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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuhiro Ishida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsuhiro Ishida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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172 cm
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150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitsuhiro Ishida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Whittaker tenderised Ishida's leg. Ishida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ishida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whittaker pinned against the cage. Whittaker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Whittaker thows a body shot but no joy.
Ishida shoots in for a double leg but Whittaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ishida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ishida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Whittaker is looking for a sweep. Ishida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ishida trying to control the action but Whittaker is working from the bottom.
Whittaker trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishida prevents Whittaker from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishida looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ishida wants to work for an arm triangle but Whittaker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ishida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ishida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whittaker is trying to stand.
Ishida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ishida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker is controlling Ishida's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Whittaker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ishida seems to be working for a kimura but Whittaker defends the submission attempt.
Whittaker is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Whittaker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ishida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whittaker keeps working.
Ishida missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishida prevents Whittaker from improving his position.
Whittaker trying to hold on to Ishida's head to control him but Ishida postures up.
Ishida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ishida trying to control from half guard but Whittaker is working away.
Ishida tries to pass the half guard into mount. Whittaker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Whittaker is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whittaker sizes up Ishida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Whittaker.
Whittaker scores with a hook.
Ishida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whittaker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ishida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuhiro Ishida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whittaker scores with a nice strike.
Whittaker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whittaker misses with a hook. Ishida ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Whittaker misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ishida is defended easily by Whittaker.
Ishida instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mitsuhiro Ishida will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Whittaker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whittaker wants it to stay on the feet.
Whittaker throws a wild body kick that Ishida sees coming a mile off.
Whittaker misses with a looping right.
Whittaker connects with an inside leg kick.
Whittaker misses with a hook.
Whittaker throws a head kick but Ishida moves out of range.
Mitsuhiro Ishida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whittaker misses the jab.
Whittaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Ishida pushes Whittaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Ishida blocking some punches.
Whittaker lands a nice uppercut.
Ishida jumps guard and drags Whittaker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ishida keeping moving, preventing Whittaker from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ishida working for a triangle but Whittaker defends it easily.
Ishida wants to sweep but no luck.
Ishida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whittaker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whittaker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whittaker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Whittaker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Whittaker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ishida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whittaker defends well.
Whittaker lands a couple of elbows.
Whittaker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whittaker defends it easily.
Ishida has his foot on Whittaker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whittaker works his way back into a safe position though.
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!
Ishida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whittaker is one step ahead there.
Ishida working for a triangle but Whittaker defends it easily.
Ishida has his foot on Whittaker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whittaker works his way back into a safe position though.
Whittaker landing some decent shots from guard.
Whittaker postures up and lands a big shot to Ishida's brow.
Ishida keeping moving, preventing Whittaker from controlling successfully.
Ishida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Whittaker is trying to stand.
Mitsuhiro Ishida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker wants to control but Ishida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ishida prevents Whittaker from improving his position.
Ishida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ishida wants to pass to mount but Whittaker is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Whittaker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ishida wants to control from the top but Whittaker keeps moving.
Ishida throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker trying to control the position.
Ishida trying to control the position from guard on top but Whittaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishida tries to free his leg and advance position but Whittaker is retaining full guard.
Ishida is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mitsuhiro Ishida.
Whittaker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whittaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ishida doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishida shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Whittaker eats them both and turns towards Ishida to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whittaker lands a glancing blow to the side of Ishida's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mitsuhiro Ishida will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Whittaker.
Ishida drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Ishida crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Whittaker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whittaker defending against the ground and pound.
Ishida has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ishida lands a nice forearm strike.
Whittaker wants to control but Ishida postures up.
Whittaker prevents Ishida from improving position.
Ishida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whittaker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishida throws a strike aimed at the side of Whittaker's head but Whittaker avoids it well.
Ishida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Whittaker prevents Ishida from improving position.
Ishida working the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Ishida's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ishida misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Raymond Whittaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ishida in particular looking to stall.
Ishida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Whittaker is just riding it out for now. Ishida eventually gives up the hold.
Whittaker is trying to get back to full guard.
Whittaker trying to control but Ishida postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishida content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ishida seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whittaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whittaker tries to kick Ishida off but Ishida keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ishida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whittaker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whittaker is refusing to be controlled, as Ishida sits in half guard.
Ishida throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishida trying to pass the guard but Whittaker defending well.
Ishida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ishida wants to free his trapped foot but Whittaker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Whittaker manages to get to full guard.
Whittaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mitsuhiro Ishida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishida slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsuhiro Ishida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ishida, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mitsuhiro Ishida!
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