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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sun Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juanito Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato's entrance music is STILL BALLIN. A fine choice. Juanito Sandoval has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sun Kato's chin.
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187 cm
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220 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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222 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sun Kato! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juanito Sandoval! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kato throws a sloppy head kick and Sandoval moves out of range easily. Sandoval lands a high kick!
Kato feints and then cracks Sandoval's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sandoval down. Sandoval misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kato counter with a right hand.
It looks like Juanito Sandoval has been cut. A nice inside leg kick there by Sandoval. That's going to slow Kato down. A low kick from Sandoval misses and Kato counters with a left to the body. Kato misses with a shot to the body and Sandoval counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Kato is looking to land body kicks. Sandoval jabbing away but nothing is landing. Kato throws a lazy uppercut
and Sandoval counters with a nice body kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sandoval throws a right hand that misses
and Kato counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round. A good leg kick by Kato. Sandoval blocks a low kick nicely. Kato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Sandoval moves forwards but Kato connects with a nice, crisp jab. A lazy body kick from Kato and Sandoval counters with a leg kick. Sandoval fails to land with a series of punches.
Kato connects with a leg kick. Sandoval looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Kato just misses with a punch to the body.
Juanito Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kato throws a body kick that misses. Sandoval fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Kato throws a leg kick but Sandoval sees it coming and checks it nicely. Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
An inside leg kick from Kato misses. Kato throws out a powerful jab. Sandoval misses with a lunging right hand
and Kato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Kato is looking to wear down Sandoval with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Kato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Kato scores with a punch to the head. Sandoval avoids the body shot from Kato.
Sandoval staying out of range there. A low kick from Sandoval misses and Kato counters with a nice body kick. Sandoval looks gassed! Sandoval cracks Kato with an open hand slap. Sandoval throws a head kick that misses and Kato counters with a straight right hand. Kato throws a combination. Sandoval tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Kato misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kato thows a body kick. Sandoval tries to catch it but that hurt him. Sandoval misses with a leg kick and Kato counters with a straight right hand. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Kato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sandoval. Kato misses with a kick to the body.
Kato scores with a jab to the jaw. A head kick by Sandoval misses enabling Kato to counter with a crisp jab. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kato throws a half hearted mid kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kato dominated that round. The cut man is working on Juanito Sandoval'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.
Sandoval tries to move into range but Kato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Kato stuns Sandoval with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Sandoval throws a right hand that misses
and Kato counters with a thumping low kick. Kato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A slapping body kick lands there for Kato. Kato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Kato misses with a head kick.
Kato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Sandoval is breathing heavily. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Kato lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sandoval looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Kato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sandoval looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Kato is looking to slow Sandoval down with leg kicks. Sun Kato is winning the standup battle so far. Kato misses with a kick to the body.
Sandoval has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kato. Kato connects with the punch. Kato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kato, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kato misses with a body shot.
Kato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sandoval looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Kato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Kato connects with a jab. Kato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Kato throws a jab when Sandoval was well out of range. Kato misses with a jab to the body
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand. Sandoval 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. Sandoval throws a sloppy body shot
and Kato counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kato throws a nice looking combination but Sandoval bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Jab, jab by Kato - just one landing. Sandoval walks into a straight right hand from Kato. Kato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sandoval swings widly with a right hand
and Kato counters with a nice uppercut. Sandoval takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kato connects with a solid leg kick. Sandoval avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Kato stuns Sandoval with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Kato throws a quick inside leg kick. Kato misses with a body kick. Kato throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kato. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A head kick by Sandoval misses and Kato counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Sandoval down. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kato dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Juanito Sandoval'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!
Sandoval chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kato can pounce on him.
Kato thows a body shot but no joy. Sandoval throws a right hand that misses
and Kato counters with a three punch combo that has Sandoval backing up. Sandoval nods at Kato to acknowledge the strikes. Kato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandoval moves away. Sandoval takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sandoval avoids the body shot from Kato.
Kato swings and misses with a shot to the body and Sandoval counters with a left to the body. Sandoval takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Sandoval misses with a leg kick and Kato counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That has opened up Juanito Sandoval's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sandoval on the side of the head. Sandoval throws a leg kick that is checked and Kato counters with a leg kick. Kato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Kato misses. Sandoval misses with a combination
and Kato counters with a nice body kick. Sandoval misses with a leg kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Kato misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kato dips to his left and cracks Sandoval with an uppercut! Kato jabs at Sandoval's body. Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
Sandoval takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Kato looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandoval is just out of range. Crunch! Kato slams his shin into Sandoval's torso. Kato connects with a solid leg kick. Kato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. No joy there for Kato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kato catches Sandoval with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Kato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sandoval. A slapping body kick lands there for Kato. Kato misses with a kick to the body.
Sandoval defending well as Kato loads up on a big left hand. Sandoval has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kato. Sandoval misses with a hook
and Kato counters with a low kick, right behind Sandoval 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sandoval takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Kato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandoval can do to turn this around? Kato misses with a kick to the body and Sandoval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Sandoval tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Kato connects with a high kick. Kato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Juanito Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sun Kato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Sandoval takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight! Sun Kato showed his dominance in that final round. Well Kato 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Kato!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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