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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). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White 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 - 1, 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 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takahara!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kanta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanta lands a body shot.
Takahara shoots in looking for a takedown but Kanta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Takahara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Takahara thows a leg kick but Kanta checks it
and Kanta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takahara looks gassed!
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takahara.
Kanta thuds his shin into the meat of Takahara's side.
Kanta throws a head kick that misses.
Kanta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takahara tries to avoid it but Kanta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takahara to the ground. Takahara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Takahara stuffs the takedown attempt from Kanta. Kanta gets slowly back to his feet.
Takahara keeps the fight on the outside.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with an inside leg kick.
Kanta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kanta throws a head kick that misses.
Kanta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takahara is fending him off so far but Kanta persists. Nope, Takahara circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yu Kanta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kanta wants to clinch up but Takahara keeps it at a distance.
Takahara misses with the body kick
and Kanta counters with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Kanta or perhaps it was just good defense by Takahara which made him look bad.
Kanta just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanta fails with the takedown.
A low kick from Takahara is predictable there
and Kanta counters with a big head kick but Takahara shrugs it off.
Takahara throws a wild body kick that Kanta sees coming a mile off.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanta tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanta throws a head kick that half lands.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses
and Kanta counters with a left and a right that stings Takahara.
A low kick from Takahara misses
and Kanta counters with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kanta pinned against the cage. Kanta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Takahara.
Takahara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanta. That did some damage!
Takahara throws a sloppy head kick
and Kanta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kanta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kanta wants to clinch up but Takahara keeps it at a distance.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a nice body kick.
Kanta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kanta doesn't manage to clinch there - Takahara circles away.
Kanta is looking to clinch but Takahara is avoiding it.
Takahara thows a leg kick but Kanta checks it
and Kanta counters with a big head kick but Takahara shrugs it off.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown but Takahara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kanta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takahara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horrible takedown by Takahara or perhaps it was just good defense by Kanta which made him look bad.
Kanta is looking to clinch.
Takahara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kanta wants to clinch up but Takahara keeps it at a distance.
Takahara keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Takahara misses
and Kanta counters with a three punch combo that has Takahara backing up. Takahara nods at Kanta to acknowledge the strikes.
Takahara leaves Kanta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Takahara fails with a takedown attempt.
Kanta wants to clinch
and Takahara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kanta scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Takahara backs up against the cage.
Kanta doesn't manage to clinch there - Takahara circles away.
Takahara throws a body kick the misses
and Kanta counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kanta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Takahara stuffs the takedown attempt from Kanta. Kanta gets slowly back to his feet.
Kanta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a big head kick but Takahara shrugs it off.
A low kick from Takahara is predictable there
and Kanta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kanta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takahara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kanta won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahara just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yu Kanta dominated that round.
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 low kick but Kanta avoids it.
Takahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Takahara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takahara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kanta sprawls well. Kanta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takahara gets slowly back to his feet.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takahara as he avoids it easily.
Yu Kanta is winning the standup battle so far.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takahara as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Kanta with that 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 tries to clinch up
and Takahara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Takahara is defended easily by Kanta.
Kanta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takahara can do to turn this around?
A head kick by Takahara misses
and Kanta counters with a stiff right hand.
Shinji Takahara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Takahara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kanta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kanta moves in looking to clinch but Takahara pushes him off.
Kanta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takahara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takahara leaves Kanta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Takahara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takahara throws a head kick that half lands.
Kanta moves in looking to clinch but Takahara pushes him off.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a body kick.
Kanta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kanta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanta fails to land with a series of punches.
Takahara throws a lazy head kick
and Kanta counters with a nice uppercut.
Takahara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kanta.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanta wants to clinch.
Kanta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kanta wants to clinch but Takahara slips to the side
and Takahara makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kanta really felt that one!
Kanta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takahara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Takahara misses
and Kanta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Takahara throws a leg kick
enabling Kanta to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kanta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kanta throws the kick towards the body but Takahara avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takahara but Takahara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kanta scores with a head kick.
Kanta avoids the head kick by Takahara.
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kanta lands a high kick!
Kanta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kanta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takahara circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Takahara misses
and Kanta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takahara thows a leg kick but Kanta checks it
and Kanta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kanta stuffs the takedown.
Kanta tries to clinch but Takahara is having none of it.
Kanta misses with a kick to the body.
Takahara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takahara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahara throws a sloppy head kick
and Kanta counters with a head kick.
Takahara misses with a kick to the body
and Kanta counters with a good, hard body kick but Takahara shrugs it off.
Takahara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kanta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takahara.
Kanta throws a series of punches but Takahara moves out of range.
Takahara fails with a takedown attempt.
Kanta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takahara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takahara has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kanta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yu Kanta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Takahara misses with a leg kick
and Kanta counters with a big head kick but Takahara shrugs it off.
Kanta checks a leg kick.
Takahara throws a nice looking combination but Kanta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kanta tries to clinch but Takahara is having none of it.
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 will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanta cracks Takahara with an open hand slap.
Yu Kanta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kanta tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yu Kanta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahara throws a leg kick
and Kanta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kanta as he connects with a hook.
Kanta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takahara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takahara wants it to stay on the feet.
Takahara misses with a body shot
and Kanta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kanta blocks a head kick by Takahara.
Takahara shoots in but Kanta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takahara ducks right into an uppercut from Kanta.
Takahara slips a jab and a cross from Kanta.
Takahara throws an off balance right hand
and Kanta counters with an outside leg kick.
Kanta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takahara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Takahara throws a lazy head kick
and Kanta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kanta tries to clinch but Takahara moves away
and Takahara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kanta's guard.
Takahara is stalling in the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kanta is keeping the position for now.
Kanta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Takahara misses with a looping right.
Takahara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kanta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kanta lands a two punch combo.
Takahara thows a leg kick but Kanta checks it
and Kanta counters with a three punch combo that has Takahara backing up. Takahara nods at Kanta to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahara looks to throw the jab but Kanta is out of range.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses
and Kanta counters with a leg kick.
Kanta wants to clinch up but Takahara keeps it at a distance.
Takahara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kanta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takahara looks to land a left hand but Kanta moved out of range nicely.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses
and Kanta counters with a one-two to the body.
Kanta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takahara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kanta somewhat.
Takahara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kanta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takahara somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takahara fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yu Kanta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kanta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yu Kanta!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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