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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wei Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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146 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wei Sun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Meguru Takayanagi!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takayanagi looks to throw the jab but Sun is out of range.
Sun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Takayanagi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takayanagi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sun under the eye.
Sun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takayanagi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been informed that Takayanagi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Takayanagi scores with a jab. Sun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sun scores with a body shot.
Takayanagi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Takayanagi tries to clinch up.
Sun lands a two punch combo.
Takayanagi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sun misses with a straight right.
Sun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takayanagi swings for the body but Sun moves out of range.
A big left from Takayanagi misses.
Takayanagi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sun misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takayanagi's head.
Wei Sun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sun just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Sun. Beautiful body shot.
Takayanagi throws a jab when Sun was well out of range.
Takayanagi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takayanagi misses with a hook. Sun ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Takayanagi misses.
Sun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sun misses with an uppercut. Takayanagi saw that one coming.
Sun connects with a jab.
Sun thows a body shot but no joy.
Takayanagi misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sun. Takayanagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sun slips a jab and a cross from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi presses Sun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takayanagi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Takayanagi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takayanagi has a couple of punches blocked by Sun.
Sun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sun looks to land a right hand but Takayanagi moved out of range.
Sun throws the left hand but Takayanagi avoids the punch easily.
Sun misses with an uppercut
and Takayanagi moves into the clinch.
Sun manages to break the clinch.
Takayanagi cracks Sun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Sun does no damage.
Takayanagi slips a jab and a cross from Sun.
Good standup being displayed there by Takayanagi as he connects with a hook.
Sun just misses with a punch to the body.
Takayanagi slips a jab from Sun.
Takayanagi tries for a takedown but Sun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi checks a leg kick.
A jab from Takayanagi finds it's way through Sun's defenses.
Sun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takayanagi tries to clinch but Sun moves out of range.
Takayanagi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Takayanagi.
Sun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Takayanagi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takayanagi scores with a hook.
Sun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takayanagi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takayanagi throws a looping overhand right but Sun ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Takayanagi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Takayanagi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi tries to clinch up but Sun circles away and keeps his distance.
Takayanagi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sun throws a body punch but Takayanagi moves out of range.
Sun looks to throw the jab but Takayanagi is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takayanagi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sun circles away quickly and effectively.
Takayanagi misses with a wild body shot.
Takayanagi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sun jabs Takayanagi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sun moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sun goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sun takes a swing at Takayanagi's ribcage but misses.
Takayanagi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sun had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch combination from Takayanagi misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takayanagi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takayanagi misses the jab.
Takayanagi misses with a looping left.
Sun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Meguru Takayanagi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takayanagi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Takayanagi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takayanagi scores with a three punch combo!
Takayanagi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takayanagi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sun. Sun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sun lands with a cross.
Takayanagi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Takayanagi misses with an uppercut
and Sun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Takayanagi blocks a jab.
Takayanagi ducks under a wild hook from Sun.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takayanagi. Sun does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Sun misses.
Takayanagi throws out a loose jab but Sun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takayanagi misses with a looping right.
Sun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takayanagi.
Takayanagi throws an overhand right that lands on Sun's shoulder, as Sun tries to avoid the shot.
Sun moves away from the strike by Takayanagi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takayanagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck for Takayanagi with that takedown attempt.
Meguru Takayanagi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sun throws a front kick aimed at Takayanagi's knee but Takayanagi avoids it well.
Takayanagi throws a shot from downtown. Sun moves away and avoids it.
Sun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takayanagi misses with a hook. Sun ducked under it nicely.
Takayanagi throws a hook but Sun blocks it.
A jab lands there for Sun.
Takayanagi misses with a wild body shot.
Sun throws a nice looking combination but Takayanagi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takayanagi loads up on a big right hand but Sun slips the punch.
Takayanagi misses with a straight left.
Takayanagi tries to close the distance and clinch but Sun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi throws a series of punches but Sun moves out of range.
Sun throws a hook to the side of Takayanagi's head but Takayanagi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takayanagi jabs Sun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Sun.
Takayanagi ducks under a wild hook from Sun.
A cross from Sun lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takayanagi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sun was well out of range. Poor timing from Takayanagi.
Sun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sun takes one on the button.
Takayanagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takayanagi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takayanagi scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sun scores with a nice strike.
Takayanagi swings for the body but Sun moves out of range.
Takayanagi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takayanagi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takayanagi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sun misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takayanagi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sun moves out of range as Takayanagi strikes.
Takayanagi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sun. Takayanagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wei Sun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takayanagi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takayanagi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sun back to the cage. Takayanagi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sun misses with a hook. Takayanagi ducked under it nicely.
Takayanagi looks to land a right hand but Sun moved out of range.
Takayanagi lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takayanagi pushes Sun up against the cage in a clinch.
Sun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takayanagi has him pressed against the cage.
Sun lands an elbow just above Takayanagi 's eye.
Takayanagi has Sun pressed against the cage.
Sun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sun pushes off an throws an elbow but Takayanagi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Takayanagi misses with a punch to the body.
Sun manages to break the clinch.
Takayanagi avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Meguru Takayanagi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Sun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takayanagi.
Sun throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab, jab by Sun - just one landing.
Sun looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sun lands a jab-cross combination.
Sun misses with a hook. Takayanagi ducked under it nicely.
Sun throws a right hand that Takayanagi ducks under and follows up with a left that Takayanagi also avoids with ease.
Sun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takayanagi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sun.
Sun ducks right into an uppercut from Takayanagi.
Sun scores with a nice head shot.
Takayanagi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sun.
Takayanagi connects with a right hand. Sun shakes it off.
Takayanagi wants to clinch.
Takayanagi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takayanagi throws a hook but Sun avoids it easily.
Sun misses with a lunging right hand
and Takayanagi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takayanagi is looking to clinch.
Takayanagi misses with a hook. Sun ducked under it nicely.
Takayanagi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takayanagi wants to clinch.
Sun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takayanagi misses with a looping left.
Takayanagi lands with a shot to the body.
Takayanagi lands with an uppercut that bounces Sun off the cage and back into range.
Wei Sun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi cracks Sun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takayanagi throws a right hand that misses
enabling Sun to counter with a crisp jab.
Sun jabs at Takayanagi's body.
Sun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Sun.
Sun swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takayanagi counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sun manages to break the clinch.
Sun drops his hands momentarily and Takayanagi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Takayanagi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takayanagi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sun throws an overhand right that lands on Takayanagi's shoulder, as Takayanagi tries to avoid the shot.
Sun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takayanagi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sun just misses with a punch to the body.
Sun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takayanagi moves away.
Sun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun ducks under a wild hook from Takayanagi.
Sun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sun looks to score with a jab to the body but Takayanagi is just out of range.
Takayanagi tries to clinch up.
Sun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sun misses with a body shot.
Sun misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Sun.
No joy there for Sun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Sun. Those never looked like landing.
Good shot there by Sun.
A big left from Sun misses.
Sun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takayanagi finds it's way round the side to connect with Sun's head.
Sun misses with a right hand
and Takayanagi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sun thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi scores with the left hand. Sun knows he should have avoided that one.
Takayanagi throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the body from Sun misses
and Takayanagi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takayanagi digs a good hook to Sun's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takayanagi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takayanagi throws out the jab.
Sun ducks under a wild hook from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi thuds a left hand into Sun's body.
A big left from Takayanagi misses.
Sun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Takayanagi looks to land a left hand but Sun moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takayanagi misses with a looping left.
Takayanagi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sun looks to land a combination but Takayanagi avoids it well.
Takayanagi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meguru Takayanagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takayanagi 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meguru Takayanagi!
Meguru Takayanagi very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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RATING
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