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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darken Rahl (ranked 2469 p4p, 2922 weight class) and Takayama Yataro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darken Rahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takayama Yataro!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Yataro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yataro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rahl counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yataro!
Yataro is trying to get back to his feet.
Rahl decides to stand back up. Rahl steps back and let's Yataro get back to his feet.
Rahl moves out of range of the strikes.
Yataro lands a jab to Rahl's midsection.
Yataro misses with a looping left.
Yataro slips a jab from Rahl.
Rahl listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yataro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Yataro.
Rahl changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yataro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rahl.
Yataro moves out of range as Rahl strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yataro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yataro takes a swing at Rahl's ribcage but misses.
Yataro ducks under a wild hook from Rahl.
Rahl takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yataro cracks Rahl with an open hand slap.
Yataro scores with a body shot.
Rahl throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yataro throws a shot from downtown. Rahl moves away and avoids it.
Yataro throws a shot from downtown. Rahl moves away and avoids it.
Rahl scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - Rahl coming out on top.
Rahl clinches up with Yataro and pushes him back against the cage.
Rahl lands with a light punch inside.
Yataro working aggressively here.
Yataro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yataro lands a body shot.
Rahl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yataro connects with a right hand. Rahl shakes it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rahl clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahl blocking some punches.
Yataro swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahl working aggressively here.
Yataro misses with some punches.
Yataro throws a head punch that misses.
Yataro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yataro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yataro is trying to break the clinch but Rahl has him pressed against the cage.
Yataro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Rahl.
A left hand lands to the body for Rahl.
Rahl has Yataro pressed against the cage.
Rahl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Rahl.
Rahl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rahl takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataro misses the jab.
Rahl misses with a right hand
and Yataro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rahl slips under a jab.
Yataro dips to his left and cracks Rahl with an uppercut!
A combination from Rahl does no damage.
Rahl dips to his left and cracks Yataro with an uppercut!
Yataro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rahl.
Yataro missing with a left hand there. Rahl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahl has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rahl there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rahl clobbers Yataro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rahl moves in looking to clinch but Yataro pushes him off.
Rahl rushes Yataro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yataro misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rahl throws a poor cross that misses
letting Yataro counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahl throws a lazy uppercut
and Yataro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Rahl. Beautiful body shot.
Yataro cracks Rahl with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yataro misses with a looping right.
Rahl swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Yataro.
A punch lands to the side of Rahl 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yataro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yataro throws an overhand right that lands on Rahl's shoulder, as Rahl tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rahl has Yataro up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Rahl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takayama Yataro will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rahl swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Rahl. Beautiful body shot.
Yataro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yataro misses with a body shot.
Rahl changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yataro just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahl throws a body shot but no joy.
Rahl throws a nice looking combination but Yataro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yataro! But no joy.
Yataro with a jab.
Rahl throws a lazy uppercut
and Rahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yataro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rahl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yataro throws out a loose jab but Rahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahl takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Yataro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rahl misses with a body shot
letting Yataro counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahl looks to land a combination but Yataro avoids it well.
Yataro throws a shot from downtown. Rahl moves away and avoids it.
Rahl paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yataro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yataro swats away the attempt to clinch by Rahl.
Yataro throws a hook but Rahl avoids it easily.
Yataro just misses with a punch to the body.
Yataro looks to throw the jab but Rahl is out of range.
Rahl moves out of range as Yataro strikes.
Yataro misses with a right hand
and Rahl counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rahl stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Yataro to get to his feet.
Rahl misses with a hook
and Yataro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yataro defending well as Rahl loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Yataro misses.
Rahl drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yataro sprawls and moves away.
Yataro throws a hook but Rahl blocks it.
Rahl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yataro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rahl fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yataro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yataro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yataro.
Yataro lands a jab to the head.
Rahl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yataro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yataro connects with a body shot that sends Rahl's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Yataro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yataro missing with a left hand there. Rahl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yataro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahl wants to clinch up but Yataro keeps it at a distance.
Yataro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rahl has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yataro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rahl counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yataro pushes Rahl off looking to stand but Rahl dives back in and keeps control.
Rahl escapes and gets back to his feet.
Yataro staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Yataro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yataro looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahl is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rahl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rahl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rahl takes a swing at Yataro's ribcage but misses.
Yataro looks to throw the jab but Rahl is out of range.
Yataro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rahl moves away.
Rahl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rahl on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahl slips under a jab from Yataro.
Rahl avoids the body shot from Yataro.
Yataro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yataro throws a hook but Rahl blocks it.
Takayama Yataro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rahl misses with a straight right.
Rahl defending well as Yataro loads up on a big left hand.
Yataro lands a nice shot that snaps Rahl's head back.
Yataro with a jab.
Rahl ducks under a wild hook from Yataro.
Rahl lands a glancing blow to the side of Yataro's head.
Rahl moves away from the strike by Yataro.
Yataro ducks under a wild hook from Rahl.
Yataro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yataro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rahl moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takayama Yataro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rahl jabs Yataro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rahl lands a jab to the head.
Rahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahl cracks Yataro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rahl misses with a looping right.
Yataro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yataro misses with an uppercut. Rahl saw that one coming.
Yataro cracks a nice hook into Rahl's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Rahl.
Yataro looks to land a right hand but Rahl moved out of range.
Yataro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahl walks into a jab.
Yataro gets tackled into the cage by Rahl. Rahl maintains the clinch.
Yataro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Rahl.
Rahl effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahl blocks a body shot from Yataro.
Darken Rahl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rahl trying to stall but Yataro improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rahl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rahl gets through Yataro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yataro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahl lands a shoulder strike.
Yataro blocks a body shot from Rahl.
Rahl blocks a body shot from Yataro.
Yataro cracks Rahl with a nice body shot.
Yataro lands a shoulder strike.
Rahl cracks Yataro with a nice body shot.
Rahl lands with a light punch inside.
Rahl pushes Yataro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahl can't find room to land a body shot as Yataro controls the action.
Darken Rahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahl stalling in the clinch but Yataro improves position.
Rahl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yataro backwards.
Yataro lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Yataro fails to land.
Yataro misses with a punch on the inside.
Yataro has a couple of punches blocked by Rahl.
Yataro lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Rahl.
I was talking to Rahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rahl misses with the head strike.
Rahl blocks an uppercut.
Yataro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahl looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yataro swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahl manages to break the clinch.
Rahl throws a looping overhand right but Yataro ducks down to avoid it.
Rahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yataro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahl.
Rahl getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yataro takes one to the chin there.
Rahl needs to keep his hands up - Yataro had a free shot at his head there.
Rahl scores with a three punch combo!
Yataro throws a body punch but Rahl moves out of range.
Rahl shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yataro connects with a body shot that sends Rahl's belly button to the back.
Rahl misses with a jab to the body
and Yataro counters with a straight right hand.
Rahl throws a shot from downtown. Yataro moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahl swinging wildly here.
Rahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Yataro is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Rahl.
Yataro takes a swing at Rahl's ribcage but misses.
Yataro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yataro misses with an uppercut.
Yataro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rahl moves away.
Rahl misses with a double jab
and Yataro counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahl misses the target.
Rahl throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yataro to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahl ducks under a wild hook from Yataro.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rahl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by Yataro.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darken Rahl.
I think Yataro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takayama Yataro!
Our winner, Takayama Yataro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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