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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takehiko Hidaka (ranked 263 p4p, 237 weight class) and Kemar Powell (ranked 39 p4p, 35 weight class). Powell has chosen Lil Baby & Lil Durk - Hats Off as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takehiko Hidaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kemar Powell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell lands a high kick!
Powell misses with a looping right.
Powell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hidaka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Powell counters with a right hand to the body.
Hidaka tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
Powell scores with a jab to the head.
Powell moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hidaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Powell.
Powell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Powell blocks a head kick by Hidaka.
Hidaka throws a leg kick but Powell checks it.
We've been told by Hidaka's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hidaka.
Powell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Powell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Powell cracks Hidaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hidaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Hidaka is predictable there
and Powell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hidaka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powell counters with a stiff right hand.
Powell scores with the left hand. Hidaka knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hidaka throws a wild body kick that Powell sees coming a mile off.
Powell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Powell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Powell misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hidaka misses the target.
Hidaka walks into a jab.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Hidaka is just out of range.
Hidaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hidaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powell.
Hidaka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Powell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick from Powell, right into the meat of the thigh.
Powell checks the leg kick.
Powell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hidaka.
Hidaka wants to clinch up but Powell keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hidaka.
Powell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hidaka in his tracks.
Powell lands a glancing blow to the side of Hidaka's head.
Hidaka lands a front kick.
Powell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hidaka.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hidaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powell.
Powell throws out a counter right but Hidaka avoids it with no problem.
Hidaka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.
Hidaka connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hidaka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Powell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hidaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powell manages to avoid it.
Hidaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Powell, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Powell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hidaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hidaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hidaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
Powell pushes Hidaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hidaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hidaka blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Powell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hidaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kemar Powell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Powell misses with an uppercut
letting Hidaka counter with a right hand.
Powell throws out a loose jab but Hidaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hidaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hidaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powell.
Powell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Powell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kemar Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Powell.
Powell has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Powell lands with an uppercut that bounces Hidaka off the cage and back into range.
Powell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hidaka.
Hidaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Powell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hidaka moves out of range as Powell strikes.
Powell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hidaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Powell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Powell throws a right hand that misses
and Hidaka counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Powell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Powell is predictable there
and Hidaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powell throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hidaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Hidaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hidaka ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell sizes up Hidaka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Powell throws a series of punches but Hidaka avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the body from Hidaka misses
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hidaka lands the left hand.
Powell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hidaka tries to clinch but Powell is having none of it.
Hidaka lands a high kick!
Powell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hidaka to score with a decent uppercut.
Powell is rocked!
Hidaka moves out of range of the leg kick from Powell.
Hidaka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Powell cracks Hidaka with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hidaka.
Powell avoids the body shot from Hidaka.
Powell scores with a hook.
Powell moves out of range of the body kick from Hidaka.
Powell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hidaka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Powell has time to react.
Powell is still on wobbly legs! Can Hidaka finish him?
Powell throws a head kick that misses.
Powell seems to have recovered his senses.
Powell blocks the body kick.
Hidaka misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Powell - just one landing.
Hidaka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Hidaka moves away and avoids it.
Powell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hidaka under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hidaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kemar Powell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hidaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takehiko Hidaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hidaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Hidaka - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Hidaka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hidaka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Powell misses with some punches.
Hidaka tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
Powell throws a head punch that misses.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell lands with a short shot to the head.
Hidaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hidaka blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell has a couple of punches blocked by Hidaka.
Hidaka tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
Hidaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Powell takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hidaka.
Hidaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hidaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hidaka blocking some punches.
Hidaka throws a head punch that misses.
Hidaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hidaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Powell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hidaka tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
Hidaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hidaka lands a shot to the body.
Hidaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hidaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Hidaka lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Hidaka scores with a shot to the side of Powell's head.
Powell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hidaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hidaka works on Powell's body with a couple of short punches.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hidaka scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Hidaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell working aggressively here.
Powell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hidaka.
Powell takes a shot to the head.
Powell misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Hidaka.
Hidaka lands a left hand.
Hidaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Hidaka throws a big uppercut that drops Powell! More strikes from Hidaka and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Powell lies dazed against the cage as Hidaka celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takehiko Hidaka!
Takehiko Hidaka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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