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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Betty BETTY (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 cm
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143 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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176 cm
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155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Kawasati! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Betty BETTY! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! BETTY scores with a leg kick.
BETTY lands with an overhand left. BETTY 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. Kawasati misses with a wild combination.
BETTY tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. BETTY throws a push kick but Kawasati slaps the foot to one side. BETTY throws a hook but Kawasati avoids it easily. BETTY blocks a head kick by Kawasati.
BETTY scores with a slapping inside leg kick. BETTY motions for Kawasati to come forward. BETTY throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. BETTY throws a leg kick but Kawasati moved away. Good work by Kawasati as he checks the leg kick. Kawasati has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kawasati throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kawasati cracks BETTY with a nice body shot. A body shot lands from Kawasati.
Kawasati misses with a hook from the clinch. A hook to the body from BETTY.
BETTY lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. BETTY struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawasati controls his hands.
Kawasati lands a shoulder strike. A head punch on the inside from Kawasati fails to land. Kawasati throws a head punch that misses. Kawasati avoiding damage.
Kawasati blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Kawasati fails to land. BETTY can't find room to land a body shot as Kawasati controls the action.
BETTY tries to circle away but Kawasati has him pinned against the cage. BETTY wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawasati has him pressed against the cage. Kawasati prevents BETTY from breaking the clinch. Kawasati has a couple of punches blocked by BETTY.
BETTY is trying to break free. BETTY fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawasati blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kawasati. Kawasati blocking some punches.
BETTY misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Kawasati.
Kawasati throws a punch but it's blocked by BETTY. Kawasati is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Kawasati throws an elbow but it misses.
Kawasati blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from BETTY - that landed with a thud.
BETTY doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
BETTY is trying to push Kawasati away but Kawasati has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. BETTY blocks an uppercut.
BETTY avoiding damage as Kawasati throws knees to the body.
Kawasati scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. BETTY misses with some punches.
BETTY working aggressively here.
Kawasati blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Kawasati. BETTY wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawasati has him pressed against the cage. BETTY manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. BETTY looking to land some kicks to the body here.
BETTY misses with a low kick.
Kawasati keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawasati rushes BETTY and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Kawasati swings wildly with an uppercut but BETTY uses good head movement to avoid it. Kawasati lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kawasati working some nice short punches in the clinch. BETTY struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawasati controls his hands.
BETTY tries a body shot but Kawasati blocks it.
BETTY breaks from the clinch.
BETTY throws a low kick, looking for Kawasati's leg but Kawasati calmly moves out of range. Kawasati throws a leg kick which misses BETTY's front leg but catches the back leg as BETTY tries to avoid it. Kawasati takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. BETTY throws a leg kick and Kawasati counters with a left and a right that stings BETTY. An inside leg kick lands from Kawasati. BETTY swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. BETTY throws a leg kick that is checked and Kawasati counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. BETTY uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kawasati. BETTY tries to work over Kawasati's front leg with a kick but Kawasati checks it. BETTY looking to land some kicks to the body here.
BETTY uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawasati.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kawasati moves out of range of the body kick from BETTY.
BETTY tries to land a body kick letting Kawasati counter with a right hand. BETTY throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Kawasati throws out a loose jab but BETTY uses good head movement to avoid it. BETTY throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kawasati misses with a hook. BETTY ducked under it nicely. BETTY throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawasati attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Kawasati waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BETTY. BETTY scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from BETTY. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! BETTY crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kawasati - the referee stops the clock and BETTY gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kawasati. BETTY manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. BETTY throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Kawasati counters with a nice uppercut. BETTY thows a leg kick but Kawasati checks it and Kawasati counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kawasati. Kawasati lands a left hand.
Kawasati lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Kawasati tries for a takedown. No joy.
BETTY pushes Kawasati back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Kawasati tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
BETTY tries to work over Kawasati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. BETTY on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawasati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. BETTY blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. BETTY manages to break the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Kawasati blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Kawasati finds it's way through BETTY's defenses. Kawasati's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kawasati duly obliges. BETTY with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Betty BETTY is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kawasati throws a low kick but BETTY avoids it. Nice shot lands for Kawasati. BETTY ducks under a wild hook from Kawasati. BETTY tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawasati was well out of range. Poor timing from BETTY. BETTY lands with a thumping leg kick.
BETTY throws a leg kick and Kawasati counters with a straight right hand. Kawasati throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. BETTY throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. BETTY tries to work over Kawasati's front leg with a kick but Kawasati checks it. BETTY pushes Kawasati away with a front kick. BETTY dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawasati. That did some damage! Kawasati moves into range and clinches up with BETTY. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. BETTY tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawasati's elbow. BETTY tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kawasati prevents BETTY from breaking the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kawasati as BETTY tries to tie him up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Kawasati dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
BETTY tries to land a leg kick but Kawasati saw it coming and moves away.
Kawasati dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on BETTY. That did some damage! BETTY scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. A low kick from BETTY misses and Kawasati counters by moving into the clinch. Kawasati tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
BETTY is trying to break the clinch but Kawasati has him pressed against the cage. BETTY is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. BETTY slows down the pace here.
BETTY's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! BETTY breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. BETTY throws a push kick but Kawasati slaps the foot to one side. A big left from Kawasati misses. A punch lands to the side of BETTY 's head but he takes it in his stride. That kick from Kawasati tenderised BETTY's leg. BETTY is trying to keep his angry face on. BETTY throws a chopping leg kick but Kawasati manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Kawasati moves out of range as BETTY strikes. BETTY looks to land a body kick but Kawasati moved away. BETTY misses with a kick to the body.
Kawasati jabs BETTY to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. BETTY cracks a nice hook into Kawasati's ribs. BETTY misses the shot to the body. Kawasati misses with a low kick.
BETTY throws a leg kick and Kawasati counters into the clinch. Nicely done. BETTY lands a hook that snaps the head of Kawasati backwards. BETTY lands with a right to the head. BETTY tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawasati's elbow. Kawasati lands an elbow inside. BETTY can't break the clinch.
Kawasati breaks the clinch.
BETTY scores with a spinning back kick! Kawasati chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before BETTY can pounce on him.
BETTY uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawasati. BETTY scores with a leg kick.
BETTY scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - BETTY finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. BETTY keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawasati. BETTY scores with a leg kick.
Kawasati swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kawasati misses with an uppercut. BETTY saw that one coming. BETTY misses the shot to the body. BETTY pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kawasati wants to clinch. Kawasati throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
BETTY misses the jab. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as BETTY checks a leg kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Kawasati. BETTY does a little dance to reset his feet. A low kick from BETTY misses and Kawasati counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Kawasati on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. BETTY lands with a nice body kick. Kawasati checks a leg kick. BETTY misses with a kick to the body and Kawasati decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in BETTY's guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kawasati drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and BETTY dives on top into guard. Kawasati throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kawasati is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kawasati throws his legs up looking for a submission but BETTY uses it to pass to side control.
Kawasati is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. BETTY stands up and beckons Kawasati to his feet. A slapping leg kick lands for BETTY.
BETTY cracks the inside of Kawasati's front leg. Kawasati is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Kawasati on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kawasati on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
BETTY displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawasati throws out the jab. BETTY avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawasati misses with a looping left. BETTY explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Crunch! BETTY slams his shin into Kawasati's torso. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. BETTY throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Kawasati connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A nice inside leg kick there by BETTY. That's going to slow Kawasati down. Kawasati avoids a kick to the body.
Kawasati shoots in and drives through. BETTY sprawls well. Jab by BETTY. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Betty BETTY showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from BETTY. Betty BETTY seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kawasati lands with a nice body kick. BETTY misses with a low kick. BETTY misses with a low kick.
BETTY checks a low kick from Kawasati. A solid body kick from BETTY. Kawasati misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from BETTY.
Kawasati keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
BETTY tries to land a front kick but Kawasati steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Kawasati buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kawasati checks a leg kick. A kick lands to the mid section there for BETTY. Kawasati wants to land a leg kick but BETTY is out of range. BETTY throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kawasati makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Kawasati moves out of range as BETTY throws a body kick.
BETTY throws a wild body kick that Kawasati sees coming a mile off. BETTY throws a push kick but Kawasati slaps the foot to one side. BETTY is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kawasati rather than just go for the knockout. Kawasati blocks the body kick.
BETTY connects with a leg kick. Kawasati looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Kawasati will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. A nice leg kick lands there from BETTY.
That's one minute gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by BETTY.
Kawasati uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BETTY. Kawasati throws a low kick, looking for BETTY's leg but BETTY calmly moves out of range. Kawasati throws a looping overhand right but BETTY ducks down to avoid it. Kawasati throws a wild combination but nothing lands. BETTY stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kawasati. A low kick from BETTY is predictable there and Kawasati counters with an outside leg kick.
Kawasati jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kawasati scores with a jab to the jaw. BETTY takes a swing at Kawasati's ribcage but misses. Kawasati scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. A decent looking cross lands there for BETTY. Ouch! a nice leg kick from BETTY, right into the meat.
Kawasati forces BETTY back against the cage and clinches. BETTY on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kawasati doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
BETTY blocks an uppercut.
BETTY dodges an elbow strike from Kawasati.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawasati. Kawasati has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. BETTY is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Kawasati tries to land knees in the clinch but BETTY avoids the damage to the body. BETTY swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kawasati prevents BETTY from breaking the clinch. BETTY fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawasati throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but BETTY blocks it with crossed arms. A right handed body shot lands from Kawasati.
BETTY goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
BETTY is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kawasati is keeping busy. BETTY lands a body punch in the clinch. BETTY has Kawasati pushed against the cage. BETTY can't find room to land a body shot as Kawasati controls the action.
Kawasati looking to throw knees to the head but BETTY is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. BETTY throws a punch but it's blocked by Kawasati. BETTY gets through Kawasati's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A battle for position here, against the cage. BETTY goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from BETTY as the two fighters clinch.
Kawasati swings away with an uppercut that misses.
BETTY misses with some punches.
BETTY goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawasati cracks BETTY with a nice body shot. Kawasati lands with a light punch inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawasati. Kawasati with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kawasati lands a takedown into guard.
Kawasati loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Kawasati works a leg free and moves into half guard. Kawasati is trying to control the action in half guard but BETTY is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Kawasati tries to pass the half guard into mount. BETTY knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Kawasati seems to be working for a kimura but BETTY defends the submission attempt. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kawasati not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kawasati throws a strike but BETTY avoids it easily and moves to full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kawasati accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. BETTY preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Kawasati has gone for a leg lock! BETTY slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kawasati's guard. BETTY really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kawasati. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Kawasati looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! BETTY has picked Kawasati up and slammed him! Kawasati can't keep hold of the triangle and BETTY manages to pass to side control! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kawasati is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yuuto Kawasati. I think Kawasati has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28 Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
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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mgr
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RATING
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