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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Gilchrist (ranked 2076 p4p, 208 weight class) and Rikuto Ryuunosuke (ranked 5273 p4p, 392 weight class). Ryuunosuke has chosen You Wa Shock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Gilchrist!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikuto Ryuunosuke!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilchrist tries to keep at a distance but Ryuunosuke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gilchrist drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gilchrist has hold of one of Ryuunosuke's legs. Ryuunosuke is fighting the takedown attempt but Gilchrist gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ryuunosuke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gilchrist doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gilchrist manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ryuunosuke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryuunosuke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gilchrist doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gilchrist manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ryuunosuke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gilchrist passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Ryuunosuke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gilchrist is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ryuunosuke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilchrist tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gilchrist has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ryuunosuke tries to improve position but can't.
Gilchrist thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ryuunosuke can't do much from the bottom here.
Gilchrist is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ryuunosuke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ryuunosuke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gilchrist wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Ryuunosuke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ryuunosuke tries to buck Gilchrist off but Gilchrist is having none of it.
Gilchrist is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ryuunosuke's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ryuunosuke is trying to control Gilchrist's posture but Gilchrist avoids it.
Ryuunosuke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gilchrist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ryuunosuke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ryuunosuke is working for a kimura but Gilchrist is defending it quite comfortably.
Ryuunosuke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ryuunosuke is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilchrist makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gilchrist.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilchrist looking to control.
Gilchrist escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryuunosuke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gilchrist working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ryuunosuke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ryuunosuke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryuunosuke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ryuunosuke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ryuunosuke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ryuunosuke trying to control but Gilchrist is working from the bottom.
Ryuunosuke drops back looking for a leg! Gilchrist is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gilchrist manages to kick Ryuunosuke off! Ryuunosuke jumps back into Gilchrist's guard.
Ryuunosuke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gilchrist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ryuunosuke pushing down on Gilchrist's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryuunosuke is working for a kimura but Gilchrist is defending it quite comfortably.
Gilchrist is defending against the submission attempts here by Ryuunosuke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rikuto Ryuunosuke 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.
Ryuunosuke drives through and clinches with Gilchrist against the cage.
Ryuunosuke has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gilchrist uses from the top position.
Ryuunosuke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gilchrist trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryuunosuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryuunosuke has an active guard here but Gilchrist has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryuunosuke is trying to control but Gilchrist passes into side control!
Ryuunosuke struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke is looking for a sweep.
Gilchrist working the body and head with strikes.
Ryuunosuke struggling a bit here.
Gilchrist is trying to get an arm triangle but Ryuunosuke is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Gilchrist'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.
Gilchrist working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ryuunosuke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke manages to get back to half guard.
Ryuunosuke manages to get to full guard.
Gilchrist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryuunosuke is looking for a triangle here but Gilchrist uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ryuunosuke can't do much from the bottom here.
Gilchrist lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ryuunosuke down.
Gilchrist looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke is trying to control Gilchrist's posture but Gilchrist avoids it.
Ryuunosuke sneaks back into half guard.
Ryuunosuke gets full guard.
Ryuunosuke is looking for a triangle but Gilchrist pushes his legs off easily.
Ryuunosuke keeping moving, preventing Gilchrist from controlling successfully.
Gilchrist drops back looking for a leg! Ryuunosuke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ryuunosuke manages to kick Gilchrist off! Gilchrist jumps back into Ryuunosuke's guard.
Gilchrist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryuunosuke is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ryuunosuke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gilchrist is aware though and is defending well.
Gilchrist is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ryuunosuke is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ryuunosuke has escaped and now he's on top!
Ryuunosuke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gilchrist keeping full guard, as Ryuunosuke tries to pass.
Ryuunosuke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryuunosuke throws a big elbow that misses.
Ryuunosuke forces his way into half guard.
Ryuunosuke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikuto Ryuunosuke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Ryuunosuke rushes Gilchrist and presses him up against the cage.
Gilchrist tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryuunosuke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryuunosuke jumps guard and drags Gilchrist to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gilchrist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ryuunosuke working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gilchrist has passed into half guard!
Gilchrist is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ryuunosuke sees it coming and defends easily.
Ryuunosuke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryuunosuke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gilchrist is aware though and is defending well.
Ryuunosuke can't keep his opponent in guard - Gilchrist advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gilchrist seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke looking for submissions off his back.
Ryuunosuke looking for subs from the bottom but Gilchrist mounts him!
Ryuunosuke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryuunosuke regains half guard.
Ryuunosuke gets back to full guard.
Ryuunosuke has his foot on Gilchrist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gilchrist works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ryuunosuke is on top in guard.
Gilchrist is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryuunosuke defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ryuunosuke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gilchrist is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ryuunosuke wants to pass the guard but Gilchrist is keeping the position.
Ryuunosuke has gone for a leg lock! Gilchrist slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ryuunosuke's guard.
Ryuunosuke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gilchrist is aware though and is defending well.
Gilchrist trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryuunosuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gilchrist uses it to pass to side control.
Gilchrist working away.
Gilchrist tries for a kimura but Ryuunosuke is defending well.
Ryuunosuke wants to get back to his feet.
Ryuunosuke is looking to regain half guard here but Gilchrist keeps moving and retains side control.
Gilchrist tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gilchrist has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gilchrist looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke wants to control but Gilchrist postures up.
Gilchrist lands some shots froms side control.
Ryuunosuke gets back to half guard.
Ryuunosuke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryuunosuke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gilchrist pulls his head out easily.
Ryuunosuke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sonny Gilchrist did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gilchrist.
Gilchrist shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ryuunosuke defends it nicely.
Ryuunosuke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gilchrist counters with a single leg into guard. Ryuunosuke didn't expect that.
Ryuunosuke keeping moving, preventing Gilchrist from controlling successfully.
Gilchrist drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gilchrist jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryuunosuke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gilchrist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ryuunosuke working for submissions but it's allowed Gilchrist to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilchrist is thwarting Ryuunosuke's attempts to control the position.
Gilchrist is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ryuunosuke is just riding it out for now. Gilchrist eventually gives up the hold.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ryuunosuke with the active half guard here but Gilchrist passes nicely into side control.
Gilchrist tries for a kimura but Ryuunosuke is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Ryuunosuke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ryuunosuke tries to improve position but can't.
Gilchrist thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ryuunosuke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ryuunosuke is looking for a kimura here.
Ryuunosuke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gilchrist is just riding it out for now. Ryuunosuke eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilchrist looking for submissions off his back.
Ryuunosuke seems to be working for a kimura but Gilchrist defends the submission attempt.
Gilchrist is refusing to be controlled, as Ryuunosuke sits in half guard.
Gilchrist missing with punches from the bottom.
Gilchrist is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ryuunosuke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gilchrist defends it well.
Ryuunosuke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ryuunosuke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gilchrist keeps working.
Ryuunosuke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gilchrist defending well though.
Ryuunosuke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gilchrist looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikuto Ryuunosuke dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ryuunosuke tries to clinch up.
Gilchrist drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ryuunosuke sprawls and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryuunosuke pulls guard successfully.
Ryuunosuke keeping moving, preventing Gilchrist from controlling successfully.
Ryuunosuke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gilchrist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gilchrist has gone for a leg lock! Ryuunosuke slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gilchrist's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilchrist working for a triangle but Ryuunosuke defends it easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gilchrist is looking for a triangle but Ryuunosuke pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke trying to control but Gilchrist is working from the bottom.
Ryuunosuke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gilchrist is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ryuunosuke postures up in Gilchrist's guard and throws a big left but Gilchrist blocks it.
Ryuunosuke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gilchrist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gilchrist escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryuunosuke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gilchrist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ryuunosuke controlling from the top position.
Gilchrist controls Ryuunosuke momentarily but Ryuunosuke frees himself.
Ryuunosuke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryuunosuke 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.
Ryuunosuke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ryuunosuke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ryuunosuke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ryuunosuke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gilchrist has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryuunosuke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilchrist can't keep his opponent in guard - Ryuunosuke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gilchrist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ryuunosuke is working for a submission of some sort.
Ryuunosuke seems to be looking for submissions.
Ryuunosuke is trying to work for a kimura but Gilchrist is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryuunosuke 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.
Ryuunosuke is thwarting Gilchrist's attempts to control the position.
Ryuunosuke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gilchrist sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gilchrist is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rikuto Ryuunosuke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryuunosuke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rikuto Ryuunosuke!
Rikuto Ryuunosuke is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Rikuto Ryuunosuke started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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