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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lion Takanori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanori comes to the cage accompanied by Scary. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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151 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Takanori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Gates!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates throws a one two combo.
Takanori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gates misses with a body kick.
Gates tries to clinch there but Takanori circles away.
Gates fails to land with a series of punches.
Takanori tries to bum rush Gates with a series of wild strikes but Gates uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gates misses with a double jab
and Takanori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gates takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takanori throws out a loose jab but Gates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gates scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Lion Takanori has been cut.
Gates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takanori.
Gates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takanori counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Gates does no damage.
Gates closes the distance but Takanori moves to the side
and Takanori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takanori misses with a two punch combination.
Takanori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gates throws a series of punches but Takanori moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gates.
A big right from Takanori misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanori throws a hook but Gates avoids it easily.
Takanori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Takanori.
Gates throws a right hand that Takanori ducks under and follows up with a left that Takanori also avoids with ease.
Gates shoots for a double leg takedown but Takanori sprawls well. He's pushed Gates's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Takanori throws a series of punches but Gates avoids them all with ease.
Takanori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takanori scores with a jab.
Takanori is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gates.
Gates throws a combination that misses
and Takanori counters with a straight right hand.
Gates throws a series of punches but Takanori avoids them all with ease.
Takanori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gates.
Gates scores with a one two! Takanori had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Takanori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gates.
Takanori lands a jab-cross combination.
Takanori checks a low kick from Gates.
Takanori tries for a takedown but Gates sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Takanori has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gates throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takanori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanori scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Takanori to counter with a crisp jab.
Takanori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gates scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bill Gates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gates moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Takanori fails to land with a series of punches.
Takanori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takanori is breathing heavily.
Gates uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takanori has time to react.
Gates scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gates throws a right and a left that Takanori avoids nicely.
Gates keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gates swinging wilding here.
Takanori lands a jab-cross combination.
Gates scores with a shot to the body.
Gates misses with a series of wild punches.
Gates throws a combination that misses
and Takanori counters with a three punch combo that has Gates backing up. Gates nods at Takanori to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori swinging wilding here.
Takanori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takanori looks to throw the jab but Gates is out of range.
Takanori tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gates swivels and escapes.
Takanori misses with a straight left.
Gates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takanori counters with a three punch combo that has Gates backing up. Gates nods at Takanori to acknowledge the strikes.
Gates misses with a few strikes there.
Gates looks to land a combination but Takanori avoids it well.
Gates misses with a combination
and Takanori counters with a three punch combo that has Gates backing up. Gates nods at Takanori to acknowledge the strikes.
Takanori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takanori is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gates throws a series of punches but Takanori moves out of range.
Takanori lands with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gates.
Gates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takanori throws a series of strikes that have Gates backpedaling.
Takanori tries to work over Gates's front leg with a kick but Gates checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates cracks Takanori with a good jab.
Takanori throws a series of punches but Gates moves out of range.
Takanori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takanori throws a sloppy head kick and Gates moves out of range easily.
Takanori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gates shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gates slips a jab and a cross from Takanori.
Gates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Takanori lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Takanori.
Gates looks to land a combination but Takanori avoids it well.
Takanori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanori.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gates doesn't manage to clinch there - Takanori circles away.
Gates throws a right hand that Takanori ducks under and follows up with a left that Takanori also avoids with ease.
Takanori is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Takanori lands with a shot to the body.
Takanori throws a one two combo.
Takanori thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lion Takanori will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lion Takanori's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gates is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gates shoots in for a double leg but Takanori sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Takanori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takanori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gates closes the distance but Takanori moves to the side
and Takanori counters with a three punch combo that has Gates backing up. Gates nods at Takanori to acknowledge the strikes.
Lion Takanori is winning the standup battle so far.
Gates throws a series of punches but Takanori moves out of range.
Gates slips a jab and a cross from Takanori.
Gates misses with a series of wild punches.
Gates shoots in looking for a takedown. Takanori tries to sprawl out of it but Gates keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takanori manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good exchange - Takanori coming out on top.
Takanori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takanori misses with the combination.
Gates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takanori doesn't seem bothered though.
Takanori misses with a few strikes there.
Gates is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Takanori.
Gates has Takanori up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gates.
Takanori breaks the clinch.
Gates misses with the combination.
Gates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gates misses with a double jab
and Takanori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Takanori misses.
Gates throws a right and a left that Takanori avoids nicely.
Gates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takanori counters with a three punch combo that has Gates backing up. Gates nods at Takanori to acknowledge the strikes.
Takanori pushes Gates up against the cage in a clinch.
Takanori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gates backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Takanori avoiding damage.
Gates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates is trying to break the clinch but Takanori has him pressed against the cage.
Takanori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gates throws a combination that misses
and Gates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takanori moves away from the strike by Gates.
Gates slips a jab and a cross from Takanori.
Some wild striking there from Takanori.
Gates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takanori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gates walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takanori jabs at Gates's body.
Gates misses with a few strikes there.
Takanori takes the fight into the clinch.
Takanori blocks a body shot from Gates.
Takanori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takanori content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gates is trying to force a seperation but Takanori has the dominant position.
Takanori taking a breather.
Gates misses with a punch on the inside.
Gates tries to break the clinch but Takanori is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Takanori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takanori fails with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Gates.
Takanori lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takanori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takanori gets caught flat footed, as Gates shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takanori is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gates defends well.
Takanori escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gates gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanori looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gates passes into side control.
Gates decides to stand up, so the ref orders Takanori to his feet.
Gates throws a series of punches but Takanori moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gates slips a jab from Takanori.
Takanori tries to close the distance and clinch but Gates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Gates.
Takanori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gates displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lion Takanori dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lion Takanori's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gates throws a series of punches but Takanori avoids them all with ease.
Takanori lands with a nice combination. Gates backs away looking to recover.
Takanori instigates a clinch.
Gates is trying to break the clinch but Takanori has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takanori.
Takanori is trying to stall.
Takanori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gates throws a right hand that Takanori ducks under and follows up with a left that Takanori also avoids with ease.
Takanori looks to throw the jab but Gates is out of range.
Takanori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takanori counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gates thinking.
Gates has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Takanori misses with a double jab.
Gates misses with a two punch combination.
Lion Takanori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takanori shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gates sprawls well. Gates wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takanori gets slowly back to his feet.
Gates misses with a combination
and Takanori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gates throws a head kick that misses.
Gates throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates scores with a one two! Takanori had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gates throws a series of strikes that have Takanori backpedaling.
Takanori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Takanori.
Gates misses with a series of wild punches.
Gates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takanori throws a right hand that Gates ducks under and follows up with a left that Gates also avoids with ease.
Gates misses with a double jab
and Takanori moves into the clinch.
Gates working aggressively here.
Gates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanori.
Gates has a takedown stuffed.
Gates moves out of range as Takanori throws a body kick.
Takanori closes the distance and clinches.
Takanori prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Takanori to work.
Bill Gates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Takanori - that landed with a thud.
Takanori controlling the action here for a moment.
Takanori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gates backwards.
Takanori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takanori misses with a wild combination.
Gates tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Gates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takanori counters with a nice uppercut.
Gates on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gates looks to land a combination but Takanori avoids it well.
Gates gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gates misses with a double jab
and Takanori counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Takanori avoiding damage.
Gates working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori stalls.
Takanori manages to break the clinch.
Takanori throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gates.
Gates fails in his attempt to clinch.
A cross from Takanori lands.
Takanori instigates a clinch.
Takanori scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gates.
Takanori has Gates pushed against the cage.
Takanori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takanori leaning against his opponent.
Gates is trying to break free.
Takanori is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Takanori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gates looks to score with a jab to the body but Takanori is just out of range.
Takanori throws a shot to the body.
Gates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takanori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lion Takanori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanori throws a series of punches but Gates avoids them all with ease.
Gates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takanori.
Gates misses with a double jab
enabling Takanori to counter with a crisp jab.
Gates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Takanori.
Takanori tests Gates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanori.
A combination from Takanori does no damage.
Takanori tries to clinch there but Gates circles away.
Gates misses with a combination
and Takanori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takanori misses with a few strikes there.
Takanori takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takanori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gates in his tracks.
Gates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takanori counters with a three punch combo that has Gates backing up. Gates nods at Takanori to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Gates 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lion Takanori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takanori, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lion Takanori!
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hype
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