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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Naoki (ranked 3968 p4p, 463 weight class) and Espo Jaksinen (ranked 1745 p4p, 245 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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179 lbs
30 - 16 - 0 |
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185 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeshi Naoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Espo Jaksinen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaksinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Naoki throws a low kick but Jaksinen avoids it.
Naoki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaksinen's head.
Jaksinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Naoki.
Jaksinen 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.
Jaksinen missing with a left hand there. Naoki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Naoki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jaksinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaksinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Naoki, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Jaksinen.
Naoki misses with a punch to the body.
Naoki scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naoki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaksinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaksinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaksinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Naoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaksinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Naoki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaksinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Naoki can't find room to land a body shot as Jaksinen controls the action.
Naoki blocking some punches.
Jaksinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Naoki.
Naoki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaksinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaksinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Naoki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Naoki throws a head punch that misses.
Jaksinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jaksinen fails to land.
A short left from Jaksinen.
A shot in the inside from Naoki.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jaksinen.
It looks like Takeshi Naoki has been cut.
Naoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaksinen's elbow.
Jaksinen lands a nice elbow.
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!
Naoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Naoki.
A short uppercut from Naoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen lands a nice elbow.
Naoki scores with a shot to the side of Jaksinen's head.
Jaksinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaksinen blocks a body shot from Naoki.
Naoki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaksinen blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jaksinen fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Naoki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaksinen.
Naoki misses with some punches.
Naoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaksinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naoki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaksinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jaksinen blocks an uppercut.
Naoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaksinen backwards.
Naoki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaksinen lands a left hand.
Jaksinen lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Naoki misses with a body punch.
Jaksinen blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaksinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Naoki is trying to push Jaksinen away but Jaksinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaksinen blocks an uppercut.
Jaksinen scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Jaksinen.
Naoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaksinen controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naoki.
A short left from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naokis head.
Jaksinen lands a shoulder strike.
Naoki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jaksinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jaksinen takes a shot to the head.
Jaksinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Naoki.
Naoki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Naoki.
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!
Naoki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Naoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naoki working aggressively here.
Jaksinen lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naoki has a couple of punches blocked by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen throws an elbow that misses.
Jaksinen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Jaksinen on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaksinen.
Naoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaksinen has a couple of punches blocked by Naoki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naoki.
Still in the clinch, Jaksinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaksinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Naoki's defenses.
Takeshi Naoki's cut is getting worse.
Jaksinen lands a damaging elbow.
Naoki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Naoki fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jaksinen fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naoki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaksinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaksinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naoki takes an elbow to the temple.
Naoki working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Espo Jaksinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Naoki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jaksinen scores with a one two! Naoki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Naoki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jaksinen quickly recovers to half guard.
Jaksinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Naoki lands a couple of elbows.
Jaksinen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jaksinen throws a hook but Naoki avoids it easily.
Naoki wants to slow Jaksinen down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Jaksinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaksinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Naoki misses with a right hand
and Jaksinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takeshi Naoki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jaksinen throws a lazy right hand but Naoki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Naoki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jaksinen just manages to avoid it.
Jaksinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Naoki blocks a jab.
Jaksinen throws a right and a left that Naoki avoids nicely.
Naoki lands a body shot.
Good shot there by Naoki.
Naoki throws a hook to the side of Jaksinen's head but Jaksinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki defending well as Jaksinen loads up on a big left hand.
Naoki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jaksinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Naoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaksinen.
Naoki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A combination from Jaksinen does no damage.
Jaksinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Jaksinen finds it's way through Naoki's defenses.
Jaksinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jaksinen misses with a looping left.
Espo Jaksinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naoki misses with an uppercut
and Jaksinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Naoki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaksinen connects with a right hand. Naoki shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naoki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaksinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jaksinen.
Naoki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naoki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Espo Jaksinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naoki throws the left hand but Jaksinen avoids the punch easily.
Jaksinen tries to clinch up but Naoki circles away and keeps his distance.
A cross from Naoki lands.
Jaksinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Naoki.
Naoki lands a glancing blow to the side of Jaksinen's head.
Naoki sizes up Jaksinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jaksinen is rocked!
Jaksinen missing with a left hand there. Naoki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaksinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Naoki finish him?
Jaksinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaksinen slips a straight right by Naoki.
It seemed like Jaksinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jaksinen slips under a jab.
Naoki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jaksinen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jaksinen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Naoki asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Naoki cracks Jaksinen with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Naoki immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Jaksinen is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Naoki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Naoki!
Takeshi Naoki took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Espo Jaksinen stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm done man, I've had enough! '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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