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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takeda Kozo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naohiro Misaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeda Kozo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naohiro Misaki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kozo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Misaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Misaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kozo defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misaki thows a huge punch but Kozo dodges it nicely.
Kozo trying to control but Misaki postures up.
Misaki decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Misaki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kozo.
Misaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kozo shoots for a double leg takedown but Misaki sprawls well. He's pushed Kozo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Misaki leaves Kozo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Misaki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kozo.
Misaki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kozo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Misaki somewhat.
No luck for Kozo with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeda Kozo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozo shoots and misses
and Misaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Misaki lands a damaging elbow.
Misaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Misaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Misaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Kozo won't allow it.
Misaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Misaki misses.
Misaki closes the distance and clinches.
Misaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Misaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kozo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Misaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Misaki managing to block the knees to the body from Kozo.
Misaki misses with an elbow strike.
Misaki lands an elbow that stopped Kozo in his tracks for a moment.
Misaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kozo has hold of one of Misaki's legs. Misaki is fighting the takedown attempt but Kozo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Misaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kozo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Misaki looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozo throws a big right hand that misses.
Misaki pushes Kozo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Misaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Misaki wants it to stay on the feet.
Misaki throws a nice head kick!
Kozo moves into the clinch.
Kozo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kozo has his takedown stuffed
and Misaki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kozo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Misaki drives through with a takedown into Kozo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kozo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Misaki postures up and lands a big shot to Kozo's brow.
Kozo has a closed guard, preventing Misaki from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kozo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Takeda Kozo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Misaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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.
Kozo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kozo with a poor takedown
and Misaki counters with a shoot takedown. Kozo fights it but they end up in guard.
Kozo working a defensive guard here.
Kozo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Misaki defends it easily.
Misaki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Misaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Misaki lands in his opponent's guard.
Misaki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naohiro Misaki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kozo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Misaki throws a lazy head kick
and Kozo counters with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kozo is defended easily by Misaki.
Kozo avoids the head kick by Misaki.
Kozo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Misaki.
Kozo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Misaki.
Misaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Kozo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Misaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Misaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kozo's efforts to push away.
Kozo jumps guard but Misaki stands there with Kozo around his waist. Kozo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeda Kozo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozo tries to pull guard but Misaki won't allow it.
Kozo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Kozo tenderised Misaki's leg. Misaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Misaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Kozo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kozo looking for a takedown.
Kozo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Misaki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kozo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Misaki lands a nice elbow.
Misaki lands an elbow that stopped Kozo in his tracks for a moment.
Kozo breaks from the clinch.
Misaki throws a head kick that Kozo semi-blocks.
Misaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kozo lands a head kick!
Misaki has Kozo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kozo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Misaki looks for a takedown but Kozo sprawls well.
Misaki gets tackled into the cage by Kozo. Kozo maintains the clinch.
Kozo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Misaki smiles and moves away.
Misaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kozo tries to avoid it but Misaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kozo to the ground. Kozo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kozo clinches.
Kozo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kozo moves into the clinch.
Misaki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kozo up against the cage.
Kozo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Misaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Misaki as he jumps to the side.
Misaki throws a head kick that half lands.
Kozo has a takedown stuffed.
Kozo gets caught napping as Misaki dives in and scores a takedown. Kozo manages to retain guard.
Misaki stands up and waves to Kozo to follow him.
Misaki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Misaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Misaki tries to stand but Kozo is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misaki stands and steps away. Kozo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Misaki gets tackled into the cage by Kozo. Kozo maintains the clinch.
Kozo is trying to break the clinch but Misaki has him pressed against the cage.
Kozo tries to circle away but Misaki has him pinned against the cage.
Misaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Misaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Misaki lands a high kick!
Kozo with a poor takedown
and Misaki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misaki is looking for a kimura but Kozo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Misaki to get the leverage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kozo is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naohiro Misaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A head kick by Misaki misses
and Kozo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Misaki lands a nice elbow.
Misaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Kozo gets an underhook and turns Misaki into the cage.
Kozo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kozo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Misaki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kozo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Misaki is aware though and is defending well.
Kozo is trying to control the position but Misaki postures up.
Misaki stands up and waves to Kozo to follow him.
Kozo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Misaki kicks off Kozo and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozo closes the distance and clinches.
Misaki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Misaki striking off his back.
Naohiro Misaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Misaki wants to get back to his feet but Kozo passes into half guard.
Misaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Misaki wants to get back to his feet.
Kozo wants to pass to mount but Misaki is defending the position.
Misaki has one foot on Kozo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kozo connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Misaki.
Kozo misses with a combination
so Misaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Misaki is looking to stand up but Kozo won't let him.
Kozo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Misaki.
Misaki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Misaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Misaki dodges an elbow strike from Kozo.
Kozo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kozo avoids a wild elbow strike from Misaki.
Kozo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Misaki walks away with a smile on his face. Kozo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Misaki gets tackled into the cage by Kozo. Kozo maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Misaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kozo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Misaki with that takedown attempt.
Misaki throws the left hand but Kozo avoids the punch easily.
Kozo pushes Misaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Kozo goes for a takedown attempt but Misaki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeda Kozo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Misaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Misaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kozo throws a series of punches but Misaki avoids them all with ease.
Kozo closes the distance and clinches.
Misaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kozo's defenses.
Misaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Misaki to work.
Kozo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Misaki throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozo blocks the elbow strike.
Kozo taking a breather.
Kozo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takeda Kozo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kozo pulls guard successfully.
Misaki throwing strikes but missing.
Misaki takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Kozo wants to stand but Misaki is controlling the position.
Misaki stands and steps away. Kozo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Naohiro Misaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kozo is trying to work for a sweep but Misaki has mounted him!
And that's the end of the fight!
Naohiro Misaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Misaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naohiro Misaki!
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hype
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