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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takehiko Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takehiko Takaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Stone!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaki slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takaki.
Takaki slips under a jab from Stone.
A head kick from Takaki lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
It looks like Jim Stone has been cut.
Takaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Takaki moves away and avoids it.
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stone throws a right hand that Takaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Takaki also avoids with ease.
Takaki slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jim Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone throws a right and a left that Takaki avoids nicely.
Takaki keeps Stone at a distance using the push kick.
Stone looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Takaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Takaki.
Takaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takaki scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaki lands a big head kick that sends Stone tumbling to the mat! Takaki takes a step backwards and waves Stone back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stone is rocked!
Takaki thumps Stone with a low kick.
Takaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takaki thumps Stone with a low kick.
Takaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takaki.
Takaki pushes Stone away with a front kick.
Takaki scores with a kick to the body.
Takaki is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Takaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takaki lands a big head kick that sends Stone tumbling to the mat! Takaki takes a step backwards and waves Stone back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Takaki lands a head kick!
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takaki can pounce on him.
Takaki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Takaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Takaki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takaki.
Takaki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Takaki throws a nice head kick!
That has opened up Jim Stone's cut even more.
Takaki throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Takaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takaki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Takaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone misses with a two punch combination.
Takaki keeps Stone at a distance using the push kick.
Good leg kick by Takaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takaki circles away quickly and effectively.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takaki!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takaki.
Takaki lands with a slapping head kick.
Takaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takaki. Stone shrugs it off though.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takaki lands a head kick. Stone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Takaki scores with a spinning back kick!
Takaki throws a head kick that half lands.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takaki!
Takaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Stone looks to land a combination but Takaki avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takaki!
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takaki can pounce on him.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takaki.
Takaki thuds his shin into the meat of Stone's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Takaki.
Takaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takaki.
Takaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takaki delivers a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
A solid body kick from Takaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takehiko Takaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Stone's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stone takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takaki.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Takaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Takaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takaki.
An inside leg kick lands from Takaki.
Takaki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Takaki throws a head kick that Stone semi-blocks.
Takaki throws a front kick that sends Stone stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takaki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from Takaki.
Takaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Takaki.
Takaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Takaki throws a head kick that half lands.
Stone looks to land a combination but Takaki avoids it well.
Takaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takaki cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takaki.
Stone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stone might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Takaki has got the better of the exchanges.
Takaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takaki lands a head kick!
Stone throws a right hand that Takaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Takaki also avoids with ease.
Jim Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takaki fakes the leg kick and cracks Stone in the body.
Stone looks to land a combination but Takaki avoids it well.
Takaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stone's head.
Stone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takaki.
Takaki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stone.
An inside leg kick lands from Takaki.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Takaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Takaki.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stone in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Takaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Takaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Takaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stone takes a step back to recover.
A head kick from Takaki lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Takaki connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takaki.
Takaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Takaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takaki, right into the meat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Takaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Takaki.
An inside leg kick lands from Takaki.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takaki.
Takaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takaki.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takaki. Stone shrugs it off though.
Takaki connects with a high kick.
Stone misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takaki scores with a push kick.
Takaki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takehiko Takaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Stone's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Takaki!
Some wild striking there from Stone.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Takaki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takaki.
A good leg kick by Takaki.
A good leg kick by Takaki.
Takaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Takaki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Takaki throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takaki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takaki throws a nice head kick!
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone swinging wildly here.
Takaki throws a head kick that half lands.
Stone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by Takaki.
Takaki thuds his shin into the meat of Stone's side.
Takaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takaki.
Takaki scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takaki.
Takaki lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Takaki.
Takaki blocks a jab.
Takaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Both fighters circling a little - Takaki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takaki.
Good leg kick by Takaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Takaki dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Nice body kick from Takaki.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takaki - that will leave a mark!
Takaki slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takaki. That's going to slow Stone down.
Takaki thows a body kick. Stone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takaki. Takaki obviously looking to wear him down.
Takaki throws a head kick that half lands.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takaki, right into the meat.
Takaki lands with a kick to the temple. Stone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Takaki throws a nice head kick!
Takaki scores with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takaki. Stone shrugs it off though.
Takaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Takaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Takaki - the referee stops the clock and Stone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Takaki. Stone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Takehiko Takaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Takaki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Takaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Takaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid body kick from Takaki.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Takaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Takaki lands a high kick!
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Takaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takaki.
Takaki lands with a kick to the temple. Stone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Takaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takaki. That one must have hurt.
Jim Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone throws a series of punches but Takaki avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takehiko Takaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takaki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takehiko Takaki!
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energy
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