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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Melisizwe Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 London, Melisizwe Kato !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Orlando Doom!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato misses with a double jab.
Doom looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kato keeping full guard, as Doom tries to pass.
Kato wants to get back to his feet but Doom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doom slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doom on the ground.
Kato wants to stand and escape but Doom is having none of it.
Doom controlling from the top position.
Doom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kato is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom 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.
Kato working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Doom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doom tries to clinch up.
Kato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doom fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kato keeps the fight on the outside.
Kato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kato misses with a two punch combination.
Doom scores with a takedown into Kato 's guard.
Doom not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Doom throwing strikes but missing.
Doom gets to his feet - Kato follows without any prompting.
Doom walks into a stiff left hand from Kato .
Doom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kato .
Kato throws a right hand that Doom ducks under and follows up with a left that Doom also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Kato misses.
Kato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kato lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doom backs up against the cage.
Doom throws and low kick but Kato moves out of range easily.
Kato lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Kato . No joy for Doom on that attempt.
Doom looks gassed!
A nice combination there by Kato .
Kato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doom.
Kato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kato lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kato scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kato misses with a few strikes there.
Kato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Doom tries for a takedown but Kato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Melisizwe Kato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Doom.
Kato throws a right and a left that Doom avoids nicely.
Doom walks into a straight right hand from Kato .
Doom tries to clinch but Kato moves out of range.
Doom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kato lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doom slips a jab and a cross from Kato .
Doom shoots in and drives through. Kato sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Doom dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kato misses with a series of wild punches.
Doom doesn't manage to clinch there - Kato circles away.
Doom tries to clinch there but Kato circles away.
Kato stuffs the takedown attempt from Doom. Doom gets slowly back to his feet.
Doom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kato tries to avoid it but Doom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kato to the ground. Kato escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kato misses with a two punch combination.
Doom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kato .
Doom missing with a left hand there. Kato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Kato , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab by Kato .
Kato misses with a series of wild punches.
Doom is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato misses with a double jab.
Kato lands a jab-cross combination.
Kato misses with a wild combination.
Kato throws a series of strikes that have Doom backpedaling.
Kato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melisizwe Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doom clinches up with Kato and pushes him back against the cage.
Doom keeps control of Kato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kato wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doom tries to break the clinch but Kato is controlling the position.
Kato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kato wants to break free but Doom has control.
Doom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kato misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Doom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Doom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kato looks to land a combination but Doom avoids it well.
Doom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Melisizwe Kato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Doom.
Kato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kato tests Doom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doom tries to clinch up but Kato circles away and keeps his distance.
Kato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kato swinging wilding here.
Kato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Doom or perhaps it was just good defense by Kato which made him look bad.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kato .
Melisizwe Kato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kato stuffs the takedown.
Kato moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kato swinging wilding here.
Kato stalks Doom and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doom's face. Doom staggers backwards, shaken.
Kato misses with a wild combination.
Kato throws a series of punches but Doom moves out of range.
Kato connects with a crisp jab.
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.
Doom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doom shoots for a double leg takedown but Kato sprawls well. He's pushed Doom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kato displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doom dodges the punch combination from Kato .
Kato misses with a wild combination.
Doom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doom shoots in and drives through. Kato sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doom in his tracks.
Kato lands with a cross.
Kato scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melisizwe Kato dominated that second round.
That's time! Kato 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doom has time to react.
Doom throws a combination that misses
letting Kato counter with a right hand.
Kato swats away the attempt to clinch by Doom.
Melisizwe Kato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kato throws a series of punches but Doom moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Kato as Doom shoots in.
Kato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kato slips under a jab from Doom.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kato .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kato misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doom shoots for a double leg takedown but Kato sprawls well. He's pushed Doom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doom fails with the takedown
enabling Kato to counter with a crisp jab.
Melisizwe Kato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Doom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato throws a nice looking combination but Doom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kato misses with the combination.
Kato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kato scores with a three punch combo!
Doom tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Kato misses.
Kato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kato lands with an overhand left.
Doom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kato circles away.
Doom dodges the punch combination from Kato .
Kato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A punch combination from Kato misses.
Kato 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kato duly obliges.
Doom tries to clinch but Kato moves away
and Kato counters with a left and a right that stings Doom.
Doom drops his hands momentarily and Kato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kato swinging wilding here.
Kato lands a lovely overhand right.
Kato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kato scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kato is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Doom has a takedown stuffed.
Kato closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Doom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kato misses with a series of wild punches.
Kato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kato is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kato closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kato throws a series of punches but Doom avoids them all with ease.
Good exchange - Kato coming out on top.
Kato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doom has time to react.
Kato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Doom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kato .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Doom on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kato gets caught flat footed, as Doom shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kato is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Doom dives into side control.
Doom cracks Kato with a big elbow.
Doom stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Doom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kato .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melisizwe Kato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kato has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melisizwe Kato !
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