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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yu Kanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yu Kanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takahara!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takahara.
A low kick from Takahara is predictable there
enabling Kanta to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kanta counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanta misses with a head kick.
Takahara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takahara lands a big head kick that sends Kanta tumbling to the mat! Takahara takes a step backwards and waves Kanta back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kanta is rocked!
It looks like Yu Kanta has been cut.
A lazy body kick from Takahara
and Kanta counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takahara counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kanta is breathing heavily.
Takahara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takahara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takahara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kanta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takahara throws out a leg kick but Kanta moves out of range and Takahara only half commits.
Takahara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanta. That did some damage!
Kanta blocks a low kick nicely.
Takahara throws a push kick but Kanta slaps the foot to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takahara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kanta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kanta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Takahara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanta looks to clinch
and Takahara counters with a good low kick that Kanta was not able to check.
Takahara misses with a body kick.
Takahara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Takahara lands with a kick to the temple. Kanta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Takahara lands a big head kick that sends Kanta tumbling to the mat! Takahara takes a step backwards and waves Kanta back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Kanta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takahara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takahara thuds his shin into the meat of Kanta's side.
Kanta seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Takahara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kanta.
Kanta blocks a head kick by Takahara.
Kanta blocks a leg kick.
A head kick by Takahara misses
letting Kanta counter with a right hand.
Takahara slaps away a takedown attempt from Kanta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takahara.
Takahara throws a body punch but Kanta moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahara thows a leg kick but Kanta checks it
and Kanta counters with a straight right hand.
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanta tries to clinch up.
Kanta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Takahara.
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kanta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takahara circles away quickly and effectively.
Takahara throws a push kick but Kanta slaps the foot to one side.
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takahara is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses
and Kanta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takahara thinking.
Kanta fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yu Kanta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanta closes the distance but Takahara moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahara tried to score with a low kick but Kanta checks it.
Shinji Takahara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kanta swinging wildly here.
Takahara lands with a slapping head kick.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a body kick.
Kanta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kanta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Takahara if he has to take too many more of those.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kanta.
Nice body kick from Takahara.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses
and Kanta counters with a straight right hand.
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a series of strikes. Takahara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Takahara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takahara lands a leg kick that knocks Kanta off balance momentarily.
A head kick by Takahara misses
letting Kanta counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Takahara misses
and Kanta counters with a body kick that stops Takahara in his tracks momentarily.
Kanta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takahara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takahara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanta doesn't manage to clinch there - Takahara circles away.
Kanta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Takahara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanta throws a series of punches but Takahara moves out of range.
Takahara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses
and Kanta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takahara is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahara throws a body kick the misses
and Kanta counters with a head kick. That will keep Takahara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Takahara throws a sloppy head kick
and Kanta counters with a head kick. That will keep Takahara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kanta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Takahara throws a sloppy head kick
and Kanta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kanta misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Takahara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yu Kanta's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Takahara throws a chopping leg kick but Kanta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick by Takahara misses
and Kanta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Takahara sprawls well. Takahara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kanta gets slowly back to his feet.
Takahara misses with a leg kick
letting Kanta counter with a right hand.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with an outside leg kick.
Takahara throws a leg kick but Kanta moved away.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a body kick that stops Takahara in his tracks momentarily.
Kanta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takahara circles away.
Takahara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takahara throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kanta tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Takahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanta scores with a head kick.
Takahara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahara throws a lazy head kick
and Kanta counters with a nice uppercut.
Takahara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kanta counters with a head kick.
Kanta fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yu Kanta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanta has his takedown stuffed
and Takahara counters with a leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kanta. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Takahara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takahara throws a lazy head kick
and Kanta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takahara as he jumps to the side.
Kanta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Takahara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kanta counters with a head kick. That will keep Takahara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahara thows a leg kick but Kanta checks it
and Kanta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Takahara misses with a low kick.
Takahara misses with an uppercut
and Kanta counters with a series of strikes. Takahara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kanta fails to land the takedown.
Shinji Takahara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanta takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Takahara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Kanta or perhaps it was just good defense by Takahara which made him look bad.
Takahara throws a head kick but Kanta moves out of range.
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takahara's knee momentarily.
Takahara leaves Kanta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kanta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takahara.
Takahara throws a sloppy head kick
and Kanta counters with a head kick.
Takahara throws a head kick that half lands.
Kanta tries to clinch but Takahara moves away
and Takahara counters with a nice body kick.
Yu Kanta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanta wants to clinch but Takahara slips to the side
and Takahara counters with a straight right hand.
Kanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanta checks a leg kick.
Takahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Takahara throws an off balance right hand
and Kanta counters with a nice uppercut.
Takahara tries to land a body kick
and Kanta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kanta shoots in but Takahara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kanta throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Takahara counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kanta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Takahara lands a front kick.
Takahara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kanta counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kanta.
Kanta will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Takahara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kanta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanta fails with the takedown.
Takahara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kanta counters with a big head kick but Takahara shrugs it off.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takahara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanta's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takahara.
Takahara avoids the head kick by Kanta.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses
and Kanta counters with a nice body kick.
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takahara, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shinji Takahara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yu Kanta's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Kanta scores with a four punch combination!
Takahara throws a solid leg kick but Kanta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takahara.
Takahara tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Takahara.
Kanta throws a sloppy head kick and Takahara moves out of range easily.
Takahara throws a lazy body kick
and Kanta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Takahara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kanta.
Takahara scoring well with a low kick there.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Takahara lands a high kick!
A head kick by Takahara misses
and Takahara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kanta tries for a takedown but Takahara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kanta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanta fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanta throws a sloppy head kick and Takahara moves out of range easily.
Takahara misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takahara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kanta tries to clinch up
and Takahara counters with a good low kick that Kanta was not able to check.
Kanta lands a head kick!
Takahara throws a leg kick but Kanta moved away.
A head kick misses from Kanta.
Takahara tries to land a body kick
and Kanta counters with a head kick. That will keep Takahara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A low kick from Takahara is predictable there
and Kanta counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Takahara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kanta is out of range and Takahara settles back down.
Kanta moves in looking to clinch but Takahara pushes him off.
Takahara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takahara counters with a thumping low kick.
Kanta takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takahara throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kanta counters with a body kick that stops Takahara in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick by Takahara misses
and Kanta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takahara is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Takahara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yu Kanta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takahara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takahara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kanta counters with a big head kick but Takahara shrugs it off.
A low kick from Takahara misses
enabling Kanta to counter with a crisp jab.
Shinji Takahara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takahara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Takahara throws a sloppy head kick and Kanta moves out of range easily.
Kanta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Takahara blocks a head kick by Kanta.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown but Takahara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Takahara connects with an inside leg kick.
Takahara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kanta is out of range and Takahara settles back down.
Takahara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kanta counters with a series of strikes. Takahara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Takahara thows a leg kick but Kanta checks it
and Kanta counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Takahara is predictable there
and Kanta counters with a head kick.
Takahara throws a sloppy head kick
and Kanta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Takahara misses
and Kanta counters with a solid body kick.
Kanta closes the distance but Takahara moves to the side
and Takahara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kanta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kanta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takahara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Takahara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kanta.
Kanta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takahara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kanta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Takahara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanta tries to clinch up but Takahara circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanta defending well as Takahara loads up on a big left hand.
Takahara throws a lazy head kick
and Kanta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takahara is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yu Kanta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinji Takahara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takahara.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yu Kanta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takahara 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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