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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 4 p4p, 191 weight class) and Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 1 p4p, 31 weight class). Takahashi comes to the cage accompanied by SMOKING & THINKING. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bloodaxe throws a low kick but Takahashi moves out of range easily.
Takahashi works the jab nicely.
Takahashi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Takahashi misses with a right hand
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ryoto Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahashi closes the distance but Bloodaxe moves to the side
and Bloodaxe counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi looks to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Takahashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Takahashi blocks it.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
Takahashi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Takahashi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bloodaxe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bloodaxe blocks a head kick by Takahashi.
Bloodaxe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from Bloodaxe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Takahashi
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodaxe staying out of range there.
Bloodaxe throws a fast counter high kick but Takahashi manages to duck under it in time.
Takahashi blocks a leg kick.
Takahashi lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Takahashi instigates a clinch.
Takahashi misses with the head strike.
Bloodaxe breaks from the clinch.
Takahashi closes the distance but Bloodaxe moves to the side
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi misses with a hook
and Bloodaxe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bloodaxe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a front kick aimed at Bloodaxe's knee but Bloodaxe avoids it well.
Bloodaxe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Takahashi with a body shot.
Takahashi with a jab.
Takahashi throws a body kick that misses
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut. Takahashi saw that one coming.
Takahashi misses with a kick to the body
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takahashi stuns Bloodaxe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Takahashi looks to land a body kick but Bloodaxe moved away.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick from Takahashi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takahashi misses with a shot to the body
letting Bloodaxe counter with a right hand.
Takahashi misses with a shot to the body
and Bloodaxe counters with a one-two to the body.
Bloodaxe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryoto Takahashi's cut is getting worse.
Bloodaxe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Takahashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bloodaxe is trying to break the clinch but Takahashi is controlling him.
Takahashi jumps guard but Bloodaxe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bloodaxe misses with a body punch.
Bloodaxe manages to break the clinch.
Takahashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takahashi throws a sloppy body shot
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi misses the body punch
and Bloodaxe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloodaxe.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
Takahashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Takahashi misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Takahashi tries to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Bloodaxe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryoto Takahashi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bloodaxe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takahashi scores with a body shot.
Takahashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but Bloodaxe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice side step and Bloodaxe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bloodaxe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bloodaxe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bloodaxe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takahashi closes the distance and clinches.
Takahashi tries to throw a body punch but Bloodaxe avoids it by throwing Takahashi back against the cage.
Bloodaxe working aggressively here.
Takahashi lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Takahashi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gunnar Bloodaxe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi'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.
Takahashi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodaxe is looking to chop away at Takahashi's legs.
Takahashi looks to clinch
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe misses with an uppercut.
Takahashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takahashi is looking to wear down Bloodaxe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takahashi closes the distance but Bloodaxe moves to the side
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi throws a leg kick
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takahashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bloodaxe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a push kick but Bloodaxe slaps the foot to one side.
Bloodaxe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takahashi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bloodaxe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takahashi throws out the jab.
Bloodaxe flicks out a counter leg kick but Takahashi steps away.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe misses with a wild combination.
Takahashi scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Takahashi throws a lazy uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi moves out of range of the leg kick from Bloodaxe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi catches Bloodaxe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Takahashi moves out of range as Bloodaxe strikes.
Bloodaxe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bloodaxe throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takahashi looks to clinch
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body kick there by Takahashi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gunnar Bloodaxe just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi'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.
Takahashi has closed the distance and engaged Bloodaxe in a clinch.
Bloodaxe tries to throw a body punch but Takahashi avoids it by throwing Bloodaxe back against the cage.
Takahashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takahashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Takahashi fails to land.
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe tries to break the clinch but Takahashi is controlling the position.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Bloodaxe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe throws a head punch that misses.
Takahashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloodaxes head.
Bloodaxe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takahashi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takahashi lands an uppercut.
Takahashi lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
Bloodaxe looking to pass the guard.
Bloodaxe trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahashi 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.
Takahashi keeping full guard, as Bloodaxe tries to pass.
Bloodaxe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Takahashi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bloodaxe, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bloodaxe wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Takahashi is now in half guard.
Bloodaxe trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Takahashi manages to pass to mount!
Ryoto Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe wants to control but Takahashi is having none of it.
Bloodaxe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bloodaxe is still trying to improve position.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bloodaxe tries to hold on but Takahashi postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bloodaxe tries to improve his position but Takahashi has taken his back! Takahashi has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Bloodaxe tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Takahashi pushes Bloodaxe away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryoto Takahashi!
Ryoto Takahashi retains his lightweight title!
Ryoto Takahashi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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