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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Novais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Katarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Novais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Katarn!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novais shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Novais looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Novais.
Novais tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katarn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katarn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Novais.
Katarn takes the fight into the clinch.
Katarn tries to throw a body punch but Novais avoids it by throwing Katarn back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Katarn.
A short uppercut from Katarn.
Novais misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Katarn lands a right hand.
Novais manages to break the clinch.
Novais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Novais tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katarn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Katarn.
Katarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Katarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Katarn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Katarn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Katarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Novais's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Katarn.
Katarn taking a breather.
Katarn prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Novais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Katarn.
Katarn lands with a left to the head.
Novais is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katarn lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katarn is pressed up against the cage. Novais has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Katarn down to the mat. Katarn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kyle Katarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Katarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Novais tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Katarn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Katarn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Novais ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Katarn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Novais circles away quickly and effectively.
Novais moves to clinch but Katarn breaks away
and Katarn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Katarn gets a clinch.
Katarn lands a shoulder strike.
Novais fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Katarn lands a nice uppercut.
Katarn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Novais can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katarn lands a shoulder strike.
Novais's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Katarn scores with a hook to the body.
Katarn digs a right hand underneath Novais's ribcage. Novais let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Katarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Novais backwards.
Katarn scores with a hook to the body.
Katarn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Katarn effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Katarn.
Katarn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Katarn - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katarn just leaning against Novais, taking a breather.
Katarn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Katarn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katarn lands a shoulder strike.
Katarn works on Novais's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Katarn.
Katarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Katarn avoiding damage.
Katarn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Novais backwards.
Novais takes a shot to the head.
Katarn lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Katarn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Come on Katarn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Katarn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novais or not.
Katarn has Novais pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Katarn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Katarn cracks Novais with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Katarn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Novais.
Novais throws a sloppy head kick and Katarn moves out of range easily.
Katarn just misses with a punch to the body.
Novais wants to clinch.
Novais uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katarn.
Novais misses with a takedown attempt
and Katarn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Katarn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katarn stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Novais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katarn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Novais avoids the body shot from Katarn.
Novais shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Katarn closes the distance and pushes Novais back into the cage.
Katarn avoiding damage.
Katarn lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Katarn.
Katarn avoiding damage.
Kyle Katarn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Katarn is leaning against Novais and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Katarn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Katarn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katarn lands a body shot.
Katarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novaiss head.
Katarn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Katarn.
Katarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novaiss head.
Katarn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on Katarn's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Katarn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Novais backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Katarn - that landed with a thud.
Katarn scores with a shoulder strike.
Katarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Katarn.
Katarn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Katarn lands with a short shot to the head.
Katarn is working Novais over against the cage.
Katarn gets through Novais's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Katarn avoiding damage.
Katarn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novais or not.
Katarn just leaning against Novais, taking a breather.
Katarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katarn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Novais backwards.
Katarn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Katarn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Katarn.
A short right from Katarn.
A body shot lands from Katarn.
Katarn lands an uppercut.
Katarn lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Katarn.
Katarn controlling the action here for a moment.
Katarn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Novais backwards.
Katarn lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Katarn 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! This is the final round!
Novais closes this distance looking for a takedown but Katarn circles away.
Novais dives in and grabs Katarn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Katarn pushes down on Novais's head and hops out.
Katarn drives through and clinches with Novais against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Katarn.
Katarn lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Katarn.
Katarn lands with a left to the head.
Katarn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Katarn lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katarn lands a body punch.
Katarn cracks Novais with a nice body shot.
Katarn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Novais tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Katarn smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Novais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katarn misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novais slips under a jab.
Novais moves out of range as Katarn strikes.
Katarn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Katarn misses the jab.
Katarn darts in and clinches Novais up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Katarn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Katarn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Novais up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Katarn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Katarn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Katarn.
Katarn lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Katarn lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Katarn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katarn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Katarn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Katarn.
Katarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Novais backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Novais backwards.
Katarn cracks Novais with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Katarn.
Katarn pushes Novais back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katarn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Katarn digs a right hand into Novais's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Novais's gas tank.
Katarn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Katarn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Katarn digs a right hand underneath Novais's ribcage. Novais let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Katarn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Katarn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katarn slowing the pace effectively.
A nice right hand lands inside from Katarn.
Katarn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kyle Katarn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katarn slowing the pace effectively.
Katarn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Katarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katarn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Katarn lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Katarn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katarn prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodrigo Novais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Novais fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Katarn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Katarn 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Katarn!
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hype
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