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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rolland Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikkyu Sojun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolland Barr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rolland Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikkyu Sojun!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sojun shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sojun wants to pass the guard but Barr is keeping the position.
Sojun slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sojun decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barr, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sojun looks to land a body kick but Barr moved away.
Sojun clinches up with Barr and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sojun lands with a shot to the body.
Sojun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sojun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barr is trying to pull guard but Sojun turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sojun content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sojun is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Barr can't fight it off and eventually Sojun manages to take the fight to the floor. Barr looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sojun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barr is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sojun sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barr has control of Sojun's left arm, preventing Sojun from doing any damage.
Barr trying to keep a closed guard but Sojun is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojun is looking to stand up but Barr won't let him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sojun works over Barr with some ground and pound from guard.
Sojun looking to sit in guard and control but Barr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sojun has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barr stopping the sweep attempt from Sojun.
Sojun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barr controls the pace.
Barr throws a strike but Sojun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sojun has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barr is proving hard to escape from.
Sojun is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sojun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sojun trying to control the position from guard on top but Barr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sojun lands a couple of elbows.
Barr really is a fat lump.
Sojun is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikkyu Sojun dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sojun closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barr did well to prevent Sojun getting side control.
Sojun is working for a kimura but Barr is defending it quite comfortably.
Sojun throwing shots but Barr is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barr is defending against the submission attempts here by Sojun.
Sojun is just content to waste time from the top position. Barr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sojun must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojun stays in close to Barr's body and controls the position.
Barr is pulling down on Sojun's head to control his posture.
Sojun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sojun landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sojun wants to control from the top but Barr keeps moving.
Sojun's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sojun is looking to work some ground and pound but Barr has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rolland Barr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sojun closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barr quickly recovers to half guard.
Sojun trying to control from Barr's half guard. Barr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sojun trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barr's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barr looking for a sweep. Not yet Barr, not yet.
Ikkyu Sojun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sojun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barr keeping full guard, as Sojun tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barr tries to sprawl but Sojun drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sojun.
Barr trying to control from the bottom.
Sojun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sojun with the ground and pound but Barr uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sojun looking to pass the guard.
Sojun is looking to stand up but Barr won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sojun chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikkyu Sojun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Barr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sojun to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sojun wants to control from the top but Barr keeps moving.
Barr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sojun working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sojun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sojun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sojun trying to control the position from guard on top but Barr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sojun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sojun trying to control the position from guard on top but Barr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sojun controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sojun feints and as Barr raises his hands in defense, Sojun changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sojun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barr is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sojun throws an elbow that misses. Barr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sojun's guard. Nice move by Barr!
Barr throwing strikes but missing.
Sojun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barr is controlling him.
Sojun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barr.
Sojun is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sojun tries to clinch but Barr is having none of it.
Sojun instigates a clinch.
Sojun manages to break the clinch.
Sojun drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sojun looking to sit in guard and control but Barr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barr throwing strikes from guard but Sojun blocks nicely.
Rolland Barr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ikkyu Sojun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barr working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ikkyu Sojun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sojun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikkyu Sojun!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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