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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Qichote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kagami Taiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kagami Taiga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Qichote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kagami Taiga!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiga blocks a head kick by Qichote.
Taiga shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Qichote is trying to defend but Taiga finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Qichote avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taiga.
Qichote is trying to get back to full guard.
Taiga is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Qichote is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kagami Taiga was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Taiga dives in for a single leg takedown but Qichote sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Taiga lands a takedown into guard.
Qichote is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Qichote wants to stand up but Taiga is controlling him.
Qichote looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiga gets to his feet - Qichote follows without any prompting.
Qichote scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Qichote.
No luck for Taiga with that takedown attempt.
Taiga avoids the head kick by Qichote.
Qichote tries a head kick but it misses.
Qichote throws a head kick but Taiga moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qichote scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiga rushes Qichote and presses him up against the cage.
Qichote tries to circle away but Taiga has him pinned against the cage.
Taiga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Qichote scores with a leg kick.
Qichote is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taiga closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Taiga lands in his opponent's guard.
Taiga pushing down on Qichote's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qichote is trying to stand.
Qichote might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Taiga is controlling the pace.
Qichote wants to stand back up but Taiga manages to pass into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qichote tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagami Taiga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Qichote.
Qichote wants to clinch up but Taiga keeps it at a distance.
Taiga rushes Qichote and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Qichote is trying to break the clinch but Taiga has him pressed against the cage.
Taiga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taiga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Qichote.
Taiga instigates a clinch.
Qichote is trying to break the clinch but Taiga has him pressed against the cage.
Qichote is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiga has double underhooks.
Qichote wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Qichote letting Taiga take a breather here.
Qichote wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiga has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qichote working hard to break the clinch.
Taiga has picked Qichote up - he's going for a ride! Taiga dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Taiga looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taiga is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Qichote has managed to free his arm - good work.
Taiga working Qichote over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qichote is trying to maintain the position but Taiga is very close to passing his half guard.
Taiga is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Qichote is trying to stand back up but Taiga is controlling him
Taiga is trying to work for a kimura but Qichote is defending well.
Taiga performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Qichote tries to roll over but Taiga keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagami Taiga has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Taiga fails with the takedown.
Taiga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Qichote pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taiga rushes Qichote and presses him up against the cage.
Qichote tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Qichote looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Qichote has had enough of the clinch but Taiga keeps him there for the moment.
Taiga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Qichote misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagami Taiga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Qichote tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Qichote moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Qichote throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taiga looks to throw the jab but Qichote is out of range.
Taiga moves into the clinch.
Taiga gets control of Qichote's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taiga will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Qichote tries to stand but Taiga is controlling from the bottom.
Kagami Taiga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Qichote looking to sit in guard and control but Taiga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Qichote can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taiga controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qichote tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taiga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Taiga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Qichote's head.
Taiga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Qichote 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Taiga moves into full guard.
Qichote won't allow Taiga to get back to his feet.
Taiga has a closed guard, preventing Qichote from standing up.
Taiga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Qichote trying to control but Taiga is working from the bottom.
Qichote is fighting to break Taiga's control of his arms but Taiga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Don Qichote.
Taiga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taiga throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Qichote was covering up waiting for the punch and Taiga finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Qichote can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taiga controls the pace.
Qichote is looking to stand up but Taiga isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiga stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Qichote misses with a head kick.
Qichote throws a sloppy head kick and Taiga moves out of range easily.
Don Qichote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Qichote throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taiga gets a double leg takedown into Qichote's guard.
Taiga slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taiga looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kagami Taiga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taiga winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kagami Taiga!
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RATING
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