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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takehiko Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaki has chosen Mahavishnu Orchestra - Meeting Of The Spirits as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gerous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takehiko Takaki!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerous changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takaki tries to avoid it but Gerous manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takaki to the ground. Takaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gerous misses with a double jab
letting Takaki counter with a right hand.
Takaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gerous in his tracks.
Gerous moves forwards but Takaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gerous throws an overhand right that lands on Takaki's shoulder, as Takaki tries to avoid the shot.
Takaki wants to clinch up but Gerous keeps it at a distance.
Takaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gerous.
Good exchange - Takaki coming out on top.
Gerous blocks a low kick nicely.
Takaki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gerous checks it well.
Takaki wants to slow Gerous down by chopping away at his legs.
Takaki takes a swing at Gerous's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerous closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takaki. Gerous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takaki scores with a hook to the body. Gerous takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Takaki throws a solid leg kick but Gerous takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerous tries to clinch there but Takaki circles away.
Takaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takaki stuffs the takedown.
Gerous shoots in looking for a takedown. Takaki tries to sprawl out of it but Gerous keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gerous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gerous blocks a jab.
Takaki throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gerous to counter with a crisp jab.
Takaki misses with an uppercut.
Takaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gerous throws a body kick that misses.
Gerous looks for a takedown but Takaki sprawls well.
Gerous misses with a hook.
Takaki is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Takaki.
Gerous needs to keep his hands up - Takaki had a free shot at his head there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takaki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Takaki.
Gerous chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takaki can pounce on him.
Gerous avoids a kick to the body.
Takaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gerous fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Takaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takaki slips a jab and a cross from Gerous.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takaki.
Gerous closes the distance and clinches up with Takaki, looking for a takedown. Gerous pushes Takaki against the cage but Takaki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaki misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Gerous with that takedown attempt.
Takaki stuns Gerous with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gerous is breathing heavily.
Gerous on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gerous misses with a straight right.
A combination from Takaki does no damage.
A head kick misses from Gerous.
Gerous fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Takaki throws a leg kick but Gerous sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takaki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gerous is out of range.
Takaki misses with a hook.
Takaki connects with a body shot.
Gerous misses with a hook
so Takaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Takaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Gerous is retaining full guard.
Gerous keeping moving, preventing Takaki from controlling successfully.
Takaki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Takaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gerous won't allow Takaki to pass to mount.
Gerous looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gerous is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Takaki is looking to advance position but Gerous won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takehiko Takaki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takaki has managed to clinch.
Takaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takaki digs a right hand underneath Gerous's ribcage. Gerous let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gerous backwards.
Takaki misses with a body punch.
Gerous is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Takaki is defending well.
Gerous fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takaki lands an uppercut.
Takaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gerous backwards.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Takaki. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gerous blocks a body shot from Takaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaki throws an elbow but it misses.
Takaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takaki lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Takaki.
Nice body punch from Takaki.
Takaki scores with a shot to the side of Gerous's head.
Gerous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gerous drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gerous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takaki lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerous looking for a takedown.
Takaki stops a takedown attempt from Gerous.
Gerous blocks a body shot from Takaki.
Takaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gerous's elbow.
Gerous goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takaki prevents it.
Takaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takaki gets underhooks to prevent Gerous's takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Takaki.
Gerous avoids the elbow strike from Takaki, against the cage.
Takaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerous is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerous wants a takedown.
Takaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Gerous controls his hands.
Takaki tries to work over Gerous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gerous avoids it.
Gerous dodges an elbow strike from Takaki.
Takaki lands an uppercut.
Takaki lands with a right to the head.
Gerous tries to score a body lock takedown but Takaki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gerous is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Takaki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gerous blocks a body shot from Takaki.
Takaki prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerous blocks an uppercut.
Takaki can't find room to land a body shot as Gerous controls the action.
Takaki misses with some punches.
Gerous changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Takaki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Takehiko Takaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Gerous misses its intended target.
Gerous shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Takaki lands a leg kick that knocks Gerous off balance momentarily.
Takaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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.
Gerous throws a sloppy head kick and Takaki moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Gerous.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gerous closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takaki circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takehiko Takaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Takaki misses with a head kick.
Takaki cracks Gerous with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gerous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takaki.
Gerous is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Takaki scores with a leg kick.
Takaki thows a body kick. Gerous tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Takaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gerous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gerous checks a leg kick.
Takaki is looking to land body kicks.
Takaki punishes Gerous's body with a nice straight punch.
Takaki swings for the body but Gerous moves out of range.
Gerous misses with a straight left.
Gerous checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dan Gerous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takaki throws a leg kick
and Gerous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takaki misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerous fails to land with a series of punches.
Takaki lands a high kick!
Takaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gerous's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takaki misses with a series of wild punches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gerous. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gerous shoots in looking for a takedown. Takaki tries to sprawl out of it but Gerous keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A leg kick checked by Gerous.
Takaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gerous's half guard.
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!
Gerous looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takaki is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaki is looking to advance position but Gerous won't allow it.
Takaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Takaki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gerous has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gerous kicks off Takaki and gets to his feet.
Takaki stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gerous misses with a series of wild punches.
Takaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gerous throws out the jab.
Takaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Takaki scores with the left hand. Gerous knows he should have avoided that one.
Takaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Takaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takaki throws a nice head kick!
Takaki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gerous rather than just go for the knockout.
Takaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takaki throws a leg kick which misses Gerous's front leg but catches the back leg as Gerous tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takaki misses with an uppercut.
Takaki cracks the inside of Gerous's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaki looks for the body kick but Gerous saw that one coming.
Dan Gerous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Gerous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerous moves away.
Gerous looks to land a combination. Takaki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gerous throws a series of punches but Takaki moves out of range.
Gerous looking to score a takedown here. Takaki is defending well but Gerous drives through and ends up in Takaki's guard.
Gerous trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Takaki keeping full guard, as Gerous tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gerous defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takehiko Takaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takehiko Takaki!
A very excited looking Takehiko Takaki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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