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Event:
Syn 607
Date: Dec 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Take looks to score with a jab to the body but Northrop is just out of range.
Take throws a quick inside leg kick.
Northrop cracks Take with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Take with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice sprawl there from Take as Northrop shoots in.
Take lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick lands from Take.
Take thuds a left hand into Northrop's body.
Good shot there by Take.
A solid leg kick lands there for Take.
Take swats away the attempt to clinch by Northrop.
Northrop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Take throws a shot from downtown. Northrop moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Take motions for Northrop to come forward. Take throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Take moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Northrop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Northrop misses with an uppercut.
Northrop checks the leg kick.
Take moves out of range as Northrop throws a body kick.
Northrop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Take.
Take ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Northrop moves away.#T1#
Take throws a low kick, looking for Northrop's leg but Northrop calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Northrop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Northrop misses the shot to the body.
Take throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Northrop on the side of the head.
Yamato Take is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick there by Take.
Northrop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Take fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Northrop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Take fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Northrop manages to avoid it.
Take misses with a low kick.
Take misses with a low kick.
Take throws the kick towards the body but Northrop avoids it.
Northrop circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Northrop clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Take.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Northrop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Take's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Northrop prevents a body shot from Take.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Northrop.
The referee is keeping an eye on Northrop - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Northrop jumps guard but Take stands there with Northrop around his waist. Northrop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Northrop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T2#
Take tries to throw a body punch but Northrop avoids it by throwing Take back against the cage.
Take swings wildly with an uppercut but Northrop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Northrop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Northrop goes for a takedown attempt but Take pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yamato Take has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Northrop.
Take clobbers Northrop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Northrop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Take. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Take.
Take misses with a few strikes there.
Northrop misses with a series of wild punches.
Take tries to clinch up.
Take throws a body shot but no joy.
Take thuds his shin into the meat of Northrop's side.
Northrop tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Take defends well and Northrop ends up having to push Take into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Take tries to clinch but Northrop is having none of it.
Take scores with a spinning back kick!
Take blocks a low kick nicely.
Northrop checks a leg kick. #CL2#
Northrop closes the distance and clinches. #T3##TD2#
Northrop pulls guard effortlessly.
Take controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Northrop working for a triangle but Take defends it easily.
Take controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Northrop looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Northrop is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Take is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Northrop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Northrop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Take defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Take's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Northrop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Take is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Northrop has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Take doesn't defend quickly enough and Northrop has managed to lock this one up! Can Take escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Northrop on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Russell Northrop!
Russell Northrop really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RAGS of a RONIN logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Yamato Take was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight buddy.'.
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Event:
Syn 602
Date: Nov 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Take looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Whyte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Take tries a head kick but it misses.
Take swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whyte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whyte throws a body punch but Take moves out of range.
Take explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Take loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Whyte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Take.
A left lands for Take.
Take throws a leg kick
and Take takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte slips under a jab from Take.
Take tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Take turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Take closes the distance but Whyte moves to the side
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Take misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T1#
Take connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whyte. Whyte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Take lands with a thumping leg kick.
Take throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Take moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Whyte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whyte checks the leg kick.
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Take lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Take chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yamato Take seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Take swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a low kick, looking for Take's leg but Take calmly moves out of range.
Take tries a quick counter leg kick but Whyte is wise to it.
Whyte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Take.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
Whyte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Take wants to clinch.
Take rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte catches Take with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Take throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Take moves into range and connects with a jab.
Take checks a leg kick.
Take lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A good leg kick by Take.
Whyte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Take looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Take swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whyte counters with an inside leg kick.
Take throws a lazy head kick
and Whyte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Take.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Take.
Whyte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Take lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whyte avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3#
Nice jab there from Take.
Take misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whyte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whyte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Take.
Whyte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Take.
Take lands a right hook to the body.
Whyte takes one on the button.
Take stalks Whyte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whyte's face. Whyte staggers backwards, shaken.
Take is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whyte had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte cracks Take with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T4#
Take tries to score with a low kick but Whyte moves his leg out of the way.
Take has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Take throws out a counter right but Whyte avoids it with no problem.
Take scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whyte in his tracks.
Take feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Take scoring well with a low kick there.
Take staying out of range there.
Whyte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Whyte checks the leg kick.
Whyte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Take. Whyte shrugs it off though.
Whyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Take lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whyte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whyte punishes Take's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Take throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
Take wants to slow Whyte down by chopping away at his legs.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Whyte avoids a kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Take in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Take fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whyte checks it well.
Take connects with a crisp jab.
Take looks to throw a body kick
and Whyte counters with a nice low kick that buckles Take's knee momentarily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Whyte might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Take throws a poor cross that misses
#KD#
and Whyte counters with a crisp right hand that drops Take! Whyte lets Take back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT#
It looks like Yamato Take has been cut.
Take throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Take misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte throws a body kick that misses.
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Take.
Take appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whyte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whyte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Take tries to work over Whyte's front leg with a kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Take.
Take lands a jab to Whyte's midsection.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Take darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whyte will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That kick from Take tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Take ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Take.
Whyte blocks a low kick nicely.
Whyte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Take. Beautiful body shot.
Whyte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Take to score with a decent uppercut.
Whyte scores with a jab.
Take takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Take lands a head shot.
Take throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Take.
Take throws a body kick that misses #KD#
and Whyte counters with a nice right hand that sends Take toppling to the canvas! Take scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Whyte finish him?!#ROC#
Take is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whyte counters with a big left hand that crumples Take! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benson Whyte!
A very excited looking Benson Whyte rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Yamato Take was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight buddy.'.
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Event:
Syn 598
Date: Oct 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Take jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Take circles away.
Take is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Take slips under a jab from Gracie.
Both fighters circling a little - Take finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Take misses with a straight right.
Gracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Take gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Take controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is pushing down on Take's leg trying to pass to half guard. Take is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Take wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T1#
Take wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Take trying to control from the bottom.
Take tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Take is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Take controlling the position for now.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Take defending well though.
Take is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Take won't allow it.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Take defends it.
Take is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gracie lands a front kick.
Take displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie. #T3#
Take misses with a looping right.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Take is quick to defend against it.
Gracie throws a lazy body kick
and Take counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Take has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Take throws a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Take checks a leg kick.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Take defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Take into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Take misses with a low kick.
Take throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Take throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Take swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses. #TD#
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #T4#
Take is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Take avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Take is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Take keeps working.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Take knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Take wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is nestled in close to Take, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Take.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Take.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#CL#
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Take in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Take.
Gracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Take blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#TD#
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Take is proving a slippery customer.
Take trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T1##SUB#
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Take trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Take is stalling in the full guard.
Take stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.#SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Take passes into half guard.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Take trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Take manages to get to full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Take is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Take trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T3#
Gracie prevents Take from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
Take is trying to control but can't.
#SUB#
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Take has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie content just to control the position here. #T4#
Gracie lands a couple of good shots and Take has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gracie gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gracie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
#SUB#
Gracie has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Take tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie trying to control but Take is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
#R3#
A swing and a miss from Take.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Take is quick to defend against it.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Take checks it well.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Take lands a jab to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Take.
Take works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Take throws a nice inside leg kick.
Take takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Gracie drives through and clinches with Take against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Gracie.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Take.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Take misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie slows down the pace here.
#T1#
Take creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Take lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie just leaning against Take, taking a breather.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie jumps guard but Take turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie lands a shot to the body.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD#
Gracie jumps guard and drags Take to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Take from controlling successfully.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Take trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramon Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Take trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Take manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Gracie trying to control but Take is working from the bottom.
Take has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Take keeps moving.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Take can do to turn this around?
Take seems keen to control Gracie's posture.#T3#
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Take keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Take is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Take throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Take keeping control of the position. #T4#
Take wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Take controlling the position well.
Take tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Take keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Take tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Yamato Take has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Gracie!
Ramon Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Yamato Take was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight buddy.'.
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Event:
Syn 594
Date: Sep 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Warror throws a chopping leg kick but Take manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Take thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Take.
Take connects with a leg kick. Warror looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warror 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 smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Take keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warror.
Take looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Take lands a nice looking body shot.
Warror slips a jab from Take.
Warror swings for the body but Take moves out of range.
Take dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warror. That did some damage!
Warror catches Take with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Take throws a jab but it's blocked by Warror.
Warror misses with a low kick.
Warror throws a series of punches but Take moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Take connects with a high kick.
Warror displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Take throws out the jab.
Take moves out of range of the body kick.
Take swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Warror misses with an uppercut. Take saw that one coming.
Take avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T1#
Take takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Warror is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Take.
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
Take went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Take avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Take with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Warror darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Warror needs to keep his hands up - Take had a free shot at his head there.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
Take throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Take tries to work over Warror's front leg with a kick but Warror checks it.
Warror walks forward, straight into a front kick from Take.
Yamato Take seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Take fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warror manages to avoid it.
Take misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warror, right into the meat.
Warror throws a solid leg kick but Take takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warror.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Take, as that shot connected.
Warror misses with an uppercut. Take saw that one coming.
Take thumps Warror with a low kick.
Take walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Warror checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T2#
A leg kick checked by Take.
Take loads up on a big right hand but Warror slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Warror.
Warror misses with a hook.
Warror avoids the body shot from Take.
Take ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Warror throws a shot from downtown. Take moves away and avoids it.
Warror throws out a leg kick but Take moves out of range and Warror only half commits.
Take throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Take throws a predictable looking body shot
and Warror counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warror throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
Take avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Take swats away the attempt to clinch by Warror.
Take uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warror.
Warror lands a jab to the head.
Take ducks under a wild hook from Warror.
Take wants to land a leg kick but Warror is out of range.
Warror tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Take is able to avoid easily.#T3#
Take missing with a left hand there. Warror was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warror swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warror scores with a nice body kick.
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Warror.
Take misses with a hook.
Take uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warror.
Take scores with a leg kick.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warror lands with a shot to the body.
Take moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Take looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Take uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warror.#CL2#
Warror gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Take scores with a nice hook to the head.
Take lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warror blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Warror breaks the clinch.
Warror needs to keep his hands up - Take had a free shot at his head there.
Take dodges the punch combination from Warror.
#T4#
A jab from Warror misses.
Take throws a wild body kick that Warror sees coming a mile off.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Take's head but Take sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Take throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Warror.
Take misses with a hook. Warror ducked under it nicely.
Take pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Take doesn't manage to clinch there - Warror circles away.
Warror throws a leg kick but Take sees it coming and moves out of range.
Warror moves away from the strike by Take.
Warror scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Warror misses.
Take throws a poor cross that misses
and Warror counters with a straight right hand.
Warror swings for the body but Take moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Warror avoids a kick to the body.
Take backing away here, and Warror unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Warror comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Take misses with a straight left.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Warror goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take avoids a kick to the body.
Take stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warror.
Jab, jab by Warror - just one landing.
Warror pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warror tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Take is able to avoid easily.
Warror throws a leg kick but Take checks it.
Take fires out a quick counter leg kick but Warror just manages to avoid it.
Warror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Warror misses.
Warror misses with a body shot.
Warror misses with a leg kick.
Warror stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Take connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Warror momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take looks to score with a jab to the body but Warror is just out of range.
Take checks the leg kick nicely there.
Take moves out of range of the body kick.
Take moves out of range of the body kick from Warror.
Take blocks a jab.
A solid body kick from Warror.
Paul Warror seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Warror misses with a double jab
and Take counters with an outside leg kick.
Warror thows a left - swing and a miss!
Take lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Take blocks the low kick.
Take looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warror feints a counter leg kick.
A lazy left from Warror finds it's target.
Warror pushes Take away with a front kick.
Warror's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warror misses with a body shot.
Take misses with a body kick.
Take scores with a jab to the head.
Take has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Take there as he acknowledges the shot.
Take throws a sloppy head kick and Warror moves out of range easily.
Take misses with a hook. Warror ducked under it nicely.
Warror appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Take fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Warror misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Take misses the target.
Take lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take misses with a straight right.
Take punishes Warror's body with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Good work by Warror as he checks the leg kick.
Take blocks a leg kick.
Warror stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Take.
Take fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warror manages to avoid it.
Warror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
Some bone on bone action there as Take checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Take half committed to a counter leg kick.
Warror attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Take throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Warror smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Take lands a jab.
Take blocks a head kick by Warror.
Take misses with a hook
and Warror counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Take connects with an inside leg kick.
Take throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Warror dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Take scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Take is just out of range.#T3#
Good work by Warror as he checks the leg kick.
Warror throws a leg kick
and Take counters with a left and a right that stings Warror.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
Warror wants to slow Take down by chopping away at his legs.
Take was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Take lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Warror looks to land a right hand but Take moved out of range.
Take tests Warror's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Warror tries to land a leg kick but Take saw it coming and moves away.
Take takes a jab right on the kisser.
Warror takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Warror checks a leg kick.
Warror goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take moves out of range of the body kick from Warror.
Warror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Take.
Take misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warror.
Take throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Take scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warror throws a head kick but Take moves out of range.
#T4#
Warror has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Warror misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warror is looking to chop away at Take's legs.
Take checks a leg kick.
Warror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
Warror feints a counter leg kick.
Take scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warror throws a body shot but no joy.
Warror tries to land a leg kick but Take saw it coming and moves away.
Warror throws a chopping leg kick but Take manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Warror jabs Take right on the nose. Take blinks but takes it well.
Warror misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
Warror throws a leg kick but Take sees it coming and moves out of range.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Take is just out of range.
Take appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Take misses with a looping left.
Take looks to throw the jab but Warror is out of range.
Warror throws a nice inside leg kick.
Warror throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Warror will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Take's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Take moves out of range of the body kick.
Take throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Take.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Take - that will leave a mark!
Take tries to land a leg kick but Warror saw it coming and moves away.
Take thumps Warror with a low kick.
Take swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Warror.
Warror takes a swing at Take's ribcage but misses.
Warror throws a right and a left that both miss.
Take shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Warror eats them both and turns towards Take to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Warror, as that shot connected.
Take misses the shot to the body.
Warror gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Take misses with a body kick.
Take tries to clinch there but Warror circles away.
Warror misses with a head kick.
Take dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Take bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Take jabs Warror to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Warror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Take.
Warror let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Take moves away.
Take is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Take moves out of range as Warror strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Take.
Warror takes one to the side of the head.
Take lands a nice shot that snaps Warror's head back.
Warror tries a low kick but Take avoids it.
Jab from Warror.
Warror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warror tries a quick counter leg kick but Take is wise to it.
Take misses with an uppercut. Warror saw that one coming.
Take throws a body punch but Warror moves out of range.
Take blocks a leg kick.
Take throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Take throws a low kick but it's checked well by Warror.
Warror will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Warror has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T2#
Some bone on bone action there as Warror checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Take lands with an uppercut that bounces Warror off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Warror misses its intended target.
Take misses with a lunging right hand
and Warror counters with a nice leg kick.
Take avoids the body shot from Warror.
A slapping leg kick lands for Take.
Take bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Donk. Take catches Warror right on the button with a cross.
Take slips under a jab.
Warror throws a lazy right hand but Take sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Take.
Warror takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Warror throws a low kick but it's checked well by Take.
Take thows a body kick. Warror tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Take buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Take feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Warror's calf.#CL#
Take clinches. #T3#
Take swings wildly with an uppercut but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror throws a head punch that misses.
Take softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Take lands a body punch.
Warror misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Take.
Take blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Take's elbow.
Take tries a body shot but Warror blocks it.
Take has a couple of punches blocked by Warror.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Take scores with a hook to the body.
Warror lands with a left to the head.
Take swings wildly with an uppercut but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Take misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warror. #T4#
Take tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warror working aggressively here.
Take lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Warror.
Warror struggles to land a body shot inside as Take controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warror.
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!
Take misses with the head strike.
Warror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Take's elbow.
Take misses with some punches.
Warror blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Take.
Warror has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Take seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Warror can turn it around.
Warror lands an uppercut.
Warror working aggressively here.
Take lands a nice uppercut.
Take lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warror backwards.
Take misses with a body punch.
Warror lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Take lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warror backwards.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yamato Take!
In his post fight interview, Yamato Take gave a big smile as he said 'Good fight buddy.'.
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MMMA 90 Take Vs Moors
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Take pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Moors throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Take uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moors.
Take throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Take ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moors moves away.
Moors checks a leg kick.
Take scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moors misses with a hook. Take ducked under it nicely.
Take lands a front kick.
Take with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moors misses with a straight right.
Take missing with a left hand there. Moors was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Take throws a leg kick
and Take takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Take connects with a body shot.
Take throws a lazy uppercut
and Moors makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moors ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Take looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moors lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Take throws a lazy head kick
and Moors counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moors throws a solid leg kick but Take takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moors.
A big left from Moors misses. #T1#
Moors misses with a low kick as Take jumps back.
Take uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moors.
Take throwing a counter right hand but Moors manages to avoid it.
Moors goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moors sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Take looks to score with a jab to the body but Moors is just out of range.
Moors follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Take, as that shot connected.
Take steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moors.
A bone on bone clash there as Take blocks the leg kick.
Jab from Take.
Moors throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yamato Take seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Take misses with a lunging right hand
and Moors counters with a nice uppercut.
Moors scores with a push kick.
Moors moves out of range of the body kick.
Take throws a leg kick that misses.
Moors misses with a body kick.
Take throws out a loose jab but Moors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Take throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moors counters with an outside leg kick.
Take throws a looping overhand right but Moors ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Moors throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moors takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Take waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moors.#CL#
Take clinches with his opponent.
Take throws a head punch that misses.
Moors takes a shot to the head.
Moors prevents a body shot from Take.
Moors stalls.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Take has a couple of punches blocked by Moors.
Moors tries to throw a body punch but Take avoids it by throwing Moors back against the cage.
Moors tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Take's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
Take has a couple of punches blocked by Moors.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Take.
Moors has a couple of punches blocked by Take.
Moors lands with a left to the head.
Moors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Take tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moors avoids it.
Moors tries to work over Take's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Still in the clinch, Moors scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moors can't find room to land a body shot as Take controls the action.
Moors is working Take over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Take.
Moors lands a body punch.
Take blocking some punches.
Moors tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moors tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moors lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Take or not.
Moors gets through Take's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Take lands with a right to the head.
Take tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Take lands a body punch.
Moors blocks an uppercut.
Take makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moors scores with a shot to the side of Take's head.
Take takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moors misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moors.
Moors fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moors throws a punch but it's blocked by Take. #T4#
Moors swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take tries to work over Moors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Take misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moors lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Moors - that landed with a thud.
Moors working aggressively here.
Moors working aggressively here.
Moors throws a head punch that misses.
Moors has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Take seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Moors can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moors.
Take lands with a left to the head.
Moors throws a punch but it's blocked by Take.
Take tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moors lands a shot to the body.
Moors scores with a shot to the side of Take's head.
Moors lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Take backwards.
Moors misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Moors - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moors lands a body punch.
Take is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Moors.
Take blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Take misses with some punches.
Take blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Moors dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Moors connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Take throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Moors counters with a leg kick.
Moors takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moors! But no joy.
Moors jabs at Take's body.
Take takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Take jabs Moors right on the nose. Moors blinks but takes it well.
Moors works the jab nicely.
Moors scores with a push kick.
Moors fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moors tries to work over Take's front leg with a kick but Take checks it.
Take keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moors misses with a low kick.
Take throws a hook to the side of Moors's head but Moors sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moors moves out of range of the body kick.
Take throws a lazy right hand but Moors sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Take uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moors.
Take misses with a shot to the body
and Moors counters with a stiff right hand.
Moors misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Moors lands a glancing blow to the side of Take's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Take checks a leg kick.
Moors looks to land a left hand but Take moved out of range nicely.
Moors displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Take throws out the jab.
Moors swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Moors.
Take throws an overhand right that lands on Moors's shoulder, as Moors tries to avoid the shot.
Take misses with a leg kick.
Take attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Take throws a leg kick
and Take takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moors swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moors swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Take lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. Moors does a little dance to reset his feet.
Take throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Take misses with a straight left. #CL#
Take gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Take lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moors or not.
Take misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Take. #T2#
Take lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moors lands a left hand.
Take's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moors has a couple of punches blocked by Take.
Take tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moors scores with a shoulder strike.
Take takes a shot to the head.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Moors tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moors lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moors can't find room to land a body shot as Take controls the action.
Moors tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moors misses with a hook from the clinch.
Take softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moors pushes Take back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moors misses with some punches.
Moors misses with a body punch.
Moors blocks an uppercut.
Take's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moors works on Take's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moors is trying to pull guard but Take has him pressed against the cage.#T3#
Moors misses with a punch on the inside.
Moors tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moors blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Moors fails to land.
Take throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Moors.
Take can't find room to land a body shot as Moors controls the action.
Moors tries to work over Take's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moors misses with a hook from the clinch.
Take misses with a hook from the clinch.
Take misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Take misses with some punches.
Moors digs a right hand underneath Take's ribcage. Take let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Take struggles to land a body shot inside as Moors controls his hands.
A short right from Take.
Moors lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Take misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moors works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moors tries a body shot but Take blocks it.
Moors throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takes head.
Moors lands an uppercut.#T4#
Still in the clinch, Moors scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Moors.
Take misses with the head strike.
Moors has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moors misses with the head strike.
Moors lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Take.
Take misses with a body punch.
Moors tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Moors fails to land.
Take lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moors stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moors lands a nice shot to the body.
Moors jumps guard but Take turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yamato Take has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Moors.#TD2#
Moors ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moors no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Take avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB2#
Moors looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Moors showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Moors lands a nice looking body shot.
Moors avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moors slips under a jab from Take.
Take swings for the body but Moors moves out of range.
Take tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moors is able to avoid easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Take!
Take swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moors is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Moors throws a jab when Take was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Moors there.
Moors throws a leg kick but Take sees it coming and moves out of range.
Take throws a shot from downtown. Moors moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take misses with a leg kick. #CL#
Take clinches.
Take blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moors struggles to land a body shot inside as Take controls his hands.
Take's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Take lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Moors.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Moors managing to block the knees to the body from Take.
Hugh Moors seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Take goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD2#
Moors jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moors trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Moors has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Take can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Moors working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Take doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Take manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Moors working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Take doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Take manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2##SUB2#
Moors is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Take is aware though and is defending well.
Take is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Take postures up.
Moors keeping moving, preventing Take from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Take avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T3#
Take advances position into side control!
Take working away.
Moors might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Take haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Moors sneaks back into half guard.#SUB2#
Moors with the active half guard here but Take passes nicely into side control.
Moors sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T4#
Take prevents Moors from improving his position.
Take is taking a breather. Moors says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB2#
Moors actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Take in particular looking to stall.
Moors trying to control here.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Hugh Moors just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Take's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Take avoids the body shot from Moors.
Moors misses with a straight right.
Hugh Moors seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Take misses.
Good leg kick by Moors there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Take lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick lands from Take.
Moors blocks the body kick.
Take has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moors.
Moors avoids the head kick by Take.
Take avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moors moves out of range as Take strikes.
Take scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moors checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moors tries to counter by closing the distance.
Take takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moors throws a lazy right hand but Take sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moors lands with a shot to the body.
Moors throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
The fighters circling - Moors throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moors swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take just misses with a punch to the body.
Moors throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Take throws a quick counter kick to the body but Moors avoids it.
Moors smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moors drops his hands momentarily and Take takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moors feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Moors ducks under a wild hook from Take.
Moors slips a straight right by Take.
Take cracks a nice hook into Moors's ribs.
Take lands a leg kick that knocks Moors off balance momentarily.
Take lands a body shot.
Moors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
Take slips a jab from Moors.#CL#
Take clinches up against the cage.
Moors digs a right hand into Take's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Take's gas tank.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A nice right hand lands inside from Take. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moors blocking some punches.
Take lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Take.
Moors scores with a nice hook to the head.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moors throws a head punch that misses.
Moors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Moors.
Moors tries a body shot but Take blocks it.
Moors swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moors blocks an uppercut.
Moors prevents a body shot from Take.
Take misses with a punch to the body.
Moors lands a body punch.
Moors lands an uppercut.
Moors lands a nice shot to the body.
Moors is trying to pull guard but Take has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moors.
Moors tries to throw a body punch but Take avoids it by throwing Moors back against the cage. #T3#
Moors scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moors blocks an uppercut.
Moors misses with a punch on the inside.
Moors makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Take misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
Take swings wildly with an uppercut but Moors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Take softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moors tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moors misses with a punch to the body.
Moors tries to work over Take's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Take.
Moors fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Moors.
Moors scores with a shot to the side of Take's head.
Take pushes Moors back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moors lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Take blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moors misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Take misses with the head strike.
Moors fails to pull guard.
Take struggles to land a body shot inside as Moors controls his hands.
Moors throws a punch but it's blocked by Take.
Take misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Take blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Take tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moors's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Moors.
Take lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moors or not.
Moors swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moors blocking some punches.
Moors throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Take.
A nice left hand lands by Take.
Moors tries a body shot but Take blocks it.
Take tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Take doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Take misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hugh Moors will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Take throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Take lunges at Moors with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moors's hand.
Take throws a leg kick but Moors moved away.
Moors wants to land a leg kick but Take is out of range.
It looked like Take wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Take feints and then cracks Moors's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moors down.
Moors throws a lazy uppercut
letting Take counter with a right hand.
Moors takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Moors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Moors there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Take ducks under a wild hook from Moors.
Take throws a shot from downtown. Moors moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moors takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moors thinks about the counter body kick.
Moors wants to land a leg kick but Take is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Take. That's going to slow Moors down.
Take with a nice cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
#T1##CL#
Take has taken the fight to the clinch.
Take lands an uppercut.
Moors blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Take tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moors swings wildly with an uppercut but Take uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moors tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Take's elbow.
Moors misses with a punch on the inside.
Moors tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moors.
Moors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Take struggles to land a body shot inside as Moors controls his hands.
Moors digs a right hand underneath Take's ribcage. Take let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Take misses with the head strike.
Take lands a left hand.
Moors tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Take smiles and moves away.
#T2#
Take throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Moors.
Moors scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL#
Take moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moors creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moors throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Take.
Moors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Take lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moors backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Take.
Take tries a body shot but Moors blocks it.
Take struggles to land a body shot inside as Moors controls his hands.
Take blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Take misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
A short right from Moors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moors creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Take misses with the head strike.
Moors lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Take backwards.
Take digs a right hand underneath Moors's ribcage. Moors let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moors.
Moors misses with a body punch.
Moors pushes Take back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moors blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moors doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD2#
Moors jumps guard.
#SUB2#
Moors is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Take defends well.
Hugh Moors is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Take seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Take stands and throws Moors's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T4#
Moors is looking to regain half guard here but Take keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Moors's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Take just content to control the position.
Moors prevents Take from moving into mount.
Moors is trying to escape the position but Take is controlling the position.
Yamato Take has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Take is trying to get an arm triangle but Moors is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamato Take showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moors has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Moors!
Hugh Moors is the new welterweight champion!
Yamato Take was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight buddy.'.
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Event:
MMMA 87 Take vs Musashi
Date: Jul 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Musashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Take keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musashi.
Musashi throws a push kick but Take slaps the foot to one side.
Musashi scores with a nice head shot.
Musashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Take on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Musashi swings for the body but Take moves out of range.
Musashi lands the left hand.
Musashi wants to slow Take down by chopping away at his legs.
Musashi lands with a nice body kick.
Take takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Musashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Take walks into a stiff left hand from Musashi.
Musashi shoots in looking for a takedown. Take tries to sprawl out of it but Musashi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Take manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
Musashi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Take counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Musashi.
Take throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Musashi throws out a counter right but Take avoids it with no problem.
Take looks to land a body kick but Musashi moved away.
Musashi swings for the body but Take moves out of range.
Musashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Take throws a half hearted mid kick.
Take uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Take jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Musashi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Take avoids the body shot from Musashi.
Take seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Take looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Musashi tries to move into range but Take moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Take misses with a straight left. #T2##CL#
Take has Musashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Musashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Musashi misses with a punch to the body.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take misses with some punches.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Take.
Musashi misses with a body punch.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Take.
Musashi is working Take over against the cage.
Take has a couple of punches blocked by Musashi.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musashi blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Musashi.
Musashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Musashi is trying to pull guard but Take turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Musashi.
A hook to the body from Take.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Musashi gets through Take's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#TD2#
Musashi drags the fight down to the ground.
Take seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Musashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Take defends it easily.
Take is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Take has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4##SUB2#
Musashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Take defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Take showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Take.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Take throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Musashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Musashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
Musashi thinks about the counter body kick.
Musashi scores with a nice strike.
Musashi throws a low kick but Take avoids it.
Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Take appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Musashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Take's head.
Ryu Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Musashi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Take throws a leg kick but Musashi moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Take takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Musashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Musashi. That's going to slow Take down.
Musashi cracks Take with an open hand slap.
Take swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Take displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Musashi throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Take misses.
Musashi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Musashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Take lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Musashi throws the left hand but Take avoids the punch easily.
Take lands a jab to Musashi's midsection.
Take takes one on the button.
A good leg kick by Musashi. #T2#
Take scores with a nice head shot.
Musashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi thows a body kick. Take tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ryu Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Take looks to land a right hand but Musashi moved out of range.
Musashi throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Musashi lands a nice shot that snaps Take's head back.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Take crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Musashi - the referee stops the clock and Take gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Musashi. Take manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Musashi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Musashi throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Take tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Take.
Musashi throws a sloppy head kick and Take moves out of range easily.
Yamato Take is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Take ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musashi moves away.#T3#
Musashi throws a right hand that misses
and Take counters with a nice low kick that buckles Musashi's knee momentarily.
Musashi throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Take was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Musashi.
Musashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Take off the cage and back into range.
Musashi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Take swivels and escapes.
Musashi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Take moves out of range as Musashi strikes.
Musashi throws a jab when Take was well out of range.
Take ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musashi moves away.
Take slips a jab from Musashi.
It appears Take was looking to counter with a kick there.
Musashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Take stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Musashi's corner calls for a 1-2. Musashi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Take swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T4#
Take connects with a crisp jab.
Musashi tests Take's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Take takes a jab right on the kisser.
Take throws out a leg kick but Musashi moves out of range and Take only half commits.
Musashi throws a lazy right hand but Take sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Take staying out of range there.
Take wants to slow Musashi down by chopping away at his legs.
Take has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Musashi.
Musashi throws the left hand but Take avoids the punch easily.
Take swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Take takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi 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.
#R3#
Musashi cracks Take with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Take is looking to wear down Musashi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Musashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
Musashi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Take doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD2#
Musashi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB2#
Musashi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Musashi trying to control the action but Take is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Musashi working away.
Musashi cracks Take with a big right hand but Take just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Take wants to control but Musashi postures up.
Take is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Musashi tries to advance to mount but Take instead regains half guard.
Take works his way to full guard. Good work.
Musashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Take is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Musashi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Musashi stands and throws Take's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T2#
Take struggling a bit here.
Take is looking to regain half guard here but Musashi keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Musashi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A lull in the action here.#T3#
Take wants to control but Musashi postures up.
Take parries the strikes from Musashi easily there. Musashi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Take to escape.
Take wants to control but Musashi postures up.
Take is trying to improve his position.
Musashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Take keeps working. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Take can't do much from the bottom here.
Take tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Musashi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Musashi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Musashi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Musashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Take keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi really dominated that round.
That's time! Take's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Take digs a good hook to Musashi's body.
Musashi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Take counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Musashi there.
A slow jab from Musashi misses its intended target.
Take lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Take avoids the body shot from Musashi.
Musashi misses with a hook. Take ducked under it nicely.
Take thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take looks to land a body kick but Musashi moved away.
Musashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Take is predictable there
enabling Musashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Take slips under a jab.#T1#
Take jabs Musashi right on the nose. Musashi blinks but takes it well.
A solid body kick from Musashi.
Take has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Take there as he acknowledges the shot.
Take is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#CL#
Take clinches up with Musashi and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Musashi.
Take working aggressively here.
Take lands a hook to the side of the head.
Take prevents a body shot from Musashi.
Take misses with a body punch.
Musashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Take.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take misses with the head strike.
Yamato Take has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Musashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Musashi lands with a straight right. Take didn't see that one 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!
Take throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2#
Musashi with a hook.
Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Musashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Take.
Musashi is looking to slow Take down with leg kicks.
Take blocks a leg kick.
Take ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Musashi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Musashi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Take throws a big shot that misses.
Musashi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Take finds it's way round the side to connect with Musashi's head.
Musashi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T3#
Musashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Take counters with a right hand to the body.
Take keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Take was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Musashi lands a nice hook to Take's body. Take takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Take avoids the body shot from Musashi.
Musashi stuns Take with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Take misses with a hook
and Musashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Take uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Musashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Musashi backs away, Take returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Take checks the leg kick.
Take throws the left hand but Musashi avoids the punch easily.
Take moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Take throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#ROC#
Musashi is rocked!
Musashi walks straight into a right hand from Take - that's dropped him! Take jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Musashi from any more punishment! Musashi complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yamato Take!
Yamato Take retains his welterweight title!
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Event:
MMMA 85 McKane Vs Van Gaal
Date: Jul 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Poffo misses with a right hand
and Take counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poffo's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poffo. That's going to slow Take down.
Poffo misses with a two punch combination.
Take attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Take takes one to the side of the head.
Poffo throws a front kick aimed at Take's knee but Take avoids it well.
Poffo's corner calls for a 1-2. Poffo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Take slips a jab from Poffo.
Poffo tries to clinch there but Take circles away.
Poffo thuds his right hand into Take's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poffo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poffo tries to land a leg kick but Take saw it coming and moves away.
Take buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poffo moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Poffo avoids a kick to the body.
Poffo misses with a low kick.
Take scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Poffo throws an overhand right that lands on Take's shoulder, as Take tries to avoid the shot.
Poffo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Take makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Take misses.
Poffo misses with a leg kick
and Take makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Poffo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poffo misses with a kick to the body
and Take makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Poffo really felt that one!
Poffo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Take keeps Poffo at a distance using the push kick.
Poffo looks winded!
Poffo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Take was well out of range. Poor timing from Poffo.
Take connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poffo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Take's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Take thuds his shin into the meat of Poffo's side.#T2#
Poffo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Take.
Poffo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamato Take is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Take throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Take connects with a leg kick. Poffo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Poffo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Take avoids the body shot from Poffo.
Poffo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Take pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Take lands a nice shot to the body.
Poffo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
Poffo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poffo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Poffo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
Poffo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Poffo throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Take looks to score with a jab to the body but Poffo is just out of range.
Poffo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Take sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Poffo finds it's target.
Poffo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poffo throws a jab when Take was well out of range.
Poffo misses with an uppercut. Take saw that one coming.
Poffo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Poffo looks to move away, Take throws a big counter combo but Poffo just gets out of the way.
Take throws an overhand right that lands on Poffo's shoulder, as Poffo tries to avoid the shot.
Take throws a leg kick which misses Poffo's front leg but catches the back leg as Poffo tries to avoid it.
Poffo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poffo throws a low kick, looking for Take's leg but Take calmly moves out of range.
Take looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Poffo lands a head kick!
Poffo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poffo tries to move into range but Take moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Randy Poffo has been cut.
Take scores with a body shot.
Poffo throws a right and a left that Take avoids nicely.
Poffo throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Take.
Poffo darts in trying to clinch
and Take counters with an inside leg kick.
Take throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Take needs to keep his hands up - Poffo had a free shot at his head there.
Poffo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Poffo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poffo takes one to the chin there.
Nice body kick there by Take.
Randy Poffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Take's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poffo under the eye.
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.
The cut man is working on Randy Poffo's cut.
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.
#R2##KD#
Take feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Poffo sprawling to the canvas! Poffo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Take finish him?!
#ROC#
Poffo is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Take is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poffo can do to turn this around?
Take scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poffo is still on wobbly legs! Can Take finish him?
Poffo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Take.
Take cracks Poffo with a left hook right on the temple and Poffo goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Take lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Poffo is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yamato Take!
Yamato Take retains his welterweight title!
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Event:
MMMA Fright Night 7
Date: Jun 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Take connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT#
It looks like Alan Ford has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Take.
Ford misses the jab.
Take getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford swinging wildly here.
Ford tests Take's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
Ford misses with a hook.
Ford misses with the combination.
Ford misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford missing with a left hand there. Take was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Take blocks the leg kick.
#KD#
Take lands a big head kick that sends Ford tumbling to the mat! Take takes a step backwards and waves Ford back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Ford is rocked!
Take pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Take finish him?
A nice leg kick lands there from Ford.
Ford misses the body punch
and Take counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Take throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Take.
Ford seems to have recovered his senses.
Ford misses with a looping left.
Take looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Take lands a jab to the nose.
Ford misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ford misses with a hook.
A solid body kick from Take.
A telegraphed right hand from Take misses the target.
A big left from Take misses. #T2#
Ford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Take tries to land a front kick but Ford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ford 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 throws a hook to the side of Ford's head but Ford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Take.
Alan Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Ford. Beautiful body shot.
Take fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ford throws a body punch but Take moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ford!
Ford throws a lazy head kick
letting Take counter with a right hand.
Take looks for the body kick but Ford saw that one coming.
Take walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Take backs off Ford throws a huge counter combo but Take manages to avoid it all.
Take throws a hook to the side of Ford's head but Ford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Take backs off Ford throws a huge counter combo but Take manages to avoid it all.
Ford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
Take pushes Ford away with a front kick.
Take misses with a shot to the body
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Take scores with a shot to the body.
Ford looks winded!
Take throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Take with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ford drops his hands momentarily and Take takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ford needs to keep his hands up - Take had a free shot at his head there.
Take cracks Ford with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT#
That has opened up Alan Ford's cut even more.
Take scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Take blocks a head kick by Ford.
Take looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Take doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Take dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
#T4#
Take fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ford moves out of range as Take throws a body kick.
Ford scores with a head kick.
Ford ducks right into an uppercut from Take.
Take throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #KD#
Take cracks Ford with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ford looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Take finish him?
Crunch! Take slams his shin into Ford's torso.
Take misses the shot to the body.
Ford lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Take is out of range and Ford settles back down.
Ford misses with a hook. Take ducked under it nicely.
Take misses with a low kick.
Ford throws a fast counter high kick but Take manages to duck under it in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Ford's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Ford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Take.
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ford throws out a counter right but Take avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Take.
Take bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ford's head.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Take.
Take swings widly with a right hand
and Ford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ford looks to land a left hand but Take moved out of range nicely.
Take throwing a counter right hand but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick from Take.
Ford takes a swing at Take's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
Ford throws a leg kick
and Take cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Take is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ford can do to turn this around?
Take throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.#T1#
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Take is out of range.
Ford takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Take finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Take throws a low kick, looking for Ford's leg but Ford calmly moves out of range.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Take sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamato Take is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Take has closed the distance and engaged Ford in a clinch.
Take works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Take avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Take lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Take scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Take.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Take gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford blocks an elbow strike from Take.
Take working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ford lands a damaging elbow.
Ford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Take's defenses. #BC#
Take breaks the clinch.
Take looks for the body kick but Ford saw that one coming.
Take connects with a right hand. Ford shakes it off.#CUT#
The cut above Alan Ford's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Take throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Take tried to score with a low kick but Ford checks it.
Take lands a front kick.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Take throws a leg kick but Ford sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T3#
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Take! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yamato Take!
Yamato Take retains his welterweight title!
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Event:
MMMA 76 Night of Champions 5
Date: May 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Kai throws a poor cross that misses
and Kai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Take throwing a counter right hand but Kai manages to avoid it.
Take checks a low kick from Kai.
Kai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kai scores with a jab.
Kai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Take counters with a stiff right hand.
Take digs a good body shot into Kai's ribs.
Take tries to work over Kai's front leg with a kick but Kai checks it.
Kai throws a chopping leg kick but Take manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kai works over Take's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Take was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kai.
Take thumps Kai with a low kick.
Kai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kai lands a leg kick that knocks Take off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Take throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Take lands a nice shot that snaps Kai's head back.
Kai misses with a left hand
and Take cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Take counters with an outside leg kick.
#T1#
Take steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kai.
Kai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Take.
Kai slips a straight right by Take.#CL#
Take closes the distance and clinches.
Take tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kai.
Take working aggressively here.
Take tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai's elbow.
Take misses with the head strike.
Kai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Take.
Kai tries to break free but Take pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
I was talking to Take's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kai takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take misses with a punch to the body.
Kai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kai takes an elbow to the forehead. #T2#
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!
Kai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Kai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kai scores with a jab. Take acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kai throws a leg kick
and Take counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kai blocks the body kick.
Kai with a nice cross.
Kai throws a jab when Take was well out of range.
Take is looking to counter punch.
Kai connects with a looping right hand.
Kai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Take.
Kai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Take is out of range and Kai settles back down.
Take takes a kick to the side of the head.
Take scores with a hook to the body. Kai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kai scores with a nice right hand.
Kai misses with a body shot.
Anakoni Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai scores with a decent looking hook.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
Take tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Kai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Take throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Take.
Kai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kai looks to land a right hand but Take moved out of range.
Take connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Take slips under a jab.
Take moves out of range of the body kick.
Kai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Take on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai looks to throw the jab but Take is out of range.
Kai throws a leg kick but Take moved away.
Take quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kai moves out of range as Take throws a body kick.
Kai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Take. #T4#
A solid leg kick lands there for Take.
Kai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Kai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Take takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Take swings for the body but Kai moves out of range.
Kai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kai blocks the body kick.
Kai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Take blocks a leg kick.
Kai tries to bum rush Take with a series of wild strikes but Take uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Take swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kai has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kai lands a body shot.
Good exchange - Kai coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Take keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kai's corner calls for a 1-2. Kai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kai 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.
Kai throws a hook but Take blocks it.
Take fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kai just manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Take coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anakoni Kai 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.
#R2#
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai throws the left hand but Take avoids the punch easily.
Take was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Take - the referee stops the clock and Kai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Take. Kai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Take lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kai misses with the body kick
and Take connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#
Kai is rocked!
Take blocks a low kick nicely.
Kai is still on wobbly legs! Can Take finish him?
Take circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Kai to the canvas! Kai doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Take keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yamato Take!
Yamato Take retains his welterweight title!
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Event:
MMMA 72 Take vs Nomo
Date: Apr 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Nomo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nomo connects with a single shot there.
Nomo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've been told by Take's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
Nomo misses with a head kick.
Yamato Take seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nomo lands a jab to Take's midsection.
Take tries to land a body kick
and Nomo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take cracks Nomo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Take throws the kick towards the body but Nomo avoids it.
Take lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Nomo blocks the body kick.
Nomo moves away from the strike by Take.
Take avoids the head kick by Nomo.
Take moves in looking to clinch but Nomo pushes him off.
Take misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nomo! But no joy.
Take moves forwards but Nomo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nomo.
That kick from Take tenderised Nomo's leg. Nomo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamato Take is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Nomo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Take sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Nomo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but Take slips the punch.
Take works the jab nicely.
Nomo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nomo checks a low kick from Take.
Take tries to work over Nomo's front leg with a kick but Nomo checks it.
Take blocks a jab.
Nomo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Take.
An inside leg kick lands from Take.
A nice leg kick lands there from Take.
Nomo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Take looks to land a body kick but Nomo moved away.
Take lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nomo takes a step back to recover.
Nomo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Take is looking to slow Nomo down with leg kicks. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo misses with a body shot.
Nomo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Take tried to score with a low kick but Nomo checks it.
Take throws the kick towards the body but Nomo avoids it.
Nomo throws a right hand that misses
and Take connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
Take lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nomo takes one on the button.
Take fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Nomo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Nomo. That snapped Take's head back.
Nomo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nomo avoids the body shot from Take.
Nomo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Take.
Take chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Take chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Take lunges at Nomo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nomo's hand.
Nomo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Take on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Nomo. That snapped Take's head back.
#T3#
Take lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CL#
Take rushes Nomo and presses him up against the cage.
Nomo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Take misses with a hook from the clinch.
Take lands a body punch. #TD2#
Nomo gets control of Take's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nomo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Take forces his way into half guard.
Take moves into full mount! Nomo won't be happy about that!
Take controlling the position easily from mount.
Nomo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T4#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nomo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Take has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Take controlling from the full mount.
Nomo tries to lock up and control but Take gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Take looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Take fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Nomo misses.
Nomo misses the jab.
Take is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nomo can do to turn this around?
Nomo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Take displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nomo throws out the jab. #CL2#
Nomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nomo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Take misses with a hook to the ribs.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nomo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Take.
Take lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take lands a hook that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Take.
Take misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo can't break the clinch.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Nomo takes a shot to the head.
Nomo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Nomo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Take keeps control of Nomo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Take lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nomo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Take is leaning against Nomo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Take doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Take throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nomos head.
Take has a couple of punches blocked by Nomo.
Nomo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Take is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nomo.
Nomo blocks an uppercut.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Take.
Take managing to block the knees to the body from Nomo.
Nomo misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Take scores with a nice short uppercut.
Take lands with a short shot to the head.
Take gets through Nomo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo working aggressively here.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Take doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Take cracks Nomo with a nice body shot.
Yamato Take has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Take lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Take lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Nomo can't get the takedown.
Yamato Take has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shintaro Nomo.
Take scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
Take lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nomo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Nomo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nomo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nomo avoids the head kick by Take.
A swing and a miss from Nomo.
Nomo misses with a double jab
and Take counters with a thumping low kick.
Nomo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Take misses with a body kick.
Take sizes up Nomo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL2#
Nomo clinches up with Take and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Nomo breaks from the clinch.
#T3#
Nomo misses with an uppercut. Take saw that one coming.
Take tried to counter with a leg kick but Nomo avoided it.
Take misses with a straight left.
Nomo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Take scores with a jab to the body.
Take throws a head kick that misses.
Take ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Take tries to work over Nomo's front leg with a kick but Nomo checks it.
Nomo throws out a counter right but Take avoids it with no problem.
Take darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Nomo.
Take throws a shot from downtown. Nomo moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nomo! But no joy.
Take lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nomo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Take misses its target.
Nomo throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
Take throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Take lands with a nice body kick.
Take tries to land a leg kick but Nomo saw it coming and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Take, as that shot connected.
Take connects with a solid leg kick.
Nomo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T4#
Take pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo throws a big shot that misses.
Take looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yamato Take is winning the standup battle so far.
Nomo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Take swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo throws a hook but Take blocks it.
Nomo checks a low kick from Take.
Nice body punch from Take.
Nomo throws a jab when Take was well out of range.
Take lands an overhand right.
Take bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nomo's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Take connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Take jabs Nomo right on the nose. Nomo blinks but takes it well.
Take connects with an inside leg kick.
Nomo misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that second round.
That's time! Take's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Nomo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Take throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nomo.
Take feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nomo's calf.
Nomo missing with a left hand there. Take was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nomo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nomo throws a jab when Take was well out of range.
Take is looking to score with low kicks.
Nomo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Take - that will leave a mark!
Nomo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#CL2#
Nomo moves into range and clinches up with Take.
Take stops a takedown attempt from Nomo.
Take digs a right hand into Nomo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nomo's gas tank.
Nomo can't find room to land a body shot as Take controls the action.
Nomo takes a shot 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!
Nomo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Take.
A short left from Take.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Take. #T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Take.
Nomo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Take lands with a light punch inside.
Nomo trying to land knees to the body.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nomo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Take blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Take is working Nomo over against the cage.
Nomo wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Take.
A hook to the body from Take.
Take lands an elbow inside that Nomo shrugs off. #CUT#
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Take scores with a shot to the side of Nomo's head.
Take scores with a shoulder strike.
Take putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nomo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Take lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Take.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Take scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Take. #T2#
Take scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Nomo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Take lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Take.
Nomo is trying to break the clinch but Take has him pressed against the cage.
Take lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nomo or not.
Take pushes Nomo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Take working aggressively here.
Take lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Take lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Nomo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Take lands a nice shot to the body.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Take lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Take lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Take can't find room to land a body shot as Nomo controls the action.
Nomo has had enough of the clinch but Take keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Take.
#T3#
A nice left hand lands by Take.
Take lands a shoulder strike.
Nomo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Take lands a hook to the side of the head.
Take makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Take.
Nomo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Take lands a left hand.
#ROC#
Nomo is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Take scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nomo is still on wobbly legs! Can Take finish him?
Take makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Take.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Take lands a hook to the side of the head.
Take stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Take creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Take lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Take dips a shoulder and cracks Nomo with a mighty uppercut! Nomo falls back against the cage and Take unloads with a barrage of strikes! Nomo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Take screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yamato Take!
Yamato Take retains his welterweight title!
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Event:
MMMA 68 Bestarsson vs Fortune
Date: Mar 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Take tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alatalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Take looks for the body kick but Alatalo saw that one coming.
Take misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alatalo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Take lands a slapping body shot.
Alatalo 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.
Alatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
Take tries to work over Alatalo's front leg with a kick but Alatalo checks it.
Take scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alatalo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Take doesn't seem bothered though.
Alatalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Take.
Alatalo misses with a looping right.
Alatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alatalo avoids the body shot from Take.
Take looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alatalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Take misses the body punch
and Alatalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Take looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
Take throws a front kick that sends Alatalo stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take throws a hook to the side of Alatalo's head but Alatalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Take throws a head kick but Alatalo moves out of range.
Take uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alatalo.
As Alatalo looks to move away, Take throws a big counter combo but Alatalo just gets out of the way.
Take lands a leg kick that knocks Alatalo off balance momentarily.
Take jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Take fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alatalo lands with a shot to the body.
Take blocks a jab.
A jab from Alatalo misses.
Take scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alatalo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Take tries to land a front kick but Alatalo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alatalo! But no joy.
Jab, jab by Alatalo - just one landing.
Alatalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Take throws out the jab.
Yamato Take seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alatalo misses with a body shot.
Take throws the left hand but Alatalo avoids the punch easily.
Take lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alatalo takes a swing at Take's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Alatalo throws a shot from downtown. Take moves away and avoids it.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alatalo throws a shot from downtown. Take moves away and avoids it.
Alatalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Take is just out of range.
Take tests Alatalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Take misses with a wild body shot.
Take looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alatalo! But no joy.
Take slips a straight right by Alatalo.
Take connects with a looping right hand.
Take swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Take doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Take looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alatalo looks to land a right hand but Take moved out of range.
Take fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Take misses with a few strikes there.
#T3#
Alatalo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Take misses with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Take.
Alatalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Take.
Take lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Take pushes Alatalo away with a front kick.
Take moves forwards but Alatalo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Take with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alatalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Take half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alatalo lands a right hook to the body.
Take keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alatalo blocks the body kick.
Alatalo checks a leg kick.
Take punishes Alatalo's body with a nice straight punch.
Take lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take tries to land a body kick
and Alatalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Alatalo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Take on the side of the head.
Take chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Take chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Take misses with a body shot.
That kick from Take tenderised Alatalo's leg. Alatalo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Take tries to close the distance and clinch but Alatalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Take throws a hook but Alatalo avoids it easily.
Alatalo lands a body shot.
Alatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
Take comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Take chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Take throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alatalo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Alatalo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Take doesn't seem phased though.
Alatalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Take swings for the body but Alatalo moves out of range.
Take takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Take tries to land a body kick
and Alatalo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 time! Take's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Take slips under a jab.
Alatalo jabs at Take's body.
Alatalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamato Take is winning the standup battle so far.
Take throws a leg kick which misses Alatalo's front leg but catches the back leg as Alatalo tries to avoid it.
Alatalo throws a lazy right hand but Take sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alatalo misses with a hook. Take ducked under it nicely.
Alatalo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alatalo throws a body punch but Take moves out of range.
It looked like Take wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Alatalo blocks the leg kick.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take thumps Alatalo with a low kick.
Alatalo checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take scores with a nice strike.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Take.
Take tries to work over Alatalo's front leg with a kick but Alatalo checks it.
Take slips a jab from Alatalo.
Take throws a hook but Alatalo blocks it.
Alatalo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Take sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Alatalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Take.
Take scores with a nice body kick.
Take swinging wildly here.
Alatalo swings widly with a right hand
and Take counters with a thumping low kick.
Take throws a sloppy body shot
and Alatalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Take lands a glancing blow to the side of Alatalo's head.
Take wants to land a leg kick but Alatalo is out of range.
Take paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Take misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Alatalo.
Take connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Take lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alatalo's sensitive parts.
Alatalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Take shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alatalo checks the leg kick.#T2#
Take throws a lazy right hand but Alatalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Take keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alatalo.
Take throws a counter high kick but Alatalo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Alatalo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Take throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Alatalo takes a swing at Take's ribcage but misses.
Take on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alatalo throws a hook to the side of Take's head but Take sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Take is out of range.
Alatalo takes a swing at Take's ribcage but misses.
Alatalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Take.
Take throws a chopping leg kick but Alatalo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alatalo scores with a body shot.
Alatalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Take.
Take misses with a wild body shot.
Take lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alatalo circles away quickly and effectively.#T3#
Alatalo scores with a decent looking hook.
Take tried to score with a low kick but Alatalo checks it.
Take tries to land a front kick but Alatalo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Decent striking displayed by Alatalo there.
Take tries to work over Alatalo's front leg with a kick but Alatalo checks it.
Take throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alatalo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Take dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alatalo. That did some damage!
A lazy left from Alatalo finds it's target.
Alatalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
Take tries to land a leg kick but Alatalo saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Alatalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take scores with the left hand. Alatalo knows he should have avoided that one.
Alatalo throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
Take misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Take tenderised Alatalo's leg. Alatalo is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Take was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
Take uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alatalo.
Alatalo swings for the body but Take moves out of range.
Take lands with a kick to the ribs.
Take moves out of range of the strikes.
Take moves to clinch but Alatalo breaks away
and Alatalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Take throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Take gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alatalo.
Alatalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Take appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Take finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Take scores with a jab.
Take misses with a hook. Alatalo ducked under it nicely.
Alatalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alatalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Take scores with the left hand. Alatalo knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yamato Take will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Take works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Take looks for the body kick but Alatalo saw that one coming.
Take throws an off balance right hand
enabling Alatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Take walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Alatalo misses.
Take throws a leg kick which misses Alatalo's front leg but catches the back leg as Alatalo tries to avoid it.
Take looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
A nice side step and Alatalo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alatalo throws a shot from downtown. Take moves away and avoids it.
Take fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alatalo just manages to avoid it.
Take misses with the body kick
and Alatalo counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid body kick from Take.
Take misses with a leg kick
and Alatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Alatalo.
Take looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
Alatalo throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
Take swings for the body but Alatalo moves out of range.
Alatalo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Take cracks a nice hook into Alatalo's ribs.#T1#
Take lunges at Alatalo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alatalo's hand.
Take throws a right and a left that Alatalo avoids nicely.
Take works over Alatalo's head and body with a nice combination.
Alatalo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Take takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Take is out of range.
It looks like Take has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Take with a hook.
Alatalo defending well as Take loads up on a big left hand.
Take misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alatalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Take throws a head kick that misses
and Alatalo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Take thinking.
Take takes a swing at Alatalo's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Alatalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Take throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alatalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alatalo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Take.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alatalo connects with a nice looking jab.
Take moves out of range of the strikes.
Alatalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alatalo slips a jab and a cross from Take.
#T2#
Take keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alatalo cracks Take with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Take moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alatalo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alatalo throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
Take shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Take lands with a right hand.
Alatalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
Take swings for the body but Alatalo moves out of range.
Alatalo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alatalo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Take throws a low kick, looking for Alatalo's leg but Alatalo calmly moves out of range.
Alatalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alatalo moves out of range as Take strikes.
Take takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T3#
Take moves away from the strike by Alatalo.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alatalo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Take. Take obviously looking to wear him down.
Alatalo scores with a shot to the body.
Take ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo moves away from the strike by Take.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alatalo! But no joy.
Take takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
Take throws a solid leg kick but Alatalo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Take.
Take throws a lazy uppercut
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.
Take moves in looking to clinch but Alatalo pushes him off.
Take looks to land a right hand but Alatalo moved out of range.
Take throws a low kick, looking for Alatalo's leg but Alatalo calmly moves out of range. #CL#
Take gets a clinch. #T4#
Alatalo tries to throw a body punch but Take avoids it by throwing Alatalo back against the cage.
Alatalo pushes Take back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alatalo lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alatalo tries to work over Take's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Take presses Alatalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alatalo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Take lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alatalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alatalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Alatalo breaks from the clinch.
Take scores with a jab to the jaw.
Take digs a good body shot into Alatalo's ribs.
Alatalo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab from Take.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Take swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Take tries to clinch but Alatalo is having none of it.
Take looks to land a body kick but Alatalo moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Yamato Take did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Alatalo scores with a punch to the head.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Take was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
Alatalo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Take blocks a jab.
Alatalo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Take has time to react.
Take tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alatalo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Take. Take circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Take looks to throw the jab but Alatalo is out of range.
A big right from Alatalo misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Take.
Take tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alatalo lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by Alatalo.
Alatalo slips a jab from Take.
A lazy left from Alatalo finds it's target.
Take looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Take explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T1#
Good work by Alatalo as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Alatalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Take staying out of range there.
Alatalo lands with a nice body punch.
Alatalo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Take fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alatalo manages to avoid it.
Take pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alatalo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Take misses the jab.
Take uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo moves away from the strike by Take.
The fighters circling - Take throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Take moves out of range as Alatalo strikes.
Take throws an overhand right that lands on Alatalo's shoulder, as Alatalo tries to avoid the shot.
Alatalo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Take is looking to clinch but Alatalo is avoiding it.
#T2#
Take swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Take loads up on a big right hand but Alatalo slips the punch.
Nice body kick there by Take.
Crunch! Take slams his shin into Alatalo's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Take will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Alatalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Take lands a leg kick that knocks Alatalo off balance momentarily.
Take tests Alatalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alatalo blocks a jab.
A big left from Alatalo misses.
Alatalo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Take doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alatalo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Take. Take obviously looking to wear him down.
Take scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Take there.#T3#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alatalo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Take - the referee stops the clock and Alatalo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Take. Alatalo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alatalo throws an overhand right that lands on Take's shoulder, as Take tries to avoid the shot.
Take fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alatalo on the side of the head.
Alatalo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alatalo blocks the body kick.
Take lands with an uppercut that bounces Alatalo off the cage and back into range.
Take lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Take bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Take keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Take takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alatalo misses with a looping right.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Take was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
Take fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Alatalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alatalo with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. Alatalo does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Take throws a leg kick
and Alatalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Alatalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Take.
Take throws a jab when Alatalo was well out of range.
Alatalo misses with a looping left.
Alatalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Take throws a leg kick but Alatalo moved away.
Take swings for the body but Alatalo moves out of range.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take throwing a counter right hand but Alatalo manages to avoid it.
Take defending well as Alatalo loads up on a big left hand.
Take throws a leg kick that misses.
Alatalo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Take misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Alatalo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alatalo checks the leg kick.
Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Take is out of range.
Take misses with a hook
and Take takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yamato Take will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
Take ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
Take fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alatalo on the side of the head.
Good work by Alatalo as he checks the leg kick.
Take uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alatalo.
Take lands a nice shot that snaps Alatalo's head back.
Take misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Take throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Take fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alatalo manages to avoid it.
Alatalo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Take misses with a hook
and Alatalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alatalo works Take's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alatalo connects with a right hand. Take shakes it off.
Take scores with a leg kick.
Alatalo checks a leg kick.
Take ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
Take tries to land a body kick
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Take swings widly with a right hand
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.
Take throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Take throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Take uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alatalo.
Take throws a solid leg kick but Alatalo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Take.
Take misses with a combination
and Alatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alatalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Take lands a nice shot to the body.
Take moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Take was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
The fighters circling - Alatalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Take wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body kick from Take.
Take throws a front kick aimed at Alatalo's knee but Alatalo avoids it well.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
Lasse Alatalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Alatalo walks into a straight right hand from Take.
Take throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Take wants to clinch up but Alatalo keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Take feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alatalo's calf.
Take throws a body punch but Alatalo moves out of range.
Take keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Take throws a nice outside leg kick.
Take bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Take ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
It looked like Take was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alatalo.
Alatalo misses with an uppercut
and Take counters with a nice leg kick.
Take throws a nice outside leg kick.
Take uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alatalo.
Alatalo looks to land a left hand but Take moved out of range nicely.
Alatalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Alatalo ducks under a wild hook from Take.
Alatalo 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 scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Take throws a head kick that half lands.
A good leg kick by Take.
Take slips a jab from Alatalo.
Alatalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Take misses with a lunging right hand
and Alatalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Take takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Take feints and then cracks Alatalo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alatalo down.
Take blocks a jab.
Alatalo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Take on the side of the head.
Take lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alatalo throws a body punch but Take moves out of range. #T4#
Take with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Take throws a solid leg kick but Alatalo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Take.
Take slips under a jab from Alatalo.
Take connects with a solid leg kick.
Alatalo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Take gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Take misses with some punches.
Alatalo tries to throw a body punch but Take avoids it by throwing Alatalo back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alatalo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alatalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Take uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alatalo digs a right hand into Take's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Take's gas tank.
Alatalo misses with a body punch.
Take blocks a body shot from Alatalo.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Alatalo.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Alatalo.
Yamato Take is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alatalo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Take blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 I reckon that's a shut out for Take, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamato Take!
Yamato Take is the new welterweight champion!
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MMMA Fright Night vol 1
Date: Feb 18, 2018 |
#R1#
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.#T1#
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.#CL2#
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.
#BC2#
The Dane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#CL2#
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.#T4#
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!
#R2#
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.#T1#
Take needs to keep his hands up - The Dane had a free shot at his head there.#CL#
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.
#BC2#
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.#T2#
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.#CL#
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.#BC2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.#CL#
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!
#R3##CL2#
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.
#T1#
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.#T2#
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.
#T3#
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.#BC2#
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.#T4#
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.
#R4#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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.#CL#
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.
#R5#
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.
#T1#
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.#CL2#
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.#T2#
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. #BC2#
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.#CL#
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.#BC2#
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.#T3#
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.#CL2#
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. #T4#
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.#BC2#
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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MMMA 57 Night of Champions 4
Date: Dec 31, 2017 |
#R1#
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.
#T1#
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. #T2#
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.
#T3#
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.#T4#
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.#CL#
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.#BC2#
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.
#R2#
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.
#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#CL#
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.
#T3#
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.
#T4#
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. #BC2#
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!
#R3#
Take moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Take fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ignatov, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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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Event:
MMMA Clown Caos 28
Date: Dec 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Danneskjöld tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Danneskjöld misses.
Take slaps away a takedown attempt from Danneskjöld, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danneskjöld uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Take.#CL2#
Danneskjöld closes the distance and clinches.
Danneskjöld swings wildly with an uppercut but Take uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danneskjöld blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Take misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danneskjöld blocking some punches.
Danneskjöld blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld scores with a shot to the side of Take's head.
Danneskjöld lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danneskjöld lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Take backwards.
Take lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danneskjöld backwards.
Danneskjöld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Take on the inside. #T1#
Danneskjöld dodges an elbow strike from Take.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Danneskjöld.
Take lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Take looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Take.
Take letting Danneskjöld take a breather here.
Danneskjöld tries a body shot but Take blocks it.
Danneskjöld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Take cracks Danneskjöld with a nice body shot.
Danneskjöld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Danneskjöld.
A body shot lands from Take.
Take tries a body shot but Danneskjöld blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Take.
Danneskjöld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danneskjöld tries to work over Take's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Take blocking some punches.
Take lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Danneskjöld has a couple of punches blocked by Take.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Take seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Danneskjöld can turn it around.
Danneskjöld stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danneskjöld can't find room to land a body shot as Take controls the action.
Danneskjöld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Take tries to work over Danneskjöld's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Take lands with a light punch inside.
Take misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danneskjöld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danneskjöld working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Take working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Danneskjöld blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Take misses with the head strike.
Danneskjöld lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Take.
Danneskjöld just leaning against Take, taking a breather.
Danneskjöld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Take scores with a hook to the body.
Danneskjöld tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Take's elbow. #BC#
Take's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamato Take is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danneskjöld moves to clinch but Take breaks away
and Take counters with a slapping leg kick.
Take avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Take was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Take counters with a series of strikes. Danneskjöld will be more careful next time no doubt.
A lazy left from Danneskjöld finds it's target.
Danneskjöld shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Take as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Danneskjöld clinches. #T4##BC#
Take breaks the clinch.
Danneskjöld with a poor takedown
and Take counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamato Take has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.
Nice sprawl there from Take as Danneskjöld shoots in.
Take feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Danneskjöld misses with a leg kick
and Take counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Danneskjöld off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Take follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Danneskjöld was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yamato Take!
Ragnar Danneskjöld was interviewed post fight and said 'Who is John Galt?'.
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Event:
MMMA Clown Caos 26
Date: Nov 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Alexandrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Take.
Alexandrov throws a series of strikes that have Take backpedaling.
Take misses with a looping left.
Take throws a leg kick but Alexandrov moved away.
Alexandrov throws out a counter right but Take avoids it with no problem.
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Take misses.
Alexandrov cracks Take with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alexandrov scores with a jab. Take acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alexandrov moves in looking to clinch but Take pushes him off.
Take throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alexandrov on the side of the head.
Take throws a front kick aimed at Alexandrov's knee but Alexandrov avoids it well.
Take throws a front kick aimed at Alexandrov's knee but Alexandrov avoids it well.
Alexandrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Alexandrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Alexandrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Take throws a looping overhand right but Alexandrov ducks down to avoid it.
Take scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Take scores with a nice right hand.
#T1#
Alexandrov misses with a straight right.
As Alexandrov backs away, Take returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alexandrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Take walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but Take moves away
and Take counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alexandrov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Take tries to work over Alexandrov's front leg with a kick but Alexandrov checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up but Take circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexandrov blocks a leg kick.
Take misses with a looping right.
Alexandrov avoids the head kick by Take.
Take slips a jab from Alexandrov.
Take throws a quick counter head kick but Alexandrov was just out of range.
Alexandrov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Take keeps it at a distance.
Alexandrov moves in looking to clinch but Take pushes him off.
Take feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T2#
Alexandrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Take's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take throws a front kick aimed at Alexandrov's knee but Alexandrov avoids it well.
Take is looking to slow Alexandrov down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Alexandrov.
Alexandrov misses with an uppercut. Take saw that one coming.
Alexey Alexandrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Alexandrov misses its intended target.
Take throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alexandrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Take throws a series of punches but Alexandrov avoids them all with ease.
Take just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Take defends well and Alexandrov ends up having to push Take into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alexandrov misses with an uppercut
and Take counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alexandrov misses with a wild combination.
#T3#
Take bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alexandrov's head.
Alexandrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
Take sizes up Alexandrov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Take as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Take misses.
Alexandrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexandrov scores with a jab.
Alexandrov scores with a decent looking hook.
Take circles away from the clinch attempt.
Take wants to land a leg kick but Alexandrov is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alexandrov! But no joy.
Alexandrov misses with a wild body shot.
Take misses with a kick to the body.
Take scores with a leg kick.
#T4#
Take throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov ducks under a wild hook from Take.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Take scores with a hook to the body. Alexandrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alexandrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Take tenderised Alexandrov's leg. Alexandrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alexandrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alexandrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Take counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexandrov thinking.
Take connects with a body shot that sends Alexandrov's belly button to the back.
Alexandrov misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Alexandrov. Those never looked like landing.
Take explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Take. That's going to slow Alexandrov down.
Alexandrov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Take misses the target.
Take connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Alexandrov misses with a hook. Take ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Take lands.
Take lands a leg kick that knocks Alexandrov off balance momentarily.
Alexandrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alexandrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Take manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Take scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alexandrov fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexandrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Take is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandrov can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Take misses the target.
Alexandrov checks a low kick from Take.
Alexandrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Take throws a push kick but Alexandrov slaps the foot to one side.
Alexandrov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Take misses with a low kick.
Alexandrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alexandrov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alexandrov ducks under a wild hook from Take.
Alexandrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good leg kick by Take there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Take will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Take lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alexandrov's sensitive parts.
Alexandrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Take doesn't seem bothered though.
Alexandrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexandrov blocks a head kick by Take.
Take scores with a nice right hand.
Take fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take cracks the inside of Alexandrov's front leg.
Take gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alexandrov.
Take lands a head kick. Alexandrov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alexandrov darts in looking for a takedown but Take gets double underhooks and turns Alexandrov into the cage.
Take is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Take.
Take thuds his right hand into Alexandrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Take defending well as Alexandrov loads up on a big left hand.
It looks like Take has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A jab lands there for Alexandrov.
Take moves out of range as Alexandrov strikes.
Alexandrov misses with a body punch
and Take counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alexandrov's knee momentarily.
Alexandrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Take uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexandrov.
Yamato Take is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Take avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Take swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alexandrov.#T3#
Alexandrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
Take lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Alexandrov as he connects with a hook.#CL2#
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Alexandrov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Take has got the better of the exchanges.
Take misses with the head strike.
Take scores with a shoulder strike.
Take is working Alexandrov over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Take.
Take scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alexandrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#
Alexandrov is rocked!
Alexandrov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yamato Take has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Alexandrov.
Alexandrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Take.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take lands a right hand.
Alexandrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Take finish him?
Alexandrov is breathing heavily.
A short right from Take.
Alexandrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Take. #T4#
Take creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Alexandrov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Alexandrov drops to his knees and Take pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yamato Take!
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Event:
MMMA Clown Caos 22
Date: Sep 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Danneskjöld avoids the body shot from Take.
Danneskjöld changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Take cracks the inside of Danneskjöld's front leg.
Take changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Take throws a front kick aimed at Danneskjöld's knee but Danneskjöld avoids it well.
Take throws a body kick that misses #TD2#
and Danneskjöld counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Danneskjöld tries to pass to full mount but Take defends it.
Danneskjöld wants to take a breather but Take is having none of it.
Danneskjöld prevents Take from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take is refusing to be controlled, as Danneskjöld sits in half guard.
Take gets full guard.#T1#
Danneskjöld is fighting to break Take's control of his arms but Take is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Take continues to stall.
Danneskjöld advances to half guard.
Danneskjöld tries to pass to full mount but Take defends it.
Take trying to control from the bottom.
Danneskjöld tries to pass to full mount but Take defends it. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Take controlling the position well.
Take's coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Danneskjöld looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Danneskjöld is looking for a kimura but Take is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Danneskjöld to get the leverage.
Danneskjöld tries to pass the half guard into mount. Take knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Danneskjöld is working for a kimura but Take is defending it quite comfortably.
Take is not content to let Danneskjöld control the position.
Take keeps control of the position for the meantime.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T3#
More hug and hope from Take.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Take moves into full guard.
Danneskjöld wants to control from the top but Take keeps moving.
Take has his hands on Danneskjöld's head, controlling the position.
Danneskjöld tries to free his leg and advance position but Take is retaining full guard.
Danneskjöld trying to control but Take is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Take dips to his left and cracks Danneskjöld with an uppercut!#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Take misses the body punch #TD2#
and Danneskjöld counters with a shoot takedown. Take fights it but they end up in guard.
Danneskjöld looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danneskjöld accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danneskjöld pushes down on Take's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Danneskjöld seems to be working for a kimura but Take defends the submission attempt.
Danneskjöld is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danneskjöld wants to free his trapped foot but Take is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Danneskjöld dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Danneskjöld scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ragnar Danneskjöld is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danneskjöld moves out of range of the strikes.
Danneskjöld with the counter takedown but Take avoids it easily.
Danneskjöld checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Danneskjöld on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Take scores with the left hand. Danneskjöld knows he should have avoided that one.
Take lands a slapping body shot.
Take scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take looks to score with a jab to the body but Danneskjöld is just out of range.
Danneskjöld takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Take gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld scores with a crisp jab that stopped Take in his tracks. #T1#
Take throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Take backs off Danneskjöld throws a huge counter combo but Take manages to avoid it all.
Danneskjöld gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Take counters with a left and a right that stings Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld shoots in for a takedown but Take shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Take throws a body shot but no joy.
Take throws the kick towards the body but Danneskjöld avoids it.
Danneskjöld uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
Danneskjöld 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.
Danneskjöld shoots in looking for a takedown. Take tries to sprawl out of it but Danneskjöld keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Take manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamato Take has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Danneskjöld.#T2#
Take fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Danneskjöld shoots and misses
and Take cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danneskjöld drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Take throws a big shot that misses.
Danneskjöld changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Take scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Take misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Take thuds his right hand into Danneskjöld's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Take lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Take misses.
Take misses the jab.
Take loads up on a big right hand but Danneskjöld slips the punch.
Danneskjöld swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Take.
Danneskjöld checks a leg kick.
Take misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Take.
Danneskjöld avoids a kick to the body.
#T4#
Danneskjöld fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Take throwing a counter right hand but Danneskjöld manages to avoid it.
Danneskjöld misses with a takedown
and Take counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Take.#KD#
Take lands a big head kick that sends Danneskjöld tumbling to the mat! Take takes a step backwards and waves Danneskjöld back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Danneskjöld is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Take.
Danneskjöld is still on wobbly legs! Can Take finish him?
Danneskjöld has his takedown stuffed
and Take scores with a counter punch that sends Danneskjöld to the canvas! Take smells blood - he's punishing Danneskjöld with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Danneskjöld has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yamato Take!
In defeat, Ragnar Danneskjöld stepped up to the mic, saying 'Who is John Galt?'.
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Event:
gc144.5
Date: Apr 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Aragon lands with a shot to the body.
Aragon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aragon misses with an uppercut. Take saw that one coming.
Take slips under a jab from Aragon.
Aragon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Take misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aragon.
Aragon misses with a low kick as Take jumps back.
Nice body kick from Take.
Aragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aragon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Take looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Take misses with a body shot.
Take misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aragon lands a slapping body shot.
Good leg kick by Take there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aragon misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Take misses with a hook.
Take sizes up Aragon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aragon throws a shot from downtown. Take moves away and avoids it.
Take swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aragon misses with a body shot.
Aragon throws a leg kick which misses Take's front leg but catches the back leg as Take tries to avoid it.
Take throws a body shot but no joy.
Aragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T1#
Take tries a head kick but it misses.
Aragon lands a head shot.
Aragon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Take.
Aragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Take.
Take lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Take tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from Aragon.
Aragon tries a head kick but it misses.
Aragon throws a wild body kick that Take sees coming a mile off.
Aragon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Take stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Take.
Take throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aragon throws a nice head kick!
Aragon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Take misses with a body kick.
Aragon 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.
Aragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Aragon motions for Take to come forward. Aragon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Aragon takes a swing at Take's ribcage but misses.
Take fires out a quick counter leg kick but Aragon just manages to avoid it.
Diego Aragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aragon. Take does a little dance to reset his feet.
Take fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aragon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aragon throws a low kick, looking for Take's leg but Take calmly moves out of range.
Aragon ducks under a wild hook from Take.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. Aragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Aragon misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aragon looks to land a left hand but Take moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Take on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Take throws a solid leg kick but Aragon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Take.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aragon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Take - the referee stops the clock and Aragon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Take. Aragon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aragon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Take connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aragon. Aragon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aragon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Take moves away.
That kick from Take tenderised Aragon's leg. Aragon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aragon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Take takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body kick there by Aragon.
Take fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aragon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T3#
Aragon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Take appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Take misses with a low kick as Aragon jumps back.
Aragon blocks a leg kick.
Take connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aragon misses with an uppercut
and Take counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aragon thinking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Take. That's going to slow Aragon down.
Take lands a nice shot that snaps Aragon's head back.
Aragon tried to score with a low kick but Take checks it.
Aragon throws a leg kick but Take sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Take was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aragon.
Aragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
Take takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Take wants to slow Aragon down by chopping away at his legs.
Aragon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Take counters with a thumping low kick.
Aragon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Take lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Take checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Take gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T4#
Take moves away from the strike by Aragon.
Take throws a jab when Aragon was well out of range.
Take connects with an inside leg kick.
Take stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aragon throws a good cross that connects.
Take feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aragon's calf.
Aragon's corner calls for a 1-2. Aragon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aragon moves away from the strike by Take.
Take throws a low kick but Aragon moves out of range easily.
Take ducks under a wild hook from Aragon.
Take is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Take moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. Aragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Take misses with a leg kick.
Take cracks Aragon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aragon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aragon misses with a head kick.
Aragon looks to throw the jab but Take is out of range.
Aragon tries a head kick but it misses.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Aragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Aragon misses with a body shot.
Aragon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Take scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Take bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Take connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aragon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Take throws out the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Take.
Take lands a slapping body shot.
Take looks to land a body kick but Aragon moved away.
Take looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aragon connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aragon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aragon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aragon wants to slow Take down by chopping away at his legs.
Take half committed to a counter leg kick.
Aragon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Take throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Take tries to clinch but Aragon moves out of range. #T1#
Take takes one on the button.
Take throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Take.
Take throws a series of punches but Aragon avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
Take blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Take.
Take is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aragon can do to turn this around?
Take connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Take lands a head shot.
Take chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aragon can pounce on him.
Take swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Take is just out of range.
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!
Aragon lands a nice looking body shot.
Aragon misses with a straight right.
Take throws a front kick that sends Aragon stumbling back into the cage.
Aragon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Take is out of range and Aragon settles back down.
Aragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Take.
Aragon connects with a body shot that sends Take's belly button to the back.#T2#
Aragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
Take throws a leg kick but Aragon checks it.
Despite the aggression on Aragon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Take steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aragon.
Take jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Take is looking to clinch but Aragon is avoiding it.
Take takes a swing at Aragon's ribcage but misses.
Aragon throws a nice looking combination but Take bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aragon throws a wild body kick that Take sees coming a mile off.
Take lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aragon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Take throws a head kick but Aragon moves out of range.
Aragon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Take with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Aragon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Take has got the better of the exchanges.
Take with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aragon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aragon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Take tries a head kick but it misses.
Aragon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Take with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aragon.
Take staying out of range there.
Take works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamato Take is winning the standup battle so far.
Aragon scores with a leg kick.
#T3#
Aragon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aragon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Take doesn't seem bothered though.
Take steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aragon. That one must have hurt.
Take lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aragon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Take tries to clinch but Aragon is having none of it.
Aragon feints a counter leg kick.
Take throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Take throws a nice looking combination but Aragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aragon throws a leg kick
and Take counters with a nice leg kick.
Take scores with a nice body kick.
Aragon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
You can see that Aragon has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
No joy there for Take, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Take keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aragon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Take. Take circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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 kick to the ribs.
Take feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aragon's calf.
Good work by Aragon as he checks the leg kick.#T4#
Take throws a head kick that half lands.
Aragon ducks under a wild hook from Take.
Aragon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aragon avoids a kick to the body.
Take uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aragon has time to react.
Aragon misses with a leg kick.
Aragon cracks Take with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
Aragon scores with a nice body kick.
Aragon wants to land a leg kick but Take is out of range.
Aragon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aragon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Take.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Take connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A bone on bone clash there as Aragon blocks the leg kick.
Take misses with a looping right.
Take lands with a straight right. Aragon didn't see that one coming.
Aragon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Take tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Take.
Take looks to land a body kick but Aragon moved away.
Take uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aragon.
Take throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aragon misses the jab.
A big left from Take misses.
Aragon checks a leg kick.
Aragon lands a slapping body shot.
Aragon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Take can pounce on him.
Aragon lands a lovely overhand right.
Aragon scoring well with a low kick there.
Take tries to close the distance and clinch but Aragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aragon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Take's sensitive parts.
Aragon throws a chopping leg kick but Take manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aragon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Take's head.
Nice jab there from Aragon.
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!
Aragon misses with a body kick. #T1#
Take slips under a jab from Aragon.
Take throws a low kick, looking for Aragon's leg but Aragon calmly moves out of range.
Take checks the leg kick.
Take throws a jab when Aragon was well out of range.
Take lands with a hook. Aragon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Take lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Take paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Take is looking to score with low kicks.
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.
Take uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aragon has time to react.
Take uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aragon.
Take throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aragon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aragon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Take throws a leg kick but Aragon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Take throws a hook to the side of Aragon's head but Aragon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Take moves out of range as Aragon throws a body kick.
Take swings for the body but Aragon moves out of range.
Take punishes Aragon's body with a nice straight punch.
Diego Aragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Take throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
A telegraphed right hand from Aragon misses the target.
Take cracks Aragon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Take lands a leg kick that knocks Aragon off balance momentarily.
Aragon lands a nice looking body shot.
Aragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
Take scores with a leg kick.
Take tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aragon is able to avoid easily.
Take cracks Aragon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Take lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Take.
Aragon digs a good hook to Take's body.
Take misses with a body shot.
Take scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aragon is looking to slow Take down with leg kicks.
Aragon moves out of range as Take throws a body kick.
Aragon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Take lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aragon at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aragon.
Take bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aragon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters circling a little - Take finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Take will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aragon misses the body punch
and Take counters with a nice leg kick.
Take misses with a kick to the body.
Take connects with a body shot.
Take swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Take takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Take moves away.
Aragon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Take bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Take with a nice cross.
Take scores with a leg kick.
#T4#
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Take will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aragon is trying to counter with his kicks.
Take lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aragon's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Take.
Take misses with a low kick.
Take attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Take throws a head kick but Aragon moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Take misses the target. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aragon taking a breather.
Take struggles to land a body shot inside as Aragon controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aragon is trying to break the clinch but Take has him pressed against the cage.
Take throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamato Take is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Take uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamato Take!
Diego Aragon was interviewed post fight and said 'That sucked! '.
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Event:
gc142
Date: Mar 25, 2017 |
#R1#
A combination from Shaw does no damage.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses.
Take takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Take uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaw.
Shaw cracks Take with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL#
Shaw clinches.
Shaw takes a knee to the side of the body.
Take misses with the head strike.
Take digs a right hand underneath Shaw's ribcage. Shaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Take blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Take misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Shaw.
Take lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take lands with a short shot to the head.
Take swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Take. #T1#
Take cracks Shaw with a nice body shot.
Take prevents Shaw from breaking the clinch.
Take lands an elbow that stopped Shaw in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Mick Shaw has been cut.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaw misses with some punches.
Take works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC#
Shaw breaks the clinch.
Shaw catches Take with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Take. That snapped Shaw's head back.
Take lands with an uppercut that bounces Shaw off the cage and back into range.#ROC2#
Shaw is rocked!
Take flashes Shaw a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Shaw's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Shaw crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Take punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yamato Take!
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Event:
gc135
Date: Feb 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Take swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take throws a sloppy head kick and Damione Deathclaw moves out of range easily.
Damione Deathclaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CUT2#
It looks like Calypso Damione Deathclaw has been cut.
Take looks to land a right hand but Damione Deathclaw moved out of range.
Take tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Take throws a leg kick but Damione Deathclaw checks it.
Take throws a sloppy head kick and Damione Deathclaw moves out of range easily.
Take looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Damione Deathclaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Take is just out of range.
Damione Deathclaw closes the distance and clinches up with Take, looking for a takedown. Damione Deathclaw pushes Take against the cage but Take circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damione Deathclaw slips a straight right by Take.
Damione Deathclaw changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Take.
Take misses with a straight left.
Damione Deathclaw drops down looking for a counter takedown but Take sprawls and moves away.
Damione Deathclaw cracks Take with a good jab.
Damione Deathclaw blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Take. #T1#
Damione Deathclaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damione Deathclaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Damione Deathclaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damione Deathclaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Take pinned against the cage. Take gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a body shot.
Take thinks about the counter body kick.
Take lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Take pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Take swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Take misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damione Deathclaw shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Take throws a lazy body kick #TD#
and Damione Deathclaw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Take's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Take has Damione Deathclaw pulled in close to control his posture. #T2#
Damione Deathclaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Take is keeping the position for now.
Take controlling the position.
Damione Deathclaw slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damione Deathclaw is looking to take a break and control but Take is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Take wants to control but Damione Deathclaw postures up.#T3##SUB#
Damione Deathclaw is trying to get an arm triangle but Take is defending well.
Damione Deathclaw working the head with strikes.
Damione Deathclaw working away.
Take might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Damione Deathclaw haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Damione Deathclaw throws an elbow but Take slips to the side and avoids it well.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Take manages to get back to half guard.
Damione Deathclaw lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Damione Deathclaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Take keeps working. #SUB#
Damione Deathclaw is working for a kimura but Take is defending it quite comfortably.
Take is trying to maintain the position but Damione Deathclaw is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Take controlling the position for now.
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 Calypso Damione Deathclaw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calypso Damione Deathclaw's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A big right from Take misses.
Take throws a big shot that misses.
Damione Deathclaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Take lunges at Damione Deathclaw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damione Deathclaw's hand.
Take misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw attempts a counter takedown but Take avoids it well and moves away.
Take looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamato Take seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Take just misses with a punch to the body.
Damione Deathclaw drops down looking for a counter takedown but Take sprawls and moves away.
Take scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Take misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Damione Deathclaw counters with a nice double leg into side control. Take won't be happy with that. #SUB#
Damione Deathclaw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Take is trying to control Damione Deathclaw's posture but Damione Deathclaw avoids it. #T1#
Take tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
Damione Deathclaw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Take is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Take prevents Damione Deathclaw from moving into mount. #SUB#
Damione Deathclaw tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You can see the frustration on Take's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Take has one of Damione Deathclaw's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.#SUB#
Damione Deathclaw is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Take has escaped the position, nice work there.
Take wants to control but Damione Deathclaw postures up.
Take is looking to regain half guard here but Damione Deathclaw keeps moving and retains side control.
Damione Deathclaw trying to control the action but Take is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB#
Damione Deathclaw tries for a kimura but Take is defending well. #SUB#
Damione Deathclaw wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Take, who protects the arm well.
Damione Deathclaw trying to control the position but Take is working away. #SUB#
Damione Deathclaw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Damione Deathclaw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Take is trying to control Damione Deathclaw's posture but Damione Deathclaw avoids it.
Take is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Damione Deathclaw is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Take knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damione Deathclaw moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Calypso Damione Deathclaw's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Take throws a looping overhand right but Damione Deathclaw ducks down to avoid it.
Take throws a solid leg kick but Damione Deathclaw takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Take.
Take dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damione Deathclaw. That did some damage!
Damione Deathclaw avoids the body shot from Take.
Damione Deathclaw changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Take cracks Damione Deathclaw with an open hand slap.
Take takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Damione Deathclaw avoids the body shot from Take.
Damione Deathclaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Take.
Damione Deathclaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damione Deathclaw connects with a nice looking jab.
Damione Deathclaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Damione Deathclaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot lands for Damione Deathclaw.#T1#
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Damione Deathclaw darts in looking for a takedown but Take gets double underhooks and turns Damione Deathclaw into the cage.
Damione Deathclaw throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
Take misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Damione Deathclaw counters with a single leg into guard. Take didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Take has control of Damione Deathclaw's left arm, preventing Damione Deathclaw from doing any damage.
Damione Deathclaw wants to pass the guard but Take is keeping the position.
Damione Deathclaw postures up.
Damione Deathclaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damione Deathclaw is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
Damione Deathclaw postures up.
Take wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Damione Deathclaw looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Take missing with a left hand there. Damione Deathclaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damione Deathclaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Take.
Damione Deathclaw half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yamato Take seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damione Deathclaw works the jab nicely.
Damione Deathclaw sizes up Take with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Take throws a hook but Damione Deathclaw avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damione Deathclaw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Take misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T3#
Take scores with a shot to the body.
Take misses with a body shot.
Damione Deathclaw catches Take with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A lazy left from Take finds it's target.
Damione Deathclaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Take throws a leg kick #TD#
and Damione Deathclaw counters with a single leg into guard. Take didn't expect that.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Take keeping full guard, as Damione Deathclaw tries to pass.
Take is controlling Damione Deathclaw's posture.
Take trying to control the position.
#T4#
Damione Deathclaw stands and throws Take's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Damione Deathclaw moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Damione Deathclaw has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Damione Deathclaw tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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 Calypso Damione Deathclaw.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Damione Deathclaw, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
A relieved looking Calypso Damione Deathclaw thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
131
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Biggums pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Biggums.
Biggums tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick from Biggums misses.
Take looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Take throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Take connects with a solid leg kick.
Take misses with a looping right.
Biggums counters with a body kick.
Biggums looks to land a combination but Take avoids it well.
Take throws a front kick aimed at Biggums's knee but Biggums avoids it well.
We've been informed that Biggums has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Biggums throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Take stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Take misses with a hook.
Take swings for the body but Biggums moves out of range.
Biggums throws a nice outside leg kick.
Biggums on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Take. Take obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Biggums there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Take scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take misses the shot to the body.
Take lands a jab to Biggums's midsection.
Tyrone Biggums seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggums throws a wild body kick that Take sees coming a mile off.
Biggums lands a right hook to the body.
Take feints and then cracks Biggums's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Biggums down. #T1#
Take connects with a solid leg kick.
Biggums misses with a right hand
and Take counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Biggums.
Biggums swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Take keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Biggums.
Biggums throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Biggums.
Biggums uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
Biggums throws a jab when Take was well out of range.
Biggums is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Take.
Biggums throws a hook but Take avoids it easily.
Biggums takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT#
It looks like Tyrone Biggums has been cut.
A good leg kick by Biggums.
Biggums throws out a loose jab but Take uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggums connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Biggums scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Take lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Take fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Biggums has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Take blocks a head kick by Biggums.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Biggums!
#T2#
Biggums scores with a jab. Take acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Biggums looks to land a body kick but Take moved away.
Take misses with an uppercut.
Take avoids the body shot from Biggums.
Biggums moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC#
Biggums is rocked!
Biggums stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Biggums is still on wobbly legs! Can Take finish him?
Biggums walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Take checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biggums seems to have recovered his senses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Take lands a nice looking body shot.
Take tests Biggums's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Biggums as he connects with a hook.
Biggums works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Biggums throws a body shot but no joy.
Take looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Take throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Take with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Biggums throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Take on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Take lands an impressive looking overhand right. Biggums doesn't seem phased though.
Biggums connects with a leg kick. Take looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Biggums cracks Take with a good jab.#T3#
Take pivots, looking for a leg kick but Biggums is out of range and Take settles back down.
Biggums throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Biggums takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Take misses with a straight left.
Biggums bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Take's head backwards.
Good work by Take as he checks the leg kick.
Biggums darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Take throws a series of punches but Biggums avoids them all with ease.
Biggums scores with a nice body kick.
Biggums moves out of range as Take throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biggums. Take does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Take.
Take is looking to land body kicks.
Take scores with a shot to the body.
Take blocks a low kick nicely.
Biggums throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Take misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Biggums! But no joy.
Take throws a half hearted mid kick.
Take takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T4#
Biggums lands a nice hook to Take's body. Take takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Take throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biggums throws a leg kick but Take moved away.
Take takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Take misses its intended target.
Biggums avoids the head kick by Take.
Take lands with a shot to the body.
Biggums throws a quick inside leg kick.
Take throws a front kick aimed at Biggums's knee but Biggums avoids it well.
Take cracks the inside of Biggums's front leg.
Biggums scores with a hook to the body. Take takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Biggums's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Take motions for Biggums to come forward. Take throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Take tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biggums was well out of range. Poor timing from Take.
A solid leg kick lands there for Biggums.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biggums throws a body shot but no joy.
Biggums tries a head kick but it misses.
Take misses with a jab, cross combination.
Biggums ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Biggums throws a lazy body kick
and Take counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyrone Biggums will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Biggums's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Biggums. Take does a little dance to reset his feet.
Take half committed to a counter leg kick.
Biggums scores with a jab. Take acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Take throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Biggums scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Take there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Biggums misses with a body shot.
Take misses with a leg kick.
Take lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tyrone Biggums seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Take throws a low kick but it's checked well by Biggums.
Take throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Biggums on the side of the head.
Take waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Biggums.
Biggums scores with a body shot.
Take ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biggums moves away.
Take lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Take ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggums connects with the punch.
Take throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Take throws the kick towards the body but Biggums avoids it.
Biggums thows a leg kick but Take checks it
and Take counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Take scores with the left hand. Biggums knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Biggums.
Take takes a swing at Biggums's ribcage but misses.
Biggums ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Take moves away.
A slow jab from Biggums misses its intended target.
Take half committed to a counter leg kick.
Biggums buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Take keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Biggums checks a low kick from Take.
Take scores with a hook.
Take jabs at Biggums's body.
An inside leg kick from Biggums misses.
Take appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Take throws a sloppy head kick and Biggums moves out of range easily.
Take wants to clinch up but Biggums keeps it at a distance.
Take misses with a straight left.
Take defending well as Biggums loads up on a big left hand.
Biggums checks a leg kick nicely.
Take ducks under a wild hook from Biggums.
Take throws a head kick but Biggums moves out of range.
Biggums slips under a jab from Take.#T2#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Take.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Take missing with a left hand there. Biggums was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Take throws a low kick but it's checked well by Biggums.
Biggums throws a low kick but Take avoids it.
Take scores with a leg kick.
Take throws a nice outside leg kick.
Take connects with a good right hand that stumbles Biggums. Biggums circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Biggums ducks right into an uppercut from Take.
Biggums misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Take counters with a nice body kick.
Biggums defending well as Take loads up on a big left hand.
Biggums throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Take is looking to counter punch.
Biggums lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Biggums connects with a looping right hand.
Biggums rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Take moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Take wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Biggums uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Take.
Take keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Biggums.
Biggums staying out of range there.
Biggums scores with a spinning back kick!#T3#
Take throws a leg kick but Biggums sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Biggums misses with a body shot.
Biggums checks a low kick from Take.
Biggums walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Take cracks Biggums on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Biggums falls backwards against the cage. Take follows up with more strikes that drop Biggums to his knees. Take keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Biggums! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yamato Take!
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Event:
gc129
Date: Dec 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Take lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#TD#
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Take tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Take is still trying to improve position.
Jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Take's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Take is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Take sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T1#
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Take wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
#SUB#
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Take trying to control but Jones postures up.
Take tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Take trying to control here.
Take gets full guard.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
#T2#
Take is trying is best to control the position here.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Take defends it.
Take is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Take slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Take is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones wants to control from the top but Take keeps moving.
Take managing to control the position.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Take is adopting a defensive guard.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Take swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Take has control of Jones's left arm, preventing Jones from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Take lands with a thumping leg kick.
Take tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Take misses with a body kick.#CL2#
Take darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Take lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Take throws a head punch that misses.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Take misses with some punches.
Take misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Take looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Take working aggressively here.
Take misses with some punches.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Take sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Take keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Take tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Take misses with a low kick.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Take sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Take is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Take circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leandro Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Take's waist but Take gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Take lands the left hand.
Nice body kick from Take.
Take thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Take scores with a jab to the jaw.
Take jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Take misses with a body kick.
Jones wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Take feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones shoots in but Take avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yamato Take is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Take cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Take catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL#
Jones forces Take back against the cage and clinches.
Take misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Take misses with some punches.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Take shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD#
Jones manages to pull guard.
Take's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Take 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. #SUB#
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Take defends easily.
#T2#
Take controlling from the top position.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Take any problems.
Take works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Take sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB#
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Take pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3#
Jones is looking for a sweep. Take is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Take is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB#
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Take is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Take controlling the action here.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Take has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jones checks a low kick from Take.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Take can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Take there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Take keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Take thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Take. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Take lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Take.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Take but Take pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Take is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Take circles away and we're back to standing.
Take flicks out a counter leg kick but Jones steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Take manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It seemed like Take was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Take is looking to land body kicks.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Take swivels and escapes.
Take looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leandro Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Take scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Take scoring well with a low kick there.
Take misses with a leg kick.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Take manages to avoid it.
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones throws a hook but Take avoids it easily.
Take throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Take looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Take saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Take lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Take has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Take tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Take lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1#
Take catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Take fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Take throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Take fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Take lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Take lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Take scores with a push kick.
Take waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Take.
Take sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Take looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Take keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Take throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Take fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2#
Take throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Take.
Take throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Take swivels and escapes.
Take jabs at Jones's body.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL2#
Take clinches with his opponent.
Jones wants a takedown.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones prevents a body shot from Take.
Take tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Take manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Take misses with the head strike.
#T3#
Take lands with a right to the head.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Yamato Take seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Take working aggressively here.
#TD#
Jones gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Take pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
Leandro Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Take seems keen to control Jones's posture.#T4#
Jones stands and throws Take's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Take controls the position for a moment.#SUB#
Jones goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Take rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jones's guard! Nice work there by Take!
Take 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.
Yamato Take is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamato Take comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Take winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamato Take!
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Infinity: Unbreakable
Date: Sep 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Take tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thacker is able to avoid easily.
Thacker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL2#
Thacker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Take scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thacker gets through Take's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Take working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thacker.
Thacker gets through Take's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thacker working aggressively here.
Take works on Thacker's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Take.
Thacker has a couple of punches blocked by Take.
Thacker trying to land knees to the body.
Take doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Take.
Thacker misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thacker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thacker misses with the head strike.
Take lands an uppercut.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Thacker.
Thacker blocking some punches.
#T1#
Take lands a hook that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker lands a nice shot to the body.
Thacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thacker blocks it with crossed arms.
Take lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Thacker.
Take doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thacker lands with a left to the head.
Thacker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thacker pushes Take back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thacker.
Thacker misses with a punch to the body.
Take takes a shot to the head.
Take has a couple of punches blocked by Thacker.
Thacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Take's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Take lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Take trying to land knees to the body.
Thacker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Take blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Take prevents a body shot from Thacker.
Thacker misses with some punches.
#T2#
Take lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thacker.
Thacker avoids a wild elbow strike from Take.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thacker.
Take throws a punch but it's blocked by Thacker.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
Thacker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Take or not.
Take misses with a punch to the body.
Thacker blocking some punches.
Thacker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thacker tries to work over Take's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Take prevents a body shot from Thacker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thacker.
A body shot lands from Take.
A nice left hand lands by Take.
A head punch on the inside from Thacker fails to land.
Thacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thacker prevents a body shot from Take.
Take blocking some punches.
Thacker works on Take's body with a couple of short punches.
Thacker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Take struggles to land a body shot inside as Thacker controls his hands.
#T3#
Thacker misses with the head strike.
Thacker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Take.
Take throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Take lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thacker tries a body shot but Take blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thacker.
Thacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Take makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thacker misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thacker.
A short left from Take.
Take works on Thacker's body with a couple of short punches.
Take doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Take lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thacker.
Thacker looks winded!
A short right from Take.
Take cracks Thacker with a nice body shot.
Take working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Take working aggressively here.
Take lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
Take digs a right hand into Thacker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thacker's gas tank.
Thacker takes a shot to the head.
Thacker takes a shot to the head.
Take presses Thacker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Take.
Take scores with a shot to the side of Thacker's head.
Take lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Take.
Thacker blocks an uppercut.
Thacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Take misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Take scores with a nice short uppercut.
Take tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Take cracks Thacker with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Take as the two fighters clinch.
Take lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Take lands a hook to the side of the head.
Take lands an uppercut.
Take swings wildly with an uppercut but Thacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Take lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that round.
That's time! Take's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Thacker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thacker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Take connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thacker scrambles back to his feet.
Take connects with an inside leg kick.
Thacker 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 throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thacker.
Take lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Take.
Thacker throws a big shot that misses.
Take looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. Thacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Thacker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thacker clobbers Take with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Take tests Thacker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Take throws a sloppy head kick and Thacker moves out of range easily.
Thacker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thacker clobbers Take with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Take is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thacker can do to turn this around?
Take ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Take.
Take plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Take.
Take takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Take keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thacker.
Take thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thacker if he has to take too many more of those.
Take swats away the attempt to clinch by Thacker.
Take dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Take feints and then cracks Thacker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thacker down.
Take connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thacker momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Take.
Take tries a head kick but it misses.
Thacker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thacker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Take appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Take throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Take throws a front kick that sends Thacker stumbling back into the cage.
Thacker tries to clinch but Take is having none of it. #T2#
Thacker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thacker blocks the body kick.
Thacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Take was well out of range. Poor timing from Thacker.
Take scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thacker in his tracks.
Take lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheers as Take lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thacker doesn't seem phased though.
Take buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Take throws a low kick, looking for Thacker's leg but Thacker calmly moves out of range.
Yamato Take is winning the standup battle so far.
Take wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thacker is breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Take.
Take getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thacker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Take.
Take blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Thacker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Take there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Take with a jab.#T3#
Thacker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Take lands the left hand.
Thacker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Take thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thacker if he has to take too many more of those.
Take scores with a hook.
Take throws a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Take.
Take looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Take connects with the punch.
A shot to the liver by Take. Beautiful body shot.#CL#
Take has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Take lands a nice uppercut.
Yamato Take has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thacker misses with the head strike.
Take lands a shoulder strike.
Take has a couple of punches blocked by Thacker.
Take pushes Thacker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Take misses with some punches.
Take lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Take.
#T4#
Take managing to block the knees to the body from Thacker.
Thacker lands an uppercut.
Thacker controlling the action here for a moment.
Take lands a body shot.
Take tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Take pushes Thacker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Take is leaning against Thacker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Take.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Take.
Thacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thacker misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Take.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Take lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thacker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Take lands with a short shot to the head.
Take working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Take.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Take bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thacker's head.
Take throws a quick inside leg kick.
Take slips under a jab from Thacker.
Take lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - Thacker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Take connects with a crisp jab.
Take moves away from the strike by Thacker.
Thacker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Take throws a combination. Thacker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#ROC#
Thacker is rocked!
Take dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thacker. That did some damage!
Thacker is still on wobbly legs! Can Take finish him?
A jab from Take misses.
Thacker seems to have recovered his senses.
Thacker swings for the body but Take moves out of range.
Take half committed to a counter leg kick.
Take misses with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Take tenderised Thacker's leg. Thacker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good exchange - Take coming out on top.
Thacker checks a leg kick.
Take avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Take lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Take throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Take throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thacker is looking to clinch but Take is avoiding it.
Thacker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Take paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Take connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Take is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thacker.
Take lands a glancing blow to the side of Thacker's head.
Take throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thacker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Take throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thacker slips under a jab.
Thacker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thacker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Take lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Take is looking to clinch.
Thacker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Take tried to counter with a leg kick but Thacker avoided it.#T2#
Thacker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thacker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thacker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Take.
Thacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thacker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Thacker misses. #CL2#
Thacker moves into range and clinches up with Take.
Take blocking some punches.
Thacker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takes head.
Thacker blocking some punches.
Thacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Take working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Take.
Thacker throws an elbow but it misses.
Take tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thacker's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Take as the two fighters clinch.
Thacker dodges an elbow strike from Take.
Take lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Thacker has a couple of punches blocked by Take.
Thacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker prevents a body shot from Take. #T3#
Thacker misses with some punches.
Take tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Take lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Take tries to throw a body punch but Thacker avoids it by throwing Take back against the cage.
Take misses with the head strike.
Take lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thacker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thacker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Take uses good head movement to avoid it.
Take blocks an uppercut.
Alasdair Thacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thacker takes an elbow to the temple.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Take tries to work over Thacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Thacker.
Take scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thacker stalling in the clinch but Take improves position.
Take makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thacker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Take has a couple of punches blocked by Thacker.
#T4#
A short uppercut from Thacker.
Take tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Take.
Take lands a left hand.
Take lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Thacker fails to land.
Thacker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Take lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker lands an uppercut.
Take lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Take goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Take swings wildly with an uppercut but Thacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Take uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamato Take is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thacker tries to throw a body punch but Take avoids it by throwing Thacker back against the cage.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamato Take!
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