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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oji San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kadota kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Better With The Lights Off - New Boyz. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oji San!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San connects with a nice looking jab.
Kadota scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kadota.
San with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oji San seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kadota looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
San throws a low kick, looking for Kadota's leg but Kadota calmly moves out of range.
San has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kadota just leaning against San, taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kadota creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kadota is working San over against the ropes.
San fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Kadota - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
San missing with knees to the body.
San trying to land knees to the body.
Kadota digs a right hand into San's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on San's gas tank.
San tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kadota - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San.
Good body shot from Kadota.
San goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kadota has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kadota works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
San tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kadota wants to pass the guard but San is keeping the position.
Kadota trying to control the position from guard on top but San is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
San utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kadota lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota slips nicely into half guard.
San manages to get to full guard.
Kadota preventing the sweep.
Kadota missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kadota postures up in San's guard and throws a big left but San blocks it.
San has control of Kadota's left arm, preventing Kadota from doing any damage.
Kadota working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
San trying to keep a closed guard but Kadota is proving a slippery customer.
Kadota trying to control but San is working from the bottom.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kadota throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as San works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
San keeping moving, preventing Kadota from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
San misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oji San is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
San tries to close the distance and clinch but Kadota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kadota throws a leg kick
and San counters with a leg kick.
Kadota shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has San pinned against the ropes. San gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kadota is defended easily by San.
San throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San misses with a kick to the body.
Kadota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kadota.
San misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Kadota blocks the leg kick.
San throws out a loose jab but Kadota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kadota lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kadota is looking to chop away at San's legs.
Kadota jabs at San's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kadota tries to clinch but San moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
San clinches with his opponent.
Kadota trying to stall but San improves his position.
San lands a knee to the body.
A short right from San on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Kadota dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kadota, right into the meat.
Kadota lands a lovely overhand right.
Kadota takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick lands from San.
San lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kadota's sensitive parts.
San throws a jab when Kadota was well out of range.
Kadota misses with a low kick as San jumps back.
San tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kadota swats him away and circles back towards the center.
San scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kadota doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from San misses.
Kadota takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kadota takes a body punch but keeps moving.
San throws a right hand that Kadota ducks under and follows up with a left that Kadota also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
San thows a body shot but no joy.
San darts in and clinches Kadota up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by San.
San pushes Kadota back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
San creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kadota misses with a punch to the body.
Kadota gets through San's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kadota misses with the head strike.
Kadota misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kadota stalling in the clinch but San improves position.
San throws an elbow that misses.
Kadota is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
San blocking some punches.
Kadota blocks an elbow strike from San.
Takashi Kadota has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kadota is trying to work for a single leg takedown but San pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kadota scores with a nice short uppercut.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
San misses with a body punch.
San stalling in the clinch but Kadota improves position.
Kadota doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kadota misses with a punch to the body.
Kadota lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of San backwards.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from San.
San stops a takedown attempt from Kadota.
San tries to work over Kadota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
San works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
San stalls.
Kadota misses with a punch on the inside.
San tries to work over Kadota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San prevents a body shot from Kadota.
Nice body punch from Kadota - that landed with a thud.
Kadota lands with a short head shot on the inside.
San is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kadota lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of San backwards.
San is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kadota misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kadota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kadota misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kadota swings wildly with an uppercut but San uses good head movement to avoid it.
San pushes off an throws an elbow but Kadota leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kadota is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Kadota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for San.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kadota is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
San trying to stall but Kadota improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
San lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kadota backwards.
Kadota is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
San missing with knees to the body.
Kadota is trying to break free.
San scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the ropes, San throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San's elbow.
Kadota tries a body shot but San blocks it.
San pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from San.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oji San 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!
San misses with a looping right.
Kadota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San.
San throws a front kick aimed at Kadota's knee but Kadota avoids it well.
San misses with a hook. Kadota ducked under it nicely.
San fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kadota has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kadota circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kadota dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on San. That did some damage!
Kadota lands with an uppercut that bounces San off the ropes and back into range.
Kadota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from San.
San lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Kadota finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
San is looking to slow Kadota down with leg kicks.
San pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kadota.
San avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San drives through and clinches with Kadota against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Kadota.
Nice body punch from San.
Kadota trying to control the position but instead, San has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kadota into the ropes.
San with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kadota prevents a body shot from San.
Kadota is trying to maintain a safe position but San gets an underhook and turns Kadota into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from San fails to land.
Kadota slowing the pace effectively.
A quick uppercut on the inside from San.
San lands a knee to the head.
San with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kadota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San throws a head punch that misses.
Kadota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San's elbow.
Kadota struggles to land a body shot inside as San controls his hands.
San trying to stall but Kadota improves his position.
Kadota is working San over against the ropes.
Kadota tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from San fails to land.
Kadota struggles to land a body shot inside as San controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San lands a left hand.
San stalling in the clinch but Kadota improves position.
Kadota is trying to stall.
San working aggressively here.
Kadota's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
San lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota lands a left hand that snaps the head of San backwards.
San pushes Kadota back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
San tries to land a knee to the head but Kadota blocks with his arms.
Kadota can't find room to land a body shot as San controls the action.
San misses with a punch on the inside.
Kadota misses with a body punch.
San throws a head punch that misses.
Kadota gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
San is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kadota's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kadota's back!
San not allowing Kadota to control his hands.
San is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
San trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kadota prevents San from getting a body triangle.
San has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kadota's body.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Oji San hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kadota shoots for a takedown but San saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
San connects with a solid leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for San.
San fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oji San really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kadota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kadota just misses with a punch to the body.
Kadota is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
San scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Kadota misses.
Kadota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kadota moves out of range of the strikes.
San lands an overhand right.
Kadota forces San back against the ropes and clinches.
San working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kadota misses with a short punch on the inside.
San with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kadota tries to work over San's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kadota digs a right hand into San's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on San's gas tank.
San prevents a body shot from Kadota.
Kadota leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
San swings wildly with an uppercut but Kadota uses good head movement to avoid it.
San working aggressively here.
San tries a body shot but Kadota blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kadota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San's elbow.
San is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kadota is keeping busy.
Kadota lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of San backwards.
Kadota presses San against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kadota is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but San is keeping busy.
San working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San's elbow.
San misses with a body punch.
Kadota misses with a hook to the ribs.
San lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kadota backwards.
San lands with a short shot to the head.
Kadota misses with a short punch on the inside.
San stalling in the clinch but Kadota improves position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Kadota fails to land.
Kadota struggles to land a body shot inside as San controls his hands.
San trying to land knees to the body.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kadota is trying to stall.
Kadota struggles to land a body shot inside as San controls his hands.
San tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kadota's elbow.
Kadota tries a body shot but San blocks it.
Kadota can't find room to land a body shot as San controls the action.
San blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kadota lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
San scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kadota looking to slow down the pace here.
San fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
San throws an elbow that misses.
San scores with an uppercut up the middle.
San tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kadota's elbow.
Kadota blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
San is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kadota is trying to drag San to the mat but San just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
San can't find room to land a body shot as Kadota controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kadota pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Oji San will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
San looks to land a right hand but Kadota moved out of range.
Kadota scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. San doesn't seem bothered though.
Kadota scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
San swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kadota on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kadota misses with a wild body shot.
San wants to clinch up but Kadota keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for San.
No joy there for Kadota, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
San misses with a looping right.
San throws a right hand that misses
and Kadota counters with a solid body kick.
San punishes Kadota's body with a nice straight punch.
San tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts San, as that shot connected.
San slaps away a takedown attempt from Kadota, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San wants to clinch up but Kadota keeps it at a distance.
San misses with a body shot.
Kadota looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? San is fending him off so far but Kadota persists. Nope, San circles away and we're back to standing.
San throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kadota throws out a powerful jab.
Kadota feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to San's calf.
Oji San seems to be getting the better of the standup.
San throws a looping overhand right but Kadota ducks down to avoid it.
Kadota shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has San pinned against the ropes. San 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.
San throws a head kick that misses.
San darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kadota shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Takashi Kadota overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
San looking for a sweep. Not yet San, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
San looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kadota cracks San with a solid left hand.
San tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kadota makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
San looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kadota is one step ahead there.
Kadota trying to control the position from guard on top but San is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takashi Kadota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, San seems content to control.
Kadota is trying to get back to full guard.
San is keen to just control but Kadota is a slippery customer.
Kadota is controlling San's trapped leg to prevent San from advancing to side control.
San tries to pass to full mount but Kadota defends it.
Oji San is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kadota manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kadota keeping moving, preventing San from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Oji San hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
San swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kadota scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
San's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kadota under the eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
San throws an overhand right that lands on Kadota's shoulder, as Kadota tries to avoid the shot.
San lands with a shot to the body.
San stuns Kadota with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kadota.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oji San.
I think San has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oji San!
Oji San is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Oji San thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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