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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saguro Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen AC/DC - Live Wire as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Angus Young has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Saguro Takada's chin.
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saguro Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries to clinch but Takada is having none of it.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Young connects with a high kick.
Young closes the distance but Takada moves to the side
and Takada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young throws a low kick but Takada moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Young is predictable there
and Takada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Young is looking to chop away at Takada's legs.
Takada blocks a head kick by Young.
Takada throws a right hand that misses
and Young makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Angus Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Young wants to clinch up but Takada keeps it at a distance.
Takada swings widly with a right hand
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada misses with a low kick as Young jumps back.
Takada looks for the body kick but Young saw that one coming.
Takada misses with a left hand
and Young counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takada's knee momentarily.
Young bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Young lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Young tries to clinch but Takada is having none of it.
Angus Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Takada if he has to take too many more of those.
Takada moves out of range of the body kick from Young.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Young.
Young throws a shot to the body.
Takada throws a poor cross that misses
and Young counters with a slapping leg kick.
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Young bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Young lands a nice hook to Takada's body. Takada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
Takada throws an off balance right hand
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Young.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Young scores with a hook.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
Takada misses with a hook
and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Takada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takada effectively controlling the action here.
Takada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takada is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Young's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Takada throws a poor cross that misses
and Young counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Takada's front leg but catches the back leg as Takada tries to avoid it.
Takada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Young misses with a low kick.
Takada throws an off balance right hand
and Young counters with a nice leg kick.
Young scores with the left hand. Takada knows he should have avoided that one.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young scores with a spinning back kick!
Young misses with a lunging right hand
and Takada counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Young sizes up Takada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Takada throws a right hand that misses
and Takada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takada's sensitive parts.
Young is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young thows a leg kick but Takada checks it
and Takada counters with a stiff right hand.
Takada misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a thumping low kick.
Takada throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Young.
Takada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Young throws a nice head kick!
Takada throws a combination that misses
and Young counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takada.
Young scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takada in his tracks.
Takada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Takada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Young taking a breather.
Young stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Takada.
Takada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Young landing knees to the body.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Young landing knees to the head.
Young lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Young tries to clinch up but Takada circles away and keeps his distance.
Young swings widly with a right hand
and Takada counters with a shoot takedown. Young fights it but they end up in guard.
Young 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.
Young has Takada pulled in close to control his posture.
Takada is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takada swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takada's knee momentarily.
Young throws a body kick the misses
and Takada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takada throws a leg kick
and Young makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Young misses with a double jab
and Takada counters with a nice uppercut.
Young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takada. That did some damage!
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Young lands a nice looking kick to the body. Takada takes a step back to recover.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Young misses
and Takada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Young misses.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takada misses with a double jab
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada misses the body punch
and Young counters with a leg kick.
Young thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Takada if he has to take too many more of those.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takada checks a leg kick.
Young lands a leg kick that knocks Takada off balance momentarily.
Takada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a nice leg kick.
Takada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young throws a leg kick
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saguro Takada clearly takes that 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.
Young avoids the body shot from Takada.
Takada throws a lazy uppercut
and Young counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Young has Takada up against the cage in a clinch.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takada tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Young lands a shot to the body.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Takada presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young is struggling to control the position.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takada content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Takada scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Takada as the two fighters clinch.
Takada is trying to stall.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angus Young seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada lands a shot to the body.
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Young.
Young avoiding damage as Takada throws knees to the body.
Takada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Takada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Young digs a right hand underneath Takada's ribcage. Takada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young lands an uppercut.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Takada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Young.
Young lands a body punch.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young avoiding damage as Takada throws knees to the body.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Young to work.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Takada is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Young works on Takada's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Young.
Young lands a body shot.
Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takada's face.
Young cracks Takada with a nice body shot.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Takada's head.
Young holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Young lands a knee to the body.
Young works on Takada's body with a couple of short punches.
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Takada won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young has Takada pressed against the cage.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takada is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Takada is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Takada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takada misses with a knee strike.
Takada tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Takada.
Takada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young pushes Takada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
Young stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young digs a right hand into Takada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takada's gas tank.
Takada being controlled against the cage.
Young throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Young lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Young.
Young is struggling to control the position.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Young.
A knee to the head by Young.
A hook to the body from Young.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Takada takes a knee to the side of the body.
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Takada won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takada can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young working Takada over with knees to the body.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Young dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Young throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Takada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Takada blocks the leg kick.
Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Young misses
and Takada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takada misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Takada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takada steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Young. That one must have hurt.
Takada misses with a leg kick
and Young counters with a nice body kick.
Young scores with a hook to the body. Takada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Angus Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
Takada throws a head kick that misses
and Young counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takada swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Takada ducks under a wild hook from Young.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada shoots in and gets a takedown into Young's guard.
Young throws his legs up looking for a submission but Takada uses it to pass to side control.
Takada looking to control but instead Young has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Takada with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Angus Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young gets full guard.
Saguro Takada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young has his foot on Takada's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Takada works his way back into a safe position though.
Young is controlling Takada's posture.
Young is trying to keep Takada in close.
Young manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Young stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angus Young.
I think Young 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Young!
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energy
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hype
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