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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Stanton (ranked 5498 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Bobby (ranked 4147 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Bobby is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lionel Stanton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Bobby!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stanton gets the takedown into side control.
Bobby is looking to get back to his feet here but Stanton is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bobby's back.
Stanton is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Bobby. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Bobby wants to escape the position.
Stanton is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Stanton wants to control the position but Bobby frees himself and scrambles - Stanton manages to regain control in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton in side control, throwing shots but Bobby defends.
Stanton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stanton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bobby keeps working.
Stanton tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bobby managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stanton.
Stanton taking a break here but Bobby is having none of it and regains half guard.
Stanton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stanton lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stanton in particular looking to stall.
Bobby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stanton really is a fat lump.
Bobby is trying to stand up here but Stanton is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Stanton seems content to control.
Bobby on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bobby looks winded!
Stanton throwing shots but Bobby is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bobby is trying to maintain the position but Stanton is very close to passing his half guard.
Bobby taking some punishment here, with Stanton in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stanton working the head and body with strikes.
Bobby is looking for a sweep. Stanton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stanton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stanton working the head and body with strikes.
Stanton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bobby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stanton.
Stanton is trying to control. Bobby wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Well, if Stanton 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stanton.
Stanton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stanton trying to control the pace.
Stanton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bobby defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Stanton seems content to control.
Bobby is trying to control but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stanton throws a leg kick
and Bobby counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Stanton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stanton tries to bum rush Bobby with a series of wild strikes but Bobby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bobby tries a quick counter leg kick but Stanton is wise to it.
Stanton tries to clinch but Bobby moves out of range.
Bobby unleashes a big counter combination but Stanton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bobby fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stanton sprawls well initially but Bobby persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stanton makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ricky Bobby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bobby pushes Stanton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobby drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanton wants to stand and escape but Bobby is having none of it.
Bobby is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Stanton is looking to stand up but Bobby isn't so interested in that idea.
Stanton keeping moving, preventing Bobby from controlling successfully.
Bobby prevents Stanton from getting back to his feet.
Lionel Stanton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bobby tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bobby swats away the attempt to clinch by Stanton.
Stanton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bobby shoots in and gets a takedown into Stanton's guard.
Stanton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bobby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stanton wants to stand and escape but Bobby is having none of it.
Stanton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bobby on the ground.
Bobby wants to get up but he can't break Stanton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stanton pushes Bobby off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stanton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bobby moves out of range of the body kick from Stanton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanton fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Stanton.
Lionel Stanton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stanton throws a head kick that misses
and Bobby decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stanton's guard.
Bobby trying to control but Stanton is working from the bottom.
Bobby passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stanton wants to get back to his feet but Bobby is dominant here and he's now got Stanton's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricky Bobby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stanton dives in and scores a takedown into Bobby's guard.
Stanton postures up in Bobby's guard and throws a big left but Bobby blocks it.
Stanton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stanton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stanton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stanton trying to control but Bobby is working from the bottom.
Stanton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanton is looking to work some ground and pound but Bobby has wrist control.
Bobby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stanton with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stanton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bobby.
Stanton has Bobby up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanton breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stanton sprawls well initially but Bobby persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stanton is trying to escape back to his feet but Bobby uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Stanton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bobby connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stanton some visible discomfort.
Stanton tries to bench press Bobby off him but Bobby keeps the position.
Stanton wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Stanton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stanton keeps working.
Stanton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bobby has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bobby goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Stanton rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bobby's guard! Nice work there by Stanton!
Stanton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stanton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stanton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bobby can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby keeping moving, preventing Stanton from controlling successfully.
Stanton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bobby's head.
Stanton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stanton wants to get up but he can't break Bobby's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stanton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stanton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stanton throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stanton scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Stanton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stanton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lionel Stanton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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