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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rainbow Brite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lion Takanori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brite comes to the cage accompanied by Rainbow Brite. Takanori comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scary kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lion Takanori is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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157 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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151 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rainbow Brite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lion Takanori!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Takanori.
Brite jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brite just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanori looks to throw the jab but Brite is out of range.
Takanori tries to clinch there but Brite circles away.
Takanori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brite manages to avoid it.
Brite drives through and clinches with Takanori against the cage.
Takanori is trying to force a seperation but Brite has the dominant position.
Takanori working hard to break the clinch.
Takanori is pressed up against the cage. Brite has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Takanori down to the mat. Takanori avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brite takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanori wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Takanori misses the target.
Brite lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Lion Takanori has been cut.
Brite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brite buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takanori misses with a double jab.
Brite connects with an inside leg kick.
Takanori tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brite plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Takanori misses with a body shot.
Brite connects with an inside leg kick.
Takanori moves into range and clinches up with Brite.
Brite lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takanori breaks from the clinch.
Brite throws a right hand that Takanori ducks under and follows up with a left that Takanori also avoids with ease.
Takanori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takanori breaks the clinch.
Brite misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takanori manages to avoid it.
Brite on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takanori connects with a single shot there.
Brite avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brite misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brite throws a hook but Takanori blocks it.
Takanori tries to clinch up.
Rainbow Brite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takanori throws a hook but Brite avoids it easily.
Takanori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanori throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brite.
Takanori connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takanori ducks right into an uppercut from Brite.
Brite connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takanori looks to land a right hand but Brite moved out of range.
Brite takes a swing at Takanori's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brite darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brite wants to land a leg kick but Takanori is out of range.
Takanori takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A low kick from Brite misses
and Takanori counters with a right hand to the body.
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 Rainbow Brite will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lion Takanori's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Takanori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takanori misses with a left hand
and Brite counters with a nice kick to the body.
Takanori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brite manages to avoid it.
Takanori connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brite. Takanori does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Brite.
Takanori throws a right and a left that Brite avoids nicely.
Takanori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takanori thows a body shot but no joy.
Brite misses with a jab to the body
and Takanori counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brite looks to land a left hand but Takanori moved out of range nicely.
Brite lands with a right hand.
Brite scores with a kick to the midsection.
Takanori's corner calls for a 1-2. Takanori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Takanori avoids the body shot from Brite.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takanori.
Brite is looking to wear down Takanori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brite connects with a looping right hand.
Brite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takanori misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brite lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brite is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brite is looking to chop away at Takanori's legs.
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!
Brite thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takanori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brite.
Brite misses with a hook. Takanori ducked under it nicely.
Takanori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brite manages to avoid it.
Brite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takanori manages to avoid it.
Takanori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brite looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brite.
Takanori swings for the body but Brite moves out of range.
Brite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takanori takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takanori scores with a decent looking hook.
Takanori misses with a jab to the body
and Brite counters with a left and a right that stings Takanori.
Brite pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brite looks for the body kick but Takanori saw that one coming.
Brite rushes Takanori and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Takanori prevents a body shot from Brite.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brite keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takanori's efforts to push away.
Brite has Takanori pressed against the cage, preventing Takanori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takanori wants to get back to striking at distance but Brite won't allow it.
Takanori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takanori tries to break the clinch but Brite is controlling the position.
Brite keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takanori's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takanori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brite is trying to pull guard but Takanori has him pressed against the cage.
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 Rainbow Brite will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lion Takanori's cut.
That's time! Brite's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Brite.
Takanori fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takanori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brite. Brite obviously looking to wear him down.
Brite gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brite stalling.
Brite working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takanori is trying to break the clinch but Brite is controlling him.
Takanori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takanori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brite missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brite trying to land knees to the body.
Takanori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brite has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Takanori avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Takanori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brite slowing the pace effectively.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brite looks to land a left hand but Takanori moved out of range nicely.
Rainbow Brite is winning the standup battle so far.
Brite misses with a wild body shot.
Brite moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brite throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brite staying out of range there.
Brite throws a jab when Takanori was well out of range.
Takanori swings for the body but Brite moves out of range.
Takanori swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brite counters with a body kick that stops Takanori in his tracks momentarily.
Lion Takanori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Takanori.
Brite uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takanori has time to react.
A head kick misses from Brite.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brite swats away the attempt to clinch by Takanori.
Takanori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brite.
Brite moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takanori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brite. Brite obviously looking to wear him down.
Brite jabs at Takanori's body.
Brite throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takanori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brite lands with a kick to the ribs.
Takanori fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanori scores with a jab to the head.
Brite clinches.
Takanori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takanori is trying to force a seperation but Brite has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Takanori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brite goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takanori prevents it.
Takanori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takanori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takanori fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rainbow Brite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brite, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rainbow Brite!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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