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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Take (ranked 995 p4p, 136 weight class) and Alexey Alexandrov (ranked 2255 p4p, 294 weight class). Yamato Take has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamato Take!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Take.
Alexandrov throws a series of strikes that have Take backpedaling.
Take misses with a looping left.
Take throws a leg kick but Alexandrov moved away.
Alexandrov throws out a counter right but Take avoids it with no problem.
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Take misses.
Alexandrov cracks Take with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alexandrov scores with a jab. Take acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alexandrov moves in looking to clinch but Take pushes him off.
Take throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alexandrov on the side of the head.
Take throws a front kick aimed at Alexandrov's knee but Alexandrov avoids it well.
Take throws a front kick aimed at Alexandrov's knee but Alexandrov avoids it well.
Alexandrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Alexandrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alexandrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Take throws a looping overhand right but Alexandrov ducks down to avoid it.
Take scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Take scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov misses with a straight right.
As Alexandrov backs away, Take returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alexandrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Take walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Take moves away
and Take counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alexandrov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Take tries to work over Alexandrov's front leg with a kick but Alexandrov checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up but Take circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexandrov blocks a leg kick.
Take misses with a looping right.
Alexandrov avoids the head kick by Take.
Take slips a jab from Alexandrov.
Take throws a quick counter head kick but Alexandrov was just out of range.
Alexandrov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Take keeps it at a distance.
Alexandrov moves in looking to clinch but Take pushes him off.
Take feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Take's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take throws a front kick aimed at Alexandrov's knee but Alexandrov avoids it well.
Take is looking to slow Alexandrov down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Alexandrov.
Alexandrov misses with an uppercut. Take saw that one coming.
Alexey Alexandrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Alexandrov misses its intended target.
Take throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alexandrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Take throws a series of punches but Alexandrov avoids them all with ease.
Take just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Take defends well and Alexandrov ends up having to push Take into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alexandrov misses with an uppercut
and Take counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alexandrov misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Take bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alexandrov's head.
Alexandrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
Take sizes up Alexandrov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Take as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Take misses.
Alexandrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexandrov scores with a jab.
Alexandrov scores with a decent looking hook.
Take circles away from the clinch attempt.
Take wants to land a leg kick but Alexandrov is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alexandrov! But no joy.
Alexandrov misses with a wild body shot.
Take misses with a kick to the body.
Take scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Take throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov ducks under a wild hook from Take.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Take scores with a hook to the body. Alexandrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alexandrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Take tenderised Alexandrov's leg. Alexandrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alexandrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alexandrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Take counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexandrov thinking.
Take connects with a body shot that sends Alexandrov's belly button to the back.
Alexandrov misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Alexandrov. Those never looked like landing.
Take explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Take. That's going to slow Alexandrov down.
Alexandrov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Take misses the target.
Take connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that 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.
Alexandrov misses with a hook. Take ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Take lands.
Take lands a leg kick that knocks Alexandrov off balance momentarily.
Alexandrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Take manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Take scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alexandrov fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexandrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Take is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandrov can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Take misses the target.
Alexandrov checks a low kick from Take.
Alexandrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take throws a push kick but Alexandrov slaps the foot to one side.
Alexandrov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Take misses with a low kick.
Alexandrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alexandrov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alexandrov ducks under a wild hook from Take.
Alexandrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good leg kick by Take there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Take will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Take lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alexandrov's sensitive parts.
Alexandrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Take doesn't seem bothered though.
Alexandrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexandrov blocks a head kick by Take.
Take scores with a nice right hand.
Take fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take cracks the inside of Alexandrov's front leg.
Take gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alexandrov.
Take lands a head kick. Alexandrov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alexandrov darts in looking for a takedown but Take gets double underhooks and turns Alexandrov into the cage.
Take is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Take.
Take thuds his right hand into Alexandrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Take defending well as Alexandrov loads up on a big left hand.
It looks like Take has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A jab lands there for Alexandrov.
Take moves out of range as Alexandrov strikes.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch
and Take counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alexandrov's knee momentarily.
Alexandrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Take uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexandrov.
Yamato Take is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Take avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Take swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alexandrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
Take lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Alexandrov as he connects with a hook.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Alexandrov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Take has got the better of the exchanges.
Take misses with the head strike.
Take scores with a shoulder strike.
Take is working Alexandrov over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Take.
Take scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alexandrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alexandrov is rocked!
Alexandrov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yamato Take has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Alexandrov.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Take.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take lands a right hand.
Alexandrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Take finish him?
Alexandrov is breathing heavily.
A short right from Take.
Alexandrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Take.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Take creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Alexandrov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Alexandrov drops to his knees and Take pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yamato Take!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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