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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Ishizaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishizaki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hiroyuki Okita - Moete Hero kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Lenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Ishizaki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishizaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ishizaki stays in close to Lenny's body and controls the position.
Lenny wants to stand up but Ishizaki is controlling him.
Ishizaki wants to control from the top but Lenny keeps moving.
Ishizaki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Ishizaki might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryo Ishizaki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lenny tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishizaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishizaki avoids a kick to the body.
Lenny tries to clinch
and Ishizaki counters with a shoot takedown. Lenny fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lenny keeping moving, preventing Ishizaki from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishizaki prevents Lenny from getting back to his feet.
Ishizaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Ishizaki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryo Ishizaki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lenny attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ishizaki dives in and scores a takedown into Lenny's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lenny is looking to stand up but Ishizaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Ishizaki passes Lenny's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lenny could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ishizaki wants to pass the guard but Lenny is defending well.
Lenny is trying to stand up here but Ishizaki is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishizaki is looking for a kimura here.
Ishizaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ishizaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishizaki stalling.
Ishizaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lenny is just riding it out for now. Ishizaki eventually gives up the hold.
Ishizaki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ishizaki drops an elbow to the side of Lenny's head.
Lenny tries to kick Ishizaki off but Ishizaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ishizaki is looking for a kimura here.
Ishizaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lenny keeps working.
Lenny might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenny wants to get back to his feet.
Ishizaki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ishizaki is looking for a kimura here.
Lenny is not content to let Ishizaki control the position.
Lenny wants to get back to his feet.
Ishizaki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryo Ishizaki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lenny goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ishizaki has managed to clinch.
Ishizaki turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ishizaki manages to end up in side control.
Ishizaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lenny keeps working.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ishizaki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ishizaki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ishizaki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ishizaki moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ishizaki wants to control but Lenny is keeping him busy.
Ishizaki controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lenny is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lenny is not content to let Ishizaki control the position.
Ishizaki is trying to get an arm triangle but Lenny is defending well.
Ishizaki trying to control the action but Lenny is working from the bottom.
Lenny seems a little lost for a moment, as Ishizaki dominates the positioning.
Ishizaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ishizaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lenny keeps working.
Ishizaki has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lenny is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ishizaki yanks on the arm and Lenny is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ishizaki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryo Ishizaki!
After winning the bout, Ryo Ishizaki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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