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Joshua Van is a serious prospect in this division. Rei Tsuruya was just too one dimensional and was unable to handle the striking and takedown defense of Van.
He's trying to land something big with the last 30 seconds. He drops Tsuruya with a check left hook, but Tsuruya gets right up. Round ends and Van wins the third round and the fight, 29-28 on my scorecard.
Van's striking is lightyears ahead of Tsuruya's. Even so, Van hasn't been able to pile on the pressure like he usually does and land bombs. Tsuruya has managed to disrupt him enough to make him more of a pot-shot artist in this fight. The fight is stopped for another low blow on Tsuruya. The replay shows it's a body kick and the action is quickly restarted.
Van sprawls and lands some hammerfists. He peels Tsuruya off him.
Action is paused for a low blow on Tsuruya.
He can't get the takedown, though. Van hits with an elbow on the break. Tsuruya throws some awkward punches and then goes for another takedown. Van pushes him off. He tries again, this time Van sprawls and lands some hammerfists. Tsuruya pushes Van to the fence. Here come the boos again.
Tsuruya scored a couple of takedowns there and Van didn't land enough shots to cancel them out. We're tied 19-19 on my scorecard.
Tsuruya quickly clinches him up and pushes him to the fence. The crowd boos again. This is pretty boring, but it's starting to become effective enough that it could win him the round.
He has side control on Van, with an arm wrapped around the back of Van's neck. Van manages to stand, though. Tsuruya backs off him.