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Event:
QFC Tournament 1223 Round 3
Date: May 31, 2025 |
#R1#
Blessed misses the body punch
and Takayama counters with a stiff right hand.
Takayama throws a lazy right hand but Blessed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blessed seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Takayama defending well as Blessed loads up on a big left hand.
Takayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blessed.
Blessed tries to clinch up
and Takayama counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Brian Blessed has been cut.
Yoshihiro Takayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blessed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takayama has time to react.#CUT#It looks like Yoshihiro Takayama has been cut.#CL#
Blessed moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Blessed fails to land.
Blessed lands a damaging elbow.
Takayama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Come on Blessed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blessed blocks a body shot from Takayama. #T1#
Blessed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blessed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blessed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Takayama tries a body shot but Blessed blocks it.
Blessed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#CUT#That has opened up Yoshihiro Takayama's cut even more.
Blessed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takayama or not.
Takayama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takayama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blessed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blessed trying to stall but Takayama improves his position.
Takayama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blessed has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blessed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blessed. #CUT#The cut above Yoshihiro Takayama's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T2#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blessed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blessed taking a breather.
Takayama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blessed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#Yoshihiro Takayama's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yoshihiro Takayama's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Blessed!
Brian Blessed seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1223 Round 2
Date: May 30, 2025 |
#R1#
Nice cross by Takayama.
Takayama punishes De Fleur's body with a nice straight punch.
Takayama misses with a series of wild punches.
De Fleur half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yoshihiro Takayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takayama lands a jab to De Fleur's midsection.
A jab from Takayama finds it's way through De Fleur's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takayama cracks De Fleur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Takayama punishes De Fleur's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Takayama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Fleur's head.
Takayama scores with a body shot.
#KD2#
Takayama lands a big uppercut and De Fleur crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but De Fleur looks OK. Takayama waves De Fleur back to his feet!#ROC2#De Fleur is rocked!
BAM! Takayama delivers a spinning backfist that drops De Fleur like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Yoshihiro Takayama!
During a confident post fight interview, Yoshihiro Takayama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1223 Round 1
Date: May 29, 2025 |
#R1#
Takayama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CUT#It looks like Sterling Strong has been cut.
Strong shoots in but no luck this time.
Strong walks into a straight right hand from Takayama.
Strong shoots in for a takedown but Takayama shows good takedown defense.
Strong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takayama counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Strong falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Takayama!
A victorious Yoshihiro Takayama thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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