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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yurga Ibragomedov (ranked 4250 p4p, 4327 weight class) and Shinohara Sosuke (ranked 437 p4p, 447 weight class). Sosuke has chosen Samurai as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yurga Ibragomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinohara Sosuke!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Ibragomedov misses
and Sosuke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ibragomedov throws a body punch but Sosuke moves out of range.
Sosuke cracks Ibragomedov with a good jab.
Sosuke misses with an uppercut. Ibragomedov saw that one coming.
Sosuke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ibragomedov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sosuke slips under a jab from Ibragomedov.
Ibragomedov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sosuke lands a jab.
Sosuke cracks a nice hook into Ibragomedov's ribs.
Sosuke drops Ibragomedov with a beautiful combination! Ibragomedov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sosuke is looking for the KO!
Ibragomedov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibragomedov blocks a jab.
Oh Ibragomedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ibragomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Sosuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ibragomedov seems to have got his legs back now.
Ibragomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Ibragomedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ibragomedov lands a jab-cross combination.
We've been hearing reports that Ibragomedov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosuke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ibragomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sosuke misses with a looping left.
Ibragomedov has managed to clinch.
Ibragomedov jumps guard and drags Sosuke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sosuke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ibragomedov gets the takedown into side control.
Sosuke is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ibragomedov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ibragomedov throws a strike aimed at the side of Sosuke's head but Sosuke avoids it well.
Ibragomedov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sosuke taking a bit of punishment here - Ibragomedov scoring with strikes.
Sosuke wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sosuke bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibragomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosuke.
Sosuke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ibragomedov moves out of range of the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Sosuke.
Ibragomedov clinches with his opponent.
Sosuke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ibragomedov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sosuke prevents the takedown attempt.
Ibragomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sosuke is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibragomedov.
We've been informed that Sosuke has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ibragomedov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ibragomedov has Sosuke pressed against the cage.
Sosuke can't find room to land a body shot as Ibragomedov controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosuke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibragomedov avoids it.
Sosuke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ibragomedov or not.
Ibragomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Sosuke.
Sosuke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sosuke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosuke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sosuke is looking to control Ibragomedov's arms but Ibragomedov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sosuke has his back to the cage.
Ibragomedov throws an elbow but it misses.
Sosuke presses Ibragomedov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sosuke tries to break free but Ibragomedov pushes him back against the cage.
Ibragomedov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sosuke after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yurga Ibragomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sosuke has Ibragomedov pressed against the cage.
Sosuke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinohara Sosuke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ibragomedov ducks under a wild hook from Sosuke.
Ibragomedov tries to counter by clinching up but Sosuke breaks away and moves out of range.
Sosuke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sosuke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ibragomedov.
Shinohara Sosuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosuke throws a hook to the side of Ibragomedov's head but Ibragomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sosuke 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.
Ibragomedov tries to clinch but Sosuke is having none of it.
Ibragomedov forces Sosuke back against the cage and clinches.
Sosuke is struggling to control the position.
Sosuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibragomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ibragomedov feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibragomedov moves away from the strike by Sosuke.
As Sosuke tries to get set, Ibragomedov tries to push him back and clinch up but Sosuke manages to avoid the attempt.
Ibragomedov swings for the body but Sosuke moves out of range.
Sosuke 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.
Shinohara Sosuke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ibragomedov swings for the body but Sosuke moves out of range.
Sosuke slaps away a takedown attempt from Ibragomedov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Sosuke does no damage.
Ibragomedov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sosuke throws a shot from downtown. Ibragomedov moves away and avoids it.
Sosuke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ibragomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sosuke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Sosuke.
Sosuke throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibragomedov.
Ibragomedov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sosuke misses with a head kick.
Sosuke throws a looping overhand right but Ibragomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Ibragomedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sosuke's waist but Sosuke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ibragomedov off to one side.
Sosuke misses with a head kick.
A big left from Sosuke misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ibragomedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibragomedov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sosuke keeps the fight on the outside.
Sosuke throws out a counter right but Ibragomedov avoids it with no problem.
Ibragomedov wants to clinch
and Sosuke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sosuke.
Ibragomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibragomedov.
It seemed like Sosuke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ibragomedov tries to clinch up.
Sosuke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sosuke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ibragomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosuke.
Sosuke throws a series of punches but Ibragomedov moves out of range.
Ibragomedov is looking to wear down Sosuke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sosuke missing with a left hand there. Ibragomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ibragomedov goes for a double leg but Sosuke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sosuke continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yurga Ibragomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosuke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sosuke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sosuke is working Ibragomedov over against the cage.
Sosuke is pressed up against the cage. Ibragomedov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sosuke down to the mat. Sosuke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ibragomedov wants to clinch up but Sosuke keeps it at a distance.
Sosuke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ibragomedov slips under a jab.
Ibragomedov tries to clinch there but Sosuke circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Sosuke. That snapped Ibragomedov's head back.
Shinohara Sosuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibragomedov slips under a jab.
Sosuke stuffs the takedown attempt from Ibragomedov. Ibragomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Sosuke throws a jab when Ibragomedov was well out of range.
Sosuke connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibragomedov tries to close the distance and clinch but Sosuke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sosuke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ibragomedov moves into range and clinches up with Sosuke.
Sosuke misses with a knee to the head.
Ibragomedov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sosuke trying to land knees to the body.
Ibragomedov being controlled against the cage.
Ibragomedov jumps into guard, dragging Sosuke to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sosuke trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ibragomedov's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinohara Sosuke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sosuke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibragomedov.
Sosuke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ibragomedov in his tracks.
Ibragomedov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sosuke tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ibragomedov is in Sosuke's guard.
Sosuke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ibragomedov is controlling him.
Ibragomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ibragomedov throwing strikes from guard but Sosuke blocks nicely.
Sosuke wants to stand and escape but Ibragomedov is having none of it.
Ibragomedov trying to control but Sosuke is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosuke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ibragomedov slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibragomedov trying to control the action but Sosuke is working from the bottom.
Ibragomedov stops Sosuke from getting back to his feet.
Ibragomedov trying to pass the guard but Sosuke defending well.
Ibragomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ibragomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ibragomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sosuke is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ibragomedov connects with a nice short shot to Sosuke's temple.
Ibragomedov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sosuke looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yurga Ibragomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibragomedov is looking to stall here but Sosuke recovers full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sosuke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sosuke keeping moving, preventing Ibragomedov from controlling successfully.
Ibragomedov scoring with some ground and pound.
Ibragomedov postures up in Sosuke's guard and throws a big left but Sosuke blocks it.
Ibragomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Ibragomedov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sosuke is looking to stand up but Ibragomedov isn't so interested in that idea.
Ibragomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sosuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibragomedov stops Sosuke from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ibragomedov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ibragomedov stops Sosuke from standing up.
Ibragomedov is looking to pass into half guard but Sosuke pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sosuke is in guard.
Sosuke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sosuke won't allow Ibragomedov to sweep him here.
Sosuke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sosuke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sosuke wants to stand and escape but instead Ibragomedov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ibragomedov prevents Sosuke from getting back to his feet.
Ibragomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ibragomedov wants to control from the top but Sosuke keeps moving.
Yurga Ibragomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sosuke wants to stand up but Ibragomedov is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shinohara Sosuke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ibragomedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yurga Ibragomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sosuke 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinohara Sosuke!
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energy
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RATING
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