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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Gracie (ranked 1433 p4p, 2048 weight class) and Kazuki Takeda (ranked 211 p4p, 297 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit - Rollin'. This should be fireworks!
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Takeda.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Takeda sprawls and moves away.
Takeda swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie tries to sprawl but Takeda drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Takeda is controlling well.
Takeda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takeda is working away from the top position though.
Takeda controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to control but Takeda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie's coaches at Ludus Magnus have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takeda pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Takeda has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control here.
Takeda controlling the pace.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Takeda has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Takeda Clan Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Takeda manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takeda pulls his head out easily.
Takeda slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takeda 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.
Takeda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Takeda in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Takeda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Takeda prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Takeda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Takeda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takeda throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Takeda avoids it well and moves away.
Takeda moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takeda jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Takeda connects with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takeda gets a double leg takedown into Gracie's guard.
Takeda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Takeda wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Takeda postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Takeda pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Takeda wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Takeda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Takeda controlling the pace.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Takeda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Takeda escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Takeda!
Takeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Takeda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie wants to control but Takeda postures up.
Takeda is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kazuki Takeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takeda is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gracie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Takeda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face as Takeda controls the position.
Takeda is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to control Takeda's posture but Takeda avoids it.
Takeda has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Takeda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gracie wants to control but Takeda is having none of it.
Takeda controlling the position easily from mount.
Takeda prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Takeda avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takeda controlling the position easily from mount.
Takeda is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Takeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gracie tries to move into range but Takeda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Takeda does no damage.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Takeda.
Nice uppercut there from Takeda.
Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Takeda is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Takeda's guard.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Takeda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Takeda looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Takeda looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Takeda!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gracie is trying to control Takeda's posture but Takeda avoids it.
Takeda taking a breather here.
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Gracie struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takeda happy to just control the position for now.
Let's hope that Takeda has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Takeda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takeda grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Takeda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Takeda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kazuki Takeda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Takeda pushes past his half guard into mount!
Takeda controlling from the full mount.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bryan Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeda controlling from mount.
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.
The adventures of Takeda the control monster continue. Boring.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takeda controlling the pace for now.
Gracie sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Takeda sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuki Takeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takeda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuki Takeda!
Kazuki Takeda decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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