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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevi Ray (ranked 5759 p4p, 2579 weight class) and Ikuma Arishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arishima is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fight Music. Ikuma Arishima will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 cm 25 163 0 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm 25 158 2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stevi Ray! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ikuma Arishima! The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Arishima scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Stevi Ray has been cut. Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevi Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Arishima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Ray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ray cracks a nice hook into Arishima's ribs. Ray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arishima was well out of range. Poor timing from Ray. Ray really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill... Arishima has closed the distance and engaged Ray in a clinch.
Ray throws a punch but it's blocked by Arishima. Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Arishima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arishima lands a nice uppercut. Ray lands on the inside with an uppercut. Arishima has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arishima. Ray really is a fat lump. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray. Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Arishima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Arishima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ray misses with a hook from the clinch. Arishima blocks a body shot from Ray. A short right from Arishima on the inside. Nice body punch from Arishima - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray. Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Ray tries a body shot but Arishima blocks it.
Ray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arishima's elbow. Arishima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ray backwards. Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Arishima gets through Ray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ray is breathing heavily. Arishima scores with a shot to the side of Ray's head. Arishima presses Ray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Arishima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arishima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rays head. Arishima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short left from Arishima.
Ray is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A nice left hand lands by Arishima.
Oh Ray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Arishima lands with a short head shot on the inside. Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Arishima throws a head punch that misses. Arishima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arishima. Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Ray.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arishima gets through Ray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Arishima lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ray to his knees! Arishima keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikuma Arishima! Ikuma Arishima took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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75% |
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