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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Horton (ranked 4836 p4p, 25074 weight class) and Kai Kataski (ranked 408 p4p, 445 weight class). Arthur Horton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Kataski!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kataski takes the fight into the clinch.
Horton tries to circle away but Kataski has him pinned against the cage.
Kataski swings wildly with an uppercut but Horton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kataski misses with the head strike.
Kataski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
I was talking to Horton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kataski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kataski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Horton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kataski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kataski stalls.
Kataski controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kai Kataski.
Kataski has Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton prevents a body shot from Kataski.
Kataski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Horton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Horton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Horton blocking some punches.
Kataski throws a punch but it's blocked by Horton.
Still in the clinch, Kataski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Horton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kataski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kataski scores with a shoulder strike.
Kataski stalls.
Kataski has Horton pressed against the cage, preventing Horton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Kataski.
Kataski struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton is trying to break free.
Kataski throws a head punch that misses.
Kataski prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kataski.
Horton being controlled against the cage.
Kataski prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Horton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horton wants a takedown.
Kataski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horton wants to break free but Kataski has control.
Kataski is pushing Horton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kataski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kataski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kataski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Horton or not.
Kataski has Horton pressed against the cage, preventing Horton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Horton jumps guard but Kataski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kataski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Horton is trying to force a seperation but Kataski has the dominant position.
Kataski just leaning against Horton, taking a breather.
Horton can't break the clinch.
Kataski misses with the head strike.
Kataski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kataski lands with a right to the head.
Kataski has Horton pushed against the cage.
Kataski struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
Horton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kataski uses from the top position.
Kataski wants to get up but he can't break Horton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Horton pulls Kataski in to control the position.
Kataski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Horton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kataski wanted to stand there but Horton had control of the position.
Horton has control of Kataski's left arm, preventing Kataski from doing any damage.
Horton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Horton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Horton has his hands on Kataski's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kataski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kataski clinches up with Horton and pushes him back against the cage.
Kataski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kataski has a couple of punches blocked by Horton.
Horton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Horton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Horton wants to stand but Kataski is controlling the position.
Kataski being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kataski wants to stand but Horton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Horton wants to sweep here but Kataski controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Horton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kataski connects with a jab.
Kataski punishes Horton's body with a nice straight punch.
Kataski pushes Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
Kataski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kai Kataski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Horton takes a shot to the head.
Kataski gets through Horton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kataski throws a head punch that misses.
Kataski struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
Horton takes a shot to the head.
Kataski effectively controlling the action here.
Kataski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
Kataski lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kataski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Horton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kataski is keeping busy.
Kataski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kataski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kataski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Horton blocks a body shot from Kataski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton blocks a body shot from Kataski.
Kataski avoiding damage.
Kataski controlling the action here for a moment.
Kataski is pressed up against the cage. Horton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kataski down to the mat. Kataski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Horton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kataski has Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
Kataski is pressed up against the cage. Horton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kataski down to the mat. Kataski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kataski closes the distance and pushes Horton back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kataski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kataski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kataski swings wildly with an uppercut but Horton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kataski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kataski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kataski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kataski struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
Kataski taking a breather.
Kataski taking a breather.
A short right from Kataski.
Kataski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kataski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horton misses with a punch on the inside.
Horton pulls guard effortlessly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kataski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kataski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Horton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kataski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Kataski clinches up against the cage.
Horton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kataski is pushing Horton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kataski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kataski misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kataski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kataski lands a shoulder strike.
Kataski misses with the head strike.
Horton tries to stall but Kataski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kataski gets through Horton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kataski working aggressively here.
Horton gets control of Kataski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Horton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Horton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Horton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kataski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kataski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Horton is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kataski stopping the sweep attempt from Horton.
Horton looking to control.
Horton is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kataski throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Horton's body to avoid the submission. Horton has instead reached around Kataski's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Horton arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arthur Horton!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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