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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Caballero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenji Kato has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenji Kato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Caballero!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caballero avoids the body shot from Kato.
Kato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caballero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kato's sensitive parts.
Caballero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caballero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kato throws a leg kick
and Caballero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kato's knee momentarily.
Kato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caballero.
Good work by Kato as he checks the leg kick.
Kato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caballero. That did some damage!
Kato misses with a low kick as Caballero jumps back.
Kato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from Caballero.
Caballero defending well as Kato loads up on a big left hand.
Kato loads up on a big right hand but Caballero slips the punch.
Caballero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero throws a push kick but Kato slaps the foot to one side.
Kato throws a lazy uppercut
and Caballero moves into the clinch.
Kato avoids the elbow strike from Caballero, against the cage.
Caballero misses with a body punch.
Caballero misses with a punch to the body.
Caballero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kato.
Kato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kato'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.
Kato avoiding damage as Caballero throws knees to the body.
Kato prevents a body shot from Caballero.
Caballero scores a nice knee to the body.
Caballero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caballero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caballero's elbow.
Kato blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caballero backwards.
Kato throws a head punch that misses.
Kato misses with some punches.
Kato misses with a body punch.
Caballero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caballero blocks an uppercut.
Kato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Caballero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kato avoids it.
Kato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kato tries to throw a body punch but Caballero avoids it by throwing Kato back against the cage.
Caballero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kato takes an elbow to the temple.
Kato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caballero's elbow.
Caballero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caballero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caballero lands a good knee to the midsection. Kato won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caballero obliges.
Kato is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses with a punch on the inside.
Caballero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caballero misses with a knee to the head.
Kato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kato misses with a body punch.
Caballero missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Kato.
Kato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kato misses with a punch to the body.
Caballero prevents Kato from breaking the clinch.
Kato scores with a hook to the body.
Kato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Caballero.
Kato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caballero's elbow.
Caballero tries to land knees in the clinch but Kato avoids the damage to the body.
Kato lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caballero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kato.
Kato is trying to push Caballero away but Caballero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato managing to block the knees to the body from Caballero.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caballero.
Kato blocks an elbow strike from Caballero.
Caballero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kato in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caballero lands a left hand.
Caballero lands a good knee to the midsection. Kato won't want to take too many of those.
Kato misses with the head strike.
Kato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caballero or not.
Kato blocks an elbow strike.
Kato blocks an elbow strike from Caballero.
Caballero lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caballero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caballero lands an elbow inside.
Kato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caballero blocks a body shot from Kato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Caballero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Caballero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caballero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caballero is looking to clinch.
Kato throws a hook but Caballero blocks it.
Caballero wants to clinch up but Kato keeps it at a distance.
Kenji Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caballero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caballero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kato doesn't seem bothered though.
Caballero doesn't manage to clinch there - Kato circles away.
Caballero moves out of range of the leg kick from Kato.
Kato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caballero throws a wild body kick that Kato sees coming a mile off.
Caballero misses with a straight left.
Caballero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero tries to clinch up but Kato circles away and keeps his distance.
Caballero is looking to clinch but Kato is avoiding it.
Caballero scores with a decent looking hook.
Kato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caballero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Caballero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kato misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Caballero.
Kato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kato walks into a left hand.
Caballero slips under a jab.
Kato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caballero moves away from the strike by Kato.
Kato misses with a double jab.
Caballero throws out a loose jab but Kato uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caballero.
Kato loads up on a big right hand but Caballero slips the punch.
Caballero throws a good cross that connects.
Caballero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Caballero blocks the leg kick.
Caballero lands an overhand right.
Caballero checks a leg kick.
Kato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caballero moves away.
Caballero scores with a jab. Kato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kato throws a body punch but Caballero moves out of range.
Kato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kato.
Kato missing with a left hand there. Caballero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caballero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kato throws out the jab.
Kato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caballero finds it's way round the side to connect with Kato's head.
Kato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caballero checks a leg kick nicely.
Kato swats away the attempt to clinch by Caballero.
Caballero lands with a thumping leg kick.
David Caballero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kato misses with a body kick.
Caballero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kato looks to land a right hand but Caballero moved out of range.
Kato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caballero.
Caballero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Caballero thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kato if he has to take too many more of those.
A combination from Kato does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caballero tries to close the distance and clinch but Kato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kato throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caballero.
Caballero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kato's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kato blocks the body kick.
Caballero throws a front kick aimed at Kato's knee but Kato avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kato.
Caballero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caballero throws a head kick that misses.
Caballero moves in looking to clinch but Kato pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kato misses with a wild combination.
Kato blocks a head kick by Caballero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Caballero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Caballero wants to slow Kato down by chopping away at his legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caballero.
Caballero darts in trying to clinch
and Kato counters with a low kick, right behind Caballero 's knee.
Kato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kato swats away the attempt to clinch by Caballero.
Kato throws a body kick that misses.
Caballero rushes Kato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Caballero tries to land a knee to the head but Kato blocks with his arms.
Caballero tries a body shot but Kato blocks it.
Kato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caballero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Caballero.
A right hand to the body from Caballero.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kato avoiding damage as Caballero throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kato's elbow.
Caballero crunches a lovely knee into Kato's ribcage.
Caballero lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Kenji Kato has been cut.
Caballero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caballero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caballero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kato backwards.
Caballero lands a right hand.
Caballero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kato is defending well for now.
Caballero missing with knees to the body.
Caballero working Kato over with knees to the body.
Kato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caballero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caballero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kato.
Still in the clinch, Kato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caballero lands an elbow inside that Kato shrugs off.
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 blocks a body shot from Caballero.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caballero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caballero obliges.
Caballero struggles to land a body shot inside as Kato controls his hands.
Caballero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kato avoiding damage as Caballero throws knees to the body.
Caballero throws a head punch that misses.
Kato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Caballero is keeping busy.
Kato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Kato.
Caballero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caballero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kato is defending well for now.
Caballero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kato tries to throw a body punch but Caballero avoids it by throwing Kato back against the cage.
Caballero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kato.
Kato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kato tries a body shot but Caballero blocks it.
Kato misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caballero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kato.
Kato avoids the elbow strike from Caballero, against the cage.
David Caballero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kato managing to block the knees to the body from Caballero.
Kato avoids a wild elbow strike from Caballero.
Caballero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Caballero.
Caballero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caballero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caballero working Kato over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Caballero.
Caballero lands an elbow that stopped Kato in his tracks for a moment.
Caballero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caballero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caballero tries to throw a body punch but Kato avoids it by throwing Caballero back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato throws a punch but it's blocked by Caballero.
Caballero cracks Kato with a nice body shot.
Caballero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caballero tries a knee to the head but Kato blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Kato.
Kato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kato lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Caballero blocks an uppercut.
Kenji Kato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Caballero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kato throws a punch but it's blocked by Caballero.
Kato trying to control the position but instead, Caballero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kato into the cage.
Kato breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Caballero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Caballero 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Caballero!
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