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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideaki Katsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mustaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustaine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. This Day We Fight! by Megadeth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hideaki Katsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mustaine!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustaine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katsu staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Katsu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mustaine looks to land a left hand but Katsu moved out of range nicely.
Katsu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mustaine counters with a stiff right hand.
Mustaine wants to clinch.
Mustaine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katsu.
Mustaine thuds his right hand into Katsu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mustaine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustaine looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsu is just out of range.
Mustaine gets caught flat footed, as Katsu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Katsu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mustaine is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mustaine has escaped and now he's on top!
Katsu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mustaine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mustaine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mustaine scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsu is looking for a triangle here but Mustaine uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mustaine controls the position from side control.
Mustaine avoids the strikes from the bottom by Katsu.
Mustaine staying calm.
Let's hope that Mustaine has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dave Mustaine wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mustaine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Katsu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mustaine throws a sloppy head kick and Katsu moves out of range easily.
A combination from Mustaine does no damage.
Katsu fails with the takedown
and Mustaine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dave Mustaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustaine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine throws a head kick that Katsu semi-blocks.
Katsu has his takedown stuffed
and Mustaine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Katsu's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideaki Katsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katsu tries for a takedown but Mustaine circles away easily
and Mustaine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mustaine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katsu's sensitive parts.
Katsu is breathing heavily.
Katsu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustaine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Katsu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustaine is looking to slow Katsu down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mustaine dominated that round.
That's time! Katsu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mustaine darts in and clinches Katsu up against the cage.
Mustaine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mustaine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Katsu tries to pull guard but Mustaine won't allow it.
Katsu looking to stall.
Mustaine crunches a lovely knee into Katsu's ribcage.
Katsu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mustaine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mustaine lands a good knee to the midsection. Katsu won't want to take too many of those.
Mustaine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Katsu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mustaine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Mustaine.
Mustaine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Katsu or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mustaine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Katsu's defenses.
Mustaine lands an elbow just above Katsu 's eye.
Mustaine lands an elbow just above Katsu 's eye.
Mustaine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Katsu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mustaine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Katsu's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Mustaine.
Katsu fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideaki Katsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustaine just leaning against Katsu, taking a breather.
Mustaine breaks the clinch.
Mustaine lands a glancing blow to the side of Katsu's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustaine takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mustaine.
Katsu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mustaine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mustaine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Katsu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mustaine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mustaine receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Katsu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mustaine smiles and moves away.
Mustaine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mustaine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katsu.
Mustaine stuns Katsu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mustaine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mustaine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mustaine throws a combination. Katsu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch lands to the side of Katsu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mustaine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mustaine.
Nice elbow from Mustaine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Mustaine.
Mustaine slowing the pace effectively.
Katsu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mustaine smiles and moves away.
Mustaine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Katsu's head.
Mustaine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mustaine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Katsu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Katsu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Mustaine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsu misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mustaine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Katsu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mustaine gets a clinch.
Mustaine scores a nice knee to the body.
Mustaine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsu takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustaine lands a good knee to the midsection. Katsu won't want to take too many of those.
Mustaine slowing the pace effectively.
Mustaine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Katsu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mustaine smiles and moves away.
Katsu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mustaine 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! This is the final round!
Mustaine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mustaine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mustaine landing knees to the head.
Mustaine stalling against the cage.
Mustaine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mustaine stalls.
Katsu jumps guard but Mustaine stands there with Katsu around his waist. Katsu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mustaine lands an elbow inside.
Mustaine lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mustaine pushes Katsu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Mustaine.
Mustaine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Katsu's face.
Nice elbow from Mustaine.
Katsu jumps guard but Mustaine stands there with Katsu around his waist. Katsu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mustaine pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsu takes an elbow to the temple.
Mustaine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Katsu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mustaine manages to break the clinch.
Mustaine throws a lazy right hand but Katsu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mustaine has closed the distance and engaged Katsu in a clinch.
Mustaine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mustaine obliges.
Mustaine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mustaine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mustaine.
Katsu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideaki Katsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustaine lands with a short shot to the head.
Mustaine with a knee to the head.
Mustaine has Katsu pushed against the cage.
Mustaine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mustaine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dave Mustaine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Katsu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice left hand lands by Mustaine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine lands an elbow that stopped Katsu in his tracks for a moment.
Katsu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mustaine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Katsu jumps guard but Mustaine stands there with Katsu around his waist. Katsu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mustaine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Katsu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mustaine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mustaine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katsu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mustaine working Katsu over with knees to the body.
Mustaine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mustaine lands a nice elbow.
Katsu jumps guard but Mustaine stands there with Katsu around his waist. Katsu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mustaine breaks from the clinch.
Mustaine moves into the clinch successfully.
Katsu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mustaine walks away with a smile on his face. Katsu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mustaine throws a shot to the body.
Katsu shoots and misses
and Mustaine counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine lands a leg kick that knocks Katsu off balance momentarily.
Mustaine closes the distance and pushes Katsu back into the cage.
Mustaine lands an elbow inside that Katsu shrugs off.
Katsu tries to pull guard but Mustaine holds him up against the cage and eventually Katsu drops back down to his feet.
Mustaine breaks the clinch.
Mustaine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katsu. Katsu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Katsu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Mustaine.
Mustaine feints and then cracks Katsu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Katsu down.
Katsu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mustaine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Katsu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Katsu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mustaine can pounce on him.
Mustaine rushes Katsu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Katsu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dave Mustaine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mustaine leaning against his opponent.
Katsu tries to pull guard but Mustaine won't allow it.
Katsu letting Mustaine take a breather here.
Katsu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mustaine walks away with a smile on his face. Katsu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dave Mustaine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katsu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mustaine scores with a nice head shot.
Hideaki Katsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mustaine scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Mustaine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mustaine 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Mustaine!
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