Hiroyuki Takaya (Japanese: 高谷裕之, Takaya Hiroyuki, born June 10, 1977) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Takaya has fought in the WEC, Strikeforce, DREAM, Shooto, K-1 HERO'S, Pancrase, RIZIN, Vale Tudo Japan, and Cage Force. Takaya is the former DREAM Featherweight Champion. He also competed at the Japanese MMA events and Dynamite!! 2010. Due to his experience in street fighting, Takaya is known as the "Streetfight Bancho".
Mixed martial arts career
Takaya made his professional debut in the Shooto organization in a fight against Hayate Usul in 2003. After a 9-4-1 record in Shooto, Hero's, and
Cage Force including bouts against top mixed martial artists like current Strikeforce Lightweight Champion
Gilbert Melendez, Hero's Lightweight runner up
Genki Sudo, and former Hero's Middleweight Champion Gesias Calvancante Takaya made his American debut at WEC 32 where he fought, and lost to,
Leonard Garcia by
knockout. Takaya then lost to
Cub Swanson at WEC 37 losing by Unanimous Decision but won fight of the night honours.
DREAM
Takaya was a participant in the DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix.
Takaya beat Jong Won Kim,
Yoshiro Maeda and
Hideo Tokoro en route to the finals, before losing to Bibiano Fernandes via split decision become the runner up of the tournament.
Takaya scored perhaps the biggest win of his career over former DREAM Lightweight Champion Joachim Hansen on May 29, 2010 at DREAM.14 with 28 seconds left in the first round. It was the first knockout defeat in the 10½-year career of Hansen.
On December 31, 2010, Takaya defeated Bibiano Fernandes via unanimous decision and became the DREAM Featherweight Champion.
He fought at against Kazuyuki Miyata and successfully defended the DREAM Featherweight Championship.
Takaya defended his title on December 31, 2011 at , defeating Takeshi Inoue via unanimous decision.
Strikeforce
Takaya fought on April 9, 2011 at .
He lost his fight against
Robbie Peralta via split decision.
Rizin Fighting Federation
In his debut for the Rizin Fighting Federation, Takaya faced
Daiki Hata on December 29, 2015. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Kickboxing
He lost to
Hiroki Shishido by unanimous decision after being knocked down twice in round one at
Shootboxing 2013: Act 2 in Tokyo on April 20, 2013.
[ Japanese Kickboxing Scene: April Preview][ Shootboxing 2013 act.2 Results: Shishido Tops Takaya, Mohan Dragon KOs Suzuki]
Personal life
Takaya is married to Japanese fashion model Maho Miura.
Championships and accomplishments
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DREAM
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DREAM Featherweight Championship (One time, last)
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2009 DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix Runner-Up
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K-1 HERO'S
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2005 K-1 HERO'S Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinalist
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Shooto
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2003 Shoot Lightweight Rookie Tournament Winner
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World Extreme Cagefighting
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Fight of the Night (One time)
Mixed martial arts record
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| Win
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| Baataryn Azjavkhlan
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 22–14–2
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Hatsu Hioki
| KO (punches)
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Pancrase
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| align=center|1
| align=center|1:12
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss
| align=center| 21–14–1
| Isao Kobayashi
| Decision (unanimous)
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Pancrase
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 21–13–1
| Alan Omer
| Decision (unanimous)
| Euro FC 1: The New Era
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Espoo, Finland
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 21–12–1
| Nazareno Malegarie
| Decision (unanimous)
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Pancrase
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 21–11–2
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Daiki Hata
| Decision (unanimous)
| Rizin Fighting Federation 1: Day 1
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| align=center|3
| align=center|5:00
| Saitama, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 20–11–2
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Guy Delumeau
| TKO (punches)
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Pancrase
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| align=center|3
| align=center|4:11
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 19–11–2
| Ryogo Takahashi
| KO (punches)
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|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 0:38
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Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 18–11–2
| Yojiro Uchimara
| TKO (punches)
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|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:27
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Draw
| align=center| 17–11–2
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Toby Imada
| Draw (majority)
| Shoot Boxing: Ground Zero Tokyo 2013
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss
| align=center| 17–11–1
| Daniel Romero
| TKO (punches)
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|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:21
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Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 17–10–1
| Georgi Karakhanyan
| Decision (split)
| DREAM 18
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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Non-title bout.
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| Win
| align=center| 17–9–1
| Takeshi Inoue
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 5
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan, Japan
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Defended DREAM Featherweight Championship.
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| Win
| align=center| 16–9–1
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Kazuyuki Miyata
| Decision (split)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan, Japan
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Defended DREAM Featherweight Championship.
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| Loss
| align=center| 15–9–1
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Robbie Peralta
| Decision (split)
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| San Diego, California, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 15–8–1
| Bibiano Fernandes
| Decision (unanimous)
| Dynamite!! 2010
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Saitama, Japan
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Won DREAM Featherweight Championship.
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| Win
| align=center| 14–8–1
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Chase Beebe
| KO (punches)
| DREAM 16
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:45
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Nagoya, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 13–8–1
| Joachim Hansen
| KO (punches)
| DREAM 14
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:32
| Saitama, Japan
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| Loss
| align=center| 12–8–1
| Michihiro Omigawa
| TKO (punches)
| Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:54
| Saitama, Japan
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 12–7–1
| Bibiano Fernandes
| Decision (split)
| DREAM 11
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
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Yokohama, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 12–6–1
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Hideo Tokoro
| TKO (punches)
| DREAM 11
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 0:32
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Yokohama, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 11–6–1
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Yoshiro Maeda
| TKO (punches)
| DREAM 9
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 9:39
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Yokohama, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 10–6–1
| Jong Won Kim
| TKO (punches)
| DREAM 7
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 0:40
| Saitama, Saitama, Japan
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 9–6–1
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Cub Swanson
| Decision (unanimous)
| WEC 37
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 9–5–1
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Leonard Garcia
| KO (punch)
| WEC 32
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:31
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 9–4–1
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Antonio Carvalho
| TKO (knees and punches)
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|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 1:58
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Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 8–4–1
| Jarrod Card
| KO (punch)
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|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:02
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss
| align=center| 7–4–1
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Andre Amade
| TKO (broken nose)
| HERO'S 8
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:29
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Nagoya, Japan
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 7–3–1
| Gesias Cavalcante
| KO (flying knee)
| HERO'S 6
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:30
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 7–2–1
| Do Hyung Kim
| Decision (unanimous)
| HERO'S 2005 in Seoul
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
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Seoul, South Korea
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| Loss
| align=center| 6–2–1
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Genki Sudo
| Submission (triangle choke)
| HERO'S 3
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3:47
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 6–1–1
| Remigijus Morkevicius
| TKO (punches)
| HERO'S 3
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 4:16
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 5–1–1
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Jani Lax
| TKO (punch)
| HERO'S 2
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:56
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Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 4–1–1
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Gilbert Melendez
| Decision (unanimous)
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|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 4–0–1
| Stephen Palling
| KO (head kick)
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|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:11
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Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Draw
| align=center| 3–0–1
| João Roque
| Draw
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|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 3–0
| Seigi Fujioka
| Decision (unanimous)
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|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 2–0
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Hatsu Hioki
| Decision (unanimous)
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
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Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 1–0
| Hayate Usui
| TKO (punches)
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|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:06
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Tokyo, Japan
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Kickboxing record
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|Loss
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Hiroki Shishido
|Shootboxing 2013: Act 2
|Tokyo, Japan
|Decision (unanimous)
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|0-3
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|Loss
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Yuya Yamamoto
|AJKF: "Danger Zone"
|Tokyo, Japan
|Decision (unanimous)
|3
|3:00
|0-2
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|Loss
|align=left|
Satoruvashicoba
|AJKF: "Strongest Tournament 2004 All Japan Lightweight 1st Stage"
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Japan
|Decision (unanimous)
|3
|3:00
|0-1
|Lightweight Tournament opening round.
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