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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masakatsu Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Munechika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Munechika has chosen Requiem for a Dream as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Masakatsu Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kato Munechika!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Munechika.
Munechika misses with a hook to the body
and Gomi counters with a shoot takedown. Munechika fights it but they end up in guard.
Munechika is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munechika working a defensive guard here.
Gomi landing some decent shots from guard.
Gomi stopping the sweep attempt from Munechika.
Gomi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gomi throws a big right hand that misses.
Gomi trying to control but Munechika is working from the bottom.
Munechika controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munechika is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Munechika.
Gomi is staying active underneath Munechika, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Munechika blocks the strikes from Gomi.
Gomi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munechika pulls his head out easily.
Munechika takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Munechika prevents Gomi from improving his position.
Munechika is thwarting Gomi's attempts to control the position.
Gomi missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Munechika scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gomi moves into full guard.
Gomi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Munechika has picked Gomi up and slammed him! Gomi can't keep hold of the triangle and Munechika manages to pass to side control!
Munechika wants to control but Gomi is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munechika thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gomi wants to control but Munechika postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munechika throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Munechika wants to control but Gomi is keeping him busy.
Gomi can't do much from the bottom here.
Munechika wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gomi, who protects the arm well.
Gomi tries to bench press Munechika off him but Munechika keeps the position.
Gomi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Munechika seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control here.
Munechika passes the guard and advances to mount!
Munechika has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Munechika looking to control but Gomi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Munechika unloading with bombs!
Gomi tries to lock up and control but Munechika gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Munechika lands a heavy elbow.
Gomi is trying desperately to improve position.
Munechika controlling the position easily from mount.
Munechika lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gomi hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi gets back to half guard.
Gomi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomi is refusing to be controlled, as Munechika sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to control but Munechika is keeping busy.
Gomi is refusing to be controlled, as Munechika sits in half guard.
Munechika wants to pass to mount but Gomi is defending the position.
Gomi is looking for a sweep. Munechika is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomi manages to get to full guard.
Munechika avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gomi keeping moving, preventing Munechika from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munechika pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomi is keeping the position for now.
Gomi keeping moving, preventing Munechika from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kato Munechika dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Munechika throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kato Munechika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munechika misses with a kick to the body.
Munechika lands a head shot.
Gomi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Munechika misses with a wild body shot.
Munechika looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Munechika shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Munechika showed some decent athleticism there.
Munechika escapes and gets back to his feet.
Munechika stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomi. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomi rushes Munechika and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gomi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Munechika after a bit of a struggle.
Munechika throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munechika crunches a lovely knee into Gomi's ribcage.
Gomi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomi struggles to land a body shot inside as Munechika controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Gomi.
Munechika misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Munechika fails to land.
Gomi wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masakatsu Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Munechika.
Gomi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Munechika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Munechika lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munechika prevents a takedown attempt there.
Munechika struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomi controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munechika tries to throw a body punch but Gomi avoids it by throwing Munechika back against the cage.
Munechika working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gomi blocks a body shot from Munechika.
Munechika blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomi is trying to drag Munechika to the mat but Munechika just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gomi tries to score a body lock takedown but Munechika shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gomi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Munechika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Munechika tries a body shot but Gomi blocks it.
Gomi tries to score a body lock takedown but Munechika shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Munechika.
Gomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Munechika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to take the fight to the mat but Munechika manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Munechika tries to work over Gomi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Munechika.
Gomi working aggressively here.
Gomi can't find room to land a body shot as Munechika controls the action.
Munechika lands with a left to the head.
Munechika gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gomi.
Gomi wants to take the fight to the mat but Munechika manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gomi is working for takedown but Munechika is calmly controlling the position for now.
Munechika misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munechika.
Munechika breaks the clinch.
Munechika lands a front kick.
Munechika is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to clinch up but Munechika circles away and keeps his distance.
Munechika throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Munechika thuds his right hand into Gomi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Munechika throws a low kick, looking for Gomi's leg but Gomi calmly moves out of range.
Gomi checks the leg kick.
Munechika misses with a body kick.
Munechika lands a leg kick that knocks Gomi off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munechika with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomi throws a jab when Munechika was well out of range.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munechika clinches.
Munechika lands with a right to the head.
Munechika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kato Munechika showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gomi avoids the body shot from Munechika.
Nice sprawl there from Munechika as Gomi shoots in.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Munechika fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Munechika throws the kick towards the body but Gomi avoids it.
A jab from Munechika misses.
Munechika misses with a lunging right hand
and Gomi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kato Munechika has got the better of the ground game so far.
Munechika looking for a sweep. Not yet Munechika, not yet.
Gomi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomi postures up.
Munechika wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munechika is trying to control the position but Gomi postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Munechika might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gomi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kato Munechika.
Munechika scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Munechika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Munechika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munechika thuds a left hand into Gomi's body.
Munechika missing with a left hand there. Gomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomi slips under a jab.
Munechika keeps the fight on the outside.
Munechika throws a low kick but Gomi moves out of range easily.
Munechika is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munechika moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munechika lands with a shot to the body.
Gomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomi.
Gomi in the domination position with Munechika hanging on.
Gomi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Munechika is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gomi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Munechika is looking for a sweep.
Gomi working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munechika manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gomi trying to control from half guard but Munechika is working away.
Munechika kicks off Gomi and gets to his feet.
Munechika swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Munechika.
Gomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Munechika.
Gomi checks a leg kick.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Munechika.
Munechika clobbers Gomi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Munechika throws a leg kick which misses Gomi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomi tries to avoid it.
Gomi closes the distance and clinches.
Kato Munechika is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Munechika fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi has Munechika pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Munechika manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masakatsu Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Munechika gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gomi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munechika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomi goes for a takedown attempt but Munechika pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Munechika throws a hook but Gomi avoids it easily.
Masakatsu Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Munechika misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munechika lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Munechika.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kato Munechika comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Munechika 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kato Munechika!
Kato Munechika very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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