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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ichi Ijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan OReily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ijima's entrance music is Alphabetical #1 - Karera Musication. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
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190 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan OReily!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OReily defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ijima.
OReily is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ijima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
OReily shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ijima sprawls well. Ijima wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. OReily gets slowly back to his feet.
Ijima shoots and misses
and OReily counters with a two punch combo.
Ijima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichi Ijima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ijima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but OReily avoids it really well and circles away.
OReily changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ijima tries to avoid it but OReily manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ijima to the ground. Ijima escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
OReily shoots in for a takedown but Ijima shows good takedown defense.
Ijima throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. OReily tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ijima is in OReily's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ijima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima postures up in OReily's guard and throws a big left but OReily blocks it.
OReily is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ijima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. OReily is keeping the position for now.
Ijima throws a strike but OReily rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ijima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in OReily's guard.
OReily keeping moving, preventing Ijima from controlling successfully.
OReily wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima throws a big right hand that misses.
Ijima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ijima throwing strikes from guard but OReily blocks nicely.
Ijima connects with a couple of short punches.
Ijima throws an elbow that misses. OReily uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ijima's guard. Nice move by OReily!
OReily trying to control the position from guard on top but Ijima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ijima is trying to control the position but OReily postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReily preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ijima throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ijima has OReily pulled in close to control his posture.
Ijima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
OReily trying to control the position from guard on top but Ijima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OReily stopping the sweep attempt from Ijima.
OReily wants to stand but Ijima is controlling his posture from full guard.
OReily won't allow Ijima to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryan OReily.
Ijima with a lazy takedown attempt
and OReily counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
OReily scores with a sloppy right hand. Ijima should have avoided that one.
OReily feints a jab promting Ijima to slip. OReily then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ijima slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ijima gets a double leg takedown into OReily's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OReily controls Ijima momentarily but Ijima frees himself.
Ijima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ijima trying to control but OReily is working from the bottom.
Ijima postures up and lands a big shot to OReily's brow.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ijima fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging OReily to the ground. Ijima is now in OReily's guard.
Ijima preventing the sweep.
OReily working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ijima.
Ijima wants to control from the top but OReily keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now OReily is on top in guard.
OReily trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ijima's guard.
OReily slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ijima manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima wants to improve his position but OReily is controlling well.
Ijima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
OReily looking for a submission but Ijima manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Ijima pulls OReily in close to prevent any damage.
Ichi Ijima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
OReily trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ijima can't keep his opponent in guard - OReily advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
OReily is looking to take a break and control but Ijima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ijima tries to get to full guard but OReily has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima wants to control but OReily is keeping busy.
It looks like OReily is going to stand back up.
Ijima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of OReily's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take OReily's back!
Ijima throwing damaging strikes from the back! OReily could be in trouble here!
Ijima scores with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ijima is throwing strikes by OReily counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, OReily regains half guard.
OReily trying to hold on to Ijima's head to control him but Ijima postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ijima landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ijima controlling the pace.
OReily is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ijima scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Ijima is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ijima sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. OReily defending well though.
Ground and pound from Ijima.
Ijima looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ijima is trying to control. OReily wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Ijima dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
OReily tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ijima was well out of range. Poor timing from OReily.
OReily fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ijima has a takedown stuffed.
Ijima shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as OReily sprawls well. OReily wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ijima gets slowly back to his feet.
Ijima scores with a takedown into OReily's guard.
Ijima postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ijima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
OReily is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OReily keeping moving, preventing Ijima from controlling successfully.
OReily looking for a sweep. Not yet OReily, not yet.
Ijima looking to sit in guard and control but OReily gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ijima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but OReily can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OReily wants to get up but he can't break Ijima's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
OReily drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ijima looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ijima looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ijima!
Ijima working the ground and pound.
Ijima working the body and head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OReily sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ijima thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed OReily's head.
Ijima takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReily tries to roll over but Ijima keeps him under control.
Ijima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
OReily is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ijima scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ijima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ijima sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. OReily defending well though.
Ijima trying to control the action but OReily is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OReily keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ijima looks to land a strike but OReily avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ijima passes OReily's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ijima trying to control from OReily's half guard. OReily has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ijima wants to control from the top but OReily keeps moving.
Ryan OReily has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichi Ijima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ijima, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichi Ijima!
A very excited looking Ichi Ijima made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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