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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Lemansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Katista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katista has chosen Big Time Rush as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Lemansky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Katista!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katista shoots in but Lemansky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Katista misses with a few strikes there.
Katista shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lemansky but Lemansky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lemansky blocks a head kick by Katista.
Lemansky moves into range and clinches up with Katista.
Katista wants to break free but Lemansky has control.
Lemansky missing with knees to the body.
Lemansky lands a nice elbow.
Lemansky with a knee to the head.
Katista tries to break the clinch but Lemansky is controlling the position.
Katista misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemansky tries to land knees in the clinch but Katista avoids the damage to the body.
Lemansky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Katista's face.
Lemansky will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Katista up against the cage.
Lemansky blocking some punches.
Katista is trying to push Lemansky away but Lemansky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katista avoiding damage as Lemansky throws knees to the body.
Lemansky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Katista is defending well for now.
Lemansky prevents Katista from breaking the clinch.
Katista fails to pull guard.
Curtis Lemansky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Katista.
Come on Katista - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Lemansky.
Lemansky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lemansky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Katista's face.
Lemansky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lemansky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Katista.
Katista tries to pull guard but Lemansky won't allow it.
Lemansky crunches a lovely knee into Katista's ribcage.
Katista is trying to break the clinch but Lemansky is controlling him.
Lemansky lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lemansky.
Lemansky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lemansky obliges.
Katista looks gassed!
Lemansky misses with a knee strike.
Katista tries to circle away but Lemansky has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemansky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Katista drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lemansky lands a damaging elbow.
Katista tries to break free but Lemansky pushes him back against the cage.
Katista using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lemansky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lemansky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lemansky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lemansky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Lemansky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lemansky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lemansky.
Lemansky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Katista has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lemansky.
Lemansky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Katista tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lemansky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Katista tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Katista jumps guard but Lemansky stands there with Katista around his waist. Katista gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Katista jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lemansky walks away with a smile on his face. Katista gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lemansky pushes Katista up against the cage in a clinch.
Lemansky avoids the elbow strike from Katista, against the cage.
Lemansky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katista is trying to push Lemansky away but Lemansky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lemansky stalling in the clinch but Katista improves position.
Katista manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katista has his foot on Lemansky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lemansky works his way back into a safe position though.
Katista looking to control but Lemansky passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katista wants to get back to full guard but Lemansky has passed into side control.
Lemansky prevents Katista from getting the reversal.
Katista bucks up and throws Lemansky to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Katista avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katista closes the distance but Lemansky moves to the side
and Lemansky counters by clinching up.
Katista goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lemansky prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katista.
Lemansky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Katista's face.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Lemansky dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lemansky darts in trying to clinch
and Katista counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Katista wants a takedown.
Katista fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lemansky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Katista tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Curtis Lemansky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Katista.
Lemansky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Katista managing to block the knees to the body from Lemansky.
Katista tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Katista wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lemansky has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lemansky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katista avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lemansky is pushing Katista up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lemansky blocks a body shot from Katista.
Lemansky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Katista has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katista misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemansky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Katista tries to break free but Lemansky pushes him back against the cage.
Katista has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lemansky avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lemansky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lemansky blocks an uppercut.
Katista working hard to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lemansky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lemansky looking to throw knees to the head but Katista is blocking nicely.
Katista tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Katista is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lemansky working Katista over with knees to the body.
Katista escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lemansky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemansky looks to clinch
and Katista counters with an inside leg kick.
Curtis Lemansky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lemansky wants to clinch
and Katista counters by clinching up.
Come on Katista - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lemansky lands a knee to the head.
Katista jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lemansky walks away with a smile on his face. Katista gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lemansky gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemansky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lemansky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Katista is defending well for now.
Katista wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katista tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lemansky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lemansky connects with a knee to the head.
Katista jumps guard but Lemansky stands there with Katista around his waist. Katista gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lemansky tries to land a knee to the head but Katista blocks with his arms.
Lemansky stops a takedown attempt from Katista.
Lemansky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Katista lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lemansky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Katista avoiding damage as Lemansky throws knees to the body.
Katista tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lemansky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lemansky misses with a knee strike.
Katista throws an elbow that misses.
Katista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis Lemansky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katista swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemansky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Katista throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lemansky's waist but Lemansky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Katista off to one side.
Lemansky moves to clinch but Katista breaks away
and Katista counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Katista misses with the combination.
Lemansky wants to clinch
and Katista counters with a left and a right that stings Lemansky.
Lemansky is looking to clinch but Katista is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katista fails to land with a series of punches.
Lemansky slaps away a takedown attempt from Katista, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Katista has a takedown stuffed.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Lemansky dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lemansky doesn't manage to clinch there - Katista circles away.
Lemansky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Katista manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Katista fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemansky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katista closes the distance but Lemansky moves to the side
and Lemansky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lemansky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katista is trying to force a seperation but Lemansky has the dominant position.
Lemansky lands an elbow inside.
Lemansky tries to land a knee to the head but Katista blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lemansky missing with knees to the body.
Lemansky stops a takedown attempt from Katista.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemansky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lemansky tries to stall but Katista uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Katista tries to pull guard but Lemansky holds him up against the cage and eventually Katista drops back down to his feet.
Curtis Lemansky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Katista.
Katista trying to control the position but instead, Lemansky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Katista into the cage.
Lemansky misses with a knee strike.
Lemansky avoids the elbow strike from Katista, against the cage.
Katista working hard to break the clinch.
Lemansky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Katista tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lemansky smiles and moves away.
Lemansky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Katista counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Katista is trying to break the clinch but Lemansky has him pressed against the cage.
Katista jumps into guard, dragging Lemansky to the mat.
Katista not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Katista 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.
Lemansky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Katista's guard.
Lemansky decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Katista, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katista fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lemansky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Katista counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lemansky!
Lemansky is trying to stand.
Lemansky is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Katista has taken his back!
Katista missing with strikes.
Lemansky wants to get back to his feet.
Katista is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lemansky knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lemansky for a finish.
Lemansky is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katista just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Lemansky wants to get back to his feet.
Katista trying to control.
Lemansky manages to stand up with Katista still on his back. Eventually Katista drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Katista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lemansky 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Lemansky!
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