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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Naoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DJ Boom has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Takeshi Naoki's chin.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Naoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Boom!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom feints a jab promting Naoki to slip. Boom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Naoki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Naoki moves into the clinch.
Boom managing to block the knees to the body from Naoki.
Boom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Naoki.
Naoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boom throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Naoki.
Naoki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boom avoids it.
Boom misses with some punches.
Naoki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom working aggressively here.
A short right from Naoki on the inside.
Boom swings wildly with an uppercut but Naoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naoki stalling against the cage.
Naoki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boom fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Naoki rushes Boom and presses him up against the cage.
Boom swings wildly with an uppercut but Naoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naoki trying to land knees to the body.
Boom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Naoki stalling.
Boom throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Naoki.
Naoki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boom wants to get back to striking at distance but Naoki won't allow it.
Naoki is leaning against Boom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Naoki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boom misses with some punches.
Boom throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naoki turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naoki looks up at the clock and then as Boom takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Naoki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Boom wants to control but Naoki postures up.
Boom is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naoki working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Naoki.
Naoki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Naoki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Naoki throws an elbow but Boom slips to the side and avoids it well.
Naoki tries to move to full mount but Boom actually manages to regain half guard.
Naoki trying to control the action but Boom is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boom trying to control but Naoki postures up.
Naoki has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Boom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naoki.
Boom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boom is looking to control Naoki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boom avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Naoki seems content to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Naoki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boom misses with a looping left.
Naoki walks into a left hand.
Boom throws the left hand but Naoki avoids the punch easily.
Boom throws a hook but Naoki avoids it easily.
Boom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naoki tries to counter with a takedown but Boom is quick to defend against it.
Naoki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Naoki staying out of range there.
Naoki walks into a left hand.
Boom misses with an uppercut. Naoki saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Takeshi Naoki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Naoki.
Naoki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Naoki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boom throws out the jab.
Naoki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boom.
Boom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naoki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom misses with a wild combination.
Naoki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boom's hands.
The fighters circling - Boom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Naoki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom misses with a looping right.
Naoki misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Boom.
Takeshi Naoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Naoki throws out a loose jab but Boom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naoki ducks under a wild hook from Boom.
Boom might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Naoki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Naoki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boom wants to sweep but no luck.
Naoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Naoki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Takeshi Naoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Naoki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naoki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naoki distracts Boom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Naoki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Naoki throwing strikes but missing.
Naoki postures up and lands a big shot to Boom's brow.
Boom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boom has momentary wrist control but Naoki slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naoki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naoki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Naoki forces his way into half guard.
Naoki drops an elbow to the side of Boom's head.
Boom felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Naoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Naoki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Naoki is taking a breather. Boom says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naoki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boom can do to turn this around?
Naoki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Naoki in particular looking to stall.
Naoki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boom wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ground and pound from Naoki.
Naoki wants to free his trapped foot but Boom is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Naoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Boom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Naoki 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. And we move into the final round!
Boom looks to score with a jab to the body but Naoki is just out of range.
Boom swings widly with a right hand
and Naoki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boom won't be happy with that.
Naoki lands a nice forearm strike.
Naoki lands some shots froms side control.
Naoki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Naoki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Boom is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Boom is letting Naoki control him for a moment.
Boom tries to buck Naoki off but Naoki is having none of it.
Naoki cracks Boom with a big right hand but Boom just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Boom can't do much from the bottom here.
Boom is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Naoki fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Naoki lands an elbow.
Boom on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Naoki is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Boom's shoulder. That is not cool.
Check out the look on Naoki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boom wants to control but Naoki postures up.
Naoki controls the position.
Naoki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Naoki scoring with punches from side control.
Boom tries to bench press Naoki off him but Naoki keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naoki throws a strike aimed at the side of Boom's head but Boom avoids it well.
Boom on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Boom tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Naoki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Naoki tries to score with some ground and pound. Boom controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Naoki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boom tries to improve position but can't.
Naoki working the body and head with strikes.
Boom takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Naoki scores with punches from side control.
Boom is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naoki cracks Boom with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Naoki grinds an elbow into Boom's temple.
Naoki remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Naoki working the ground and pound but Boom is defending the strikes.
Naoki trying to control the position but Boom is working away.
Naoki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Naoki cracks Boom with a big right hand but Boom just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Naoki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Naoki landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Boom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Naoki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Naoki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boom is trying to control Naoki's posture but Naoki avoids it.
Naoki cracks Boom with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Naoki moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
DJ Boom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom tries to buck Naoki off but Naoki is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Naoki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Naoki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Naoki!
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energy
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hype
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