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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rasheed Witherspoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Katzin (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 White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasheed Witherspoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Katzin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katzin fakes the leg kick and cracks Witherspoon in the body.
Witherspoon doesn't manage to clinch there - Katzin circles away.
Katzin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Witherspoon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Katzin throws a push kick but Witherspoon slaps the foot to one side.
Katzin throws a wild body kick that Witherspoon sees coming a mile off.
Witherspoon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Witherspoon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Katzin throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Witherspoon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A low kick from Katzin misses
letting Witherspoon counter with a right hand.
Witherspoon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Katzin misses with a low kick as Witherspoon jumps back.
Witherspoon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witherspoon blocks a head kick by Katzin.
Katzin tries to land a front kick but Witherspoon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Witherspoon scores with a head kick. Katzin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Katzin throws a low kick but Witherspoon avoids it.
Witherspoon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Witherspoon is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witherspoon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Witherspoon moves out of range as Katzin throws a body kick.
Witherspoon connects with a looping right hand.
Katzin misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Katzin.
Witherspoon throws a body punch but Katzin moves out of range.
Katzin misses with a kick to the body.
Katzin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Witherspoon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Witherspoon misses the shot to the body.
Witherspoon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Katzin misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Witherspoon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Witherspoon. Those never looked like landing.
Katzin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katzin throws a push kick but Witherspoon slaps the foot to one side.
Katzin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Witherspoon counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Witherspoon misses with a wild combination.
Katzin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Witherspoon lands with a slapping head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Katzin.
Katzin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Katzin throws a sloppy head kick and Witherspoon moves out of range easily.
Witherspoon looks to land a left hand but Katzin moved out of range nicely.
Katzin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Witherspoon checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katzin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Witherspoon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Katzin.
Katzin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Witherspoon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Katzin.
Katzin scores with a nice body kick.
Witherspoon scores with a decent looking hook.
Katzin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Witherspoon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katzin flicks out a counter leg kick but Witherspoon steps away.
Witherspoon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Katzin. Witherspoon shrugs it off though.
Witherspoon blocks a low kick nicely.
Katzin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Katzin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katzin tries a head kick but it misses.
Katzin misses with a low kick.
Katzin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Witherspoon can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katzin motions for Witherspoon to come forward. Katzin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Katzin is looking to slow Witherspoon down with leg kicks.
Katzin throws a leg kick but Witherspoon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Witherspoon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Katzin throws a front kick aimed at Witherspoon's knee but Witherspoon avoids it well.
It looked like Witherspoon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Katzin.
Witherspoon checks a low kick from Katzin.
Witherspoon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Katzin wants to land a leg kick but Witherspoon is out of range.
Witherspoon is looking to counter punch.
Katzin throws a head kick that misses
and Witherspoon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Katzin throws a leg kick
and Witherspoon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katzin thumps Witherspoon with a low kick.
Witherspoon lands a glancing blow to the side of Katzin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Katzin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Katzin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Witherspoon misses with a head kick.
Katzin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Witherspoon.
Katzin throws a leg kick but Witherspoon moved away.
Good exchange - Witherspoon coming out on top.
Witherspoon checks a low kick from Katzin.
Katzin thows a leg kick but Witherspoon checks it
and Witherspoon counters with an inside leg kick.
Witherspoon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witherspoon throws a low kick but Katzin moves out of range easily.
Witherspoon throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick by Katzin misses
and Witherspoon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Katzin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stefan Katzin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witherspoon blocks a head kick by Katzin.
Witherspoon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katzin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Katzin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Witherspoon.
Witherspoon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stefan Katzin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Katzin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Witherspoon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Katzin throws a head kick that misses.
Witherspoon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Katzin counters with a body kick that stops Witherspoon in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katzin is looking to land body kicks.
Katzin throws a leg kick
and Witherspoon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Katzin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witherspoon.
Katzin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Witherspoon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Katzin but Katzin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katzin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Witherspoon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Katzin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Witherspoon throws a hook but Katzin avoids it easily.
Katzin counters with a body kick.
Witherspoon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Witherspoon throws a head kick but Katzin moves out of range.
Witherspoon moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Witherspoon misses its target.
Katzin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Witherspoon is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witherspoon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Witherspoon looks to land a left hand but Katzin moved out of range nicely.
Katzin throws a lazy body kick
and Witherspoon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Katzin.
Katzin misses with a low kick.
Katzin misses with a low kick.
Katzin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Witherspoon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Katzin scrambles back to his feet.
Katzin misses with a body kick.
Witherspoon blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Witherspoon. Katzin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katzin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Katzin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katzin misses with a leg kick.
Witherspoon lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Katzin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witherspoon checks the leg kick.
Good work by Witherspoon as he checks the leg kick.
Katzin thuds his shin into the meat of Witherspoon's side.
Witherspoon throws a right hand that Katzin ducks under and follows up with a left that Katzin also avoids with ease.
Witherspoon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katzin throws a big counter head kick but Witherspoon avoids it with no problem.
Katzin blocks the body kick.
Katzin throws a leg kick
and Witherspoon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Witherspoon tries a head kick but it misses.
Katzin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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 Rasheed Witherspoon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Katzin connects with a leg kick. Witherspoon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Katzin feints and then cracks Witherspoon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Witherspoon down.
Stefan Katzin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katzin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Katzin throws the kick towards the body but Witherspoon avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Witherspoon misses the target.
Katzin is looking to land body kicks.
Witherspoon throws a counter high kick but Katzin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Katzin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Witherspoon.
Witherspoon connects with an inside leg kick.
Witherspoon connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witherspoon moves out of range of the leg kick from Katzin.
Katzin throws a wild body kick that Witherspoon sees coming a mile off.
Katzin slips under a jab from Witherspoon.
Witherspoon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witherspoon tries to clinch up but Katzin circles away and keeps his distance.
Katzin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Witherspoon counters by moving into the clinch.
Witherspoon manages to break the clinch.
Katzin blocks a jab.
Katzin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Katzin throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Witherspoon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Katzin throws a push kick but Witherspoon slaps the foot to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Katzin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Witherspoon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Witherspoon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Witherspoon fails to land the takedown.
A lazy body kick from Katzin
and Witherspoon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Katzin lands a leg kick that knocks Witherspoon off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katzin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Witherspoon throws a body punch but Katzin moves out of range.
Witherspoon tries to clinch but Katzin moves out of range.
Katzin wants to slow Witherspoon down by chopping away at his legs.
Witherspoon tries to close the distance and clinch but Katzin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katzin thuds his shin into the meat of Witherspoon's side.
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!
Witherspoon goes for a double leg but Katzin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Katzin continues to drive forward.
Witherspoon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katzin.
Katzin throws a head kick that misses.
Witherspoon throwing a counter right hand but Katzin manages to avoid it.
Witherspoon is looking to clinch.
Katzin throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witherspoon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Katzin takes one to the chin there.
Katzin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Witherspoon counters with a stiff right hand.
Katzin throws a chopping leg kick but Witherspoon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Witherspoon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katzin.
Katzin throws a solid leg kick but Witherspoon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Katzin.
Witherspoon checks a leg kick.
Katzin throws a push kick but Witherspoon slaps the foot to one side.
Katzin tried to score with a low kick but Witherspoon checks it.
Witherspoon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Katzin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Katzin misses with the body kick
and Witherspoon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Katzin really felt that one!
Katzin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witherspoon throws a body punch but Katzin moves out of range.
Katzin scores with a kick to the body.
Witherspoon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Witherspoon lands a nice shot to the body.
Katzin throws a leg kick
and Witherspoon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katzin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Katzin.
Katzin throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Katzin.
Katzin looks for the body kick but Witherspoon saw that one coming.
Witherspoon closes the distance and clinches up with Katzin, looking for a takedown. Witherspoon pushes Katzin against the cage but Katzin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasheed Witherspoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Witherspoon misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Katzin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Katzin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Katzin!
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