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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kadota comes to the ring accompanied by Better With The Lights Off - New Boyz. Jackson has chosen Who let the dogs out? as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Kadota!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadota misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Kadota misses with a looping left.
Kadota lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kadota fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Kadota misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kadota. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kadota drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kadota throws a body kick the misses
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kadota is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kadota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kadota throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Kadota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kadota sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Kadota on that attempt.
Kadota connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kadota cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kadota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Kadota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Takashi Kadota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kadota scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Kadota wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota has his hands clasped together around Jackson's back. He's all about the action.
Kadota trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kadota blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jackson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kadota turns into him and now he's in Jackson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kadota is now in half guard.
Kadota lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Kadota slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Kadota is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Kadota wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kadota.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Kadota lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Kadota has control of the leg.
Kadota wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson moves into full guard.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Kadota dominated that round.
That's time! Kadota's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kadota misses with a looping right.
Kadota closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Kadota misses with a looping left.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Kadota moved out of range nicely.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Kadota looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Kadota takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kadota connects with a jab.
Kadota misses the shot to the body.
Kadota misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kadota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota misses with a body shot
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson works Kadota's body with a nice hook.
Kadota will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kadota looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kadota throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson shoots in but Kadota avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kadota misses with a body kick.
Kadota gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kadota preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kadota keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Kadota.
Kadota preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Kadota keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denton Jackson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Kadota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kadota throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a hook. Kadota ducked under it nicely.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kadota dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Kadota's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Kadota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kadota. That's going to slow Jackson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kadota throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Kadota with a poor takedown
and Kadota takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Nice defenses there by Kadota.
Kadota looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadota 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Denton Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kadota working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Denton Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Kadota's head back.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Kadota's head back.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Takashi Kadota is winning the standup battle so far.
Kadota shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Kadota looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kadota thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Kadota shoots in and bounces Jackson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kadota throws and elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kadota's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson passes Kadota's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Kadota's hands, connecting with Kadota's forehead.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kadota is trying to control but can't.
Kadota works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kadota has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota working a defensive guard here.
Kadota wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Kadota wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kadota keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson checks a low kick from Kadota.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kadota.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Kadota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kadota throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws a hook but Kadota blocks it.
Kadota is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Kadota saw that one coming.
Kadota throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kadota pinned against the ropes. Kadota gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Kadota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kadota misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kadota. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kadota rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kadota uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Kadota lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Takashi Kadota did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Kadota looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kadota takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kadota misses with a low kick.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Kadota blocks a jab.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Kadota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Kadota.
Kadota feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kadota tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kadota is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Kadota into the ropes.
Kadota throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kadota with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Kadota feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Kadota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Kadota misses with a straight right.
Kadota fails with the takedown.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kadota throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kadota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kadota lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Kadota manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jackson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jackson's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kadota wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson looking to control.
Kadota is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson is trying to keep Kadota in close.
Kadota lands a couple of elbows.
Kadota trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kadota accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson is trying to keep Kadota in close.
Kadota thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kadota is aware though and is defending well.
Kadota wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Kadota postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kadota throws a big right hand that misses.
Kadota stands and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jackson is not content to let Kadota control the position.
Kadota working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kadota tries to score with some ground and pound. Jackson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadota lands some shots froms side control.
Kadota throws an elbow but Jackson slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Kadota had his way with Denton Jackson in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kadota throws out the jab.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kadota.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Kadota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson slips under a jab from Kadota.
Kadota throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kadota looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kadota.
Kadota scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kadota is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kadota.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kadota connects with a solid leg kick.
Kadota throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Kadota lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Kadota shoots in.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kadota takes one to the chin there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kadota, right into the meat.
Kadota misses with a hook.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kadota pinned against the ropes. Kadota gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kadota attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Kadota connects with a crisp jab.
Kadota uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Kadota throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kadota slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kadota.
Kadota throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kadota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kadota.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kadota.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kadota tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kadota trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Kadota has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson is keen to just control but Kadota is a slippery customer.
Kadota has his hands clasped together around Jackson's back. He's all about the action.
Kadota avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Denton Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kadota is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kadota is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Kadota keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kadota looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Denton Jackson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Kadota!
Takashi Kadota retains his middleweight title!
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