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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lain Rikkoja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rikkoja has chosen BLASHYRKH (MIGHTY RAVENDARK) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lain Rikkoja!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Masters displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rikkoja.
Masters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masters throws a series of punches but Rikkoja moves out of range.
Masters looks to land a combination. Rikkoja sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rikkoja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masters goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Masters is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Masters lands a head shot.
A punch combination from Masters misses.
Masters lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Masters sizes up Rikkoja with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Masters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rikkoja tries to clinch but Masters is having none of it.
Masters listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Masters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Masters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rikkoja tries to hold on but Masters postures up.
Masters looking to control but Rikkoja is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikkoja is controlling an arm, preventing Masters from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rikkoja is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Masters jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rikkoja manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Masters is trying to get an arm triangle but Rikkoja is defending well.
Rikkoja tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Masters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Masters wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rikkoja, who protects the arm well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Masters darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Masters is breathing heavily.
Masters blocks the strikes from Rikkoja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikkoja gets back to full guard.
Rikkoja pulls Masters in close to prevent any damage.
Masters thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Masters stopping the sweep attempt from Rikkoja.
Rikkoja lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Masters!
Masters is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Rikkoja locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Masters is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lain Rikkoja!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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