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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taku Michiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wakba Kabul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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171 cm
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150 lbs
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200 cm
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taku Michiko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wakba Kabul! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kabul throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Kabul avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kabul avoids the body shot from Michiko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michiko. Kabul does a little dance to reset his feet. Michiko checks a leg kick. Kabul is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Michiko scores with a body shot.
Kabul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michiko. Kabul wants to slow Michiko down by chopping away at his legs. Kabul throws a leg kick but Michiko sees it coming and moves out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Michiko. Kabul does a little dance to reset his feet. Donk. Michiko catches Kabul right on the button with a cross. A bone on bone clash there as Michiko blocks the leg kick.
Kabul misses with a low kick.
Kabul swings away with a leg kick that misses. Michiko misses with a hook. Kabul tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. The fighters circling - Michiko throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kabul takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kabul is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A slow jab from Michiko misses its intended target. Kabul is still on wobbly legs! Can Michiko finish him? Kabul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kabul ducks under a wild hook from Michiko. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Michiko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kabul. Kabul throws a leg kick but Michiko checks it. Michiko looks to land a left hand but Kabul moved out of range nicely. Michiko throws a lazy right hand but Kabul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Michiko misses with a straight left. Kabul throws a leg kick that misses. Kabul moves away from the strike by Michiko. Michiko throws a jab but it's blocked by Kabul. Kabul throws a chopping leg kick but Michiko manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Kabul tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kabul throws a low kick but Michiko moves out of range easily. Kabul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michiko.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kabul slips a jab from Michiko. Michiko throws the left hand but Kabul avoids the punch easily. Michiko is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kabul's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Michiko misses the jab. Michiko throws an overhand right that lands on Kabul's shoulder, as Kabul tries to avoid the shot. Michiko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Michiko throws a hook but Kabul avoids it easily. Kabul slips a jab from Michiko. Michiko looks to throw the jab but Kabul is out of range. Michiko is breathing heavily. Michiko throws a jab when Kabul was well out of range. Kabul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michiko. A slow jab from Michiko misses its intended target. Michiko misses with a straight left. Michiko throws a shot from downtown. Kabul moves away and avoids it. Michiko misses with an uppercut. Kabul saw that one coming. Kabul tries to land a leg kick but Michiko saw it coming and moves away.
Kabul tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kabul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michiko throws out the jab. Michiko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kabul. Kabul throws a leg kick but Michiko sees it coming and checks it nicely. Michiko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kabul. Kabul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kabul tries a low kick but Michiko avoids it. Kabul tries to work over Michiko's front leg with a kick but Michiko checks it. Michiko avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Kabul throws a low kick, looking for Michiko's leg but Michiko calmly moves out of range. Kabul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michiko. Michiko checks a leg kick. Michiko missing with a left hand there. Kabul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kabul attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Kabul throws a low kick but Michiko moves out of range easily. Kabul attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Michiko checks a low kick from Kabul. This has been an exciting period of action! Kabul throws a chopping leg kick but Michiko manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Michiko checks a leg kick nicely. Kabul will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kabul throws a solid leg kick but Michiko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kabul. Kabul throws a leg kick but Michiko checks it. Kabul throws a low kick, looking for Michiko's leg but Michiko calmly moves out of range. Kabul misses with a low kick. Michiko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Kabul fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Michiko is out of range. Kabul attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Kabul throws a low kick, looking for Michiko's leg but Michiko calmly moves out of range. Michiko pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kabul throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Michiko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kabul fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Michiko checks it well. Kabul misses with a low kick. Michiko throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Michiko misses with an uppercut. Michiko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kabul.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kabul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Michiko missing with a left hand there. Kabul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Michiko throws an overhand right that lands on Kabul's shoulder, as Kabul tries to avoid the shot. Kabul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michiko. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kabul lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Michiko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Michiko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Michiko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kabul moves away from the strike by Michiko. Kabul throws out a leg kick but Michiko moves out of range and Kabul only half commits. Michiko throws the left hand but Kabul avoids the punch easily. Kabul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michiko. Michiko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kabul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. The fighters circling - Michiko throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kabul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michiko. Michiko throws a big shot that misses. A big left from Michiko misses. Michiko misses with a looping left. Michiko throws a lazy right hand but Kabul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kabul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Michiko throws a big shot that misses. A big right from Michiko misses. Kabul staying out of range there. Michiko misses with a looping left. Kabul tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Nice defenses there by Kabul. Michiko thows a left - swing and a miss! Kabul misses with a low kick. Michiko misses with a straight left. Kabul throws a solid leg kick but Michiko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kabul. Kabul slips under a jab from Michiko. Kabul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michiko. Michiko misses with a hook. Michiko throws out a loose jab but Kabul uses good head movement to avoid it. Michiko misses with a hook. Kabul moves out of range of the strikes. Michiko throws a shot from downtown. Kabul moves away and avoids it. Kabul ducks under a wild hook from Michiko. Kabul shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Michiko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Michiko throws out a loose jab but Kabul uses good head movement to avoid it. Michiko throws a big shot that misses. Michiko throws a jab when Kabul was well out of range. Michiko misses with a hook. Kabul ducked under it nicely. Michiko looks to land a right hand but Kabul moved out of range. Michiko throws a hook but Kabul blocks it. Michiko throws a hook to the side of Kabul's head but Kabul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A telegraphed right hand from Michiko misses the target. Michiko misses with a looping left. Kabul ducks under a wild hook from Michiko. Michiko throws an overhand right that lands on Kabul's shoulder, as Kabul tries to avoid the shot. Kabul ducks under a wild hook from Michiko.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kabul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michiko. Kabul ducks under a wild hook from Michiko. Michiko misses with a looping left. Michiko throws a lazy right hand but Kabul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Michiko misses the jab. A slow jab from Michiko misses its intended target. Kabul throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Michiko throws a jab when Kabul was well out of range. Michiko throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Michiko misses with an uppercut. Kabul seems to have recovered his senses. Kabul attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Kabul fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Michiko is out of range. Kabul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Michiko checks a low kick from Kabul. Michiko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kabul throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Michiko misses with a body shot.
Michiko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michiko moves out of range of the leg kick from Kabul. Michiko connects with the punch. Michiko blocks a low kick nicely. Michiko avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Kabul avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kabul tries to work over Michiko's front leg with a kick but Michiko checks it. Michiko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kabul.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Michiko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Michiko thows a body shot but no joy. Kabul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michiko. Kabul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kabul misses with a low kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Michiko moves out of range of the leg kick from Kabul. Kabul throws a leg kick but Michiko moved away. Michiko connects with a looping right hand.
Michiko misses the shot to the body. Kabul throws a leg kick but Michiko checks it. Michiko thows a body shot but no joy. Kabul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kabul throws a leg kick but Michiko checks it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Michiko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kabul swings away with a leg kick that misses. Kabul motions for Michiko to come forward. Kabul throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Michiko takes a swing at Kabul's ribcage but misses. Kabul motions for Michiko to come forward. Kabul throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taku Michiko dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Michiko looks to score with a jab to the body but Kabul is just out of range. Kabul fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Michiko is out of range. Kabul attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Kabul misses with a low kick. and Michiko counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kabul! He's just covering up as Michiko starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taku Michiko! In his post fight interview, Taku Michiko started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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