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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emanoel Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Takatukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
34
174 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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194 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emanoel Moreno! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikko Takatukka! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moreno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Moreno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takatukka. Moreno fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Takatukka misses with a hook. Takatukka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moreno. Takatukka dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Takatukka walks into a left hand. Takatukka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Moreno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takatukka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Moreno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A shot to the liver by Takatukka. Beautiful body shot. Moreno misses with an uppercut. Takatukka saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Takatukka misses with a body shot.
Moreno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Takatukka takes a swing at Moreno's ribcage but misses. Takatukka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moreno moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Nice uppercut lands for Moreno. That snapped Takatukka's head back.
Moreno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Takatukka misses the shot to the body. Moreno throws an overhand right that lands on Takatukka's shoulder, as Takatukka tries to avoid the shot. A big left from Takatukka misses. Takatukka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moreno was well out of range. Poor timing from Takatukka. Moreno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Takatukka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moreno at a distance.
Moreno looks to score with a jab to the body but Takatukka is just out of range. A big right from Moreno misses. Takatukka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moreno. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Takatukka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Takatukka lands a nice hook to Moreno's body. Moreno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Moreno connects with a body shot that sends Takatukka's belly button to the back. Takatukka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Moreno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Moreno throws a right and a left that both miss. Moreno gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Takatukka counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Takatukka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreno.
Some wild striking there from Takatukka.
Moreno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Takatukka slaps away a takedown attempt from Moreno, before circling back to the center of the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanoel Moreno. That's going to take a lot out of him. Takatukka misses with a wild body shot. Moreno scores with a takedown into Takatukka's guard.
Takatukka is rocked! It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Moreno loads up on a big left hand. Takatukka felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Moreno looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Takatukka can't hide his disappointment, as Moreno celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emanoel Moreno! A relieved looking Emanoel Moreno thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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