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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sever the Wicked. Kenji Kato acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenji Kato!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urai slips a straight right by Kato.
Kato ducks right into an uppercut from Urai.
Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urai.
Kato takes one on the button.
Kato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Sam Urai has been cut.
Kenji Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kato throws a hook to the side of Urai's head but Urai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Urai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Urai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Katos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Urai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Urai throws a push kick but Kato slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kato connects with a single shot there.
Urai throws a series of punches but Kato moves out of range.
Kato connects with a jab.
Kato takes the fight into the clinch.
Kato breaks the clinch.
Urai slips a straight right by Kato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kato.
Urai blocks a jab.
Kato tests Urai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Urais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Urai's head backwards.
Urai tries to land a front kick but Kato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kato looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kato has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kato throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Urai.
Urai tries to keep at a distance but Kato has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urai.
Kato prevents a body shot from Urai.
Kato blocking some punches.
Kato throws a head punch that misses.
Kato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urai's elbow.
Urai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kato avoids the head kick by Urai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kenji Kato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urai slips a jab and a cross from Kato.
Kato lands a big head kick that sends Urai tumbling to the mat! Kato takes a step backwards and waves Urai back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Urai is rocked!
Kato lands a nice shot that snaps Urai's head back.
Oh Urai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sam Urai's cut is getting worse.
Urai thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kato! But no joy.
Urai moves out of range as Kato strikes.
Kato throws a hook to the side of Urai's head but Urai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urai throws a lazy right hand but Kato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Urai seems to have got his legs back now.
Urai pushes Kato up against the cage in a clinch.
Kato being controlled against the cage.
Urai missing with knees to the body.
Urai throws a head punch that misses.
Kato lands a right hand.
Urai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urai moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Urai takes one on the button.
Urai tries to work over Kato's front leg with a kick but Kato checks it.
Kato takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kato lands a really nice looking cross but Urai seems unphased.
Urai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kato.
Urai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Kato. Those never looked like landing.
Urai tried to counter with a leg kick but Kato avoided it.
Nice jab there from Urai.
A jab from Urai misses.
Kato takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Urai.
A nice inside leg kick there by Urai. That's going to slow Kato down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urai missing with a left hand there. Kato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kato might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Urai throws a body kick that misses.
Kato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urai throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai throws a hook to the side of Kato's head but Kato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kato.
Kato scores with a shot to the body.
Kato misses with a head kick.
Urai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Urai blocks a head kick by Kato.
Kato moves out of range of the body kick from Urai.
Urai closes the distance and clinches.
Kato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Urai cracks Kato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Urai throws a head kick but Kato moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Urai misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Kato misses its intended target.
Urai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Urai misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Kato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Urai moves away from the strike by Kato.
Kato throws a shot from downtown. Urai moves away and avoids it.
Urai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kato.
Urai looks to land a body kick but Kato moved away.
Kato looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Urai looks to land a body kick but Kato moved away.
Urai moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKato.
Kato misses with a body punch
and Urai counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Urai.
Good standup being displayed there by Kato as he connects with a hook.
Urai swings for the body but Kato moves out of range.
Kato is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Urai with a body shot.
Kato misses with an uppercut. Urai saw that one coming.
Kato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urai.
Urai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Urais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Urai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kato connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Urai is looking to score with low kicks.
Kato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Urai.
Urai misses with a low kick as Kato jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kato! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Urai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kato doesn't seem phased though.
Kato throws a right and a left that Urai avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kato.
Kato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A left lands for Urai.
Kato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urai.
Kato takes a kick to the side of the head.
Urai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenji Kato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Urai.
Urai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urai looks to throw the jab but Kato is out of range.
Urai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Urai closes the distance but Kato moves to the side
and Kato counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato blocks the body kick.
Kato throws a sloppy head kick and Urai moves out of range easily.
It looked like Urai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kato.
Kato takes a swing at Urai's ribcage but misses.
Kato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kato throws a series of punches but Urai avoids them all with ease.
Kato throws a looping overhand right but Urai ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Urai.
Urai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Urai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Urai throws a right hand that Kato ducks under and follows up with a left that Kato also avoids with ease.
Urai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kato swings widly with a right hand
and Urai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Urai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kato throws out the jab.
Kato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kato avoids it.
Kato throws a series of punches but Urai moves out of range.
Kato is breathing heavily.
Urai wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai tests Kato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kato misses with an uppercut. Urai saw that one coming.
Kato tests Urai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sam Urai's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Urai lands a leg kick that knocks Kato off balance momentarily.
Urai lands a front kick.
Kato throws a right hand that misses
and Urai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Urai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kato doesn't seem phased though.
Urai slips a straight right by Kato.
Kato missing with a left hand there. Urai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urai defending well as Kato loads up on a big left hand.
Urai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kato.
Kato throws an overhand right that lands on Urai's shoulder, as Urai tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Urai counters with a low kick, right behind Kato 's knee.
Kato connects with a right hand. Urai shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kato appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kato throws a lazy head kick
and Urai counters with a stiff right hand.
Kato misses with a head kick.
Urai lands with a nice combination. Kato backs away looking to recover.
Urai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kato throws a shot from downtown. Urai moves away and avoids it.
Kato just misses with a punch to the body.
Urai tries to clinch but Kato is having none of it.
Kato throws a nice looking combination but Urai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Urai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kato on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urai connects with a nice looking jab.
Kato is rocked!
Urai throws an overhand right that drops Kato like a sack of potatoes! Urai dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Urai!
A victorious Sam Urai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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hype
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