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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dirk (ranked 3269 p4p, 4370 weight class) and Sama Katsu (ranked 345 p4p, 419 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Katsu's choice of entrance music: 抜刀隊 - Battotai (Metal Version). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sama Katsu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirk lands a slapping body shot.
Katsu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dirk misses with the combination.
Katsu throws a nice looking combination but Dirk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Katsu takes the fight into the clinch.
Katsu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dirk has had enough of the clinch but Katsu keeps him there for the moment.
We've been informed that Katsu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short right from Katsu.
Dirk wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirk is trying to stall.
Katsu swings wildly with an uppercut but Dirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katsu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsu prevents Dirk from breaking the clinch.
Katsu misses with some punches.
Dirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Katsu lands with a short shot to the head.
Katsu has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
Dirk blocking some punches.
Katsu lands a shoulder strike.
Katsu misses with a punch on the inside.
Dirk effectively controlling the action here.
Katsu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Katsu presses Dirk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Dirk.
Katsu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dirk tries to break the clinch but Katsu is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Katsu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dirk is trying to break the clinch but Katsu has him pressed against the cage.
Katsu lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Katsu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katsu lands with a right to the head.
Katsu tries a body shot but Dirk blocks it.
Katsu misses with the head strike.
Katsu misses with some punches.
Katsu has Dirk pressed against the cage, preventing Dirk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Katsu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dirk.
Dirk working hard to break the clinch.
Katsu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Katsu misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dirks head.
Dirk misses with a body punch.
Dirk blocks an uppercut.
Katsu has Dirk pressed against the cage, preventing Dirk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dirk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Katsu throws a head punch that misses.
Katsu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dirk or not.
Dirk trying to stall but Katsu improves his position.
Katsu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Katsu fails to land.
Dirk tries to work over Katsu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dirk is trying to force a seperation but Katsu has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Katsu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Katsu cracks Dirk with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsu blocking some punches.
Dirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katsu prevents Dirk from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katsu.
Katsu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Katsu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Katsu fails to land.
Katsu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Katsu fails to land.
Katsu working aggressively here.
Dirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Katsu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katsu.
Dirk is trying to maintain a safe position but Katsu gets an underhook and turns Dirk into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sama Katsu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Katsu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dirk swivels and escapes.
Dirk throws a big counter combination but Katsu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dirk throws a front kick aimed at Katsu's knee but Katsu avoids it well.
Dirk swings for the body but Katsu moves out of range.
Katsu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dirk misses with a punch to the body.
Dirk is trying to break free.
Dirk blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katsu.
Dirk digs a right hand into Katsu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Katsu's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Katsu.
Katsu struggles to land a body shot inside as Dirk controls his hands.
Katsu lands a shoulder strike.
Dirk blocking some punches.
A short right from Katsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsu tries to work over Dirk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dirk blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dirk has had enough of the clinch but Katsu keeps him there for the moment.
Katsu digs a right hand into Dirk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dirk's gas tank.
Dirk tries to break free but Katsu pushes him back against the cage.
Dirk blocking some punches.
Katsu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dirk's elbow.
Katsu misses with some punches.
Katsu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Katsu working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dirk.
Dirk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Katsu has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
Katsu pushes Dirk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katsu swings wildly with an uppercut but Dirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Dirk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dirk blocks an uppercut.
Katsu swings wildly with an uppercut but Dirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katsu.
Katsu lands an uppercut.
Katsu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katsu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Katsu lands a nice shot to the body.
Dirk prevents a body shot from Katsu.
Katsu swings wildly with an uppercut but Dirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dirk blocks a body shot from Katsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dirk blocks an uppercut.
Dirk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dirk blocking some punches.
Katsu misses with a punch on the inside.
Katsu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Katsu misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Katsu fails to land.
Katsu misses with a body punch.
Katsu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Katsu.
Dirk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Katsu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dirks head.
A head punch on the inside from Katsu fails to land.
Sama Katsu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Katsu throws a punch but it's blocked by Dirk.
Katsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsu throws a punch but it's blocked by Dirk.
Katsu misses with a punch to the body.
Dirk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Katsu throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katsu.
Dirk is trying to push Katsu away but Katsu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Katsu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dirk backwards.
Dirk has had enough of the clinch but Katsu keeps him there for the moment.
Katsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dirk lands a shot to the body.
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!
Katsu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katsu.
Katsu working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sama Katsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Katsu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Katsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Katsu throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dirk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Katsu.
Dirk manages to break the clinch.
Dirk throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Dirk misses.
Katsu throws a fast counter high kick but Dirk manages to duck under it in time.
Dirk misses with the combination.
Katsu wants to counter with a clinch but Dirk pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katsu avoids a kick to the body.
Katsu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dirk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Katsu darts in and clinches Dirk up against the cage.
Dirk wants to break free but Katsu has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk wants to stall.
Katsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Katsu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dirk blocks an uppercut.
Dirk takes a shot to the head.
Katsu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Katsu fails to land.
Katsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Katsu dodges an elbow strike from Dirk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katsu.
Dirk is looking to break free of the clinch but Katsu has double underhooks.
Katsu lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Katsu.
Dirk working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsu has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
Katsu has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
Dirk just leaning against Katsu, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katsu.
Dirk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katsu has him pressed against the cage.
Dirk blocking some punches.
Katsu throws a punch but it's blocked by Dirk.
Katsu has Dirk pressed against the cage, preventing Dirk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dirk is trying to break free.
Dirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Katsu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Katsu swings wildly with an uppercut but Dirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk controlling the action here for a moment.
Dirk is trying to break the clinch but Katsu is controlling him.
Dirk blocks an uppercut.
Katsu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dirk's efforts to push away.
Dirk blocking some punches.
Katsu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dirk can't break the clinch.
Katsu has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dirk.
Dirk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Katsu working aggressively here.
Dirk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danny Dirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Katsu lands a nice shot to the body.
Dirk is looking to break free of the clinch but Katsu has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Dirk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Katsu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dirk backwards.
Katsu lands a nice uppercut.
Katsu throws a head punch that misses.
Katsu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dirk's elbow.
Katsu misses with the head strike.
Dirk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Katsu pushes Dirk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dirk trying to control the position but instead, Katsu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dirk into the cage.
Katsu misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sama Katsu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Katsu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sama Katsu!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sama Katsu waved his t-shirt featuring Warpath Wear's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Danny Dirk stepped up to the mic, saying 'I WANT A REMATCH!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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