PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Kurucz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurucz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Marek Ztraceny - Sex s Ex. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Takayanagi
vs
Kurucz

170 cm
23
142 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

169 cm
27
139 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Meguru Takayanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ansgar Kurucz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurucz swings for the body but Takayanagi moves out of range.
Kurucz scores with a body shot.
Takayanagi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurucz was well out of range. Poor timing from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kurucz needs to keep his hands up - Takayanagi had a free shot at his head there.
Takayanagi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sawadee Muay Thai & MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kurucz slips a jab from Takayanagi.
Kurucz tries to clinch but Takayanagi is having none of it.
Kurucz misses with a wild body shot.
Kurucz ducks under a wild hook from Takayanagi.

Kurucz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kurucz lands a nice uppercut.
Kurucz throws an elbow but it misses.
Kurucz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takayanagi.
Takayanagi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuruczs head.
Kurucz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Kurucz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kurucz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kurucz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurucz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takayanagi scores with a shot to the side of Kurucz's head.
Kurucz throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi lands with a short shot to the head.
Takayanagi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kurucz's elbow.
Kurucz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takayanagi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kurucz backwards.
A short left from Takayanagi.

Takayanagi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Takayanagi looking for a guillotine here but Kurucz defends easily.

Takayanagi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kurucz wants to stand but Takayanagi is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi working a defensive guard but Kurucz passes into half guard.

Takayanagi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kurucz pulls his head out easily.
Takayanagi trying to hold on to Kurucz's head to control him but Kurucz postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Takayanagi controls his leg.
Takayanagi tries to roll over but Kurucz keeps him under control.
Takayanagi wants to control but Kurucz is keeping busy.

Takayanagi looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi is looking to control Kurucz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takayanagi avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurucz wants to stand up but Takayanagi has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Takayanagi actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Takayanagi looking for a kimura from the bottom but Kurucz passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Takayanagi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meguru Takayanagi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kurucz throws a right and a left that Takayanagi avoids nicely.
Takayanagi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kurucz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takayanagi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurucz. Takayanagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Takayanagi.
Kurucz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takayanagi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurucz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takayanagi lands a body shot.
Takayanagi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurucz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Takayanagi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurucz doesn't seem bothered though.
Takayanagi misses with an uppercut. Kurucz saw that one coming.
Kurucz throws a head kick but Takayanagi moves out of range.
Kurucz looks to land a body kick but Takayanagi moved away.
Kurucz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takayanagi connects with a single shot there.
Takayanagi throws a good cross that connects.
Takayanagi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kurucz eats them both and turns towards Takayanagi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurucz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kurucz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurucz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takayanagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurucz.
Takayanagi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Takayanagi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Takayanagi.
Takayanagi checks a low kick from Kurucz.
Kurucz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurucz throws a head kick but Takayanagi moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kurucz.
Meguru Takayanagi is winning the standup battle so far.
Takayanagi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takayanagi tries to clinch up but Kurucz circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurucz thows a body shot but no joy.
Meguru Takayanagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurucz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takayanagi lands a jab to the nose.
Kurucz throws a jab when Takayanagi was well out of range.
Kurucz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Takayanagi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takayanagi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurucz throws a body punch but Takayanagi moves out of range.
Kurucz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kurucz looks for the body kick but Takayanagi saw that one coming.
Kurucz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takayanagi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ansgar Kurucz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takayanagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takayanagi is looking to clinch but Kurucz is avoiding it.
Kurucz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takayanagi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Takayanagi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takayanagi cracks Kurucz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kurucz moves out of range of the strikes.
Takayanagi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takayanagi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kurucz's head.
Takayanagi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takayanagi connects with the punch.
Takayanagi staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takayanagi moves away.
Kurucz missing with a left hand there. Takayanagi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takayanagi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kurucz.

Kurucz has taken the fight to the clinch.

Takayanagi breaks the clinch.
Takayanagi tests Kurucz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takayanagi blocks a head kick by Kurucz.

Kurucz closes the distance and clinches.
Kurucz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurucz.
Takayanagi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takayanagi digs a right hand underneath Kurucz's ribcage. Kurucz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kurucz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Takayanagi as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Takayanagi blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Takayanagi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kurucz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takayanagi blocks an uppercut.
Takayanagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takayanagi misses with a punch to the body.
Kurucz trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Takayanagi.
Kurucz is breathing heavily.
Takayanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurucz throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takayanagi.
A left hand lands to the body for Takayanagi.
Takayanagi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Takayanagi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takayanagi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Takayanagi blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Takayanagi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurucz needs to keep his hands up - Takayanagi had a free shot at his head there.
Takayanagi throws a lazy right hand but Kurucz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takayanagi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takayanagi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meguru Takayanagi dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Kurucz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takayanagi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kurucz scrambles back to his feet.

Kurucz is rocked!
Takayanagi with a nice cross.
Kurucz is still on wobbly legs! Can Takayanagi finish him?
Kurucz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Takayanagi rather than just go for the knockout.
Kurucz is holding his hands too far apart here. Takayanagi throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Kurucz is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Meguru Takayanagi!
Meguru Takayanagi made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.