Satoshi Ishii (top) earned a technical submission win over Katsuyori Shibata in their MMA contest...

Satoshi Ishii (top) earned a technical submission win over Katsuyori Shibata in their MMA contest at the K-1 World MAX 2010 Final in Tokyo on Monday. Ishii scored an early takedown, flattened Shibata out, and wrenched a kimura from knee-on-belly position which forced referee Yuji Shimada to call a halt to the bout at 3:30 of the first round. Ishii improved to 3-1 with three straight wins since dropping his debut to Hidehiko Yoshida last New Year's Eve.

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Poor Shibata.

by Bandaka on Nov 8, 2010 10:11 AM EST reply actions

A knee on belly kimura?

That’s gotta be pretty rare, no? I mean I’m no Rickson but I would think itd be tough to hit the kimura from that position.

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by hobbie on Nov 8, 2010 10:15 AM EST via mobile reply actions

Record

Sure, Shibata has fought the likes of Akiyama, Miller, Sakuraba, and even a Gracie…but his record is 4-10-1……shouldn’t Ishii be going against better opponents?

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by Simboy on Nov 8, 2010 10:40 AM EST reply actions

Truthfully

After his 1st outting. These are the fights that he needs to build his confidence. 2 more Low-Level guys and then give him someone decent.

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by Damon O. on Nov 8, 2010 10:51 AM EST up reply actions

The size difference is a bit much though

Can’t they at least find a larger pro wrestler for him to dummy

by capital L on Nov 9, 2010 5:46 AM EST up reply actions

Fight Opinion

Just tweeted an article saying that Ishii doesn’t want to fight at Dream’s New Years Eve event but plans to fight Tito Ortiz in America.

by swells2048 on Nov 8, 2010 11:57 AM EST reply actions

Does he plan to or does he want to?

Because he tends to talk about wanting random fights all the time.

by simpsycho on Nov 8, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions

That is part of what the article eluded to. Either Ishii thinks he is going to the UFC, Tito is getting cut, or he is just running his mouth to try to gain some leverage.

by swells2048 on Nov 8, 2010 12:37 PM EST up reply actions

Talk about butting heads.

by Flying Gogoplata on Nov 8, 2010 9:04 PM EST up reply actions

For what it’s worth, cross-dressing 70kg MAX fighter Yuichiro Nagashima challenged Ishii to a K-1 rules fight at Dynamite. Won’t happen, but it’s a fun one to consider.

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by Fraser Coffeen on Nov 8, 2010 3:58 PM EST reply actions

I did not see knee on stomach, he was in side control got the lock then put one of his legs over the guys head while the other knee stayed on the ground, perhaps my angle was odd but that what it looked like.

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by Kefka on Nov 8, 2010 7:39 PM EST reply actions