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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Siciliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kadota comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - Session. Fred Siciliano will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Kadota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Siciliano!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Kadota misses the target.
Siciliano tries to clinch but Kadota is having none of it.
Siciliano tries to clinch there but Kadota circles away.
Siciliano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kadota connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kadota thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Siciliano if he has to take too many more of those.
Siciliano clinches.
Kadota throws a punch but it's blocked by Siciliano.
Kadota tries to work over Siciliano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kadota lands a right hand.
Kadota pushes Siciliano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Siciliano is trying to force a seperation but Kadota has the dominant position.
Kadota is leaning against Siciliano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kadota is working Siciliano over against the cage.
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!
Kadota drops down looking for an ankle pick but Siciliano pulls his leg out and moves away.
Siciliano misses with a combination
and Kadota counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Kadota there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Siciliano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kadota counters with a nice body kick.
Siciliano looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Siciliano swivels and escapes.
Kadota shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Siciliano pinned against the cage. Siciliano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Kadota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siciliano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Siciliano scores with a shot to the body.
Kadota misses the jab.
Kadota connects with a leg kick. Siciliano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Siciliano lands a jab to Kadota's midsection.
Siciliano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kadota cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kadota scores with a hook to the body. Siciliano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Siciliano steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kadota. That one must have hurt.
Kadota fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Siciliano.
Kadota scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Kadota.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kadota scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kadota connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kadota is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kadota connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Kadota.
Siciliano walks into a stiff left hand from Kadota.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kadota, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kadota.
Kadota scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kadota cracks the inside of Siciliano's front leg.
Kadota lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kadota.
Kadota cracks the inside of Siciliano's front leg.
Kadota shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Siciliano's guard.
Kadota lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kadota trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kadota wants to control from the top but Siciliano keeps moving.
Kadota throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kadota trying to control but Siciliano is working from the bottom.
Siciliano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Siciliano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kadota lands a couple of elbows.
Kadota in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kadota throwing strikes from guard but Siciliano blocks nicely.
Siciliano controls Kadota momentarily but Kadota frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kadota trying to control the position from guard on top but Siciliano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kadota cracks Siciliano with a solid left hand.
Kadota preventing the sweep.
Kadota trying to control the position from guard on top but Siciliano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kadota is really struggling to control Siciliano but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siciliano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kadota stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Siciliano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Kadota dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Siciliano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kadota counters by clinching up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kadota stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kadota lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Siciliano letting Kadota take a breather here.
Kadota drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kadota is pressed up against the cage. Siciliano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kadota down to the mat. Kadota avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fred Siciliano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kadota dodges the punch combination from Siciliano.
Some bone on bone action there as Siciliano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Siciliano tries for a takedown but Kadota sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kadota lands with a thumping leg kick.
Siciliano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kadota counters with a nice low kick that buckles Siciliano's knee momentarily.
Siciliano is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siciliano ducks right into an uppercut from Kadota.
Kadota misses with a low kick.
Siciliano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Kadota.
A decent looking cross lands there for Siciliano.
Siciliano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kadota counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Siciliano misses.
Siciliano tries to clinch up
and Kadota counters with a nice leg kick.
Siciliano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Siciliano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kadota counters with a good low kick that Siciliano was not able to check.
Fred Siciliano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siciliano misses with a double jab
and Kadota counters with a low kick, right behind Siciliano 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kadota.
Kadota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Siciliano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kadota is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kadota keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Siciliano's head.
Kadota advances position into side control!
Siciliano taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kadota working the ground and pound.
Kadota in side control lands a decent elbow.
Siciliano is looking for a sweep.
Siciliano is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kadota off and has taken his back!
Kadota rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kadota manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Siciliano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Siciliano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kadota wants to sweep but no luck.
Siciliano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kadota is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Siciliano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Siciliano tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kadota avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Siciliano.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siciliano is chipping away with strikes.
Kadota is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Kadota dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kadota tries a low kick but Siciliano avoids it.
Siciliano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Siciliano misses with a double jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Siciliano enables Kadota to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Siciliano manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kadota trying to control but Siciliano is working from the bottom.
Kadota stopping the sweep attempt from Siciliano.
Siciliano managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siciliano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Siciliano misses with a double jab.
Siciliano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kadota counters with a straight right hand.
Siciliano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kadota.
Takashi Kadota is winning the standup battle so far.
Kadota throws a push kick but Siciliano slaps the foot to one side.
Siciliano thuds a left hand into Kadota's body.
Nice uppercut there from Kadota.
Kadota works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Siciliano takes a swing at Kadota's ribcage but misses.
Kadota jabs at Siciliano's body.
Siciliano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fred Siciliano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano thows a body shot but no joy.
Kadota moves out of range of the leg kick from Siciliano.
Siciliano gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Siciliano trying to control the position.
Kadota working some strikes from top position.
Siciliano looking for a sweep. Not yet Siciliano, not yet.
Kadota throws and elbow that misses. Siciliano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kadota's guard. Nice move by Siciliano!
Kadota is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siciliano can do to turn this around?
Kadota has his hands on Siciliano's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Siciliano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Siciliano's guard.
Kadota is working Siciliano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Siciliano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kadota keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Siciliano's head.
Kadota is looking to work some ground and pound but Siciliano has wrist control.
Siciliano keeping moving, preventing Kadota from controlling successfully.
Kadota stopping the sweep attempt from Siciliano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Siciliano has momentary wrist control but Kadota slips an elbow through the middle.
Kadota trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kadota wants to control from the top but Siciliano keeps moving.
Kadota with a flurry of punches that miss.
Siciliano tries to strike from the bottom.
Siciliano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kadota.
Siciliano throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kadota cracks Siciliano with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Kadota showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kadota has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Kadota!
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hype
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pop
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