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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rikiya Sonoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page has chosen The Hand That Feeds as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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221 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rikiya Sonoda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Page!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonoda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sonoda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sonoda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Page with the counter takedown but Sonoda avoids it easily.
Rikiya Sonoda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonoda pushes Page up against the cage in a clinch.
Sonoda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Page is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sonoda is defending well.
Sonoda lands a nice knee to the body.
Page blocks an elbow strike.
Sonoda landing knees to the head.
It looks like Kyle Page has been cut.
Page tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sonoda misses with an elbow over the top.
Page lands a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonoda has his foot on Page's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Page works his way back into a safe position though.
Page must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sonoda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sonoda is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonoda looking for a sweep. Not yet Sonoda, not yet.
Page prevents Sonoda from getting back to his feet.
Page trying to control but Sonoda is working from the bottom.
Page postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sonoda throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sonoda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Page felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Page is looking for a sweep. Sonoda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sonoda throwing shots but Page is blocking nicely.
Sonoda with the ground and pound but Page uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sonoda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Page has a closed guard, preventing Sonoda from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda sitting in guard here, content to control.
Page has a closed guard, preventing Sonoda from standing up.
Sonoda is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at 11th Planet MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Sonoda is looking to work some ground and pound but Page has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page is trying to keep Sonoda in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Page or perhaps it was just good defense by Sonoda, which made it look bad.
Rikiya Sonoda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Page.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda tries to clinch there but Page circles away.
Sonoda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Page wants to take the fight to the mat but Sonoda manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Page changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sonoda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sonoda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sonoda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Page.
Page changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sonoda tries to avoid it but Page manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sonoda to the ground. Sonoda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice body kick there by Sonoda.
Sonoda tries to clinch up
and Page counters with a shoot takedown. Sonoda fights it but they end up in guard.
Sonoda has his feet on Page's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonoda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sonoda tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Page takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonoda thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Page if he has to take too many more of those.
Sonoda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Sonoda.
Page on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sonoda moves into range and clinches up with Page.
Sonoda connects with a knee to the head.
Page is trying to drag Sonoda to the mat but Sonoda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Page blocks an elbow strike.
Sonoda landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikiya Sonoda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Page's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Page walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sonoda.
Page on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sonoda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rikiya Sonoda is winning the standup battle so far.
Page misses with a takedown attempt - Sonoda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sonoda lands with a nice body kick.
Sonoda stuns Page with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sonoda doesn't manage to clinch there - Page circles away.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonoda throws a nice head kick!
Sonoda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sonoda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Page on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rikiya Sonoda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonoda misses with a double jab.
Sonoda throws a series of punches but Page moves out of range.
Page tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Page takes one on the button.
Sonoda tries a head kick but it misses.
Page feints the counter takedown.
Sonoda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sonoda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Page takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Sonoda.
A good leg kick by Sonoda.
That kick from Sonoda tenderised Page's leg. Page is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sonoda throws a body punch but Page moves out of range.
And Page tries to counter it with a takedown but Sonoda pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sonoda looks to land a left hand but Page moved out of range nicely.
Sonoda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
Sonoda stuffs the takedown attempt from Page. Page gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Page under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonoda has Page up against the cage in a clinch.
Sonoda misses with an elbow strike.
Sonoda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Page.
Sonoda with a knee to the head.
Page has clasped his hands together around Sonoda's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Page tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sonoda throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Sonoda jabs at Page's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Page fails with a takedown attempt.
Rikiya Sonoda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Page.
Sonoda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Page manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Page is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sonoda scores with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sonoda.
That kick from Sonoda tenderised Page's leg. Page is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sonoda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Page has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sonoda.
Sonoda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Page gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sonoda tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonoda gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Page counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Page throws a big elbow that misses.
Sonoda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Page postures up in Sonoda's guard and throws a big left but Sonoda blocks it.
Sonoda is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Page managing to block the knees to the body from Sonoda.
Sonoda lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sonoda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Page's brow.
Sonoda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikiya Sonoda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Page's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Sonoda.
Sonoda tries to clinch up
and Page counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sonoda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sonoda wants to stand but Page is controlling the position.
Page makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonoda looking for a sweep. Not yet Sonoda, not yet.
Sonoda is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Page is controlling him.
Sonoda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sonoda cracks the inside of Page's front leg.
Page moves out of range of the body kick.
Sonoda connects with a high kick.
Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Page closes the distance and clinches up with Sonoda, looking for a takedown. Page pushes Sonoda against the cage but Sonoda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sonoda lands a nice shot to the body.
Page takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sonoda darts in trying to clinch
and Page counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sonoda wants to stand and escape but Page is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Page trying to control but Sonoda is working from the bottom.
Page showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sonoda is trying to control the position but Page postures up.
Page wants to control from the top but Sonoda keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Page throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sonoda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Page avoids the head kick by Sonoda.
Kyle Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Page manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Page throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sonoda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Page is in Sonoda's guard.
Sonoda keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Sonoda is looking to stand back up but Page counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sonoda.
Page stops Sonoda from getting back to his feet.
Page scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sonoda manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Page keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Sonoda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Page.
Page gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sonoda looking for submissions off his back.
Sonoda is trying to stand back up but Page is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda missing with punches from the bottom.
Sonoda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Page wants to take a breather but Sonoda is having none of it.
Page prevents Sonoda from standing back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Page wants to take a breather but Sonoda is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sonoda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonoda cracks Page with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rikiya Sonoda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Page doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyle Page.
I think Sonoda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rikiya Sonoda!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rikiya Sonoda waved his t-shirt featuring Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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