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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Linares (ranked 4849 p4p, 2975 weight class) and Mitsuhiro Ishida (ranked 0 p4p, 83 weight class). Mitsuhiro Ishida is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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135
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142
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Linares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuhiro Ishida!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishida stuffs the takedown.
Linares closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ishida tries to improve position but can't.
Linares tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ishida's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ishida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Linares tries to advance position but instead Ishida slips a leg back in to half guard.
Linares wants to advance to full mount but Ishida doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishida looking to control.
Linares passes Ishida's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linares looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Linares is working hard here to advance position.
Linares prevents Ishida from improving his position.
Ishida wants to control but Linares is keeping busy.
Linares is looking to pass Ishida's guard but actually Ishida recovers to full guard.
Linares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ishida wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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.
Linares looking to pass the guard.
Ishida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linares is trying to get back to full guard.
Ishida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Linares sees it coming and defends easily.
Linares makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Linares.
Ishida wants to control from the top but Linares keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ishida trying to control but Linares is working from the bottom.
Linares has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ishida has passed into side control.
Linares is not content to let Ishida control the position.
Linares is looking for a sweep.
Linares is breathing heavily.
Ishida trying to control the position but Linares is working away.
Ishida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linares is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ishida wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Linares, who protects the arm well.
Ishida tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Linares sneaks back into half guard.
Ishida is trying to work for a kimura but Linares is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Linares gets full guard.
Ishida must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ishida postures up in Linares's guard and throws a big left but Linares blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuhiro Ishida 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.
Ishida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linares appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Linares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Linares stuffs the takedown.
Linares tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ishida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Linares somewhat.
Linares leaves Ishida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Ishida backs away, Linares returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linares drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishida stops Linares from passing to mount.
Ishida is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Linares off and has taken his back!
Ishida trying to control momentarily.
Linares tries to break free.
Ishida is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Linares defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Linares rolls, trying to escape but Ishida keeps control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Will Ishida go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ishida lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishida is hanging on to Linares's back as he tries to escape.
Ishida has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Linares has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Linares staying busy and making it hard for Ishida to control.
Linares is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ishida is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Linares defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ishida's arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linares tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Linares is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ishida cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ishida sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Linares is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ishida lands with some strikes.
Ishida looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ishida working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ishida cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ishida controlling the pace for now.
Linares is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ishida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishida tries to control but Linares wriggling away.
Linares is desperately trying to improve his position but Ishida has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Linares that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ishida sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ishida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linares working to try and regain half guard.
Ishida is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Linares has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ishida working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linares is squirming around, avoiding Ishida's attempts to control the action.
Ishida is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Linares can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuhiro Ishida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ishida dives in for a single leg takedown but Linares sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ishida is looking to clinch but Linares is avoiding it.
Ishida looks to throw a body kick
and Linares counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Linares seems to be looking for submissions.
Linares wants to pass the guard but Ishida is defending well.
Linares is thwarting Ishida's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linares looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishida is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Linares's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Linares's back!
Linares wants to escape the position.
Ishida working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ishida is riding his opponent, not letting Linares buck him off.
Linares tries to roll but Ishida sticks to his back.
Ishida is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Linares. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Ishida is hanging on to Linares's back as he tries to escape.
Ishida just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Ishida softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linares is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ishida.
Ishida patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Linares looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ishida.
Ishida punches the canvas rather than the man.
Linares is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linares is trying to break free.
Ishida is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Linares knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Linares for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishida is looking for the choke from the back position but Linares is controlling his hands well.
What can Linares do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Linares breaks Ishida's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ishida thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Linares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ishida is keeping the position for now.
Ishida pulls Linares in close to his closed guard and prevents Linares from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ishida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Linares can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Linares postures up.
Ishida wants to stand but Linares is controlling the position.
Ishida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Linares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsuhiro Ishida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ishida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsuhiro Ishida!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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