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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Takano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Yuki Takano has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yuki Takano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Nation!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nation misses with a few strikes there.
Takano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nation looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nation connects with a right hand. Takano shakes it off.
No joy there for Takano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Takano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nation connects with a jab.
Nation checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takano misses with a straight right.
Nation lands a really nice looking cross but Takano seems unphased.
Takano lands a nice looking body shot.
Takano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nation.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nation checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nation keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takano misses with a looping left.
Takano throws a hook but Nation avoids it easily.
Takano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nation ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takano moves away.
Nation jabs Takano right on the nose. Takano blinks but takes it well.
Takano has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Takano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nation bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takano's head backwards.
Nation has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nation.
Takano tries to land a leg kick but Nation saw it coming and moves away.
Takano scores with a nice head shot.
Takano dips to his left and cracks Nation with an uppercut!
Nation scores with a decent looking hook.
Takano throws a looping overhand right but Nation ducks down to avoid it.
Takano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Takano. Those never looked like landing.
Nation throws out a loose jab but Takano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nation just misses with a punch to the body.
Takano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nation.
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!
Nation tries to move into range but Takano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Takano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nation is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takano tries to move into range but Nation moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nation paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Nation.
Nation lands with a right hand.
Takano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Takano throws a lazy right hand but Nation sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nation's head backwards.
Nation is still on wobbly legs! Can Takano finish him?
Takano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nation works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nation seems to have recovered his senses.
Takano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takano walks into a jab.
Nation misses with a body shot.
Nation keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nation changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation swinging wildly here.
Nation lands with a nice combination. Takano backs away looking to recover.
Takano misses with an uppercut.
Nation getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nation is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Takano had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nation avoids the body shot from Takano.
Nation uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takano.
Takano throws a jab when Nation was well out of range.
Nation pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Takano back to the cage. Nation follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nation uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takano.
Takano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takano ducks under a wild hook from Nation.
Takano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nation.
Nation fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takano manages to avoid it.
Nation ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takano moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takano thows a body shot but no joy.
Nation misses with a wild combination.
Takano slips a straight right by Nation.
Nice body punch from Nation.
Nation uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takano.
Nation throws the left hand but Takano avoids the punch easily.
Takano just misses with a punch to the body.
Nation misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takano.
Takano throws a big shot that misses.
Nation comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Nation throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nation misses with the combination.
Takano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nation's head.
Takano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolai Nation will probably get the nod.
That's time! Takano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nation keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Takano. Those never looked like landing.
Nation lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nation checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Nation. Those never looked like landing.
Takano wants to slow Nation down by chopping away at his legs.
Takano throws a hook but Nation avoids it easily.
Nation changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takano lands a nice looking body shot.
Takano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takano takes one on the button.
Good shot there by Nation.
Nation misses the shot to the body.
Takano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takano throws a leg kick but Nation checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takano. Nation does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nation. Takano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Takano looks to score with a jab to the body but Nation is just out of range.
Takano misses with a straight right.
Nation takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takano motions for Nation to come forward. Takano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nation takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nation slips a straight right by Takano.
Takano staying out of range there.
Takano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nation counters with a nice uppercut.
Takano throws a lazy right hand but Nation sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nation misses with a double jab.
Takano lands a jab.
Takano misses with a looping right.
Takano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nation.
Takano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nation scores with a sloppy right hand. Takano should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nation gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takano loads up on a big right hand but Nation slips the punch.
Nation slips under a jab.
A nice combination there by Takano.
Takano looks to land a right hand but Nation moved out of range.
Nation ducks under a wild hook from Takano.
Takano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takano throws a poor cross that misses
and Nation counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takano throws a shot from downtown. Nation moves away and avoids it.
Takano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Takano misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nation fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takano ducks right into an uppercut from Nation.
Nation lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takano circles away quickly and effectively.
Nation misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation ducks under a wild hook from Takano.
Nation uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takano has time to react.
Good shot there by Nation.
Takano throws a hook but Nation blocks it.
Takano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation ducks under a wild hook from Takano.
Nation smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nation with a nice cross.
Nation is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nation. Takano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nation thows a body shot but no joy.
Nation scores with a jab to the body.
Nation staying out of range there.
That's four 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!
Takano throws a body punch but Nation moves out of range.
Takano drops his hands momentarily and Nation takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nation swinging wildly here.
Nikolai Nation seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nation connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nation takes one to the side of the head.
Takano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nation.
Takano throws a leg kick but Nation checks it.
Takano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nation cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takano throws an overhand right that lands on Nation's shoulder, as Nation tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Takano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nation lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Takano throws a looping overhand right but Nation ducks down to avoid it.
Takano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nation throws a right and a left that Takano avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Nation showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Nation swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nation thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takano dodges the punch combination from Nation.
Takano walks into a stiff left hand from Nation.
Takano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nation is able to avoid easily.
Nation keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takano.
Nation slips under a jab.
Nation uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takano.
Nation looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nation checks it well.
Takano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nation connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nation slips under a jab from Takano.
Takano throws a shot from downtown. Nation moves away and avoids it.
Nation throws a good cross that connects.
Nation throws a right hand that Takano ducks under and follows up with a left that Takano also avoids with ease.
Takano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Takano.
Takano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nation eats them both and turns towards Takano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nation scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Takano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Nation.
Nation scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nation lands with a cross.
Nation misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yuki Takano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Takano misses its intended target.
Nation just misses with a punch to the body.
Takano throws a jab but it's blocked by Nation.
Takano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nation moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Nation scores with a four punch combination!
Takano just misses with a punch to the body.
Nation misses with a few strikes there.
Takano throws the left hand but Nation avoids the punch easily.
Takano drops his hands momentarily and Nation takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nation lands a nice hook to Takano's body. Takano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nation dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nation dodges the punch combination from Takano.
Nation fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nation looks to land a combination but Takano avoids it well.
Takano moves out of range of the strikes.
Nation misses with the combination.
Takano sizes up Nation with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nation lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takano circles away quickly and effectively.
Takano looks to throw the jab but Nation is out of range.
Takano scores with a jab to the head.
Nation feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takanos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Takano looks to land a right hand but Nation moved out of range.
Nation uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takano.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takano 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 Nation has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nation and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nation moves out of range as Takano strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takano 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 Nation has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nation and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nation scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takano throws a body punch but Nation moves out of range.
Takano throws a body punch but Nation moves out of range.
Takano misses with a shot to the body
enabling Nation to counter with a crisp jab.
Nation takes a swing at Takano's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nation moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Takano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nation lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nation checks a leg kick nicely.
Nation with a hook.
Nation lands a jab.
Nation uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nation moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nation ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nation throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nikolai Nation is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nation swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Nation comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nation 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Nation!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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