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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Hayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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143 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sho Hayashi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick forces Hayashi back against the cage and clinches.
Hayashi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Riddick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayashi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Riddick is trying to maintain the position but Hayashi is very close to passing his half guard.
Hayashi trying to control the action but Riddick is working from the bottom.
Hayashi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riddick's head.
Hayashi is trying to work for a kimura but Riddick is defending well.
Riddick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riddick tries to get out of the position.
Riddick is not content to let Hayashi control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayashi prevents Riddick from improving his position.
Riddick is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hayashi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Riddick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick trying to hold on to Hayashi's head to control him but Hayashi postures up.
Hayashi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hayashi seems to be working for a kimura but Riddick defends the submission attempt.
Riddick wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayashi is looking for a kimura but Riddick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hayashi to get the leverage.
Hayashi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hayashi trying to control from half guard but Riddick is working away.
Riddick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hayashi on the ground.
Hayashi is stalling here. Riddick is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hayashi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Riddick has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Riddick wants to stand but Hayashi is controlling his arm.
Riddick slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Riddick avoids the attempt from Hayashi to control.
Riddick controlling the position easily from mount.
Hayashi tries to hold on but Riddick pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddick sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hayashi wants to hold on but Riddick pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sho Hayashi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Riddick throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riddick scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Riddick. Hayashi shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Riddick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riddick darts in and clinches Hayashi up against the cage.
Hayashi's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hayashi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Riddick manages to break the clinch.
Riddick scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riddick lands a big uppercut and Hayashi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hayashi looks OK. Riddick waves Hayashi back to his feet!
Hayashi is rocked!
Riddick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riddick clinches up with Hayashi and pushes him back against the cage.
Hayashi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hayashi trying to land knees to the body.
Hayashi is breathing heavily.
Riddick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riddick clobbers Hayashi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riddick lands a nice hook to Hayashi's body. Hayashi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick cracks Hayashi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hayashi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Riddick finish him?
Hayashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Riddick finish him?
Sho Hayashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayashi is aggressively charging in as Riddick backs up avoiding any damage. Riddick tosses out a jab and Hayashi runs right into it face first! Hayashi is out cold! Riddick dropped down on all fours and is barking in Hayashi's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Riddick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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