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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seigi Ozeki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Takaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Seigi Ozeki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daisuke Takaku!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Takaku lands.
Ozeki misses with a body shot.
Ozeki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ozeki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takaku moves out of range of the strikes.
Ozeki defending well as Takaku loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Ozeki misses.
Ozeki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Ozeki.
Takaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozeki.
Takaku moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ozeki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ozeki throws an overhand right that lands on Takaku's shoulder, as Takaku tries to avoid the shot.
Ozeki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ozeki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozeki.
Takaku misses with a left hand
and Takaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ozeki throws an overhand right that lands on Takaku's shoulder, as Takaku tries to avoid the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takaku wants to clinch.
Ozeki swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozeki throws a hook to the side of Takaku's head but Takaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ozeki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ozeki looks to land a combination but Takaku avoids it well.
Takaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ozeki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takaku.
A punch combination from Takaku misses.
Ozeki misses with a straight right.
Ozeki looks to score with a jab to the body but Takaku is just out of range.
Ozeki misses with a wild body shot.
Takaku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takaku lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ozeki throws a looping overhand right but Takaku ducks down to avoid it.
Ozeki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takaku throws a hook but Ozeki blocks it.
Takaku stalks Ozeki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ozeki's face. Ozeki staggers backwards, shaken.
Takaku tries to clinch up.
Takaku is looking to clinch but Ozeki is avoiding it.
Ozeki takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takaku lands a jab.
Ozeki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takaku wants to clinch up but Ozeki keeps it at a distance.
Takaku cracks Ozeki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takaku lands a nice looking body shot.
Ozeki misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Takaku misses.
Takaku might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ozeki looks to land a right hand but Takaku moved out of range.
Takaku connects with the punch.
Takaku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ozeki's head.
Ozeki misses with a wild body shot.
Ozeki misses with a lunging right hand
and Takaku counters with a stiff right hand.
Takaku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ozeki throws a looping overhand right but Takaku ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Takaku misses its intended target.
Takaku blocks a jab.
Ozeki dodges the punch combination from Takaku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daisuke Takaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozeki throws an overhand right that lands on Takaku's shoulder, as Takaku tries to avoid the shot.
Takaku looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takaku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ozeki counters with a three punch combo that has Takaku backing up. Takaku nods at Ozeki to acknowledge the strikes.
Takaku lands a nice shot that snaps Ozeki's head back.
Ozeki throws out a loose jab but Takaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Takaku. Those never looked like landing.
Ozeki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Takaku tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozeki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takaku tries to clinch up.
Takaku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takaku tries to clinch but Ozeki moves out of range.
Ozeki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ozeki missing with a left hand there. Takaku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ozeki misses the shot to the body.
Takaku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takaku moves out of range as Ozeki strikes.
Takaku blocks a jab.
Ozeki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takaku is looking to clinch but Ozeki is avoiding it.
Takaku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ozeki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takaku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ozeki keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice jab there from Takaku.
Takaku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ozeki's head.
Takaku lands with a right hand.
Ozeki throws a right and a left that Takaku avoids nicely.
Takaku fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takaku tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozeki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takaku is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ozeki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takaku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ozeki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Takaku looks to land a right hand but Ozeki moved out of range.
Ozeki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ozeki misses with a hook.
Takaku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daisuke Takaku will probably get the nod.
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.
Ozeki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takaku misses with a looping left.
Ozeki takes a swing at Takaku's ribcage but misses.
Ozeki blocks a jab.
Takaku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ozeki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takaku lands a nice shot that snaps Ozeki's head back.
Takaku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takaku blocks a jab.
Takaku misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ozeki to counter with a crisp jab.
Ozeki drops his hands momentarily and Takaku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ozeki misses with an uppercut. Takaku saw that one coming.
Takaku lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ozeki backs up against the cage.
Ozeki slips a jab and a cross from Takaku.
Takaku misses with a double jab.
Ozeki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takaku.
Takaku misses with a straight right.
Takaku lands a nice shot that snaps Ozeki's head back.
Takaku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takaku tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ozeki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozeki throws a good cross that connects.
Takaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozeki.
Takaku tries to clinch but Ozeki moves out of range.
Daisuke Takaku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takaku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Ozeki catches Takaku right on the button with a cross.
Ozeki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takaku.
Takaku staying out of range there.
Ozeki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozeki throws a shot from downtown. Takaku moves away and avoids it.
Takaku stuns Ozeki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Takaku misses its intended target.
Takaku tests Ozeki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Takaku lands.
Ozeki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takaku tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozeki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ozeki throws a series of punches but Takaku moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozeki misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takaku blocks a jab.
Ozeki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ozeki takes one on the button.
Ozeki misses with a looping right.
Takaku tries to clinch but Ozeki is having none of it.
Takaku lands with a shot to the body.
Ozeki misses with a wild body shot.
Ozeki throws a right and a left that Takaku avoids nicely.
Ozeki swats away the attempt to clinch by Takaku.
Ozeki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ozeki loads up on a big right hand but Takaku slips the punch.
Ozeki throws a hook but Takaku avoids it easily.
Takaku throws a series of strikes that have Ozeki backpedaling.
Ozeki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takaku's corner calls for a 1-2. Takaku obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ozeki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takaku manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takaku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ozeki's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Takaku there.
Ozeki throws a body punch but Takaku moves out of range.
No joy there for Takaku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ozeki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takaku moves away.
Takaku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ozeki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ozeki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takaku staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takaku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takaku scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ozeki in his tracks.
Ozeki throws a body punch but Takaku moves out of range.
Ozeki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ozeki throws a lazy right hand but Takaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takaku avoids the body shot from Ozeki.
Ozeki misses the shot to the body.
Daisuke Takaku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ozeki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ozeki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ozeki misses with a two punch combination.
Ozeki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takaku cracks Ozeki with a good jab.
Ozeki misses with a body shot.
Ozeki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ozeki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ozeki looks to land a right hand but Takaku moved out of range.
Takaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ozeki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takaku works over Ozeki's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to the liver by Takaku. Beautiful body shot.
Takaku scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ozeki misses with an uppercut. Takaku saw that one coming.
Takaku wants to clinch up but Ozeki keeps it at a distance.
Ozeki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takaku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozeki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daisuke Takaku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Takaku moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Ozeki.
A punch combination from Ozeki misses.
Ozeki walks into a stiff left hand from Takaku.
Takaku lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Takaku tries to clinch there but Ozeki circles away.
Takaku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takaku moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ozeki throws a shot from downtown. Takaku moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Takaku.
Takaku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ozeki.
Takaku moves away from the strike by Ozeki.
Ozeki misses with a wild body shot.
Ozeki takes one on the button.
Ozeki throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takaku tries to clinch but Ozeki moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozeki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ozeki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takaku's hands.
Takaku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takaku throws a hook but Ozeki blocks it.
Takaku tries to clinch but Ozeki moves out of range.
Ozeki staying out of range there.
Ozeki connects with the punch.
No joy there for Ozeki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takaku slips under a jab.
Takaku throws a good cross that connects.
Ozeki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Takaku tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozeki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takaku tries to clinch up but Ozeki circles away and keeps his distance.
Ozeki misses with an uppercut. Takaku saw that one coming.
Ozeki scores with a shot to the body.
Ozeki misses with a combination
and Takaku counters with a two punch combo.
Seigi Ozeki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozeki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takaku is looking to clinch but Ozeki is avoiding it.
Takaku cracks Ozeki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Takaku is looking to clinch.
Ozeki misses with a few strikes there.
Takaku scores with a body shot.
Takaku moves away from the strike by Ozeki.
Ozeki drops his hands momentarily and Takaku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ozeki misses with a two punch combination.
Ozeki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ozeki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takaku tries to clinch there but Ozeki circles away.
Takaku scores with a punch to the head.
Ozeki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ozeki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takaku moves away.
Takaku is looking to clinch but Ozeki is avoiding it.
Takaku cracks Ozeki with a good jab.
Ozeki walks into a straight right hand from Takaku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozeki. Takaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Takaku darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Takaku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takaku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ozeki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takaku tries to clinch up but Ozeki circles away and keeps his distance.
Takaku uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takaku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takaku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ozeki under the eye.
Takaku lands a nice looking body shot.
Ozeki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takaku was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozeki.
Jab by Takaku.
Takaku is looking to clinch.
Ozeki throws a looping overhand right but Takaku ducks down to avoid it.
Takaku uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takaku tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ozeki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takaku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaku moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Takaku scores with a four punch combination!
Takaku lands with a nice combination. Ozeki backs away looking to recover.
Takaku missing with a left hand there. Ozeki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ozeki.
Ozeki misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozeki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ozeki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozeki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takaku is looking to clinch but Ozeki is avoiding it.
Takaku darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Takaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takaku is looking to clinch but Ozeki is avoiding it.
Takaku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takaku doesn't manage to clinch there - Ozeki circles away.
Takaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daisuke Takaku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takaku 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Daisuke Takaku!
Daisuke Takaku was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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