Takeru KOs Bailey Sugden in extra time
First live MTGP event and I am not impressed. Time keeper has been SHIT tonight. Takeru and Sugden fought for 15 minutes and the time keeper thought it wasn’t long enough. 3 minutes went by in the 5th round and the bell never came. Takeru and Sugden were doing the stereotypical brawl to the bell but the bell never came and as a result Takeru landed a head kick that put Sugden out. Dude took unnecessary damage for no reason.
Props to Sugden. Got hit butt kicked over the last 3-4 rounds but never stopped trying to rally. Landed some nice shots while moving early on but body shots and attacks to his rear shoulder really shut down his offense. Takeru’s pressure got to him and his knees along the ropes were taking up Sugden’s air. He managed to drop Sugden twice and got two more standing 8 counts (that were really long). Takeru wasn’t as sharp as he previously has been but he was gone for a year (and fighting a bigger opponent). Cool to see him get a win after the Tenshin loss. Excited for the future.