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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Janus (ranked 2390 p4p, 3900 weight class) and Ippo Takamura (ranked 156 p4p, 227 weight class). Hugh Janus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugh Janus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ippo Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takamura.
Janus feinted with a counter takedown.
Janus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Janus not doing much here.
Janus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Janus wants to pass the guard but Takamura is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus uses his free foot to push down on Takamura's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Takamura.
Janus content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura wants to get back to his feet.
Janus controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
BOOM! Janus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Janus with a couple of short strikes.
Janus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Janus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Janus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Takamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Janus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janus scoring with strikes but Takamura is staying in there.
Janus is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Takamura to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Takamura shrugs it off.
Janus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Janus with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janus working Takamura over with strikes here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takamura can do anything to dispel that myth.
Janus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Takamura's face.
Takamura is rocked!
Janus landing shots from mount.
Takamura is still in real trouble! Can Janus finish him?
Janus wants to control the pace but Takamura is squirming around nicely.
Takamura seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus controlling from mount.
Janus 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.
Janus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Takamura's face.
Janus lands with some strikes.
Janus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Janus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Janus controlling the pace for now.
Janus with good strikes from the mount here!
Janus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Janus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four 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!
Janus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Takamura takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Janus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Janus controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Takamura that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Janus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Janus working Takamura over with strikes here.
Janus raining down hammerfists from mount.
Janus postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Takamura badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Janus around the waist but Janus pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Janus is the winner by TKO! Janus jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugh Janus!
Hugh Janus retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Hugh Janus, 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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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