A "Hitomi! Hitomi! Hitomi! Hitomi!" chant has gone up around the arena. The crowd at the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern (Houston, Texas, USA) love this fighter and Hitomi's never one to ignore her fans. She smiles, waves and then bows to the chanting crowd! They go totally ballistic! Giullia Buscacio looks like she's been waiting for this fight forever. Standing in at a petite 5' 1" and weighing 101 lbs, she's confident tonight. "Let's get it on! I'm in the mood to kick your ass all over this cage!" Hitomi Tanaka looks like she's been waiting for this fight forever. Standing in at a petite 5' 1" and weighing 104 lbs, she's confident tonight. "Let's get it on! I'm in the mood to kick your ass all over this cage!" This is the first time these two have meet inside the cage. The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score a win tonight. Hitomi Tanaka comes with a 4 fight losing streak. The referee of the bout is Lena Gercke. ========================================= Round 1 ========================================= We've got the 101 lbs Giullia Buscacio up against the 104 lbs Hitomi Tanaka. Will that difference in weight be a deciding factor in this fight? Let's find out! Hitomi closes the distance with her opponent. She's definitely wanting some action and looking for a chance to land a hit. The two ladies exchange punches wildly. Giullia's connecting with a few punches. Giullia Buscacio spins around suddenly...Hitomi Tanaka could be in trouble here! She shouldn't underestimate the speed of Giullia... Holy shit! Giullia's back fist connects flush with Hitomi's chin! Oh My God! Did that break a bone? Hitomi has been opened up by Giullia...the Alpha Angels fighter is bleeding heavily. That's an ugly looking wound. The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round Giullia Buscacio fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut. Crack! It lands on Hitomi's chin. What a bell ringer! Hitomi Tanaka tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple. Great move by Hitomi as she pushes Giullia forward with double underhooks. Giullia Buscacio pushes away Hitomi Tanaka, she's trying to keep the fight at striking range. Hitomi Tanaka doesn't want to break the clinch. She's still grappling with Giullia Buscacio. We're trading sweat here, folks. These two ladies are locked together in a clinch. Hitomi Tanaka tries to shrug her way out of the clinch. Hitomi Tanaka circles out and slips free of Giullia Buscacio's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position. Hitomi Tanaka tries some clinching in order to control the fight. Nicely done. Hitomi's clinching with Giullia and their tits are mashed against each other. I'd like to be between that tit sandwich! Close in action here. Both fighters are tied up in a clinch. Giullia Buscacio pushes off of Hitomi Tanaka and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots! Hitomi stumbles backwards but Giullia chases her and continues the rain of blows! Oh My! That is a nasty cut on Hitomi's Right eye. Wow...can you imagine being between these two fighters? Both girls are really locked into this clinch. Giullia Buscacio's corner men are worried about her safety if she continues clinching with Hitomi Tanaka. Hitomi Tanaka shoves Giullia Buscacio against the fence and grabs a huge handful of hair. She looks intent on ripping it from her scalp. Giullia seems powerless as Hitomi pulls and tugs on her hair. Tears are rolling down her cheeks, I think she's all but spent! The fighters are clinching. This is as close together as their bodies can get. Giullia Buscacio gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown... Hitomi pummels her way back into position. Giullia gets sloppy and Hitomi Tanaka tries to take advantage... Hitomi Tanaka tries to bring the fight to the ground. She wants Giullia on the mat. Giullia goes down with a thump. Just dumped to the mat...she's in trouble now. Hitomi Tanaka is in open guard over Giullia. Hitomi Tanaka tries to jump to side mount. Giullia closes her guard around Hitomi. Tight fighting! Hitomi Tanaka is in side mount over Giullia Buscacio. Giullia Buscacio positions herself over Hitomi Tanaka. "How do you like this, Hitomi?" Oh no, Giullia's going for a crotch claw! That has to be illegal! Hitomi's not happy, tears are in her eyes as Giullia locks her hand over her crotch! Oh my, that's humiliating. Is someone paying Lena Gercke to look the other way? She totally ignored that foul! Hitomi Tanaka is in side mount over Giullia Buscacio. Giullia Buscacio is attempting to trap Hitomi Tanaka in her guard. Giullia manages to switch to half guard. Hitomi Tanaka is in half guard over Giullia. Giullia Buscacio is on the ground on top of Hitomi Tanaka. She has her fingers all over Hitomi's face. Giullia looks like she poked Hitomi in the eye! What an asshole move! Lena Gercke has seen that! Hitomi is in trouble here, she looks up at referee Lena Gercke. Lena Gercke is giving her a moment to steady herself. And now we can continue. Both women get to their feet and catch their collective breath. Hitomi is wiping the sweat from her eyes as Giullia runs her fingers through her hair. Brutal combination from Hitomi Tanaka! Giullia's in a bad way, her legs look wobbly! She's seeing stars right now. There's a vicious laceration on Giullia's Chin. It looks as if it's hurt her. I doubt she can continue. Brilliant combination from Hitomi Tanaka... Punches are landing...she's forcing Giullia to try and defend better. There's a vicious laceration on Giullia's Mouth. It looks as if it's hurt her. I doubt she can continue. The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round Hitomi Tanaka fakes a punch and launches herself over Giullia Buscacio. Great move by Hitomi! She pushes Giullia under a troublesome thai clinch. Giullia Buscacio tries to shrug her way out of the clinch. Hitomi Tanaka is determined to work from the clinch. She's pummeled through and managed to retain her position. Close in action here. Both fighters are tied up in a clinch. Hitomi Tanaka pushes away Giullia Buscacio, she's trying to keep the fight at striking range. Giullia Buscacio stumbles backwards and Hitomi Tanaka circles to get the center of the cage. Hitomi Tanaka fakes a punch and launches herself over Giullia Buscacio. Great move by Hitomi! She pushes Giullia under a troublesome thai clinch. Wow...can you imagine being between these two fighters? Both girls are really locked into this clinch. Giullia Buscacio's throwing a flurry of punches and she's taunting Hitomi Tanaka! "Come on, bitch. You want some of this?" Hitomi just can't get away! Oh My God! Erk...someone call for a make up artist! Hitomi's Right cheek is going to need some help! I can see some bruising coming up. Both girls are tied in a clinch. Their bodies pressed against each other. Hitomi Tanaka pushes away Giullia Buscacio, she's trying to keep the fight at striking range. Giullia Buscacio stumbles backwards and Hitomi Tanaka circles to get the center of the cage. The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round Pulverizing punch to Hitomi Tanaka's head from Giullia Buscacio! Ouch, that had to hurt! That looks like it hurts! Hitomi's Right eye isn't looking the best. She's taken some damage there. The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round Giullia Buscacio attempts a sweep single... Giullia catches Hitomi's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Giullia. Giullia Buscacio is in closed guard over Hitomi. Giullia Buscacio uses some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard! After a few tentative moves Giullia jumps to side mount! The crowd in Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern (Houston, Texas, USA) are cheering her! Giullia Buscacio is in side mount over Hitomi Tanaka. Giullia Buscacio tries to move to full mount! That's a nice move. Giullia is in full mount now, putting herself in the dominant position. Giullia Buscacio is in full mount over Hitomi Tanaka. Giullia Buscacio fakes a few punches. After a brief struggle she catches Hitomi Tanaka's arm and tries an armbar! Giullia launches a couple of strikes with her heels over Hitomi's face and then launches herself backwards with all her might! Hitomi taps with tears running down her face. The winner is Giullia Buscacio by Submission (Armbar) at 4:23 Round 1! Congratulations! Statistics: Giullia Buscacio Punches 6/7 (86%) Kicks 0/0 (0%) Clinch strikes 9/13 (69%) Takedowns 1/2 (50%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 1/1 (100%) Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%) Damage caused 1369,26 Clinch Damage 279,3 Ground Damage 85,79 Time on the ground 75 s Statistics: Hitomi Tanaka Punches 7/11 (64%) Kicks 0/0 (0%) Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%) Takedowns 1/1 (100%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 0/0 (0%) Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%) Damage caused 531,67 Clinch Damage 135,53 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 75 s Giullia Buscacio wins 19,84 ranking points after the fight. Hitomi Tanaka loses -12,40 ranking points after the fight. We've seen a nice effort tonight from Giullia Buscacio. In my opinion she was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself. She showed us enough technical skill, as well as enough skin, during the fight to keep most of the crowd happy. (230 points) That was a decent performance from Hitomi Tanaka tonight. In my eyes, she read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging. Hopefully she can level out her aggression and do something about her hair, if she can manage that, then it's possible she'll go far in the UCC. (80 points) This is the fight I'd show people if I wanted to create new fans! How could anyone not want to watch Giullia and Hitomi slap the living daylights out of each other? Amazing. Just amazing!