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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moss comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Flo Rida - LOW kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Takashi Katsumoto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Walter Moss's chin.
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170 cm
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
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184 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Katsumoto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Moss! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moss scores with a punch to the head. A slow jab from Moss misses its intended target. Moss cracks Katsumoto with a good jab. Katsumoto staying out of range there. Moss throws a leg kick letting Katsumoto counter with a right hand. Moss throws a leg kick that is checked and Katsumoto counters with a big head kick but Moss shrugs it off. Katsumoto tries to clinch but Moss moves out of range. Moss is looking to chop away at Katsumoto's legs. Katsumoto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moss takes a step back to recover. Moss checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moss moves out of range of the body kick from Katsumoto.
A low kick from Moss is predictable there and Katsumoto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moss's knee momentarily. Moss darts in trying to clinch and Katsumoto counters with a nice uppercut. Katsumoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Moss moves to clinch but Katsumoto breaks away enabling Katsumoto to counter with a crisp jab. Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moss checks a leg kick. Moss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A clash of legs there as Moss blocks the low kick. Katsumoto keeps the fight on the outside. Katsumoto delivers a nice body kick. Moss looks to clinch and Katsumoto counters with a nice uppercut. Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Katsumoto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Moss tries to clinch but fails miserably and Katsumoto counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moss looks to throw a body kick letting Katsumoto counter with a right hand. Moss darts in trying to clinch and Katsumoto counters with an inside leg kick. Katsumoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Katsumoto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moss if he has to take too many more of those.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Katsumoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Katsumoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Moss looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moss throws a hook but Katsumoto avoids it easily. Katsumoto throws a front kick aimed at Moss's knee but Moss avoids it well. Katsumoto tries to land a front kick but Moss steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Moss lands a head shot. Katsumoto circles away from the clinch attempt and Katsumoto counters into the clinch. Nicely done. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Moss trying to land knees to the body.
Katsumoto presses Moss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Katsumoto lands a body shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Moss is looking to control Katsumoto's arms but Katsumoto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moss has his back to the cage. Moss takes a shot to the head. And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Katsumoto dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Katsumoto misses with a kick to the body.
Moss avoids the head kick by Katsumoto.
Moss has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Katsumoto. Katsumoto is looking to slow Moss down with leg kicks. Moss throws a sloppy head kick and Katsumoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A slapping leg kick lands for Katsumoto.
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Katsumoto throws a wild body kick that Moss sees coming a mile off. Moss misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Katsumoto feints and then cracks Moss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moss down. Moss is breathing heavily. Katsumoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Moss wants to clinch but Katsumoto slips to the side and Katsumoto counters with a body kick. Katsumoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Katsumoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Katsumoto throws a nice outside leg kick. Moss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Katsumoto can pounce on him.
Nice body kick from Katsumoto. Katsumoto misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Katsumoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moss looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Moss blocks a jab. A good leg kick by Katsumoto. Moss throws the kick towards the body but Katsumoto avoids it. Moss has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Katsumoto. An inside leg kick lands from Katsumoto. A decent looking body kick lands there for Katsumoto. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Katsumoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moss's head. Katsumoto scores with a sloppy right hand. Moss should have avoided that one. Moss checks a leg kick. Takashi Katsumoto is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Katsumoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Moss is rocked! Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses. Moss is still on wobbly legs! Can Katsumoto finish him? Katsumoto lands with an overhand left. Katsumoto connects with a body shot. Moss gets tackled into the cage by Katsumoto. Katsumoto maintains the clinch. Katsumoto stalling.
Katsumoto lands an elbow just above Moss 's eye. Moss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Katsumoto lands on the inside with an uppercut. Katsumoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moss can do to turn this around? Katsumoto misses with an elbow over the top. Katsumoto has Moss pressed against the cage. He pushes Moss back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Katsumoto throws a beautiful elbow that sends Moss crashing to the floor! Katsumoto piles on the pressure with more strikes! Moss is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Katsumoto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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