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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Worries. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenji Kato!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Fran connects with a jab.
Kato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Fran swings widly with a right hand
and Kato counters with an inside leg kick.
Kenji Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fran looks to score with a jab to the body but Kato is just out of range.
Kato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fran manages to avoid it.
De Fran is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kato.
De Fran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kato works De Fran's body with a nice hook.
Kato cracks De Fran with an open hand slap.
Kato misses the body punch
and De Fran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Kato or perhaps it was just good defense by De Fran which made him look bad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kato jabs De Fran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kato.
Kato misses with a low kick.
De Fran throws out a loose jab but Kato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kato tries to score with a low kick but De Fran moves his leg out of the way.
Kato throws a leg kick which misses De Fran's front leg but catches the back leg as De Fran tries to avoid it.
Kato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Fran throws a lazy head kick
and Kato counters with a nice leg kick.
De Fran misses with an uppercut. Kato saw that one coming.
De Fran is looking to land body kicks.
De Fran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kato.
De Fran throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kato.
De Fran moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato cracks De Fran with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Fran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kato. Kato obviously looking to wear him down.
Kato takes a swing at De Fran's ribcage but misses.
Kato is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Fran rather than just go for the knockout.
De Fran tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kato is able to avoid easily.
De Fran missing with a left hand there. Kato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kato dips to his left and cracks De Fran with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kato looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fran is just out of range.
De Fran misses with a low kick as Kato jumps back.
Kato thows a leg kick but De Fran checks it
and De Fran counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Fran misses with a hook. Kato ducked under it nicely.
Kato moves out of range as De Fran strikes.
Kato throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Fran throws out a powerful jab.
De Fran checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Fran uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kato throws a jab when De Fran was well out of range.
De Fran punishes Kato's body with a nice straight punch.
De Fran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kato thows a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Kato.
Kato misses with a few strikes there.
De Fran is looking to clinch.
De Fran misses with a hook. Kato ducked under it nicely.
De Fran swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato with a nice cross.
Kato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fran was well out of range. Poor timing from Kato.
De Fran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A bone on bone clash there as De Fran blocks the leg kick.
Kato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Fran throws an overhand right that lands on Kato's shoulder, as Kato tries to avoid the shot.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
Kato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fran was well out of range. Poor timing from Kato.
Kato tries to land a leg kick but De Fran saw it coming and moves away.
De Fran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Kato dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Fran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Fran misses with a straight left.
Kato closes the distance but De Fran moves to the side
and De Fran counters with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kato.
De Fran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Fran tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Fran takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Fran misses with a looping left.
Kato throws a leg kick which misses De Fran's front leg but catches the back leg as De Fran tries to avoid it.
De Fran blocks the body kick.
Kato scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Fran throws a looping overhand right but Kato ducks down to avoid it.
Kato throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Fran can pounce on him.
A leg kick checked by Kato.
De Fran is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Fran doesn't manage to clinch there - Kato circles away.
De Fran cracks Kato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kato throws a series of punches but De Fran avoids them all with ease.
De Fran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Fran's corner calls for a 1-2. De Fran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fran.
Kato jabs De Fran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kato's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Fran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kato scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fran misses with a low kick as Kato jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran throws a body kick that misses.
Kato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Fran thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Kato misses.
Kato connects with a looping right hand.
Kato moves away from the strike by De Fran.
Kato misses the shot to the body.
De Fran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kato. That did some damage!
De Fran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kato lands a leg kick that knocks De Fran off balance momentarily.
Kato moves out of range of the leg kick from De Fran.
De Fran misses with a looping right.
De Fran listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Fran tries to clinch up but Kato circles away and keeps his distance.
Kato has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kato misses with the head strike.
Kato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kato clinches.
De Fran lands an elbow just above Kato 's eye.
Kato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kato works on De Fran's body with a couple of short punches.
Kato blocks an elbow strike from De Fran.
De Fran working aggressively here.
De Fran blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from De Fran.
De Fran slows down the pace here.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran is looking to control Kato's arms but Kato gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Fran has his back to the cage.
Kato works on De Fran's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kato pushes De Fran back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kato lands with a short shot to the head.
Kato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kato.
Kato breaks from the clinch.
De Fran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Fran is looking to slow Kato down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kato throws a leg kick but De Fran checks it.
Kato throws a body punch but De Fran moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andr De Fran will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Fran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Fran throws out the jab.
De Fran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kato.
De Fran tries to clinch but Kato is having none of it.
Kato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fran manages to avoid it.
Kato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Fran can pounce on him.
De Fran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kato throws a leg kick but De Fran checks it.
Kato thows a body shot but no joy.
Kato catches De Fran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kato moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Fran throws a leg kick which misses Kato's front leg but catches the back leg as Kato tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Kato blocks the low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Fran misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kato is looking to slow De Fran down with leg kicks.
De Fran with a jab.
Kato checks a low kick from De Fran.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kato.
Kato avoids the body shot from De Fran.
Kato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kato.
Kato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Fran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kato.
Kato tries to close the distance and clinch but De Fran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Fran doesn't seem bothered though.
Kato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fran manages to avoid it.
Kato throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Fran. That did some damage!
De Fran misses with a looping right.
Kato scores with a push kick.
Jab by De Fran.
De Fran stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kato.
Kato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
That kick from Kato tenderised De Fran's leg. De Fran is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Fran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Fran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kato.
Kato blocks a jab.
De Fran is looking to slow Kato down with leg kicks.
De Fran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kato.
Kato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Fran takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Fran. That's going to slow Kato down.
Kato misses with a leg kick.
Kato checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Fran slaps away a takedown attempt from Kato, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fran is just out of range.
De Fran throws a jab but it's blocked by Kato.
Kato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kato connects with an inside leg kick.
Kato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Kato lands a glancing blow to the side of De Fran's head.
Kato scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Fran ducks under a wild hook from Kato.
Kato tries a low kick but De Fran avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Fran darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Kato!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenji Kato thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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