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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuyuki Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gimmick comes to the cage accompanied by Six Feet Under - War Is Coming. Takimoto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Instrumental. Kazuyuki Takimoto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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177 cm
28
162 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
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175 cm
29
164 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Justin Gimmick! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kazuyuki Takimoto! The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Danga de danga de dang - Takimoto scores with a four punch combination! Gimmick misses the jab. Takimoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Takimoto scores with a leg kick.
Gimmick throws a head kick that misses. Gimmick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Takimoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Gimmick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Takimoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gimmick circles away. Gimmick scoring well with a low kick there.
Gimmick walks into a straight right hand from Takimoto. 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! Gimmick lands a glancing blow to the side of Takimoto's head. Gimmick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Gimmick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Gimmick controlling the action here for a moment.
Gimmick misses with a punch to the body.
Gimmick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gimmick scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gimmick cracks a nice hook into Takimoto's ribs. Takimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Takimoto has his takedown stuffed and Gimmick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gimmick. Gimmick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Gimmick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Gimmick has Takimoto pushed against the cage. Takimoto gets a trip takedown into half guard. Gimmick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Takimoto working over Gimmick with some ground and pound. Gimmick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Gimmick is refusing to be controlled, as Takimoto sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Takimoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Takimoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gimmick defends it well. Gimmick is trying to stand up here but Takimoto is controlling him well. Takimoto wants to pass the guard but Gimmick is defending well. Takimoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gimmick keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gimmick is trying to stand.
Gimmick keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Takimoto trying to control from half guard but Gimmick is working away. Gimmick is trying to stand back up but Takimoto is controlling him
Takimoto wants to pass to mount but Gimmick is defending the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Gimmick misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gimmick tries to clinch there but Takimoto circles away.
Takimoto throws an overhand right that lands on Gimmick's shoulder, as Gimmick tries to avoid the shot. Gimmick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Gimmick connects with an inside leg kick. Gimmick checks a leg kick. Takimoto connects with an inside leg kick. Gimmick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Gimmick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takimoto swats him away and circles back towards the center. Gimmick wants to land a leg kick but Takimoto is out of range. Justin Gimmick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Takimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gimmick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takimoto is out of range. Gimmick misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Takimoto slips under a jab from Gimmick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gimmick is looking to clinch. Gimmick tries to clinch up. Gimmick lands with a nice combination. Takimoto backs away looking to recover. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gimmick dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gimmick has managed to clinch.
Gimmick scores with a nice hook to the head. Gimmick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Takimoto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gimmick just stands there and leans against the cage. A short left from Gimmick. Takimoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gimmick feints and then cracks Takimoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takimoto down. Takimoto tries to land a leg kick but Gimmick saw it coming and moves away.
Gimmick clinches with his opponent.
Gimmick manages to break the clinch.
Gimmick avoids the body shot from Takimoto.
Gimmick misses with a wild body shot. Gimmick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Gimmick. Gimmick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Takimoto is out of range. Justin Gimmick is winning the standup battle so far. Takimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Takimoto. Gimmick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takimoto, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Takimoto fails to pull guard.
Gimmick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gimmick tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Takimoto counters with a nice uppercut. Takimoto moves away from the strike by Gimmick. Gimmick is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Takimoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Takimoto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gimmick was covering up waiting for the punch and Takimoto finishes the takedown easily into guard. Gimmick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takimoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gimmick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Takimoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Gimmick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Takimoto's guard. Takimoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Gimmick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gimmick wants to pass the guard but Takimoto is keeping the position. Takimoto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gimmick controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Takimoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Takimoto, not yet.
Justin Gimmick has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Gimmick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Takimoto takes one on the button. Takimoto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Gimmick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Takimoto scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gimmick. Takimoto does a little dance to reset his feet. Takimoto checks a leg kick nicely. Takimoto throws a solid leg kick but Gimmick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takimoto. Gimmick rushes Takimoto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Gimmick misses with a body punch.
Gimmick blocking some punches.
Gimmick manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A kick lands to the mid section there for Gimmick. Gimmick wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gimmick tries to clinch but Takimoto moves out of range. Gimmick cracks Takimoto with a good jab. Takimoto lands with a hook. Gimmick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. A head kick misses from Gimmick. Takimoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Gimmick tries to sprawl out of it but Takimoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gimmick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Justin Gimmick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuyuki Takimoto. Good leg kick by Takimoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gimmick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Gimmick misses the shot to the body. No luck for Takimoto with that takedown attempt. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gimmick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gimmick lands a jab to the nose. Gimmick walks into a jab. 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 Justin Gimmick will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Takimoto jabs Gimmick to the body, keeping him at a distance. Takimoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Takimoto misses. Takimoto throws a combination that misses and Gimmick counters with a big head kick but Takimoto shrugs it off. Gimmick drops Takimoto with a huge uppercut! Takimoto drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Gimmick is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Gimmick! A less than humble Justin Gimmick misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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