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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yoshihiro Takayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Hegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hegel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fumio Hayasaka - In the Forest of the Water God. 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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243 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoshihiro Takayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Hegel!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Hegel throws the left hand but Takayama avoids the punch easily.
Takayama tries to clinch up but Hegel circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takayama tries to clinch there but Hegel circles away.
Takayama looks to clinch
and Hegel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Takayama really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hegel throws a wild body kick that Takayama sees coming a mile off.
Hegel looks for the body kick but Takayama saw that one coming.
Hegel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hegel thows a body kick. Takayama tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayama tries to clinch but Hegel moves away
and Hegel counters with a body kick.
Hegel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hegel throws a good cross that connects.
Takayama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hegel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Hegel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Takayama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hegel.
Hegel misses with a wild combination.
Takayama gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hegel breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takayama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hegel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hegel counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hegel throws a head kick but Takayama moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takayama closes the distance but Hegel moves to the side
and Hegel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Hegel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Takayama moves in looking to clinch but Hegel pushes him off.
Takayama has Hegel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hegel can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takayama stalling against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Takayama for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Takayama tries to land knees in the clinch but Hegel avoids the damage to the body.
Hegel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takayama manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshihiro Takayama.
Takayama wants to clinch but Hegel slips to the side
and Hegel counters with a solid body kick.
Takayama tries to clinch up but Hegel circles away and keeps his distance.
Hegel looks to land a right hand but Takayama moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Takayama clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hegel throws a body kick that misses.
Takayama has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Takayama to work.
I was talking to Takayama's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hegel being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yoshihiro Takayama.
Takayama wants to clinch but Hegel slips to the side
and Hegel counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hegel.
Takayama tries to clinch up
letting Hegel counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Takayama had his way with Martin Hegel in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Takayama tries to clinch there but Hegel circles away.
Takayama tries to clinch but Hegel moves away
and Hegel counters with a nice body kick.
Takayama tries to clinch
and Hegel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hegel throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hegel looks to throw the jab but Takayama is out of range.
Hegel tries a head kick but it misses.
Hegel misses with a body kick.
Takayama will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Takayama blocks a head kick by Hegel.
The crowd cheers as Hegel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takayama doesn't seem phased though.
Takayama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takayama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Hegel counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Hegel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hegel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Hegel!
Our winner, Martin Hegel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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