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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeo Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagasaki comes to the cage accompanied by You're The Voice. On his way into the cage it seems that Takeo Nagasaki has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Takeo Nagasaki seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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135 lbs
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138 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeo Nagasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Nagasaki does no damage.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki throws a push kick but Hardy slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardy, right into the meat.
Hardy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Nagasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy defending well as Nagasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Nagasaki misses the shot to the body.
Hardy misses with a hook
and Nagasaki counters with a nice leg kick.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagasaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nagasaki misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Nagasaki is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Jab by Nagasaki.
Hardy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Nagasaki swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardy blocks the leg kick.
Hardy looks to throw a body kick
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nagasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Nagasaki avoids a kick to the body.
Nagasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Nagasaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nagasaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nagasaki.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nagasaki.
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki scores with a hook.
Nagasaki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nagasaki throwing a counter right hand but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki misses with a body kick.
Nagasaki seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nagasaki throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hardy is rocked!
Hardy misses with a kick to the body.
Hardy is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagasaki finish him?
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagasaki circles away.
Nagasaki throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Nagasaki lands with a good body shot.
Hardy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nagasaki throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy throws a low kick but Nagasaki moves out of range easily.
Hardy lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagasaki. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagasaki misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy throws a leg kick which misses Nagasaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagasaki tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a front kick.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagasaki is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Nagasaki.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardy.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagasaki throws out the jab.
Hardy stuns Nagasaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nagasaki throws a leg kick
and Hardy counters with a good low kick that Nagasaki was not able to check.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Nagasaki's shoulder, as Nagasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Nagasaki cracks a nice hook into Hardy's ribs.
Good work by Hardy as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nagasaki counters with an inside leg kick.
Nagasaki misses the shot to the body.
Hardy tries to counter with a clinch but Nagasaki shakes him off and moves away.
Nagasaki misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Nagasaki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Hardy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hardy tries to land a front kick but Nagasaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nagasaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Hardy off the cage and back into range.
Nagasaki swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagasaki throws a front kick aimed at Hardy's knee but Hardy avoids it well.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hardy throws a nice head kick!
Decent striking displayed by Nagasaki there.
Nagasaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nagasaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagasaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardy's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeo Nagasaki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Nagasaki.
Hardy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardy lands a jab to the nose.
Hardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nagasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nagasaki is able to avoid easily.
Nagasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagasaki. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardy.
Hardy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nagasaki moves out of range as Hardy throws a body kick.
Nagasaki throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Hardy.
Nagasaki throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy throws a head kick but Nagasaki moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nagasaki avoids it.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nagasaki gets control of Hardy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nagasaki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nagasaki trying to control the position.
Nagasaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardy's guard.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Nagasaki tries to pass.
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
Nagasaki stays in close to Hardy's body and controls the position.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Nagasaki is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hardy holds on and takes a little breather.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Nagasaki from controlling successfully.
Nagasaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nagasaki is working hard here to advance position.
Nagasaki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nagasaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hardy, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Nagasaki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hardy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nagasaki controlling the position.
Nagasaki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hardy prevents Nagasaki from moving into mount.
Hardy keeping his opponent close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nagasaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nagasaki misses with a straight left.
Nagasaki throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nagasaki.
Hardy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nagasaki misses with a straight left.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Nagasaki moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeo Nagasaki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nagasaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hardy is out of range and Nagasaki settles back down.
A big right from Nagasaki misses.
Nagasaki throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nagasaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagasaki misses the target.
Hardy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Nagasaki there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy scores with a leg kick.
Hardy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nagasaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nagasaki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nagasaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nagasaki's calf.
Nagasaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hardy is out of range and Nagasaki settles back down.
Nagasaki throws a wild body kick that Hardy sees coming a mile off.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nagasaki jabs Hardy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nagasaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nagasaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Nagasaki throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nagasaki scores with a jab. Hardy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nagasaki cracks Hardy with a good jab.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagasaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy lands with a nice body kick.
Nagasaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagasaki misses with a looping left.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki tries to land a leg kick but Hardy saw it coming and moves away.
Hardy lands a leg kick that knocks Nagasaki off balance momentarily.
Nagasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hardy lands with a right hand.
Nagasaki cracks Hardy with a good jab.
Nagasaki moves out of range of the body kick from Hardy.
Nagasaki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hardy just manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki connects with a looping right hand.
Nagasaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nagasaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nagasaki throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Nagasaki throws a front kick aimed at Hardy's knee but Hardy avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Nagasaki lands with an overhand left.
Nagasaki cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg.
Nagasaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Nagasaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Nagasaki misses.
Hardy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Hardy catches Nagasaki right on the button with a cross.
Nagasaki slips under a jab from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Hardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nagasaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nagasaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.
Hardy misses with a jab to the body
and Nagasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagasaki throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hardy is out of range and Nagasaki settles back down.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy throws a wild body kick that Nagasaki sees coming a mile off.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagasaki moves away.
Nagasaki misses with a body kick.
Hardy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nagasaki counters with a good low kick that Hardy was not able to check.
Nagasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nagasaki on the side of the head.
Hardy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nagasaki looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Nagasaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeo Nagasaki clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nagasaki misses with a straight right.
Jab by Hardy.
Hardy takes a swing at Nagasaki's ribcage but misses.
Nagasaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardy.
A little feinted left hand from Nagasaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nagasaki throws a push kick but Hardy slaps the foot to one side.
Hardy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardy looks to land a body kick but Nagasaki moved away.
Hardy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nagasaki.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters circling - Nagasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardy blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nagasaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Hardy off the cage and back into range.
Takeo Nagasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
Nagasaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hardy takes a step back to recover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Nagasaki connects with a crisp jab.
Hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nagasaki throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nagasaki throwing a counter right hand but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki lands with an overhand left.
Nagasaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hardy has time to react.
Nagasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nagasaki.
Nagasaki misses with an uppercut.
Nagasaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nagasaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nagasaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy throws a body punch but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Hardy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nagasaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nagasaki is looking to chop away at Hardy's legs.
Nagasaki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nagasaki lands a high kick!
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagasaki throws out the jab.
Nagasaki avoids a kick to the body.
Nagasaki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagasaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Nagasaki misses.
Nagasaki lands a jab.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Nagasaki.
Hardy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardy thows a leg kick but Nagasaki checks it
enabling Nagasaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy slips under a jab from Nagasaki.
It seemed like Hardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardy takes a swing at Nagasaki's ribcage but misses.
Nagasaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nagasaki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nagasaki avoids a kick to the body.
Nagasaki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nagasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Jab by Nagasaki.
Hardy walks into a jab.
Hardy looks up at the clock. Bad move! Nagasaki lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hardy. Nagasaki pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeo Nagasaki!
Takeo Nagasaki retains his bantamweight title!
Takeo Nagasaki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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