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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mama Tosen (ranked 21 p4p, 90 weight class) and Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 2 p4p, 11 weight class). Takahashi has chosen SMOKING & THINKING as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mama Tosen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosen throws a right and a left that Takahashi avoids nicely.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Takahashi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Decent striking displayed by Takahashi there.
A combination from Takahashi does no damage.
Tosen misses with a lunging right hand
and Takahashi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tosen looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
Takahashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tosen throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Tosen misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takahashi! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tosen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Tosen misses.
Takahashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tosen throws a lazy uppercut
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tosen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takahashi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tosen tries to keep at a distance but Takahashi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tosen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takahashi smiles and moves away.
Tosen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tosen darts in and clinches Takahashi up against the cage.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takahashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Tosen.
Tosen manages to pull guard.
Takahashi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tosen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takahashi has managed to get both his arms back between Tosen's legs - danger averted.
Takahashi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Takahashi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Takahashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tosen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tosen is looking for a triangle but Takahashi pushes his legs off easily.
Tosen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takahashi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Takahashi uses it to pass to side control.
Tosen struggling a bit here.
Tosen is trying to escape the position but Takahashi is controlling the position.
Takahashi working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takahashi 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 Tosen's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tosen is looking to regain half guard here but Takahashi keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Takahashi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Tosen is squirming around, avoiding Takahashi's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tosen looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryoto Takahashi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good leg kick by Tosen.
Tosen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takahashi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tosen misses with a looping left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tosen.
Takahashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tosen moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Ryoto Takahashi has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tosen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Takahashi counter with a right hand.
Takahashi blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen tries to land a body kick
and Takahashi counters with a right hand to the body.
Takahashi feints and then cracks Tosen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tosen down.
Mama Tosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi misses with a low kick.
Takahashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Tosen.
Tosen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Takahashi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Takahashi misses with a right hand
and Tosen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Takahashi scores with a push kick.
Tosen throws a low kick but Takahashi avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tosen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tosen wants to land a leg kick but Takahashi is out of range.
Takahashi lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Tosen misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tosen. Takahashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Tosen misses
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takahashi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takahashi throws a body kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Takahashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen is looking to clinch but Takahashi is avoiding it.
Ryoto Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takahashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takahashi throws a right hand that Tosen ducks under and follows up with a left that Tosen also avoids with ease.
Tosen is looking to counter punch.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takahashi with a nice calf kick.
A low kick from Tosen is predictable there
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takahashi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tosen misses with a body kick.
Takahashi counters with a body kick.
Takahashi slips under a jab.
Takahashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but Tosen moved out of range.
Takahashi throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tosen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Takahashi counters with a straight right hand.
Takahashi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Takahashi tried to score with a low kick but Tosen checks it.
Tosen throws a lazy right hand but Takahashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takahashi wants to clinch.
Takahashi moves away from the strike by Tosen.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryoto Takahashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tosen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takahashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takahashi.
Nice shot lands for Tosen.
Tosen misses the shot to the body.
Tosen misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tosen scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tosen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takahashi.
Tosen throws a leg kick
and Tosen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takahashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takahashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Takahashi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tosen misses the body punch
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tosen throws a looping overhand right but Takahashi ducks down to avoid it.
Takahashi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tosen's hands.
Takahashi checks the leg kick.
Takahashi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tosen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tosen tries to land a leg kick but Takahashi saw it coming and moves away.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tosen throws a solid leg kick but Takahashi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tosen.
Tosen moves forwards but Takahashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takahashi is out of range and Tosen settles back down.
Both fighters circling a little - Takahashi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tosen avoids the body shot from Takahashi.
Nice cross by Tosen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tosen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tosen throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a three punch combo that has Tosen backing up. Tosen nods at Takahashi to acknowledge the strikes.
Takahashi defending well as Tosen loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Takahashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tosen misses with an uppercut. Takahashi saw that one coming.
Takahashi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen looks to land a body kick but Takahashi moved away.
Both fighters circling a little - Tosen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Takahashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Takahashi avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Takahashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tosen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takahashi on the side of the head.
That has opened up Ryoto Takahashi's cut even more.
Tosen throws a right and a left that Takahashi avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takahashi! But no joy.
Takahashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tosen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tosen feints and then cracks Takahashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takahashi down.
Tosen blocks a head kick by Takahashi.
Tosen throws the left hand but Takahashi avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tosen moves away.
Takahashi throws a sloppy head kick and Tosen moves out of range easily.
Tosen misses with a kick to the body
and Takahashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takahashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tosen throws a big shot that misses.
Takahashi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tosen with a body shot.
Tosen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takahashi moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Takahashi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tosen misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Tosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
Tosen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tosen swings widly with a right hand
and Takahashi counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Takahashi.
Takahashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takahashi! But no joy.
Takahashi throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tosen to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi connects with a body shot that sends Tosen's belly button to the back.
Tosen closes the distance but Takahashi moves to the side
and Takahashi counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen throws a body punch but Takahashi moves out of range.
Tosen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Takahashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takahashi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tosen blocks it well.
Tosen moves out of range as Takahashi throws a body kick.
Tosen wants to clinch up but Takahashi keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Takahashi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tosen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tosen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takahashi moves away from the strike by Tosen.
Takahashi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tosen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tosen misses the body punch
and Takahashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takahashi misses the jab.
Tosen motions for Takahashi to come forward. Tosen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takahashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tosen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takahashi scrambles back to his feet.
The cut above Ryoto Takahashi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tosen misses with a leg kick
and Takahashi counters with 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!
Tosen misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Takahashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tosen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tosen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takahashi counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tosen.
Takahashi has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tosen.
Tosen tries a body shot but Takahashi blocks it.
Tosen fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Takahashi.
Tosen blocking some punches.
Takahashi blocking some punches.
Tosen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takahashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takahashi blocks a body shot from Tosen.
Takahashi lands with a light punch inside.
Tosen lands a nice uppercut.
Tosen working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahashi.
Tosen gets control of Takahashi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tosen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tosen is looking for a triangle here but Takahashi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosen tries to bench press Takahashi off him but Takahashi keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen is trying to escape the position but Takahashi is controlling the position.
Takahashi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tosen has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here as Takahashi stalls from top position.
Takahashi tries for a kimura but Tosen is defending well.
Takahashi trying to control the position but Tosen is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ryoto Takahashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Takahashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Takahashi lands a leg kick that knocks Tosen off balance momentarily.
Takahashi connects with an inside leg kick.
Tosen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takahashi to score with a decent uppercut.
Tosen throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takahashi moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen scores with a head kick. Takahashi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tosen takes a swing at Takahashi's ribcage but misses.
Takahashi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Takahashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takahashi.
Nice jab there from Tosen.
A low kick from Tosen misses
and Takahashi counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tosen. Takahashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takahashi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tosen looks for the body kick but Takahashi saw that one coming.
Takahashi jabs Tosen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Tosen finds it's way through Takahashi's defenses.
Takahashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Tosen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mama Tosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryoto Takahashi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi lands with an overhand left.
Tosen misses with a wild body shot.
Tosen 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.
Tosen throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tosen throws a hook to the side of Takahashi's head but Takahashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tosen misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tosen.
Tosen scores with the left hand. Takahashi knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen swings widly with a right hand
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Takahashi clinches up with Tosen and pushes him back against the cage.
Takahashi blocking some punches.
Takahashi lands a left hand.
Takahashi presses Tosen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Takahashi lands a nice uppercut.
Takahashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Tosen controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Tosen.
Takahashi managing to block the knees to the body from Tosen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahashi.
A head punch on the inside from Tosen fails to land.
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tosen prevents a body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi prevents a body shot from Tosen.
Tosen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Takahashi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Tosen scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi managing to block the knees to the body from Tosen.
Takahashi tries a body shot but Tosen blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takahashi.
A short left from Tosen.
Tosen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tosen.
Takahashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Takahashi on the inside.
Tosen throws a head punch that misses.
Tosen tries to throw a body punch but Takahashi avoids it by throwing Tosen back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takahashi.
Takahashi blocks an uppercut.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Tosen on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takahashi.
Tosen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryoto Takahashi.
Well Takahashi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 46:50
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryoto Takahashi!
Ryoto Takahashi is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Ryoto Takahashi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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