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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drake Vonstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vonstein kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Seether - Remedy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drake Vonstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuuto Kawasati!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawasati defending well as Vonstein loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Vonstein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vonstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawasati was well out of range. Poor timing from Vonstein.
Kawasati has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kawasati lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawasati utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kawasati lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Drake Vonstein has been cut.
Kawasati working Vonstein over with knees to the body.
Kawasati lands a knee to the head.
Vonstein is breathing heavily.
Kawasati using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawasati lands a knee to the body.
Kawasati lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kawasati using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vonstein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kawasati lands a nice knee to the body.
Kawasati makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kawasati working Vonstein over with knees to the body.
Kawasati throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vonstein blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawasati lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawasati with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawasati lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kawasati.
Kawasati scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kawasati lands a left hand.
Kawasati landing knees to the head.
Kawasati content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kawasati lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawasati lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vonstein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kawasati with a knee to the head.
Kawasati misses with a knee to the head.
Kawasati tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stalling in the clinch from Kawasati.
Kawasati pushes off an throws an elbow but Vonstein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kawasati scores with a knee to the head.
Kawasati trying to control the position but instead, Vonstein has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kawasati into the cage.
Kawasati misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein tries to pull guard but Kawasati holds him up against the cage and eventually Vonstein drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vonstein.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kawasati.
Kawasati with a knee to the head.
Kawasati unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vonstein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kawasati tries to land a knee to the head but Vonstein blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawasati obliges.
Kawasati trying to stall but Vonstein improves his position.
Vonstein tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Vonstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vonstein managing to block the knees to the body from Kawasati.
Vonstein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kawasati with a knee to the head.
Kawasati is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vonstein is defending well for now.
Vonstein tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vonstein fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kawasati throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vonstein blocks it with crossed arms.
Vonstein tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kawasati misses with a knee strike.
Vonstein tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kawasati smiles and moves away.
Vonstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vonstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawasati manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawasati looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kawasati tries to clinch there but Vonstein circles away.
Kawasati is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vonstein misses with a looping right.
Vonstein scores with a sloppy right hand. Kawasati should have avoided that one.
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.
Kawasati moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kawasati fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vonstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawasati was well out of range. Poor timing from Vonstein.
Vonstein looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kawasati!
Vonstein landing punches.
Vonstein landing strikes from the mount.
Vonstein raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vonstein cracks Kawasati with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vonstein looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vonstein 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.
Vonstein lands with some strikes.
Vonstein thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Kawasati dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drake Vonstein's cut.
That's time! Vonstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vonstein misses with an uppercut. Kawasati saw that one coming.
Vonstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Kawasati wants to clinch up but Vonstein keeps it at a distance.
Vonstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawasati is just out of range.
Vonstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kawasati uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vonstein.
Kawasati avoids the body shot from Vonstein.
Kawasati keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawasati wants to clinch.
Kawasati tries to clinch but Vonstein is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawasati throws a head kick that misses.
Vonstein missing with a left hand there. Kawasati was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yuuto Kawasati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawasati blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonstein throws a shot from downtown. Kawasati moves away and avoids it.
Kawasati tries to clinch but Vonstein is having none of it.
Yuuto Kawasati is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Vonstein.
Kawasati doesn't manage to clinch there - Vonstein circles away.
Vonstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vonstein looks to land a left hand but Kawasati moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Kawasati.
Kawasati wants to clinch.
Vonstein misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kawasati fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vonstein takes a swing at Kawasati's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawasati looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vonstein misses with an uppercut.
That's two 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.
Vonstein misses with a hook.
Kawasati tries to clinch up but Vonstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Kawasati scores with a leg kick.
Vonstein darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kawasati works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vonstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vonstein tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawasati is retaining full guard.
Kawasati controls Vonstein momentarily but Vonstein frees himself.
Kawasati looking for a guillotine here but Vonstein defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vonstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vonstein preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kawasati clinches up with Vonstein and pushes him back against the cage.
Kawasati lands a knee to the head.
Kawasati tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kawasati is breathing heavily.
Kawasati landing knees to the head.
Yuuto Kawasati seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kawasati displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vonstein up against the cage.
Kawasati misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vonstein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kawasati putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vonstein in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kawasati wants to stall.
Kawasati lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vonstein tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kawasati just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kawasati tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vonstein avoids it.
Kawasati with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawasati throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vonstein blocks it with crossed arms.
Vonstein tries to pull guard but Kawasati holds him up against the cage and eventually Vonstein drops back down to his feet.
Vonstein tries to pull guard but Kawasati won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Vonstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawasati with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vonstein jumps guard but Kawasati stands there with Vonstein around his waist. Vonstein gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kawasati missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Kawasati showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drake Vonstein's cut.
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!
Vonstein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vonstein tries for a takedown but Kawasati sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kawasati wants to clinch.
Kawasati fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kawasati leaves Vonstein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawasati looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kawasati tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawasati slips under a jab.
Kawasati tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vonstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vonstein misses with a looping left.
Vonstein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasati tries to clinch but Vonstein is having none of it.
Kawasati tries to clinch but Vonstein moves out of range.
Vonstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kawasati is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vonstein scores a takedown into full mount!
Kawasati is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vonstein lands a big elbow.
Kawasati really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vonstein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kawasati holds on for dear life, controlling Vonstein's posture momentarily.
Vonstein putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yuuto Kawasati is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kawasati takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawasati avoids a series of strikes thrown by Vonstein.
Vonstein lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kawasati tries to hold on but Vonstein pushes him away.
Vonstein is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vonstein avoids the attempt from Kawasati to control.
Vonstein has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kawasati's face.
Vonstein throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kawasati because Vonstein loaded up on that one.
Vonstein lands with some strikes.
Kawasati tries to hold on but Vonstein pushes him away.
Vonstein working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kawasati taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kawasati because Vonstein loaded up on that one.
Vonstein landing punches.
Kawasati prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Drake Vonstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vonstein cracks Kawasati with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vonstein thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vonstein thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Vonstein working for a guillotine from mount but Kawasati is in no mood to give up.
Vonstein prevents Kawasati from getting the reversal.
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.
Vonstein throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kawasati tries to reverse the position but Vonstein maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vonstein cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kawasati holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vonstein tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vonstein scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kawasati manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kawasati moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kawasati controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Vonstein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kawasati 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuto Kawasati!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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