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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sun Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato comes to the cage accompanied by STILL BALLIN. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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216 lbs
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180 cm
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209 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sun Kato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Pardo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardo misses with a head kick.
Pardo tries to bum rush Kato with a series of wild strikes but Kato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pardo lands a nice shot that snaps Kato's head back.
Kato tests Pardo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pardo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kato backs up against the cage.
Pardo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pardo lands a nice hook to Kato's body. Kato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pardo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kato.
Kato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pardo.
Kato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pardo throws a leg kick but Kato moved away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pardo. Kato shrugs it off though.
Pardo misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pardo. Kato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pardo blocks the body kick.
Pardo blocks a head kick by Kato.
Kato dodges the punch combination from Pardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pardo missing with a left hand there. Kato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kato feints and then cracks Pardo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pardo down.
Pardo misses the shot to the body.
Pardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kato throws a head kick that Pardo semi-blocks.
It looks like Paul Pardo has been cut.
Pardo throws a head kick that misses
and Kato counters with a solid body kick.
Kato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kato feints and then cracks Pardo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pardo down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kato counters with an outside leg kick.
Pardo looks gassed!
Pardo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kato connects with a solid leg kick.
Kato throws a leg kick which misses Pardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Pardo tries to avoid it.
Kato thumps Pardo with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardo blocks a head kick by Kato.
Pardo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kato rather than just go for the knockout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kato - that will leave a mark!
Pardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kato.
Pardo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kato.
Kato scores with a spinning back kick!
Pardo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kato lands with a kick to the temple. Pardo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kato lands a jab to Pardo's midsection.
Kato throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Pardo down.
Pardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pardo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato is looking to slow Pardo down with leg kicks.
Kato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kato lands a body shot.
Kato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Kato connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Kato.
Kato scores with a nice body kick.
Pardo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kato throws a head kick that half lands.
Pardo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kato.
Kato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pardo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pardo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kato slips under a jab from Pardo.
Pardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kato connects with a solid leg kick.
Kato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pardo's head backwards.
Kato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Pardo misses its intended target.
Kato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kato misses with a head kick.
Pardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Pardo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pardo's knee momentarily.
Pardo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pardo connects with a right hand. Kato shakes it off.
Kato moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kato is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kato throws a sloppy head kick
and Pardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Pardo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kato counters with a head kick.
Pardo misses with a jab to the body
and Kato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pardo misses with a hook to the body
and Kato counters with a good, hard body kick but Pardo shrugs it off.
Kato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pardo's calf.
Pardo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kato pushes Pardo away with a front kick.
Kato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pardo can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kato scores with a hook to the body. Pardo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kato lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Pardo down.
Kato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kato lands with a slapping head kick.
Paul Pardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kato connects with a solid leg kick.
Kato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pardo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pardo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kato. Kato obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Kato.
Kato throws a leg kick which misses Pardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Pardo tries to avoid it.
Pardo misses with a body punch
and Kato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kato lands with a right hand.
Kato misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Pardo down.
Kato jabs Pardo right on the nose. Pardo blinks but takes it well.
Kato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kato lands a high kick!
Pardo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kato. Kato obviously looking to wear him down.
Pardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pardo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pardo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kato counters with a nice leg kick.
Kato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kato.
Kato moves out of range as Pardo strikes.
An inside leg kick from Kato misses.
Pardo moves out of range of the body kick from Kato.
Pardo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kato counters with a nice body kick.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardo throws a sloppy body shot
and Kato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pardo throws a sloppy body shot
and Kato counters with a head kick. That will keep Pardo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kato throws a leg kick which misses Pardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Pardo tries to avoid it.
Kato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pardo's calf.
Pardo walks into a stiff left hand from Kato.
Kato cracks Pardo with a good jab.
Kato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pardo if he has to take too many more of those.
Pardo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pardo's knee momentarily.
Kato jabs at Pardo's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Kato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pardo throws a sloppy head kick
and Kato counters with a good low kick that Pardo was not able to check.
Kato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Kato.
Kato moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A shot to the body from Pardo misses
and Kato counters with an outside leg kick.
Kato throws a sloppy head kick and Pardo moves out of range easily.
Kato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pardo's calf.
Kato lands with a nice body kick.
Pardo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kato. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Pardo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pardo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pardo misses with a hook.
Pardo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kato counters with a body kick that stops Pardo in his tracks momentarily.
Sun Kato is winning the standup battle so far.
Kato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pardo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kato can pounce on him.
Pardo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kato can pounce on him.
Kato moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Kato.
Pardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kato makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pardo really felt that one!
Kato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kato scores with a leg kick.
Pardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Kato lands with a slapping head kick.
Pardo misses with a hook to the body
and Pardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pardo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kato.
Kato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kato connects with a solid leg kick.
Pardo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kato.
Pardo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kato can pounce on him.
Kato lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pardo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kato counters with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Kato.
Pardo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kato finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pardo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kato counters with a thumping low kick.
Pardo takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato lands with a slapping head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Pardo misses the target.
Kato scores with a kick to the body.
Pardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kato.
Kato thuds a left hand into Pardo's body.
Kato connects with a crisp jab.
Kato lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kato.
Kato lands with a slapping head kick.
Pardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kato.
Kato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pardo.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Kato connects with a high kick.
Pardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kato throws a head kick but Pardo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato thows a body kick. Pardo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pardo. That did some damage!
Pardo lands a lovely overhand right.
Kato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pardo's calf.
Pardo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kato cracks the inside of Pardo's front leg.
Kato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pardo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pardo's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Pardo down.
Kato throws a leg kick which misses Pardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Pardo tries to avoid it.
Kato thumps Pardo with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kato.
Kato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Kato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pardo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kato finds it's way round the side to connect with Pardo's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pardo's calf.
Kato thuds a left hand into Pardo's body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kato!
Pardo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kato counters with an inside leg kick.
Pardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kato fakes the leg kick and cracks Pardo in the body.
Kato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pardo. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Kato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kato clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Pardo's cut.
That's time! Kato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body kick there by Kato.
Pardo misses with a leg kick
and Kato counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pardo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Pardo throws a combination that misses
and Kato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pardo misses with a body shot
and Kato counters with an inside leg kick.
Kato throws a leg kick which misses Pardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Pardo tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Kato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Kato.
A good leg kick by Kato.
Kato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pardo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pardo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pardo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A punch lands to the side of Pardo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kato thuds a left hand into Pardo's body.
Kato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pardo's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato stuns Pardo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kato.
Kato scores with a jab to the body.
Kato throws a leg kick which misses Pardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Pardo tries to avoid it.
Kato scores with a kick to the body.
Kato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kato throws a head kick that Pardo semi-blocks.
Kato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pardo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kato - the referee stops the clock and Pardo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kato. Pardo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kato.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kato lands a nice shot to the body.
Kato scores with a spinning back kick!
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pardo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kato.
Good leg kick by Kato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pardo's head.
Kato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kato throws a nice head kick!
Kato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pardo's head.
Kato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pardo doesn't seem bothered though.
Kato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pardo.
Kato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kato is looking to slow Pardo down with leg kicks.
Kato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pardo misses with a body punch
and Kato counters with a body kick.
Pardo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kato.
Pardo thows a leg kick but Kato checks it
and Kato counters with a head kick.
Kato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Pardo misses
and Kato counters with an inside leg kick.
Kato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kato.
Kato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pardo doesn't seem bothered though.
Kato throws a nice looking combination but Pardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Kato.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kato.
Kato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pardo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kato counters with a solid body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kato.
Kato pushes Pardo away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato throws a body punch but Pardo moves out of range.
Kato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kato lands a head kick. Pardo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A jab from Pardo does it's job there.
A big left from Pardo misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato cracks the inside of Pardo's front leg.
Kato lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kato.
Kato scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kato had his way with Paul Pardo in that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Pardo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kato counters with an outside leg kick.
Kato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kato feints and then cracks Pardo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pardo down.
Kato throws a leg kick which misses Pardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Pardo tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Pardo down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kato.
Pardo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kato counters with a body kick that stops Pardo in his tracks momentarily.
Kato lands with an overhand left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kato.
Kato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kato tries a head kick but it misses.
Pardo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A chopping leg kick lands by Kato.
Kato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pardo's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Kato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pardo.
Pardo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kato is looking to slow Pardo down with leg kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kato.
Pardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kato jabs at Pardo's body.
Pardo tries to land a body kick
and Kato counters with a thumping low kick.
Kato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kato delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pardo missing with a left hand there. Kato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardo misses with a straight right.
Kato throws a head kick that half lands.
Pardo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kato counters with a straight right hand.
Pardo looks to throw a body kick
and Kato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kato throws a head kick but Pardo moves out of range.
Pardo misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Kato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Kato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pardo's sensitive parts.
Kato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from Kato lands but Pardo takes it in his stride.
Kato keeps Pardo at a distance using the push kick.
Kato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pardo misses with a double jab
and Kato counters with a solid body kick.
Pardo drops his hands momentarily and Kato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to de liver by Pardo. Beautiful body shot.
Pardo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Kato thuds a left hand into Pardo's body.
Kato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Kato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pardo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kato lands a jab to the head.
Pardo misses with a shot to the body
and Kato counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pardo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kato connects with a solid leg kick.
Kato keeps Pardo at a distance using the push kick.
Kato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pardo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kato can pounce on him.
Paul Pardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kato scores with a kick to the body.
Kato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pardo. That did some damage!
Pardo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kato lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato keeps Pardo at a distance using the push kick.
Kato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pardo.
Sun Kato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kato scores with a push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Kato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kato 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:41
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:42
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sun Kato!
Sun Kato retains his light heavyweight title!
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A | B |
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