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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TAKA Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinoku is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Yamato Suite Pt. 4. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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178 cm
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143 lbs
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178 cm
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150 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Louis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TAKA Michinoku! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Louis swinging wildly here.
Louis slips a jab from Michinoku. Louis throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Nice defenses there by Louis. Louis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Louis avoids the body shot from Michinoku.
Louis throws a sloppy body shot
and Michinoku counters with a leg kick. A cross from Michinoku lands. Michinoku walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Louis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Louis misses with a combination
and Michinoku counters with a stiff right hand. Louis needs to keep his hands up - Michinoku had a free shot at his head there. Michinoku throws the left hand but Louis avoids the punch easily. Louis closes the distance looking to clinch and Michinoku counters with a lovely straight right hand! Some wild striking there from Michinoku.
That's one minute gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Louis. Michinoku misses with a straight left. Louis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michinoku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Michinoku connects with a crisp jab. Michinoku digs a good hook to Louis's body.
Louis darts in trying to clinch and Michinoku counters with a right hand to the body. Louis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michinoku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Louis throws a combination that misses and Michinoku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Michinoku misses with a jab to the body
and Louis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Louis. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michinoku. Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Louis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Louis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Michinoku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Michinoku moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Michinoku counters with a nice uppercut. Michinoku tests Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot. Louis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michinoku counters with a lovely shot to the body. Michinoku lands a right hook to the body.
Louis wants to clinch and Michinoku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Louis misses with a double jab
and Michinoku counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Louis is breathing heavily. Michinoku misses the shot to the body. Nice shot lands for Michinoku. Louis takes a body punch but keeps moving. Michinoku lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Michinoku lands with a right hand. Louis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michinoku counters with a left to the body. Michinoku is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Louis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Michinoku scores with a shot to the body.
Louis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michinoku. Michinoku clobbers Louis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Michinoku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Nice body punch from Michinoku. A punch combination from Michinoku misses. Louis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Michinoku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Louis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Michinoku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Michinoku tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Louis is able to avoid easily. Louis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Louis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Michinoku stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Louis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Nice cross by Michinoku. Michinoku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Louis at a distance.
Michinoku lands a nice looking body shot.
Louis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. This has been an exciting period of action! A solid leg kick lands there for Michinoku.
Michinoku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Ray Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Michinoku dips to his left and cracks Louis with an uppercut! Michinoku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Michinoku connects with a body shot. Michinoku lands a glancing blow to the side of Louis's head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Michinoku cracks Louis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Michinoku ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Michinoku throws a nice outside leg kick. Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Louis there as he acknowledges the shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TAKA Michinoku dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Louis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Michinoku throws a series of punches but Louis moves out of range. Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Michinoku. Louis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Michinoku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Michinoku lands a slapping body shot.
Michinoku circles away from the clinch attempt and Michinoku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Michinoku with a body punch. A glancing blow. Ray Louis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Louis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michinoku.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Michinoku!
Michinoku swings away with a leg kick that misses. Louis throws a combination that misses and Michinoku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Louis darts in trying to clinch and Michinoku counters with a nice uppercut. Louis throws a combination that misses and Michinoku counters with a nice uppercut. Michinoku tries to bum rush Louis with a series of wild strikes but Louis uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Louis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Louis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michinoku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Michinoku throws a sloppy body shot
and Louis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Jab from Michinoku. Louis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michinoku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Louis thinking. Louis takes a shot right to the bread basket. Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Louis there as he acknowledges the shot. TAKA Michinoku seems to be getting the better of the standup. Good shot there by Michinoku.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Michinoku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Jab, jab by Michinoku - just one landing.
Louis is rocked! A nice leg kick lands there from Michinoku. Louis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michinoku counters with a stiff right hand. Oh Louis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Louis dodges the punch combination from Michinoku.
Louis seems to have got his legs back now. Louis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Michinoku. That's going to slow Louis down. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Michinoku misses with a straight left. Michinoku walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Louis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Michinoku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Louis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michinoku. Louis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michinoku counters with a right hand to the body. Michinoku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Michinoku lands a jab to the nose. Michinoku connects with a solid leg kick. Michinoku lands a jab to the nose. Michinoku stuns Louis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Michinoku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Michinoku connects with a single shot there. Michinoku scores with the left hand. Louis knows he should have avoided that one. Nice jab there from Michinoku. Michinoku dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Louis throws a combination that misses enabling Michinoku to counter with a crisp jab. Michinoku cracks Louis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Michinoku throws a right and a left that Louis avoids nicely. Michinoku works the jab nicely. Louis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Louis blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Michinoku ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Michinoku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Louis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michinoku counters with a right hand to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Michinoku uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. A jab lands there for Michinoku. Michinoku works over Louis's head and body with a nice combination. Michinoku lands a nice shot that snaps Louis's head back.
Michinoku with a jab. Louis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Louis moves forwards but Michinoku connects with a nice, crisp jab. Michinoku throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Donk. Michinoku catches Louis right on the button with a cross. Louis is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Michinoku scores with a jab to the jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TAKA Michinoku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Michinoku cracks Louis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Michinoku misses the shot to the body. Michinoku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A big left from Michinoku misses. Louis slips under a jab from Michinoku. Louis darts in trying to clinch and Michinoku counters with a good low kick that Louis was not able to check. Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Louis misses with a combination
and Michinoku counters with a nice uppercut. Louis misses with a combination
letting Michinoku counter with a right hand. Louis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michinoku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Louis misses with a double jab
and Michinoku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. Louis misses with a hook. Michinoku lands with an overhand left. Michinoku lands a slapping body shot.
Louis misses with a hook. Michinoku ducked under it nicely. Michinoku connects with a crisp jab. Michinoku throws a series of punches but Louis moves out of range. Michinoku misses with a wild body shot. Michinoku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Louis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Louis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Michinoku to score with a decent uppercut. Michinoku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Louis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Louis on the wrong end of a nice hook. Michinoku lands a nice shot to the body.
Ray Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Louis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michinoku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Michinoku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Louis on the side of the head. Michinoku fails with a takedown attempt. Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michinoku.
Louis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michinoku counters with a stiff right hand. Louis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Michinoku can pounce on him.
Louis tries to clinch but Michinoku moves out of range. Louis darts in trying to clinch and Michinoku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Louis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Louis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. TAKA Michinoku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Louis clinches but Michinoku breaks the clinch and Michinoku counters with a stiff right hand. Michinoku has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Michinoku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Louis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michinoku counters with a straight right hand. Michinoku cracks Louis with a right hand to the side of the head. A cross from Michinoku lands. Louis tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Michinoku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Michinoku catches Louis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Louis clinches but Michinoku breaks the clinch and Michinoku counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Louis walks into a left hand. Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Louis there as he acknowledges the shot. Michinoku lands a glancing blow to the side of Louis's head. Michinoku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Louis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Louis throws a combination that misses and Michinoku counters with a nice uppercut. Michinoku lands the left hand. Michinoku fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Louis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Michinoku lands a nice shot that snaps Louis's head back.
Michinoku lands a nice shot to the body.
Michinoku scores with a shot to the body.
Louis wants to clinch but Michinoku slips to the side and Michinoku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Louis thinking. Louis misses with a combination
and Michinoku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight! TAKA Michinoku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Michinoku winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 25:30 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TAKA Michinoku!
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energy
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