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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sun Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato's entrance music is STILL BALLIN. A fine choice. 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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220 lbs
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sun Kato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Wukong!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wukong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kato can pounce on him.
Wukong misses with a hook.
Kato scores with a punch to the head.
Wukong throws a sloppy head kick and Kato moves out of range easily.
Kato cracks Wukong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wukong moves out of range as Kato throws a body kick.
Kato scores with a nice strike.
Kato throws a low kick, looking for Wukong's leg but Wukong calmly moves out of range.
Kato tries a head kick but it misses.
Kato lands a glancing blow to the side of Wukong's head.
No joy there for Kato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kato throws an overhand right that lands on Wukong's shoulder, as Wukong tries to avoid the shot.
Kato wants to clinch up but Wukong keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato cracks a nice hook into Wukong's ribs.
Kato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wukong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong misses with a body kick.
Wukong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wukong scoring well with a low kick there.
Kato takes a swing at Wukong's ribcage but misses.
Wukong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wukong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kato.
Wukong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kato.
Kato throws a leg kick which misses Wukong's front leg but catches the back leg as Wukong tries to avoid it.
Kato connects with a leg kick. Wukong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wukong is looking to score with low kicks.
Wukong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong throws a push kick but Kato slaps the foot to one side.
Wukong throws a body punch but Kato moves out of range.
Kato takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wukong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wukong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wukong was well out of range. Poor timing from Kato.
A punch combination from Kato misses.
Kato swats away the attempt to clinch by Wukong.
Kato blocks a low kick nicely.
Wukong moves in looking to clinch but Kato pushes him off.
Wukong lands a body shot.
Kato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong throws a solid leg kick but Kato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wukong.
Wukong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kato cracks a nice hook into Wukong's ribs.
Kato thumps Wukong with a low kick.
Kato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kato delivers a nice body kick.
Kato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kato doesn't manage to clinch there - Wukong circles away.
Kato moves into the clinch successfully.
Wukong scores with a shot to the side of Kato's head.
Wukong blocking some punches.
Wukong can't find room to land a body shot as Kato controls the action.
Wukong tries to work over Kato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kato wants to stall.
Wukong pushes Kato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong trying to land knees to the body.
Kato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wukong lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wukong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wukong swings wildly with an uppercut but Kato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wukong misses with a knee strike.
Wukong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wukong misses with a punch to the body.
Wukong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kato struggles to land a body shot inside as Wukong controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato tries to throw a body punch but Wukong avoids it by throwing Kato back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sun Kato will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wukong takes a step back to recover.
Kato needs to keep his hands up - Wukong had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Wukong finds it's way through Kato's defenses.
Kato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wukong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wukong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kato was well out of range. Poor timing from Wukong.
Sun Kato is winning the standup battle so far.
Wukong throws a solid leg kick but Kato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wukong.
Kato throws a body punch but Wukong moves out of range.
Kato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wukong is able to avoid easily.
Kato throws a lazy body kick
and Wukong counters with a solid body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wukong.
A big left from Kato misses.
Kato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Wukong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong looks for the body kick but Kato saw that one coming.
Wukong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wukong scores with a leg kick.
Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wukong.
Kato tried to score with a low kick but Wukong checks it.
Kato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wukong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wukong counters with a head kick. That will keep Kato thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kato is rocked!
Kato misses with a lunging right hand
and Wukong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oh Kato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato tries to throw a body punch but Wukong avoids it by throwing Kato back against the cage.
Kato seems to have got his legs back now.
Kato is looking to break free of the clinch but Wukong has double underhooks.
Kato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wukong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kato digs a right hand into Wukong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wukong's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wukong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kato throws a head punch that misses.
Kato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kato lands a shot to the body.
Wukong misses with a body punch.
Kato breaks from the clinch.
Wukong throws a low kick, looking for Kato's leg but Kato calmly moves out of range.
Kato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wukong defending well as Kato loads up on a big left hand.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sun Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wukong misses with a body shot.
Kato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wukong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wukong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wukong moves away.
Wukong moves in looking to clinch but Kato pushes him off.
Wukong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kato.
Kato throws out a leg kick but Wukong moves out of range and Kato only half commits.
Wukong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wukong swings for the body but Kato moves out of range.
Kato throws a low kick but Wukong moves out of range easily.
Kato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wukong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wukong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wukong throws a leg kick
and Kato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wukong just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Kato to counter with a crisp jab.
Wukong forces Kato back against the cage and clinches.
Wukong blocks an uppercut.
Kato manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wukong lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kato misses with a body punch.
Kato lands with a light punch inside.
Kato tries to stall but Wukong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wukong struggles to land a body shot inside as Kato controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato tries to break the clinch but Wukong is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wukong as Kato tries to tie him up.
Kato prevents a body shot from Wukong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sun Wukong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wukong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kato throws out a loose jab but Wukong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kato just misses with a punch to the body.
Kato slips a straight right by Wukong.
Kato lands a lovely overhand right.
Kato thows a body shot but no joy.
Kato has Wukong up against the cage in a clinch.
Kato breaks from the clinch.
Kato does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kato delivers a nice body kick.
Wukong thows a body kick. Kato tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice shot by Wukong.
Wukong doesn't manage to clinch there - Kato circles away.
Wukong throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong is looking to clinch but Kato is avoiding it.
Wukong misses with an uppercut.
Kato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wukong.
Wukong lands a jab to Kato's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wukong slips a jab from Kato.
Wukong throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kato 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 Wukong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wukong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wukong missing with a left hand there. Kato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wukong lands with an overhand left.
Kato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wukong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kato throws a leg kick but Wukong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kato.
Wukong tries to clinch but Kato is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses with a series of wild punches.
Kato connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wukong throws a front kick that sends Kato stumbling back into the cage.
Kato throws a body punch but Wukong moves out of range.
Kato moves out of range of the body kick from Wukong.
Wukong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Kato as he connects with a hook.
Wukong motions for Kato to come forward. Wukong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kato lands an overhand right.
Wukong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wukong. Kato does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato just misses with a punch to the body.
Kato instigates a clinch.
Wukong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wukong tries to throw a body punch but Kato avoids it by throwing Wukong back against the cage.
Wukong scores a nice knee to the body.
Wukong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kato can't find room to land a body shot as Wukong controls the action.
Wukong lands a shot to the body.
Kato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wukong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kato's efforts to push away.
Wukong working aggressively here.
Kato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wukong can't find room to land a body shot as Kato controls the action.
Wukong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato tries to break the clinch but Wukong is controlling the position.
Kato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wukong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kato backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Wukong.
Kato misses with some punches.
Wukong struggles to land a body shot inside as Kato controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Wukong.
Kato wants to stall.
Wukong misses with a punch to the body.
Wukong throws a punch but it's blocked by Kato.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato misses with the head strike.
Wukong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wukong blocks an uppercut.
Kato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Wukong really dominated that round.
That's time! Kato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wukong connects with the punch.
Kato pushes Wukong away with a front kick.
Wukong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wukong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wukong tries to clinch but Kato is having none of it.
Kato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kato moves out of range of the body kick from Wukong.
Wukong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kato moves away.
Wukong wants to land a leg kick but Kato is out of range.
Wukong thows a leg kick but Kato checks it
and Kato counters with a thumping low kick.
Wukong misses with a combination
letting Kato counter with a right hand.
Kato gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kato blocks a body shot from Wukong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Wukong.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wukong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kato's elbow.
Wukong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wukong blocking some punches.
Kato misses with a punch to the body.
Kato is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wukong gets through Kato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kato.
Wukong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kato tries to close the distance and clinch but Wukong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kato thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wukong is out of range and Kato settles back down.
Wukong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wukong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Wukong. Beautiful body shot.
Kato connects with a looping right hand.
Wukong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wukong misses with a lunging right hand
and Kato counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wukong misses the body punch
letting Kato counter with a right hand.
Kato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wukong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kato in his tracks.
Wukong pushes Kato away with a front kick.
Wukong fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kato checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kato throws a head kick but Wukong moves out of range.
Kato throws a jab when Wukong was well out of range.
Kato throws a chopping leg kick but Wukong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wukong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wukong. Wukong obviously looking to wear him down.
Kato throws the kick towards the body but Wukong avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Kato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wukong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wukong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kato.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kato.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kato checks a leg kick.
Wukong throws a push kick but Kato slaps the foot to one side.
Wukong just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wukong moves out of range of the body kick.
Wukong keeps the fight on the outside.
Kato throws a front kick aimed at Wukong's knee but Wukong avoids it well.
Kato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wukong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wukong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kato moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato throws a sloppy head kick and Wukong moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Wukong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wukong has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wukong is leaning against Kato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kato tries to break free but Wukong pushes him back against the cage.
Kato taking a breather.
Kato throws a punch but it's blocked by Wukong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Wukong dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wukong thumps Kato with a low kick.
Kato throws a combination that misses
and Wukong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Wukong.
Wukong misses with a body shot.
Kato throws a chopping leg kick but Wukong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kato.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from Wukong.
Kato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kato takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wukong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kato misses with a punch to the body.
Kato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wukong's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Kato.
Wukong working Kato over with knees to the body.
Kato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wukong has him pressed against the cage.
Wukong lands a left hand.
Wukong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wukong scores with a shot to the side of Kato's head.
Wukong misses with a knee strike.
Wukong can't find room to land a body shot as Kato controls the action.
Wukong pushes Kato against the cage. Wukong is working some dirty boxing. Wukong pushes off with a quick right hook! Kato goes down! Kato tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Wukong moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sun Wukong!
Sun Wukong is the new light heavyweight champion!
Sun Wukong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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