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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takumi Gunma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes into the arena with Elton John - Rocket Man blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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152 lbs
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156 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takumi Gunma!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black loads up on a big right hand but Gunma slips the punch.
Black is looking to clinch but Gunma is avoiding it.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Black misses.
Gunma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Gunma throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gunma off to one side.
Black swinging wilding here.
Gunma closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Gunma pushes Black against the ropes but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mike Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takumi Gunma.
Gunma avoids the body shot from Black.
Gunma misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Black throws a leg kick but Gunma checks it.
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gunma doesn't seem bothered though.
Black throws a series of punches but Gunma moves out of range.
Gunma throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gunma backs up against the ropes.
Black swinging wilding here.
Black pushes Gunma up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Black misses with some punches.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunma avoids the damage to the body.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black throws a body punch but Gunma moves out of range.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunma circles away.
Mike Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black gets caught flat footed, as Gunma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gunma looking to pass the guard.
Gunma drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gunma jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Black wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gunma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gunma's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gunma is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Black is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Black has escaped and now he's on top!
Gunma looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunma throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gunma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gunma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gunma's guard.
Gunma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gunma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gunma trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Black wants to control from the top but Gunma keeps moving.
Gunma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunma keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Gunma wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunma keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Black wants to stand but Gunma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gunma shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Black is trying to defend but Gunma finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gunma is looking to advance position but Black won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gunma looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Black wants to improve his position but Gunma is controlling well.
Black has his hands clasped together around Gunma's back. He's all about the action.
Gunma performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Black dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Black throws a head kick but Gunma moves out of range.
Gunma has Black up against the ropes in a clinch.
Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gunma backwards.
Gunma fails to pull guard.
A right hand to the body from Black.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunma tries to score a power double leg takedown but Black sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunma somewhat.
Gunma needs to keep his hands up - Black had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Gunma tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.
Gunma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Black on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Mike Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takumi Gunma.
Gunma throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Gunma slips a jab from Black.
Black jabs Gunma right on the nose. Gunma blinks but takes it well.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gunma shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gunma was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gunma is breathing heavily.
Gunma goes for an armbar but Black turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Black.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunma throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gunma wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
Gunma is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Black trying to control but Gunma is working from the bottom.
Gunma wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gunma tries to score a power double leg takedown but Black sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunma somewhat.
Black throws a body punch but Gunma moves out of range.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mike Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunma fails with the takedown.
Gunma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Black works the jab nicely.
Black wants to clinch.
Black lunges at Gunma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gunma's hand.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Gunma pushes him off.
Gunma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunma was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Gunma shoots in.
Gunma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gunma avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Black does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a swing at Gunma's ribcage but misses.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunma circles away.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Black misses with a body shot.
Gunma shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
Gunma is pressing down on Black's thigh, looking to free his foot. Black is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunma wants to advance to full mount but Black doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Black dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Gunma as he connects with a hook.
Black's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Black duly obliges.
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gunma in his tracks.
Gunma is rocked!
Black is looking to clinch but Gunma is avoiding it.
Gunma is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
Gunma misses with a body shot
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunma shoots and misses
and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gunma seems to have recovered his senses.
Gunma fails to pull guard.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Black swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gunma counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.
Black trying to control the position.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Black is pulling down on Gunma's head. It's preventing any offense from Gunma, at least for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gunma pushes down on Black's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Black is looking to control Gunma's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Gunma passes to full mount!
Gunma goes for an armbar but Black turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Black.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Gunma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control from the top but Gunma keeps moving.
Black won't allow Gunma to sweep him here.
Black trying to control but Gunma is working from the bottom.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gunma looking for a sweep. Not yet Gunma, not yet.
Black stands and throws Gunma's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gunma is looking to reverse the position.
Gunma seems a little lost for a moment, as Black dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunma is looking for a sweep.
Black stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gunma slips under a jab from Black.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunma.
Black tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gunma counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gunma is pushing down on Black's leg trying to pass to half guard. Black is fighting to maintain full guard but Gunma has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gunma trying to mount his opponent but Black defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control here.
Black is staying active underneath Gunma, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gunma uses his free foot to push down on Black's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Black.
Gunma is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Black has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Black!
Gunma wants to improve his position but instead Black has moved into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunma tries to get to full guard but Black has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Takumi Gunma just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunma counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunma shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Black defends it nicely.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black misses with the combination.
Black leaves Gunma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunma circles away.
Black misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black wants to clinch.
Gunma shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mike Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takumi Gunma.
Gunma is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Gunma ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Black misses.
Black throws a series of punches but Gunma avoids them all with ease.
Black misses with a looping left.
Black clinches but Gunma breaks the clinch
and Gunma counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.
Gunma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gunma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gunma is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black thows a huge punch but Gunma dodges it nicely.
Takumi Gunma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gunma is trying to get back to full guard.
Black is pressing down on Gunma's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gunma is holding on for now.
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gunma defending well though.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Gunma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gunma wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gunma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Black throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gunma counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Black's guard now.
Gunma pushes down on Black's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gunma's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gunma's back!
Gunma tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gunma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black content just to control the position here.
Gunma is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gunma is looking to escape.
Gunma is desperately trying to improve his position but Black has a good base and remains in mount.
Black looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gunma avoids a series of strikes thrown by Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takumi Gunma dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunma circles away.
Gunma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Black.
Gunma feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gunma is looking to advance position but Black has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Black looking to control but Gunma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black is trying to control here but Gunma has managed to regain half guard.
Gunma makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gunma.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gunma keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunma controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Gunma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black trying to control but Gunma is working from the bottom.
Gunma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gunma is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
Black won't allow Gunma to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black misses with a leg kick.
Gunma misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Black throws a right and a left that Gunma avoids nicely.
A jab from Black misses.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gunma fails to land the takedown.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Gunma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black darts in trying to clinch
and Gunma counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gunma.
Gunma slips nicely into half guard.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gunma is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gunma perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gunma is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Black doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gunma.
Gunma is looking to pass Black's guard but actually Black recovers to full guard.
Black wants to stand and escape but Gunma is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gunma tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black misses with the combination.
Gunma with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Mike Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takumi Gunma.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Black catches Gunma right on the button with a cross.
Gunma fails with the takedown.
Gunma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunma was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Gunma shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Black defends it nicely.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gunma.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takumi Gunma.
I think Gunma 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takumi Gunma!
Takumi Gunma is the new featherweight champion!
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