PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Katsumoto
vs
Esposito

170 cm
24
175 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

178 cm
27
182 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

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World class MT
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Katsumoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsumoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.
Frank Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Katsumoto clinches up against the cage.
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Katsumoto is keeping busy.
Katsumoto lands an elbow inside that Esposito shrugs off.

It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katsumoto's elbow.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katsumoto avoids the elbow strike from Esposito, against the cage.
Katsumoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Esposito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Katsumoto misses with an elbow strike.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Katsumoto has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Katsumoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Esposito blocks an elbow strike.
Katsumoto throws an elbow that misses.
Esposito blocks the elbow strike.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Katsumoto avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katsumoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Katsumoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katsumoto misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto lands an elbow inside that Esposito shrugs off.
Katsumoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Katsumoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Esposito has Katsumoto pressed against the cage.
Katsumoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katsumoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito blocks an elbow strike.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Katsumoto controls the action.
Katsumoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Esposito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Katsumoto.
Esposito lands a nice hook to Katsumoto's body. Katsumoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Katsumoto misses.
Katsumoto throws a lazy right hand but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katsumoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esposito jabs Katsumoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Katsumoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esposito checks a leg kick.
Esposito throws a head kick but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Esposito is looking to slow Katsumoto down with leg kicks.
Katsumoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Katsumoto.
Esposito takes a swing at Katsumoto's ribcage but misses.
Esposito explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Esposito cracks the inside of Katsumoto's front leg.
Katsumoto pushes Esposito away with a front kick.
Esposito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Katsumoto tries to work over Esposito's front leg with a kick but Esposito checks it.
Katsumoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Esposito is out of range and Katsumoto settles back down.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
Esposito checks the leg kick nicely there.
Katsumoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katsumoto throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito is looking to slow Katsumoto down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Esposito!
Katsumoto misses with a straight left.
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Katsumoto is out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Esposito - that will leave a mark!
Esposito cracks Katsumoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Katsumoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Katsumoto is breathing heavily.
Katsumoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esposito lands with a nice body punch.
Esposito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Katsumoto.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Esposito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
That's time! Katsumoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Esposito throws a solid leg kick but Katsumoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Esposito.
Frank Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katsumoto keeps Esposito at a distance using the push kick.
Esposito throws a low kick but Katsumoto avoids it.
Katsumoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Esposito throws a body kick the misses
and Katsumoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katsumoto lands a leg kick that knocks Esposito off balance momentarily.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Esposito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Esposito throws a low kick but Katsumoto moves out of range easily.
Esposito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but Esposito moved away.
Esposito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katsumoto. That did some damage!
Katsumoto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Esposito.
Katsumoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Esposito. Esposito obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katsumoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Esposito throws out a leg kick but Katsumoto moves out of range and Esposito only half commits.
Esposito throws a body kick that misses.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Katsumoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Esposito is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Katsumoto checks it.
Katsumoto thumps Esposito with a low kick.
Esposito is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Katsumoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Katsumoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Esposito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsumoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Katsumoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Katsumoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esposito.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick from Katsumoto.
Esposito avoids the head kick by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. Katsumoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Katsumoto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses.

Esposito gets a clinch.
Esposito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Esposito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Katsumoto backwards.

Esposito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esposito is looking to slow Katsumoto down with leg kicks.
Katsumoto throws a push kick but Esposito slaps the foot to one side.
Katsumoto swings widly with a right hand
and Esposito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Esposito throws a front kick aimed at Katsumoto's knee but Katsumoto avoids it well.
Katsumoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito.
Katsumoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katsumoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsumoto tries to clinch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Katsumoto is out of range and Esposito settles back down.
Katsumoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
Katsumoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Esposito. That did some damage!
Esposito misses with a right hand
and Katsumoto counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Katsumoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Esposito motions for Katsumoto to come forward. Esposito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito misses the jab.
Katsumoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito misses with a hook
and Katsumoto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Esposito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
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.

A low kick from Esposito is predictable there
and Katsumoto counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Esposito does it's job there.
Esposito avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Esposito throws out a leg kick but Katsumoto moves out of range and Esposito only half commits.
Esposito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Katsumoto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Esposito.
Esposito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Katsumoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Esposito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Katsumoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito misses with a leg kick.
Katsumoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsumoto looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Esposito checks a low kick from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto checks a leg kick.
Katsumoto misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito throws a body punch but Katsumoto moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito.
Esposito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katsumoto throws out the jab.
Esposito swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Katsumoto tries to keep at a distance but Esposito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Katsumoto digs a right hand underneath Esposito's ribcage. Esposito let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Esposito.
Katsumoto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Katsumoto avoiding damage as Esposito throws knees to the body.
Frank Esposito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Esposito with a knee to the head.
Katsumoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsumoto misses with an elbow strike.
Esposito avoiding damage as Katsumoto throws knees to the body.
Katsumoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Esposito managing to block the knees to the body from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto takes a shot to the head.
Katsumoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katsumoto is trying to maintain a safe position but Esposito gets an underhook and turns Katsumoto into the cage.

Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Katsumoto misses.
Katsumoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and Katsumoto moves out of range easily.
Esposito moves forwards but Katsumoto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but Esposito sees it coming and moves out of range.
Esposito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a jab when Esposito was well out of range.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Katsumoto saw it coming and moves away.
Katsumoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses.
Katsumoto throws a push kick but Esposito slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katsumoto throws a hook but Esposito avoids it easily.
Katsumoto throws a solid leg kick but Esposito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Katsumoto.
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Katsumoto is out of range.
Esposito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Esposito jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsumoto misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Takashi Katsumoto did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito'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.

Esposito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but Esposito moved away.
That kick from Esposito tenderised Katsumoto's leg. Katsumoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Katsumoto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Katsumoto throws an overhand right that lands on Esposito's shoulder, as Esposito tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Katsumoto misses
and Esposito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Katsumoto checks it.
Katsumoto throws a push kick but Esposito slaps the foot to one side.
Katsumoto is looking to chop away at Esposito's legs.
Katsumoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Esposito.
Esposito has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Esposito tries to score with a low kick but Katsumoto moves his leg out of the way.
Katsumoto throws a push kick but Esposito slaps the foot to one side.
Esposito misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito throws a low kick but Katsumoto avoids it.
Katsumoto tries to clinch but Esposito is having none of it.
Katsumoto misses with a body shot.
Esposito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Katsumoto avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but Esposito sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Katsumoto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Katsumoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katsumoto misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.

Katsumoto gets tackled into the cage by Esposito. Esposito maintains the clinch.
Katsumoto misses with some punches.
Esposito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito takes an elbow to the temple.
Katsumoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Katsumoto or not.
Esposito blocks an elbow strike from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Esposito lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsumoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Katsumoto landing knees to the body.
Katsumoto looking to throw knees to the head but Esposito is blocking nicely.
Katsumoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Esposito can't break the clinch.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Esposito blocks the elbow strike.
Katsumoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Katsumoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Esposito is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katsumoto managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
Katsumoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katsumoto's elbow.
Katsumoto is trying to maintain a safe position but Esposito gets an underhook and turns Katsumoto into the cage.
Katsumoto trying to land knees to the body.
Katsumoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Esposito's defenses.

That has opened up Frank Esposito's cut even more.
The referee is keeping an eye on Esposito - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Katsumoto blocks an uppercut.
Katsumoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katsumoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Esposito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Esposito.
Katsumoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Esposito lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Esposito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katsumoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.

Esposito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katsumoto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Esposito throws a leg kick that misses.
Esposito throws a leg kick
and Katsumoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Esposito thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

The cut above Frank Esposito's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsumoto lands a head kick. Esposito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Esposito is rocked!
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito is still on wobbly legs! Can Katsumoto finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsumoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Esposito misses the jab.
Esposito seems to have recovered his senses.
Katsumoto throws a big shot that misses.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takashi Katsumoto had his way with Frank Esposito in that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Esposito fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Katsumoto checks it well.
Esposito throws a low kick but Katsumoto moves out of range easily.
Katsumoto wants to slow Esposito down by chopping away at his legs.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Esposito checks a leg kick nicely.
Katsumoto tries a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
Katsumoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katsumoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Katsumoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Esposito.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Katsumoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto misses with a straight right.
Esposito throws out a leg kick but Katsumoto moves out of range and Esposito only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Esposito. That's going to slow Katsumoto down.
Esposito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsumoto tries to work over Esposito's front leg with a kick but Esposito checks it.
Katsumoto tries to clinch but Esposito moves out of range.
Katsumoto avoids a kick to the body.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsumoto is just out of range.
Esposito throws a front kick aimed at Katsumoto's knee but Katsumoto avoids it well.
A left and a right from Katsumoto both land. Nice combination.
Katsumoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Esposito checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Katsumoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito delivers a nice body kick.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Katsumoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Katsumoto scores with a nice body kick.
Esposito is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Esposito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Esposito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Esposito.
Katsumoto lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Katsumoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Esposito scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katsumoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Esposito.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esposito.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Esposito tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.
Esposito misses with a head kick.
Katsumoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Esposito throws a looping overhand right but Katsumoto ducks down to avoid it.
Esposito throws a front kick aimed at Katsumoto's knee but Katsumoto avoids it well.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but Esposito moved away.
Katsumoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
Esposito takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsumoto feints and then cracks Esposito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Esposito down.
Katsumoto looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.
Esposito is looking to land body kicks.
Esposito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Katsumoto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Katsumoto throws a low kick, looking for Esposito's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
Esposito checks a low kick from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katsumoto. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Katsumoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Katsumoto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 48:48
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Takashi Katsumoto!
Takashi Katsumoto retains his welterweight title!
Takashi Katsumoto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.