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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fujii Taki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicola Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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152 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fujii Taki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicola Watt!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Watt enables Taki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Watt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Watt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taki passes Watt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Taki decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Taki dives in and scores a takedown into Watt's guard.
Taki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watt has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Taki has passed into side control.
Taki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've been hearing that Taki has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Watt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Watt is being controlled here.
Watt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Taki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Taki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Taki is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Watt's face as Taki controls the position.
Taki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Taki decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Watt's coach down at Titan Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Watt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taki keeps the fight on the outside.
Taki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watt tries to clinch up.
Watt shoots in and drives through. Taki sprawls well.
Taki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watt circles away.
Taki misses with a double jab
and Watt counters with a series of strikes. Taki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Watt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taki as he jumps to the side.
Fujii Taki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicola Watt.
Horrible takedown by Watt or perhaps it was just good defense by Taki which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Taki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watt as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Watt with that takedown attempt.
Watt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watt throws a nice looking combination but Taki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taki.
Watt wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watt moves in looking to clinch but Taki pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujii Taki dominated that round.
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.
No joy there for Taki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taki misses the body punch
and Watt counters with a head kick.
Taki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fujii Taki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watt tries for a takedown but Taki circles away easily
and Taki counters by clinching up.
Taki stalling in the clinch.
Watt scores a nice knee to the body.
Watt can't break the clinch.
Watt taking a breather.
Taki has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Watt clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Watt's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt keeps trying to improve his position.
Fujii Taki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watt trying to control but not successfully.
Taki slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Watt rolls, trying to escape but Taki keeps control of the position.
Taki has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Watt's body.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Taki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Watt for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taki lands strikes to the head.
Taki has got one arm under Watt's chin. This could be trouble... Watt trying to control the other hand but Taki gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Watt has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fujii Taki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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