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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagat comes to the cage accompanied by Top Shotter. Luke Katana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Katana!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Katana looks to clinch
and Sagat counters with a nice leg kick.
Sagat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Katana, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Sagat.
Katana has had enough of the clinch but Sagat keeps him there for the moment.
Katana takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Luke Katana has been cut.
Sagat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sagat keeps control of Katana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sagat landing knees to the body.
Katana looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Sagat.
Sagat breaks from the clinch.
Sagat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Katana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sagat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Katana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sagat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sagat thows a body kick. Katana tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Katana takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagat has managed to clinch.
Sagat scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat manages to break the clinch.
Sagat fakes the leg kick and cracks Katana in the body.
Katana tries to keep at a distance but Sagat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Katana breaks from the clinch.
Sagat has closed the distance and engaged Katana in a clinch.
Sagat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Katana takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sagat breaks the clinch.
Sagat scores with a jab to the head.
Sagat has managed to clinch.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sagat.
Sagat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Katana's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
Sagat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Katana being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat manages to break the clinch.
Sagat moves into the clinch successfully.
Sagat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Katana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katana has had enough of the clinch but Sagat keeps him there for the moment.
Sagat prevents Katana from breaking the clinch.
Sagat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Katana is trying to break the clinch but Sagat is controlling him.
Katana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katana is looking to break free of the clinch but Sagat has double underhooks.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Katana is blocking nicely.
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Katana's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sagat connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sagat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Katana's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Katana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sagat circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sagat counters with a stiff right hand.
Victor Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katana moves to clinch but Sagat breaks away
and Sagat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Katana working hard to break the clinch.
Sagat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sagat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Katana is defending well for now.
Katana wants to get back to striking at distance but Sagat won't allow it.
Sagat working Katana over with knees to the body.
Katana is breathing heavily.
Katana takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Sagat holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sagat breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Sagat.
Sagat scoring well with a low kick there.
Sagat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sagat.
Sagat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sagat throws the kick towards the body but Katana avoids it.
Sagat works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana misses with a leg kick
and Sagat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Katana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Sagat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Katana can't break the clinch.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Katana is blocking nicely.
Katana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sagat is defending well for now.
Sagat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sagat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Katana is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sagat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sagat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Katana's cut.
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!
Katana moves out of range as Sagat throws a body kick.
Nice cross by Sagat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sagat, right into the meat.
Victor Sagat is winning the standup battle so far.
Katana tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sagat makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Katana really felt that one!
Katana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sagat.
Sagat scores with a nice body kick.
Katana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sagat drives through and clinches with Katana against the cage.
Sagat trying to land knees to the body.
Victor Sagat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katana is trying to break the clinch but Sagat is controlling him.
Katana misses with a knee strike.
Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Katana is looking to break free of the clinch but Sagat has double underhooks.
Katana trying to land knees to the body.
Katana tries to break free but Sagat pushes him back against the cage.
Katana tries to break free but Sagat pushes him back against the cage.
Katana wants to break free but Sagat has control.
Sagat holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sagat avoiding damage as Katana throws knees to the body.
Sagat managing to block the knees to the body from Katana.
Katana takes a knee to the side of the body.
Katana wants to break free but Sagat has control.
Katana wants to get back to striking at distance but Sagat won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
Katana working hard to break the clinch.
Katana can't break the clinch.
Sagat lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Katana goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Sagat in side control.
Sagat stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sagat misses with the body kick
and Katana counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Katana.
Sagat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Katana's efforts to push away.
Katana is trying to break the clinch but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Sagat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Katana can do to turn this around?
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.
Katana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sagat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Katana takes a step back to recover.
Katana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Sagat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sagat 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Sagat!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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