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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Titus (ranked 510 p4p, 1350 weight class) and Takehiko Hidaka (ranked 74 p4p, 176 weight class). Zeke Titus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Zeke Titus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Takehiko Hidaka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hidaka tries to move into range but Titus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hidaka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zeke Titus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hidaka fails to land the takedown.
Hidaka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hidaka lands in his opponent's guard.
Titus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Titus trying to control the position from guard on top but Hidaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus prevents Hidaka from getting back to his feet.
Titus trying to control but Hidaka is working from the bottom.
Titus landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hidaka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Titus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hidaka wants to control but Titus passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hidaka is trying to stand.
Hidaka is pressing down on Titus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hidaka working a defensive guard here.
Hidaka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Titus trying to control but Hidaka is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Titus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Titus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hidaka's head.
Hidaka trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Titus is working Hidaka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Titus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hidaka's head.
Hidaka trying to keep a closed guard but Titus is proving a slippery customer.
Titus slips nicely into half guard.
Hidaka won't allow Titus to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka trying to hold on to Titus's head to control him but Titus postures up.
Hidaka keeping control of the position.
Titus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Titus.
Hidaka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Titus is looking to take a break and control but Hidaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Titus is nestled in close to Hidaka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Titus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Titus stalling away here and it's allowed Hidaka to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Titus wants to pass the guard but Hidaka is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hidaka trying to control the position.
Titus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Titus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Titus 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.
Titus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hidaka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hidaka has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Titus is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hidaka.
Titus lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hidaka trying his best to control but Titus has mounted him.
Titus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hidaka's face.
A nice elbow there by Titus.
Titus dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus lands a heavy elbow.
Hidaka's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Titus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hidaka's face.
Hidaka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Titus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hidaka wants to control but Titus is having none of it.
Titus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Titus trying to control but Hidaka is having none of it.
Titus landing strikes from the mount and Hidaka is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hidaka looks a forlorn figure.
Hidaka is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hidaka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hidaka tries to lock up and control but Titus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hidaka 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.
Titus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hidaka wants to get back to his feet.
Titus stalling.
Zeke Titus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Titus lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka is trying to maintain the position but Titus is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Titus.
Hidaka tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Titus manages to move to mount!
Titus raining down shots from the mount!
Titus landing strikes from the mount.
Hidaka working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus trying to control but Hidaka is having none of it.
Hidaka is trying desperately to improve position.
Hidaka tries to hold on but Titus postures up.
Hidaka working to try and regain half guard.
Titus with shots to the head and body - Hidaka looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hidaka closes the distance and clinches.
Titus is trying to trip Hidaka. He has hold of a leg but Hidaka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Titus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Titus stops Hidaka from standing up.
Hidaka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hidaka working a defensive guard but Titus passes into half guard.
Titus lands with a punch from half guard.
Titus drops an elbow to the side of Hidaka's head.
Titus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hidaka wants to improve his position but Titus is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus working over Hidaka with some ground and pound. Hidaka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Titus there.
Titus wants to take a breather but Hidaka is having none of it.
Hidaka tries to roll over but Titus keeps him under control.
Hidaka wants to control but Titus is keeping busy.
Titus is nestled in close to Hidaka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hidaka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Titus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hidaka has a hand on Titus's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Titus takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Titus lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus avoids the attempt from Hidaka to control.
Titus raining down shots from the mount!
Titus breaks from Hidaka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hidaka is rocked!
You get the feeling that Hidaka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Titus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Titus lands a big elbow.
Hidaka is still in real trouble! Can Titus finish him?
Titus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hidaka can do to turn this around?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Titus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Titus wants to control the pace but Hidaka is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Titus lands a nice shot to the head.
Hidaka is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Takehiko Hidaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Titus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hidaka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Titus drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hidaka! More shots from Titus and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeke Titus!
A very excited looking Zeke Titus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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