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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saku Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remedios Verzosa (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Katsumoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verzosa works Katsumoto's body with a nice hook.
Verzosa scores with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Katsumoto.
Verzosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katsumoto.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsumoto is just out of range.
Verzosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katsumoto drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsumoto trying to control but Verzosa is working from the bottom.
Katsumoto passes Verzosa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Verzosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Verzosa is defending against the submission attempts here by Katsumoto.
Verzosa trying to control but Katsumoto postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Verzosa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Verzosa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Verzosa working a defensive guard here.
Katsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Verzosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verzosa has his foot on Katsumoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Katsumoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Verzosa has his foot on Katsumoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Katsumoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Verzosa wants to sweep here but Katsumoto controlling him for the moment.
Katsumoto wants to control from the top but Verzosa keeps moving.
Verzosa has his foot on Katsumoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Katsumoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Katsumoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Verzosa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Katsumoto defends it easily.
Katsumoto stands and throws Verzosa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Verzosa tries to buck Katsumoto off but Katsumoto is having none of it.
Verzosa prevents Katsumoto from moving into mount.
Katsumoto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Verzosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Katsumoto tries to move into full mount but can't pass Verzosa's legs.
Verzosa is looking to reverse the position.
Verzosa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto is trying to stand up here but Verzosa is controlling him well.
Verzosa is working for a kimura but Katsumoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Katsumoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Verzosa won't allow Katsumoto to sweep him here.
Verzosa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Verzosa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Verzosa wants to pass the guard but Katsumoto is keeping the position.
Katsumoto throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Verzosa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Verzosa scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Verzosa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsumoto wants to hit a switch here but Verzosa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Katsumoto there!
Verzosa breaks from Katsumoto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Verzosa cracks Katsumoto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Katsumoto is squirming around, avoiding Verzosa's attempts to control the action.
Verzosa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Katsumoto is rocked!
Katsumoto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Verzosa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Katsumoto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Katsumoto wants to stand up but Verzosa is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Verzosa slips nicely into half guard.
Verzosa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Verzosa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Katsumoto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Verzosa lands an elbow.
Katsumoto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Katsumoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Verzosa defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verzosa gets back to full guard.
Verzosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Remedios Verzosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Verzosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Katsumoto's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa cracks Katsumoto with a solid left hand.
Verzosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Katsumoto's head.
Katsumoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Verzosa defends well.
Verzosa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Verzosa working some strikes from top position.
Katsumoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Katsumoto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Verzosa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Verzosa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Verzosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Verzosa can't keep his opponent in guard - Katsumoto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Verzosa won't allow Katsumoto to pass to mount.
Verzosa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Verzosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Katsumoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsumoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Verzosa is retaining full guard.
Verzosa trying to keep a closed guard but Katsumoto is proving a slippery customer.
Verzosa is looking for a triangle but Katsumoto pushes his legs off easily.
Verzosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Katsumoto looking to pass the guard.
Verzosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Katsumoto is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa controls Katsumoto momentarily but Katsumoto frees himself.
Verzosa keeping full guard, as Katsumoto tries to pass.
Verzosa has control of Katsumoto's left arm, preventing Katsumoto from doing any damage.
Katsumoto wants to pass the guard but Verzosa is keeping the position.
Katsumoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Katsumoto trying to move into half guard but instead Verzosa has managed to sweep!
Katsumoto isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Verzosa stacks Katsumoto on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Verzosa!
Verzosa working the ground and pound.
Verzosa scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verzosa is looking to take a break and control but Katsumoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Verzosa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Verzosa scoring with punches and elbows.
Verzosa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Katsumoto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa lands an elbow.
Verzosa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Katsumoto some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Katsumoto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Katsumoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Katsumoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Verzosa clobbers Katsumoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Verzosa swings for the body but Katsumoto moves out of range.
Katsumoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Katsumoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Verzosa gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Verzosa trying to control but Katsumoto is working from the bottom.
Verzosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Verzosa landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsumoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Katsumoto, not yet.
Katsumoto has momentary wrist control but Verzosa slips an elbow through the middle.
Verzosa wants to stand but Katsumoto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Verzosa wants to pass the guard but Katsumoto is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Verzosa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Katsumoto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Verzosa has passed into half guard!
Verzosa working Katsumoto over with strikes.
Verzosa is working for a submission of some sort.
Verzosa lands with a punch from half guard.
Verzosa working Katsumoto over with strikes.
Verzosa controlling the action here.
Katsumoto wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Verzosa working over Katsumoto with some ground and pound. Katsumoto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katsumoto wants to improve his position but Verzosa is controlling well.
Verzosa winds up and cracks Katsumoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Katsumoto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Verzosa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Katsumoto wants to improve his position but Verzosa is controlling well.
Verzosa seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is working for a kimura but Katsumoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Verzosa wants to control but Katsumoto is keeping him busy.
Katsumoto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Katsumoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Verzosa on the ground.
Verzosa is in close to Katsumoto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Katsumoto keeping full guard, as Verzosa tries to pass.
Katsumoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Verzosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Verzosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Verzosa landing with the ground and pound.
Verzosa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto controls Verzosa momentarily but Verzosa frees himself.
Katsumoto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Katsumoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Verzosa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verzosa trying to control but Katsumoto postures up.
Verzosa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Katsumoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Katsumoto's back!
Verzosa has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Katsumoto has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsumoto takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Katsumoto is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Verzosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katsumoto misses with a wild combination.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katsumoto.
Katsumoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verzosa digs a good body shot into Katsumoto's ribs.
Katsumoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Katsumoto takes one to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Verzosa coming out on top.
Verzosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Verzosa throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Katsumoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Katsumoto looks to land a combination but Verzosa avoids it well.
Katsumoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Verzosa jabs Katsumoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katsumoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Verzosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Verzosa throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa scores with a hook to the body. Katsumoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Verzosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Katsumoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Verzosa punishes Katsumoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Verzosa delivers a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Katsumoto.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Verzosa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Verzosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Katsumoto should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Verzosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Verzosa finds it's target.
Katsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verzosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Katsumoto.
Verzosa misses with a wild body shot.
Katsumoto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Verzosa.
Verzosa scores with a hook to the body. Katsumoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Katsumoto misses.
Verzosa throws a good cross that connects.
Verzosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Katsumoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Verzosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Katsumoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Verzosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katsumoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Katsumoto throws a right and a left that Verzosa avoids nicely.
Verzosa lands with a shot to the body.
Verzosa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Verzosa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Verzosa slips nicely into half guard.
Verzosa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Katsumoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands with a punch from half guard.
Verzosa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Verzosa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Verzosa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Verzosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Katsumoto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Verzosa is nestled in close to Katsumoto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Katsumoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Katsumoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Katsumoto, not yet.
Verzosa won't allow Katsumoto to get back to his feet.
Verzosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Katsumoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verzosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Katsumoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsumoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Verzosa controlling from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsumoto has momentary wrist control but Verzosa slips an elbow through the middle.
Verzosa connects with a couple of short punches.
Verzosa pushing down on Katsumoto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Katsumoto looking for submissions off his back.
Katsumoto is looking for a sweep. Verzosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa wants to take a breather but Katsumoto is having none of it.
Katsumoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Verzosa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Verzosa.
Verzosa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Katsumoto misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Verzosa - just one landing.
Verzosa connects with a looping right hand.
Katsumoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Verzosa circles away.
Katsumoto misses with the combination.
Katsumoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Verzosa. Beautiful body shot.
Remedios Verzosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verzosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Katsumoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saku Katsumoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Katsumoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Verzosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Verzosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Katsumoto's head.
Katsumoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verzosa moves away.
Katsumoto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Verzosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Katsumoto looks up at the clock. Bad move! Verzosa lands a right hand from hell, dropping Katsumoto. Verzosa pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remedios Verzosa! Remedios Verzosa retains his middleweight title!
Remedios Verzosa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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