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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Chillum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takahashi comes to the cage accompanied by 暗殺者. Chillum is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by High Hopes - Pink Floyd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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174 lbs
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179 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ichiro Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Chillum!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chillum thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takahashi checks a leg kick.
Chillum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been hearing reports that Takahashi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chillum uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takahashi has time to react.
Chillum misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi lands a head kick. Chillum smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch combination from Chillum misses.
Chillum doesn't manage to clinch there - Takahashi circles away.
Takahashi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Takahashi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Chillum misses
and Takahashi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Takahashi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Takahashi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi prevents Chillum from improving his position.
Chillum moves into full guard.
Chillum is trying to control the position but Takahashi postures up.
Takahashi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Takahashi wants to pass the guard but Chillum is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi preventing the sweep.
Chillum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Takahashi is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takahashi trying to control but Chillum is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chillum throws a head kick but Takahashi moves out of range.
Chillum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chillum lands a head shot.
Chillum cracks a nice hook into Takahashi's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chillum.
Chillum throws a shot from downtown. Takahashi moves away and avoids it.
Chillum lands a glancing blow to the side of Takahashi's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chillum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takahashi misses with a straight left.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chillum.
Takahashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chillum throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Takahashi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Takahashi looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chillum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi moves into full guard.
Takahashi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chillum controls the pace.
Takahashi working a defensive guard here.
Takahashi has a closed guard, preventing Chillum from standing up.
Chillum wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chillum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takahashi is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chillum won't allow Takahashi to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Chillum dominated that 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.
Good exchange - Chillum coming out on top.
Takahashi scores with a head kick.
Takahashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Takahashi misses
and Chillum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chillum throws a lazy uppercut
and Takahashi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chillum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chillum is trying to control the position but Takahashi postures up.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but Chillum keeps moving.
Chillum has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Takahashi is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
Chillum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takahashi's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ichiro Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Takahashi.
Chillum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takahashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chillum backwards.
A shot in the inside from Chillum.
Chillum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takahashi's elbow.
Chillum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chillum tries to work over Takahashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takahashi blocks the elbow strike.
Chillum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takahashi's elbow.
Takahashi avoids the elbow strike from Chillum, against the cage.
Chillum pushes off an throws an elbow but Takahashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chillum tries to work over Takahashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chillum lands an elbow inside.
Takahashi missing with knees to the body.
Chillum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chillum scores with a shot to the side of Takahashi's head.
Takahashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chillum.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Chillum.
Takahashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chillum.
Takahashi trying to land knees to the body.
Takahashi throws an elbow that misses.
Chillum tries to work over Takahashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takahashi avoids the elbow strike from Chillum, against the cage.
Chillum blocks a body shot from Takahashi.
Chillum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chillum lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takahashi or not.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi blocking some punches.
Takahashi blocks a body shot from Chillum.
Chillum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chillum misses with some punches.
A short right from Chillum.
A short right from Takahashi.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chillum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takahashi blocks a body shot from Chillum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takahashi.
Chillum trying to control the position but instead, Takahashi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chillum into the cage.
Chillum digs a right hand into Takahashi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takahashi's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Chillum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chillum misses with a body punch.
Chillum lands with a light punch inside.
Takahashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chillum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Takahashi blocks a body shot from Chillum.
Takahashi working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Takahashi fails to land.
A hook to the body from Chillum.
A body shot lands from Chillum.
Takahashi pulls Chillum into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Chillum from controlling successfully.
Takahashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Chillum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ichiro Takahashi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Takahashi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takahashi slips a jab and a cross from Chillum.
Takahashi throws the kick towards the body but Chillum avoids it.
Chillum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Chillum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chillum misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takahashi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chillum's guard now.
Chillum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takahashi landing some decent shots from guard.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but Chillum keeps moving.
Chillum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chillum looking for a sweep. Not yet Chillum, not yet.
Chillum wants to stand but Takahashi is controlling the position.
Takahashi stopping the sweep attempt from Chillum.
Takahashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Chillum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takahashi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chillum is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takahashi throws a series of punches but Chillum avoids them all with ease.
Ichiro Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chillum lands with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chillum.
An inside leg kick from Takahashi misses.
Chillum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takahashi's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Chillum misses its intended target.
Takahashi throws a good cross that connects.
A punch lands to the side of Takahashi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chillum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
Takahashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chillum throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chillum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chillum throws a sloppy head kick and Takahashi moves out of range easily.
Doc Chillum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takahashi blocks a head kick by Chillum.
Chillum throws a body punch but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi throws a right and a left that Chillum avoids nicely.
Chillum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chillum throws a head kick that misses.
Takahashi blocks a low kick nicely.
Chillum throws a right and a left that Takahashi avoids nicely.
Takahashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chillum. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi misses with a kick to the body.
Chillum looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chillum. Takahashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takahashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chillum tries to land a leg kick but Takahashi saw it coming and moves away.
Takahashi misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi is looking to slow Chillum down with leg kicks.
Chillum just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Takahashi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chillum can pounce on him.
A shot to the liver by Chillum. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ichiro Takahashi.
I think Chillum has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Chillum!
An out of breath Doc Chillum thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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