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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Kater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Kater had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Kater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Ford!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kater tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Ford has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ford misses with a straight right.
Kater tries to clinch up but Ford circles away and keeps his distance.
Kater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kater wants to clinch up but Ford keeps it at a distance.
Kater moves in looking to clinch but Ford pushes him off.
Ford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ben Kater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kater is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ford throws a one two combo.
Kater wants to clinch up but Ford keeps it at a distance.
Ford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kater circles away quickly and effectively.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
Kater fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kater instigates a clinch.
Ford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kater has him pressed against the cage.
Ford is looking for a takedown.
Ford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kater working Ford over with knees to the body.
Ford looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kater with a knee to the head.
Kater breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kater moves away from the strike by Ford.
Kater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kater is looking to clinch but Ford is avoiding it.
Kater tries to clinch up
and Ford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kater tries to clinch but Ford moves away
and Ford counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kater thinking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kater tries to land knees in the clinch but Ford avoids the damage to the body.
Ford is trying to break the clinch but Kater is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kater tries to score a body lock takedown but Ford shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kater jumps guard and drags Ford to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kater scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kater gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kater works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kater misses with a knee strike.
Ford tries to circle away but Kater has him pinned against the cage.
Kater has Ford pushed against the cage.
Kater lands an elbow that stopped Ford in his tracks for a moment.
Kater manages to break the clinch.
Ford keeps the fight on the outside.
Kater tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kater takes one on the button.
Kater throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kater wants to clinch.
Kater tries to clinch but Ford moves out of range.
Kater shoots for a takedown but Ford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kater darts in trying to clinch
and Ford counters with a straight right hand.
Kater tries to clinch up
and Ford counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Kater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kater tries to clinch there but Ford circles away.
Kater tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ford defends well and Kater ends up having to push Ford into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ford is looking to break free of the clinch but Kater has double underhooks.
Ford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kater has him pressed against the cage.
Ford is trying to force a seperation but Kater has the dominant position.
Kater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kater is looking to clinch but Ford is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kater looks to clinch
and Ford counters with a series of strikes. Kater will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kater tries to clinch but Ford moves away
and Ford counters with a left to the body.
Ford with a hook.
A jab from Ford does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Kater dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kater lands with a nice combination. Ford backs away looking to recover.
Kater tries to clinch up.
Kater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kater avoids the head kick by Ford.
Kater misses with a few strikes there.
Ben Kater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kater tries to clinch up but Ford circles away and keeps his distance.
Kater closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kater tries to clinch up but Ford circles away and keeps his distance.
Ford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kater looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kater staying out of range there.
Ford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ford is breathing heavily.
Kater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kater gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kater prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kater prevents Ford from breaking the clinch.
Ford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ford is trying to force a seperation but Kater has the dominant position.
Ford can't break the clinch.
Kater dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick from Kater.
Ford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kater wants to clinch up but Ford keeps it at a distance.
Ford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kater.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kater takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kater lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ford looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kater.
Kater misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kater with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kater lands an elbow that stopped Ford in his tracks for a moment.
Ford takes a shot to the head.
Ford avoids the elbow strike from Kater, against the cage.
Kater lands an elbow that stopped Ford in his tracks for a moment.
Kater lands a damaging elbow.
Kater manages to break the clinch.
Kater shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kater tries to clinch but Ford moves out of range.
Kater tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Kater shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ford sprawls well. Ford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kater gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Kater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kater tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Kater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kater clinches up against the cage.
Kater jumps guard and drags Ford to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kater. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ford wants to control from the top but Kater keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kater pushes Ford off and gets back to his feet.
Kater tries to clinch up but Ford circles away and keeps his distance.
Kater misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kater darts in and clinches Ford up against the cage.
Kater breaks from the clinch.
Kater tries to move into range but Ford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kater wants to clinch
and Ford counters with a good low kick that Kater was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Ford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kater wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Kater dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kater tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kater tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kater moves in looking to clinch but Ford pushes him off.
Ford throws a sloppy head kick and Kater moves out of range easily.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kater manages to avoid it.
Kater gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ford tries to break the clinch but Kater is controlling the position.
Kater jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kater wants to stand but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Kater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kater throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford wants to control from the top but Kater keeps moving.
Kater has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ford is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kater tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kater with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kater gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ford.
Kater pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kater comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kater successfully pulls guard.
Ford throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kater scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ford circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ford tests Kater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ford thows a body shot but no joy.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kater tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Kater moves into the clinch successfully.
Kater misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford looking for a takedown.
Kater pulls guard successfully.
Kater manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kater shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ford is trying to defend but Kater finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ford wants to get back to full guard.
Kater gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Kater is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kater clinches up with Ford and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kater lands a nice elbow.
Kater gets underhooks to prevent Ford's takedown attempt.
Ben Kater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Ford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kater scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kater lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Ford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ford blocks a body shot from Kater.
Ben Kater has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kater comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kater working aggressively here.
Ford avoiding damage as Kater throws knees to the body.
Kater tries for a takedown but Ford manages to get underhooks.
Kater pulls guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ford stops Kater from standing up.
Ford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kater's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Kater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kater 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Kater!
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