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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toma Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Protagonist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Protagonist is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Teenage Bottlerocket - Bigger Than Kiss. Hiro Protagonist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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195 lbs
37 - 17 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toma Takahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Hiro Protagonist!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Protagonist defending well as Takahara loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Protagonist there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick there by Takahara.
Takahara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takahara throws a head kick that Protagonist semi-blocks.
Takahara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takahara misses with the body kick
and Protagonist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A good leg kick by Takahara.
Takahara throws a push kick but Protagonist slaps the foot to one side.
Takahara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Protagonist counters with a good, hard body kick but Takahara shrugs it off.
Protagonist scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Toma Takahara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahara connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Protagonist avoids the head kick by Takahara.
Takahara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Protagonist checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Takahara throws a leg kick but Protagonist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Protagonist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahara manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahara throws a head kick but Protagonist moves out of range.
Takahara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Protagonist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takahara tries to clinch but Protagonist moves out of range.
Protagonist has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Takahara finds it's way round the side to connect with Protagonist's head.
Protagonist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takahara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Protagonist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Protagonist tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Takahara.
Takahara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takahara has Protagonist up against the cage in a clinch.
Protagonist scores with a shoulder strike.
Protagonist gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Takahara.
Protagonist tries to throw a body punch but Takahara avoids it by throwing Protagonist back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahara avoiding damage.
Protagonist lands an uppercut.
Takahara trying to land knees to the body.
Protagonist lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takahara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takahara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Protagonist is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahara looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takahara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Protagonist lands with a right to the head.
Takahara misses with a knee to the head.
Protagonist trying to stall but Takahara improves his position.
Protagonist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahara backwards.
Takahara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Protagonist blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Protagonist fails to land.
Takahara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Protagonist tries a body shot but Takahara blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist avoiding damage as Takahara throws knees to the body.
Takahara prevents a body shot from Protagonist.
Protagonist is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Takahara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Protagonist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takahara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Protagonist.
Protagonist trying to control the position but instead, Takahara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Protagonist into the cage.
Protagonist is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Takahara has denied him.
Protagonist blocks a body shot from Takahara.
Protagonist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takahara misses with the head strike.
Protagonist avoiding damage as Takahara throws knees to the body.
Takahara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Takahara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Protagonist's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Takahara blocks an uppercut.
Takahara trying to land knees to the body.
Protagonist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takahara misses with a punch to the body.
Takahara throws a head punch that misses.
Protagonist lands a nice shot to the body.
Takahara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Protagonist is looking to break free of the clinch but Takahara has double underhooks.
Takahara tries to land knees in the clinch but Protagonist avoids the damage to the body.
Takahara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Takahara tries to land a knee to the head but Protagonist blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takahara lands a right hand.
Protagonist is leaning against Takahara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takahara looking for a takedown.
Takahara blocks a body shot from Protagonist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toma Takahara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Protagonist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takahara moves out of range as Protagonist throws a body kick.
Takahara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Protagonist tests Takahara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takahara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Protagonist's hands.
Takahara tries a low kick but Protagonist avoids it.
Toma Takahara is winning the standup battle so far.
Protagonist moves into range and clinches up with Takahara.
Takahara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takahara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Protagonist breaks the clinch.
Takahara clinches with his opponent.
Protagonist can't find room to land a body shot as Takahara controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahara misses with a knee strike.
Protagonist lands a right hand.
Protagonist wants to get back to striking at distance but Takahara won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Protagonist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takahara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takahara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Takahara to work.
A hook to the body from Takahara.
Takahara tries to throw a body punch but Protagonist avoids it by throwing Takahara back against the cage.
Protagonist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toma Takahara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Takahara lands a good knee to the midsection. Protagonist won't want to take too many of those.
Takahara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Protagonist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Protagonist takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Protagonist throws a right hand that Takahara ducks under and follows up with a left that Takahara also avoids with ease.
Takahara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Protagonist lands an overhand right.
Protagonist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takahara can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Takahara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Protagonist misses its intended target.
Takahara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Takahara moves in looking to clinch but Protagonist pushes him off.
Hiro Protagonist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takahara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Protagonist throws the kick towards the body but Takahara avoids it.
Takahara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takahara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takahara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Protagonist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takahara jabs Protagonist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Protagonist keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from Takahara misses.
Takahara lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Protagonist takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takahara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Protagonist throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takahara.
Takahara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Protagonist is looking to score with low kicks.
Protagonist misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takahara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takahara lands with a slapping head kick.
Protagonist jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Takahara is rocked!
Protagonist lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hiro Protagonist!
Hiro Protagonist decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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