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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Takeda (ranked 1438 p4p, 2250 weight class) and Nikolai Ignatiev (ranked 179 p4p, 272 weight class). Ignatiev has chosen Beats That as his entrance music. Kazuki Takeda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazuki Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Ignatiev!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ignatiev to the ground. Takeda is now in Ignatiev's guard.
Ignatiev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Takeda connects with a couple of short punches.
Takeda not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ignatiev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ignatiev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takeda.
Takeda with a nice head shot there.
Takeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Ignatiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ignatiev wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda chips away with some ground and pound.
Takeda landing some decent shots from guard.
Ignatiev has control of Takeda's left arm, preventing Takeda from doing any damage.
Takeda postures up in Ignatiev's guard and throws a big left but Ignatiev blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda forces his way into half guard.
Takeda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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 is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ignatiev defends it well.
Ignatiev keeping hold of Takeda's head, controlling as best he can.
Takeda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Takeda throwing shots but Ignatiev is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takeda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ignatiev is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ignatiev is looking for a sweep. Takeda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ignatiev is positioning himself well to prevent Takeda advancing to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Takeda lands a nice short elbow.
Ignatiev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takeda is working away from the top position though.
Takeda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Takeda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ignatiev trying to control here.
Ignatiev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takeda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takeda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda winds up and cracks Ignatiev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Nikolai Ignatiev has been cut.
Takeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ignatiev's head.
Ignatiev trying to control from the bottom.
Takeda is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ignatiev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Takeda.
Takeda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ignatiev defending well though.
Ignatiev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Takeda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ignatiev has hold of Takeda's hands but Takeda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ignatiev is trying to control but can't.
Ignatiev tries to roll over but Takeda keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda working the head and body with strikes.
Takeda is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ignatiev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Takeda.
Takeda is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignatiev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ignatiev is looking for a sweep. Takeda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Takeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Takeda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Ignatiev's cut.
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.
Takeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takeda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ignatiev is fending him off so far but Takeda persists. Nope, Ignatiev circles away and we're back to standing.
Takeda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ignatiev's hands.
Ignatiev cracks Takeda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Takeda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Takeda postures up and lands a big shot to Ignatiev's brow.
Ignatiev keeping moving, preventing Takeda from controlling successfully.
Ignatiev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Takeda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Takeda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatiev controlling Takeda's posture.
Takeda trying to control but Ignatiev is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ignatiev is pulling down on Takeda's head. It's preventing any offense from Takeda, at least for the moment.
Ignatiev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Takeda is working Ignatiev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Takeda pushes down on Ignatiev's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kazuki Takeda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takeda trying to control from half guard but Ignatiev is working away.
Takeda lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev wants to control but Takeda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ignatiev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ignatiev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takeda tries to pass to full mount but Ignatiev defends it.
Takeda throwing shots but Ignatiev is blocking nicely.
Takeda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ignatiev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Takeda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignatiev can do to turn this around?
Ignatiev has hold of Takeda's hands but Takeda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ignatiev keeping control of the position.
Ignatiev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takeda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Takeda.
Takeda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Takeda prevents Ignatiev from improving his position.
Ignatiev is looking to control Takeda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ignatiev avoid being mounted?
Takeda seems to be working for a kimura but Ignatiev defends the submission attempt.
Ignatiev holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ignatiev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Takeda postures up in Ignatiev's guard and throws a big left but Ignatiev blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ignatiev pulls Takeda in close to his closed guard and prevents Takeda from doing any damage or advancing position.
Takeda wants to control from the top but Ignatiev keeps moving.
Takeda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ignatiev is pulling down on Takeda's head to control his posture.
Ignatiev trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Takeda is looking to work some ground and pound but Ignatiev has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignatiev is trying to keep Takeda in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Takeda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ignatiev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Takeda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Ignatiev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ignatiev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takeda.
Ignatiev throws a lazy right hand but Takeda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takeda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takeda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ignatiev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Takeda dives in and grabs Ignatiev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ignatiev pushes down on Takeda's head and hops out.
Ignatiev throws out a counter right but Takeda avoids it with no problem.
Takeda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ignatiev defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuki Takeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takeda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatiev moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatiev missing with a left hand there. Takeda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ignatiev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takeda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slow jab from Takeda misses its intended target.
Takeda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ignatiev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takeda misses with a hook. Ignatiev ducked under it nicely.
Ignatiev is looking for the big counter here.
Ignatiev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takeda.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ignatiev! But no joy.
Nice jab there from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev lands with a good body shot.
Ignatiev ducks under a wild hook from Takeda.
A little jabbing left from Ignatiev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Takeda throws a body punch but Ignatiev moves out of range.
Ignatiev lands a really nice looking cross but Takeda seems unphased.
Takeda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ignatiev slips a straight right by Takeda.
Kazuki Takeda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev throws a hook but Takeda avoids it easily.
Nikolai Ignatiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignatiev stuffs the takedown.
Takeda cracks Ignatiev with an open hand slap.
Takeda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatiev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takeda manages to avoid it.
Ignatiev lands a slapping body shot.
Ignatiev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takeda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ignatiev looks to land a left hand but Takeda moved out of range nicely.
Takeda misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Ignatiev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ignatiev ducks under a wild hook from Takeda.
Takeda thuds a left hand into Ignatiev's body.
Ignatiev throws a jab when Takeda was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda shoots in but Ignatiev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takeda shoots in but Ignatiev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takeda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takeda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ignatiev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ignatiev keeps the fight on the outside.
Ignatiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nikolai Ignatiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ignatiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takeda.
Ignatiev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Takeda.
Takeda lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda throws a jab but it's blocked by Ignatiev.
Takeda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takeda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kazuki Takeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatiev throws a low kick but Takeda moves out of range easily.
Ignatiev misses with a looping right.
Takeda lands a slapping body shot.
Ignatiev leaves Takeda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Takeda moves out of range as Ignatiev strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatiev throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Takeda was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ignatiev.
Takeda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ignatiev is fending him off so far but Takeda persists. Nope, Ignatiev circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takeda. Ignatiev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takeda gets a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Ignatiev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takeda 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuki Takeda!
Kazuki Takeda gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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