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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Katagiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masterson has chosen You're a Jerk as his entrance music. Masterson has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Satoshi Katagiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kirk Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Katagiri. Beautiful body shot.
Masterson looks gassed!
A jab-cross combination lands for Katagiri and sends Masterson crashing to the mat! Katagiri follows him down to the mat - Masterson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Masterson is rocked!
It looks like Kirk Masterson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katagiri seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Masterson is still in real trouble! Can Katagiri finish him?
Masterson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Masterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Katagiri is looking to take a break and control but Masterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Masterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Masterson is refusing to be controlled, as Katagiri sits in half guard.
Katagiri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Katagiri content to control rather than advance.
Masterson is not content to let Katagiri control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Katagiri has closed the distance and engaged Masterson in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Katagiri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katagiri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Masterson. No joy for Katagiri on that attempt.
Katagiri lands a front kick.
Katagiri misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Satoshi Katagiri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katagiri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Katagiri gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Masterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Katagiri misses with the ground and pound.
Katagiri wants to control but Masterson is keeping him busy.
Katagiri is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Masterson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson tries to buck Katagiri off but Katagiri is having none of it.
Katagiri decides to stand back up. Katagiri steps back and let's Masterson get back to his feet.
Katagiri has Masterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Katagiri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Katagiri.
Katagiri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Katagiri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katagiri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masterson misses with a takedown
and Katagiri counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Masterson's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katagiri wants to control from the top but Masterson keeps moving.
Masterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Masterson, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katagiri distracts Masterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Masterson has his hands on Katagiri's head, controlling the position.
Katagiri is stalling in the full guard.
Masterson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Katagiri stopping the sweep attempt from Masterson.
Katagiri with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Masterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Masterson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Masterson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Katagiri kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Masterson wants to sweep here but Katagiri controlling him for the moment.
Katagiri wants to control from the top but Masterson keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Katagiri lands a high kick!
Katagiri closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Katagiri is working away from the top position though.
Masterson controlling the position well.
Katagiri is keen to just control but Masterson is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Katagiri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Masterson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Masterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Katagiri counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Masterson!
Katagiri wants to control the pace but Masterson is squirming around nicely.
Katagiri takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Masterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Katagiri is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Masterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Katagiri looking to control but Masterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katagiri tries to control but Masterson wriggling away.
BOOM! Katagiri connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Masterson wants to hold on but Katagiri pushes him away.
Masterson is looking to get to half guard.
Katagiri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masterson is looking to escape.
Masterson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Masterson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Masterson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Masterson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Katagiri wants to control the pace but Masterson is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katagiri working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Masterson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Masterson tries to hold on but Katagiri pushes him away.
Masterson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Katagiri has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Masterson's face.
Masterson regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katagiri is looking to take a break and control but Masterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Katagiri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Masterson gets back to full guard.
Katagiri being controlled here momentarily.
Masterson has a closed guard, preventing Katagiri from standing up.
Masterson is trying to keep Katagiri in close.
Katagiri preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Masterson controls Katagiri momentarily but Katagiri frees himself.
Masterson has Katagiri pulled in close to control his posture.
Masterson trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Katagiri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masterson is fending him off so far but Katagiri persists. Nope, Masterson circles away and we're back to standing.
Masterson feints and as Katagiri raises his hands in defense, Masterson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Masterson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Satoshi Katagiri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Katagiri wants to sweep here but Masterson controlling him for the moment.
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 Satoshi Katagiri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kirk Masterson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Masterson slips a jab and a cross from Katagiri.
Katagiri lands a nice shot that snaps Masterson's head back.
Masterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katagiri.
Katagiri lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Katagiri has closed the distance and engaged Masterson in a clinch.
Masterson is pressed up against the cage. Katagiri has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Masterson down to the mat. Masterson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Katagiri shoots in and bounces Masterson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katagiri wants to get up but he can't break Masterson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Masterson looking for a guillotine here but Katagiri defends easily.
Masterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson tries to strike from the bottom.
Masterson trying to keep a closed guard but Katagiri is proving a slippery customer.
Katagiri wants to pass the guard but Masterson is keeping the position.
Katagiri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Masterson trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Katagiri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Katagiri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Katagiri shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Katagiri showed some decent athleticism there.
Masterson controlling the position for now.
Masterson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Katagiri trying to control from half guard but Masterson is working away.
Masterson trying to control here.
Masterson wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Katagiri scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Katagiri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Katagiri is keen to just control but Masterson is a slippery customer.
Masterson is trying to get back to full guard.
Katagiri tries to stand and escape but Masterson is controlling the position.
Katagiri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Masterson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson keeping moving, preventing Katagiri from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Masterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Katagiri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Masterson's head.
Kirk Masterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katagiri takes the fight into the clinch.
Masterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Katagiri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katagiri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masterson has him pressed against the cage.
Katagiri successfully pulls guard.
Masterson trying to control but Katagiri is working from the bottom.
Katagiri is trying to keep Masterson in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satoshi Katagiri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Katagiri has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Satoshi Katagiri!
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