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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kano Sicarius (ranked 2235 p4p, 1141 weight class) and Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 215 p4p, 113 weight class). Sicarius comes to the cage accompanied by Klendathu Drop. On his way into the cage it seems that Kano Sicarius has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kano Sicarius seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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| 150 cm 39 145 16 - 10 - 0 |
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175 cm 38 135 26 - 20 - 2 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Experienced |
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Olympic wrestler World class boxer Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kano Sicarius! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 26 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sicarius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Egyptian moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sicarius swinging wildly here.
Egyptian drives through with a takedown into guard. Egyptian is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sicarius working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Egyptian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Egyptian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Egyptian pushes down on Sicarius's leg and manages to get into half guard. Sicarius is looking for a sweep. Egyptian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Sicarius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sicarius looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Egyptian seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Nice strikes from Egyptian there. Egyptian trying to control the action but Sicarius is working from the bottom. Egyptian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Egyptian keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Egyptian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sicarius keeps working. Sicarius wants to get back to full guard. Egyptian trying to pass the guard but Sicarius defending well.
Egyptian wants to work for an arm triangle but Sicarius is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Egyptian trying to pass the guard but Sicarius defending well. Sicarius wants to get back to full guard. Egyptian not doing much here.
Sicarius wants to get back to full guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Egyptian lands a nice short elbow. Egyptian working the head and body with strikes. Egyptian tries to pass to full mount but Sicarius defends it. Egyptian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Egyptian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Egyptian controlling the pace. Sicarius tries to roll over but Egyptian keeps him under control. Egyptian working the head and body with strikes. Egyptian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sicarius moves into full guard.
Egyptian trying to control but Sicarius is working from the bottom.
Sicarius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Egyptian pushes down on Sicarius's leg and manages to get into half guard. Sicarius tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Egyptian has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Egyptian has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Nomura Dojo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one. Egyptian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Egyptian with shots to the head and body - Sicarius looks very uncomfortable down there. A nice elbow there by Egyptian. Egyptian is landing with some decent strikes but Sicarius is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Egyptian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sicarius?
Egyptian has control of Sicarius's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sicarius regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sicarius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Egyptian wants to control the pace but Sicarius is squirming around nicely. Egyptian dominating with strikes here. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Egyptian trying to control but he's not successful this time. Sicarius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Egyptian wants to take his opponent's back but Sicarius doesn't allow it. Egyptian working Sicarius over with strikes here. This has been an exciting period of action! Egyptian controlling his opponent. Egyptian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Sicarius regains half guard. Nice strikes from Egyptian there. Sicarius gets full guard.
Egyptian drops back looking for a leg! Sicarius is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sicarius manages to kick Egyptian off! Egyptian jumps back into Sicarius's guard. Egyptian preventing the sweep. Egyptian trying to control the position from guard on top but Sicarius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ishmael Egyptian dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Sicarius looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range. Egyptian feints the counter takedown. Sicarius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Egyptian counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Egyptian.
Sicarius is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Egyptian defends well. Egyptian trying to control the position from guard on top but Sicarius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ishmael Egyptian has got the better of the ground game so far. Egyptian scoring with some ground and pound. Egyptian sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sicarius's guard. Sicarius tries to get to full guard but Egyptian has control of the leg.
Egyptian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sicarius sees it coming and defends easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sicarius tries to get to full guard but Egyptian has control of the leg. Egyptian trying to control the pace.
Egyptian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sicarius doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Egyptian.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sicarius regains full guard. Nicely done. Egyptian trying to control the position from guard on top but Sicarius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Egyptian is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Sicarius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sicarius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Egyptian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Sicarius winds up and cracks Egyptian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are battling for position here. Egyptian manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Egyptian is trying to keep Sicarius in close.
Sicarius postures up and lands a big shot to Egyptian's brow.
Egyptian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sicarius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Egyptian is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sicarius throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Egyptian's body to avoid the submission. Egyptian has instead reached around Sicarius's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Egyptian arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ishmael Egyptian! A relieved looking Ishmael Egyptian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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