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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Katsuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Racia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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156 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Katsuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Racia!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsuo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Racia jumps guard but Katsuo stands there with Racia around his waist. Racia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Katsuo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Racia decides to pull guard.
Katsuo wants to control from the top but Racia keeps moving.
Katsuo with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Racia is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Racia throwing strikes but missing.
Katsuo keeping moving, preventing Racia from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Racia trying to control but Katsuo is working from the bottom.
Katsuo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Racia prevents Katsuo from getting back to his feet.
Racia is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Racia wants to control from the top but Katsuo keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Katsuo slaps away a takedown attempt from Racia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Katsuo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Katsuo is looking to clinch but Racia is avoiding it.
Katsuo has Racia up against the cage in a clinch.
Racia wants to stall.
Racia looking for a takedown.
Kazuki Katsuo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Racia.
A short right from Katsuo on the inside.
Racia tries to pull guard but Katsuo holds him up against the cage and eventually Racia drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsuo manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Racia. No joy for Katsuo on that attempt.
Katsuo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Racia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Racia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Racia wants to stand but Katsuo has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Racia stalls from top position.
Racia wants to stand but Katsuo has his arm trapped.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Katsuo is trying to control Racia's posture but Racia avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsuo dodges the ground and pound from Racia.
Racia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Racia is working Katsuo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Katsuo is trying to get back to his feet.
Racia controls the position.
Katsuo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Katsuo is not content to let Racia control the position.
You can see the frustration on Katsuo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Racia dominated that round.
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.
Katsuo tries to clinch there but Racia circles away.
Katsuo forces Racia back against the cage and clinches.
Racia is looking for a takedown.
Katsuo is trying to break free.
Katsuo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Katsuo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Racia or perhaps it was just good defense by Katsuo, which made it look bad.
Katsuo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Racia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Katsuo did well to prevent Racia getting side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Racia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Katsuo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Racia tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Racia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Racia is looking to take a break and control but Katsuo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Racia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Racia is stalling here. Katsuo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Racia seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Katsuo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Racia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Racia desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racia is staying active underneath Katsuo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Racia is looking to control Katsuo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Racia avoid being mounted?
Racia wants to get back to his feet.
Leonard Racia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Racia tries to get to full guard but Katsuo has control of the leg.
Katsuo seems to be looking for submissions.
Racia is trying to stand back up but Katsuo is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Racia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Racia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Katsuo manages to get himself to full guard.
Racia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Katsuo keeping moving, preventing Racia from controlling successfully.
Racia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Katsuo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Katsuo wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsuo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Katsuo moves in looking to clinch but Racia pushes him off.
Katsuo has managed to clinch.
Racia has Katsuo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Racia pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Katsuo tumbling to the mat - Racia dives into Katsuo's guard.
Racia slips nicely into half guard.
Katsuo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Racia on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Racia controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Racia lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leonard Racia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Katsuo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Katsuo throws a solid leg kick but Racia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Katsuo.
Katsuo moves in looking to clinch but Racia pushes him off.
Racia clinches.
Katsuo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Katsuo working hard to break the clinch.
Racia takes a shot to the head.
Racia has Katsuo pressed against the cage, preventing Katsuo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Katsuo.
Racia tries to pull guard but Katsuo won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Racia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Racia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Katsuo walks away with a smile on his face. Racia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kazuki Katsuo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Racia.
Racia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Katsuo defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Racia drives through with a takedown into Katsuo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Racia controlling from the top position.
Katsuo has Racia pulled in close to control his posture.
Katsuo can't keep his opponent in guard - Racia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Racia controlling the pace.
Katsuo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Katsuo is adopting a defensive guard.
Katsuo has his foot on Racia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Racia works his way back into a safe position though.
Racia pushes down on Katsuo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsuo wants to control but Racia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Racia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Katsuo is looking to get back to full guard here but Racia has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Katsuo's face as Racia controls the position.
Katsuo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Racia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Katsuo down.
Racia wants to take a breather but Katsuo manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Racia.
Katsuo has a closed guard, preventing Racia from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Racia 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leonard Racia.
I've got Racia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Racia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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