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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Katou (ranked 1540 p4p, 225 weight class) and Randall Steve (ranked 4006 p4p, 493 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Katou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randall Steve!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Steve.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Katou ducks down to avoid it.
Katou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve needs to keep his hands up - Katou had a free shot at his head there.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Katou misses.
Steve with a jab.
Katou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Katou throws a big counter combination but Steve scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Katou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steve lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve throws out a counter right but Katou avoids it with no problem.
Katou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Katou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steve lands with a right hand.
Katou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Katou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steve lands a jab.
Nice shot lands for Steve.
Steve misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve scores with a body shot.
Katou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steve can't break the clinch.
Steve is looking to break free of the clinch but Katou has double underhooks.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Steve misses.
Katou misses with a hook
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steve feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Katous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steve lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Katou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katou is looking to clinch.
Katou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Katou tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve pushes Katou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katou tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Katou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Katou moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Katou momentarily.
Steve digs a good body shot into Katou's ribs.
Katou gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Katou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steve's coach down at Blood Warrior was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steve's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
Steve throws a body punch but Katou moves out of range.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Katou's shoulder, as Katou tries to avoid the shot.
Steve fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Katou on the side of the head.
Katou ducks right into an uppercut from Steve.
Jab from Steve.
Steve throws a jab when Katou was well out of range.
Katou tries to counter by clinching up but Steve breaks away and moves out of range.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Katou ducks down to avoid it.
Katou changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Katou misses with an uppercut.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Katou backs up against the cage.
Steve slips a jab and a cross from Katou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a hook but Katou avoids it easily.
Steve connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katou. Katou circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katou misses with a two punch combination.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
Katou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Katou off the cage and back into range.
Steve tries to keep at a distance but Katou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Katou digs a right hand into Steve's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steve's gas tank.
Katou blocks an uppercut.
Katou lands a hook that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katou tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Steve throws the left hand but Katou avoids the punch easily.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Katou. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Katou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Steve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katou's head backwards.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Katou off the cage and back into range.
Katou tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Katou moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve with a hook.
Steve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Katou in his tracks.
Steve connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Katou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Katou tries to clinch up.
Katou misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Katou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katou closes the distance and clinches.
Katou throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Katou is looking to control Steve's arms but Steve gets an underhook and turns him. Now Katou has his back to the cage.
Steve breaks the clinch.
Katou takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Steve dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steve thuds a left hand into Katou's body.
A jab from Steve misses.
Katou tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katou staying out of range there.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve misses with a two punch combination.
Katou scores with the left hand. Steve knows he should have avoided that one.
Katou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve punishes Katou's body with a nice straight punch.
Katou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katou tries to clinch up.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katou takes the fight into the clinch.
Katou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katou takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Katou. Those never looked like landing.
Katou walks into a straight right hand from Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katou clinches up against the cage.
Katou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Steve lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Steve breaks from the clinch.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
Joe Katou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve digs a good body shot into Katou's ribs.
Katou drops his hands momentarily and Steve takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steve throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Katou on the side of the head.
Steve thuds a left hand into Katou's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Katou walks into a stiff left hand from Steve.
Katou gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steve.
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve slips a jab from Katou.
Katou tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Katou is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steve.
Left hook, right uppercut from Katou.
Katou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steve lands a jab to the head.
Katou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Katou tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve lands with a good body shot.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Steve connects with a jab.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Katou.
Steve lands a nice hook to Katou's body. Katou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steve throws out a powerful jab.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katou throws a predictable looking body shot
and Katou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Katou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Katou loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katou changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Steve scores with a hook to the body. Katou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steve punishes Katou's body with a nice straight punch.
Katou moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Katou misses with a body shot.
Katou misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve jabs Katou to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Katou misses with a two punch combination.
Steve lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Katou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steve connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Katou scrambles back to his feet.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve with a jab.
Randall Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve connects with a right hand. Katou shakes it off.
The crowd cheers as Steve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Katou doesn't seem phased though.
Katou dodges the punch combination from Steve.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Katou.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Katou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Katou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katou's head backwards.
Katou has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Katou slips under a jab from Steve.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Katou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve connects with a right hand. Katou shakes it off.
Katou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Katou feinted with a counter takedown.
Katou takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Katou closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steve counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
Steve misses with a hook. Katou ducked under it nicely.
Katou forces Steve back against the cage and clinches.
Katou looking to stall.
Katou has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Katou breaks from the clinch.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve catches Katou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A right-left combo lands from Steve.
Steve lands a glancing blow to the side of Katou's head.
Katou rushes Steve and presses him up against the cage.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katou.
Katou stalling against the cage.
Katou digs a right hand underneath Steve's ribcage. Steve let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Steve.
A right hand to the body from Steve.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katou breaks from the clinch.
Katou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steve tests Katou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Katou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steve cracks a nice hook into Katou's ribs.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
Steve scores with a jab.
Steve sizes up Katou with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Katou wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
Katou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Katou looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Katou slips a jab from Steve.
Katou misses with a jab to the body
and Steve counters with a three punch combo that has Katou backing up. Katou nods at Steve to acknowledge the strikes.
Katou misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Katou. Those never looked like landing.
Katou fails to land with a series of punches.
Katou takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Katou has time to react.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Katou off the cage and back into range.
Steve connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katou. Katou circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy left from Steve finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Katou misses the target.
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Katou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steve thuds a left hand into Katou's body.
Steve scores with a nice strike.
Katou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Steve changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Katou closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
Randall Steve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Katou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katou's head backwards.
Katou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve stuns Katou with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steve scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steve lands a nice hook to Katou's body. Katou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steve tests Katou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot lands for Steve.
Katou misses with an uppercut.
Katou tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Katou.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve catches Katou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve scores with a one two! Katou had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Steve finds it's way through Katou's defenses.
A jab from Steve does it's job there.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Katou tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Katou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Katou tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Katou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Katou avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katou throws a combination that misses
and Steve counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joe Katou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katou misses with a combination
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steve 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Steve!
During a confident post fight interview, Randall Steve thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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