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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato has chosen STILL BALLIN as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sun Kato!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kato just misses with a punch to the body.
Kato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kato throws a chopping leg kick but Howell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A leg kick checked by Kato.
Howell is looking to land body kicks.
Kato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kato wants to clinch up but Howell keeps it at a distance.
Kato takes a swing at Howell's ribcage but misses.
Kato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Howell is out of range and Kato settles back down.
Kato lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kato misses with a wild body shot.
Howell misses with a two punch combination.
Kato lands with an uppercut that bounces Howell off the cage and back into range.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Kato. That snapped Howell's head back.
Howell misses with a wild body shot.
Howell blocks a head kick by Kato.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Howell or perhaps it was just good defense by Kato which made him look bad.
Kato throws a nice looking combination but Howell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kato misses with a straight left.
Kato connects with a nice looking jab.
Howell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Howell tries to keep at a distance but Kato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kato is looking to break free of the clinch but Howell has double underhooks.
Kato misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Kato.
Howell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kato.
Howell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kato's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kato is trying to break the clinch but Howell has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kato pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kato digs a right hand underneath Howell's ribcage. Howell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kato lands with a short shot to the head.
Kato pressing his opponent against the cage.
Howell misses with the head strike.
Kato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Howell tries a body shot but Kato blocks it.
Kato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kato is trying to stall.
Kato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kato stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kato.
Kato is working Howell over against the cage.
Kato stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato cracks Howell with a nice body shot.
Howell is breathing heavily.
Howell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kato has Howell pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howell.
Kato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kato.
Howell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kato cracks Howell with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kato cracks a nice hook into Howell's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Kato throws a good cross that connects.
A good leg kick by Kato.
Howell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kato.
A punch lands to the side of Howell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kato misses with the combination.
Kato scores with a kick to the body.
Kato with a hook.
Kato lands a really nice looking cross but Howell seems unphased.
Howell checks a low kick from Kato.
Kato cracks the inside of Howell's front leg.
Kato lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Howell lands a slapping body shot.
Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Howell doesn't seem bothered though.
Kato has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kato.
A jab from Howell misses.
Kato scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kato throws the kick towards the body but Howell avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kato dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Howell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Howell misses.
Kato takes a swing at Howell's ribcage but misses.
Kato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howell circles away quickly and effectively.
Howell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Kato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kato dips to his left and cracks Howell with an uppercut!
Kato lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kato throws a nice looking combination but Howell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kato scores with a jab to the jaw.
Howell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A swing and a miss from Howell.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Howell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Howell swats away the attempt to clinch by Kato.
Kato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kato works the jab nicely.
Kato drives through and clinches with Howell against the cage.
Kato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howell is keeping busy.
Kato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kato tries a body shot but Howell blocks it.
Kato holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato blocks a body shot from Howell.
Howell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howell lands a shot to the body.
Howell struggles to land a body shot inside as Kato controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato wants to stall.
Kato lands a body punch in the clinch.
Howell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kato tries to stall but Howell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sun Kato seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Kato.
Howell misses with a body punch.
Kato blocks a body shot from Howell.
Kato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Howell backwards.
Kato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kato stalling in the clinch but Howell improves position.
Howell wants to stall.
Howell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Kato. That snapped Howell's head back.
Howell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kato is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kato.
Kato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Howells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Howell throws a lazy right hand but Kato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kato.
Howell misses with a low kick.
Howell misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Kato.
Kato has Howell up against the cage in a clinch.
Kato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kato pushes Howell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howell tries a body shot but Kato blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato effectively controlling the action here.
Kato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howell is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Howell.
Howell throws a punch but it's blocked by Kato.
Kato lands with a light punch inside.
Kato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howell tries to work over Kato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howell.
Sun Kato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kato scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kato lunges at Howell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Howell's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Howell tenderised Kato's leg. Kato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Howell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Howell lands with a kick to the temple. Kato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Howell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kato manages to avoid it.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kato connects with a body shot that sends Howell's belly button to the back.
Kato slips under a jab.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Kato punishes Howell's body with a nice straight punch.
Kato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howell throws out the jab.
Kato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kato misses with a leg kick.
Kato misses with a body kick.
Kato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howell.
Howell misses with the body kick
and Kato counters with a nice leg kick.
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
Kato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kato lands a nice hook to Howell's body. Howell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howell throws a right hand that misses
and Kato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howell throws a shot from downtown. Kato moves away and avoids it.
Kato lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Howell on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Howell down.
Howell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good leg kick by Kato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howell manages to avoid it.
Howell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kato to score with a decent uppercut.
Howell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kato's head.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato is looking to slow Howell down with leg kicks.
Kato clobbers Howell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Howell is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kato's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kato moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kato.
Kato misses with a series of wild punches.
Howell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kato lets loose with a powerful body kick. Howell will feel that in the morning.
Howell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kato wants to clinch up but Howell keeps it at a distance.
Kato lands a slapping body shot.
Kato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Howell letting Kato take a breather here.
Howell has had enough of the clinch but Kato keeps him there for the moment.
Kato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Howell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howell takes one to the side of the head.
Kato cracks Howell with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Howell.
Lester Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kato throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
Kato tries to clinch but Howell is having none of it.
Kato misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kato.
Kato lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Howell.
Kato wants to land a leg kick but Howell is out of range.
Kato with a nice cross.
Howell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kato lands a jab to the nose.
Kato jabs at Howell's body.
Kato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato throws a lazy head kick
and Howell counters with a thumping low kick.
Kato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sun Kato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kato avoids it really well and circles away.
Kato lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Howell doesn't seem bothered though.
Kato digs a good body shot into Howell's ribs.
Howell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sun Kato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Howell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kato.
Kato doesn't manage to clinch there - Howell circles away.
Howell throws a leg kick
and Kato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Kato!
Our winner, Sun Kato, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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