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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamoru Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamura has chosen HEKIREKI as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mamoru Takamura was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamoru Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Takamura.
Sokolov darts in trying to clinch
letting Takamura counter with a right hand.
It looks like Sergei Sokolov has been cut.
Sokolov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Takamura counter with a right hand.
Sokolov darts in trying to clinch
and Takamura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takamura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sokolov's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokolov wants to clinch but Takamura slips to the side
and Takamura counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takamura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takamura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sokolov moves to clinch but Takamura breaks away
and Takamura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sokolov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takamura.
Sokolov checks a leg kick.
Sokolov tries to clinch up but Takamura circles away and keeps his distance.
Takamura cracks the inside of Sokolov's front leg.
Sokolov tries to clinch up.
Takamura throws a series of punches but Sokolov avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Takamura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokolov closes the distance but Takamura moves to the side
and Takamura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sokolov tries to clinch up
and Takamura counters with a left and a right that stings Sokolov.
Sokolov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takamura misses with a head kick.
Sokolov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Takamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sokolov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov moves to clinch but Takamura breaks away
enabling Takamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Sokolov wants to clinch but Takamura slips to the side
and Takamura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sokolov moves to clinch but Takamura breaks away
and Takamura counters with a body kick.
Sokolov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takamura counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokolov fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takamura counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Takamura.
A slow jab from Takamura misses its intended target.
Takamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokolov is just out of range.
Sokolov darts in trying to clinch
letting Takamura counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sokolov closes the distance but Takamura moves to the side
and Takamura counters with a good low kick that Sokolov was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamoru Takamura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Sokolov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sokolov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takamura.
Sokolov tries to clinch
and Takamura counters with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takamura.
Sokolov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takamura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sokolov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takamura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sokolov's knee momentarily.
Sokolov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takamura lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takamura counters with a nice uppercut.
Sokolov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takamura counters with an inside leg kick.
Sokolov closes the distance but Takamura moves to the side
and Takamura counters with a nice body shot.
Sokolov tries to clinch up
and Takamura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sergei Sokolov's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov tries to clinch but Takamura moves away
and Takamura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokolov wants to clinch
and Takamura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sokolov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Takamura swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sokolov moves into the clinch.
Takamura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sokolov's face.
Takamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sokolov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takamura.
Takamura can't break the clinch.
Takamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takamura tries to break free but Sokolov pushes him back against the ropes.
Takamura is trying to break free.
Takamura avoids a wild elbow strike from Sokolov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura is trying to force a seperation but Sokolov has the dominant position.
Takamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Takamura is trying to push Sokolov away but Sokolov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Takamura is trying to break the clinch but Sokolov is controlling him.
Takamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takamura has had enough of the clinch but Sokolov keeps him there for the moment.
Sokolov misses with a knee strike.
Takamura avoids the elbow strike from Sokolov, against the ropes.
Sokolov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takamura breaks from the clinch.
Takamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokolov moves away.
Sokolov tries to close the distance and clinch but Takamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sokolov wants to clinch
and Takamura counters with a two punch combo.
Sergei Sokolov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takamura counters with a leg kick.
Sergei Sokolov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sokolov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takamura misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamura managing to block the knees to the body from Sokolov.
Takamura misses with a knee strike.
Takamura blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takamura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamoru Takamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergei Sokolov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sokolov wants to clinch up but Takamura keeps it at a distance.
Sokolov darts in trying to clinch
and Takamura counters with a stiff right hand.
Sokolov wants to clinch
and Takamura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sokolov doesn't manage to clinch there - Takamura circles away.
Sokolov tries to clinch there but Takamura circles away.
Takamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sokolov tries to clinch but Takamura moves out of range.
Sokolov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mamoru Takamura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takamura counters with a nice body kick.
Takamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sokolov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sokolov wants to clinch
and Takamura counters with a three punch combo that has Sokolov backing up. Sokolov nods at Takamura to acknowledge the strikes.
Sokolov wants to clinch
letting Takamura counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Takamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokolov moves in looking to clinch but Takamura pushes him off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sokolov checks a leg kick.
Takamura throws a hook to the side of Sokolov's head but Sokolov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sokolov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takamura tries to bum rush Sokolov with a series of wild strikes but Sokolov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sokolov tries to clinch but Takamura moves away
and Takamura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sokolov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A low kick from Takamura is predictable there
and Sokolov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sokolov.
Takamura has had enough of the clinch but Sokolov keeps him there for the moment.
Takamura is trying to break free.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov tries to land knees in the clinch but Takamura avoids the damage to the body.
Sokolov has Takamura pressed against the ropes, preventing Takamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takamura is trying to break the clinch but Sokolov is controlling him.
Sokolov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sokolov misses with an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Sokolov.
Sokolov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takamura is struggling to control the position.
Takamura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Takamura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takamura avoids a wild elbow strike from Sokolov.
Takamura tries to break the clinch but Sokolov is controlling the position.
Sokolov looking to throw knees to the head but Takamura is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takamura is trying to force a seperation but Sokolov has the dominant position.
Sokolov misses with a knee to the head.
Takamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takamura circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takamura counters with an inside leg kick.
Takamura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sokolov is out of range.
Sokolov clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takamura has had enough of the clinch but Sokolov keeps him there for the moment.
Sergei Sokolov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Takamura.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamoru Takamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takamura 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamoru Takamura!
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