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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ethelbart Takahashi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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243 lbs
55 - 31 - 0 |
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245 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
55 - 31 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Cain!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cain.
Takahashi is looking to counter punch.
Cain slips under a jab.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but Cain moved out of range.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Takahashi misses its intended target.
Cain only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Takahashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cain appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Takahashi throws a front kick that sends Cain stumbling back into the cage.
Takahashi takes a swing at Cain's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Cain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takahashi doesn't seem phased though.
Takahashi misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Takahashi.
Takahashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takahashi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takahashi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from Cain.
Takahashi throws an overhand right that lands on Cain's shoulder, as Cain tries to avoid the shot.
Cain moves out of range of the strikes.
Cain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takahashi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cain connects with a solid leg kick.
Takahashi throws a looping overhand right but Cain ducks down to avoid it.
Cain takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
Takahashi backing away here, and Cain unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body punch from Cain.
Cain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cain drops Takahashi with a left and a right! Oh, Takahashi is hurt - Cain dives into side control looking to finish!
Takahashi is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cain wants to stand but Takahashi has his arm trapped.
Oh Takahashi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takahashi seems to have got his legs back now.
Cain tries to stand but Takahashi controls the position and pulls Cain into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain is looking to stand up but Takahashi won't let him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cain is fighting to break Takahashi's control of his arms but Takahashi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takahashi takes a swing at Cain's ribcage but misses.
Cain flicks out a counter leg kick but Takahashi steps away.
Cain 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.
Nice body kick there by Cain.
Takahashi is breathing heavily.
Cain throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Takahashi stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Cain follows into mount!
Takahashi is rocked!
It looks like Ethelbart Takahashi has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cain is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Oh Takahashi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cain takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Takahashi seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cain controlling from the full mount.
Takahashi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cain wants to get back to his feet but Takahashi is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Takahashi is trying desperately to improve position.
Cain tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Takahashi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Takahashi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cain controlling his opponent.
Takahashi is desperately trying to improve his position but Cain has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethelbart Takahashi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Cain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cain scores with the left hand. Takahashi knows he should have avoided that one.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cain connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Takahashi to the floor! Cain dives in looking for the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Cain is going to stand back up.
Takahashi works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cain wants to get up but he can't break Takahashi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Takahashi is trying to keep Cain in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cain looks to land a body kick but Takahashi moved away.
Takahashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takahashi misses with a looping left.
Takahashi lands with a right hand.
Cain is looking to clinch.
Cain cracks Takahashi with a good jab.
Cain moves out of range of the body kick.
Cain tries a head kick but it misses.
Cain tries to score with a low kick but Takahashi moves his leg out of the way.
Takahashi misses with a hook. Cain ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cain throws a big shot that misses.
Cain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut.
Takahashi works the jab nicely.
Takahashi throws the left hand but Cain avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cain.
Takahashi throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Takahashi does no damage.
A slow jab from Takahashi misses its intended target.
Cain slips under a jab.
Cain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takahashis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Takahashi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cain slips a straight right by Takahashi.
Cain moves into the clinch.
Takahashi tries a body shot but Cain blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cain.
Cain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takahashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cain cracks Takahashi with a big right hand and Takahashi goes down!
Cain has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Takahashi is proving hard to escape from.
Takahashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cain is looking to stand up but Takahashi won't let him.
Cain controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is trying to keep Cain in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Takahashi throws a head kick but Cain moves out of range.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but Cain moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi scores with a shot to the body.
Cain keeps Takahashi at a distance using the push kick.
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut. Cain saw that one coming.
Cain connects with a nice looking jab.
Cain lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ethelbart Takahashi's cut.
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!
Cain is looking to slow Takahashi down with leg kicks.
Cain loads up on a big right hand but Takahashi slips the punch.
Cain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Cain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cain cracks Takahashi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Cain throws a head kick that misses.
Takahashi throws an off balance right hand
and Cain counters with a stiff right hand.
Cain lands a big shot that drops Takahashi! Can he finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takahashi is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Takahashi holds on and takes a little breather.
Takahashi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cain wants to stand but Takahashi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Takahashi has his hands on Cain's head, controlling the position.
Cain has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Takahashi is proving hard to escape from.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Cain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi tried to counter with a leg kick but Cain avoided it.
Cain misses with a low kick.
Takahashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cain.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut.
Takahashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takahashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
Cain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cain scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takahashi tries to bum rush Cain with a series of wild strikes but Cain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Cain.
Takahashi lands a nice shot that snaps Cain's head back.
Cain throws a lazy uppercut
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cain can pounce on him.
Ethelbart Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping body kick lands there for Cain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Cain.
Cain bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cain throws a head kick that misses.
Cain lands a high kick to the side of Takahashi's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Cain dives into guard, looking to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi has a closed guard, preventing Cain from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Takahashi holds on and takes a little breather.
Takahashi has a closed guard, preventing Cain from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Crunch! Cain slams his shin into Takahashi's torso.
Takahashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut.
Cain lands an overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Cain.
A little feinted left hand from Takahashi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Cain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cain 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Cain!
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hype
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