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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Fuller Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuya Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
23
155 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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176 cm
26
157 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Fuller Jnr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tetsuya Takimoto! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fuller Jnr misses the jab. Takimoto thows a left - swing and a miss! Mac Fuller Jnr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fuller Jnr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takimoto. Fuller Jnr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuller Jnr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Fuller Jnr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuller Jnr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Takimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuller Jnr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Takimoto blocks a head kick by Fuller Jnr.
Takimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuller Jnr manages to avoid it. Fuller Jnr throws a series of punches but Takimoto avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Fuller Jnr looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Fuller Jnr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Tetsuya Takimoto has been cut. Fuller Jnr tries to clinch up but Takimoto circles away and keeps his distance. Fuller Jnr clinches up with Takimoto and pushes him back against the cage. Fuller Jnr lands a shoulder strike. Takimoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fuller Jnr's elbow. Fuller Jnr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Takimoto walks away with a smile on his face. Fuller Jnr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Fuller Jnr misses with a few strikes there.
Fuller Jnr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takimoto swats him away and circles back towards the center. Fuller Jnr ducks under a wild hook from Takimoto. Takimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuller Jnr.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fuller Jnr looks to land a combination but Takimoto avoids it well. Takimoto moves out of range of the body kick from Fuller Jnr.
Fuller Jnr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takimoto. Fuller Jnr misses with a low kick.
Fuller Jnr misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Fuller Jnr.
Fuller Jnr misses with the combination.
Fuller Jnr takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Takimoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fuller Jnr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Fuller Jnr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Takimoto connects with a looping right hand.
Takimoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuller Jnr. Fuller Jnr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Mac Fuller Jnr has been cut. Takimoto thuds a left hand into Fuller Jnr's body. Fuller Jnr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takimoto's calf. Takimoto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fuller Jnr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takimoto is able to avoid easily. Takimoto takes a body punch but keeps moving. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Fuller Jnr throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Takimoto to counter with a crisp jab. Takimoto checks a leg kick. A slapping body kick lands there for Fuller Jnr. Fuller Jnr looks to land a combination but Takimoto avoids it well. Takimoto looks to land a right hand but Fuller Jnr moved out of range. Fuller Jnr swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuya Takimoto dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fuller Jnr lands a front kick. Takimoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuller Jnr was well out of range. Poor timing from Takimoto. Fuller Jnr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takimoto counters with a left and a right that stings Fuller Jnr.
Fuller Jnr is rocked! Fuller Jnr misses with a few strikes there.
Fuller Jnr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Fuller Jnr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Fuller Jnr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Fuller Jnr throws a nice looking combination but Takimoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Fuller Jnr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takimoto. Takimoto steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Fuller Jnr is out on his feet! Takimoto sets himself and nearly takes Fuller Jnr's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tetsuya Takimoto!
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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
78% |
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