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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Take (ranked 540 p4p, 73 weight class) and Holger The Dane (ranked 885 p4p, 118 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holger The Dane!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dane throws a head kick but Take moves out of range.
Take throws a hook but The Dane blocks it.
The Dane lands a leg kick that knocks Take off balance momentarily.
Take throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Dane - that will leave a mark!
The Dane misses with a head kick.
Yamato Take seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Dane scoring well with a low kick there.
Take chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Dane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Take.
Take connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Take.
Take lands with a hook. The Dane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Dane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Take thinks about countering with a body kick.
The Dane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Take scores with a leg kick.
Take looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Take misses with a hook.
The Dane scores with a decent looking hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Take blocks the leg kick.
Take misses with a looping left.
Take is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Take. Take obviously looking to wear him down.
Take throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Dane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Take scores with a body shot.
Take throws a shot from downtown. The Dane moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from The Dane.
A bone on bone clash there as The Dane blocks the leg kick.
The Dane with a jab.
The Dane tries a head kick but it misses.
The Dane checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by The Dane.
Take scores with a hook.
The Dane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Dane clinches up against the cage.
Take can't find room to land a body shot as The Dane controls the action.
The Dane stalling against the cage.
The Dane can't break the clinch.
Take misses with a body punch.
The Dane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Dane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dane moves out of range of the body kick from Take.
Take attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Take turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Dane slips a jab from Take.
Take digs a good body shot into The Dane's ribs.
Take ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dane moves away.
Take throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Dane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Dane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Dane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
The Dane throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Dane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Take was well out of range. Poor timing from The Dane.
The Dane 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.
Take thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Dane thinks about the counter body kick.
Take throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Dane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That kick from Take tenderised The Dane's leg. The Dane is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Dane throws a head kick that misses.
Take throws a quick counter kick to the body but The Dane avoids it.
Take looks to score with a jab to the body but The Dane is just out of range.
Take misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Take just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dane lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Take throws a low kick, looking for The Dane's leg but The Dane calmly moves out of range.
Take with a hook.
Take lands with an overhand left.
A big left from The Dane misses.
The Dane scores with a nice body kick.
The Dane moves out of range of the body kick from Take.
The Dane looks for the body kick but Take saw that one coming.
Take avoids a kick to the body.
Take misses with a hook. The Dane ducked under it nicely.
Take backing away here, and The Dane unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The Dane throws a chopping leg kick but Take manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Dane takes the fight into the clinch.
Take misses with some punches.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by The Dane.
Take misses with the head strike.
The Dane tries to break free but Take pushes him back against the cage.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take cracks The Dane with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Take blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
Take lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Dane stalls.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
The Dane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Take tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Take misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Dane.
A head punch on the inside from The Dane fails to land.
The Dane tries to work over Take's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Dane blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dane blocks an elbow strike.
The Dane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Take lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
Take tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Dane's elbow.
Take lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Take delivers a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Take is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Dane.
The Dane looks to land a body kick but Take moved away.
Yamato Take is winning the standup battle so far.
The Dane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Take misses with a two punch combination.
Take shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Take swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take loads up on a big right hand but The Dane slips the punch.
Take jabs The Dane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Take moves out of range as The Dane throws a body kick.
The Dane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Dane drops his hands momentarily and Take takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Take blocks the leg kick.
Take throws a quick inside leg kick.
Take 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 Dane throws a sloppy head kick and Take moves out of range easily.
The Dane misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Take, as that shot connected.
Take is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Dane can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Take throws a low kick but The Dane avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take needs to keep his hands up - The Dane had a free shot at his head there.
Take closes the distance and pushes The Dane back into the cage.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take lands with a light punch inside.
The Dane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Take has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Take lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
Take scores with a shot to the side of The Dane's head.
The Dane wants to break free but Take has control.
Take lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
The Dane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Dane wants to stall.
The Dane throws a punch but it's blocked by Take.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Take.
A nice left hand lands by Take.
The Dane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Dane lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Dane takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dane lands an overhand right.
Take throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Take throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Dane slips a jab from Take.
The Dane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
Take scores with a nice right hand.
Take fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Dane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Take lands a shoulder strike.
Take struggles to land a body shot inside as The Dane controls his hands.
Yamato Take has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Dane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Take.
Take blocks a jab.
Take throws a lazy uppercut
and The Dane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Dane takes one to the chin there.
Take throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Dane.
Take moves out of range of the strikes.
Take lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane wants to slow Take down by chopping away at his legs.
Take misses with a wild combination.
The Dane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Take misses with a body kick.
The Dane throws out a counter right but Take avoids it with no problem.
The Dane lands a nice shot that snaps Take's head back.
The Dane throws a body shot but no joy.
The Dane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Dane blocks a jab.
The Dane avoids the head kick by Take.
Take dodges the punch combination from The Dane.
Take buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Take throws a shot from downtown. The Dane moves away and avoids it.
Take ducks right into an uppercut from The Dane.
The Dane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Take under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dane throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take stuns The Dane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Take listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Dane throws a jab but it's blocked by Take.
The Dane throws a leg kick that misses.
Take looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Take ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Take takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Dane misses with a shot to the body
and Take cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Take darts in and clinches The Dane up against the cage.
The Dane blocks the elbow strike.
The Dane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Dane is trying to break free.
The Dane misses with some punches.
Take lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Dane is breathing heavily.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Take lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
Take lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Dane tries to circle away but Take has him pinned against the cage.
Take softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Take working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Dane closes the distance and pushes Take back into the cage.
Take letting The Dane take a breather here.
Take misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Take works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Dane is looking to break free of the clinch but Take has double underhooks.
Take scores with a nice hook to the head.
Take working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
The Dane tries to break free but Take pushes him back against the cage.
Take blocking some punches.
Take lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Dane or not.
Take scores with a shot to the side of The Dane's head.
The Dane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take tries to work over The Dane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Take lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
The Dane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Take lands with a light punch inside.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by The Dane.
The Dane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Dane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take presses The Dane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Take pushes The Dane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Take throws a head punch that misses.
Take blocking some punches.
Take lands an uppercut.
Take pushes The Dane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Dane is trying to break the clinch but Take has him pressed against the cage.
Take throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Danes head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Take.
Take tries to work over The Dane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Dane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Take digs a right hand into The Dane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Dane's gas tank.
Take digs a right hand underneath The Dane's ribcage. The Dane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Take presses The Dane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Take lands with a short shot to the head.
Take lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Take creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take misses with some punches.
Take presses The Dane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Take is working The Dane over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take lands a shot to the body.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Take.
Take pushes The Dane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Take tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Take tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Take.
A short uppercut from Take.
The Dane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Take lands a body shot.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Dane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Take.
The Dane looking to throw knees to the head but Take is blocking nicely.
The Dane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Take's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by The Dane.
A right hook to the body lands for Take.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Take gets through The Dane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Dane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Take lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
Take lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
Take working aggressively here.
Take lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
Take makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Dane is trying to break free.
A short right from Take.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Dane.
The Dane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Take lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Take digs a right hand into The Dane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Dane's gas tank.
Take pushes The Dane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Dane's efforts to push away.
The Dane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Take connects with a looping right hand.
Take connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Take. That snapped The Dane's head back.
The Dane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Take uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Dane.
Take connects with the punch.
The Dane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Dane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Take connects with a right hand. The Dane shakes it off.
Take fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Dane.
Take throws a push kick but The Dane slaps the foot to one side.
The Dane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Take scores with a kick to the body.
Take checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Take swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dane is looking to chop away at Take's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. The Dane does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Dane flicks out a counter leg kick but Take steps away.
The Dane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Take is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take clearly takes that 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.
Take throws a low kick but The Dane moves out of range easily.
The Dane thinks about the counter body kick.
Take lands the left hand.
Take bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Dane's head.
Jab from Take.
Take misses with a hook.
The Dane is looking to land body kicks.
The Dane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Take throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Take misses the jab.
The Dane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
The Dane throws a big shot that misses.
Take scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take misses with a straight right.
A big left from The Dane misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Take. That's going to slow The Dane down.
The Dane avoids the body shot from Take.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. The Dane does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Dane is trying to counter with his kicks.
Take throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take lands a jab to the nose.
Take misses with a low kick.
The Dane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Dane digs a good hook to Take's body.
Take blocks a jab.
The Dane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Dane throws a hook but Take blocks it.
The Dane walks forward, straight into a front kick from Take.
Take lands a right hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as The Dane blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut there from The Dane.
Take moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Take throws a head kick but The Dane moves out of range.
The Dane slips under a jab.
A big right from The Dane misses.
Take attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Take checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dane takes a swing at Take's ribcage but misses.
Take takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Dane looks for the body kick but Take saw that one coming.
Take is looking to clinch but The Dane is avoiding it.
The Dane takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Take misses the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Take 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 The Dane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Dane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Take.
An inside leg kick from Take misses.
The Dane misses with a low kick.
Take avoids a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Take.
Take just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Dane wants to slow Take down by chopping away at his legs.
Take is looking to counter punch.
The Dane looks to score with a jab to the body but Take is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Take just misses with a punch to the body.
Take ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dane moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Take - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. The Dane does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Dane! But no joy.
The Dane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Take scores with a jab to the head.
The Dane throws a jab but it's blocked by Take.
Take walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Dane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Take connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Dane. The Dane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Take misses with an uppercut.
The Dane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Dane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Take. Take obviously looking to wear him down.
Take getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Take fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Take misses with a body shot.
The Dane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Dane throws out a leg kick but Take moves out of range and The Dane only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dane lands with a hook. Take tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Dane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Dane throws a head kick but Take moves out of range.
The Dane checks a low kick from Take.
The Dane delivers a nice body kick.
The Dane looks to land a left hand but Take moved out of range nicely.
The Dane swings for the body but Take moves out of range.
The Dane throws an overhand right that lands on Take's shoulder, as Take tries to avoid the shot.
Take catches The Dane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Take looks to land a body kick but The Dane moved away.
The Dane throws the left hand but Take avoids the punch easily.
The Dane tries to keep at a distance but Take has taken the fight into the clinch.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Take misses with the head strike.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Take misses with some punches.
Take tries to work over The Dane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take had his way with Holger The Dane in that round.
That's time! Take's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Take rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Dane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Dane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Dane has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Take.
The Dane fakes the leg kick and cracks Take in the body.
The Dane misses with a body kick.
Take throws a good cross that connects.
The Dane slips a straight right by Take.
Take scores with a punch to the head.
The Dane throws a body punch but Take moves out of range.
Take fakes the leg kick and cracks The Dane in the body.
Take looks to score with a jab to the body but The Dane is just out of range.
Take scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good exchange - The Dane coming out on top.
Take lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Take checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Take.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Take scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Dane doesn't seem bothered though.
Take scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Take.
The Dane scores with a hook to the body. Take takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Take on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Take scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from The Dane.
Take moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Dane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Take half committed to a counter leg kick.
Take lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Take checks a leg kick.
A big left from Take misses.
Take throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Take connects with a body shot.
The Dane takes the fight into the clinch.
The Dane blocks an uppercut.
The Dane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Dane working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
Take lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Dane scores with a knee to the head.
The Dane is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Take tries to work over The Dane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Take swings wildly with an uppercut but The Dane uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
The Dane blocks a body shot from Take.
Take blocks a body shot from The Dane.
The Dane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Dane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Take closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Dane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Take avoids it.
The Dane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Dane moves forwards but Take connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Take throws a body shot but no joy.
The Dane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Take fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Take throws a low kick, looking for The Dane's leg but The Dane calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from The Dane.
Take motions for The Dane to come forward. Take throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Dane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Take is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Dane takes the fight into the clinch.
Take blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Dane throws a punch but it's blocked by Take.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Dane.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Dane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Dane is trying to push Take away but Take has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Take.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dane misses with the head strike.
The Dane blocking some punches.
The Dane trying to land knees to the body.
Take prevents The Dane from breaking the clinch.
The Dane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Take tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Dane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Take steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Dane.
The Dane throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Take does it's job there.
The Dane throws a lazy right hand but Take sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dane looks to land a body kick but Take moved away.
Take moves out of range as The Dane throws a body kick.
Take tried to counter with a leg kick but The Dane avoided it.
A bone on bone clash there as The Dane blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Dane! But no joy.
Take wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Take pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Take there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holger The Dane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamato Take is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Dane checks a low kick from Take.
Take throws out a leg kick but The Dane moves out of range and Take only half commits.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamato Take showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamato Take!
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