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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Isso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ripper's choice of entrance music: Diablo - Damien. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Isso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper looks to score with a jab to the body but Isso is just out of range.
Isso tries to clinch there but Ripper circles away.
Isso tries a head kick but it misses.
Isso throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ripper's head.
Isso throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Isso wants to clinch.
Ripper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Isso misses with a body kick.
Isso throws a quick inside leg kick.
Isso darts in and clinches Ripper up against the cage.
Ripper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Isso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Isso stalling the fight.
Ripper has Isso pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Isso manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ripper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Isso will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ripper up against the cage.
Isso gets underhooks to prevent Ripper's takedown attempt.
Takashi Isso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ripper.
Ripper has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Isso uses from the top position.
Ripper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Isso stopping the sweep attempt from Ripper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ripper throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Isso trying to control the position from guard on top but Ripper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ripper looking for a sweep. Not yet Ripper, not yet.
Isso is looking to stand up but Ripper won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Isso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left lands for Ripper.
Isso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ripper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ripper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Isso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ripper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Isso tries to work over Ripper's front leg with a kick but Ripper checks it.
Isso pushes Ripper up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ripper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Isso avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Isso tries to land knees in the clinch but Ripper avoids the damage to the body.
Isso landing knees to the head.
Isso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Isso trying to stall but Ripper improves his position.
Isso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ripper's face.
Isso leaning against his opponent.
Ripper misses with some punches.
Ripper is working for takedown but Isso is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ripper looking to stall.
Ripper looks gassed!
Ripper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Isso prevents Ripper from breaking the clinch.
Isso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ripper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Isso scores a nice knee to the body.
Ripper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Isso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Isso misses with a knee strike.
Isso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ripper's face.
A bit of stalling here from Isso.
Ripper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Isso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Isso is looking to clinch.
Isso wants to clinch up but Ripper keeps it at a distance.
Ripper with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Isso misses with a body kick.
Ripper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ripper lands some shots froms side control.
Ripper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ripper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Isso, who protects the arm well.
Ripper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Isso, who protects the arm well.
Ripper in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ripper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Isso keeps working.
Ripper tries to move into full mount but can't pass Isso's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ripper has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Isso!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Isso is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ripper working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Isso gets back to half guard.
Isso is trying to stand back up but Ripper is controlling him
Ripper seems to be working for a kimura but Isso defends the submission attempt.
Ripper is trying to control the action in half guard but Isso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ripper passes to side control.
Isso sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Isso is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Takashi Isso will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Isso throws a leg kick but Ripper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Isso moves in looking to clinch but Ripper pushes him off.
Isso tries a head kick but it misses.
Isso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Isso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Isso misses.
Isso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ripper, pushing him back against the cage.
Ripper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Isso has him pressed against the cage.
Isso prevents Ripper from breaking the clinch.
Ripper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Isso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Isso stops a takedown attempt from Ripper.
Isso lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ripper can't get the takedown.
Takashi Isso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ripper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Isso.
Ripper wants to break free but Isso has control.
Ripper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Isso pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ripper has had enough of the clinch but Isso keeps him there for the moment.
Ripper fails to pull guard.
Ripper is breathing heavily.
Come on Isso - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Isso scores with a knee to the head.
Isso crunches a lovely knee into Ripper's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ripper is keeping busy.
Isso keeps control of Ripper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Isso keeps control of Ripper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ripper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Isso has him pressed against the cage.
Isso is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Isso landing knees to the body.
Ripper goes for a takedown attempt but Isso pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ripper moves into the clinch successfully.
Isso lands a nice knee to the body.
Isso lands a nice elbow.
Ripper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Isso holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ripper lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ripper is looking to take a break and control but Isso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Isso gets back to full guard.
Ripper 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.
Ripper works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ripper is working for a kimura but Isso is defending it quite comfortably.
Ripper is working for a submission of some sort.
Ripper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Isso keeps working.
Isso wants to get back to full guard.
Ripper is working for a kimura but Isso is defending it quite comfortably.
Ripper looks to land a strike but Isso avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper drops back looking for a leg! Isso is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Isso manages to kick Ripper off! Ripper jumps back into Isso's guard.
Ripper trying to control but Isso is working from the bottom.
Ripper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ripper trying to control the action but Isso is working from the bottom.
Ripper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Isso parries the strikes from Ripper easily there. Ripper is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Isso to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sloppy strikes there by Ripper.
Ripper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Isso, who protects the arm well.
Isso is looking to reverse the position.
Isso manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ripper's best efforts.
Isso moves into full guard.
Isso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ripper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ripper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ripper slips nicely into half guard.
Ripper moves into full mount! Isso won't be happy about that!
Ripper with shots to the head and body - Isso looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ripper goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Isso turns into him and now he's in Ripper's guard.
Ripper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ripper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Isso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ripper is out of range and Isso settles back down.
A head kick misses from Isso.
Isso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ripper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Isso doesn't manage to clinch there - Ripper circles away.
Isso lands a head kick!
Ripper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Isso fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Isso.
Ripper misses with a wild combination.
Isso looks for the body kick but Ripper saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripper tries to clinch up.
Ripper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ripper in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Isso tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ripper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Ripper!
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energy
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RATING
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