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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Katou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Yameogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Katou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maurice Yameogo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katou pushes Yameogo up against the cage in a clinch.
Katou blocks an uppercut.
Yameogo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Katou drags the fight down to the ground.
Katou keeping full guard, as Yameogo tries to pass.
Katou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Katou is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Yameogo presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Yameogo working aggressively here.
Katou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yameogo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Katou just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katou manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Katou kicks Yameogo off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yameogo tests Katou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yameogo scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yameogo fakes the leg kick and cracks Katou in the body.
Katou looks to land a combination. Yameogo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Maurice Yameogo has been cut.
Yameogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Katou changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Katou lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Katou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yameogo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yameogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yameogo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katou.
Katou has managed to clinch.
Katou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yameogo wants to break free but Katou has control.
Katou tries to break the clinch but Yameogo is controlling the position.
Katou keeps control of Yameogo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yameogo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Katou walks away with a smile on his face. Yameogo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Katou steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yameogo. That one must have hurt.
Katou throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yameogo slips under a jab.
Yameogo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yameogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katou sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yameogo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yameogo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Katou clinches with his opponent.
Yameogo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Katou smiles and moves away.
Joe Katou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Yameogo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yameogo.
Yameogo is looking to clinch but Katou is avoiding it.
Yameogo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Katou takes a step back to recover.
Yameogo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Katou's calf.
Yameogo pushes Katou away with a front kick.
Yameogo tries to clinch but Katou moves out of range.
Katou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yameogo circles away quickly and effectively.
Katou is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yameogo's corner calls for a 1-2. Yameogo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Katou throws a right hand that Yameogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Yameogo also avoids with ease.
Yameogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Katou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Yameogo there.
Yameogo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yameogo.
Yameogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Katou circles away.
Yameogo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katou. That did some damage!
Yameogo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Katou will feel that in the morning.
Yameogo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yameogo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Katou on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yameogo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Katou walks into a stiff left hand from Yameogo.
Yameogo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yameogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yameogo tries to clinch up but Katou circles away and keeps his distance.
Yameogo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Katou drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yameogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yameogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yameogo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Katou will feel that in the morning.
Yameogo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joe Katou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yameogo sizes up Katou with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yameogo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Katou had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yameogo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yameogo moves in looking to clinch but Katou pushes him off.
Yameogo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Katou will feel that in the morning.
Yameogo is looking to clinch but Katou is avoiding it.
Katou was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yameogo scores with a jab.
Katou has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yameogo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katou slips a jab and a cross from Yameogo.
Katou moves to clinch but Yameogo breaks away
and Yameogo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yameogo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Yameogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Yameogo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yameogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Katou circles away.
Katou will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yameogo moves to clinch but Katou breaks away
letting Katou counter with a right hand.
Yameogo moves into the clinch.
Yameogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yameogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Katou's efforts to push away.
Yameogo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yameogo jumps guard but Katou turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Katou scores with a shoulder strike.
Katou is trying to push Yameogo away but Yameogo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yameogo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Joe Katou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Yameogo.
Katou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yameogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katou lands a shot to the body.
Yameogo jumps guard but Katou stands there with Yameogo around his waist. Yameogo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Katou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katou scores with a hook to the body.
Katou is trying to break the clinch but Yameogo has him pressed against the cage.
Katou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katou pulls Yameogo into guard.
Katou kicks Yameogo off and gets to his feet.
Yameogo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katou.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yameogo moves out of range of the strikes.
Katou throws a series of punches but Yameogo moves out of range.
Katou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yameogo.
Yameogo connects with a solid leg kick.
Katou doesn't manage to clinch there - Yameogo circles away.
Yameogo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Katou misses.
Jab, jab by Yameogo - just one landing.
Katou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yameogo keeps Katou at a distance using the push kick.
Katou misses with a hook. Yameogo ducked under it nicely.
Maurice Yameogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yameogo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yameogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Katou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yameogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katou.
Yameogo scores with a leg kick.
Crunch! Yameogo slams his shin into Katou's torso.
Yameogo tries to clinch but Katou is having none of it.
Yameogo scores with a spinning back kick!
Yameogo scores with a kick to the body.
Yameogo moves in looking to clinch but Katou pushes him off.
Yameogo's corner calls for a 1-2. Yameogo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Katou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yameogo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katou has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Katou gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yameogo avoids the body shot from Katou.
Yameogo tries to clinch up but Katou circles away and keeps his distance.
Yameogo scores with a kick to the body.
Katou is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crunch! Yameogo slams his shin into Katou's torso.
Yameogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Katou takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yameogo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Katou.
Yameogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katou.
Katou throws a right and a left that Yameogo avoids nicely.
Yameogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yameogo wants to clinch up but Katou keeps it at a distance.
Yameogo lands a jab to the head.
Yameogo tries to clinch but Katou is having none of it.
Crunch! Yameogo slams his shin into Katou's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yameogo lands with a nice body kick.
Yameogo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Katou takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yameogo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Katou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yameogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katou.
Katou missing with a left hand there. Yameogo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yameogo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good shot there by Yameogo.
Yameogo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Katou has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yameogo finds it's way round the side to connect with Katou's head.
Katou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yameogo with a jab.
Katou is rocked!
Joe Katou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katou clinches up with Yameogo and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Katou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yameogo has a couple of punches blocked by Katou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yameogo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yameogo throws a punch but it's blocked by Katou.
Katou tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yameogo smiles and moves away.
Yameogo wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yameogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katou seems to have got his legs back now.
Yameogo is looking to clinch but Katou is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Yameogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maurice Yameogo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Katou takes a swing at Yameogo's ribcage but misses.
Yameogo thinks about the counter body kick.
Yameogo pushes Katou away with a front kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yameogo.
Yameogo lands a jab to Katou's midsection.
Yameogo connects with a leg kick. Katou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Katou misses with the combination.
Yameogo scores with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Yameogo.
A left lands for Yameogo.
Katou tries to clinch up but Yameogo circles away and keeps his distance.
Yameogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yameogo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Katou takes a step back to recover.
Katou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yameogo lands a glancing blow to the side of Katou's head.
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!
Yameogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yameogo feints and then cracks Katou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Katou down.
Katou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yameogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katou misses with a double jab
and Yameogo counters with a solid body kick.
Yameogo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Katou swinging wildly here.
Yameogo tries to clinch but Katou moves out of range.
Katou loads up on a big right hand but Yameogo slips the punch.
Yameogo moves in looking to clinch but Katou pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yameogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katou moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yameogo scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katou has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yameogo finds it's way round the side to connect with Katou's head.
Yameogo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Katou will feel that in the morning.
Good shot there by Yameogo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yameogo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Katou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yameogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Yameogo.
Yameogo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yameogo.
Katou moves into the clinch.
Yameogo fails to pull guard.
Yameogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katou pulls guard effortlessly.
Yameogo wants to control from the top but Katou keeps moving.
Yameogo prevents Katou from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yameogo gets to his feet. Katou looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A chopping leg kick lands by Yameogo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yameogo, as that shot connected.
Katou looks to throw the jab but Yameogo is out of range.
Katou wants to clinch.
Yameogo tries to clinch up.
Katou moves into the clinch successfully.
Yameogo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yameogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yameogo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Katou smiles and moves away.
Yameogo forces Katou back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yameogo looking to slow down the pace here.
Yameogo wants to get back to striking at distance but Katou won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yameogo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yameogo.
Yameogo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yameogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Katou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katou is trying to force a seperation but Yameogo has the dominant position.
Katou lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Katou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yameogo is trying to pull guard but Katou turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Joe Katou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Katou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Yameogo.
Yameogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Katou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yameogo's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Yameogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yameogo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurice Yameogo!
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