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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Caparas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Takanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danilo Caparas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esko Takanen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caparas scores with a decent looking hook.
Takanen misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caparas. Takanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takanen throws a head kick but Caparas moves out of range.
Takanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Caparas thows a leg kick but Takanen checks it
and Takanen counters with a nice body kick.
Caparas misses with a looping right.
Caparas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takanen checks a low kick from Caparas.
Caparas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takanen throws out the jab.
Takanen misses with a leg kick
and Caparas counters with a good, hard body kick but Takanen shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caparas thows a body shot but no joy.
Takanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Caparas throws a lazy head kick
and Takanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas slips a jab and a cross from Takanen.
Takanen moves away from the strike by Caparas.
Takanen blocks a head kick by Caparas.
Takanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takanen misses with a head kick.
Caparas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caparas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Caparas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takanen finds it's way round the side to connect with Caparas's head.
Caparas throws a hook but Takanen avoids it easily.
Caparas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Takanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Caparas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Caparas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Takanen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caparas feints and then cracks Takanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takanen down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Takanen misses.
A jab from Caparas misses.
Caparas misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Takanen.
Takanen throws a sloppy head kick and Caparas moves out of range easily.
Caparas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caparas.
Takanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takanen misses with a low kick.
Caparas misses with a looping right.
That kick from Takanen tenderised Caparas's leg. Caparas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caparas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takanen throws out the jab.
Takanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Caparas moves away from the strike by Takanen.
Takanen misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caparas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Caparas scrambles back to his feet.
Takanen misses with a body kick.
Caparas looks to land a body kick but Takanen moved away.
Good leg kick by Caparas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caparas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caparas misses with a body kick.
Takanen works the jab nicely.
A jab from Takanen finds it's way through Caparas's defenses.
Caparas moves out of range of the body kick.
Takanen misses with a head kick.
Caparas slips a jab from Takanen.
Caparas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takanen. That did some damage!
Caparas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caparas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Caparas's knee momentarily.
Takanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takanen throws a jab when Caparas was well out of range.
Caparas throws a leg kick which misses Takanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Takanen tries to avoid it.
Takanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Caparas counters with a good low kick that Takanen was not able to check.
Caparas cracks Takanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Takanen throws a head kick that misses
and Caparas counters with a nice leg kick.
Takanen looks winded!
Takanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caparas lands a glancing blow to the side of Takanen's head.
Caparas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Caparas.
Caparas throws a head kick that misses.
Takanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caparas can pounce on him.
Caparas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takanen in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danilo Caparas will probably get the nod.
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.
Takanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caparas.
Caparas tries a low kick but Takanen avoids it.
Caparas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takanen.
Takanen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Takanen misses.
Caparas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Takanen avoids the body shot from Caparas.
Caparas lands with a cross.
Caparas throws a lazy head kick
letting Takanen counter with a right hand.
Takanen throws a solid leg kick but Caparas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takanen.
Nice uppercut there from Takanen.
Takanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danilo Caparas is winning the standup battle so far.
Takanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caparas was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caparas throws a body kick that misses.
Takanen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Caparas as he connects with a hook.
Caparas swings for the body but Takanen moves out of range.
Caparas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takanen missing with a left hand there. Caparas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caparas throws a jab but it's blocked by Takanen.
Donk. Takanen catches Caparas right on the button with a cross.
Caparas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caparas cracks the inside of Takanen's front leg.
Takanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caparas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caparas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caparas moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caparas tried to score with a low kick but Takanen checks it.
Takanen throws a leg kick but Caparas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Caparas does it's job there.
Takanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Caparas counters with a left to the body.
Takanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Takanen misses with a shot to the body
and Caparas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Caparas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caparas is looking to slow Takanen down with leg kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Takanen.
Takanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takanen avoids the head kick by Caparas.
Caparas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takanen throws out the jab.
Takanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caparas.
Takanen tries to bum rush Caparas with a series of wild strikes but Caparas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takanen.
Caparas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Caparas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takanen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Caparas is out of range and Takanen settles back down.
Takanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takanen throws a leg kick but Caparas moved away.
Caparas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Takanen misses with a few strikes there.
Takanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caparas is looking to chop away at Takanen's legs.
Takanen looks to land a right hand but Caparas moved out of range.
A slow jab from Takanen misses its intended target.
Caparas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caparas connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Takanen checks a leg kick.
Takanen checks a leg kick.
Takanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caparas throws a half hearted mid kick.
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!
Takanen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Takanen wants to slow Caparas down by chopping away at his legs.
Caparas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takanen throws a shot from downtown. Caparas moves away and avoids it.
Caparas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caparas throws a shot to the body.
Caparas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Takanen tries to score with a low kick but Caparas moves his leg out of the way.
Caparas just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danilo Caparas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Caparas swings widly with a right hand
and Takanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Takanen tries a low kick but Caparas avoids it.
Takanen throws a wild body kick that Caparas sees coming a mile off.
Caparas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caparas connects with a leg kick. Takanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Caparas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caparas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caparas's head.
Takanen tries to score with a low kick but Caparas moves his leg out of the way.
Caparas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Takanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caparas. Caparas obviously looking to wear him down.
Caparas throws a series of punches but Takanen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas throws a jab when Takanen was well out of range.
Caparas checks a leg kick nicely.
Caparas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Caparas connects with a crisp jab.
Crunch! Caparas slams his shin into Takanen's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takanen.
Caparas looks to land a body kick but Takanen moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takanen.
Takanen tries to work over Caparas's front leg with a kick but Caparas checks it.
Caparas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takanen throws a good cross that connects.
Good leg kick by Takanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caparas 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 Takanen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takanen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Takanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caparas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Caparas throws a looping overhand right but Takanen ducks down to avoid it.
Takanen tries to land a front kick but Caparas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caparas misses with a body kick.
Caparas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Caparas scrambles back to his feet.
Caparas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takanen's hands.
Takanen throws a body kick that misses
and Caparas counters with a nice body kick.
Takanen looks for the body kick but Caparas saw that one coming.
Takanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caparas looks to land a body kick but Takanen moved away.
Takanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Danilo Caparas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takanen misses with a wild body shot.
Caparas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caparas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Caparas.
Caparas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takanen throws the left hand but Caparas avoids the punch easily.
Takanen drops his hands momentarily and Caparas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Takanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caparas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takanen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takanen staying out of range there.
Takanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Takanen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caparas slips a straight right by Takanen.
A swing and a miss from Caparas.
Takanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Caparas counters with a leg kick.
Esko Takanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caparas throws a front kick aimed at Takanen's knee but Takanen avoids it well.
Takanen defending well as Caparas loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparas scores with a nice body kick.
Caparas lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caparas. That's going to slow Takanen down.
Takanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caparas.
Takanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takanen throws a hook but Caparas avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Caparas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caparas. Takanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Caparas.
Takanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Caparas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takanen.
Takanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Danilo Caparas.
Well Caparas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danilo Caparas!
Danilo Caparas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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