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HFC - Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bryant (ranked 5988 p4p, 494 weight class) and Darren Lloyd (ranked 5610 p4p, 476 weight class). Billy Bryant has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd wants to clinch.
Lloyd fails with a takedown attempt.
Bryant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lloyd on his heels. He'll look to pass Lloyd's guard now, I'm sure.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Lloyd keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lloyd escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bryant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bryant throws a big right hand that misses.
Bryant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bryant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bryant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bryant wants to stand but Lloyd is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lloyd is looking for a triangle but Bryant pushes his legs off easily.
Bryant controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lloyd looking for a guillotine here but Bryant defends easily.
Bryant trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lloyd's guard.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Lloyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lloyd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd being controlled here, momentarily.
Lloyd is looking for a triangle but Bryant pushes his legs off easily.
Bryant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lloyd escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bryant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant gets to his feet - Lloyd follows without any prompting.
Bryant leaves Lloyd with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bryant was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lloyd is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bryant off and has taken his back!
Bryant definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lloyd is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant trying to control the action but Lloyd just sinks the hooks in.
Lloyd has the hooks in. Bryant is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lloyd gets his hands free as Bryant looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lloyd 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.
Bryant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lloyd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bryant pulls his head out easily.
Lloyd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lloyd keeps working.
Lloyd actively working from the bottom here.
Lloyd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bryant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bryant chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bryant stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Lloyd throws up his legs and catches Bryant in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Bryant tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Lloyd! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Darren Lloyd!
A victorious Darren Lloyd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Davis (ranked 3408 p4p, 370 weight class) and RJ Cain (ranked 4269 p4p, 420 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, RJ Cain!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis clinches up against the cage.
Cain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cain defends well and Davis ends up having to push Cain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown but Cain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cain.
Cain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis tries to clinch there but Cain circles away.
Cain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Mark Davis has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis clinches.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Cain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davis doesn't seem phased though.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cain swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Cain digs a good hook to Davis's body.
Davis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cain counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Cain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davis is rocked!
Davis throws a sloppy head kick
and Cain rattles Davis with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Davis tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Cain dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Davis stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). RJ Cain!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Waller (ranked 2243 p4p, 127 weight class) and Barry Jameson (ranked 4447 p4p, 217 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Waller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waller digs a good hook to Jameson's body.
Waller lands with a shot to the body.
Jameson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Waller connects with the punch.
Waller scores with a three punch combo!
Nice cross by Waller.
Jameson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Waller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Waller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jameson doesn't seem bothered though.
Waller scores with a nice right hand.
Barry Jameson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waller slaps away a takedown attempt from Jameson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jameson.
Waller lands a jab-cross combination.
Waller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Waller throws a one two combo.
Jameson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Waller tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack Waller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Jameson.
Jameson tries for a takedown but Waller circles away easily
and Waller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jameson misses with a takedown
and Waller counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson shoots in and bounces Waller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jameson is standing up over Waller. Waller looks to escape but Jameson dives into side control.
Jameson cracks Waller with a big right hand but Waller just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Waller avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jameson.
Jameson grinds an elbow into Waller's temple.
Jameson is trying to ground and pound but Waller uses the momentary lack of control by Jameson to regain half guard.
Jameson winds up and cracks Waller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jameson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller taking some punishment here, with Jameson in his half guard.
Jameson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jameson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jameson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Jameson there.
Waller regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jameson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jameson postures up in Waller's guard and throws a big left but Waller blocks it.
Jameson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Waller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Waller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jameson on the ground.
Jameson tries to free his leg and advance position but Waller is retaining full guard.
Jameson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jameson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Waller keeping moving, preventing Jameson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jameson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Waller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Waller tries to get out of the position.
Jameson throws a strike but Waller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Waller wants to stand but Jameson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Waller stopping the sweep attempt from Jameson.
Jameson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Waller looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Waller looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Waller wants to get back to his feet.
Jameson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Waller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jameson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jameson is looking to take a break and control but Waller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Waller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jameson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jameson wants to free his trapped foot but Waller is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jameson stops Waller from getting back to his feet.
Jameson is keen to just control but Waller is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Waller 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.
Jameson swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Jameson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Waller lands with an uppercut that bounces Jameson off the cage and back into range.
Jameson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Waller counters with a nice uppercut.
Waller gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jameson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Waller wants to get back to his feet but Jameson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameson looking to pass the guard.
Jameson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson landing with the ground and pound.
Waller has momentary wrist control but Jameson slips an elbow through the middle.
Waller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jameson can do to turn this around?
Jameson stands up over Waller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Waller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jameson wants to control from the top but Waller keeps moving.
Jameson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jameson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jameson distracts Waller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jameson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jameson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barry Jameson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Waller has his feet on Jameson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson misses with a takedown attempt - Waller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jameson shoots in but Waller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jack Waller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Jameson.
Some wild striking there from Jameson.
Waller appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Waller cracks Jameson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jameson misses with a takedown
and Waller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Waller scores with a four punch combination!
Jameson has a takedown stuffed.
Jameson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jameson.
Jameson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waller 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.
Jab from Waller.
Jameson misses with a takedown attempt
and Waller counters with a stiff right hand.
Waller lands a really nice looking cross but Jameson seems unphased.
Jameson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Waller's waist but Waller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jameson off to one side.
Waller lands a two punch combo.
Good shot there by Waller.
Jameson is rocked!
Waller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jameson is still on wobbly legs! Can Waller finish him?
Jameson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Waller to counter with a crisp jab.
Jack Waller is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jameson with a poor takedown
and Waller counters with a right hand to the body.
Jameson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jameson shoots and misses
and Jameson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jameson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Waller.
Waller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jameson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waller jabs at Jameson's body.
Waller connects with a looping right hand.
Waller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Waller lands a nice shot to the body.
Jameson misses with a takedown attempt
and Jameson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jameson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Waller scores with a counter punch that sends Jameson to the canvas! Waller smells blood - he's punishing Jameson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jameson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Waller!
Jack Waller retains his bantamweight title!
Jack Waller managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Notorious, into his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Gilchrist (ranked 2076 p4p, 208 weight class) and Rikuto Ryuunosuke (ranked 5273 p4p, 392 weight class). Ryuunosuke has chosen You Wa Shock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Gilchrist!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikuto Ryuunosuke!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilchrist tries to keep at a distance but Ryuunosuke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gilchrist drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gilchrist has hold of one of Ryuunosuke's legs. Ryuunosuke is fighting the takedown attempt but Gilchrist gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ryuunosuke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gilchrist doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gilchrist manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ryuunosuke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryuunosuke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gilchrist doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gilchrist manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ryuunosuke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gilchrist passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Ryuunosuke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gilchrist is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ryuunosuke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilchrist tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gilchrist has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ryuunosuke tries to improve position but can't.
Gilchrist thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ryuunosuke can't do much from the bottom here.
Gilchrist is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ryuunosuke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ryuunosuke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gilchrist wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Ryuunosuke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ryuunosuke tries to buck Gilchrist off but Gilchrist is having none of it.
Gilchrist is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ryuunosuke's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ryuunosuke is trying to control Gilchrist's posture but Gilchrist avoids it.
Ryuunosuke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gilchrist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ryuunosuke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ryuunosuke is working for a kimura but Gilchrist is defending it quite comfortably.
Ryuunosuke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ryuunosuke is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilchrist makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gilchrist.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilchrist looking to control.
Gilchrist escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryuunosuke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gilchrist working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ryuunosuke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ryuunosuke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryuunosuke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ryuunosuke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ryuunosuke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Ryuunosuke trying to control but Gilchrist is working from the bottom.
Ryuunosuke drops back looking for a leg! Gilchrist is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gilchrist manages to kick Ryuunosuke off! Ryuunosuke jumps back into Gilchrist's guard.
Ryuunosuke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gilchrist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ryuunosuke pushing down on Gilchrist's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryuunosuke is working for a kimura but Gilchrist is defending it quite comfortably.
Gilchrist is defending against the submission attempts here by Ryuunosuke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rikuto Ryuunosuke will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ryuunosuke drives through and clinches with Gilchrist against the cage.
Ryuunosuke has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gilchrist uses from the top position.
Ryuunosuke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gilchrist trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryuunosuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryuunosuke has an active guard here but Gilchrist has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryuunosuke is trying to control but Gilchrist passes into side control!
Ryuunosuke struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke is looking for a sweep.
Gilchrist working the body and head with strikes.
Ryuunosuke struggling a bit here.
Gilchrist is trying to get an arm triangle but Ryuunosuke is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Gilchrist's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gilchrist working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ryuunosuke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke manages to get back to half guard.
Ryuunosuke manages to get to full guard.
Gilchrist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryuunosuke is looking for a triangle here but Gilchrist uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ryuunosuke can't do much from the bottom here.
Gilchrist lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ryuunosuke down.
Gilchrist looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke is trying to control Gilchrist's posture but Gilchrist avoids it.
Ryuunosuke sneaks back into half guard.
Ryuunosuke gets full guard.
Ryuunosuke is looking for a triangle but Gilchrist pushes his legs off easily.
Ryuunosuke keeping moving, preventing Gilchrist from controlling successfully.
Gilchrist drops back looking for a leg! Ryuunosuke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ryuunosuke manages to kick Gilchrist off! Gilchrist jumps back into Ryuunosuke's guard.
Gilchrist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryuunosuke is keeping the position for now.
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.
Ryuunosuke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gilchrist is aware though and is defending well.
Gilchrist is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ryuunosuke is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ryuunosuke has escaped and now he's on top!
Ryuunosuke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gilchrist keeping full guard, as Ryuunosuke tries to pass.
Ryuunosuke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryuunosuke throws a big elbow that misses.
Ryuunosuke forces his way into half guard.
Ryuunosuke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikuto Ryuunosuke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ryuunosuke rushes Gilchrist and presses him up against the cage.
Gilchrist tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryuunosuke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryuunosuke jumps guard and drags Gilchrist to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gilchrist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ryuunosuke working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gilchrist has passed into half guard!
Gilchrist is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ryuunosuke sees it coming and defends easily.
Ryuunosuke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryuunosuke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gilchrist is aware though and is defending well.
Ryuunosuke can't keep his opponent in guard - Gilchrist advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gilchrist seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke looking for submissions off his back.
Ryuunosuke looking for subs from the bottom but Gilchrist mounts him!
Ryuunosuke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryuunosuke regains half guard.
Ryuunosuke gets back to full guard.
Ryuunosuke has his foot on Gilchrist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gilchrist works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ryuunosuke is on top in guard.
Gilchrist is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryuunosuke defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ryuunosuke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gilchrist is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ryuunosuke wants to pass the guard but Gilchrist is keeping the position.
Ryuunosuke has gone for a leg lock! Gilchrist slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ryuunosuke's guard.
Ryuunosuke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gilchrist is aware though and is defending well.
Gilchrist trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryuunosuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gilchrist uses it to pass to side control.
Gilchrist working away.
Gilchrist tries for a kimura but Ryuunosuke is defending well.
Ryuunosuke wants to get back to his feet.
Ryuunosuke is looking to regain half guard here but Gilchrist keeps moving and retains side control.
Gilchrist tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gilchrist has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gilchrist looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke wants to control but Gilchrist postures up.
Gilchrist lands some shots froms side control.
Ryuunosuke gets back to half guard.
Ryuunosuke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryuunosuke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gilchrist pulls his head out easily.
Ryuunosuke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sonny Gilchrist did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gilchrist.
Gilchrist shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ryuunosuke defends it nicely.
Ryuunosuke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gilchrist counters with a single leg into guard. Ryuunosuke didn't expect that.
Ryuunosuke keeping moving, preventing Gilchrist from controlling successfully.
Gilchrist drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gilchrist jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryuunosuke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gilchrist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ryuunosuke working for submissions but it's allowed Gilchrist to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilchrist is thwarting Ryuunosuke's attempts to control the position.
Gilchrist is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ryuunosuke is just riding it out for now. Gilchrist eventually gives up the hold.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ryuunosuke with the active half guard here but Gilchrist passes nicely into side control.
Gilchrist tries for a kimura but Ryuunosuke is defending well.
That's two 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.
You can see the frustration on Ryuunosuke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ryuunosuke tries to improve position but can't.
Gilchrist thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ryuunosuke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ryuunosuke is looking for a kimura here.
Ryuunosuke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gilchrist is just riding it out for now. Ryuunosuke eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilchrist looking for submissions off his back.
Ryuunosuke seems to be working for a kimura but Gilchrist defends the submission attempt.
Gilchrist is refusing to be controlled, as Ryuunosuke sits in half guard.
Gilchrist missing with punches from the bottom.
Gilchrist is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ryuunosuke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gilchrist defends it well.
Ryuunosuke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ryuunosuke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gilchrist keeps working.
Ryuunosuke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gilchrist defending well though.
Ryuunosuke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gilchrist looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikuto Ryuunosuke dominated that fourth round.
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!
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch up.
Gilchrist drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ryuunosuke sprawls and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryuunosuke pulls guard successfully.
Ryuunosuke keeping moving, preventing Gilchrist from controlling successfully.
Ryuunosuke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gilchrist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gilchrist has gone for a leg lock! Ryuunosuke slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gilchrist's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilchrist working for a triangle but Ryuunosuke defends it easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gilchrist is looking for a triangle but Ryuunosuke pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke trying to control but Gilchrist is working from the bottom.
Ryuunosuke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gilchrist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ryuunosuke postures up in Gilchrist's guard and throws a big left but Gilchrist blocks it.
Ryuunosuke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gilchrist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gilchrist escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryuunosuke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gilchrist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ryuunosuke controlling from the top position.
Gilchrist controls Ryuunosuke momentarily but Ryuunosuke frees himself.
Ryuunosuke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryuunosuke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ryuunosuke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ryuunosuke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ryuunosuke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ryuunosuke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gilchrist has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryuunosuke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilchrist can't keep his opponent in guard - Ryuunosuke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gilchrist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ryuunosuke is working for a submission of some sort.
Ryuunosuke seems to be looking for submissions.
Ryuunosuke is trying to work for a kimura but Gilchrist is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ryuunosuke is thwarting Gilchrist's attempts to control the position.
Ryuunosuke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gilchrist sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gilchrist is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rikuto Ryuunosuke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryuunosuke 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rikuto Ryuunosuke!
Rikuto Ryuunosuke is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Rikuto Ryuunosuke started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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