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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sendou Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Twitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sendou Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Twitchell!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeshi tries to keep at a distance but Twitchell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takeshi misses with a knee to the head.
Twitchell can't break the clinch.
Takeshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Twitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Twitchell taking a breather.
Takeshi crunches a lovely knee into Twitchell's ribcage.
Takeshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Twitchell looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twitchell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Takeshi lands a damaging elbow.
Takeshi landing knees to the body.
Takeshi missing with knees to the body.
Takeshi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Don Twitchell has been cut.
Takeshi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Takeshi trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Takeshi.
Takeshi controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Twitchell won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Takeshi.
Takeshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Twitchell.
Takeshi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Twitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takeshi crunches a lovely knee into Twitchell's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Takeshi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Takeshi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takeshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Takeshi lands an elbow inside.
Takeshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Twitchell won't want to take too many of those.
Takeshi lands a knee to the head.
Takeshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twitchell tries for a takedown but Takeshi manages to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Takeshi.
Takeshi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Takeshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Twitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Takeshi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Takeshi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Twitchell up against the cage.
Twitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takeshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Twitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Takeshi obliges.
Takeshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Twitchell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takeshi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Takeshi.
Takeshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Twitchell wants to break free but Takeshi has control.
Takeshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Twitchell avoids it.
Twitchell managing to block the knees to the body from Takeshi.
Twitchell gets control of Takeshi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Twitchell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Twitchell is trying to keep Takeshi in close.
Takeshi tries to stand but Twitchell is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi won't allow Twitchell to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sendou Takeshi just wasn't active enough.
Takeshi clinches.
Twitchell lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Takeshi obliges.
Twitchell takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Twitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Twitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takeshi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sendou Takeshi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Twitchell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Twitchell instigates a clinch.
Takeshi missing with knees to the body.
Takeshi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Takeshi lands an elbow just above Twitchell 's eye.
Twitchell managing to block the knees to the body from Takeshi.
Twitchell takes an elbow to the temple.
Takeshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Twitchell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takeshi prevents it.
Twitchell jumps guard.
Takeshi won't allow Twitchell to sweep him here.
Twitchell is breathing heavily.
Takeshi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Twitchell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takeshi has managed to get both his arms back between Twitchell's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twitchell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Takeshi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Twitchell on the ground.
Takeshi wants to stand but Twitchell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Takeshi is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sendou Takeshi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Takeshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Twitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Takeshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Takeshi.
Takeshi darts in and clinches Twitchell up against the cage.
Twitchell stalling in the clinch but Takeshi improves position.
Takeshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Twitchell is defending well for now.
Takeshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Twitchell.
Twitchell jumps guard but Takeshi stands there with Twitchell around his waist. Twitchell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Twitchell pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Twitchell's guard.
Twitchell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Twitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Twitchell working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Twitchell controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Twitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Twitchell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Twitchell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takeshi lands an elbow that stopped Twitchell in his tracks for a moment.
Takeshi trying to land knees to the body.
Twitchell looking to slow down the pace here.
Twitchell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Twitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
Takeshi stops Twitchell from standing up.
Twitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twitchell looking for a sweep. Not yet Twitchell, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sendou Takeshi.
Twitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Twitchell shoots in but Takeshi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Twitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takeshi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Twitchell avoids it really well and circles away.
Twitchell shoots in looking for a takedown but Takeshi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Twitchell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Twitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takeshi pushes Twitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
Twitchell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sendou Takeshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Twitchell.
Takeshi with a knee to the head.
Takeshi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Twitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Takeshi lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeshi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Twitchell's defenses.
Takeshi lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Twitchell avoids it.
Takeshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Takeshi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Takeshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Twitchell is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Takeshi obliges.
Takeshi lands an elbow inside that Twitchell shrugs off.
Takeshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Twitchell can do to turn this around?
Twitchell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Takeshi after a bit of a struggle.
Takeshi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Takeshi missing with knees to the body.
Takeshi lands an elbow that stopped Twitchell in his tracks for a moment.
Takeshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi looking to throw knees to the head but Twitchell is blocking nicely.
Twitchell has Takeshi pushed against the cage.
Takeshi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Twitchell's defenses.
Takeshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Twitchell blocks it with crossed arms.
Twitchell has had enough of the clinch but Takeshi keeps him there for the moment.
Takeshi lands an elbow just above Twitchell 's eye.
Twitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Twitchell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twitchell has had enough of the clinch but Takeshi keeps him there for the moment.
Takeshi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takeshi working Twitchell over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sendou Takeshi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takeshi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sendou Takeshi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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