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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Todd Haskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haskins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kid Rock - Bawitdaba. Todd Haskins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Todd Haskins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Kadota!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadota closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Haskins is trying is best to control the position here.
Kadota uses his free foot to push down on Haskins's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Haskins.
Kadota lands a big elbow.
Kadota has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kadota working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskins working to try and regain half guard.
Haskins tries to hold on but Kadota pushes him away.
Kadota postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Haskins looks a forlorn figure.
Haskins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kadota avoids the attempt from Haskins to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota breaks from Haskins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kadota landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Kadota.
Kadota avoids the attempt from Haskins to control.
Haskins is in a horrible position here. Kadota smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadota avoids the attempt from Haskins to control.
Kadota scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Haskins working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins tries to hold on but Kadota pushes him away.
Haskins tries to reverse the position but Kadota maintains control.
Kadota cracks Haskins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Haskins is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kadota trying to control but Haskins is having none of it.
Kadota lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Haskins hang on?
Haskins is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota lands a big shot there that rocks Haskins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Haskins is looking to improve his position but Kadota isn't that keen on the idea.
Kadota lands with some strikes.
Kadota with shots to the head and body - Haskins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kadota trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Haskins is trying to escape the mount.
Kadota controlling the pace for now.
Kadota lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins is working to get back to half guard.
Kadota unloading with bombs!
Haskins tries to reverse the position but Kadota maintains control.
Kadota landing shots from mount.
Haskins wants to hold on but Kadota pushes him away.
Haskins tries to reverse the position but Kadota maintains control.
Kadota dominating with strikes here.
Haskins is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadota postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Haskins looks a forlorn figure.
Kadota landing strikes from the mount and Haskins is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Kadota dominated that 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.
Kadota buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haskins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Haskins misses.
Kadota has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Kadota.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kadota. That's going to slow Haskins down.
Kadota lunges at Haskins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haskins's hand.
Haskins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Haskins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kadota connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haskins scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haskins shoots in looking for a takedown but Kadota manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haskins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kadota throws a front kick aimed at Haskins's knee but Haskins avoids it well.
Haskins avoids the body shot from Kadota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kadota lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haskins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kadota.
Kadota lands a leg kick that knocks Haskins off balance momentarily.
Haskins wants to clinch.
Kadota connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haskins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haskins tries to clinch up.
Kadota fails with a takedown attempt.
Todd Haskins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takashi Kadota.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kadota as Haskins shoots in.
Kadota lands with a right hand.
Kadota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kadota tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haskins swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kadota moves out of range as Haskins strikes.
Haskins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takashi Kadota seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kadota misses with the combination.
Haskins lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haskins's calf.
Haskins tries to clinch up
and Kadota counters with a one-two to the body.
Haskins feints and as Kadota raises his hands in defense, Haskins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kadota trying to control the position.
Haskins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Haskins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadota is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haskins defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota keeping moving, preventing Haskins from controlling successfully.
Kadota is adopting a defensive guard.
Kadota throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haskins drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kadota looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kadota looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kadota!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Kadota showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kadota turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haskins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Haskins fails with a takedown attempt.
Kadota lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kadota circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takashi Kadota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haskins shoots in but no luck this time.
Kadota circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kadota is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kadota connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haskins scrambles back to his feet.
Kadota scores with a shot to the body.
Haskins looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kadota throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haskins's head.
Haskins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kadota.
Haskins is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskins drops his hands momentarily and Kadota takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Haskins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haskins doesn't manage to clinch there - Kadota circles away.
Kadota throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kadota there.
Kadota throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Haskins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kadota counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haskins seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kadota darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haskins looks to clinch
and Kadota counters with a leg kick.
Kadota scores with a nice strike.
Kadota throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Haskins stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Kadota follows into mount!
Kadota can't control as he wanted to and Haskins manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Kadota is keen to just control but Haskins is a slippery customer.
Haskins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haskins is trying to control but can't.
Kadota is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kadota pulls his head out easily.
Kadota looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haskins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kadota works his way into side control.
Kadota in side control lands a decent elbow.
Haskins tries to control but Kadota manages to take his back.
Haskins looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
A lull in the action here.
Todd Haskins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskins is covering up but some of the strikes from Kadota are getting through and doing damage.
Kadota gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Takashi Kadota is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Well, with Kadota on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Haskins is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haskins looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kadota keeps control of the position as Haskins tries to break free.
Haskins wants to control his opponent's hands but Kadota gets his hands free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadota is punishing Haskins with strikes - can he finish him?!
Kadota is landing with strikes. Haskins can't take much more of this.
A lull in the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Kadota comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kadota has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Kadota!
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