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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rikiya Goromaru (ranked 3070 p4p, 1175 weight class) and Louis C K (ranked 307 p4p, 135 weight class). C K has chosen Who let the dogs out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Louis C K acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikiya Goromaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis C K!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
C K clinches up against the cage.
Goromaru is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Goromaru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goromaru can't get the takedown.
C K throws a punch but it's blocked by Goromaru.
Goromaru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goromaru lands an uppercut.
C K misses with a punch on the inside.
Goromaru gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
C K working for submissions but it's allowed Goromaru to get to half guard.
C K looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
C K tries to get to full guard but Goromaru has control of the leg.
Goromaru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goromaru is trying to control the action in half guard but C K is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
C K tries to get to full guard but Goromaru has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
C K is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Goromaru controlling the action here.
C K is staying active underneath Goromaru, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goromaru thows a huge punch but C K dodges it nicely.
Goromaru wants to free his trapped foot but C K is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goromaru looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
C K is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goromaru sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. C K defending well though.
C K wants to get back to full guard.
Goromaru uses his free foot to push down on C K's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for C K.
C K is looking to get to half guard.
C K blocking the ground and pound.
Goromaru prevents C K from getting the reversal.
Goromaru with good strikes from the mount here!
Goromaru is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. C K can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
C K tries to reverse the position but Goromaru maintains control.
Goromaru connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goromaru lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Goromaru throwing strikes here but C K is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
C K working to try and regain half guard.
Goromaru tries to control but C K wriggling away.
C K is looking to get to half guard.
C K is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
C K is desperately trying to improve his position but Goromaru has a good base and remains in mount.
Goromaru has control of C K's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and C K regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Goromaru raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Goromaru throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Goromaru lands a couple of good shots and C K has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
C K is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
C K is trying to break free.
Goromaru working for a choke but C K is defending well.
Goromaru keeps control of the position as C K tries to break free.
Can C K hold on?! Goromaru is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rikiya Goromaru dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goromaru tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. C K manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
C K on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Goromaru there.
Louis C K seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goromaru throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goromaru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from C K.
A jab from C K misses.
Goromaru changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. C K tries to avoid it but Goromaru manages to keep hold of a leg and drag C K to the ground. C K escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
C K throws a jab when Goromaru was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Goromaru misses the target.
Goromaru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
C K throws the left hand but Goromaru avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Goromaru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
C K lands with a cross.
C K throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goromaru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goromaru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
C K working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from C K fails to land.
Goromaru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goromaru tries to score a body lock takedown but C K shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Goromaru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that C K can do to turn this around?
C K swings wildly with an uppercut but Goromaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from C K.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goromaru is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikiya Goromaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
C K prevents the takedown attempt.
Goromaru wants a takedown but no success here.
C K misses with some punches.
Goromaru is trying to pull guard but C K has him pressed against the cage.
Goromaru is working for takedown but C K is calmly controlling the position for now.
Goromaru is looking to take this one to the mat.
C K throws a punch but it's blocked by Goromaru.
C K tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
C K has a couple of punches blocked by Goromaru.
C K misses with a punch on the inside.
Goromaru has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. C K avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
C K lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goromaru backwards.
Still in the clinch, C K scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for C K.
Goromaru tries to work over C K's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for C K.
Goromaru changes levels and goes for a takedown here. C K fights it off and pushes away nicely.
C K tries to close the distance and clinch but Goromaru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - C K looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
C K cracks Goromaru with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Louis C K is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goromaru shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches C K napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goromaru is trying to ground and pound but C K uses the momentary lack of control by Goromaru to regain half guard.
C K works his way to full guard. Good work.
C K wants to sweep here but Goromaru controlling him for the moment.
Our spies down at at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) inform us that C K has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Goromaru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
C K wants to sweep but no luck.
Goromaru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. C K is keeping the position for now.
Goromaru is looking to work some ground and pound but C K has wrist control.
C K working for a triangle but Goromaru defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
C K tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goromaru passes C K's left leg - he's now in half guard.
C K is looking for a sweep. Goromaru is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goromaru passes the guard and advances to mount!
C K tries to reverse the position but Goromaru maintains control.
C K regains half guard.
Goromaru moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
C K is looking for a sweep.
C K gets back to half guard.
Goromaru throwing shots but C K is blocking nicely.
Goromaru not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goromaru looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks C K with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Goromaru is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
C K is refusing to be controlled, as Goromaru sits in half guard.
C K is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Louis C K will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
C K rushes Goromaru and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
C K misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goromaru has C K pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. C K manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Goromaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goromaru tries for a takedown but C K manages to get underhooks.
Goromaru wants the takedown. C K is fighting it off but Goromaru persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in C K's guard against the cage.
C K looking for a sweep. Not yet C K, not yet.
Goromaru avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Goromaru stands and throws C K's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Goromaru moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
C K tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Goromaru.
Sloppy strikes there by Goromaru.
C K is looking for a sweep.
C K regains half guard.
Goromaru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goromaru works his foot free and advances to mount.
Goromaru wants to control the pace but C K is squirming around nicely.
Goromaru looking to control and managing it successfully.
Goromaru has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of C K's face.
C K is looking to improve his position but Goromaru isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Goromaru lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goromaru in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
C K is trying desperately to improve position.
Goromaru is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. C K can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
C K really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Goromaru working C K over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Goromaru there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
C K gets back to half guard.
C K makes his way to full guard. A much better position for C K.
C K is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
C K wants to hit a sweep here but Goromaru passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for C K there!
Goromaru lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
C K blocking the ground and pound.
Goromaru with a couple of short strikes.
Rikiya Goromaru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goromaru has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of C K's face.
Goromaru prevents C K from getting the reversal.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
C K is in a horrible position here. Goromaru smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
C K is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goromaru lands a nice shot to the head.
C K is still in real trouble! Can Goromaru finish him?
Goromaru loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have C K scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Goromaru land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Goromaru stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rikiya Goromaru!
Rikiya Goromaru seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Louis C K stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to drawing board, i suck.'.
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