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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sami Rantanen (ranked 883 p4p, 1207 weight class) and Kazuki Takeda (ranked 135 p4p, 193 weight class). Kazuki Takeda acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Rantanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 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!
Rantanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takeda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Takeda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rantanen misses with a wild body shot.
Rantanen throws an overhand right that lands on Takeda's shoulder, as Takeda tries to avoid the shot.
Sami Rantanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rantanen.
Nice defenses there by Takeda.
A little jabbing left from Takeda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rantanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takeda moves away.
Rantanen throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takeda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rantanen.
Takeda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rantanen.
It seemed like Takeda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda scores with a jab. Rantanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rantanen moves into range and clinches up with Takeda.
Rantanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rantanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rantanen 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.
Takeda is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rantanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takeda manages to pull guard.
Rantanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rantanen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rantanen throwing strikes but missing.
Rantanen looking to sit in guard and control but Takeda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rantanen keeping moving, preventing Takeda from controlling successfully.
Rantanen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Takeda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda wants to control from the top but Rantanen keeps moving.
Takeda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rantanen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Takeda on the ground.
Takeda postures up in Rantanen's guard and throws a big left but Rantanen blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rantanen keeping moving, preventing Takeda from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Takeda postures up in Rantanen's guard and throws a big left but Rantanen blocks it.
Rantanen keeping moving, preventing Takeda from controlling successfully.
Takeda connects with a couple of short punches.
Takeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rantanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Takeda won't allow Rantanen to sweep him here.
Takeda is looking to work some ground and pound but Rantanen has wrist control.
Takeda wants to pass the guard but Rantanen is keeping the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takeda trying to control but Rantanen is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rantanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takeda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kazuki Takeda will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Takeda. Those never looked like landing.
Rantanen pushes Takeda up against the cage in a clinch.
Rantanen tries to throw a body punch but Takeda avoids it by throwing Rantanen back against the cage.
Rantanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rantanen cracks Takeda with a nice body shot.
Rantanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rantanen misses with a punch to the body.
Rantanen working aggressively here.
Takeda prevents a body shot from Rantanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rantanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeda's elbow.
Rantanen misses with a punch to the body.
Takeda blocks a body shot from Rantanen.
Rantanen misses with a punch to the body.
Rantanen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rantanen can't find room to land a body shot as Takeda controls the action.
Rantanen can't find room to land a body shot as Takeda controls the action.
Rantanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takeda or not.
Rantanen digs a right hand underneath Takeda's ribcage. Takeda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takeda is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rantanen.
Rantanen has a couple of punches blocked by Takeda.
Rantanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rantanen tries a body shot but Takeda blocks it.
Rantanen has a couple of punches blocked by Takeda.
Takeda takes a shot to the head.
Rantanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rantanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Rantanen.
Rantanen can't find room to land a body shot as Takeda controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rantanen.
Takeda prevents a body shot from Rantanen.
Rantanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rantanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeda ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Takeda no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rantanen trying to control but Takeda is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rantanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rantanen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rantanen wants to control from the top but Takeda keeps moving.
Takeda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rantanen trying to control but Takeda is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Takeda moves away from the strike by Rantanen.
Takeda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sami Rantanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rantanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takeda.
Rantanen digs a good body shot into Takeda's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda shoots and misses
and Rantanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Rantanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takeda misses with a lunging right hand
and Takeda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takeda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rantanen wants to clinch but Takeda slips to the side
and Takeda counters with a shoot takedown. Rantanen fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rantanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takeda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Takeda wants to control from the top but Rantanen keeps moving.
Takeda throws a strike but Rantanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Rantanen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rantanen. Takeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rantanen wants to clinch.
Rantanen cracks Takeda with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rantanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rantanen lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rantanen tries to clinch there but Takeda circles away.
Takeda takes one to the chin there.
Rantanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rantanen scores with the left hand. Takeda knows he should have avoided that one.
Rantanen takes a swing at Takeda's ribcage but misses.
Takeda ducks under a wild hook from Rantanen.
Sami Rantanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Rantanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takeda manages to avoid it.
Rantanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takeda is looking for the big counter here.
Takeda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rantanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takeda throws out a loose jab but Rantanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rantanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takeda doesn't seem bothered though.
Rantanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rantanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rantanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Takeda is just out of range.
Rantanen jabs at Takeda's body.
Rantanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rantanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rantanen lands a nice hook to Takeda's body. Takeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rantanen misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Rantanen as he connects with a hook.
Takeda walks into a jab.
Rantanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takeda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rantanen's hands.
Takeda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takeda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rantanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takeda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rantanen is looking to clinch but Takeda is avoiding it.
Takeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Rantanen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Takeda.
Nice straight punches there by Rantanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rantanen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takeda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Rantanen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rantanen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Rantanen!
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