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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Ishimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Haiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haiko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Notkea Rotta - Kaupungin vauhdissa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Ishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Haiko!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishimura scores with a one two! Haiko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Haiko tries to clinch but Ishimura is having none of it.
Ishimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Haiko shoots in but Ishimura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ishimura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haiko is looking to clinch but Ishimura is avoiding it.
Ishimura misses the jab.
Jimmy Haiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haiko moves in looking to clinch but Ishimura pushes him off.
Ishimura throws a nice looking combination but Haiko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haiko clinches up against the cage.
Haiko misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Haiko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haiko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ishimura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Takashi Ishimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Haiko.
Ishimura misses with some punches.
Haiko lands a knee to the body.
Ishimura is trying to force a seperation but Haiko has the dominant position.
Haiko blocking some punches.
Haiko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ishimura is trying to push Haiko away but Haiko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haiko.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishimura breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haiko.
Haiko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haiko ducks under a wild hook from Ishimura.
Takashi Ishimura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haiko closes the distance and clinches.
Haiko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haiko lands an elbow that stopped Ishimura in his tracks for a moment.
Haiko has Ishimura pressed against the cage, preventing Ishimura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishimura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ishimura tries to break the clinch but Haiko is controlling the position.
Ishimura manages to break the clinch.
Ishimura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haiko.
Haiko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haiko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haiko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ishimura is fending him off so far but Haiko persists. Nope, Ishimura circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ishimura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haiko slips a jab and a cross from Ishimura.
Haiko shoots in looking for a takedown but Ishimura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haiko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ishimura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haiko.
Haiko ducks under a wild hook from Ishimura.
Ishimura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haiko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishimura misses with a wild combination.
Haiko clinches up with Ishimura and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haiko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haiko has Ishimura pressed against the cage, preventing Ishimura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haiko.
Ishimura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Haiko.
Haiko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Haiko can't get the takedown.
Haiko looks gassed!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Haiko being controlled against the cage.
Ishimura takes an elbow to the temple.
Ishimura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishimura swings wildly with an uppercut but Haiko uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishimura is trying to push Haiko away but Haiko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ishimura tries to circle away but Haiko has him pinned against the cage.
Haiko prevents Ishimura from breaking the clinch.
Ishimura wants to break free but Haiko has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Takashi Ishimura will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Haiko has managed to clinch.
Ishimura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch but Haiko keeps him there for the moment.
Ishimura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishimura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haiko lands an elbow inside.
Haiko prevents Ishimura from breaking the clinch.
Ishimura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haiko is leaning against Ishimura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ishimura working hard to break the clinch.
Haiko is trying to drag Ishimura to the mat but Ishimura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Haiko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ishimura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ishimura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Haiko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ishimura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Takashi Ishimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Haiko.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haiko is breathing heavily.
Ishimura tries to circle away but Haiko has him pinned against the cage.
Ishimura avoids a wild elbow strike from Haiko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiko misses with an elbow strike.
Haiko prevents Ishimura from breaking the clinch.
Haiko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ishimura gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haiko throws an elbow that misses.
Haiko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ishimura tries to stall but Haiko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch but Haiko keeps him there for the moment.
Ishimura can't break the clinch.
Ishimura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haiko wants a takedown but no success here.
Ishimura working hard to break the clinch.
Haiko lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haiko.
Ishimura tries to break the clinch but Haiko is controlling the position.
Haiko lands an elbow inside that Ishimura shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haiko.
Ishimura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ishimura avoids a wild elbow strike from Haiko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura tries to break the clinch but Haiko is controlling the position.
Ishimura working aggressively here.
Haiko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishimura avoids it.
Ishimura scores with a shoulder strike.
Haiko is working for takedown but Ishimura is calmly controlling the position for now.
Haiko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishimura.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishimura blocks an elbow strike from Haiko.
Haiko has Ishimura pressed against the cage, preventing Ishimura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishimura misses with a punch on the inside.
Haiko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ishimura's efforts to push away.
A short left from Ishimura.
Ishimura tries to break free but Haiko pushes him back against the cage.
Ishimura breaks from the clinch.
Haiko tries to clinch there but Ishimura circles away.
Takashi Ishimura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishimura looks to land a combination but Haiko avoids it well.
Ishimura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haiko wants to clinch.
Ishimura scores with a decent looking hook.
Haiko shoots in but no luck this time.
Ishimura lands with a shot to the body.
Haiko ducks under a wild hook from Ishimura.
Ishimura throws a series of punches but Haiko avoids them all with ease.
Haiko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura tries to circle away but Haiko has him pinned against the cage.
Ishimura can't break the clinch.
Haiko is struggling to control the position.
Ishimura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jimmy Haiko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haiko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ishimura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haiko has Ishimura pressed against the cage, preventing Ishimura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch but Haiko keeps him there for the moment.
Ishimura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ishimura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ishimura swings wildly with an uppercut but Haiko uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishimura blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishimura prevents a body shot from Haiko.
Haiko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ishimura is trying to break free.
Ishimura prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Takashi Ishimura will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Haiko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ishimura lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ishimura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishimura scores with a hook.
Haiko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ishimura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haiko throws a right hand that Ishimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Ishimura also avoids with ease.
Ishimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haiko was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishimura.
Haiko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haiko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiko closes the distance and clinches up with Ishimura, looking for a takedown. Haiko pushes Ishimura against the cage but Ishimura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takashi Ishimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Haiko.
Ishimura slaps away a takedown attempt from Haiko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ishimura lands with an overhand left.
Ishimura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ishimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haiko was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishimura.
Ishimura connects with a body shot.
Haiko instigates a clinch.
Haiko keeps control of Ishimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haiko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ishimura's efforts to push away.
Haiko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishimura in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haiko missing with knees to the body.
Haiko prevents Ishimura from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ishimura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haiko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ishimura pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ishimura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishimura misses with a wild combination.
Haiko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ishimura to score with a decent uppercut.
Jimmy Haiko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haiko clinches up with Ishimura and pushes him back against the cage.
Haiko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishimura throws a body punch but Haiko moves out of range.
Ishimura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Ishimura misses.
Haiko tries a head kick but it misses.
Haiko closes the distance and pushes Ishimura back into the cage.
Haiko misses with a knee to the head.
Ishimura wants to get back to striking at distance but Haiko won't allow it.
Haiko throws a head punch that misses.
Ishimura scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishimura is trying to push Haiko away but Haiko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haiko keeps control of Ishimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ishimura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haiko throws an elbow that misses.
Ishimura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haiko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ishimura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ishimura connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishimura lands with a hook. Haiko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishimura cracks Haiko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takashi Ishimura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takashi Ishimura is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishimura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Haiko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Ishimura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ishimura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Ishimura!
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energy
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hype
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