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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Take (ranked 688 p4p, 102 weight class) and Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 1117 p4p, 160 weight class). Ignatov has chosen Fler-Ghetto Beat as his entrance music. 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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186 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 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
35 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov moves out of range as Take throws a body kick.
Ignatov throws out a loose jab but Take uses good head movement to avoid it.
Take tries a low kick but Ignatov avoids it.
Ignatov throws a hook to the side of Take's head but Take sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Take.
Take throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ignatov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ignatov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Take tries to clinch but Ignatov is having none of it.
Take slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Take seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Take tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ignatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Take cracks the inside of Ignatov's front leg.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ignatov lands a leg kick that knocks Take off balance momentarily.
Take gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ignatov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Take uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ignatov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. Ignatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Take misses with an uppercut.
Ignatov ducks right into an uppercut from Take.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Take connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Take tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Take on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatov. Ignatov obviously looking to wear him down.
Ignatov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov misses with a low kick.
Ignatov takes a swing at Take's ribcage but misses.
Take connects with a right hand. Ignatov shakes it off.
Take throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Take.
A bone on bone clash there as Take blocks the leg kick.
Ignatov throws out a loose jab but Take uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignatov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Take was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatov.
Take takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Take plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ignatov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Take connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ignatov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Take is able to avoid easily.
Take with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ignatov to score with a decent uppercut.
Ignatov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Take momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Take - that will leave a mark!
Take with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Take throws out a leg kick but Ignatov moves out of range and Take only half commits.
Take lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ignatov at a distance.
Ignatov throws a push kick but Take slaps the foot to one side.
Take lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ignatov, as that shot connected.
Ignatov tries to clinch but Take moves away
and Take counters with a straight right hand.
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take misses with a low kick.
Take keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Take fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ignatov just manages to avoid it.
Ignatov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Take's head.
Ignatov throws a body shot but no joy.
Take throws a head kick but Ignatov moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ignatov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Take misses with a head kick.
Ignatov misses with a low kick.
Ignatov throws a solid leg kick but Take takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ignatov.
Take tries to clinch but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Take was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatov.
Take moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Take misses the target.
Take backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Take avoids the head kick by Ignatov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov checks a low kick from Take.
Take misses with an attempted mid kick.
Take takes a swing at Ignatov's ribcage but misses.
Ignatov looks to score with a jab to the body but Take is just out of range.
Take throws a good cross that connects.
Take connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good work by Take as he checks the leg kick.
Take lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ignatov's sensitive parts.
Ignatov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Take scores with a kick to the body.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. Take looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Take tries to clinch up
enabling Ignatov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Take takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Ignatov misses.
Take checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Take scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Take looks to throw a body kick
and Ignatov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Take thinking.
Ignatov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Take jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignatov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ignatov closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Take.
Take connects with a body shot.
Ignatov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Take takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatov. Take does a little dance to reset his feet.
Take clinches up with Ignatov and pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Take misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Take.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ignatov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Take looks to land a left hand but Ignatov moved out of range nicely.
Take checks a low kick from Ignatov.
Ignatov scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yamato Take will probably get the nod.
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.
Ignatov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ignatov stuns Take with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Take looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ignatov slips under a jab.
Take pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ignatov lands with a hook. Take tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Take just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamato Take is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatov scores with a jab. Take acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Take throws a low kick, looking for Ignatov's leg but Ignatov calmly moves out of range.
Take misses with a head kick.
Ignatov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Take defending well as Ignatov loads up on a big left hand.
Take is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ignatov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Take.
Take lands with a hook. Ignatov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Take throws out a powerful jab.
Take misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignatov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ignatov looks for the body kick but Take saw that one coming.
Ignatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ignatov.
Take is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Take misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ignatov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Take.
Take is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot by Take.
Take misses with a low kick as Ignatov jumps back.
Take tries to clinch up but Ignatov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ignatov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Take connects with a solid leg kick.
Ignatov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Take. Take obviously looking to wear him down.
Ignatov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Take uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ignatov.
Ignatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A clash of legs there as Ignatov blocks the low kick.
Take scores with a hook.
Ignatov connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Take uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatov.
Take bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Take looks to throw the jab but Ignatov is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take misses with an uppercut
and Ignatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ignatov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Take checks it well.
Take works Ignatov's body with a nice hook.
Ignatov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Take moves away.
Take thinks about countering with a body kick.
Take is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatov.
Take takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Take.
Ignatov connects with a solid leg kick.
Take lands a nice looking body kick.
Take bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Take misses with a head kick.
Take misses with a straight left.
Ignatov throws a body shot but no joy.
Take half committed to a counter leg kick.
Take moves into the clinch.
Ignatov tries to throw a body punch but Take avoids it by throwing Ignatov back against the cage.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Take.
Take blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
Take softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ignatov is trying to break free.
Take can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatov controls the action.
Take throws a head punch that misses.
Take lands with a light punch inside.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Take lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Take pushes Ignatov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ignatov blocks an uppercut.
Take tries to throw a body punch but Ignatov avoids it by throwing Take back against the cage.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Take.
Ignatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Take backwards.
Take lands a shot to the body.
Ignatov is breathing heavily.
Take scores with a shot to the side of Ignatov's head.
Take misses with some punches.
Take lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Take is leaning against Ignatov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Take lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ignatov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamato Take has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ignatov takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Take.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Ignatov is leaning against Take and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Take lands a nice uppercut.
Take misses with the head strike.
Ignatov blocks an uppercut.
Take swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Take takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Take just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignatov's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Take scores with a nice short uppercut.
Take throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Take.
Ignatov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ignatov 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 Take has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Take and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that second round.
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!
Take moves out of range of the strikes.
Take fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ignatov, pushing him back against the cage.
Ignatov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ignatov looks to throw the jab but Take is out of range.
Take fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ignatov just manages to avoid it.
Take takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ignatov tries to clinch but Take is having none of it.
Take was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Take scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ignatov is looking to clinch.
Ignatov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ignatov scores with a jab to the head.
Ignatov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Take throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Take is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignatov can do to turn this around?
Ignatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
Take loads up on a big right hand but Ignatov slips the punch.
Ignatov is looking to score with low kicks.
Ignatov throws a lazy right hand but Take sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatov throws a sloppy head kick and Take moves out of range easily.
Take is looking to counter punch.
Take looks for the body kick but Ignatov saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ignatov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Take backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Take delivers a nice body kick.
Ignatov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ignatov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Take lands with a kick to the ribs.
Take ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ignatov throws a shot from downtown. Take moves away and avoids it.
Ignatov throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
Ignatov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Take.
Ignatov misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Take.
Take uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatov.
Ignatov blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Take.
Ignatov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ignatov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ignatov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Take to counter with a crisp jab.
Take feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ignatovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Take lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take throws a nice inside leg kick.
Take staying out of range there.
Take attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Take throws a leg kick but Ignatov checks it.
Ignatov throws out a counter right but Take avoids it with no problem.
Take works Ignatov's body with a nice hook.
Take walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ignatov clobbers Take with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ignatov takes one to the side of the head.
Take throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Take misses the target.
Take backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatov misses with a low kick.
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Take has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Take there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ignatov slips a straight right by Take.
Take walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ignatov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ignatov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Take.
Nice body punch from Ignatov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Take's corner calls for a 1-2. Take obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Take.
Nice uppercut there from Ignatov.
Take throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ignatov connects with an inside leg kick.
Ignatov slips a jab from Take.
Ignatov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Take with a body shot.
Take looks to land a left hand but Ignatov moved out of range nicely.
Ignatov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Take tests Ignatov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Take.
Take just misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Take uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatov.
Take ducks right into an uppercut from Ignatov.
Take wants to land a leg kick but Ignatov is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Take stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignatov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov thumps Take with a low kick.
Vladimir Ignatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignatov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Take's sensitive parts.
Ignatov throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
Take swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ignatov.
Take ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ignatov lands with a good body shot.
A clash of legs there as Take blocks the low kick.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ignatov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatov misses with a wild body shot.
Take scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Take moves out of range as Ignatov strikes.
Take bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Take scores with a one two! Ignatov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yamato Take is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Take throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yamato Take.
Well Take has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamato Take!
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