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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunter Vogler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vogler's entrance music is Durchblick - Mach Dich Locker. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunter Vogler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenji Kato!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vogler lands with a kick to the temple. Kato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kato connects with a body shot that sends Vogler's belly button to the back.
Kato throws out a loose jab but Vogler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kato's coach down at Netherlands Top Team & KT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kato's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kato misses with a low kick as Vogler jumps back.
Vogler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vogler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kato slips a straight right by Vogler.
Vogler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vogler's knee momentarily.
Vogler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kato misses with a straight right.
Vogler throws a hook to the side of Kato's head but Kato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kato throws a series of strikes that have Vogler backpedaling.
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!
Vogler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kato lands a jab to the nose.
Kato tries to score with a low kick but Vogler moves his leg out of the way.
We've been told by Vogler's head coaches at Green Line that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato moves forwards but Vogler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vogler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kato throws a jab but it's blocked by Vogler.
Vogler digs a good hook to Kato's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vogler. Kato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Vogler coming out on top.
Kato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vogler manages to avoid it.
Kato misses with a low kick.
Kato walks into a stiff left hand from Vogler.
Kato thuds his right hand into Vogler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vogler moves out of range as Kato strikes.
Vogler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vogler walks into a straight right hand from Kato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vogler scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kato scores with a hook.
Vogler slips under a jab.
Vogler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kato throws a low kick but Vogler moves out of range easily.
Kato slips under a jab from Vogler.
Kato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vogler.
Kato looks to land a right hand but Vogler moved out of range.
Vogler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kato.
Vogler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vogler misses with a hook. Kato ducked under it nicely.
Vogler throws a sloppy head kick and Kato moves out of range easily.
Kato steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Vogler takes a swing at Kato's ribcage but misses.
Vogler throws a body kick that misses.
Kato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kato misses with a right hand
and Vogler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vogler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Kato misses the target.
Vogler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vogler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kato misses the body punch
and Vogler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vogler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vogler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kato scores with a leg kick.
Kato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A lazy left from Kato finds it's target.
Kato throws a leg kick
and Vogler counters with a body kick that stops Kato in his tracks momentarily.
Kato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Kato backs away, Vogler returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A left lands for Kato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogler lands a really nice looking cross but Kato seems unphased.
A shot to the liver by Vogler. Beautiful body shot.
Kato checks the leg kick.
Vogler throws a shot from downtown. Kato moves away and avoids it.
Vogler throws a front kick aimed at Kato's knee but Kato avoids it well.
Kato lands with an overhand left.
Kato scores with a punch to the head.
Kato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vogler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vogler blocks a jab.
Vogler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vogler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vogler counters with an outside leg kick.
Kato throws a low kick but Vogler avoids it.
Kato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vogler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gunter Vogler will probably get the nod.
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.
Vogler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kato.
Kato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vogler misses with a body shot.
Kato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vogler.
Gunter Vogler is winning the standup battle so far.
Kato misses with a low kick.
Kato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Kato misses.
Vogler tries to land a front kick but Kato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vogler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kato throws the kick towards the body but Vogler avoids it.
Vogler cracks the inside of Kato's front leg.
Kato misses with a right hand
and Vogler counters with a nice uppercut.
Vogler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kato slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato scores with a leg kick.
Kato throws a lazy uppercut
and Vogler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kato thinking.
Vogler lands a slapping body shot.
Kato misses with a series of wild punches.
Kato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vogler.
Vogler throws the left hand but Kato avoids the punch easily.
Vogler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vogler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vogler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vogler tries to move into range but Kato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vogler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vogler throws a jab when Kato was well out of range.
Vogler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vogler throws a lazy head kick
and Kato counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vogler blocks the body kick.
Kato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vogler.
Vogler defending well as Kato loads up on a big left hand.
Vogler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kato with a nice cross.
Kato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kato throws a right and a left that Vogler avoids nicely.
Kato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vogler misses with a body shot.
Vogler misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vogler counters with a thumping low kick.
Kenji Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kato feints and then cracks Vogler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vogler down.
Kato scores with a hook.
Kato lands a lovely overhand right.
Vogler throws a body punch but Kato moves out of range.
Kato is looking to chop away at Vogler's legs.
Vogler throwing a counter right hand but Kato manages to avoid it.
Kato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vogler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vogler counters with a nice uppercut.
Vogler lands with a shot to the body.
Vogler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kato.
Vogler misses with a hook. Kato ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kato there as he acknowledges the shot.
A good leg kick by Vogler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kato.
Vogler throws a jab when Kato was well out of range.
Kato throws a solid leg kick but Vogler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kato.
Kato throws a leg kick
and Vogler counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Kato misses.
Vogler misses with a straight left.
Kato flicks out a counter leg kick but Vogler steps away.
Kato throws a lazy right hand but Vogler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vogler fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kato just manages to avoid it.
Kato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vogler moves out of range of the strikes.
Kato takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vogler misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kato. Vogler shrugs it off though.
That kick from Vogler tenderised Kato's leg. Kato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vogler looks to land a body kick but Kato moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gunter Vogler will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vogler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kato.
Kato lands a right hook to the body.
Crunch! Kato slams his shin into Vogler's torso.
Vogler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kato.
A big left from Vogler misses.
Kato throws a good cross that connects.
Kato misses with a straight left.
Vogler throwing a counter right hand but Kato manages to avoid it.
Vogler throws a looping overhand right but Kato ducks down to avoid it.
Kato moves out of range of the body kick from Vogler.
Kato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vogler avoids a kick to the body.
Vogler moves out of range as Kato throws a body kick.
Kato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vogler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato sizes up Vogler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vogler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kato misses with a body kick.
Vogler throws a body punch but Kato moves out of range.
Vogler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vogler moves out of range as Kato throws a body kick.
Vogler lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kato.
Vogler tries to land a leg kick but Kato saw it coming and moves away.
Kato checks a low kick from Vogler.
Vogler throws the kick towards the body but Kato avoids it.
Kato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vogler cracks Kato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kato throws a head kick but Vogler moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vogler.
Vogler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kato misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Kato misses.
Vogler looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Vogler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Vogler lands.
Kato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vogler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kato misses with a jab to the body
letting Vogler counter with a right hand.
Kato thows a leg kick but Vogler checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vogler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vogler scores with a leg kick.
Vogler misses with an uppercut. Kato saw that one coming.
Vogler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato throws a lazy uppercut
and Vogler counters with a straight right hand.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from Vogler.
Vogler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kato misses with a body shot.
Vogler loads up on a big right hand but Kato slips the punch.
Kato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vogler to score with a decent uppercut.
Vogler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vogler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vogler jabs at Kato's body.
Vogler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kato.
Kato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vogler.
Kato misses with an uppercut. Vogler saw that one coming.
Vogler connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Kato.
Kenji Kato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kato's head backwards.
Kato is rocked!
Whack! Vogler lands a heavy head kick that drops Kato. The ref tackles Vogler to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Kato was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Gunter Vogler!
Gunter Vogler took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Wunderbar! ha ha ha'.
The defeated Kenji Kato had this to say: 'I'll be back to put on a show for all you fans!!! I'll come back stronger with from support!!'.
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