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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kitano (ranked 4388 p4p, 4341 weight class) and Takeshi Kubota (ranked 453 p4p, 450 weight class). Kitano comes to the cage accompanied by Shintaro Katsu - Unchain my Heart. Kubota has chosen 9 Souls OST - Nowhere I'd Like to Be as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Kitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Kubota!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitano throws a body punch but Kubota moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kubota! But no joy.
Kubota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kubota cracks Kitano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice cross by Kitano.
Kubota lands a lovely overhand right.
Kitano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kitano takes one on the button.
Kubota connects with a body shot.
Kitano lands a slapping body shot.
Kubota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kubota moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kitano lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitano throws a hook but Kubota avoids it easily.
Kitano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kubota moves away.
Kitano scores with the left hand. Kubota knows he should have avoided that one.
Kitano slips a straight right by Kubota.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kubota misses with a straight left.
Kubota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kubota ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Kubota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kubota connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kitano's hands.
Kubota looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitano is just out of range.
Kitano looks to throw the jab but Kubota is out of range.
A slow jab from Kitano misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano slips a jab from Kubota.
Kubota defending well as Kitano loads up on a big left hand.
Kubota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kitano manages to avoid it.
Kubota dodges the punch combination from Kitano.
Kubota lands a nice hook to Kitano's body. Kitano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kubota lands a right hook to the body.
Kitano throws a jab when Kubota was well out of range.
Kubota avoids the body shot from Kitano.
Kubota throws a hook but Kitano avoids it easily.
Kitano misses with a series of wild punches.
Kitano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kubota's head.
Kitano misses with a body shot.
Kitano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kitano lands the left hand.
Kubota getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kitano scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kubota pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kitano slips a jab from Kubota.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kubota moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kitano misses its intended target.
Kitano cracks Kubota with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kitano looks to land a right hand but Kubota moved out of range.
Kubota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kitano.
Kitano lunges at Kubota with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kubota's hand.
Kitano looks to throw the jab but Kubota is out of range.
Kubota swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kubota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kubota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kitano moves away.
Kubota throws out a loose jab but Kitano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitano misses with a body shot.
Kitano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kitano misses the shot to the body.
Kubota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kitano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kubota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kubota takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kitano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kubota takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kubota's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kitano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kubota scrambles back to his feet.
Kitano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Kubota misses its intended target.
Kubota moves out of range of the strikes.
Kitano swings for the body but Kubota moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kubota misses.
Kubota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kubota misses.
Kitano connects with a body shot.
Kubota comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kitano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kubota.
Decent striking displayed by Kitano there.
Kubota takes a swing at Kitano's ribcage but misses.
Kubota throws a body punch but Kitano moves out of range.
Kubota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kubota connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kitano throws out a loose jab but Kubota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kubota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kitano.
Good shot there by Kubota.
Kubota ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Kitano defending well as Kubota loads up on a big left hand.
Kitano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kitano misses with a looping right.
Kubota ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Kitano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kitano misses with the combination.
Kitano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kubota.
Kitano misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota misses with a body shot.
Kitano lands a jab-cross combination.
Kubota throws a jab but it's blocked by Kitano.
Kitano throws a looping overhand right but Kubota ducks down to avoid it.
Kitano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kubota on the side of the head.
Kubota uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kitano.
Kubota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kitano moves away.
Kubota ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Kitano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kitano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kitano jabs Kubota to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kitano misses with a body shot.
Kitano throws out a loose jab but Kubota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Kubota lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kitano.
Kitano slips a jab and a cross from Kubota.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Kitano.
Kitano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kubota lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kubota thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kitano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubota.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kai Kitano will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kubota scores with a sloppy right hand. Kitano should have avoided that one.
Kubota with a hook.
Kubota scores with a jab to the head.
Kubota throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kubota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Kubota misses.
Kitano ducks right into an uppercut from Kubota.
A slow jab from Kitano misses its intended target.
Kubota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kitano throws a lazy right hand but Kubota sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kitano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kubota now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kitano throws a big shot that misses.
Kitano needs to keep his hands up - Kubota had a free shot at his head there.
Kitano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubota.
Kitano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab by Kitano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Kubota.
Kitano throws the left hand but Kubota avoids the punch easily.
Kubota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kubota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kitano.
Kubota ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Kitano walks into a jab.
Kubota takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kitano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota throws a body shot but no joy.
Kubota scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kubota misses with a hook. Kitano ducked under it nicely.
Kubota takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kitano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kubota sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kubota misses with a hook. Kitano ducked under it nicely.
Kitano throws a hook but Kubota avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Kubota.
Kubota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kitano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kubota scores with the left hand. Kitano knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Kubota misses.
Kitano takes a swing at Kubota's ribcage but misses.
Kubota staying out of range there.
Kitano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kubota sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kubota misses with a double jab.
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Kubota looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitano is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Kubota misses.
Kitano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kubota tries to move into range but Kitano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kitano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota moves out of range of the strikes.
Kubota throws a body punch but Kitano moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kubota darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kitano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kubota. Kitano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitano looks to land a left hand but Kubota moved out of range nicely.
Kubota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kitano.
Kubota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kitano.
Kubota appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kubota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kitano.
Kitano is looking for a counter combo.
Kubota bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kubota walks into a left hand.
Kubota scores with a jab to the head.
Kubota dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kubota throws the left hand but Kitano avoids the punch easily.
Kitano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kubota on the side of the head.
Kubota misses with an uppercut.
Kitano lands a lovely overhand right.
Kubota connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kubota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kitano moves away.
Kubota blocks a jab.
Kitano throws a jab when Kubota was well out of range.
Kubota lands with a nice combination. Kitano backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano misses the shot to the body.
Kitano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Kitano. Those never looked like landing.
Kubota looks to throw the jab but Kitano is out of range.
Kubota cracks Kitano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kitano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kubota throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kitano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kitano staying out of range there.
Kubota ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Kubota displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kitano throws out the jab.
Kubota needs to keep his hands up - Kitano had a free shot at his head there.
Kubota connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kitano's hands.
Kitano throws a hook but Kubota blocks it.
Kitano slips under a jab from Kubota.
Kitano misses with an uppercut.
Kubota looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitano lands a glancing blow to the side of Kubota's head.
Kubota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kubota throws a body shot but no joy.
Kitano misses the shot to the body.
Kubota throws out a counter right but Kitano avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubota.
Kitano throws out a loose jab but Kubota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kubota moves away from the strike by Kitano.
Kubota connects with a crisp jab.
Kubota throws out a powerful jab.
Kubota avoids the body shot from Kitano.
Kitano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kitano throws a hook but Kubota avoids it easily.
Kubota is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kitano with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Kubota. That snapped Kitano's head back.
Kubota misses the jab.
Kitano loads up on a big right hand but Kubota slips the punch.
Kubota lands with a right hand.
A combination from Kitano does no damage.
Nice straight punches there by Kubota. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kubota.
Kitano walks into a jab.
Kubota throws a right and a left that Kitano avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kubota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Kubota finds it's way through Kitano's defenses.
Kubota walks into a jab.
Kubota throws a hook but Kitano avoids it easily.
Kitano slips under a jab from Kubota.
Kitano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kubota showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kubota moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kubota stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kitano takes a swing at Kubota's ribcage but misses.
Kubota uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kitano has time to react.
Kitano throws a hook but Kubota blocks it.
Kubota misses with a double jab.
Kitano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kubota to score with a decent uppercut.
Kitano jabs Kubota right on the nose. Kubota blinks but takes it well.
Kitano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kitano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kubota darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kubota lands a jab to the head.
Kubota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kubota slips a jab from Kitano.
A nice side step and Kubota releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kubota.
Kitano throws a looping overhand right but Kubota ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Kubota, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kubota throws a body shot but no joy.
Kitano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kubota swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kubota takes a swing at Kitano's ribcage but misses.
Kitano misses with an uppercut.
Kubota connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kitano. Kitano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano misses with a looping left.
Kubota throws a big shot that misses.
Kubota lands a jab.
Kubota misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Kitano misses the target.
Kubota uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kitano.
Kubota is looking for the big counter here.
Kubota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kitano moves away.
Kitano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kubota takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kubota clobbers Kitano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kubota moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kubota scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kitano takes one to the chin there.
Kitano looks to score with a jab to the body but Kubota is just out of range.
Kubota misses with a straight left.
Kitano scores with a body shot.
Kitano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kubota.
A jab from Kubota does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kubota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kitano moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kitano.
Kitano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kubota with a nice cross.
Kitano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano missing with a left hand there. Kubota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kitano misses with a wild combination.
A nice side step and Kubota releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kubota looks to land a left hand but Kitano moved out of range nicely.
Kubota lands with a right hand.
Kitano misses with a hook.
Kitano looks to throw the jab but Kubota is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitano. Kubota does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Kitano misses.
Kitano works Kubota's body with a nice hook.
Kubota takes a swing at Kitano's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Kubota.
Takeshi Kubota seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Kitano.
Kubota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kitano.
Kubota listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kitano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kitano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kitano lands with an uppercut that bounces Kubota off the cage and back into range.
Kubota catches Kitano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kitano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kubota stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kitano looks to score with a jab to the body but Kubota is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kubota scores with a nice right hand.
Kitano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kubota on the side of the head.
Kitano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kubota.
Kubota ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Kubota moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kubota! But no joy.
Kubota misses with an uppercut. Kitano saw that one coming.
Kitano looks to land a left hand but Kubota moved out of range nicely.
Kubota thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kubota has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kitano tries to bum rush Kubota with a series of wild strikes but Kubota uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kubota moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kubota doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kitano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kitano throws a hook but Kubota blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Kubota on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kubota with a jab.
Kubota scores with the left hand. Kitano knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Kitano.
Kubota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kubota. Kitano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitano misses with an uppercut. Kubota saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kubota, as that shot connected.
Kubota changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kubota takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kubota misses with an uppercut.
Kitano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kubota looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kitano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kubota looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kubota misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kitano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kitano slips a straight right by Kubota.
Kubota lands a nice hook to Kitano's body. Kitano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kubota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kitano was well out of range. Poor timing from Kubota.
Kitano's corner calls for a 1-2. Kitano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kitano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kitano scores with a three punch combo!
Kitano misses with a hook.
Kitano misses with a hook.
Kubota scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kitano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kubota swings for the body but Kitano moves out of range.
Kitano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kitano misses the jab.
Kitano swings for the body but Kubota moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takeshi Kubota.
Well Kubota 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Takeshi Kubota!
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