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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Catalan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Pro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Catalan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Pro!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pro moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Catalan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pro lands a hook that snaps the head of Catalan backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Catalan's brow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pro lands a shot to the body.
Catalan tries to break the clinch but Pro is controlling the position.
Catalan looking to slow down the pace here.
Pro lands an elbow inside.
Catalan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catalan effectively controlling the action here.
Catalan wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Catalan on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catalan working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pro.
Catalan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Catalan stalling in the clinch but Pro improves position.
Pro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Catalan is trying to force a seperation but Pro has the dominant position.
Pro lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Pro.
Pro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pro.
Catalan is trying to stall.
Catalan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pro takes the fight into the clinch.
Pro scores with a shot to the side of Catalan's head.
Catalan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catalan's corner calls for a 1-2. Catalan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Catalan has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Catalan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catalan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Pro.
Pro cracks Catalan with a nice body shot.
Catalan tries to circle away but Pro has him pinned against the cage.
Pro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pro gets through Catalan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Catalan backwards.
Pro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Catalan's brow.
Pro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Catalan wants to stall.
Pro misses with an elbow strike.
Pro lands an uppercut.
Pro taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pro throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pro on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pro fails to land.
Pro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pro misses with a punch on the inside.
Pro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pro.
Catalan is working for takedown but Pro is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Catalan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Catalan breaks from the clinch.
Catalan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pro works on Catalan's body with a couple of short punches.
Catalan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pro lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Pro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pro gets tackled into the cage by Catalan. Catalan maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pro.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pro as Catalan tries to tie him up.
Pro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Pro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pro.
Pro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pro throws a punch but it's blocked by Catalan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catalan is trying to push Pro away but Pro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pro lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pro as Catalan tries to tie him up.
Catalan letting Pro take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pro gets through Catalan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Catalan's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Catalan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pro misses with an uppercut. Catalan saw that one coming.
Pro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Catalan is looking for a counter combo.
Catalan misses with the combination.
Catalan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pro clobbers Catalan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Catalan, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Catalan.
Catalan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kyle Pro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Catalan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Catalan backwards.
Catalan goes for a takedown attempt but Pro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mark Catalan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Catalan.
Catalan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Catalan backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Pro.
Catalan avoids the elbow strike from Pro, against the cage.
Catalan dodges an elbow strike from Pro.
Pro lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Catalan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Catalan tries to break the clinch but Pro is controlling the position.
Catalan manages to break the clinch.
Catalan clinches.
Pro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Catalan backwards.
Good body shot from Pro.
Catalan takes a shot to the head.
Pro keeps control of Catalan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Catalan trying to control the position but instead, Pro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Catalan into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catalan blocks an elbow strike from Pro.
A right hook to the body lands for Pro.
Pro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Pro.
Pro has a couple of punches blocked by Catalan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pro.
Pro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Catalan's elbow.
Catalan cracks Pro with a nice body shot.
Pro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Catalan breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Pro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Catalan clinches with his opponent.
Pro gets through Catalan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kyle Pro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Catalan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pro closes the distance and pushes Catalan back into the cage.
Pro lands a hook that snaps the head of Catalan backwards.
Pro slowing the pace effectively.
Catalan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pro is keeping busy.
Pro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Pro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pro has Catalan pushed against the cage.
Pro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catalan tries to stall but Pro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Catalan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catalan throws a series of strikes that have Pro backpedaling.
Catalan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Catalan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pro swinging wildly here.
Donk. Pro catches Catalan right on the button with a cross.
Pro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pro tries to clinch but Catalan moves out of range.
Pro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Catalan's head.
Pro misses with an uppercut. Catalan saw that one coming.
Catalan takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Catalan blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Pro.
Catalan is trying to break free.
Catalan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Catalan is looking to control Pro's arms but Pro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Catalan has his back to the cage.
Pro is stalling here.
Pro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pro digs a right hand into Catalan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Catalan's gas tank.
Catalan is trying to break the clinch but Pro is controlling him.
Pro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pro lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pro.
Pro misses with an elbow strike.
Catalan tries to break free but Pro pushes him back against the cage.
Catalan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Catalan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pro throws out a counter right but Catalan avoids it with no problem.
Catalan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Catalan with a body shot.
Mark Catalan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bone on bone clash there as Pro blocks the leg kick.
Catalan throws a body kick that misses.
Pro forces Catalan back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pro.
Pro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Catalan backwards.
Pro lands a nice shot to the body.
Catalan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Catalan. That snapped Pro's head back.
Pro missing with a left hand there. Catalan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Pro.
Pro slips a jab and a cross from Catalan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pro throws a looping overhand right but Catalan ducks down to avoid it.
Pro connects with a body shot that sends Catalan's belly button to the back.
Donk. Pro catches Catalan right on the button with a cross.
Catalan moves into the clinch.
Pro lands with a right to the head.
Pro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Catalan wants to stall.
Pro pushes off an throws an elbow but Catalan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Pro on the inside.
Kyle Pro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Catalan backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Pro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pro 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Pro!
A very excited looking Kyle Pro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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