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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Taka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is RAP JIU-JITSU. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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188 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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189 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Gerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bo Taka!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taka misses the shot to the body.
Gerson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Taka - just one landing.
Taka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gerson tries to move into range but Taka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bo Taka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gerson is looking for a counter combo.
Taka lands a jab to the head.
Taka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice jab there from Taka.
Taka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gerson.
Taka swinging wildly here.
Gerson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taka loads up on a big right hand but Gerson slips the punch.
Gerson is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka loads up on a big right hand but Gerson slips the punch.
Gerson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Taka clobbers Gerson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bo Taka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Taka.
Taka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gerson takes one to the chin there.
Taka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerson moves away.
Gerson tries to counter by clinching up but Taka breaks away and moves out of range.
Taka misses with an uppercut. Gerson saw that one coming.
Taka misses with a looping left.
Gerson throws a big counter combination but Taka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Taka cracks Gerson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerson takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Taka looks to move away, Gerson throws a big counter combo bu Taka just gets out of the way.
Gerson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Taka throws a nice looking combination but Gerson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taka just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGerson.
Taka throws a looping overhand right but Gerson ducks down to avoid it.
Gerson tries to counter by clinching up but Taka breaks away and moves out of range.
Taka throws a nice head kick!
Taka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gerson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taka manages to circle out of the way.
Gerson misses with a takedown
and Taka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taka misses with the combination.
Taka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Taka does it's job there.
Taka misses with a two punch combination.
Gerson is looking for a counter combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taka. That's going to slow Gerson down.
Taka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gerson's hands.
Taka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gerson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Taka.
Taka throws a hook to the side of Gerson's head but Gerson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taka throws a hook but Gerson avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Taka misses the target.
Taka lands with a cross.
Taka misses with a head kick.
Gerson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taka misses with a straight left.
It looked like Gerson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Taka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gerson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Decent striking displayed by Taka there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taka, as that shot connected.
Gerson slips under a jab.
Taka looks to land a combination but Gerson avoids it well.
Gerson throws a big counter combination but Taka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gerson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab by Taka.
Taka loads up on a big right hand but Gerson slips the punch.
Taka is looking to score with low kicks.
Taka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gerson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Taka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taka throws a lazy right hand but Gerson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taka lands a nice shot that snaps Gerson's head back.
Gerson blocks a leg kick.
Taka misses with an uppercut.
Taka throws a leg kick but Gerson moved away.
An inside leg kick from Taka misses.
Taka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gerson throwing a counter right hand but Taka manages to avoid it.
Gerson moves away from the strike by Taka.
Bo Taka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Taka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka scores with the left hand. Gerson knows he should have avoided that one.
That kick from Taka tenderised Gerson's leg. Gerson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taka swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka cracks Gerson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gerson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gerson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Taka throws a leg kick that misses.
Taka throws a right and a left that Gerson avoids nicely.
Gerson throws a big counter combination but Taka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gerson slips under a jab.
Gerson throws a big counter combination but Taka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taka!
It looks like Ricardo Gerson has been cut.
Gerson slips a jab from Taka.
Gerson is looking to counter the offense by Taka and move into the clinch.
Gerson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taka misses with a hook.
Gerson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taka.
Taka cracks Gerson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taka takes a swing at Gerson's ribcage but misses.
Gerson appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Taka misses.
Taka misses with a straight right.
Gerson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gerson dives in for a single leg takedown but Taka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taka cracks a nice hook into Gerson's ribs.
Taka throws a series of strikes that have Gerson backpedaling.
Gerson slips a jab from Taka.
Gerson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Taka misses with a hook. Gerson ducked under it nicely.
Taka takes a swing at Gerson's ribcage but misses.
Gerson is looking for a counter combo.
Taka lands with a hook. Gerson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gerson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gerson goes for a double leg but Taka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taka continues to drive forward.
Gerson with a poor takedown
and Taka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taka misses with a body kick.
Gerson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Taka lands a really nice looking cross but Gerson seems unphased.
Taka throws a jab when Gerson was well out of range.
Gerson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Taka catches Gerson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Gerson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Taka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gerson is looking to clinch but Taka is avoiding it.
Taka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gerson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gerson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taka throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Gerson stumbling backwards into the cage! Gerson bounces back off the cage towards Taka, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Taka lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Taka celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bo Taka!
Bo Taka tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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