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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoshiko Takara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande comes to the cage accompanied by I Drove All Night. Takara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Heartbeats. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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198 lbs
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hoshiko Takara!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grande misses with a body kick.
Grande misses with an uppercut. Takara saw that one coming.
Grande is looking to clinch but Takara is avoiding it.
Grande dives in and grabs Takara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takara pushes down on Grande's head and hops out.
Takara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grande manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grande looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Takara!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Takara sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Grande looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Grande wants to free his trapped foot but Takara is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grande thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Takara to regain full guard.
Grande trying to control the position from guard on top but Takara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grande has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grande looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grande working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grande is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Jacques Grande wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Takara scores with a body shot.
Grande tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takara swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Grande. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Takara finds it's target.
Grande moves out of range of the body kick from Takara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grande throws a hook to the side of Takara's head but Takara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grande throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takara fakes the leg kick and cracks Grande in the body.
Takara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takara digs a good body shot into Grande's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Takara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grande throws a series of punches but Takara avoids them all with ease.
Jacques Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takara scores with a hook.
Grande wants to clinch up but Takara keeps it at a distance.
Grande misses with a takedown attempt - Takara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Takara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grande.
Hoshiko Takara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grande is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Takara.
Takara throws a series of punches but Grande avoids them all with ease.
Takara scores with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grande.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takara stuffs the takedown attempt from Grande. Grande gets slowly back to his feet.
Grande tries to clinch up but Takara circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grande misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Grande 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grande had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grande throws a solid leg kick but Takara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grande.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takara manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Takara.
Grande is breathing heavily.
Takara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grande.
Takara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grande's calf.
Takara lands the left hand.
Takara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grande's hands.
Takara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Takara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takara.
Takara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takara connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoshiko Takara 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.
Takara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grande is out of range and Takara settles back down.
Grande shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takara as he jumps to the side.
Grande misses with an uppercut.
Grande misses with a double jab.
Grande shoots in but no luck this time.
Takara has managed to clinch.
Takara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grande.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Grande. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takara is leaning against Grande and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takara pushes Grande back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Takara lands a left hand.
Takara lands a hook that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grandes head.
Takara tries to land knees in the clinch but Grande avoids the damage to the body.
Takara cracks Grande with a nice body shot.
Takara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takara lands with a left to the head.
Takara lands with a right to the head.
Takara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takara lands an uppercut.
Takara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grande is rocked!
Takara lands with a left to the head.
Oh Grande is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takara lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Takara.
Takara lands with a right to the head.
Grande tries to pull guard but Takara holds him up against the cage and eventually Grande drops back down to his feet.
Takara breaks from the clinch.
Grande seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Takara.
A punch combination from Grande misses.
Grande fails with a takedown attempt.
Takara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Takara lands with a cross.
Takara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grande on the side of the head.
Grande looks to land a left hand but Takara moved out of range nicely.
Takara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takara connects with an inside leg kick.
Takara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grande takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takara scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grande.
Takara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takara lands a jab.
Takara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grande. That did some damage!
Grande takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takara cracks Grande with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grande moves out of range of the leg kick from Takara.
Takara moves into the clinch.
Grande's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
A short right from Takara.
Takara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grandes head.
Takara slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takara misses with a punch to the body.
Takara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Grande tries a body shot but Takara blocks it.
Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grande tries to pull guard but Takara holds him up against the cage and eventually Grande drops back down to his feet.
Takara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grande is trying to drag Takara to the mat but Takara just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Grande is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grande jumps guard but Takara stands there with Grande around his waist. Grande gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hoshiko Takara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takara struggles to land a body shot inside as Grande controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoshiko Takara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takara moves away.
Nice shot lands for Takara.
Grande stuns Takara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takara lands with a nice combination. Grande backs away looking to recover.
Takara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grande throws a jab but it's blocked by Takara.
Grande misses with a double jab
and Takara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grande walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grande tries to clinch but Takara is having none of it.
Takara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grande misses with the combination.
Grande takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takara lands a really nice looking cross but Grande seems unphased.
Grande looks for a takedown but Takara sprawls well.
Grande throws a right and a left that Takara avoids nicely.
Takara tests Grande's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takara takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Takara as the two fighters clinch.
Takara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grande or not.
Takara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grande.
Takara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Takara is pushing Grande up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Takara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grandes head.
Takara prevents a body shot from Grande.
Takara works on Grande's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Takara.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takara.
Takara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takara scores with a shot to the side of Grande's head.
Takara lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Takara lands with a right to the head.
Takara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takara lands a left hand.
Takara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Takara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Takara on the inside.
Takara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Takara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grande avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grande.
Takara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Takara slowing the pace effectively.
Takara pushes Grande back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jacques Grande has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Takara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grande.
Grande tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takara smiles and moves away.
Takara throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takara throws a leg kick which misses Grande's front leg but catches the back leg as Grande tries to avoid it.
Grande takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grande is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takara.
That kick from Takara tenderised Grande's leg. Grande is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grande fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Grande. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grande tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takara swivels and escapes.
Grande shoots in for a takedown but Takara shows good takedown defense.
Takara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grande.
Takara scores with a hook to the body. Grande takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takara feints a jab promting Grande to slip. Takara then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grande slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Takara lands with an uppercut that bounces Grande off the cage and back into rage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hoshiko Takara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takara 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoshiko Takara!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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