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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
20
172 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Randolph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James shoots in for a takedown but Randolph shows good takedown defense.
James shoots in and drives through. Randolph sprawls well.
Randy Randolph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick James.
Randolph scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here as Randolph stalls from top position.
Randolph tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Randolph has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Randolph working away.
Randolph wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by James, who protects the arm well.
Randolph is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Randolph thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Randolph has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Randolph trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
James manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
James actively working from the bottom here.
Randolph is looking to advance position but James won't allow it.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James actively working from the bottom here.
James looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Randolph is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
James makes his way to full guard. A much better position for James.
Randolph stands and throws James's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Randolph trying to control the position but James is working away.
Randolph is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but James is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Randolph tries for a kimura but James is defending well.
James sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Randolph is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
James is looking for a sweep. Randolph is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Randolph. Oh but James has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Randolph goes limp - he's gone! James jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rick James!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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