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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato has chosen STILL BALLIN as his entrance music. Willie Conway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willie Conway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sun Kato!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conway.
Conway looks to land a body kick but Kato moved away.
Crunch! Kato slams his shin into Conway's torso.
Kato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conway. That did some damage!
Conway thows a leg kick but Kato checks it
and Kato counters with a leg kick.
Kato forces Conway back against the cage and clinches.
Kato is trying to force a seperation but Conway has the dominant position.
Conway unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kato manages to break the clinch.
Kato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conway.
Kato jabs at Conway's body.
Conway tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Kato feints and then cracks Conway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conway down.
Kato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conway is breathing heavily.
Conway misses with a body kick.
Kato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Conway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kato rushes Conway and presses him up against the cage.
Kato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kato lands a nice knee to the body.
Kato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kato.
An inside leg kick lands from Kato.
Kato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kato lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kato.
Kato scores with a nice head shot.
Kato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kato.
Conway takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kato.
Kato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kato.
Kato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kato lands with a straight right. Conway didn't see that one coming.
Kato thows a body kick. Conway tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway tries to keep at a distance but Kato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conway is defending well for now.
Conway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kato.
Kato is pushing Conway up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kato lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conway doesn't manage to clinch there - Kato circles away.
Conway throws a front kick aimed at Kato's knee but Kato avoids it well.
Kato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kato thumps Conway with a low kick.
Kato cracks a nice hook into Conway's ribs.
Conway takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kato.
Kato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Conway takes a step back to recover.
Kato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Conway's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kato clinches up with Conway and pushes him back against the cage.
Conway tries to land a knee to the head but Kato blocks with his arms.
Kato misses with a knee strike.
Kato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conway is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Conway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kato avoids it.
Kato scores with a knee to the head.
Kato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kato thuds his shin into the meat of Conway's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kato.
Kato cracks the inside of Conway's front leg.
Kato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kato lands with a shot to the body.
Kato throws a head kick that Conway semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kato scores with a nice right hand.
Kato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Conway takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Conway takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kato.
Kato lands a nice hook to Conway's body. Conway takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kato jabs Conway right on the nose. Conway blinks but takes it well.
Kato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kato takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Conway will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kato delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato scores with a head kick.
Sun Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Kato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kato dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Conway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Conway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kato.
Conway tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Conway keeps the fight on the outside.
Kato scores with a shot to the body.
Sun Kato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kato goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good leg kick by Kato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Conway on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kato swats away the attempt to clinch by Conway.
Kato cracks the inside of Conway's front leg.
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!
Conway takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kato cracks Conway with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kato.
Kato scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Conway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kato.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kato can pounce on him.
Willie Conway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Kato lands a with a good body shot.
Kato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kato connects with a right hand. Conway shakes it off.
Kato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Kato.
Kato with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato scores with a body shot.
Kato pushes Conway away with a front kick.
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kato.
Kato connects with a high kick.
Good leg kick by Kato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kato scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kato darts in and clinches Conway up against the cage.
Conway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kato avoids it.
Kato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kato lands a damaging elbow.
Kato has Conway pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kato.
Kato's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kato managing to block the knees to the body from Conway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conway backwards.
Kato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kato lands a high kick!
Conway just misses with a punch to the body.
Kato blocks a leg kick.
Conway moves out of range of the body kick from Kato.
Kato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Conway's sensitive parts.
Kato misses with a wild body shot.
Kato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Conway momentarily.
A punch combination from Kato misses.
Kato scores with a punch to the head.
Kato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kato coming out on top.
Kato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conway.
Kato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kato connects with a solid leg kick.
Conway takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Conway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Conway drops his hands momentarily and Kato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kato feints and then cracks Conway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conway down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kato.
Kato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Conway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kato can pounce on him.
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Conway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kato misses with a wild combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Conway down.
Kato connects with a high kick.
Kato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Conway walks into a straight right hand from Kato.
Conway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Kato.
Conway shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conway gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Conway is rocked!
Kato 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.
Oh Conway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conway seems to have got his legs back now.
An inside leg kick lands from Kato.
Conway takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kato lands a nice hook to Conway's body. Conway takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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 decent looking cross lands there for Kato.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Conway down.
Kato throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kato.
Kato scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kato.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kato.
Kato is looking to slow Conway down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Kato scores with a leg kick.
Kato scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato scores with a kick to the body.
Kato throws a head kick but Conway moves out of range.
Kato fakes the leg kick and cracks Conway in the body.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Kato lands with a slapping head kick.
A good leg kick by Kato.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kato. Conway shrugs it off though.
Kato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Conway takes a step back to recover.
Kato throws a head kick that Conway semi-blocks.
Conway takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Conway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kato can pounce on him.
Kato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kato.
Kato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Conway if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A shot to de liver by Kato. Beautiful body shot.
Kato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kato lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Conway moves forwards but Kato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conway tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kato thuds a left hand into Conway's body.
Kato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kato tries to close the distance and clinch but Conway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kato fakes the leg kick and cracks Conway in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway tries to keep at a distance but Kato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conway blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Kato.
Kato manages to break the clinch.
Kato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Conway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kato finds it's way round the side to connect with Conway's head.
Conway ducks right into an uppercut from Kato.
Conway wants to clinch up but Kato keeps it at a distance.
Kato scores with a jab to the head.
Conway misses with a kick to the body
and Kato counters with an outside leg kick.
Kato cracks the inside of Conway's front leg.
Kato feints and then cracks Conway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conway down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kato.
Kato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Conway stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kato feints and then cracks Conway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conway down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kato really 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.
Kato lands a nice looking body kick.
Conway throws a head kick but Kato moves out of range.
Kato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kato moves out of range of the leg kick from Conway.
Kato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kato lands a nice hook to Conway's body. Conway takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kato cracks the inside of Conway's front leg.
Kato throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Kato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Conway's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kato!
Kato throws a leg kick which misses Conway's front leg but catches the back leg as Conway tries to avoid it.
Kato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kato.
Kato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kato thumps Conway with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato connects with a solid leg kick.
Kato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conway.
Kato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kato cracks Conway with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kato feints and then cracks Conway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conway down.
Kato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Conway doesn't seem bothered though.
Kato throws a head kick that Conway semi-blocks.
Kato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kato cracks the inside of Conway's front leg.
Kato blocks a low kick nicely.
Conway sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Conway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kato.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kato.
Kato lands with a cross.
Kato throws a leg kick which misses Conway's front leg but catches the back leg as Conway tries to avoid it.
Kato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kato scores with a kick to the body.
Kato fakes the leg kick and cracks Conway in the body.
Kato throws a right and a left that Conway avoids nicely.
Kato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conway's calf.
Kato closes the distance and pushes Conway back into the cage.
Kato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Conway shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Conway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Conway throws a jab when Kato was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Kato.
Kato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kato pushes Conway away with a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Conway avoids the head kick by Kato.
A low kick from Conway misses
and Kato counters with a low kick, right behind Conway 's knee.
Kato takes the fight into the clinch.
Kato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kato throws a nice head kick!
Conway blocks a head kick by Kato.
Kato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kato.
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!
Kato throws a combination. Conway tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kato closes the distance and clinches.
Kato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway takes a knee right on the jaw!
Conway putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kato breaks the clinch.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Kato looks for the body kick but Conway saw that one coming.
Kato scores with a spinning back kick!
Conway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch but Kato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kato throws the kick towards the body but Conway avoids it.
Kato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato swings away with a body shot that misses
and Conway counters with an inside leg kick.
Conway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Conway.
Conway lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kato dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kato misses with a body shot.
Conway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kato counters with a low kick, right behind Conway 's knee.
Kato looks to land a left hand but Conway moved out of range nicely.
Conway throws the kick towards the body but Kato avoids it.
Conway wants to land a leg kick but Kato is out of range.
Kato throws a shot to the body.
Kato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kato cracks the inside of Conway's front leg.
Kato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Conway's sensitive parts.
Good work by Kato as he checks the leg kick.
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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Conway down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conway.
Kato cracks the inside of Conway's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway takes one on the button.
Kato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Conway if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid body kick from Kato.
Kato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Conway misses with a double jab.
Conway drops his hands momentarily and Kato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crunch! Kato slams his shin into Conway's torso.
Kato scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conway. That did some damage!
Kato lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kato scores with a spinning back kick!
Kato connects with a high kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato scores with a head kick.
Kato drives through and clinches with Conway against the cage.
Kato lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kato is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Conway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kato is defending well for now.
Kato breaks from the clinch.
Conway fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kato checks it well.
Conway connects with a solid leg kick.
Conway looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kato moves into the clinch.
Kato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kato breaks from the clinch.
Conway has managed to clinch.
Kato looking to throw knees to the head but Conway is blocking nicely.
Kato lands a right hand.
Conway lands an elbow just above Kato 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato managing to block the knees to the body from Conway.
Conway is pushing Kato up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kato dodges an elbow strike from Conway.
Kato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kato managing to block the knees to the body from Conway.
Kato tries to land a knee to the head but Conway blocks with his arms.
Kato working aggressively here.
Conway tries to land knees in the clinch but Kato avoids the damage to the body.
Kato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kato.
Kato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Conway unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sun Kato seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Kato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Conway has Kato pressed against the cage, preventing Kato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Conway with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kato's efforts to push away.
Kato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Conway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Conway misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kato wants to slow Conway down by chopping away at his legs.
Kato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Conway throws a leg kick
and Kato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kato throws a head kick that Conway semi-blocks.
Willie Conway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conway avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conway's calf.
Conway throws a body kick that misses.
Kato blocks a leg kick.
Conway throws a leg kick but Kato sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conway. That's going to slow Kato down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Conway.
Conway looks to land a right hand but Kato moved out of range.
Sun Kato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good leg kick by Kato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Kato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kato 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 41:50
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 41:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Kato!
Sun Kato is the new light heavyweight champion!
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