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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton LaVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuyuki Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takimoto has chosen Instrumental as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anton LaVey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kazuyuki Takimoto!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takimoto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Takimoto jabs at LaVey's body.
Takimoto lands with a hook. LaVey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Takimoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from LaVey misses.
LaVey moves out of range as Takimoto strikes.
Takimoto throws a shot to the body.
Takimoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takimoto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
LaVey prevents Takimoto from improving position.
LaVey wants to control but Takimoto postures up.
Takimoto is staying tight to LaVey's torso, preventing him from escaping.
LaVey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Takimoto.
Takimoto working the body and head with strikes.
LaVey wants to control but Takimoto postures up.
Takimoto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto in side control, just content to control the action for now.
LaVey sneaks back into half guard.
LaVey tries to roll over but Takimoto keeps him under control.
Takimoto wants to free his trapped foot but LaVey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
LaVey tries to roll over but Takimoto keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. LaVey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Takimoto.
LaVey won't allow Takimoto to pass to mount.
LaVey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Takimoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but LaVey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Takimoto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Takimoto wants to pass to mount but LaVey is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaVey is looking to improve his position.
Takimoto wants to control but LaVey is keeping him busy.
LaVey trying to control here.
Takimoto is looking to stall here but LaVey recovers full guard.
Takimoto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Takimoto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
LaVey gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaVey is desperately trying to improve his position but Takimoto has a good base and remains in mount.
Takimoto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
LaVey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
LaVey tries to hold on but Takimoto pushes him away.
Takimoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as LaVey is looking to escape.
Takimoto with shots to the head and body - LaVey looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takimoto controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LaVey wants to control but Takimoto is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takimoto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuyuki Takimoto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
LaVey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
LaVey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takimoto.
Takimoto looking to score a takedown here. LaVey is defending well but Takimoto drives through and ends up in LaVey's guard.
LaVey wants to get back to his feet but Takimoto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Takimoto tries to free his leg and advance position but LaVey is retaining full guard.
Takimoto wants to control from the top but LaVey keeps moving.
Takimoto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control LaVey kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
LaVey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Takimoto on the ground.
LaVey has Takimoto pulled in close to control his posture.
Takimoto is pushing down on LaVey's leg trying to pass to half guard. LaVey is fighting to maintain full guard but Takimoto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Takimoto is working for a kimura but LaVey is defending it quite comfortably.
LaVey wants to control the action here but instead Takimoto manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaVey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Takimoto working for a submission but LaVey is keeping him at bay.
LaVey tries to hold on but Takimoto postures up.
Takimoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as LaVey is looking to escape.
LaVey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as LaVey is looking to escape.
LaVey tries to hold on but Takimoto postures up.
Takimoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as LaVey is looking to escape.
LaVey wants to control but Takimoto is having none of it.
Takimoto landing strikes from the mount.
Takimoto controlling the pace for now.
Takimoto looking to control but LaVey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaVey is looking to get to half guard.
LaVey has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Takimoto is trying to stick to LaVey's back but LaVey is turning into Takimoto. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Takimoto's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by LaVey.
LaVey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Takimoto working a defensive guard here.
LaVey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Takimoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in LaVey's guard.
Takimoto stands up over LaVey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
LaVey is trying to keep Takimoto in close.
LaVey is adopting a defensive guard.
Kazuyuki Takimoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Takimoto wants to control from the top but LaVey keeps moving.
Takimoto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Takimoto connects with a good right hand that stumbles LaVey. LaVey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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.
Takimoto cracks LaVey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Anton LaVey has been cut.
Takimoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
LaVey looks to clinch
and Takimoto counters with a nice leg kick.
LaVey shoots in for a double leg but Takimoto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuyuki Takimoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anton LaVey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Takimoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as LaVey sprawls well. LaVey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takimoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Takimoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt LaVey.
Takimoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Takimoto as he connects with a hook.
Takimoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takimoto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Takimoto jabs at LaVey's body.
LaVey fails with the takedown
and Takimoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takimoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and LaVey defends it well.
Takimoto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. LaVey defending well though.
LaVey trying to get back to full guard but Takimoto takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto tries to control but LaVey wriggling away.
Takimoto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Takimoto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
LaVey is trying to escape the mount.
LaVey regains half guard.
LaVey trying to hold on to Takimoto's head to control him but Takimoto postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
LaVey is trying to control but can't.
Takimoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takimoto has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can LaVey defend it? Takimoto steps over the head and cranks it - LaVey is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Takimoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazuyuki Takimoto!
A victorious Kazuyuki Takimoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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