PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Downtown Swinga 96 by MOP. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Valentine
vs
Katsumoto

189 cm
29
180 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
175 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

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World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Katsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Katsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katsumoto. That did some damage!

Katsumoto drives through and clinches with Valentine against the cage.
Katsumoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Katsumoto can't break the clinch.
Valentine just leaning against Katsumoto, taking a breather.
Katsumoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Katsumoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.
Valentine has Katsumoto pushed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto tries to circle away but Valentine has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Katsumoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Katsumoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Gregg Valentine has been cut.
Katsumoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine tries to pull guard but Katsumoto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katsumoto.
Katsumoto avoiding damage.
Katsumoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valentine takes an elbow to the temple.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Katsumoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Katsumoto.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Valentine has Katsumoto pressed against the cage, preventing Katsumoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Katsumoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katsumoto is trying to break the clinch but Valentine is controlling him.
Katsumoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch but Katsumoto keeps him there for the moment.
Valentine looking to slow down the pace here.
Katsumoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Katsumoto is trying to force a seperation but Valentine has the dominant position.
Katsumoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Katsumoto misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Valentine as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsumoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Katsumoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.
Katsumoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Katsumoto avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto tries to circle away but Valentine has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Katsumoto.

Gregg Valentine's cut is getting worse.
Katsumoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valentine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valentine managing to block the knees to the body from Katsumoto.
With the fighters up against the cage, Katsumoto throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentine.
Valentine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Katsumoto lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Katsumoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Katsumoto lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsumoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Katsumoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Katsumoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katsumoto misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Valentine.
Valentine lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine looking to stall.
Valentine blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Katsumoto as Valentine tries to tie him up.
Valentine avoiding damage as Katsumoto throws knees to the body.
Katsumoto stalling the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Katsumoto throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsumoto is trying to force a seperation but Valentine has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Katsumoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Katsumoto throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takashi Katsumoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregg Valentine's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Katsumoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valentine is out of range.
Katsumoto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Katsumoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsumoto is just out of range.
Katsumoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Katsumoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Katsumoto throws a combination that misses
and Valentine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Katsumoto's knee momentarily.
Katsumoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katsumoto.
Valentine misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Valentine.
Valentine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Katsumoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gregg Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsumoto throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valentine circles away quickly and effectively.
Valentine misses with a leg kick
and Katsumoto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Valentine really felt that one!
Katsumoto thumps Valentine with a low kick.
Katsumoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Katsumoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valentine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Katsumoto - the referee stops the clock and Valentine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Katsumoto. Valentine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine throws the left hand but Katsumoto avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katsumoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katsumoto delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine sizes up Katsumoto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Katsumoto scores with a jab. Valentine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Katsumoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valentine throws a body punch but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Valentine throws a front kick aimed at Katsumoto's knee but Katsumoto avoids it well.
Katsumoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valentine.
Katsumoto looks to land a combination but Valentine avoids it well.
Valentine moves away from the strike by Katsumoto.
Valentine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Katsumoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!
Valentine lands a head shot.
Valentine throws out a leg kick but Katsumoto moves out of range and Valentine only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Katsumoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to work over Katsumoto's front leg with a kick but Katsumoto checks it.
Katsumoto dips to his left and cracks Valentine with an uppercut!
Katsumoto throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Katsumoto misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentine manages to avoid it.
Valentine checks a low kick from Katsumoto.
Valentine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Katsumoto on the side of the head.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Katsumoto counters with a straight right hand.
Valentine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Katsumoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valentine's sensitive parts.
Katsumoto dodges the punch combination from Valentine.
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!
Katsumoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Nice body punch from Valentine.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Katsumoto slips the punch.
Valentine jabs Katsumoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Valentine moves away from the strike by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto connects with a high kick.

Gregg Valentine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katsumoto.
A nice leg kick lands there from Katsumoto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Katsumoto. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takashi Katsumoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gregg Valentine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Katsumoto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Valentine will feel that in the morning.
Jab, jab by Valentine - just one landing.
Katsumoto throws a low kick, looking for Valentine's leg but Valentine calmly moves out of range.
Katsumoto misses with a hook.
Katsumoto pushes Valentine away with a front kick.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick from Katsumoto.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valentine.
Valentine swings for the body but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Katsumoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentine.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katsumoto lands a head kick!
Valentine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katsumoto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Valentine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Valentine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Katsumoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katsumoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valentine is out of range and Katsumoto settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Katsumoto misses.
Katsumoto slips under a jab from Valentine.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Valentine drops his hands momentarily and Katsumoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valentine slips a straight right by Katsumoto.
Valentine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Katsumoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentine. That snapped Katsumoto's head back.
Valentine staying out of range there.
Katsumoto wants to slow Valentine down by chopping away at his legs.
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!
Valentine connects with a single shot there.
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsumoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentine.
Valentine lands a leg kick that knocks Katsumoto off balance momentarily.
Katsumoto missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Valentine counters with a left and a right that stings Katsumoto.
Some bone on bone action there as Katsumoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valentine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Katsumoto's head.
Valentine is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Katsumoto cracks Valentine with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katsumoto.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katsumoto moves away.
Katsumoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valentine.
Valentine throws a solid leg kick but Katsumoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valentine.
Valentine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Katsumoto throws a shot to the body.
Valentine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Katsumoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a solid leg kick but Valentine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Katsumoto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsumoto.
Valentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Katsumoto is out of range.
Katsumoto connects with a leg kick. Valentine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Valentine staying out of range there.
Valentine throws a front kick aimed at Katsumoto's knee but Katsumoto avoids it well.
Valentine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katsumoto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Katsumoto is out of range and Valentine settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsumoto throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valentine is looking to slow Katsumoto down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Takashi Katsumoto just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Gregg Valentine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A solid body kick from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto misses with a kick to the body.
Katsumoto throws a jab when Valentine was well out of range.
Valentine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katsumoto counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Valentine.
Valentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katsumoto misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Valentine misses its intended target.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Katsumoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Katsumoto works Valentine's body with a nice hook.
Takashi Katsumoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katsumoto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Valentine throws a hook but Katsumoto avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto misses with a hook.
Valentine throws a head kick but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Katsumoto throws a body kick that misses.
Katsumoto misses with a straight left.
Valentine misses with a leg kick
and Katsumoto counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Valentine misses.
Katsumoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valentine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Valentine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Katsumoto.
Valentine throws a solid leg kick but Katsumoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valentine.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Katsumoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine tries to land a front kick but Katsumoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valentine looks to throw the jab but Katsumoto is out of range.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katsumoto.
A good leg kick by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto swings widly with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsumoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valentine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Katsumoto scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katsumoto manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Valentine. Beautiful body shot.
Katsumoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Katsumoto checks a leg kick.
Valentine tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Katsumoto is looking to clinch.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a shot to the body.
Katsumoto misses with a straight left.
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katsumoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. Katsumoto saw that one coming.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Katsumoto moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Katsumoto.
Katsumoto cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Katsumoto.
Valentine wants to land a leg kick but Katsumoto is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katsumoto takes a swing at Valentine's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses.
Katsumoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Katsumoto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takashi Katsumoto dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gregg Valentine'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Katsumoto.
Valentine throws a low kick but Katsumoto avoids it.
Katsumoto misses the jab.
Katsumoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Katsumoto throws an overhand right that lands on Valentine's shoulder, as Valentine tries to avoid the shot.
Katsumoto motions for Valentine to come forward. Katsumoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Katsumoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Valentine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Katsumoto counters with a good, hard body kick but Valentine shrugs it off.
Katsumoto misses with a kick to the body.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katsumoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Katsumoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Valentine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Katsumoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valentine.
Valentine connects with a jab.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Katsumoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto is looking to clinch.
Valentine throws a leg kick which misses Katsumoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Katsumoto tries to avoid it.
Katsumoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Katsumoto.
Valentine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katsumoto. That did some damage!
Gregg Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katsumoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsumoto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Katsumoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
Valentine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valentine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Katsumoto moved away.
Katsumoto tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Valentine is predictable there
and Katsumoto counters with a nice body kick.
Valentine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Valentine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Katsumoto - the referee stops the clock and Valentine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Katsumoto. Valentine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Katsumoto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsumoto cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
Katsumoto blocks a head kick by Valentine.
Valentine misses with a jab to the body
enabling Katsumoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentine scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katsumoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentine manages to avoid it.
Valentine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Katsumoto checks it well.
Valentine throws a hook to the side of Katsumoto's head but Katsumoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Katsumoto moves away from the strike by Valentine.
Katsumoto ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Takashi Katsumoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsumoto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Katsumoto is looking to land body kicks.
Katsumoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takashi Katsumoto.
Well Katsumoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Katsumoto! Takashi Katsumoto retains his welterweight title!
Takashi Katsumoto tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.