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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ichi Ijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ijima comes to the cage accompanied by Alphabetical #1 - Karera Musication. Pinto has chosen Do you really want to hurt me as his entrance music. Diogo Pinto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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202 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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197 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ichi Ijima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ijima shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pinto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ijima is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ijima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ijima postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pinto trying to control the position.
Ijima throws a big elbow that misses.
Ijima wants to control from the top but Pinto keeps moving.
Pinto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ijima with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ijima sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ijima trying to control but Pinto is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ijima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pinto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ijima has managed to get both his arms back between Pinto's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ijima postures up in Pinto's guard and throws a big left but Pinto blocks it.
Ijima won't allow Pinto to sweep him here.
Ijima pushes down on Pinto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pinto wants to improve his position but Ijima is controlling well.
Pinto gets full guard.
Ijima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pinto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pinto looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto being controlled here, momentarily.
Pinto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Diogo Pinto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ijima shoots for a takedown but Pinto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diogo Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ijima shoots in looking for a takedown. Pinto tries to sprawl out of it but Ijima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pinto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pinto wants to pass to mount but Ijima is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima wants to improve his position but Pinto is controlling well.
Pinto wants to pass the guard but Ijima is defending well.
Ijima works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ijima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pinto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pinto is working Ijima over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pinto won't allow Ijima to sweep him here.
Ijima pulls Pinto in close to his closed guard and prevents Pinto from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ijima has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pinto wants to control from the top but Ijima keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ijima shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichi Ijima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinto throws a leg kick but Ijima checks it.
Ijima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pinto.
Ijima drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto wants to hit a switch here but Ijima passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pinto there!
Ijima working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ijima connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Ijima dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Ijima as Pinto shoots in.
Pinto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ijima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ijima wants it to stay on the feet.
Ijima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pinto avoids it really well and circles away.
Pinto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ijima manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ijima looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pinto is one step ahead there.
Pinto tries to free his leg and advance position but Ijima is retaining full guard.
Ijima wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ijima looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pinto looking to pass the guard.
Pinto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ijima wants to sweep but no luck.
Ijima keeping full guard, as Pinto tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ijima shoots for a takedown but Pinto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pinto wants to clinch up but Ijima keeps it at a distance.
Pinto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ijima checks it well.
No luck for Ijima with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichi Ijima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ijima.
Ijima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pinto wants to clinch up but Ijima keeps it at a distance.
Ijima closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pinto quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto wants to control the action here but instead Ijima manages to pass to full mount!
Ijima looking to control but Pinto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pinto sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pinto manages to get to full guard.
Pinto wants to sweep here but Ijima controlling him for the moment.
Pinto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ijima keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pinto's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is trying to control the position but Ijima postures up.
Ijima works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pinto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pinto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ijima!
Ijima is trying to escape the mount.
Pinto avoids the attempt from Ijima to control.
Ijima working to try and regain half guard.
Ijima wants to control but Pinto is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto trying to control but Ijima is having none of it.
Ichi Ijima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pinto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pinto raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ijima is working to get back to half guard.
Pinto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pinto landing strikes from the mount and Ijima is in trouble!
Ijima is rocked!
Pinto looking to control but Ijima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oh Ijima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ijima in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pinto connects with a bit shot that sees Ijima covering up! More strikes from Pinto and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pinto is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diogo Pinto!
After winning the bout, Diogo Pinto 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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hype
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