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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katrina Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Sauna has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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203 cm
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269 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Sauna! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katrina Foo! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sauna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foo wants to clinch. Sauna tries to clinch there but Foo circles away.
Sauna clinches. Sauna lands a knee to the head.
Sauna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foo looking to slow down the pace here. Sauna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sauna lands a knee to the head.
Sauna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Foo taking a breather. Sauna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Sauna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foo wants to stall.
Sauna lands a good knee to the midsection. Foo won't want to take too many of those. Sauna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A knee to the head by Sauna.
Foo looks gassed! Sauna is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Nice elbow from Sauna. Sauna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Sauna scores with a nice hook to the head. Sauna scores with a knee to the head.
Sauna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Sauna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sauna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Foo looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sauna landing knees to the body.
Sauna lands an elbow that stopped Foo in his tracks for a moment. Nice elbow from Sauna. Sauna lands an elbow inside. Sauna lands an elbow inside that Foo shrugs off. Sauna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Sauna lands a knee to the head.
Sauna connects with a knee to the head.
Foo takes a knee to the side of the body. Sauna landing knees to the head.
Foo taking a breather. Sauna lands an elbow inside. Sauna lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Sauna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Sauna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Foo trying to control the position but instead, Sauna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foo into the cage. Nice elbow from Sauna. Sauna lands an elbow that stopped Foo in his tracks for a moment. Foo looking to slow down the pace here. Foo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sauna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Foo stalling in the clinch but Sauna improves position. Sauna lands an elbow just above Foo 's eye. Sauna lands a damaging elbow. Sauna lands a knee to the head.
Sauna lands a knee to the head.
Foo taking a breather. Sauna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Sauna working Foo over with knees to the body. Both guys are working to get underhooks. A short uppercut from Sauna. Foo looking to slow down the pace here. Sauna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Sauna landing knees to the head.
Foo is trying to maintain a safe position but Sauna gets an underhook and turns Foo into the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katrina Foo. Sauna is looking to clinch but Foo is avoiding it.
Sauna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sauna keeps the fight on the outside. Sauna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sauna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sauna tries to clinch up. Sauna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Foo moves in looking to clinch but Sauna pushes him off. Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sauna forces Foo back against the cage and clinches. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sauna as Foo tries to tie him up. Sauna lands an elbow inside that Foo shrugs off. Sauna putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Nice elbow from Sauna. Sauna scores a nice knee to the body.
Sauna lands a knee to the head.
Foo looking to slow down the pace here. Foo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sauna lands an elbow inside that Foo shrugs off. Sauna lands a knee to the head.
Foo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Sauna lands a left hand.
Sauna lands a nice elbow. Foo taking a breather. Sauna connects with a knee to the head.
Sauna lands an elbow inside. Foo is trying to stall.
Sauna lands a knee to the head.
Foo taking a breather. Sauna lands with a left to the head. Sauna scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Foo taking a breather. Sauna lands a knee to the head.
Foo looking to slow down the pace here. Sauna landing knees to the head.
Foo blocks an elbow strike from Sauna.
Foo is looking to control Sauna's arms but Sauna gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foo has his back to the cage. Sauna putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Sauna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Sauna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foo's face.
Sauna misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Sauna. Foo trying to control the position but instead, Sauna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foo into the cage. Foo seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks. Sauna lands a nice elbow. Foo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sauna is keeping busy. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katrina Foo. Sauna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sauna tries to clinch but Foo moves out of range. Sauna gets in close and instigates a clinch. Sauna lands a knee to the body.
Sauna lands a nice elbow from the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Sauna dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sauna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sauna clinches with his opponent.
Sauna connects with a knee to the head.
Foo takes an elbow to the forehead. Sauna lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Sauna scores with a knee to the head.
Sauna misses with a knee to the head. Sauna misses with a knee to the head. Sauna lands an elbow just above Foo 's eye. Sauna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foo taking a breather. Sauna tries to land knees in the clinch but Foo avoids the damage to the body. Foo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katrina Foo. Sauna tries to clinch there but Foo circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sauna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Foo tries to clinch there but Sauna circles away.
Sauna tries to clinch there but Foo circles away.
Sauna fails in his attempt to clinch. Foo tries to clinch but Sauna moves out of range. Sauna is looking to clinch. Foo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sauna tries to clinch but Foo is having none of it. Sauna is looking to clinch. Sauna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Sauna is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Nice elbow from Sauna. Sauna presses Foo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Foo trying to control the position but instead, Sauna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foo into the cage. Knees in the clinch landing for Sauna.
Sauna tries a knee to the head but Foo blocks it.
Sauna misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sauna obliges. Foo trying to stall but Sauna improves his position.
Sauna lands a nice elbow. Foo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Sauna lands an elbow that stopped Foo in his tracks for a moment. Sauna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Foo looking to stall.
Sauna lands an elbow inside that Foo shrugs off. Sauna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Sauna lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sauna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foo's defenses. Foo looking to stall.
Sauna lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Sauna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foo's face.
Sauna lands an elbow inside that Foo shrugs off. Sauna lands an elbow just above Foo 's eye. Sauna lands an elbow inside. Sauna connects with a knee to the head.
Foo trying to control the position but instead, Sauna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foo into the cage. Sauna lands an elbow that stopped Foo in his tracks for a moment. Sauna lands a damaging elbow. Sauna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sauna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sauna scores a nice knee to the body.
Sauna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foo taking a breather. Sauna lands an elbow that stopped Foo in his tracks for a moment. Foo takes an elbow to the forehead. Sauna scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sauna tries a knee to the head but Foo blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Sauna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sauna lands a nice knee to the body. Sauna connects with a knee to the head.
Sauna lands a damaging elbow. Foo avoids a wild elbow strike from Sauna. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Sauna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Foo is looking to control Sauna's arms but Sauna gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foo has his back to the cage. Nice elbow from Sauna. Sauna scores with a knee to the head.
Sauna pushes off an throws an elbow but Foo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Foo stalling in the clinch but Sauna improves position. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sauna obliges. Foo is looking to control Sauna's arms but Sauna gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foo has his back to the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katrina Foo. Sauna closes the distance and clinches. Sauna is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sauna just misses with a elbow thrown towards Foo's brow. Foo looking to stall.
Sauna lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Sauna lands an elbow that stopped Foo in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Nice elbow from Sauna. Sauna lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Foo is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Sauna.
Sauna scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foo. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Sauna lands an elbow inside. Foo tries to stall but Sauna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sauna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sauna lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Foo looking to stall.
Sauna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sauna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foo's defenses. Sauna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sauna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foo blocks it with crossed arms. Foo is looking to control Sauna's arms but Sauna gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foo has his back to the cage. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! A short right hand to the side of the head by Sauna. Shawn Sauna has scored more points in the clinch so far. Sauna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sauna lands an elbow that stopped Foo in his tracks for a moment. Both guys are working to get underhooks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Sauna dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sauna is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Foo tries to clinch up but Sauna circles away and keeps his distance. Sauna tries to clinch up. Foo keeps the fight on the outside. Foo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The fight stays on the outside here - Sauna looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Sauna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sauna tries to clinch there but Foo circles away.
Sauna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Foo moves in looking to clinch but Sauna pushes him off. Foo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katrina Foo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sauna is looking to clinch. Sauna fails in his attempt to clinch. Sauna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sauna clinches up with Foo and pushes him back against the cage. Foo is looking to control Sauna's arms but Sauna gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foo has his back to the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sauna scores with a nice hook to the head. A knee to the head by Sauna.
Sauna lands an elbow inside. Sauna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Foo takes an elbow to the forehead. Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Foo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sauna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foo stalling in the clinch but Sauna improves position. Sauna lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Sauna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foo's defenses. Sauna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Sauna lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Foo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Sauna. Foo is looking to control Sauna's arms but Sauna gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foo has his back to the cage. Sauna is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Both guys are working to get underhooks. A knee to the head by Sauna.
Foo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Sauna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Sauna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foo's defenses. Foo tries to stall but Sauna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sauna lands an elbow inside. Foo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Sauna.
Sauna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Katrina Foo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Foo is trying to stall.
Sauna lands a knee to the head.
Sauna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sauna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foo blocks it with crossed arms. Sauna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Foo looking to slow down the pace here. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Katrina Foo. Foo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sauna. Sauna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Sauna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foo, pushing him back against the cage. Foo is trying to maintain a safe position but Sauna gets an underhook and turns Foo into the cage. Sauna utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A knee to the head by Sauna.
Sauna lands a damaging elbow. Foo trying to control the position but instead, Sauna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foo into the cage. Sauna putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Sauna working Foo over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sauna scores with a knee to the head.
Foo trying to control the position but instead, Sauna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foo into the cage. Sauna lands a damaging elbow. Sauna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Sauna lands a good knee to the midsection. Foo won't want to take too many of those. Foo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sauna. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A knee to the head by Sauna.
Foo takes an elbow to the forehead. Sauna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Sauna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sauna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sauna as Foo tries to tie him up. Sauna utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Sauna with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Sauna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Sauna lands a nice elbow. Sauna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foo's defenses. Sauna connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Sauna putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Sauna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sauna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sauna lands an elbow just above Foo 's eye. Foo misses with some punches.
Sauna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Sauna landing knees to the head.
Sauna throws a head punch that misses. Foo is trying to maintain a safe position but Sauna gets an underhook and turns Foo into the cage. Sauna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sauna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foo blocks it with crossed arms. Foo stalling in the clinch but Sauna improves position. Nice elbow from Sauna. Sauna gets through Foo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Foo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sauna landing knees to the head.
Foo tries to stall but Sauna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Foo takes an elbow to the temple. Sauna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sauna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foo's defenses. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Foo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sauna as Foo tries to tie him up. Sauna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shawn Sauna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Sauna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Shawn Sauna showed his dominance in that final round. Well Sauna 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Sauna!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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