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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isla Dawn (ranked 4584 p4p, 4527 weight class) and Yoshihama Katsunan (ranked 0 p4p, 542 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 Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isla Dawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshihama Katsunan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsunan tries to clinch there but Dawn circles away.
Katsunan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dawn throws out a loose jab but Katsunan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katsunan throws a head kick that misses.
Dawn keeps the fight on the outside.
Katsunan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Katsunan is defended easily by Dawn.
Katsunan looks to clinch
and Dawn counters with a left to the body.
Dawn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Katsunan but Katsunan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katsunan clinches up with Dawn and pushes him back against the cage.
Katsunan misses with a knee strike.
Katsunan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dawn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsunan manages to break the clinch.
Dawn dives in for a single leg takedown but Katsunan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Katsunan crunches a lovely knee into Dawn's ribcage.
Dawn avoiding damage as Katsunan throws knees to the body.
Dawn goes for a takedown attempt but Katsunan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isla Dawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katsunan goes for a double leg but Dawn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dawn continues to drive forward.
Katsunan looks winded!
Dawn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsunan misses with a body kick.
Dawn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Katsunan moves into the clinch.
Katsunan trying to land knees to the body.
Katsunan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Katsunan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Katsunan misses with a body punch.
Katsunan breaks the clinch.
Dawn darts in looking for a takedown but Katsunan gets double underhooks and turns Dawn into the cage.
Katsunan misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsunan wants to stall.
Katsunan trying to land knees to the body.
Dawn could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Katsunan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dawn avoids it.
Katsunan tries to stall but Dawn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dawn is pushing Katsunan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dawn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dawn works on Katsunan's body with a couple of short punches.
Katsunan is working Dawn over against the cage.
Dawn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katsunan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dawn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dawn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawn has Katsunan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Katsunan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn is trying to push Katsunan away but Katsunan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dawn jumps guard.
Dawn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dawn throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dawn keeping moving, preventing Katsunan from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dawn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Katsunan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Katsunan moves to clinch but Dawn breaks away
and Dawn counters with a good, hard body kick but Katsunan shrugs it off.
Katsunan doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawn circles away.
Dawn tries to counter by clinching up but Katsunan breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katsunan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dawn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katsunan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihama Katsunan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Katsunan tries to clinch up.
Isla Dawn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Dawn.
Katsunan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsunan dives in and grabs Dawn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dawn pushes down on Katsunan's head and hops out.
Dawn throws a head kick but Katsunan moves out of range.
Katsunan tries to clinch up but Dawn circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dawn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Katsunan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dawn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dawn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katsunan has closed the distance and engaged Dawn in a clinch.
Dawn jumps guard but Katsunan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from Katsunan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Katsunan tries to pull guard but Dawn holds him up against the cage and eventually Katsunan drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsunan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katsunan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dawn is defending well for now.
Dawn is looking to control Katsunan's arms but Katsunan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dawn has his back to the cage.
Yoshihama Katsunan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Katsunan missing with knees to the body.
Katsunan with a knee to the head.
Dawn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Katsunan closes the distance and pushes Dawn back into the cage.
Katsunan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dawn tries to pull guard but Katsunan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isla Dawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Katsunan as Dawn tries to tie him up.
Katsunan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katsunan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dawn counters with a left and a right that stings Katsunan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsunan is looking to clinch but Dawn is avoiding it.
Dawn keeps the fight on the outside.
Katsunan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Katsunan wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katsunan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katsunan shoots for a takedown but Dawn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawn has closed the distance and engaged Katsunan in a clinch.
Dawn jumps guard but Katsunan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Katsunan is trying to maintain a safe position but Dawn gets an underhook and turns Katsunan into the cage.
Katsunan is trying to break the clinch but Dawn is controlling him.
Dawn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsunan is trying to pull guard but Dawn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dawn successfully pulls guard.
Katsunan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dawn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dawn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Katsunan sees it coming and defends easily.
Dawn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn thows a huge punch but Katsunan dodges it nicely.
Katsunan tries to get to full guard but Dawn has control of the leg.
Katsunan is defending against the submission attempts here by Dawn.
Dawn trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawn throwing shots but Katsunan is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isla Dawn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dawn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Katsunan backs up against the cage.
Katsunan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawn rushes Katsunan and presses him up against the cage.
Dawn blocks an uppercut.
Dawn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Katsunan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dawn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Katsunan responds with a good body kick, but Dawn manages to step out the way in time.
Dawn shoots in looking for a takedown but Katsunan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dawn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Katsunan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawn misses with a low kick.
Dawn goes for a double leg but Katsunan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Katsunan continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isla Dawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katsunan stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawn looking to slow down the pace here.
Katsunan breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Dawn as Katsunan shoots in.
Katsunan closes the distance and clinches.
Dawn wants to take the fight to the mat but Katsunan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dawn jumps guard but Katsunan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dawn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Katsunan is defending well for now.
Katsunan misses with a body punch.
Katsunan breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Katsunan decides to pull guard.
Katsunan can't keep his opponent in guard - Dawn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Katsunan is positioning himself well to prevent Dawn advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn trying to pass the guard but Katsunan defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawn slows the pace down in half guard.
Katsunan trying to control from the bottom.
Katsunan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dawn is staying active.
Dawn stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Katsunan to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn swats away the attempt to clinch by Katsunan.
Katsunan instigates a clinch.
Dawn is trying to pull guard but Katsunan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dawn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dawn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dawn is trying to drag Katsunan to the mat but Katsunan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dawn tries to break free but Katsunan pushes him back against the cage.
Katsunan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dawn is trying to pull guard but Katsunan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsunan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Katsunan is trying to drag Dawn to the mat but Dawn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dawn is trying to drag Katsunan to the mat but Katsunan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees to the body from Katsunan.
Katsunan looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dawn or perhaps it was just good defense by Katsunan, which made it look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yoshihama Katsunan.
I think Katsunan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Isla Dawn!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Isla Dawn!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Isla Dawn!
Isla Dawn wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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