PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alton Newcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Takano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuki Takano has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Newcastle
vs
Takano

170 cm
28
148 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

169 cm
25
146 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alton Newcastle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuki Takano!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newcastle scores with a hook to the body. Takano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Newcastle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newcastle lands with a right hand.
Newcastle misses with a head kick.
Newcastle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Takano misses.
Takano throws a low kick but Newcastle moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Takano there.
Takano misses with a lunging right hand

so Newcastle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Takano has Newcastle pulled in close to control his posture.
Newcastle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Newcastle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takano is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newcastle slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takano trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle is pressing down on Takano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takano is holding on for now.
Takano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Takano controlling the position for now.

Newcastle in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Takano tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Newcastle!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alton Newcastle!
An out of breath Alton Newcastle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.