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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akio Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takada comes into the arena with Metallica - All Nightmare Long blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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190 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akio Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Carson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Takada!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Takada working to try and regain half guard.
Carson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Carson trying to control but Takada is having none of it.
Carson goes for an armbar but Takada turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Takada.
Takada sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada trying to control the position from guard on top but Carson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takada is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Carson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Akio Takada has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Carson throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carson.
Carson fails to land with a series of punches.
Takada throws a head kick that misses.
Takada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Takada throws a good cross that connects.
Takada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carson misses with a low kick as Takada jumps back.
Takada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carson blocks a leg kick.
Carson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takada throws a leg kick but Carson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takada avoids it really well and circles away.
Takada connects with a leg kick. Carson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takada counters with an outside leg kick.
Takada lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takada.
Carson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takada moves away.
Carson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takada is able to avoid easily.
Takada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takada looks to land a left hand but Carson moved out of range nicely.
Takada lands with a hook. Carson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bill Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carson walks into a left hand.
Takada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takada lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takada finds it's way round the side to connect with Carson's head.
Carson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takada counters with a good low kick that Carson was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takada connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Takada blocks the low kick.
Takada throws a low kick but Carson moves out of range easily.
Carson takes one to the chin there.
Carson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takada.
Takada moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takada scores with a shot to the body.
Takada thumps Carson with a low kick.
Akio Takada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takada throws a leg kick that misses.
Carson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takada's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takada. That's going to slow Carson down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takada throws a leg kick which misses Carson's front leg but catches the back leg as Carson tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Carson blocks the leg kick.
Carson checks a low kick from Takada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Takada dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Takada scores with a hook.
Carson shoots in looking for a takedown. Takada tries to sprawl out of it but Carson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some bone on bone action there as Carson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akio Takada is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Takada tenderised Carson's leg. Carson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takada lands a leg kick that knocks Carson off balance momentarily.
Takada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carson's calf.
Takada scores with a nice strike.
Carson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takada instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada misses with some punches.
Takada looking to throw knees to the head but Carson is blocking nicely.
Carson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takada has a couple of punches blocked by Carson.
Takada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carson backwards.
Takada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carson's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takada.
Takada prevents a takedown attempt there.
Takada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carson is looking to break free of the clinch but Takada has double underhooks.
Carson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takada throws a head punch that misses.
Takada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takada lands a right hand.
Takada misses with the head strike.
Carson wants to break free but Takada has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carson's efforts to push away.
Takada prevents Carson from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takada.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takada working aggressively here.
Takada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Carson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takada has him pressed against the cage.
Takada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takada has Carson pressed against the cage, preventing Carson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takada lands an uppercut.
Carson wants to break free but Takada has control.
Carson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carson blocking some punches.
Carson wants to take the fight to the mat but Takada manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Akio Takada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Carson.
A short left from Takada.
Carson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carson can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takada swings wildly with an uppercut but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takada throws a punch but it's blocked by Carson.
Takada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takada working aggressively here.
Takada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carson backwards.
Takada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takada misses with some punches.
Carson is trying to push Takada away but Takada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carson tries to circle away but Takada has him pinned against the cage.
Takada pushes Carson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takada misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takada.
Takada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada has a couple of punches blocked by Carson.
Takada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carson blocks it with crossed arms.
Takada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carson.
Carson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carson tries to break the clinch but Takada is controlling the position.
Carson is looking for a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takada.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
Takada has a couple of punches blocked by Carson.
Takada throws a head punch that misses.
Takada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takada tries to land a knee to the head but Carson blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carson tries to break free but Takada pushes him back against the cage.
Carson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Takada pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carson wants to get back to striking at distance but Takada won't allow it.
Carson can't find room to land a body shot as Takada controls the action.
Takada scores with a shot to the side of Carson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Takada dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Takada.
Takada fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carson is out of range.
Takada's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takada scrambles back to his feet.
Takada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carson misses with a takedown attempt - Takada sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takada as he avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takada.
Carson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Takada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carson misses with a combination
and Takada counters with a low kick, right behind Carson 's knee.
Carson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takada throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bill Carson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takada jabs Carson right on the nose. Carson blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson connects with a nice looking jab.
Takada lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carson needs to keep his hands up - Takada had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carson is defended easily by Takada.
Akio Takada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Carson.
Nice straight punches there by Takada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takada.
Carson walks into a straight right hand from Takada.
Nice cross by Takada.
Carson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takada as he jumps to the side.
Carson checks a low kick from Takada.
Carson tries to bum rush Takada with a series of wild strikes but Takada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akio Takada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Takada tenderised Carson's leg. Carson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Takada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Carson blocks the leg kick.
Carson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carson's sensitive parts.
Takada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Takada.
Carson wants to land a leg kick but Takada is out of range.
Takada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takada throws a leg kick but Carson moved away.
Carson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Takada lands an overhand right.
Takada throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson moves out of range as Takada strikes.
Carson cracks Takada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takada.
Carson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takada feints a jab promting Carson to slip. Takada then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Takada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bill Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice combination there by Carson.
Carson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takada. That's going to slow Carson down.
Carson throws a combination that misses
and Takada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takada is looking to slow Carson down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Takada.
Takada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carson can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takada lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takada.
Takada cracks the inside of Carson's front leg.
Carson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takada counters with a body kick.
Carson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takada. Takada obviously looking to wear him down.
Carson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takada lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takada cracks the inside of Carson's front leg.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takada. Carson shrugs it off though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Takada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takada, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Akio Takada!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Akio Takada!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Akio Takada!
Akio Takada wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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