar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haggar moves out of range of the strikes.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Fusi is just out of range.
Haggar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fusi defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Fusi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fusi avoids the body shot from Haggar.
James Fusi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Haggar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Haggar thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Haggar darts in and clinches Fusi up against the cage.
Haggar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fusi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haggar tries to work over Fusi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haggar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fusi.
Haggar lands on the inside with an uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Fusi fails to land. #T3#
Fusi looking to slow down the pace here.
Fusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haggar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haggar misses with a body punch.
Fusi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fusi misses with some punches.
Haggar is trying to maintain a safe position but Fusi gets an underhook and turns Haggar into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haggar.
Fusi prevents a body shot from Haggar.
Haggar struggles to land a body shot inside as Fusi controls his hands.
Fusi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haggar is working Fusi over against the cage.
Fusi trying to stall but Haggar improves his position.
Haggar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fusi or not.
Fusi is breathing heavily.
Fusi has a couple of punches blocked by Haggar.
Fusi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haggar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fusi backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fusi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haggar doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Haggar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haggar misses with a body punch.
Fusi throws a head punch that misses.
Haggar misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Fusi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Haggar slips the punch.
Fusi moves out of range of the strikes.
Haggar throws a hook but Fusi avoids it easily.
Fusi misses with a straight left.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fusi defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Haggar slips a jab from Fusi.
Haggar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haggar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fusi clobbers Haggar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fusi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fusi wants it to stay on the feet.
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt - Fusi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
James Fusi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
Fusi throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from Fusi finds it's target.
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 James Fusi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Fusi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Good exchange - Haggar coming out on top.
Haggar lands with a shot to the body.
Fusi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haggar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fusi.
James Fusi is winning the standup battle so far.
Haggar misses with a body shot.
Haggar moves out of range as Fusi strikes.
Haggar throws a lazy right hand but Fusi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haggar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
A slow jab from Fusi misses its intended target.
Haggar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haggar slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggar. Fusi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggar slips a straight right by Fusi.
Haggar misses with an uppercut. Fusi saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Fusi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haggar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusi.
Haggar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fusi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1#
Haggar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fusi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haggar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fusi.
Haggar with the counter takedown but Fusi avoids it easily.
Haggar slips under a jab.
Fusi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haggar digs a good body shot into Fusi's ribs.
Fusi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fusi needs to keep his hands up - Haggar had a free shot at his head there.
Haggar connects with a body shot.
Fusi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haggar.
Fusi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haggar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haggar lands with a good body shot.
Haggar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fusi.
Nice body punch from Haggar.
Haggar tries to bum rush Fusi with a series of wild strikes but Fusi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Fusi misses with an uppercut. Haggar saw that one coming.
Haggar with the counter takedown but Fusi avoids it easily.
Haggar moves out of range as Fusi strikes.
Fusi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haggar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggar moves away from the strike by Fusi.
And Haggar tries to counter it with a takedown but Fusi pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T2#
Fusi throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fusi avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Fusi misses the target.
Fusi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fusi throws a hook but Haggar blocks it.
Haggar punishes Fusi's body with a nice straight punch.
Fusi slips a straight right by Haggar.
Haggar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fusi throws the left hand but Haggar avoids the punch easily.
Fusi ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fusi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haggar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Fusi there.
Haggar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fusi.
A jab from Fusi misses.
Fusi misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Haggar misses with a hook.#T3#
Haggar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fusi moves away.
Haggar catches Fusi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haggar moves out of range as Fusi strikes.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Fusi misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Fusi throws out a loose jab but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haggar blocks a jab.
Haggar throws out a loose jab but Fusi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fusi misses with an uppercut. Haggar saw that one coming.
Fusi misses with a straight left.
Haggar feints the counter takedown.
Haggar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fusi.
Haggar connects with a jab.
Fusi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fusi looks to throw the jab but Haggar is out of range.
Haggar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fusi manages to avoid it.
Haggar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Haggar lands with a cross. #T4#
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Fusi cracks Haggar with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haggar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fusi but Fusi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fusi is looking to counter punch.
Fusi throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Haggar throws a looping overhand right but Fusi ducks down to avoid it.
Haggar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fusi.
Haggar throws a nice looking combination but Fusi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haggar lands a slapping body shot.
Haggar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Haggar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
And Haggar tries to counter it with a takedown but Fusi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fusi throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Haggar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haggar.

Fusi has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Haggar is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haggar pushes Fusi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Fusi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Fusi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Haggar lands a really nice looking cross but Fusi seems unphased.
A big right from Haggar misses.
Fusi swats away the attempt to clinch by Haggar.
Fusi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haggar slips under a jab from Fusi.
Haggar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fusi defends well and Haggar ends up having to push Fusi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Haggar misses with a wild body shot.
Fusi misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fusi defends it well.
Haggar slips a jab from Fusi.
Haggar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fusi's waist but Fusi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haggar off to one side.
Fusi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Haggar's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Haggar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fusi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haggar somewhat.
James Fusi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fusi blocks a jab.
Haggar misses the jab.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Haggar slips the punch.#T1##CL2#
Haggar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fusi, pushing him back against the cage.
Fusi misses with the head strike.
Haggar wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haggar.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haggar.
Haggar blocking some punches.
Fusi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fusi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haggars head.
Haggar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fusi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fusi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haggar.
Haggar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haggar throws a head punch that misses.
Fusi gets through Haggar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haggar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fusi is looking to control Haggar's arms but Haggar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fusi has his back to the cage.
Fusi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fusi blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fusi takes a shot to the head. #T2#
Fusi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haggar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fusi swings wildly with an uppercut but Haggar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haggar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fusi's elbow.
Haggar misses with a punch to the body.
Fusi misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Haggar.
Haggar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fusi's elbow.
Fusi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fusi takes a shot to the head.
Fusi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fusi misses with the head strike.
Haggar misses with a punch to the body.
Haggar misses with a punch to the body.
Fusi swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Fusi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haggar tries to clinch up but Fusi circles away and keeps his distance.
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar feints the counter takedown.
James Fusi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Fusi blocks a jab.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haggar feints the counter takedown.
Haggar shoots in and drives through. Fusi sprawls well.
Fusi misses with an uppercut.
Haggar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Haggar misses.
Haggar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fusi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fusi misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Fusi misses the target.
Haggar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haggar moves out of range as Fusi strikes.
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Haggar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fusi on the side of the head.
Fusi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haggar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fusi looks to land a right hand but Haggar moved out of range.
Haggar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fusi defends it well.#T4#
Fusi slips under a jab from Haggar.
Fusi cracks Haggar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fusi misses with a hook. Haggar ducked under it nicely.
Haggar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fusi throws a hook but Haggar avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fusi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fusi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fusi misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Fusi misses.
Mike Haggar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fusi throws a hook but Haggar avoids it easily.
Haggar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fusi throws out the jab.
Haggar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fusi is fending him off so far but Haggar persists. Nope, Fusi circles away and we're back to standing.
Haggar throws a body punch but Fusi moves out of range.
Haggar throws a body shot but no joy.
Fusi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haggar ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Haggar looks to score with a jab to the body but Fusi is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Fusi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fusi 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Fusi!
A very excited looking James Fusi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SFL 120 | Mumu vs Wanker
Date: Dec 01, 2021

#R1#
Shabanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Fusi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Fusi does it's job there.
Fusi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shabanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Shabanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fusi throws a hook but Shabanov avoids it easily.
Shabanov misses with a hook.
Shabanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Shabanov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shabanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fusi misses with a right hand
letting Shabanov counter with a right hand.
Fusi misses with a hook
and Shabanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#Fusi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fusi misses with a left hand
and Shabanov scores with a counter punch that sends Fusi to the canvas! Shabanov smells blood - he's punishing Fusi with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Fusi has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Shabanov!
Fedor Shabanov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SFL 114 | Barbarian vs Bone
Date: Nov 10, 2021

#R1#
Jab by Fusi.
Fusi checks a low kick from Akinwande.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Akinwande tries to close the distance and clinch but Fusi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akinwande has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Akinwande takes one to the chin there.
Fusi slips a straight right by Akinwande.
Akinwande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fusi.
Akinwande lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CUT#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Akinwande throws a body punch but Fusi moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Akinwande 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fusi throws out a loose jab but Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akinwande lands with a thumping leg kick. #CL#
Akinwande has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinwande works on Fusi's body with a couple of short punches.
Fusi looks winded!
Akinwande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fusi throws a punch but it's blocked by Akinwande.
Fusi avoiding damage as Akinwande throws knees to the body.
Akinwande has Fusi pressed against the cage, preventing Fusi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akinwande lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fusi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fusi's elbow.
Akinwande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akinwande throws an elbow that misses. #T1#
Akinwande digs a right hand into Fusi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fusi's gas tank.
Akinwande throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fusi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande tries a body shot but Fusi blocks it.
Fusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fusi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande lands a nice elbow.
Fusi misses with some punches.
Fusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akinwande lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fusi.
Fusi misses with the head strike.
Akinwande takes a shot to the head.
Akinwande lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#That has opened up James Fusi's cut even more.
Akinwande lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akinwande lands an uppercut.#CUT#James Fusi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Akinwande lands an elbow just above Fusi 's eye.
Fusi misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fusi takes an elbow to the forehead. #ROC#Fusi is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Fusi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henry Akinwande!
A relieved looking Henry Akinwande thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SFL 105 | Vikings Are Emerging
Date: Oct 03, 2021

#R1#
Puno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Puno half committed to a counter leg kick.
Puno attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Puno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puno throws a hook to the side of Fusi's head but Fusi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puno swings for the body but Fusi moves out of range.
Fusi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Puno is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fusi defending well as Puno loads up on a big left hand.
Fusi blocks a head kick by Puno.
Puno throws a hook but Fusi blocks it.
Fusi tests Puno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fusi to score with a decent uppercut.
Puno does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fusi ducks right into an uppercut from Puno. #CUT#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
Good work by Fusi as he checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puno.
Fusi thuds his right hand into Puno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fusi.
Fusi misses with an uppercut. Puno saw that one coming.
Puno scores with the left hand. Fusi knows he should have avoided that one.
Puno throws out a loose jab but Fusi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fusi throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Puno.#ROC#Fusi is rocked!#T1#
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fusi is still on wobbly legs! Can Puno finish him?
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Fusi seems to have recovered his senses.
Puno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fusi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puno slips under a jab.
Puno throws a leg kick but Fusi moved away.
A swing and a miss from Puno.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Fusi moved out of range.
Puno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puno throws a front kick that sends Fusi stumbling back into the cage.
Puno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusi.
Puno throws a low kick but Fusi moves out of range easily.
Puno loads up on a big right hand but Fusi slips the punch.
Puno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puno misses with a looping right.
Puno sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Fusi's defenses. It connects perfectly with Fusi's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeronimo Puno!
An out of breath Jeronimo Puno thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SFL 100 | The Matrix
Date: Sep 12, 2021

#R1#
Hammerfall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fusi scores with a jab.#CUT#It looks like Uber Hammerfall has been cut.
Fusi throws a jab when Hammerfall was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hammerfall.
Fusi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hammerfall on the side of the head.
Hammerfall jabs Fusi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hammerfall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Hammerfall misses.
Fusi cracks Hammerfall with an open hand slap.
Hammerfall staying out of range there.
Hammerfall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CUT2#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerfall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fusi.
Fusi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fusi blocks a head kick by Hammerfall.
Fusi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fusi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammerfall. #T1#
Hammerfall misses with a low kick.
Fusi slips under a jab.
Fusi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammerfall.
Hammerfall throws a lazy right hand but Fusi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fusi lands a two punch combo.
Hammerfall misses with a wild body shot.
Hammerfall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fusi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fusi misses the jab.
Hammerfall takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CUT#That has opened up Uber Hammerfall's cut even more.
Fusi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammerfall is just out of range.
Fusi misses the body punch
and Hammerfall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hammerfall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fusi misses with a right hand
enabling Hammerfall to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fusi misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fusi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammerfall.#T2#
Fusi loses concentration momentarily and Hammerfall pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Fusi crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Hammerfall finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Uber Hammerfall!
A victorious Uber Hammerfall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SFL 91 | McGuire vs Sasaki
Date: Aug 08, 2021

James Fusi had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 269.5, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Andy Viking was cancelled.

Event: SFL 84 | Mumu vs Sasaki
Date: Jul 17, 2021

#R1#
Jab from Fusi.
Fusi misses with a straight right.
We've been informed that Fusi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Spanner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fusi.
A head kick misses from Fusi.
Fusi throws a sloppy body shot
and Spanner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fusi thinking.
Fusi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fusi throws a head kick but Spanner moves out of range.
Spanner is looking to counter with head kicks.
Fusi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spanner swings for the body but Fusi moves out of range.
Fusi throws a shot from downtown. Spanner moves away and avoids it.
Spanner takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spanner.
Fusi closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#It looks like Bleeding Spanner has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Fusi. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Spanner misses the target.
Fusi throws an off balance right hand
and Fusi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fusi misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Spanner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spanner blocks a jab.
Fusi misses with a hook
and Spanner counters with a series of strikes. Fusi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fusi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi throws a body shot but no joy.
Spanner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fusi lands with a hook. Spanner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spanner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fusi lands a body shot.
Spanner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spanner misses with a hook.
Spanner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fusi.
Spanner slips under a jab from Fusi.
Fusi misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Fusi does it's job there.#T2#
Spanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spanner takes one to the chin there.
Spanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fusi.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fusi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fusi 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.
Spanner cracks Fusi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Fusi falls to his knees and Spanner doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bleeding Spanner!
A victorious Bleeding Spanner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SFL 73 | Atunes vs Shipilov
Date: May 23, 2021

#R1#
Fusi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Babinski's head.#CUT2#It looks like Viktor Babinski has been cut.
A combination from Fusi does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Babinski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fusi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babinski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babinski scores with a hook.#CUT#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.#KD#
Babinski cracks Fusi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Babinski has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fusi to stand back up!#ROC#Fusi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fusi leaves his chin hanging out and Babinski seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Fusi crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktor Babinski!
A less than humble Viktor Babinski misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: SFL 66 | Simon vs Georgiev
Date: May 01, 2021

#R1##KD2#
Oooooh!!! Fusi has knocked Viking down with a huge combo! Fusi steps away and waves a wobbly Viking back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Viking is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Techno Viking has been cut.
A head kick misses from Fusi.
Oh Viking is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Techno Viking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fusi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viking.
Viking was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Viking seems to have got his legs back now.
Fusi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Viking blocks a head kick by Fusi.
Viking misses with a body kick.
Fusi misses with a hook. Viking ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Fusi! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James Fusi!
A relieved looking James Fusi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SFL 58 | Lancaster vs Hopkins
Date: Mar 27, 2021

#R1#
Fusi looks to land a combination but McGuire avoids it well.
Fusi blocks a leg kick.
Fusi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fusi throws a sloppy head kick
and McGuire counters with a nice leg kick.
McGuire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT2#It looks like Kevin McGuire has been cut.#KD2#
Fusi sends McGuire crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fusi is motioning to the referee to let McGuire up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire works the jab nicely.
Fusi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fusi throws a series of punches but McGuire avoids them all with ease.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGuire is defended easily by Fusi.
As McGuire backs off Fusi throws a huge counter combo but McGuire manages to avoid it all.#T1#
McGuire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick from McGuire lands but Fusi takes it in his stride.
McGuire connects with a leg kick.
McGuire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fusi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
James Fusi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Fusi misses
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fusi slips a jab and a cross from McGuire.
McGuire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T2#
A head kick by Fusi misses
letting McGuire counter with a right hand. #TD#
McGuire feints and as Fusi raises his hands in defense, McGuire changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Fusi pushes McGuire off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fusi walks straight into a right hand from McGuire - that's dropped him! McGuire jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Fusi from any more punishment! Fusi complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kevin McGuire!
An out of breath Kevin McGuire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SFL 51 | Bloody Death Roll
Date: Feb 27, 2021

#R1#
Fusi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fusi.
Fusi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Fusi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Bennett connects with a body shot.
Fusi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFusi.
Bennett thuds a left hand into Fusi's body.
Bennett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett misses with a right hand
letting Fusi counter with a right hand.
Bennett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fusi's head.
Jab, jab by Bennett - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Fusi to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Fusi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Justin Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing. #KD2#
Fusi drops Bennett with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bennett looks back up at him and smiles so Fusi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#Bennett is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Justin Bennett has been cut.
Fusi slips a straight right by Bennett.
Bennett throws a hook but Fusi blocks it.
Bennett throws a shot from downtown. Fusi moves away and avoids it.
Fusi throws a counter combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD2#
and Fusi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bennett! Fusi lets Bennett back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Bennett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Fusi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fusi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bennett seems to have got his legs back now.
Bennett throws an off balance right hand
and Fusi counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T2#
Fusi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fusi throws out the jab.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Fusi saw that one coming.
Fusi unleashes a big counter combination but Bennett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fusi moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Bennett moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bennett misses the target.
A jab from Bennett misses.
Fusi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fusi moves away.
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Fusi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fusi throws a counter combo.#T3#
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Fusi moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Bennett! Fusi continues to tee off on Bennett, landing with a left and a right! Fusi connects with a right hand that leaves Bennett sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Fusi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Fusi!
An intense looking James Fusi took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I hope Babinski is ok and wil recover. Sorry dude!'.

Event: SFL 38 | Fusi vs Babinski III
Date: Jan 09, 2021

#R1#
Babinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fusi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babinski ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Babinski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fusi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babinski counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Nice body kick from Babinski.#KD2#
Babinski cracks Fusi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fusi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Babinski finish him? #ROC2#Fusi is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fusi is aggressively charging in as Babinski backs up avoiding any damage. Babinski tosses out a jab and Fusi runs right into it face first! Fusi is out cold! Babinski dropped down on all fours and is barking in Fusi's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexei Babinski!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alexei Babinski made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: SFL 33 | Fusi vs Simard
Date: Dec 13, 2020

#R1#
Simard just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Fusi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fusi takes a swing at Simard's ribcage but misses.
Simard throws a quick counter head kick but Fusi was just out of range.
Simard with a hook.#CUT#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fusi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Simard on the side of the head.
Fusi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fusi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fusi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fusi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Simard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fusi throws the kick towards the body but Simard avoids it.
It appears Simard was looking to counter with a kick there.#T1#
Fusi throws a sloppy body shot
and Simard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fusi misses with a head kick.
Fusi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fusi misses with a body shot
and Simard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fusi looks to land a right hand but Simard moved out of range.
Fusi tries to move into range but Simard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fusi misses the shot to the body.
Simard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fusi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick lands for Simard.
That kick from Fusi tenderised Simard's leg. Simard is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2#
Fusi misses with an uppercut
and Simard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fusi misses with a shot to the body
and Simard counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice straight punches there by Simard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Simard.
Fusi throws a sloppy head kick
and Simard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fusi throws a lazy right hand but Simard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fusi throws a right hand that misses #KD#
and Simard counters with a nice right hand that sends Fusi toppling to the canvas! Fusi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Simard finish him?!#ROC#Fusi is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up James Fusi's cut even more.
Fusi throws an off balance right hand
and Simard counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cedric Simard!
Our winner, Cedric Simard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SFL 26 | Fusi vs Murhapuro
Date: Nov 14, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fusi defends well and Murhapuro ends up having to push Fusi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fusi connects with a body shot.
Murhapuro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murhapuro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murhapuro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murhapuro misses with a few strikes there.
A bone on bone clash there as Fusi blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Fusi moves out of range as Murhapuro strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro tries to land a leg kick but Fusi saw it coming and moves away.
Fusi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fusi throws a hook but Murhapuro avoids it easily.
Fusi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro throws a head kick but Fusi moves out of range.
Fusi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murhapuro has a takedown stuffed.
James Fusi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pauke Murhapuro.#T1#
Fusi fails to land with a series of punches.
Murhapuro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice combination there by Fusi. #CUT#It looks like Pauke Murhapuro has been cut.
Fusi throws a hook but Murhapuro blocks it.
Fusi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fusi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fusi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro feints and then cracks Fusi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fusi down.
Murhapuro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhapuro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fusi's hands.
Fusi connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fusi misses with the combination.
Fusi pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
Murhapuro lands with a nice body kick. #CL2#
Murhapuro darts in and clinches Fusi up against the cage.
Fusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhapuro lands a left hand.
Fusi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fusi blocks an uppercut.
Fusi blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD2#
Murhapuro gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Murhapuro is trying to work for a kimura but Fusi is defending well. #SUB2#
Murhapuro is working for a kimura but Fusi is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB2#
Murhapuro trying to work for an americana but Fusi has managed to regain full guard. #T3##SUB2#
Murhapuro postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fusi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Murhapuro, into his guard. #REVR#
Fusi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murhapuro on the ground.#SUB2#
Murhapuro working for a triangle but Fusi defends it easily.
Murhapuro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fusi is one step ahead there. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Murhapuro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Fusi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fusi wants to control from the top but Murhapuro keeps moving. #SUB2#
Murhapuro working for a triangle but Fusi defends it easily. #SUB2#
Murhapuro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fusi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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 James Fusi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pauke Murhapuro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Fusi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fusi looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhapuro is just out of range.
Fusi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fusi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhapuro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fusi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fusi.
Murhapuro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fusi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhapuro scrambles back to his feet.
Murhapuro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murhapuro throws a body kick that misses
and Fusi counters with a straight right hand.
Fusi looks to land a right hand but Murhapuro moved out of range.
Murhapuro tried to score with a low kick but Fusi checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fusi at a distance.
Murhapuro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fusi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhapuro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhapuro.
Fusi backing away here, and Murhapuro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
James Fusi is winning the standup battle so far.
Fusi lands a nice shot that snaps Murhapuro's head back. #T1#
Fusi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fusi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Fusi misses.
Murhapuro throws a leg kick but Fusi moved away.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhapuro takes a swing at Fusi's ribcage but misses.
Murhapuro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murhapuro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murhapuro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fusi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhapuro.
James Fusi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhapuro wants to slow Fusi down by chopping away at his legs.
Fusi misses with a wild body shot.
Fusi moves out of range of the body kick from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fusi's sensitive parts. #T2#
Fusi lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Murhapuro finds it's way through Fusi's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Murhapuro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB2#
Murhapuro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murhapuro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Murhapuro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fusi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Finnish Elite Sport and Fitness Center , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Fusi wants to control but Murhapuro postures up.#SUB2#
Murhapuro is trying to get an arm triangle but Fusi is defending well. #SUB2#
Murhapuro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T3#
Fusi struggling a bit here.#SUB2#
Murhapuro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fusi has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Murhapuro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fusi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Murhapuro tries for a kimura but Fusi is defending well. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Murhapuro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Murhapuro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Murhapuro tries for a kimura but Fusi is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauke Murhapuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pauke Murhapuro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Fusi lands a glancing blow to the side of Murhapuro's head.
Murhapuro has his takedown stuffed
letting Fusi counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro misses the shot to the body.
Murhapuro scores with a nice body kick.
Murhapuro blocks a jab.
Fusi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro thumps Fusi with a low kick.
Fusi misses with a hook.
Murhapuro moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Murhapuro misses.
Murhapuro scores with a jab. Fusi acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
Murhapuro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fusi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murhapuro misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Fusi misses its target.
Murhapuro checks a low kick from Fusi.
Murhapuro shapes to counter with a head kick.
That kick from Murhapuro tenderised Fusi's leg. Fusi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fusi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fusi avoids the body shot from Murhapuro. #KD#
Fusi cracks Murhapuro with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fusi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Murhapuro to stand back up!#ROC#Murhapuro is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhapuro darts in looking for a takedown but Fusi gets double underhooks and turns Murhapuro into the cage.
Fusi drops Murhapuro with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Murhapuro! Fusi dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Fusi!
James Fusi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SFL 19 | Conquistadors
Date: Oct 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinwande digs a good body shot into Fusi's ribs.
Akinwande scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fusi doesn't seem bothered though.
Akinwande swings for the body but Fusi moves out of range.
Akinwande is looking to land body kicks.
Akinwande misses with a low kick.
Fusi throws a body shot but no joy.
Fusi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akinwande throws a sloppy body shot
and Fusi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Henry Akinwande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fusi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fusi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fusi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akinwande.
Fusi moves out of range as Akinwande throws a body kick.
Akinwande defending well as Fusi loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Fusi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akinwande, as that shot connected. #CUT2#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinwande looks to throw the jab but Fusi is out of range.
Fusi misses with an uppercut. Akinwande saw that one coming.
Fusi swings for the body but Akinwande moves out of range.
Akinwande lands a glancing blow to the side of Fusi's head.#T1#
Akinwande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fusi moves away.
Akinwande cracks Fusi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Akinwande misses the shot to the body.
Fusi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akinwande.
Akinwande misses with a hook to the body
and Fusi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akinwande has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akinwande throws a wild body kick that Fusi sees coming a mile off.
Fusi throws out a leg kick but Akinwande moves out of range and Fusi only half commits.
Akinwande connects with a jab.
Akinwande plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Akinwande throws a hook but Fusi avoids it easily.
Fusi misses with a jab to the body
and Akinwande counters with a nice uppercut.
Fusi tries to score with a low kick but Akinwande moves his leg out of the way.
Akinwande takes a swing at Fusi's ribcage but misses.
Akinwande lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fusi misses with the combination.
Fusi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akinwande at a distance. #T2#
Fusi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akinwande throws out a leg kick but Fusi moves out of range and Akinwande only half commits.
Akinwande takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akinwande defending well as Fusi loads up on a big left hand.
Akinwande thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fusi if he has to take too many more of those.
Fusi misses with a looping left.
Akinwande lands with a cross.
Akinwande is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fusi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Akinwande avoids the body shot from Fusi.
Akinwande walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fusi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Akinwande takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fusi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fusi lands a slapping body shot.
Akinwande looks winded!
Akinwande pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fusi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fusi checks a leg kick. #T3#
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Akinwande.
Akinwande tries a head kick but it misses.
Fusi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akinwande on the side of the head.
Fusi throws a chopping leg kick but Akinwande manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fusi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akinwande counters with a body kick.
Fusi looks to score with a jab to the body but Akinwande is just out of range.
Akinwande is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fusi with a body shot.
Fusi throws a body shot but no joy.
Fusi blocks a jab.
Akinwande throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fusi is looking to wear down Akinwande with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fusi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fusi checks a low kick from Akinwande.
Akinwande throws a jab when Fusi was well out of range.
Akinwande misses with a wild body shot.
Fusi misses the shot to the body.
Akinwande thuds his shin into the meat of Fusi's side.#T4#
Akinwande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akinwande throws a front kick that sends Fusi stumbling back into the cage.
Akinwande connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fusi misses the shot to the body.
Fusi tries a low kick but Akinwande avoids it.
Fusi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fusi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Akinwandes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Akinwande throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Akinwande scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body kick from Akinwande.
Akinwande throws a push kick but Fusi slaps the foot to one side.
Fusi feints and then cracks Akinwande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akinwande down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Akinwande.
Fusi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akinwande lands with a good body shot.
Fusi ducks under a wild hook from Akinwande.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Akinwande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Fusi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Akinwande throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akinwande throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fusi just misses with a punch to the body.
Fusi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akinwande connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fusi misses with a low kick.
Akinwande throws a fast counter high kick but Fusi manages to duck under it in time.
Akinwande checks a leg kick.
Fusi throws a nice looking combination but Akinwande bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fusi slips under a jab.
Fusi tried to counter with a leg kick but Akinwande avoided it.
Fusi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akinwande misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Akinwande. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Akinwande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusi.
Fusi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akinwande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Akinwande.#T1#
Fusi slips under a jab.
Fusi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Akinwande has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fusi misses with a body shot.
Akinwande throws a leg kick but Fusi checks it.
Akinwande is looking to land body kicks.
Fusi avoids the body shot from Akinwande.
Fusi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fusi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akinwande.
Fusi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fusi avoids the head kick by Akinwande.
Akinwande with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Akinwande.
Fusi connects with a solid leg kick.
Akinwande lunges at Fusi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fusi's hand.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Akinwande slips the punch.
Fusi with the inside leg kick.
Akinwande throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinwande ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Akinwande misses with a hook.
Fusi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akinwande.
Fusi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akinwande has time to react.
Fusi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akinwande digs a good hook to Fusi's body.
Akinwande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fusi throwing a counter right hand but Akinwande manages to avoid it.
Fusi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinwande moves away.
Fusi throws the left hand but Akinwande avoids the punch easily.
Akinwande looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akinwande slips under a jab from Fusi.
Fusi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akinwande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fusi moves away.
Akinwande looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Akinwande throws a poor cross that misses
and Fusi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Henry Akinwande has been cut.
Akinwande misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Fusi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
Fusi throws a lazy uppercut
and Fusi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akinwande takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fusi takes a swing at Akinwande's ribcage but misses.
Fusi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fusi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akinwande sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akinwande thuds his right hand into Fusi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akinwande misses with a leg kick
and Fusi counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from Fusi misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Akinwande 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.
Akinwande throws a poor cross that misses
letting Fusi counter with a right hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fusi scores with a jab.
Akinwande just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry Akinwande seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akinwande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fusi.
Fusi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fusi. Akinwande does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akinwande throws a body kick that misses.
Akinwande throws a jab but it's blocked by Fusi. #T4#
Akinwande swings for the body but Fusi moves out of range.
Fusi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akinwande with a nice cross.
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Fusi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akinwande.
Fusi throws a leg kick but Akinwande moved away.
Fusi slips under a jab from Akinwande.
Fusi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fusi lands a nice looking body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fusi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fusi throws out a loose jab but Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fusi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fusi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fusi just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Akinwande on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Akinwande lands with a kick to the temple. Fusi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Henry Akinwande will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Akinwande throws a body kick that misses
and Fusi counters with a nice body shot.
Akinwande misses with an attempted mid kick.
Akinwande misses with a body kick.
Akinwande lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fusi.
Crunch! Akinwande slams his shin into Fusi's torso.
Fusi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akinwande was well out of range. Poor timing from Fusi.
Fusi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAkinwande.
Akinwande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fusi throws a big shot that misses.
Akinwande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Akinwande backs away, Fusi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande throws a shot from downtown. Fusi moves away and avoids it.
Fusi tries to score with a low kick but Akinwande moves his leg out of the way.
Fusi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fusi lands a right hook to the body.
Fusi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akinwande moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akinwande takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Fusi throws a low kick but Akinwande moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Fusi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akinwande looks for the body kick but Fusi saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fusi. Akinwande does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akinwande tries a low kick but Fusi avoids it.
Fusi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fusi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akinwande.
Akinwande takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fusi thumps Akinwande with a low kick.
Fusi misses with a body shot.
Akinwande flicks out a counter leg kick but Fusi steps away.
Fusi lands a nice hook to Akinwande's body. Akinwande takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akinwande ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Fusi moves out of range of the body kick.
Akinwande misses with a kick to the body.
Fusi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fusi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Akinwande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusi. #T2#
Fusi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Akinwande scores with the left hand. Fusi knows he should have avoided that one.
Akinwande swings for the body but Fusi moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinwande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusi.
Akinwande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fusi moves away.
Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fusi.
Akinwande lands the left hand.
Fusi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fusi with a nice calf kick.
Fusi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A good leg kick by Akinwande.
Akinwande throws a wild body kick that Fusi sees coming a mile off.
Fusi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Akinwande blocks a low kick nicely.
Akinwande jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fusi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3#
A lazy left from Fusi finds it's target.
Fusi misses with a low kick as Akinwande jumps back.
Akinwande throws a body shot but no joy.
Fusi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akinwande.
Akinwande swings for the body but Fusi moves out of range.
Akinwande stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akinwande's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fusi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinwande.
Akinwande scores with a body shot.
Akinwande delivers a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Akinwande.
Akinwande lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Akinwande scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fusi misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fusi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
A slapping leg kick lands for Fusi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Akinwande.
Fusi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fusi tests Akinwande's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akinwande dips to his left and cracks Fusi with an uppercut!
Akinwande works Fusi's body with a nice hook.
Akinwande throws out a leg kick but Fusi moves out of range and Akinwande only half commits.
Fusi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akinwande swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akinwande takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
You can see that Akinwande has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Akinwande throws a head kick but Fusi moves out of range.
Fusi looks to score with a jab to the body but Akinwande is just out of range.
Akinwande throws a head kick but Fusi moves out of range.
Akinwande takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Akinwande loads up on a big right hand but Fusi slips the punch.
Fusi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Henry Akinwande just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Akinwande checks a leg kick.
Akinwande connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Akinwande throws a hook to the side of Fusi's head but Fusi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from Fusi misses.
Akinwande defending well as Fusi loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Akinwande misses.
Akinwande takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Akinwande lands an overhand right.
Fusi misses the jab.
Akinwande avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akinwande thuds his shin into the meat of Fusi's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Akinwande.
A counter left hand to the body from Fusi misses its target.
Fusi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fusi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Akinwande just manages to avoid it.
Akinwande throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fusi counters with a nice uppercut.
Akinwande avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akinwande.
Fusi misses with a hook.
Fusi just misses with a punch to the body.
Fusi looks to land a right hand but Akinwande moved out of range.
Akinwande lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fusi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fusi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akinwande can pounce on him.
Akinwande bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akinwande misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Akinwande.
A jab from Akinwande misses.
Akinwande looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Akinwande looks to score with a jab to the body but Fusi is just out of range.
Akinwande misses with a straight right. #T2#
Fusi throws a one two combo.
Akinwande swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fusi checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fusi connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the body from Akinwande misses
and Fusi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Akinwande throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fusi just misses with a punch to the body.
Fusi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akinwande is out of range and Fusi settles back down.
Akinwande looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akinwande jabs Fusi right on the nose. Fusi blinks but takes it well.
Akinwande lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fusi moves out of range as Akinwande throws a body kick.
Akinwande goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Akinwande does it's job there.
Fusi connects with the punch.#T3#
Akinwande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Fusi misses its intended target.
Fusi throws a hook to the side of Akinwande's head but Akinwande sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akinwande cracks Fusi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT2#James Fusi's cut is getting worse.
Fusi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akinwande.
Fusi moves out of range of the body kick from Akinwande.
Fusi lands a jab to Akinwande's midsection.
Fusi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fusi lands a glancing blow to the side of Akinwande's head.
Akinwande just misses with a punch to the body.
Akinwande misses with a left hand
and Fusi counters with a left to the body.
Akinwande with a nice cross.
Fusi moves out of range of the body kick from Akinwande.
Fusi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4#
Fusi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinwande moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akinwande walks into a stiff left hand from Fusi.
Fusi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akinwande takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #ROC#Akinwande is rocked!
Fusi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akinwande.
Fusi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Akinwande is still on wobbly legs! Can Fusi finish him?
Akinwande scores with a kick to the body.
Akinwande seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab from Akinwande.
Fusi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akinwande.
Akinwande throws a wild body kick that Fusi sees coming a mile off.
Fusi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fusi connects with a solid leg kick.
Akinwande looks for the body kick but Fusi saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that James Fusi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Akinwande throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fusi connects with a crisp jab.
Fusi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fusi misses with a wild body shot.
Akinwande throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Fusi misses the target.
Fusi moves out of range of the body kick.
Akinwande throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fusi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Akinwande misses with a body shot.
Akinwande looks to throw the jab but Fusi is out of range.
It looked like Fusi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande lands a right hook to the body.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Akinwande slips the punch.
Fusi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fusi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akinwande punishes Fusi's body with a nice straight punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#T1#
Akinwande goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fusi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fusi is looking to chop away at Akinwande's legs.
Fusi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fusi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Fusi misses the target.
Akinwande lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fusi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akinwande thows a body kick. Fusi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fusi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Fusi misses the target.
Akinwande uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Akinwande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fusi checks a low kick from Akinwande.
Fusi moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry Akinwande is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Akinwande throws a head kick that half lands.
Fusi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akinwande checks it well.
Fusi's corner calls for a 1-2. Fusi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fusi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akinwande circles away quickly and effectively.
Fusi avoids the body shot from Akinwande.
Fusi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Akinwande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Fusi misses.
Akinwande cracks Fusi with an open hand slap.
Akinwande takes a swing at Fusi's ribcage but misses.
Fusi moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Akinwande misses its intended target.
Akinwande tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Akinwande lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fusi doesn't seem phased though.
Fusi scores with a decent looking hook.
Fusi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Fusi moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Fusi finds it's target.
Akinwande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusi.
Akinwande scores with a push kick.
Fusi ducks under a wild hook from Akinwande.
Fusi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fusi throws a low kick, looking for Akinwande's leg but Akinwande calmly moves out of range.
Akinwande checks the leg kick.
Akinwande throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab by Fusi.
Fusi throws a looping overhand right but Akinwande ducks down to avoid it.
Akinwande is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fusi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akinwande scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Akinwande throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
James Fusi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akinwande, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinwande misses with a straight left.
Fusi throws a nice looking combination but Akinwande bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Akinwande on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fusi walks into a left hand.
Akinwande throws a front kick aimed at Fusi's knee but Fusi avoids it well.
Akinwande lands a front kick.
Fusi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akinwande bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fusi's head.
Fusi moves away from the strike by Akinwande.
A big left from Fusi misses.
Akinwande connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fusi momentarily.
Fusi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Akinwande looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akinwande takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Akinwande fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Akinwande comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akinwande has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 46:49
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Akinwande!
Henry Akinwande is the new heavyweight champion!
Henry Akinwande seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SFL 13 | Redemption
Date: Sep 20, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fusi.
It looked like Babinski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fusi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Babinski is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fusi. Babinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fusi swings for the body but Babinski moves out of range.
Babinski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Babinski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fusi ducks under a wild hook from Babinski.
Fusi lands a jab to the nose.
Fusi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Babinski takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babinski avoids the body shot from Fusi.
As Fusi looks to move away, Babinski throws a big counter combo but Fusi just gets out of the way.
Babinski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babinski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Fusi does no damage. #T1#
Fusi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#KD2#
Fusi lands a big uppercut and Babinski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Babinski looks OK. Fusi waves Babinski back to his feet!#CUT2#It looks like Alexei Babinski has been cut.
Babinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fusi.
Fusi lands a head shot.
Fusi misses with a body punch
and Babinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fusi misses with a looping left.
It looked like Babinski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#KD2#
Fusi lands a big uppercut and Babinski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Babinski looks OK. Fusi waves Babinski back to his feet!#ROC2#Babinski is rocked!
BAM! Fusi delivers a spinning backfist that drops Babinski like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). James Fusi!
James Fusi is the new heavyweight champion!
James Fusi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SFL 06 | Fusion
Date: Aug 29, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fusi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akinwande checks it well. #CL#
Fusi moves into the clinch successfully.
Akinwande misses with a punch on the inside.
Fusi being controlled against the cage.
Akinwande pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akinwande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akinwande is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fusi can't find room to land a body shot as Akinwande controls the action.
Akinwande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande misses with a punch to the body.
Akinwande lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fusi or not.
Fusi struggles to land a body shot inside as Akinwande controls his hands.
Akinwande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akinwande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akinwande lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Akinwande pushes Fusi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fusi swings wildly with an uppercut but Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akinwande stalling the fight.
Fusi tries to throw a body punch but Akinwande avoids it by throwing Fusi back against the cage.
Fusi working aggressively here.
Fusi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akinwande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akinwande lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akinwande told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Akinwande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akinwande digs a right hand underneath Fusi's ribcage. Fusi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akinwande is looking to control Fusi's arms but Fusi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akinwande has his back to the cage.
Fusi scores with a shoulder strike.
Fusi misses with the head strike.
Fusi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akinwande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fusi can't find room to land a body shot as Akinwande controls the action. #T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akinwande creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fusi.
Akinwande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akinwande misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fusi tries to throw a body punch but Akinwande avoids it by throwing Fusi back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fusi scores with a shot to the side of Akinwande's head.
Fusi swings wildly with an uppercut but Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akinwande throws an elbow but it misses.
Akinwande throws a punch but it's blocked by Fusi.
A head punch on the inside from Akinwande fails to land.
Akinwande is struggling to control the position.
Akinwande scores with a shot to the side of Fusi's head.
Akinwande misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fusi has a couple of punches blocked by Akinwande. #T3#
Akinwande throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akinwande tries to break the clinch but Fusi is controlling the position.
Fusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fusi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fusi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande misses with the head strike.
Fusi misses with some punches.
Akinwande gets through Fusi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akinwande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akinwande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fusi takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akinwande takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Akinwande taking a breather.
Akinwande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fusi's elbow.
Akinwande tries a body shot but Fusi blocks it.
Fusi tries to throw a body punch but Akinwande avoids it by throwing Fusi back against the cage. #T4#
Fusi works on Akinwande's body with a couple of short punches.
Fusi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fusi misses with a body punch.
Fusi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akinwande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fusi lands a left hand.
Akinwande throws an elbow but it misses.
Akinwande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akinwande throws a head punch that misses.
Akinwande misses with an elbow strike.
Akinwande prevents a body shot from Fusi.
Fusi lands a hook that snaps the head of Akinwande backwards.
Fusi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akinwandes head.
Fusi scores with a hook to the body.
Akinwande tries to throw a body punch but Fusi avoids it by throwing Akinwande back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fusi.
Fusi lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henry Akinwande will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Fusi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2##KD#
Fusi sends Akinwande crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fusi is motioning to the referee to let Akinwande up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#CUT#It looks like Henry Akinwande has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fusi.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Akinwande 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.
Fusi looks to throw the jab but Akinwande is out of range. #KD#
Fusi drops Akinwande with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Akinwande looks back up at him and smiles so Fusi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Akinwande is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fusi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akinwande sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akinwande throws a big shot that misses.
Fusi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akinwande checks it well.
Fusi sets himself, and Akinwande steps forward looking for the clinch! Fusi avoids it this time.
Fusi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akinwande staying out of range there.
Fusi throws a sloppy body shot
and Akinwande counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Fusi misses its intended target.
Akinwande cracks Fusi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Akinwande misses with a body kick.#T1#
Akinwande sizes up Fusi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Akinwande takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akinwande tries a low kick but Fusi avoids it.
Akinwande throws out a loose jab but Fusi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fusi tries to clinch but Akinwande moves out of range.
Akinwande throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Akinwande thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fusi thuds a left hand into Akinwande's body.
Fusi thuds his right hand into Akinwande's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fusi fails to land with a series of punches.
Fusi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Akinwande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akinwande lands the left hand.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fusi just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Fusi.
Akinwande takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akinwande misses with the combination.
Akinwande fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akinwande misses with an uppercut.
James Fusi is winning the standup battle so far.
Fusi scores with a sloppy right hand. Akinwande should have avoided that one.
Fusi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinwande.
Fusi wants to clinch.#T3#
A slow jab from Fusi misses its intended target.
Fusi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Akinwande was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akinwande lands a leg kick that knocks Fusi off balance momentarily.#KD#
Fusi cracks Akinwande with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fusi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Akinwande to stand back up!
Fusi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fusi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akinwande. Akinwande obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Fusi misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fusi looks to land a right hand but Akinwande moved out of range.
Akinwande takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT#That has opened up Henry Akinwande's cut even more.
Fusi misses with a straight right. #KD#
Fusi cracks Akinwande with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Akinwande looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fusi finish him?
Akinwande is still on wobbly legs! Can Fusi finish him?#T4#
Fusi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fusi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Akinwande is breathing heavily.
Akinwande drops his hands momentarily. Fusi doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Akinwande staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Akinwande doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Fusi!
A relieved looking James Fusi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: UnderGround FC 140
Date: Jul 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ver Huevan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Von Ver Huevan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Magnus Von Ver Huevan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Ver Huevan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fusi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fusi avoids the body shot from Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a hook.
Fusi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Von Ver Huevan misses with an uppercut. Fusi saw that one coming.
Von Ver Huevan throws a big shot that misses.
Fusi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT2#It looks like Magnus Von Ver Huevan has been cut.
Fusi looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Ver Huevan is just out of range.
Von Ver Huevan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Von Ver Huevan lands with an uppercut that bounces Fusi off the cage and back into range.
Von Ver Huevan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fusi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Ver Huevan. Fusi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fusi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Von Ver Huevan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Von Ver Huevan looks to throw the jab but Fusi is out of range.
Fusi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Ver Huevan.
Fusi avoids the body shot from Von Ver Huevan.
Fusi connects with a body shot.#T1#
Von Ver Huevan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fusi throws a shot to the body.
Fusi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a sloppy right hand. Fusi should have avoided that one.
Von Ver Huevan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Von Ver Huevan tries to bum rush Fusi with a series of wild strikes but Fusi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fusi looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Ver Huevan is just out of range.
Von Ver Huevan lands with an overhand left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Von Ver Huevan misses with a body shot #CL2#
and Fusi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Fusi.
Von Ver Huevan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fusi backwards.
Fusi presses Von Ver Huevan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Von Ver Huevan is breathing heavily.
Fusi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
A short left from Fusi.
Fusi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fusi tries a body shot but Von Ver Huevan blocks it.
Fusi blocking some punches.
Fusi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Fusi.
Fusi scores with a shot to the side of Von Ver Huevan's head.
Fusi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Von Ver Huevan misses with some punches.
Fusi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Von Ver Huevan or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fusi.
Von Ver Huevan throws a punch but it's blocked by Fusi.
Fusi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fusi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fusi tries a body shot but Von Ver Huevan blocks it.
Von Ver Huevan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fusi avoids it.
Fusi lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Ver Huevan backwards.
Von Ver Huevan throws a punch but it's blocked by Fusi.
Fusi gets through Von Ver Huevan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Fusi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Fusi.
Fusi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Fusi. #ROC2#Von Ver Huevan is rocked!
Fusi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Von Ver Huevan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Ver Huevan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Ver Huevan seems to have got his legs back now.
Fusi lands with a left to the head.
Fusi lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Fusi.
A nice left hand lands by Fusi.
Fusi is working Von Ver Huevan over against the cage.
Fusi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Von Ver Huevan.
Fusi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fusi lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Fusi.
Fusi blocking some punches. #KD2#
Fusi drops Von Ver Huevan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Von Ver Huevan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fusi can't find room to land a body shot as Von Ver Huevan controls the action.
Von Ver Huevan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Ver Huevan prevents a body shot from Fusi. #T4#
Fusi digs a right hand underneath Von Ver Huevan's ribcage. Von Ver Huevan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fusi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fusi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Ver Huevan backwards.
Fusi cracks Von Ver Huevan with a nice body shot.
Fusi gets through Von Ver Huevan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fusi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Fusi as the two fighters clinch. #KD2#
Fusi drops Von Ver Huevan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Von Ver Huevan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fusi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fusi.
Fusi lands a big right hand! Von Ver Huevan is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Fusi!
Our winner, James Fusi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: UnderGround FC 130
Date: Jun 06, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fusi throws a looping overhand right but Babinski ducks down to avoid it.
Fusi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Babinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fusi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Babinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fusi throws out the jab.
Fusi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Babinski on the side of the head.
Fusi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi lands with a shot to the body.
Fusi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babinski.
Fusi connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.#T1##CL2#
Fusi closes the distance and clinches.
Fusi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fusi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babinski pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Babinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fusi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babinski.
Babinski throws a counter high kick but Fusi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Babinski slips the punch.
Fusi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Babinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Fusi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Babinski counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Babinski looks at the referee who does nothing so Babinski lands a crushing right that sends Fusi to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexei Babinski!
Alexei Babinski retains his heavyweight title!
Alexei Babinski spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: UnderGround FC 123
Date: May 16, 2020

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Fusi.
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Nunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fusi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fusi throws a jab when Nunes was well out of range.
Fusi throws a body shot but no joy.
Nunes flicks out a counter leg kick but Fusi steps away.
Fusi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fusi lands the left hand.
Fusi scores with a hook.

It looks like Amanda Nunes has been cut.
Fusi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nunes swings for the body but Fusi moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Fusi. Beautiful body shot.
Nunes misses with a straight right.
Nunes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fusi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nunes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nunes looks winded!

Fusi cracks Nunes with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fusi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nunes to stand back up!

Nunes is rocked!
Fusi connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Nunes covering up! Fusi comes in with a big uppercut and Nunes goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Fusi!
James Fusi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: UnderGround FC 111
Date: Apr 11, 2020

#R1#
Fusi takes one to the chin there.#CUT2#
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fusi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sasaki is out of range.
Fusi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Fusi.
Fusi ducks under a wild hook from Sasaki .
Sasaki misses with a straight right.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasaki throws an overhand right that lands on Fusi's shoulder, as Fusi tries to avoid the shot.
Fusi ducks under a wild hook from Sasaki .
Fusi slips a straight right by Sasaki .
Fusi scores with a jab to the body.
Sasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sasaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CUT#
It looks like Haise Sasaki has been cut.
Good work by Sasaki as he checks the leg kick.#KD#
Fusi drops Sasaki with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sasaki looks back up at him and smiles so Fusi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #T1#
Fusi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sasaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Fusi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#KD#
Fusi cracks Sasaki with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sasaki looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fusi finish him? #ROC#
Sasaki is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Sasaki misses the target.
Sasaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Fusi finish him?
Sasaki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sasaki seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fusi throws a monster overhand right that drops Sasaki ! Fusi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Fusi!
Our winner, James Fusi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Haise Sasaki stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym. I'll be looking for a rematch.'.

Event: UnderGround FC 105
Date: Mar 21, 2020

#R1#
Fusi tries to clinch but Akinwande moves out of range.
Akinwande connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fusi momentarily. #CUT2#
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi throws a body punch but Akinwande moves out of range.
Fusi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akinwande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fusi.
Fusi doesn't manage to clinch there - Akinwande circles away.
Akinwande tries a quick counter leg kick but Fusi is wise to it.
Nice shot lands for Fusi.
We've been told by Fusi's head coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akinwande jabs Fusi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fusi looks to clinch
and Akinwande counters with a straight right hand.
Fusi gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Akinwande gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Fusi is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Akinwande! Henry Akinwande retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Henry Akinwande thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RapidFC 63
Date: Feb 15, 2020

#R1#
Addams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fusi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fusi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Addams counters with a stiff right hand.
Fusi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fusi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Addams counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Fester Addams has been cut.
Addams lands a head shot.
Fusi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fusi lands a lovely overhand right.
A cross from Fusi lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Addams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Addams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fusi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fusi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fusi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Addams's head backwards.#T1#
Fusi blocks a jab.
Fusi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Addams moves away from the strike by Fusi.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fusi jabs Addams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Addams misses with a looping right.
Fusi misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Addams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fusi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Fusi.
Addams trying to land knees to the body.
Fusi tries a body shot but Addams blocks it.
Addams tries to land knees in the clinch but Fusi avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Fusi.
Addams is breathing heavily.
Fusi is leaning against Addams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Fusi.
Addams throws an elbow that misses.
Fusi scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Fusi lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fusi lands a body punch.
Fusi lands a shot to the body.
Fusi works on Addams's body with a couple of short punches.
Fusi lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Fusi.
A body shot lands from Fusi.
A shot in the inside from Fusi.
Addams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fusi is leaning against Addams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fusi gets through Addams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fusi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fusi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fusi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fusi pushes Addams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fusi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fusi blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Fusi is leaning against Addams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fusi lands a left hand.
Fusi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fusi presses Addams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fusi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC2#
Addams is rocked!
Fusi lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Fusi.
A left hand lands to the body for Fusi.
Fusi lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fusi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Addams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fusi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fusi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Addams seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fusi can turn it around.
Fusi throws a big uppercut that drops Addams! More strikes from Fusi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Addams lies dazed against the cage as Fusi celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Fusi!
James Fusi is the new super heavyweight champion!
James Fusi thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: RapidFC NYE
Date: Dec 31, 2019

#R1#
The Barbarian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fusi at a distance.
The Barbarian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi wants to clinch.
Fusi swings widly with a right hand
and The Barbarian counters with a huge left! Fusi is in big trouble! He's backing up but The Barbarian isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Fusi from any more damage. A dominating finish by The Barbarian!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Conor The Barbarian thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: RapidFC 55
Date: Nov 30, 2019

#R1##CL#
Fusi moves into the clinch.
Maestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maestre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maestre has had enough of the clinch but Fusi keeps him there for the moment.
Fusi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fusi as Maestre tries to tie him up.
Fusi pushes Maestre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Fusi.
Maestre is looking to break free of the clinch but Fusi has double underhooks.
Fusi lands a hook that snaps the head of Maestre backwards.
Fusi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fusi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Maestre fails to land.
Fusi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fusi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fusi scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fusi lands a right hand.
Fusi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fusi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fusi lands with a short shot to the head.
Fusi lands with a right to the head.
Fusi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fusi lands an uppercut.#T1#
Fusi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maestre is trying to force a seperation but Fusi has the dominant position.#KD#
Fusi drops Maestre onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Maestre is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Maestre is rocked!
Maestre looks winded!#KD#
Fusi drops Maestre onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Maestre is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Maestre is still on wobbly legs! Can Fusi finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maestre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fusi cracks Maestre with a nice body shot.
Fusi pushes Maestre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fusi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maestre seems to have recovered his senses.
Fusi scores with a shoulder strike.
Fusi creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Maestre with a big uppercut! Maestre tries to clinch up but Fusi pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Maestre to the mat! Maestre covers up and Fusi unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Fusi!
James Fusi retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, James Fusi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 32
Date: Nov 09, 2019

#R1#
Fusi misses the shot to the body.
Takuma is looking to counter punch.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takuma loads up on a big right hand but Fusi slips the punch.
Takuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fusi.
A slow jab from Fusi misses its intended target.
Takuma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fusi punishes Takuma's body with a nice straight punch.
Fusi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Takuma is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fusi clobbers Takuma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takuma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fusi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fusi misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Takuma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fusi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takuma.
Fusi just misses with a punch to the body.
Fusi misses with a lunging right hand
and Takuma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Fusi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fusi misses with a body shot. #T1#
Fusi thuds his right hand into Takuma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fusi throws a poor cross that misses
and Takuma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fusi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi misses with a hook. Takuma ducked under it nicely.
Takuma throwing a counter right hand but Fusi manages to avoid it.
Fusi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takuma.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takuma. Fusi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fusi scores with a jab.
Takuma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fusi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Takuma.#CL#
Takuma clinches up with Fusi and pushes him back against the cage.
Fusi pushes Takuma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fusi lands with a right to the head. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fusi lands a left hand.
Takuma takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fusi.
Takuma misses with a body punch.
Fusi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Fusi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Fusi - that landed with a thud.
Takuma blocks a body shot from Fusi.
Fusi digs a right hand into Takuma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takuma's gas tank.
Takuma is breathing heavily.
Fusi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fusi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takuma prevents a body shot from Fusi.
Fusi blocks an uppercut.
Fusi digs a right hand into Takuma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takuma's gas tank.
Fusi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takuma backwards.
Takuma blocks a body shot from Fusi.
Fusi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fusi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fusi is working Takuma over against the cage.#T3#
A short uppercut from Fusi.
Fusi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fusi lands a hook that snaps the head of Takuma backwards.
Fusi presses Takuma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fusi lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fusi.
Fusi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fusi.
Fusi lands a hook that snaps the head of Takuma backwards.
A short right from Fusi. #ROC2#
Takuma is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fusi.
A short right from Takuma on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fusi misses with a punch to the body.
Fusi lands a body shot.
Fusi lands with a short shot to the head. #KD2#
Fusi drops Takuma onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Takuma is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Takuma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fusi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Takuma to his knees! Fusi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Fusi!
James Fusi is the new super heavyweight champion!
James Fusi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RapidFC 49
Date: Oct 19, 2019

#R1#
Arciniega ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Arciniega avoids the body shot from Fusi.
Fusi throws a hook to the side of Arciniega's head but Arciniega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fusi looks to score with a jab to the body but Arciniega is just out of range.
Fusi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fusi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arciniega looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arciniega doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arciniega throws a leg kick which misses Fusi's front leg but catches the back leg as Fusi tries to avoid it.
Arciniega slips under a jab.
Fusi lands a jab-cross combination.
Fusi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arciniega counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fusi misses with an uppercut.
Arciniega swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fusi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arciniega.
Fusi misses with a lunging right hand
and Arciniega counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
Arciniega ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Fusi takes a swing at Arciniega's ribcage but misses.
Arciniega's corner calls for a 1-2. Arciniega obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT#
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi lands a two punch combo.
James Fusi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fusi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fusi misses with a wild body shot.
Arciniega is looking to counter punch.
Arciniega ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Arciniega is looking to counter with a body kick.
Arciniega ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Fusi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Alejandro Arciniega has been cut.
Fusi staying out of range there.
Fusi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arciniega definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fusi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arciniega. #T2#
Fusi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Fusi finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arciniega throws a lazy right hand but Fusi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Fusi misses the target.
Arciniega slips a straight right by Fusi.
Arciniega half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fusi lands with a straight right. Arciniega didn't see that one coming.
Fusi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arciniega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fusi misses with a combination
and Arciniega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fusi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arciniega defending well as Fusi loads up on a big left hand.
Fusi misses with a hook to the body
and Arciniega counters with an outside leg kick. #T3#
Fusi with a jab.
Arciniega swings widly with a right hand
and Fusi counters with a nice body shot.
Arciniega slips under a jab.#KD2#
Fusi sends Arciniega crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fusi is motioning to the referee to let Arciniega up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Arciniega is rocked!
Fusi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Arciniega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arciniega takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fusi misses with an uppercut
and Arciniega counters with an outside leg kick. #CL2#
Fusi moves into range and clinches up with Arciniega.
Arciniega seems to have got his legs back now.#BC#
Arciniega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arciniega takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arciniega looks to land a right hand but Fusi moved out of range.
Fusi misses with a lunging right hand
and Arciniega counters with a nice body shot. #T4#
Fusi cracks Arciniega with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fusi scores with a hook to the body. Arciniega takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arciniega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
It looked like Arciniega wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arciniega slips under a jab.
Arciniega was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fusi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fusi throws a jab when Arciniega was well out of range.
Arciniega throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fusi avoids it.
Fusi scores with a jab to the body.
Fusi dips to his left and cracks Arciniega with an uppercut!
Fusi connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arciniega takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Arciniega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arciniega slips under a jab from Fusi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Fusi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Fusi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Arciniega misses the target.
Arciniega takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fusi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fusi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fusi missing with a left hand there. Arciniega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arciniega misses with a wild body shot.
Fusi throws an overhand right that lands on Arciniega's shoulder, as Arciniega tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Arciniega wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arciniega bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fusi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fusi lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arciniega was well out of range. Poor timing from Fusi.
Fusi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arciniega in his tracks.
Fusi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arciniega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
The fighters circling - Fusi throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #KD2#
Fusi drops Arciniega with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Arciniega looks back up at him and smiles so Fusi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fusi ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Arciniega's jaw. Arciniega's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Fusi does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Fusi!
James Fusi thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 26
Date: Sep 28, 2019

#R1##KD#
Oooooh!!! Jaca has knocked Fusi down with a huge combo! Jaca steps away and waves a wobbly Fusi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Jaca scores with a jab to the body.
Jaca lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Fusi out cold! Fusi is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimrex Jaca!
Jimrex Jaca decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 22
Date: Aug 31, 2019

#R1#
Fusi misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Maestre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maestre lands with an uppercut that bounces Fusi off the cage and back into range.#CUT#
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Maestre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #KD#
Maestre cracks Fusi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fusi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Maestre finish him? #ROC#
Fusi is rocked!
Maestre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fusi is still on wobbly legs! Can Maestre finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maestre fakes the body blow, causing Fusi to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Fusi goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 15
Date: Jul 13, 2019

#R1##CL#
Fusi rushes Cinder and presses him up against the cage.
Cinder is trying to force a seperation but Fusi has the dominant position.
Cinder tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fusi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fusi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fusi lands an uppercut.
Cinder is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fusi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fusi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cinder backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Yhorm Cinder has been cut.
Cinder being controlled against the cage.
Fusi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cinder backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cinder goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fusi prevents it.
James Fusi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yhorm Cinder.
Nice body punch from Fusi - that landed with a thud.
Fusi lands a left hand.
Fusi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fusi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cinder looks winded!#T1#
A shot in the inside from Fusi.
Fusi has Cinder pressed against the cage.
Fusi controlling the action here for a moment.
Fusi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Fusi is pushing Cinder up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fusi stalling against the cage.
Cinder has Fusi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fusi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fusi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cinder backwards.
Fusi prevents the takedown attempt.
Cinder wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Fusi. #T2#
A nice left hand lands by Fusi.
Fusi digs a right hand into Cinder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cinder's gas tank.
Cinder is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fusi.
Fusi scores with a shot to the side of Cinder's head.
Fusi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD#
Fusi drops Cinder onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cinder is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Cinder is rocked!
Fusi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cinder is still on wobbly legs! Can Fusi finish him?#KD#
Fusi drops Cinder onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cinder is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fusi stalls.
A right hand to the body from Fusi. #KD#
Fusi drops Cinder onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cinder is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#CUT#
That has opened up Yhorm Cinder's cut even more.
Fusi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cinder seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Fusi.
Fusi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cinder backwards. #T3#
A left hand lands to the body for Fusi.
Fusi gets through Cinder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fusi scores with a hook to the body.
Fusi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stalling in the clinch from Fusi.
Fusi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The referee calls for Fusi to work.
Fusi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fusi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fusi.
A hook to the body from Fusi.
A shot in the inside from Fusi.
Fusi pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Cinder out cold! The fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Fusi!
After winning the bout, James Fusi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: RapidFC 32
Date: Jun 22, 2019

#R1#
Fusi on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.#KD#
Maestre lands a left and a right that send Fusi crashing to the mat, dazed. Maestre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Fusi is rocked!
Maestre punishes Fusi's body with a nice straight punch.
Fusi is still on wobbly legs! Can Maestre finish him?
Fusi looks winded!
Maestre is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Maestre shuts the power down on Fusi. Lights out, game over! Maestre is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Luis Maestre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 8
Date: May 25, 2019

#R1#
Maestre throws a looping overhand right but Fusi ducks down to avoid it.
Fusi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT#
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi misses with a left hand
enabling Maestre to counter with a crisp jab.
Maestre misses with the combination.
Fusi misses with a looping left.
Maestre looks to land a right hand but Fusi moved out of range.
Fusi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maestre looks to land a left hand but Fusi moved out of range nicely.
Maestre misses with a looping right.
Maestre misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi loads up on a big right hand but Maestre slips the punch.
Fusi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maestre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maestre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maestre connects with a single shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fusi moves away from the strike by Maestre. #T1#
Fusi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fusi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fusi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maestre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maestre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maestre tries to clinch up but Fusi circles away and keeps his distance.
Maestre misses with a hook
and Fusi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maestre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Maestre.#CUT#
That has opened up James Fusi's cut even more.
Maestre lands a nice hook to Fusi's body. Fusi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maestre ducks under a wild hook from Fusi.
Fusi throws a shot from downtown. Maestre moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fusi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maestre avoids the body shot from Fusi.
Maestre scores with a hook to the body. Fusi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2#
Fusi swings for the body but Maestre moves out of range.
Maestre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fusi throws a body punch but Maestre moves out of range.
Fusi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maestre moves away.
Fusi lands with a right hand.
Maestre moves out of range of the strikes.
Fusi scores with a body shot.
Fusi misses with a looping right.
Fusi throws out a loose jab but Maestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Maestre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maestre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maestre throws a combination that misses
and Fusi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fusi misses with a shot to the body
and Maestre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Maestre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fusi.
Maestre misses with a looping right.
Maestre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maestre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maestre throws a lazy right hand but Fusi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maestre misses with a hook. Fusi ducked under it nicely.
Fusi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fusi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CUT#
The cut above James Fusi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maestre misses with a few strikes there.
Fusi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maestre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maestre throws a poor cross that misses
and Fusi counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.#CL#
Maestre drives through and clinches with Fusi against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Maestre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Maestre lands with an uppercut that bounces Fusi off the cage and back into range.#ROC#
Fusi is rocked!
Maestre cracks Fusi with a hook to the temple - Fusi is on wobbly legs here! Maestre swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fusi falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Maestre wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luis Maestre!
Luis Maestre retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Luis Maestre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 6
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Fusi misses with a straight left.
Svensson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fusi manages to circle out of the way.
Svensson jabs at Fusi's body.
Svensson staying out of range there.#CL#
Svensson instigates a clinch.
Fusi is trying to maintain a safe position but Svensson gets an underhook and turns Fusi into the cage.
Fusi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#CUT#
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fusi tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Fusi is trying to force a seperation but Svensson has the dominant position.
Svensson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fusi's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Fusi.
Svensson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fusi swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Fusi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fusi lands with a right to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Svensson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fusi backwards.
Svensson keeps control of Fusi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Fusi.
Fusi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svensson throws a punch but it's blocked by Fusi.
Fusi looking to slow down the pace here.
Svensson has a couple of punches blocked by Fusi.
Fusi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fusi misses with some punches.
Fusi misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Fusi. #T2#
Fusi has a couple of punches blocked by Svensson.
A short body shot lands from Fusi as the two fighters clinch.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
Fusi tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fusi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Svensson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fusi can turn it around.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Fusi trying to stall but Svensson improves his position.
Fusi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Svensson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fusi is trying to stall.
Svensson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fusi just leaning against Svensson, taking a breather.
Svensson lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fusi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T3#
Svensson misses with some punches.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Fusi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Svensson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fusi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fusi misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fusi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fusi.
Fusi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Fusi.
Svensson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svensson. #T4#
A short uppercut from Svensson.
Fusi can't find room to land a body shot as Svensson controls the action.
Svensson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fusi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Svensson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svensson.
Svensson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svensson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fusi.
Fusi tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Fusi misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Fusi as the two fighters clinch.
Fusi blocking some punches.
Svensson misses with some punches.
Fusi tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
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 Sven Svensson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Fusi throws a poor cross that misses
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fusi misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Fusi misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Fusi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svensson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Svensson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Svensson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svensson slips under a jab.
Fusi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fusi misses with a body punch
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fusi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fusi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Svensson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Svensson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fusi on the side of the head. #T1#
Svensson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Svensson moves away from the strike by Fusi.
Svensson is looking to counter punch.
Fusi misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svensson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fusi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fusi there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Svensson.#ROC#
Fusi is rocked!
Svensson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fusi is still on wobbly legs! Can Svensson finish him?
Fusi walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Svensson! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sven Svensson!
Sven Svensson retains his heavyweight title!

Event: RapidFC 22
Date: Apr 13, 2019

#R1#
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fusi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Peterson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fusi connects with a body shot that sends Peterson's belly button to the back.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Peterson takes a swing at Fusi's ribcage but misses.
Fusi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peterson, as that shot connected.
Fusi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Fusi throws a lazy uppercut
and Peterson counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Fusi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fusi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Fusi misses the target.
Fusi throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD2#
and Peterson counters with a crisp one two that drops Fusi! Peterson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fusi to his feet! Fusi is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Fusi is rocked!#T1#
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fusi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Fusi.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fusi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Peterson throws out a counter right but Fusi avoids it with no problem.
Fusi throws a shot to the body.
Peterson swings for the body but Fusi moves out of range.
Fusi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fusi looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson throws out a counter right but Fusi avoids it with no problem.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fusi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peterson thinking.
Peterson looks winded!#KD#
Fusi lands a big uppercut and Peterson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Peterson looks OK. Fusi waves Peterson back to his feet!#ROC#
Peterson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Are you kidding me?! Fusi ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Peterson clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Fusi!
James Fusi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: RapidFC 19
Date: Mar 23, 2019

#R1#
Arciniega throws an off balance right hand
and Fusi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fusi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fusi tries to bum rush Arciniega with a series of wild strikes but Arciniega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#KD#
Fusi lands a big uppercut and Arciniega crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Arciniega looks OK. Fusi waves Arciniega back to his feet!#ROC#
Arciniega is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Alejandro Arciniega has been cut.
Fusi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arciniega at a distance.
Arciniega is still on wobbly legs! Can Fusi finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arciniega slips under a jab from Fusi.
Arciniega seems to have recovered his senses.
Arciniega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fusi.
Fusi lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Arciniega up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Fusi from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Arciniega's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Fusi!
James Fusi thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: RapidFC 15
Date: Feb 23, 2019

#R1#
Svensson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fusi misses with a body punch
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Fusi misses.
A jab from Fusi misses.
Svensson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Svensson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL2#
Svensson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fusi looking to slow down the pace here.
Fusi tries to break the clinch but Svensson is controlling the position.
Svensson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svensson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Svensson - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fusi blocks a body shot from Svensson.
A right hand to the body from Svensson.
Fusi is trying to break the clinch but Svensson has him pressed against the cage. #T1#
Fusi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Fusi is looking to control Svensson's arms but Svensson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fusi has his back to the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fusi stalling.
Svensson lands a body shot.
A short right from Fusi.
Svensson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fusi backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fusi.
Fusi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fusi lands with a left to the head.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Fusi struggles to land a body shot inside as Svensson controls his hands.
Fusi trying to control the position but instead, Svensson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fusi into the cage.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Fusi. #T2#
Svensson works on Fusi's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Svensson.
Svensson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fusi controls his hands.
Svensson has a couple of punches blocked by Fusi.
Fusi effectively controlling the action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Svensson.
Svensson lands with a short shot to the head.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Fusi is trying to force a seperation but Svensson has the dominant position.
Svensson lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Svensson digs a right hand underneath Fusi's ribcage. Fusi let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Svensson can't find room to land a body shot as Fusi controls the action.
Svensson gets through Fusi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fusi just leaning against Svensson, taking a breather.
Svensson throws a head punch that misses.
Fusi stalling the fight.
Fusi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Svensson.
Svensson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svensson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fusi's elbow.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Fusi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fusi looking to slow down the pace here.
Fusi working aggressively here. #T4#
Fusi is trying to maintain a safe position but Svensson gets an underhook and turns Fusi into the cage.
Svensson working aggressively here.
Svensson prevents Fusi from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Fusi on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fusi.
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svensson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fusi avoiding damage.
Svensson blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short left from Svensson.
Fusi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fusi tries to break the clinch but Svensson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Svensson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Fusi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Fusi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Fusi misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fusi lands with a cross. #CUT#
It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Fusi just misses with a punch to the body.
Fusi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fusi swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#
Fusi is rocked!
Svensson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Fusi falls backwards - clearly groggy! Svensson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Svensson! Sven Svensson retains his heavyweight title!

Event: RapidFC 12
Date: Feb 02, 2019

#R1#
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch but Fusi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fusi is looking for a counter combo.
Fusi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Fusi gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lang is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Fusi!
James Fusi thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 15, 2019

#R1#
Fusi stuns Elukka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Fusi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Elukka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elukka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fusi defends it nicely.
Elukka looks winded!
Elukka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fusi but Fusi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fusi grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Elukka takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Fusi cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Fusi!
During a confident post fight interview, James Fusi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 12, 2019

#R1#
Fusi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxa moves away.
Boxa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Boxa tries to bum rush Fusi with a series of wild strikes but Fusi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Fusi misses its target.
Fusi catches Boxa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#KD#
Fusi sends Boxa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fusi is motioning to the referee to let Boxa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Boxa is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Boxe Boxa has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fusi darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Boxa's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Fusi before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Fusi!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 10, 2019

#R1#
Fusi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brewer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fusi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fusi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brewer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brewer looks winded!
Brewer looks to land a body kick but Fusi moved away.
Brewer throws a series of punches but Fusi moves out of range.
Brewer dives in for a single leg takedown but Fusi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brewer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fusi Throws a clean left jab. Fusi Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Brewer's chin! Brewer crumbles to the ground and Fusi follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Fusi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Fusi!

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