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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Katasonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katasonov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In Extremo - Wind. White has chosen AC/DC - Up To My Neck In You as his entrance music. Hanson White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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26
164 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pavel Katasonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanson White!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katasonov tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
White prevents the takedown attempt.
Katasonov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Katasonov scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Katasonov.
Katasonov gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Katasonov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White is trying to break the clinch but Katasonov has him pressed against the cage.
Katasonov digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Pavel Katasonov has been cut.
Katasonov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Katasonov digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
White looks gassed!
Katasonov breaks from the clinch.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katasonov moves away.
Hanson White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White feints and then cracks Katasonov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Katasonov down.
Katasonov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Katasonov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White swings for the body but Katasonov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katasonov blocks a low kick nicely.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Katasonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Katasonov throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White wants to slow Katasonov down by chopping away at his legs.
Katasonov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. White sprawls well initially but Katasonov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
White desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Katasonov.
White controlling the position for now.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Katasonov is working away from the top position though.
Katasonov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Katasonov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katasonov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katasonov misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov works White's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from White misses.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Katasonov checks it well.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katasonov.
White tries to clinch there but Katasonov circles away.
Katasonov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
Good work by Katasonov as he checks the leg kick.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Katasonov blocks a low kick nicely.
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.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Katasonov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White looks for the body kick but Katasonov saw that one coming.
Katasonov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Katasonov throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Katasonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Katasonov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Katasonov lands with an overhand left.
Hanson White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katasonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Katasonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White slips a jab from Katasonov.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Katasonov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katasonov moves away.
White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Katasonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Katasonov is working for takedown but White is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from White.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Katasonov is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Katasonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Katasonov.
Katasonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Katasonov's defenses.
White lands an elbow inside that Katasonov shrugs off.
Katasonov tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Katasonov back against the cage.
Katasonov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Katasonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
Nice body punch from Katasonov - that landed with a thud.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katasonov blocks an elbow strike.
Katasonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
White is fighting off a takedown attempt but Katasonov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip White to the mat. White regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katasonov scoring with some ground and pound.
Katasonov wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Katasonov 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White keeping moving, preventing Katasonov from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Katasonov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Katasonov looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Katasonov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
Katasonov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Katasonov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to hold on but Katasonov postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Katasonov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Katasonov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
White tries to hold on but Katasonov pushes him away.
White tries to reverse the position but Katasonov maintains control.
Katasonov blocks White's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
White gets back to half guard.
Katasonov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
White wants to control but Katasonov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Katasonov working the head and body with strikes.
White gets full guard.
Katasonov wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Katasonov lands a couple of elbows.
White is pulling down on Katasonov's head to control his posture.
Katasonov trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Katasonov is proving a slippery customer.
Katasonov trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Katasonov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Katasonov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
White tried to score with a low kick but Katasonov checks it.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
White tries to clinch up.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katasonov.
Katasonov looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White tries to land a body kick
letting Katasonov counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tried to score with a low kick but Katasonov checks it.
Katasonov connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Decent striking displayed by Katasonov there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Katasonov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katasonov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White throws a leg kick
and Katasonov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
White wants to clinch.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Katasonov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katasonov counters with a nice uppercut.
Katasonov looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Katasonov misses with a series of wild punches.
Katasonov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. White looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Katasonov wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Katasonov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
White struggling a bit here.
Katasonov is chipping away with strikes.
Katasonov tries to move into full mount but can't pass White's legs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick by White misses
and Katasonov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Katasonov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
Pavel Katasonov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White throws a shot from downtown. Katasonov moves away and avoids it.
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White feints and then cracks Katasonov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Katasonov down.
Hanson White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White is looking to chop away at Katasonov's legs.
White tries to clinch
and Katasonov counters with a stiff right hand.
White is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Katasonov rather than just go for the knockout.
Katasonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katasonov slips under a jab.
Katasonov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Katasonov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Katasonov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Pavel Katasonov!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Pavel Katasonov!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Pavel Katasonov!
Pavel Katasonov wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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