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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Naoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Eisenhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eisenhardt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Magneto's Theme. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Naoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Eisenhardt!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naoki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eisenhardt to score with a decent uppercut.
Eisenhardt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Naoki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Eisenhardt misses with a hook
and Naoki moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Eisenhardt.
Naoki pushes Eisenhardt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Max Eisenhardt has been cut.
Naoki working aggressively here.
Naoki takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Naoki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Eisenhardt cracks Naoki with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eisenhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eisenhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Naoki controls the action.
Naoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Eisenhardt controls his hands.
Eisenhardt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eisenhardt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Eisenhardt lands a nice uppercut.
Eisenhardt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eisenhardt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Eisenhardt misses with the head strike.
Naoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eisenhardt's elbow.
Naoki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Naoki blocks an uppercut.
Eisenhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eisenhardt tries to work over Naoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Naoki fails to pull guard.
Naoki is struggling to control the position.
Naoki misses with the head strike.
Eisenhardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eisenhardt misses with the head strike.
Eisenhardt misses with a punch on the inside.
Eisenhardt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eisenhardt lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt works on Naoki's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eisenhardt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eisenhardt tries to throw a body punch but Naoki avoids it by throwing Eisenhardt back against the cage.
Naoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eisenhardt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Naoki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Eisenhardt - the referee stops the clock and Naoki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Eisenhardt. Naoki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Eisenhardt moves into range and clinches up with Naoki.
Naoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Naoki scores with a shot to the side of Eisenhardt's head.
Naoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Eisenhardt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naoki tries a body shot but Eisenhardt blocks it.
Eisenhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Naoki can't find room to land a body shot as Eisenhardt controls the action.
Eisenhardt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Naoki.
Eisenhardt working aggressively here.
Naoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eisenhardt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eisenhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Eisenhardt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Naoki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Naoki drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Naoki trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Eisenhardt manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Naoki seems keen to control Eisenhardt's posture.
Eisenhardt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Eisenhardt is looking to stand up but Naoki won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Eisenhardt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Eisenhardt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naoki.
Eisenhardt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Naoki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Takeshi Naoki has been cut.
Naoki checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naoki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eisenhardt can pounce on him.
Eisenhardt blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eisenhardt throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Eisenhardt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Naoki clobbers Eisenhardt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Naoki.
Eisenhardt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Naoki misses with a wild body shot.
Eisenhardt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Naoki throws a shot from downtown. Eisenhardt moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Eisenhardt.
Naoki 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.
Naoki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eisenhardt's waist but Eisenhardt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Naoki off to one side.
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!
Naoki avoids the body shot from Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt closes the distance and clinches.
Naoki misses with some punches.
Naoki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eisenhardt scores with a shot to the side of Naoki's head.
Eisenhardt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Naoki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eisenhardt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eisenhardt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eisenhardt.
Naoki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eisenhardt misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naoki.
Naoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eisenhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eisenhardt has a couple of punches blocked by Naoki.
Naoki tries to work over Eisenhardt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naoki tries a body shot but Eisenhardt blocks it.
A short uppercut from Eisenhardt.
Max Eisenhardt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eisenhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Eisenhardt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eisenhardt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naoki blocks a body shot from Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Naoki taking a breather.
Eisenhardt throws a punch but it's blocked by Naoki.
Naoki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eisenhardt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eisenhardt throws a punch but it's blocked by Naoki.
Eisenhardt working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eisenhardt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Naoki wants to break free but Eisenhardt has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Eisenhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Naoki tries to throw a body punch but Eisenhardt avoids it by throwing Naoki back against the cage.
Naoki tries to stall but Eisenhardt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Naoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naoki turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Naoki wants to control but Eisenhardt is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Naoki crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naoki is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Eisenhardt's shoulder. That is not cool.
Eisenhardt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Naoki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Eisenhardt has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Naoki trying to control the action but Eisenhardt is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eisenhardt struggling a bit here.
Naoki cracks Eisenhardt with a big right hand but Eisenhardt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Naoki trying to control the action but Eisenhardt is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eisenhardt tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naoki with the ground and pound but Eisenhardt regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Eisenhardt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Naoki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eisenhardt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Naoki throws a leg kick which misses Eisenhardt's front leg but catches the back leg as Eisenhardt tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Naoki's calf.
Naoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eisenhardt.
Naoki thows a leg kick but Eisenhardt checks it
and Eisenhardt counters with a series of strikes. Naoki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eisenhardt tries to land a front kick but Naoki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eisenhardt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Max Eisenhardt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naoki 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.
Eisenhardt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eisenhardt stuffs the takedown.
Max Eisenhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Naoki is defended easily by Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt misses the shot to the body.
Naoki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Naoki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Naoki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Naoki forces his way into half guard.
Naoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eisenhardt keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Naoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Naoki wants to control but Eisenhardt is keeping him busy.
Takeshi Naoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eisenhardt pushes Naoki off and gets back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eisenhardt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Naoki is out of range and Eisenhardt settles back down.
Naoki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eisenhardt scores with a head kick.
Naoki misses with a wild body shot.
Naoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eisenhardt.
Naoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eisenhardt.
Good exchange - Naoki coming out on top.
A cross from Eisenhardt lands.
Eisenhardt tries to land a leg kick but Naoki saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Eisenhardt blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eisenhardt moves away.
Eisenhardt scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eisenhardt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Naoki's calf.
Eisenhardt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naoki.
Naoki ducks under a wild hook from Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Eisenhardt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naoki lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Eisenhardt really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Naoki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eisenhardt.
Naoki dives in and grabs Eisenhardt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eisenhardt pushes down on Naoki's head and hops out.
Naoki misses with a body shot.
Eisenhardt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Naoki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Eisenhardt tries to clinch but Naoki moves out of range.
Eisenhardt slips a jab from Naoki.
Eisenhardt throws a lazy right hand but Naoki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eisenhardt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eisenhardt instigates a clinch.
Eisenhardt misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki tries to stall but Eisenhardt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eisenhardt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eisenhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Eisenhardt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eisenhardt.
Naoki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eisenhardt.
Naoki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eisenhardt up against the cage.
Eisenhardt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naoki or not.
A head punch on the inside from Naoki fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Eisenhardt.
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!
Eisenhardt scores with a hook to the body.
Eisenhardt lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt pushes Naoki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Eisenhardt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eisenhardt lands with a light punch inside.
Eisenhardt lands a left hand.
Eisenhardt digs a right hand into Naoki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Naoki's gas tank.
Eisenhardt scores with a shot to the side of Naoki's head.
Naoki tries to break free but Eisenhardt pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Eisenhardt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Naoki backwards.
Eisenhardt lands with a light punch inside.
Eisenhardt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eisenhardt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Naoki is rocked!
Naoki trying to control the position but instead, Eisenhardt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Naoki into the cage.
Oh Naoki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eisenhardt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eisenhardt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naokis head.
Naoki seems to have got his legs back now.
A hook to the body from Eisenhardt.
Eisenhardt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Naoki.
Eisenhardt blocks a body shot from Naoki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eisenhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Naoki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Naoki tries to pull guard but Eisenhardt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Eisenhardt lands a left hand.
Naoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eisenhardt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Naoki's sensitive parts.
Eisenhardt tries to clinch there but Naoki circles away.
Eisenhardt misses with a head kick.
Eisenhardt misses with a low kick.
Eisenhardt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Eisenhardt misses with a low kick.
Eisenhardt gets caught napping as Naoki dives in and scores a takedown. Eisenhardt manages to retain guard.
Eisenhardt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naoki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naoki postures up in Eisenhardt's guard and throws a big left but Eisenhardt blocks it.
Naoki wants to control from the top but Eisenhardt keeps moving.
Eisenhardt wants to stand up but Naoki is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eisenhardt looking for a sweep. Not yet Eisenhardt, not yet.
Eisenhardt has momentary wrist control but Naoki slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naoki throwing strikes but missing.
Eisenhardt is trying to keep Naoki in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Eisenhardt dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Naoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Eisenhardt thumps Naoki with a low kick.
Eisenhardt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naoki.
Naoki misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Naoki misses.
Eisenhardt connects with a high kick.
Eisenhardt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eisenhardt misses with a leg kick
and Naoki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Naoki is looking to take a break and control but Eisenhardt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eisenhardt has hold of Naoki's hands but Naoki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eisenhardt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eisenhardt is refusing to be controlled, as Naoki sits in half guard.
Eisenhardt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naoki.
Eisenhardt tries to get to full guard but Naoki has control of the leg.
Naoki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eisenhardt is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naoki is looking to take a break and control but Eisenhardt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eisenhardt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Naoki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naoki is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Eisenhardt reverses the position - he's now on top in Naoki's guard.
Eisenhardt trying to control but Naoki is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi Naoki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Eisenhardt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eisenhardt cracks Naoki with an open hand slap.
Naoki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Eisenhardt's half guard.
Naoki trying to control from half guard but Eisenhardt is working away.
Naoki thows a huge punch but Eisenhardt dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eisenhardt is refusing to be controlled, as Naoki sits in half guard.
Naoki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Takeshi Naoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naoki is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Naoki throws some wild stikes that Eisenhardt manages to avoid easily.
Eisenhardt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naoki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Naoki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Naoki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eisenhardt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Eisenhardt!
Max Eisenhardt is the new middleweight champion!
Max Eisenhardt decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
Takeshi Naoki was interviewed post fight and said 'The only reason I lost was because someone in the audience kicked me in the dick, so I was a bit winded before this fight.. '.
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