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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Takashi Katsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho throws a leg kick but Katsumoto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Katsumoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Katsumoto backwards.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Katsumoto controls the action.
Katsumoto missing with knees to the body.
Katsumoto prevents a body shot from Cho.
Cho tries a body shot but Katsumoto blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Katsumoto obliges.
Katsumoto looking to stall.
Katsumoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katsumoto trying to land knees to the body.
Katsumoto lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cho.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Katsumoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cho tries a body shot but Katsumoto blocks it.
Katsumoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Cho lands with a left to the head.
Cho misses with a body punch.
Katsumoto trying to stall but Cho improves his position.
Cho blocks an elbow strike from Katsumoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cho.
Katsumoto wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Katsumoto.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katsumoto's elbow.
Cho avoiding damage as Katsumoto throws knees to the body.
Katsumoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katsumoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Katsumoto throws out a leg kick but Cho moves out of range and Katsumoto only half commits.
Cho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cho throws a series of punches but Katsumoto avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Cho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katsumoto moves away.
Katsumoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cho throws a leg kick but Katsumoto checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsumoto lands a front kick.
Cho throws a leg kick but Katsumoto checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Katsumoto.
A clash of legs there as Cho blocks the low kick.
Katsumoto tests Cho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cho connects with a body shot that sends Katsumoto's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Cho.
A jab from Katsumoto finds it's way through Cho's defenses.
Katsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cho was well out of range. Poor timing from Katsumoto.
Cho throws a shot to the body.
Katsumoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katsumoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Katsumoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto avoids the body shot from Cho.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cho is looking to slow Katsumoto down with leg kicks.
Cho throws a low kick but Katsumoto moves out of range easily.
Katsumoto connects with a leg kick. Cho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Katsumoto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cho. That one must have hurt.
Katsumoto avoids the body shot from Cho.
Cho tries to score with a low kick but Katsumoto moves his leg out of the way.
A lazy left from Katsumoto finds it's target.
Cho misses with a hook. Katsumoto ducked under it nicely.
Cho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Cho counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsumoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cho.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Cho avoids the body shot from Katsumoto.
Cho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Katsumoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Cho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Katsumoto tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Cho.
Cho thows a leg kick but Katsumoto checks it
and Katsumoto counters with a big head kick but Cho shrugs it off.
Cho is rocked!
Cho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cho is still on wobbly legs! Can Katsumoto finish him?
Cho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cho seems to have recovered his senses.
Cho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Katsumoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cho throws a leg kick but Katsumoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho tries a head kick but it misses.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Cho throws a solid leg kick but Katsumoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cho.
Katsumoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Katsumoto dominated that round.
That's time! Katsumoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cho throws a body punch but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Cho scores with a hook to the body. Katsumoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cho.
Katsumoto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katsumoto.
Cho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Katsumoto's calf.
A big right from Cho misses.
Cho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto throws a leg kick but Cho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cho moves away from the strike by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick.
Cho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Cho.
Cho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Katsumoto counters with an inside leg kick.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick as Cho jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Cho.
Cho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cho misses with a leg kick.
Cho looks to land a combination. Katsumoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cho lands with a nice body punch.
Katsumoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katsumoto throws out the jab.
Katsumoto checks a low kick from Cho.
Katsumoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cho's calf.
Katsumoto avoids the body shot from Cho.
Katsumoto throws a body kick that misses.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
Cho is looking to chop away at Katsumoto's legs.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a head kick that misses.
Cho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsumoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
Cho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cho throws a low kick, looking for Katsumoto's leg but Katsumoto calmly moves out of range.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Cho misses with a head kick.
Katsumoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katsumoto misses with a body shot.
Katsumoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Katsumoto misses.
Crunch! Cho slams his shin into Katsumoto's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws out a leg kick but Cho moves out of range and Katsumoto only half commits.
Cho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Katsumoto tenderised Cho's leg. Cho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Katsumoto lands a jab.
Katsumoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Katsumoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Cho misses with a leg kick
and Katsumoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Katsumoto throws a body kick that misses.
Cho blocks a head kick by Katsumoto.
Cho misses with a leg kick
and Katsumoto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cho throws a low kick, looking for Katsumoto's leg but Katsumoto calmly moves out of range.
Katsumoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho lands a jab.
Katsumoto tried to score with a low kick but Cho checks it.
Cho throws a leg kick but Katsumoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Cho finds it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Katsumoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Katsumoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Katsumoto scores with a sloppy right hand. Cho should have avoided that one.
Katsumoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katsumoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Katsumoto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsumoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Cho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Katsumoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
Cho looks to land a combination but Katsumoto avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimble Cho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Katsumoto tries to move into range but Cho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick from Katsumoto lands but Cho takes it in his stride.
Some bone on bone action there as Katsumoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cho slips a straight right by Katsumoto.
Takashi Katsumoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Cho checks a low kick from Katsumoto.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cho checks a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cho.
Cho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cho staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
Cho swings for the body but Katsumoto moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsumoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Cho.
Katsumoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick.
Cho connects with a single shot there.
Cho misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cho. Katsumoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Katsumoto.
Katsumoto lands a head kick!
Cho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katsumoto's head backwards.
Cho misses with a low kick.
Cho bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Katsumoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick as Cho jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto checks a low kick from Cho.
Cho misses with an uppercut. Katsumoto saw that one coming.
Katsumoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cho is looking to score with low kicks.
Cho misses with a body shot
and Katsumoto counters with a good low kick that Cho was not able to check.
Katsumoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Katsumoto scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Cho misses
and Katsumoto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cho really felt that one!
Cho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katsumoto lands a front kick.
Cho lands a really nice looking cross but Katsumoto seems unphased.
A big right from Katsumoto misses.
Katsumoto misses with a head kick.
Cho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katsumoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Katsumoto scores with a leg kick.
Cho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Katsumoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Katsumoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cho.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
Cho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Katsumoto counters with a low kick, right behind Cho 's knee.
Cho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Katsumoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cho throws a low kick, looking for Katsumoto's leg but Katsumoto calmly moves out of range.
Cho looks to land a right hand but Katsumoto moved out of range.
Katsumoto connects with a leg kick. Cho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cho moves out of range as Katsumoto throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katsumoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cho tried to score with a low kick but Katsumoto checks it.
Katsumoto checks a leg kick.
Katsumoto throws a head kick but Cho moves out of range.
Kimble Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katsumoto misses with a low kick.
Katsumoto tries to clinch up but Cho circles away and keeps his distance.
Cho throws a jab when Katsumoto was well out of range.
Cho throws a lazy right hand but Katsumoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cho throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Katsumoto throws a jab when Cho was well out of range.
Katsumoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Takashi Katsumoto.
Well Katsumoto 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Katsumoto!
Takashi Katsumoto decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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