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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 16 FEVER. Takashi Katsumoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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185 lbs
28 - 9 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Takashi Katsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsumoto tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Katsumoto needs to keep his hands up - St Pierre had a free shot at his head there.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Katsumoto shows good takedown defense.
Katsumoto moves out of range of the strikes.
St Pierre moves out of range of the leg kick from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Katsumoto is on top in guard.
Katsumoto wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
Katsumoto is working St Pierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Katsumoto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but Katsumoto is having none of it.
St Pierre 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.
Katsumoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Katsumoto stacks St Pierre on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Katsumoto!
St Pierre wants to control but Katsumoto postures up.
Katsumoto scores with punches from side control.
Katsumoto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ground and pound from Katsumoto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Katsumoto is trying to get an arm triangle but St Pierre is defending well.
St Pierre regains half guard.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but Katsumoto is controlling well.
Katsumoto thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsumoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St Pierre defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Katsumoto has control of the leg.
St Pierre is looking to control Katsumoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?
Katsumoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Katsumoto has control of the leg.
Katsumoto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Katsumoto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Katsumoto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Katsumoto is working for a submission of some sort.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto drops an elbow to the side of St Pierre's head.
St Pierre is looking to control Katsumoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsumoto with the ground and pound but St Pierre uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Katsumoto won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
St Pierre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Katsumoto lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsumoto throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Katsumoto defends well.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Katsumoto's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Katsumoto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Katsumoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses.
Katsumoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Pierre.
St Pierre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Pierre throws a right hand that misses
and Katsumoto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsumoto is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as St Pierre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Katsumoto lands a nice looking kick to the body. St Pierre takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws out a loose jab but St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Pierre throws a nice head kick!
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto scores with a leg kick.
St Pierre gets tackled into the cage by Katsumoto. Katsumoto maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Katsumoto lands an elbow inside that St Pierre shrugs off.
Katsumoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Lance St Pierre has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto tries to work over St Pierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Katsumoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Katsumoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katsumoto throws a head punch that misses.
St Pierre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Katsumoto lands an elbow that stopped St Pierre in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Katsumoto throws an elbow but misses.
St Pierre scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Katsumoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards St Pierre's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto trying to control the position but instead, St Pierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Katsumoto into the cage.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Katsumoto is trying to push St Pierre away but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katsumoto has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre avoids the elbow strike from Katsumoto, against the cage.
Katsumoto slowing the pace effectively.
Katsumoto misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katsumoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Katsumoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Katsumoto throws an elbow that misses.
St Pierre throws a head punch that misses.
Katsumoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Pierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre blocks an elbow strike from Katsumoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Katsumoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lance St Pierre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Katsumoto throws a wild body kick that St Pierre sees coming a mile off.
Katsumoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Katsumoto tries to clinch up
and St Pierre counters with a left to the body.
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsumoto lands a leg kick that knocks St Pierre off balance momentarily.
Katsumoto avoids the body shot from St Pierre.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
Katsumoto looks to land a right hand but St Pierre moved out of range.
St Pierre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
Katsumoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takashi Katsumoto is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Katsumoto avoids the body shot from St Pierre.
Katsumoto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Katsumoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre throws a leg kick but Katsumoto checks it.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Katsumoto counters with a head kick. That will keep St Pierre thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Lance St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Katsumoto lands a nice looking kick to the body. St Pierre takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsumoto dips to his left and cracks St Pierre with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.
St Pierre slips under a jab from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Katsumoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St Pierre.
A low kick from Katsumoto is predictable there
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.
St Pierre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Katsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Pierre misses with a kick to the body.
Katsumoto digs a good hook to St Pierre's body.
Katsumoto throws a hook to the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsumoto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Katsumoto tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.
Katsumoto working to try and regain half guard.
Takashi Katsumoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katsumoto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Katsumoto manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Katsumoto's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Katsumoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Katsumoto 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Katsumoto!
Takashi Katsumoto decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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