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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 138 p4p, 731 weight class) and Darsin Bleak (ranked 22 p4p, 90 weight class). Bleak has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Bleak with that takedown attempt.
Bleak defending well as Takahashi loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi with a hook.
Ryoto Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the head.
Takahashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bleak manages to avoid it.
Bleak shoots in looking for a takedown but Takahashi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bleak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bleak throws a hook but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi tests Bleak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut
and Bleak counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ryoto Takahashi has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Takahashi. That snapped Bleak's head back.
Bleak throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.
Takahashi looks to land a combination. Bleak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak tries a body shot but Takahashi blocks it.
Bleak lands with a light punch inside.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takahashi prevents a body shot from Bleak.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Takahashi lands a nice uppercut.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takahashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bleak digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bleak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takahashi prevents it.
Ryoto Takahashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darsin Bleak.
Takahashi tries a body shot but Bleak blocks it.
Takahashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bleak lands with a light punch inside.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takahashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bleak working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takahashi.
Takahashi can't find room to land a body shot as Bleak controls the action.
Bleak blocking some punches.
Takahashi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Takahashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak tightens his grip and picks Takahashi up, before dumping him to the ground. Takahashi manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takahashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bleak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Takahashi has his hands on Bleak's head, controlling the position.
Takahashi is looking for a triangle but Bleak pushes his legs off easily.
Bleak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bleak trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
Takahashi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bleak passes into side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bleak working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bleak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takahashi keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Takahashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bleak lands a few punches from side control.
Bleak landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bleak is looking to take a break and control but Takahashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takahashi wants to control but Bleak postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Bleak's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Takahashi wants to control but Bleak postures up.
Bleak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Takahashi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takahashi struggling a bit here.
Bleak trying to control the position but Takahashi is working away.
Takahashi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryoto Takahashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut there from Takahashi.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takahashi!
Takahashi misses with a looping left.
Ryoto Takahashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Takahashi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takahashi wants it to stay on the feet.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takahashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bleak in his tracks.
Takahashi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi throws a low kick but Bleak avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Bleak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bleak throws an off balance right hand
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Takahashi!
Takahashi is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi wants to control but Bleak postures up.
Bleak trying to control the action but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
Takahashi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bleak connects with a decent elbow.
Bleak looks up at the clock and then as Takahashi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bleak smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bleak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bleak cracks Takahashi with a big elbow.
Bleak scoring with punches from side control.
Takahashi is trying to control Bleak's posture but Bleak avoids it.
Bleak cracks Takahashi with a big elbow.
Takahashi taking a bit of punishment here - Bleak scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bleak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Takahashi is trying to control Bleak's posture but Bleak avoids it.
Bleak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Takahashi taking a bit of punishment here - Bleak scoring with strikes.
Bleak landing a few strikes.
Bleak cracks Takahashi with a big right hand but Takahashi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bleak cracks Takahashi with a big elbow.
Takahashi struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak scores with punches from side control.
Bleak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bleak lands a nice forearm strike.
Takahashi can't do much from the bottom here.
Bleak is trying to get an arm triangle but Takahashi is defending well.
Bleak tries for a kimura but Takahashi is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi wants to control but Bleak postures up.
Takahashi is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Takahashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Bleak's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bleak working away.
Takahashi tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darsin Bleak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Takahashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bleak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Takahashi scores with the left hand. Bleak knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Takahashi.
Takahashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takahashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takahashi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bleak lands a couple of digs.
Takahashi is trying to control the position but Bleak postures up.
Bleak slips nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Takahashi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Takahashi looking for submissions off his back.
Takahashi is looking to get back to full guard here but Bleak has managed to pass to side control instead.
Takahashi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Takahashi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Bleak's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Takahashi is trying to control Bleak's posture but Bleak avoids it.
Bleak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takahashi keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Takahashi some visible discomfort.
Darsin Bleak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takahashi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bleak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bleak lands an elbow.
Bleak lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Takahashi down.
Takahashi taking a bit of punishment here - Bleak scoring with strikes.
Bleak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Takahashi struggling a bit here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bleak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bleak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak lands an elbow.
Takahashi is trying to control Bleak's posture but Bleak avoids it.
Bleak in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bleak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Takahashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Takahashi tries to improve position but can't.
Bleak is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is trying to get back to half guard.
Bleak scoring with punches from side control.
Takahashi is looking to regain half guard here but Bleak keeps moving and retains side control.
Bleak landing strikes.
Bleak connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Takahashi some visible discomfort.
Ryoto Takahashi's cut is getting worse.
Bleak trying to control the action but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darsin Bleak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bleak 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darsin Bleak!
Our winner, Darsin Bleak, 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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pop
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