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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takayama Yataro (ranked 900 p4p, 58 weight class) and Twea King (ranked 497 p4p, 28 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yataro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Misoji Misaki. King has chosen Who Knows as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takayama Yataro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Twea King!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yataro's guard.
King slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yataro looking for a sweep. Not yet Yataro, not yet.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yataro has King pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Yataro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
Yataro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Foundry in the buildup to the fight.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Yataro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yataro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards Yataro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from King.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yataro manages to avoid it.
It looked like Yataro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yataro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Yataro drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yataro.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yataro.
Takayama Yataro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Yataro is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Yataro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yataro scores with a shot to the body.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yataro scores with a shot to the body.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Yataro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King slips a straight right by Yataro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataro lands with a right hand.
Yataro just misses with a punch to the body.
King doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yataro throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King misses the shot to the body.
King thuds a left hand into Yataro's body.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yataro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King missing with a left hand there. Yataro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by King.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yataro pinned against the cage. Yataro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yataro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Yataro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from King.
Twea King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yataro moves away.
Yataro misses with a looping right.
Yataro throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King takes a swing at Yataro's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yataro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Yataro.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King lunges at Yataro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yataro's hand.
King punishes Yataro's body with a nice straight punch.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yataro.
Yataro is looking to counter punch.
Yataro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yataro is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King throws a body punch but Yataro moves out of range.
Yataro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yataro takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Yataro's head back.
Yataro throws a big shot that misses.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King takes one to the chin there.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with an uppercut.
Yataro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King thuds his right hand into Yataro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King throws the left hand but Yataro avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yataro catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
King is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yataro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yataro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Yataro misses the target.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Yataro clinches.
Yataro has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Yataro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yataro is defending well.
Takayama Yataro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twea King.
Yataro misses with some punches.
Yataro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yataro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King prevents a body shot from Yataro.
Yataro takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yataro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yataro.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yataro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yataro gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Twea King will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
King avoids the body shot from Yataro.
A big left from Yataro misses.
Yataro misses with a looping left.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King punishes Yataro's body with a nice straight punch.
Yataro ducks right into an uppercut from King.
Yataro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King misses with a looping left.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Yataro is just out of range.
Yataro thows a left - swing and a miss!
King looks to throw the jab but Yataro is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Yataro misses its target.
Yataro misses with a body shot.
King is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
King throws a lazy right hand but Yataro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yataro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yataro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King misses with a straight left.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
King lands with a nice body punch.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yataro misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yataro moves away.
Yataro was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yataro ducks under a wild hook from King.
Yataro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from King lands.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yataro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yataro!
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Yataro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yataro is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataro seems a little lost for a moment, as King dominates the positioning.
My spies in Team Alpha Midget inform me that King has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Yataro is not content to let King control the position.
King is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yataro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here as King stalls from top position.
Yataro sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataro wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
Yataro is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.
Yataro has a hand on King's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. King takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Yataro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yataro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from King.
King tries to control but Yataro wriggling away.
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
King is continuing to stall.
Yataro is squirming around, avoiding King's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twea King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yataro lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Yataro. That snapped King's head back.
King loads up on a big right hand but Yataro slips the punch.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yataro.
King avoids the body shot from Yataro.
Yataro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yataro.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yataro forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Yataro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yataro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Yataro tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yataro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King blocking some punches.
King drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yataro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
King blocks a body shot from Yataro.
King has clasped his hands together around Yataro's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
King is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yataro's shoulder. That is not cool.
King wants to control but Yataro is keeping him busy.
Yataro is looking for a sweep.
Twea King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yataro wants to control but King postures up.
Yataro is looking for a sweep.
Yataro regains half guard.
Yataro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yataro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yataro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yataro to score with a decent uppercut.
King misses with a body shot.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yataro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King misses the jab.
Yataro lands a head shot.
Yataro takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Yataro just misses with a punch to the body.
Yataro misses with a body shot.
Twea King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Yataro.
King slips a straight right by Yataro.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Yataro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yataro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yataro closes the distance but King moves to the side
and Yataro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yataro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
King drives through and clinches with Yataro against the cage.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takayama Yataro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yataro tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Yataro back against the cage.
Yataro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Yataro lands a body punch.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King misses with some punches.
Yataro throws a head punch that misses.
Yataro misses with some punches.
Yataro digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Yataro.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yataro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Yataro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yataro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takayama Yataro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Twea King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A swing and a miss from Yataro.
Yataro avoids the body shot from King.
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 Takayama Yataro.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twea King!
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energy
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hype
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