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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hemmo Hujoppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kichiro Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hujoppi comes to the cage accompanied by Cockney Rejects - Fighting In The Streets. The crowd seem to be enjoying Takaki's choice of entrance music: Kagaya, Shu, Takaki - Alexey Rybnikov . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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141 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hemmo Hujoppi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kichiro Takaki!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takaki wants to clinch.
Hujoppi misses with a low kick.
Takaki tries to land a leg kick but Hujoppi saw it coming and moves away.
Hujoppi throws a nice head kick!
Hujoppi is looking to land body kicks.
Good work by Takaki as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Hujoppi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hujoppi misses with a body kick.
Takaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hujoppi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hujoppi throws a sloppy head kick and Takaki moves out of range easily.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hujoppi. That's going to slow Takaki down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hujoppi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Takaki - the referee stops the clock and Hujoppi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Takaki. Hujoppi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hujoppi looks to land a left hand but Takaki moved out of range nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hujoppi, right into the meat.
Hujoppi tries to work over Takaki's front leg with a kick but Takaki checks it.
Takaki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hujoppi.
Takaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hujoppi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takaki swings for the body but Hujoppi moves out of range.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that misses.
Hujoppi is looking to chop away at Takaki's legs.
The fighters circling - Takaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi throws the kick towards the body but Takaki avoids it.
Takaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hujoppi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hujoppi thuds his shin into the meat of Takaki's side.
Hujoppi connects with a looping right hand.
Hujoppi motions for Takaki to come forward. Hujoppi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hujoppi thuds a left hand into Takaki's body.
Hujoppi feints and then cracks Takaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takaki down.
Hujoppi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hujoppi throws a head kick but Takaki moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Takaki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Takaki moves out of range as Hujoppi throws a body kick.
Hujoppi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Takaki checks it well.
Hujoppi feints and then cracks Takaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takaki down.
Hemmo Hujoppi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Hujoppi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hujoppi throws a looping overhand right but Takaki ducks down to avoid it.
Hujoppi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hujoppi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hujoppi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hujoppi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takaki.
Hujoppi moves away from the strike by Takaki.
Hujoppi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hujoppi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takaki tries to clinch but Hujoppi moves out of range.
Hujoppi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hujoppi is looking to land body kicks.
Takaki checks the leg kick.
Hujoppi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hujoppi thows a leg kick but Takaki checks it
letting Takaki counter with a right hand.
Hujoppi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hujoppi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Takaki.
Hujoppi misses with a leg kick
and Takaki counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hujoppi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Takaki.
Hujoppi blocks an uppercut.
Takaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hemmo Hujoppi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hujoppi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hujoppi connects with a solid leg kick.
Takaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hujoppi blocks the elbow strike.
Takaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hujoppi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Hujoppi.
A low kick from Hujoppi is predictable there
and Takaki counters with a good low kick that Hujoppi was not able to check.
Hujoppi throws a front kick aimed at Takaki's knee but Takaki avoids it well.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A low kick from Hujoppi is predictable there
and Takaki counters with a nice leg kick.
Hujoppi connects with a solid leg kick.
Takaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hujoppi. Hujoppi obviously looking to wear him down.
Takaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hujoppi lands with a nice body kick.
Hujoppi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takaki throws a push kick but Hujoppi slaps the foot to one side.
Takaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hujoppi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Takaki is rocked!
Hujoppi tries to land a front kick but Takaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Hujoppi finish him?
Takaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Takaki blocks the leg kick.
Takaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takaki checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takaki checks a leg kick.
Hujoppi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Takaki seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi misses with a kick to the body.
Takaki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hujoppi avoids the body shot from Takaki.
Hujoppi slips a jab and a cross from Takaki.
Hujoppi throws a leg kick that misses.
Takaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hujoppi.
Takaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hujoppi moves away.
Takaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hujoppi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takaki clinches with his opponent.
Takaki misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaki tries a body shot but Hujoppi blocks it.
Takaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hujoppi backwards.
Takaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Hujoppi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hujoppi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Takaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hujoppi.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hujoppi is trying to break free.
Takaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hujoppi as Takaki tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi effectively controlling the action here.
Takaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Takaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hujoppi is keeping busy.
Hujoppi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takaki throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Takaki.
Takaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hemmo Hujoppi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hujoppi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takaki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hujoppi.
Hujoppi slips a straight right by Takaki.
Takaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hujoppi on the side of the head.
Hujoppi tried to score with a low kick but Takaki checks it.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Takaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hujoppi misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hujoppi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that misses.
Hujoppi scoring well with a low kick there.
Hujoppi moves out of range of the leg kick from Takaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hujoppi dodges the punch combination from Takaki.
Hujoppi scores with a nice body kick.
Takaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hujoppi is looking to score with low kicks.
Hujoppi thuds his shin into the meat of Takaki's side.
Hemmo Hujoppi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hujoppi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hujoppi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takaki lands a leg kick that knocks Hujoppi off balance momentarily.
Hujoppi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hujoppi tries to land a leg kick but Takaki saw it coming and moves away.
Hujoppi lands with a good body shot.
Hemmo Hujoppi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No joy there for Takaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hujoppi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takaki is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hujoppi.
Takaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hujoppi throws a leg kick but Takaki checks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Takaki scores with a four punch combination!
Takaki moves out of range of the leg kick from Hujoppi.
Hujoppi clobbers Takaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Takaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hujoppi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Takaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hujoppi digs a good body shot into Takaki's ribs.
Takaki slips under a jab from Hujoppi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hujoppi. Takaki shrugs it off though.
Hujoppi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hujoppi misses with a body shot.
Hujoppi throws a head kick but Takaki moves out of range.
Hujoppi throws a series of punches but Takaki moves out of range.
Hujoppi feints and then cracks Takaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takaki down.
Takaki throws the left hand but Hujoppi avoids the punch easily.
Takaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hujoppi manages to avoid it.
Hujoppi moves out of range of the leg kick from Takaki.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hujoppi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Takaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Takaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takaki.
Kichiro Takaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hujoppi lands a slapping body shot.
Hujoppi scores with a nice body kick.
Takaki is looking to clinch.
Hujoppi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hujoppi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Takaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hujoppi can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hujoppi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Takaki's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hujoppi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hujoppi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hemmo Hujoppi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hujoppi, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hemmo Hujoppi!
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