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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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188 cm
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219 lbs
7 - 5 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takahara!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick is looking to clinch.
Rick closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Takahara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rick.
Takahara is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rick is pressing down on Takahara's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takahara is holding on for now.
Rick frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Takahara is looking to get to half guard.
Rick is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahara wants to slow Rick down by chopping away at his legs.
Takahara tries to work over Rick's front leg with a kick but Rick checks it.
Takahara throws a low kick but Rick avoids it.
Takahara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rick swivels and escapes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takahara.
Rick shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Takahara is staying active underneath Rick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rick is trying to work for a kimura but Takahara is defending well.
Takahara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahara is holding on to half guard well.
Rick is nestled in close to Takahara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takahara can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rick is trying to work for a kimura but Takahara is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rick seems to be working for a kimura but Takahara defends the submission attempt.
Takahara trying to control here.
Takahara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Takahara could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Rick has cracked it and Takahara is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Rick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Rick!
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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
35% |
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