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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gracie (ranked 3014 p4p, 330 weight class) and Eigi Takagi (ranked 19678 p4p, 531 weight class). Takagi has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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168 lbs
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166 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eigi Takagi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takagi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Takagi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Takagi counters with a nice uppercut.
Takagi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie trying to control but Takagi is working from the bottom.
Takagi is trying to hold Gracie in close to prevent damage but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Takagi is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Takagi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gracie jumps into side control!
Takagi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gracie wants to stand but Takagi is controlling his arm.
Takagi prevents Gracie from improving position.
Takagi is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Takagi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Takagi is looking to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Takagi defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is thwarting Takagi's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takagi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Takagi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takagi is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Takagi defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Takagi into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Takagi feints the counter takedown.
Takagi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Takagi throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Takagi. Takagi gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takagi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takagi stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Takagi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Takagi looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Takagi trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takagi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takagi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Takagi tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Takagi defends it easily.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Takagi postures up.
Gracie has an active guard here but Takagi has managed to pass into half guard.
Takagi is working for a submission of some sort.
Takagi is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Takagi has control of the leg.
Takagi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Takagi working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Takagi working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takagi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Takagi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie wants to control but Takagi is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eigi Takagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gracie shoots and misses
and Takagi counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Eigi Takagi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Takagi defends easily.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Takagi slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie is rocked!
Takagi wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Takagi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Gracie turns into Takagi and is now in his guard.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Takagi has wrist control.
Takagi keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control but Takagi is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Takagi wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takagi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Takagi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takagi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
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 Ricardo Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Eigi Takagi!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Eigi Takagi!
Eigi Takagi wins by majority decision!
An out of breath Eigi Takagi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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