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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Katona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Chavarria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavarria has chosen tom sawyer as his entrance music. Leo Katona had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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169 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leo Katona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Chavarria!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavarria gets a double leg takedown into Katona's guard.
Katona working a defensive guard here.
Katona escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chavarria gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Katona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chavarria has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Katona is proving hard to escape from.
Katona isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chavarria stacks Katona 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 Chavarria!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katona wants to control but Chavarria postures up.
Katona is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katona throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Chavarria decides to stand up, so the ref orders Katona to his feet.
Chavarria looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chavarria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chavarria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Katona looks for the body kick but Chavarria saw that one coming.
Katona tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chavarria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chavarria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katona tries to land a leg kick but Chavarria saw it coming and moves away.
Chavarria lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Leo Katona has been cut.
Katona avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavarria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavarria fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavarria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Katona tries a head kick but it misses.
Katona throws a right and a left that Chavarria avoids nicely.
Chavarria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chavarria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katona.
Chavarria throws a lazy right hand but Katona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katona swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chavarria counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chavarria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Katona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavarria has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katona can't break the clinch.
Chavarria lands a takedown into guard.
Katona manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Chavarria moves into the clinch successfully.
Katona is trying to break the clinch but Chavarria is controlling him.
Katona wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chavarria has him pressed against the cage.
Chavarria manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Katona landing some decent shots from guard.
Chavarria is looking to stand up but Katona isn't so interested in that idea.
Chavarria can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Katona controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katona chips away with some ground and pound.
Katona trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavarria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katona thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Katona not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Katona lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Katona will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Katona wants to control from the top but Chavarria keeps moving.
Katona throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Chavarria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Katona'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.
Chavarria scores with a one two! Katona had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chavarria has Katona up against the cage in a clinch.
Chavarria breaks the clinch.
Chavarria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katona.
Leo Katona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Chavarria.
Chavarria swinging wildly here.
Chavarria fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chavarria misses with a wild body shot.
Katona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katona throws a sloppy head kick
and Chavarria counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katona throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katona throws a sloppy head kick and Chavarria moves out of range easily.
Chavarria punishes Katona's body with a nice straight punch.
Chavarria throws a nice looking combination but Katona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Katona lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chavarria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chavarria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chavarria defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Katona.
Chavarria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katona.
Katona slips a jab and a cross from Chavarria.
Chavarria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chavarria closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chavarria stands up and beckons Katona to his feet.
Katona cracks Chavarria with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katona has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chavarria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katona looks for a takedown but Chavarria sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chavarria throws a series of punches but Katona moves out of range.
Katona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katona swinging wildly here.
Chavarria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavarria misses with a double jab
and Katona counters with a shoot takedown. Chavarria fights it but they end up in guard.
Katona prevents Chavarria from getting back to his feet.
Katona engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Katona accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katona throwing strikes from guard but Chavarria blocks nicely.
Chavarria wants to get back to his feet but Katona is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Katona distracts Chavarria with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chavarria wants to stand up but Katona is controlling him.
Chavarria keeping moving, preventing Katona from controlling successfully.
Katona prevents Chavarria from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Katona trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Katona won't allow Chavarria to get back to his feet.
Chavarria can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Katona controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No joy there for Katona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chavarria slips a jab and a cross from Katona.
Chavarria wants to clinch up but Katona keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Chavarria as Katona shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Katona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavarria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chavarria lands a nice knee to the body.
Chavarria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chavarria breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Chavarria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leo Katona's cut.
That's time! Katona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chavarria gets the takedown into side control.
Katona trying his best to control but Chavarria has mounted him.
Katona is desperately trying to improve his position but Chavarria has a good base and remains in mount.
Katona tries to hold on but Chavarria pushes him away.
Chavarria with the ground and pound from mount.
Katona keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chavarria wants to stand but Katona is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavarria content just to control the position here.
Katona bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katona seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavarria keeping moving, preventing Katona from controlling successfully.
Chavarria is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Katona is controlling him.
Katona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chavarria swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chavarria kicks Katona off and gets to his feet.
Chavarria dodges the punch combination from Katona.
Chavarria misses with a wild combination.
Chavarria looks to land a combination but Katona avoids it well.
Katona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavarria tries a head kick but it misses.
Katona throws a looping overhand right but Chavarria ducks down to avoid it.
Chavarria lands with a nice combination. Katona backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavarria misses with a wild combination.
Chavarria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Chavarria does no damage.
Chavarria blocks a leg kick.
Marco Chavarria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katona takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheers as Chavarria lands an impressive looking overhand right. Katona doesn't seem phased though.
Chavarria throws a series of punches but Katona avoids them all with ease.
Chavarria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katona throws the kick towards the body but Chavarria avoids it.
Chavarria gets a double leg takedown into Katona's guard.
Chavarria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Katona. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Katona looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Katona looking for a sweep. Not yet Katona, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavarria postures up.
Katona working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chavarria doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Katona is tightening it up a little... Chavarria has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Chavarria reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Chavarria taps out! Nice BJJ there by Katona!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Leo Katona!
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