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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuo Shinamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinamoto comes to the ring accompanied by Teardrop. Tatsuo Shinamoto is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
144 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuo Shinamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinamoto tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson winds up and cracks Shinamoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shinamoto wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Shinamoto gets back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shinamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shinamoto pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It looks like Tatsuo Shinamoto has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Shinamoto is keeping the position.
Shinamoto is adopting a defensive guard.
Shinamoto has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Shinamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinamoto wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Shinamoto trying to control the position.
Johnson trying to control but Shinamoto is working from the bottom.
Shinamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shinamoto looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Shinamoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinamoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shinamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Shinamoto is proving a slippery customer.
Shinamoto trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Shinamoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shinamoto has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Johnson has his foot on Shinamoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shinamoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinamoto pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shinamoto prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson is trying to control but Shinamoto passes into side control!
Shinamoto is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Shinamoto working away.
Shinamoto controls the position.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson is not content to let Shinamoto control the position.
Johnson tries to bench press Shinamoto off him but Shinamoto keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson is letting Shinamoto control him for a moment.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shinamoto's best efforts.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Shinamoto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Shinamoto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson gets full guard.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shinamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shinamoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatsuo Shinamoto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shinamoto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Shinamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shinamoto forces his way into half guard.
Shinamoto is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinamoto is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Shinamoto wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to roll over but Shinamoto keeps him under control.
Shinamoto trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Shinamoto works his way into side control.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Shinamoto keeps moving and retains side control.
Shinamoto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Shinamoto is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson is not content to let Shinamoto control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinamoto staying calm.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson tries to buck Shinamoto off but Shinamoto is having none of it.
Johnson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Shinamoto presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Shinamoto wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Shinamoto. What's that going to do exactly?
Shinamoto controlling the pace for now.
Shinamoto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinamoto looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Shinamoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is not content to let Shinamoto control the position.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shinamoto passes to full mount!
Shinamoto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shinamoto prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shinamoto controlling from mount.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Shinamoto maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuo Shinamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tatsuo Shinamoto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shinamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Shinamoto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shinamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Shinamoto's legs - danger averted.
Johnson trying to control but Shinamoto is working from the bottom.
Shinamoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shinamoto wants to improve his position but instead Johnson has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shinamoto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shinamoto sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Shinamoto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Johnson wants to control but Shinamoto is keeping him busy.
Shinamoto is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shinamoto is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Johnson frees his head nicely. Oh but Shinamoto has switched to an armbar! Johnson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tatsuo Shinamoto!
A victorious Tatsuo Shinamoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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