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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripgut has chosen Abominable Putridity - Throat Fisting Abortion as his entrance music. Sean Ripgut is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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269 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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190 cm
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225 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Johansson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut feints and then cracks Johansson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johansson down.
Ripgut throws a solid leg kick but Johansson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ripgut.
Ripgut misses with a low kick.
Johansson fails with the takedown.
Ripgut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ripgut lands a big head kick that sends Johansson tumbling to the mat! Ripgut takes a step backwards and waves Johansson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johansson is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Johansson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripgut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Ripgut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ripgut moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ripgut tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson moves out of range of the leg kick from Ripgut.
Ripgut tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ripgut scoring well with a low kick there.
Ripgut throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ripgut sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johansson somewhat.
Ripgut throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
Ripgut tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Ripgut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Johansson blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson avoids a kick to the body.
Ripgut misses the shot to the body.
Ripgut tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Sean Ripgut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johansson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ripgut.
Ripgut is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
Ripgut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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.
Ripgut misses with a low kick.
Ripgut gets caught flat footed, as Johansson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johansson stopping the sweep attempt from Ripgut.
Johansson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johansson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johansson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ripgut is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johansson, into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ripgut controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Ripgut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Johansson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ripgut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ripgut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson takes a swing at Ripgut's ribcage but misses.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripgut tries to clinch but Johansson moves out of range.
Ripgut fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ripgut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johansson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ripgut tries to avoid it but Johansson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ripgut to the ground. Ripgut escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johansson blocks a jab.
Ripgut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ripgut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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.
Ripgut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johansson gets a clinch.
Johansson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ripgut walks away with a smile on his face. Johansson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ripgut throws a leg kick that misses.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Ripgut is out of range.
Sean Ripgut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ripgut throws a low kick but Johansson avoids it.
Johansson moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ripgut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johansson decides to pull guard.
Johansson looking for a guillotine here but Ripgut defends easily.
Ripgut is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ripgut is aware though and is defending well.
Ripgut must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ripgut wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
Ripgut tries to stand but Johansson is controlling from the bottom.
Ripgut decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ripgut misses with a leg kick.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ripgut as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Johansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four 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.
Ripgut pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johansson is out of range and Ripgut settles back down.
Johansson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ripgut checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Ripgut's shoulder, as Ripgut tries to avoid the shot.
Ripgut misses with a jab to the body
and Johansson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johansson tries to pull guard but Ripgut won't allow it.
Johansson tries to pull guard but Ripgut holds him up against the cage and eventually Johansson drops back down to his feet.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ripgut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ripgut lands an elbow inside that Johansson shrugs off.
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Johansson tries to pull guard but Ripgut won't allow it.
Ripgut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Ripgut.
Ripgut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johansson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ripgut just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Ripgut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Johansson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Ripgut saw that one coming.
Ripgut scores with a kick to the midsection.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ripgut. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ripgut swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ripgut explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripgut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ripgut lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johansson takes a step back to recover.
Ripgut tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ripgut clinches with his opponent.
Ripgut holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ripgut scores a nice knee to the body.
Ripgut with a knee to the head.
Ripgut crunches a lovely knee into Johansson's ribcage.
Ripgut stalling against the cage.
Ripgut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ripgut lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripgut is pushing Johansson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johansson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ripgut lands a knee to the body.
Johansson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut landing knees to the body.
Ripgut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ripgut lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ripgut pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ripgut lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ripgut obliges.
Ripgut lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Ripgut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ripgut gets through Johansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ripgut effectively controlling the action here.
Ripgut lands a knee to the body.
Ripgut scores with a knee to the head.
Ripgut scores a nice knee to the body.
Ripgut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ripgut.
Ripgut working Johansson over with knees to the body.
Ripgut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ripgut digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Ripgut.
Ripgut works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ripgut lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ripgut obliges.
Knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johansson tries to pull guard but Ripgut won't allow it.
Johansson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ripgut walks away with a smile on his face. Johansson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johansson is looking to wear down Ripgut with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ripgut moves in looking to clinch but Johansson pushes him off.
Johansson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ripgut connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripgut closes the distance but Johansson moves to the side
and Johansson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ripgut's guard.
Ripgut pulls Johansson in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ripgut scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Ripgut really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Johansson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ripgut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ripgut is looking to clinch.
Sean Ripgut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ripgut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ripgut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripgut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Johansson blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ripgut doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansson circles away.
Ripgut wants to clinch.
Ripgut lands a big uppercut and Johansson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Johansson looks OK. Ripgut waves Johansson back to his feet!
Ripgut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Johansson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johansson avoids a kick to the body.
Ripgut throws out a leg kick but Johansson moves out of range and Ripgut only half commits.
Ripgut attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
Johansson misses the jab.
Johansson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ripgut swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ripgut but Ripgut pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johansson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Johansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripgut looks to clinch
and Johansson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ripgut won't be happy with that.
Ripgut has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johansson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Johansson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Johansson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ripgut works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ripgut blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johansson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson stops Ripgut from getting back to his feet.
Johansson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johansson prevents Ripgut from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johansson checks a low kick from Ripgut.
Ripgut throws a head kick that misses.
Johansson shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Ripgut dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Johansson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ripgut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ripgut circles away.
Johansson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johansson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johansson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Johansson goes for an armbar but Ripgut turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ripgut.
Johansson looking for a guillotine here but Ripgut defends easily.
Ripgut pushes down on Johansson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson wants to improve his position but Ripgut is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ripgut performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Johansson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ripgut's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ripgut's back!
Ripgut defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Johansson's arms.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ripgut tries to roll but Johansson sticks to his back.
Ripgut is in a bad position with Johansson working for a choke. Ripgut manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
That's two 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.
Ripgut looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johansson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ripgut stacks Johansson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ripgut!
Ripgut controls the position from side control.
Johansson tries to buck Ripgut off but Ripgut is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johansson to his feet.
Ripgut looks to clinch
and Johansson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ripgut's guard.
Ripgut trying to keep a closed guard but Johansson is proving a slippery customer.
Ripgut manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ripgut controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut trying to control but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson is trying to escape the mount.
Daniel Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ripgut sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ripgut trying to control but Johansson is having none of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sean Ripgut just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ripgut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Johansson.
I think Ripgut has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Ripgut!
Sean Ripgut is the new heavyweight champion!
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hype
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