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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masato Takaya struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dragon Rage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Masato Takaya's chin.
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dragon Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Takaya!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rage wants to clinch up but Takaya keeps it at a distance.
Rage moves in looking to clinch but Takaya pushes him off.
Takaya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rage.
Takaya throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely.
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rage misses with the combination.
Rage really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
Takaya with a jab.
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takaya counters with a takedown into side control.
Rage is looking to reverse the position.
Rage is trying to control Takaya's posture but Takaya avoids it.
Rage is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Takaya working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage wants to get back to his feet.
Takaya working the ground and pound.
Takaya trying to control the position but Rage is working away.
Takaya lands a few punches from side control.
Takaya tries to move to mount but Rage blocks the move with his legs.
Takaya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Takaya lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Takaya is looking to take a break and control but Rage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takaya controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaya scores with punches from side control.
Takaya lands a decent elbow from side control.
Takaya working the ground and pound.
Rage is rocked!
Rage is breathing heavily.
Rage is looking for a sweep.
Takaya working the ground and pound.
Oh Rage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rage is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Takaya in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rage is looking for a sweep.
Takaya lands a nice forearm strike.
Takaya wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rage, who protects the arm well.
Rage seems to have got his legs back now.
Takaya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Takaya is putting a hurting on Rage here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Takaya working the ground and pound from side control.
Rage is not content to let Takaya control the position.
Rage is trying to get back to half guard.
Takaya connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rage some visible discomfort.
Takaya taking a break here but Rage is having none of it and regains half guard.
Rage trying to control here.
Rage is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Takaya's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Takaya's back!
Takaya trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Takaya turns into Rage and is now in his guard.
Rage pushes Takaya off and gets back to his feet.
Rage closes the distance but Takaya moves to the side
and Takaya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab-cross combination lands for Rage and sends Takaya crashing to the mat! Rage follows him down to the mat - Takaya regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Takaya is rocked!
Takaya is trying to control but can't.
Takaya is still in real trouble! Can Rage finish him?
Rage is pressing down on Takaya's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takaya is holding on for now.
Rage content to control rather than advance.
Takaya throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Takaya wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage wants to control but Takaya is keeping him busy.
Rage is really struggling to control Takaya but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Takaya seems to have recovered his senses.
Takaya wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masato Takaya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rage loads up on a big right hand but Takaya slips the punch.
Rage doesn't manage to clinch there - Takaya circles away.
Rage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Takaya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rage's knee momentarily.
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rage looks to land a body kick but Takaya moved away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Takaya falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takaya smiles and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Takaya. That snapped Rage's head back.
Takaya circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Takaya counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takaya throws a combination that misses
and Rage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Takaya.
Rage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takaya counters with a three punch combo that has Rage backing up. Rage nods at Takaya to acknowledge the strikes.
Rage tries to clinch
and Takaya counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rage!
Takaya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rage working to try and regain half guard.
Takaya with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya with the ground and pound from mount.
Takaya avoids the attempt from Rage to control.
Rage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takaya has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rage's face.
Takaya looking to finish Rage with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rage!
Takaya is landing with some decent strikes but Rage is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Takaya content just to control the position here.
Masato Takaya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takaya unloading with bombs!
Rage swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rage is looking to improve his position but Takaya isn't that keen on the idea.
Takaya throwing strikes but Rage bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Rage wants to stand up but Takaya is controlling him.
Rage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Takaya prevents Rage from getting back to his feet.
Rage is trying to keep Takaya in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Takaya tries to clinch there but Rage circles away.
Takaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Rage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takaya counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dragon Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takaya counters with a good low kick that Rage was not able to check.
Rage is looking to clinch but Takaya is avoiding it.
Takaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Takaya counters with a series of strikes. Rage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Takaya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takaya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya lands the left hand.
Rage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takaya counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Takaya is fighting to break Rage's control of his arms but Rage is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Takaya trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage is wriggling around but Takaya manages to pass to half guard.
Takaya works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Takaya landing shots from mount.
Rage can't escape the position.
Rage is working hard here to advance position.
Rage wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Takaya.
Rage can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rage sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rage is looking to improve his position.
Rage is trying to maintain the position but Takaya is very close to passing his half guard.
Rage throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Takaya scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rage tries to get to full guard but Takaya has control of the leg.
Rage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takaya is working away from the top position though.
Takaya blocks the strikes from Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masato Takaya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Takaya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rage tries to land a leg kick but Takaya saw it coming and moves away.
Rage misses with a wild combination.
Takaya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rage counters by clinching up.
Takaya is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Takaya tries to break the clinch but Rage is controlling the position.
Rage controlling the action here for a moment.
Takaya wants to get back to striking at distance but Rage won't allow it.
Takaya is working for takedown but Rage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rage lands a nice knee to the body.
Rage tries to stall but Takaya uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Takaya.
Rage tries to break the clinch but Takaya is controlling the position.
Takaya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takaya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takaya misses with a double jab.
Rage dodges the punch combination from Takaya.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takaya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takaya cracks Rage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Rage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takaya counters with a three punch combo that has Rage backing up. Rage nods at Takaya to acknowledge the strikes.
Takaya connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Takaya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya looks to land a combination. Rage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takaya.
Rage looks to clinch
and Takaya counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragon Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Takaya counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rage won't be happy with that.
Rage pushes Takaya away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Takaya gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Takaya passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rage!
Takaya looking for a guillotine from mount but Rage is having none of it.
Takaya has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rage's face.
Rage regains half guard.
Takaya is working for a submission of some sort.
Rage looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaya trying to control from half guard but Rage is working away.
Rage wants to get back to his feet.
Rage is looking to improve his position.
Takaya decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Rage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takaya.
Rage takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Takaya - the referee stops the clock and Rage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Takaya. Rage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Takaya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takaya scores with the left hand. Rage knows he should have avoided that one.
Rage throws a combination that misses
and Takaya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rage's knee momentarily.
Takaya lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Takaya misses with a wild combination.
Rage misses with a takedown
and Takaya counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dragon Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takaya is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rage slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to sweep but no luck.
Rage looking to control.
Takaya won't allow Rage to get back to his feet.
Takaya pushes down on Rage's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rage trying to hold on to Takaya's head to control him but Takaya postures up.
Rage moves into full guard.
Rage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Takaya is controlling him.
Rage can't keep his opponent in guard - Takaya advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rage controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Takaya performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Takaya is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rage!
Rage is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rage tries to lock up and control but Takaya gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Takaya cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rage takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rage is looking to improve his position but Takaya isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takaya looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rage tries to hold on but Takaya postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masato Takaya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takaya 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masato Takaya!
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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
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