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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Howard Goon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Takano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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146 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Howard Goon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuki Takano!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goon moves out of range of the body kick.
Goon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takano.
Takano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goon misses with a body shot.
Takano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A telegraphed right hand from Goon misses the target.
Goon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goon misses the shot to the body.
Goon moves out of range of the strikes.
Goon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Takano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Goon checks it well.
Goon blocks a low kick nicely.
A shot to the body from Takano misses
and Goon counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takano throws the left hand but Goon avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takano moves away.
Donk. Goon catches Takano right on the button with a cross.
Takano misses with an uppercut.
Takano scores with a head kick.
Takano scores with a spinning back kick!
Takano has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Goon blocks the body kick.
Goon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takano closes the distance and clinches.
Goon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goon presses Takano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Goon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takano backwards.
Goon slows down the pace here.
Goon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goon breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Goon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Goon lands with a good body shot.
Goon throws a hook to the side of Takano's head but Takano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goon throws a lazy body kick
and Takano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Goon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Goon throws a lazy uppercut
and Takano counters with a left to the body.
Goon misses with a head kick.
Goon misses with a left hand
enabling Takano to counter with a crisp jab.
Takano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Goon. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goon misses with a kick to the body
and Takano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Takano.
A right hook to the body lands for Takano.
Takano misses with a body punch.
Takano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takano throws a punch but it's blocked by Goon.
Goon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takano's elbow.
Takano misses with the head strike.
Goon prevents a body shot from Takano.
Takano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goon misses with the body kick
and Takano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goon's knee momentarily.
Takano looks for the body kick but Goon saw that one coming.
Goon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Takano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takano tries to clinch there but Goon circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takano throws a push kick but Goon slaps the foot to one side.
Takano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Goon misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takano! But no joy.
That kick from Goon tenderised Takano's leg. Takano is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Yuki Takano has been cut.
Goon is looking to wear down Takano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goon's sensitive parts.
Goon misses with an uppercut. Takano saw that one coming.
Goon misses with a body kick.
Goon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takano manages to avoid it.
Takano misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Goon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Takano.
Goon throws a shot to the body.
Goon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Takano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuki Takano's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Takano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Goon.
Takano misses with a hook. Goon ducked under it nicely.
Goon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goon blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goon.
Takano prevents a body shot from Goon.
Nice body punch from Goon - that landed with a thud.
Takano controlling the action here for a moment.
Goon prevents a body shot from Takano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goon.
Takano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takano blocks a body shot from Goon.
Goon throws a punch but it's blocked by Takano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon digs a right hand into Takano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takano's gas tank.
Yuki Takano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Takano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goons head.
Goon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goon working aggressively here.
Takano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takano throws a low kick, looking for Goon's leg but Goon calmly moves out of range.
Goon throws a nice head kick!
Takano is rocked!
Takano throws a leg kick but Goon checks it.
Takano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Takano checks the leg kick.
Takano tries to score with a low kick but Goon moves his leg out of the way.
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 Goon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A counter left hand to the body from Goon misses its target.
Goon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano tries a low kick but Goon avoids it.
Goon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takano.
Takano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takano on the side of the head.
Takano avoids the body shot from Goon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goon throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Goon. That snapped Takano's head back.
Takano is still on wobbly legs! Can Goon finish him?
Goon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takano seems to have recovered his senses.
Takano lands with a straight right. Goon didn't see that one coming.
Goon throws a leg kick which misses Takano's front leg but catches the back leg as Takano tries to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Takano.
Goon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Goon slips a straight right by Takano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takano throws a front kick aimed at Goon's knee but Goon avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goon. That's going to slow Takano down.
Goon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takano is out of range and Goon settles back down.
Takano has Goon up against the cage in a clinch.
Goon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goon lands a right hand.
Takano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Goon throws a push kick but Takano slaps the foot to one side.
Takano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Goon will feel that in the morning.
Goon moves away from the strike by Takano.
Goon avoids the body shot from Takano.
Goon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takano scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Takano backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takano connects with a nice looking jab.
Goon throws a half hearted mid kick.
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 Goon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Goon moves out of range of the body kick from Takano.
Goon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Goon slips under a jab from Takano.
Goon throws a body shot but no joy.
Yuki Takano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Takano lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yuki Takano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yuki Takano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Takano as he connects with a hook.
Takano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Takano avoids the body shot from Goon.
A left lands for Takano.
Goon is rocked!
Goon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh Goon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goon keeps the fight on the outside.
Goon scores with a leg kick.
Goon misses with a shot to the body
and Takano counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Goon out cold! What a finish! Takano is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuki Takano!
Yuki Takano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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