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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grimly Fiendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is mindshift genki sudo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fiendish's choice of entrance music: Grimly Fiendish- The Damned. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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147 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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Good takedowns
Good knees
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Ishikawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grimly Fiendish!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiendish circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fiendish counters with a shoot takedown. Ishikawa fights it but they end up in guard.
Fiendish landing with the ground and pound.
Fiendish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ishikawa is trying to keep Fiendish in close.
Fiendish trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fiendish is looking to work some ground and pound but Ishikawa has wrist control.
Fiendish postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fiendish landing with the ground and pound.
Ishikawa is trying to keep Fiendish in close.
Fiendish trying to control but Ishikawa is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa looking for a guillotine here but Fiendish defends easily.
Ishikawa keeping moving, preventing Fiendish from controlling successfully.
Ishikawa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fiendish is controlling him.
Ishikawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fiendish trying to control but Ishikawa is working from the bottom.
Fiendish cracks Ishikawa with a solid left hand.
Fiendish throwing strikes from guard but Ishikawa blocks nicely.
Ishikawa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fiendish's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa won't allow Fiendish to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fiendish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ishikawa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ishikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fiendish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fiendish bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ishikawa some visible discomfort.
Fiendish is putting a hurting on Ishikawa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ishikawa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fiendish scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fiendish landing a few strikes.
Fiendish lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fiendish lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ishikawa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ishikawa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fiendish connects with a decent elbow.
Ishikawa regains half guard there - taking advantage of Fiendish's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ishikawa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fiendish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish winds up and cracks Ishikawa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ishikawa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Fiendish.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fiendish lands a nice short elbow.
Fiendish prevents Ishikawa from standing back up.
Fiendish is thwarting Ishikawa's attempts to control the position.
Ishikawa tries to get to full guard but Fiendish has control of the leg.
Fiendish throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fiendish seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ishikawa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ishikawa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fiendish pulls his head out easily.
Ishikawa is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fiendish stands up and beckons Ishikawa to join him on the feet.
Ishikawa closes the distance but Fiendish moves to the side
and Fiendish counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimly Fiendish dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ishikawa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fiendish sprawls well. Fiendish wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ishikawa gets slowly back to his feet.
Akira Ishikawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fiendish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fiendish blocks a head kick by Ishikawa.
Fiendish darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grimly Fiendish has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fiendish looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fiendish working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fiendish passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ishikawa!
Fiendish working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa gets back to half guard.
Fiendish looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ishikawa is staying active underneath Fiendish, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ishikawa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fiendish.
Fiendish scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ishikawa tries to kick Fiendish off but Fiendish keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fiendish lands a nice short elbow.
Fiendish not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ishikawa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fiendish scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fiendish wants to control but Ishikawa is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishikawa is looking to escape.
Fiendish working the head and body with strikes.
Fiendish lands strikes from half guard.
Ishikawa is looking to get back to full guard here but Fiendish has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ishikawa some visible discomfort.
Fiendish working the head with strikes.
Fiendish is putting a hurting on Ishikawa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ishikawa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fiendish decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ishikawa to his feet.
Akira Ishikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiendish smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fiendish throws an off balance right hand
and Ishikawa counters by moving into the clinch.
Ishikawa misses with a knee to the head.
Fiendish tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ishikawa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fiendish avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish jumps guard.
Ishikawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fiendish wants to stand up but Ishikawa is controlling him.
Ishikawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiendish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fiendish lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ishikawa!
Fiendish fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Akira Ishikawa has been cut.
Fiendish working Ishikawa over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fiendish cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ishikawa is rocked!
Ishikawa regains half guard.
Oh Ishikawa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ishikawa looking for submissions off his back.
Fiendish is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ishikawa seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fiendish prevents Ishikawa from improving his position.
Fiendish looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ishikawa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimly Fiendish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akira Ishikawa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fiendish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fiendish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishikawa.
Fiendish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ishikawa wants to clinch
and Fiendish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Ishikawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishikawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishikawa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fiendish scores with a nice strike.
Ishikawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiendish keeps the fight on the outside.
Ishikawa misses with a leg kick
and Fiendish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fiendish looks to land a left hand but Ishikawa moved out of range nicely.
Fiendish shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fiendish was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fiendish scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ishikawa?
Fiendish lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ishikawa hang on?
Ishikawa tries to lock up and control but Fiendish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fiendish has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ishikawa's face.
Akira Ishikawa's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fiendish lands a big elbow - Ishikawa is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ishikawa is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Grimly Fiendish!
Grimly Fiendish is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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