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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nero Cato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cato might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nero - Requiem. Tom Casey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nero Cato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Casey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Casey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Casey is trying to break free.
Casey being controlled against the cage.
Cato is pressed up against the cage. Casey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cato down to the mat. Cato avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Casey clinches but Cato breaks the clinch
and Cato counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Casey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nero Cato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Casey.
Casey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cato pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Casey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cato throws a sloppy head kick and Casey moves out of range easily.
Cato scores with a sloppy right hand. Casey should have avoided that one.
Casey looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cato drives through and clinches with Casey against the cage.
Cato has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Casey uses from the top position.
Cato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Casey manages to get himself to full guard.
Cato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cato stands up and waves to Casey to follow him.
Casey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cato swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cato misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Cato.
Cato drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cato throwing strikes from guard but Casey blocks nicely.
Casey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cato looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cato with a nice head shot there.
Cato controlling from the top position.
Cato postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Casey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cato.
Cato stands up over Casey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cato advances to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ground and pound from Cato.
Cato tries to stand and escape but Casey is controlling the position.
Cato thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cato is thwarting Casey's attempts to control the position.
Cato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Casey keeps working.
Cato is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cato not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cato missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Casey shoots in and drives through. Cato sprawls well.
Cato stuns Casey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cato misses with a few strikes there.
Cato lands with a nice combination. Casey backs away looking to recover.
Cato instigates a clinch.
Cato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cato scores with a nice head shot.
Cato closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cato shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cato is thwarting Casey's attempts to control the position.
Casey is looking to improve his position.
Cato winds up and cracks Casey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cato working the head and body with strikes.
Casey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cato lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cato is nestled in close to Casey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cato lands strikes from half guard.
Casey is looking to improve his position.
Cato scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Casey tries to get to full guard but Cato has control of the leg.
Casey trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cato drives through and clinches with Casey against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Cato dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Decent striking displayed by Cato there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cato.
Cato lands an elbow.
Casey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cato off and has taken his back!
Cato manages to reverse the position and now he's in Casey's guard. Nice work there by Cato.
Cato postures up in Casey's guard and throws a big left but Casey blocks it.
Cato stands up and waves to Casey to follow him.
Cato lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Casey fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Cato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nero Cato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cato lands a really nice looking cross but Casey seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey drops his hands momentarily and Cato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Casey's hands.
Cato fails to land with a series of punches.
Casey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cato misses with the combination.
Cato closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cato wants to stand up but Casey is controlling the position.
Cato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Casey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cato is tying to control. Casey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Casey can do to turn this around?
Casey punching from the bottom.
Cato is thwarting Casey's attempts to control the position.
Cato 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cato landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Casey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Casey takes one to the side of the head.
Cato lands with an overhand left.
Cato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cato misses with a looping right.
Cato scores with a jab to the body.
Cato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cato throws a hook but Casey blocks it.
Cato is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cato closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Casey defending well though.
Nero Cato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casey is defending against the submission attempts here by Cato.
Casey actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Cato there.
Casey wants to improve his position but Cato is controlling well.
Casey is looking to control Cato's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Casey avoid being mounted?
Casey has hold of Cato's hands but Cato slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cato drops an elbow to the side of Casey's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Casey tries to keep at a distance but Cato has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Cato on the inside.
Casey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cato just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cato presses Casey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Casey backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Cato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Cato catches Casey right on the button with a cross.
Cato takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cato lands a body punch.
Cato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Casey backwards.
Cato pulls Casey into guard.
Cato trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Casey wants to control from the top but Cato keeps moving.
Casey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Casey trying to control but Cato is working from the bottom.
Cato trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Casey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cato on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cato tries to get out of the position.
Cato trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Cato dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Casey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cato as he jumps to the side.
Nero Cato is winning the standup battle so far.
Cato throws a series of punches but Casey avoids them all with ease.
Cato cracks Casey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Casey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Casey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Cato.
Danga de danga de dang - Cato scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cato as he jumps to the side.
Cato clinches with his opponent.
Cato lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Cato.
Cato scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cato decides to pull guard.
Casey trying to control the position from guard on top but Cato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cato striking off his back, scoring a few points.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cato trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cato is on top in guard.
Cato landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casey is trying to control the position but Cato postures up.
Casey 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.
Cato postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Casey trying to keep a closed guard but Cato is proving a slippery customer.
Casey might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cato kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cato landing with the ground and pound.
Cato scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Casey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Casey keeping moving, preventing Cato from controlling successfully.
Casey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cato is one step ahead there.
Cato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cato scoring with punches to the head and body.
Casey had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cato is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Casey Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cato's back instead.
Casey tries to keep control of the position but Cato is staying busy.
Cato trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cato is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Even with his hooks in, Casey manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Cato manages to reverse the position and now he's in Casey's guard. Nice work there by Cato.
Casey has his foot on Cato's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cato works his way back into a safe position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Casey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cato rushes Casey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Casey tries to pull guard but Cato won't allow it.
Nero Cato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Casey.
Cato wants the takedown. Casey is fighting it off but Cato persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Casey's guard against the cage.
Casey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cato can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Casey wants to sweep here but Cato controlling him for the moment.
Nero Cato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cato is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Casey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cato won't allow Casey to sweep him here.
Cato scoring with punches to the head and body.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cato closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cato lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casey looking for a sweep. Not yet Casey, not yet.
Tom Casey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casey doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nero Cato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cato 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Cato!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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