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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Zito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi comes to the ring accompanied by On The Dub-ble. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandro Zito!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Zito.
Takeshi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good standup being displayed there by Takeshi as he connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Takeshi.
Zito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zito dips to his left and cracks Takeshi with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Zito.
Takeshi tries to clinch up but Zito circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Takeshi misses.
Zito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takeshi.
Takeshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zito throws out the jab.
Ryuu Takeshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeshi takes a swing at Zito's ribcage but misses.
Takeshi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zito moves out of range of the strikes.
Takeshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zito misses with a looping left.
Takeshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zito's calf.
Takeshi dodges the punch combination from Zito.
Zito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zito tries to bum rush Takeshi with a series of wild strikes but Takeshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Zito.
A punch lands to the side of Zito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takeshi scores with a shot to the body.
Takeshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takeshi with a nice cross.
Zito misses the jab.
Takeshi lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Takeshi.
Zito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takeshi is looking to slow Zito down with leg kicks.
Takeshi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zito takes a step back to recover.
Zito looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeshi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zito is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zito throws a hook but Takeshi avoids it easily.
Takeshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zito. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Takeshi.
Takeshi lands a with a good body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Takeshi scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zito tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takeshi.
Takeshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takeshi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Takeshi tests Zito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takeshi scores with a body shot.
Takeshi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takeshi cracks Zito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takeshi is looking to slow Zito down with leg kicks.
Takeshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Takeshi.
Takeshi with a hook.
Donk. Takeshi catches Zito right on the button with a cross.
Takeshi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Takeshi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takeshi cracks the inside of Zito's front leg.
Takeshi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Takeshi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takeshi is looking to slow Zito down with leg kicks.
Takeshi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takeshi throws a series of punches but Zito avoids them all with ease.
Takeshi throws a shot to the body.
Takeshi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zito on the side of the head.
Takeshi cracks the inside of Zito's front leg.
Zito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takeshi tests Zito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takeshi thumps Zito with a low kick.
Takeshi connects with a looping right hand.
Zito misses with a body shot
and Takeshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Takeshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takeshi tries to clinch up but Zito circles away and keeps his distance.
Takeshi with a nice cross.
Takeshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zito.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Takeshi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takeshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takeshi.
Takeshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takeshi throws a head kick that half lands.
Zito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takeshi keeps Zito at a distance using the push kick.
Takeshi throws out a powerful jab.
Zito is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Takeshi.
Takeshi moves into the clinch.
Takeshi lands a body shot.
Takeshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Takeshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Takeshi. That snapped Zito's head back.
A punch combination from Zito misses.
Takeshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zito takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Takeshi lands a really nice looking cross but Zito seems unphased.
Zito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takeshi finds it's way round the side to connect with Zito's head.
Takeshi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takeshi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Takeshi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Takeshi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sandro Zito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takeshi.
Takeshi catches Zito with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takeshi looks to land a right hand but Zito moved out of range.
Takeshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takeshi dips to his left and cracks Zito with an uppercut!
Takeshi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takeshi lands a nice shot that snaps Zito's head back.
Zito misses with a few strikes there.
Zito ducks right into an uppercut from Takeshi.
Zito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeshi cracks a nice hook into Zito's ribs.
Takeshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takeshi scores with a body shot.
Zito tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takeshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zito is breathing heavily.
Takeshi rushes Zito and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi lands an elbow inside that Zito shrugs off.
Takeshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zito can do to turn this around?
Takeshi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Takeshi.
Takeshi leaning against his opponent.
Zito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Takeshi is leaning against Zito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takeshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takeshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takeshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takeshi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zito in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Takeshi - just one landing.
Takeshi tries to clinch up but Zito circles away and keeps his distance.
Zito swats away the attempt to clinch by Takeshi.
A good leg kick by Takeshi.
Zito misses with a hook to the body
and Takeshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takeshi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeshi cracks Zito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Zito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ryuu Takeshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Takeshi as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zito looks to land a combination but Takeshi avoids it well.
Zito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takeshi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takeshi lands a knee to the body.
Takeshi lands with a left to the head.
Zito throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeshi.
Zito takes an elbow to the temple.
Takeshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zito's face.
Takeshi is working Zito over against the ropes.
Takeshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takeshi stalks Zito and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zito's face. Zito staggers backwards, shaken.
Zito steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takeshi. That one must have hurt.
Nice body punch from Takeshi.
Takeshi catches Zito with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Takeshi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Takeshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zito has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Takeshi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Takeshi.
Takeshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Takeshi.
Takeshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takeshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zito shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Takeshi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Takeshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zito is one step ahead there.
Zito has gone for a leg lock! Takeshi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zito's guard.
Takeshi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zito working for a triangle but Takeshi defends it easily.
Zito trying to keep a closed guard but Takeshi is proving a slippery customer.
Takeshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Zito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zito looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zito is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Takeshi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Takeshi scores with a sloppy right hand. Zito should have avoided that one.
Takeshi lands a jab.
Zito stalks Takeshi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Takeshi's face. Takeshi staggers backwards, shaken.
Zito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takeshi 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.
Takeshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takeshi closes the distance and pushes Zito back into the ropes.
Takeshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Zito avoids the damage to the body.
Takeshi breaks from the clinch.
Takeshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takeshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zito moves out of range of the strikes.
Zito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zito dodges the punch combination from Takeshi.
Zito walks into a stiff left hand from Takeshi.
Zito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zito throws the left hand but Takeshi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi scores with a jab.
Zito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takeshi.
Takeshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takeshi misses the shot to the body.
Takeshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takeshi throws a right hand that Zito ducks under and follows up with a left that Zito also avoids with ease.
Ryuu Takeshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zito shoots in but no luck this time.
Zito misses with a hook. Takeshi ducked under it nicely.
Takeshi clinches up against the ropes.
Takeshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takeshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zito throws a hook to the side of Takeshi's head but Takeshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takeshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Takeshi lands with a cross.
Zito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice combination there by Zito.
Zito lands a nice shot that snaps Takeshi's head back.
Sandro Zito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Takeshi catches Zito right on the button with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takeshi.
Takeshi clobbers Zito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zito lands a right hook to the body.
Takeshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Zito misses the target.
Zito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takeshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zito.
Zito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Takeshi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Takeshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zito throws out the jab.
Takeshi scores with a leg kick.
Takeshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takeshi digs a good hook to Zito's body.
Takeshi scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeshi scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Takeshi lands a nice hook to Zito's body. Zito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Takeshi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zito.
Takeshi tries to clinch up.
Takeshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takeshi connects with a right hand. Zito shakes it off.
Takeshi scores with a shot to the body.
Zito takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Takeshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takeshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zito.
Takeshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takeshi.
Takeshi cracks a nice hook into Zito's ribs.
Zito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zito takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takeshi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zito on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi lands a slapping body shot.
Takeshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takeshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ryuu Takeshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takeshi - that will leave a mark!
Takeshi scores with a one two! Zito had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Takeshi clinches.
Nice elbow from Takeshi.
Knees to the body from Takeshi.
Takeshi is working Zito over against the ropes.
Takeshi breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Takeshi.
Zito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Takeshi closes the distance and pushes Zito back into the ropes.
Zito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takeshi lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Takeshi obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Zito fails to land.
Takeshi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Takeshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takeshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takeshi cracks Zito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuu Takeshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takeshi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuu Takeshi!
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