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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 107 p4p, 3 weight class) and Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 286 p4p, 7 weight class). Finnish Experiment Il is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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25 - 11 - 2 |
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152 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsunaga gets a clinch.
Matsunaga managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Matsunaga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Matsunaga.
Matsunaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Experiment Il pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've been informed that Experiment Il 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.
Experiment Il scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Experiment Il throws a sloppy head kick and Matsunaga moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Matsunaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matsunaga checks a low kick from Experiment Il.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Matsunaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Matsunaga there.
A head kick misses from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matsunaga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matsunaga misses the jab.
Nice shot by Experiment Il.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment Il pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsunaga drives through and clinches with Experiment Il against the cage.
Experiment Il landing knees to the head.
It looks like Futoshi Matsunaga has been cut.
Experiment Il missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsunaga.
Experiment Il connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matsunaga's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il has Matsunaga pressed against the cage, preventing Matsunaga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Experiment Il lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matsunaga backwards.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the head.
Matsunaga misses with some punches.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Experiment Il trying to land knees to the body.
Matsunaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsunaga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matsunaga clobbers Experiment Il with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Experiment Il lands a nice shot that snaps Matsunaga's head back.
Matsunaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsunaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Experiment Il looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matsunaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Experiment Il slips a jab and a cross from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga slips a jab from Experiment Il.
Matsunaga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Matsunaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsunaga ducks under a wild hook from Experiment Il.
Matsunaga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Experiment Il throws out a counter right but Matsunaga avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Experiment Il.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsunaga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il looks to throw the jab but Matsunaga is out of range.
Experiment Il throws a head kick but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Matsunaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Experiment Il throws a big shot that misses.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danga de danga de dang - Matsunaga scores with a four punch combination!
Experiment Il looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matsunaga tries to bum rush Experiment Il with a series of wild strikes but Experiment Il uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Experiment Il.
Experiment Il tries to work over Matsunaga's front leg with a kick but Matsunaga checks it.
Matsunaga is looking to counter punch.
Experiment Il slips under a jab.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Matsunaga blocks it.
Matsunaga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Experiment Il counters with a stiff right hand.
Experiment Il takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matsunaga throws a sloppy head kick and Experiment Il moves out of range easily.
Matsunaga blocks a head kick by Experiment Il.
Good leg kick by Experiment Il there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matsunaga throws a head kick that Experiment Il semi-blocks.
Experiment Il avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga lands a head shot.
Matsunaga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Experiment Il tries to clinch there but Matsunaga circles away.
Experiment Il closes the distance and clinches.
Experiment Il keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matsunaga's efforts to push away.
Matsunaga tries to break the clinch but Experiment Il is controlling the position.
Experiment Il scores with a knee to the head.
Matsunaga breaks the clinch.
Experiment Il lands a jab.
Matsunaga misses with a double jab.
Experiment Il takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Experiment Il throws a head kick that misses.
Matsunaga fires out a quick counter leg kick but Experiment Il just manages to avoid it.
Experiment Il throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment Il slips under a jab from Matsunaga.
Experiment Il throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matsunaga scores with a head kick. Experiment Il tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Experiment Il misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matsunaga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il tries a head kick but it misses.
Matsunaga scores with a body shot.
Matsunaga tries to bum rush Experiment Il with a series of wild strikes but Experiment Il uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Experiment Il takes one to the side of the head.
Matsunaga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matsunaga lands with an overhand left.
Experiment Il connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matsunaga's hands.
Experiment Il gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Experiment Il throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Experiment Il uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matsunaga has time to react.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Matsunaga blocks it.
Experiment Il wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsunaga cracks the inside of Experiment Il's front leg.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Matsunaga blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Futoshi Matsunaga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Futoshi Matsunaga's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Experiment Il takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matsunaga moves into the clinch successfully.
Matsunaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finnish Experiment Il seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Experiment Il keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matsunaga's efforts to push away.
Experiment Il is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matsunaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with a straight left.
Matsunaga moves forwards but Experiment Il connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
A clash of legs there as Experiment Il blocks the low kick.
Matsunaga with a nice cross.
Matsunaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Experiment Il blocks a jab.
Matsunaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Experiment Il drops his hands momentarily and Matsunaga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsunaga staying out of range there.
Matsunaga misses the jab.
Matsunaga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Matsunaga. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il throws a lazy right hand but Matsunaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Experiment Il misses the jab.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut
and Experiment Il counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Experiment Il goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matsunaga throwing a counter right hand but Experiment Il manages to avoid it.
Matsunaga tries to land a front kick but Experiment Il steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Matsunaga strikes.
Experiment Il misses the jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matsunaga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Experiment Il doesn't manage to clinch there - Matsunaga circles away.
A big left from Experiment Il misses.
Experiment Il tries to clinch up.
Matsunaga connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Matsunaga.
Experiment Il tries a head kick but it misses.
Matsunaga moves away from the strike by Experiment Il.
Matsunaga scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il tries to clinch but Matsunaga moves away
enabling Matsunaga to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsunaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Experiment Il moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matsunaga throws a solid leg kick but Experiment Il takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matsunaga.
Experiment Il takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matsunaga throws a shot from downtown. Experiment Il moves away and avoids it.
Experiment Il fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matsunaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Experiment Il shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut
and Matsunaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Experiment Il tries a head kick but it misses.
Matsunaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Experiment Il misses the jab.
Experiment Il throws a looping overhand right but Matsunaga ducks down to avoid it.
Experiment Il misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matsunaga throws a big shot that misses.
Experiment Il cracks Matsunaga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matsunaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Experiment Il wants to counter the offense by Matsunaga and move into the clinch position.
Experiment Il throws out a loose jab but Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsunaga looks to land a right hand but Experiment Il moved out of range.
Experiment Il thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Matsunaga does it's job there.
Experiment Il tries to clinch up.
Experiment Il looks to throw the jab but Matsunaga is out of range.
Experiment Il bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matsunaga's head backwards.
Experiment Il pushes Matsunaga up against the cage in a clinch.
Experiment Il throws a knee to the head but misses.
Experiment Il misses with a body punch.
Matsunaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Experiment Il lands.
Matsunaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment Il moves away.
Matsunaga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Experiment Il moves out of range of the leg kick from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga moves away from the strike by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Experiment Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Experiment Il wants to counter with a clinch but Matsunaga pushes him away.
A swing and a miss from Matsunaga.
A big left from Experiment Il misses.
Experiment Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsunaga.
Nice shot lands for Matsunaga.
Futoshi Matsunaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsunaga walks into a left hand.
Matsunaga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Experiment Il under the eye.
Matsunaga connects with a right hand. Experiment Il shakes it off.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick but Experiment Il moved away.
Experiment Il stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matsunaga.
Experiment Il takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Experiment Il missing with a left hand there. Matsunaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy body kick from Experiment Il
and Matsunaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga misses with a double jab.
Matsunaga misses with a looping left.
Matsunaga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matsunaga clinches up with Experiment Il and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Futoshi Matsunaga'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jab, jab by Experiment Il - just one landing.
Matsunaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Matsunaga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
An inside leg kick from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga connects with a solid leg kick.
Matsunaga takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Matsunaga does it's job there.
Experiment Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsunaga.
Experiment Il misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matsunaga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matsunaga. Experiment Il shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Experiment Il has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Experiment Il looks to throw the jab but Matsunaga is out of range.
Matsunaga bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Matsunaga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il throws a sloppy head kick and Matsunaga moves out of range easily.
Experiment Il lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Experiment Il.
That kick from Experiment Il tenderised Matsunaga's leg. Matsunaga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matsunaga bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Experiment Il's head backwards.
Matsunaga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matsunaga cracks Experiment Il with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Experiment Il misses with an uppercut. Matsunaga saw that one coming.
Experiment Il with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matsunaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Matsunaga scores with a jab. Experiment Il acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matsunaga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsunaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matsunaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Experiment Il is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Experiment Il waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsunaga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Experiment Il avoids it easily.
Experiment Il throws out a counter right but Matsunaga avoids it with no problem.
Matsunaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Experiment Il throws out the jab.
Experiment Il ducks right into an uppercut from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a shot from downtown. Experiment Il moves away and avoids it.
Matsunaga throws the left hand but Experiment Il avoids the punch easily.
Experiment Il misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Experiment Il throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsunaga.
Experiment Il instigates a clinch.
Matsunaga manages to break the clinch.
Experiment Il throws out a loose jab but Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Matsunaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matsunaga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matsunaga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matsunaga misses with a two punch combination.
Matsunaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Experiment Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matsunaga throws a big shot that misses.
Matsunaga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Experiment Il. Experiment Il circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matsunaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Experiment Il tries to clinch up but Matsunaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matsunaga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Experiment Il looks to throw the jab but Matsunaga is out of range.
Matsunaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matsunaga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matsunaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Experiment Il circles away.
Experiment Il staying out of range there.
Matsunaga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Experiment Il looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matsunaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Experiment Il pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matsunaga is out of range and Experiment Il settles back down.
Matsunaga throws a right hand that Experiment Il ducks under and follows up with a left that Experiment Il also avoids with ease.
Matsunaga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Futoshi Matsunaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga walks into a stiff left hand from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
A low kick from Matsunaga misses
and Experiment Il counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Experiment Il doesn't manage to clinch there - Matsunaga circles away.
Jab, jab by Matsunaga - just one landing.
Matsunaga throws a shot from downtown. Experiment Il moves away and avoids it.
Matsunaga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Experiment Il will feel that in the morning.
Matsunaga throws a big shot that misses.
Matsunaga scores with the left hand. Experiment Il knows he should have avoided that one.
Matsunaga avoids the head kick by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il scoring well with a low kick there.
Finnish Experiment Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsunaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Experiment Il.
Experiment Il was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Matsunaga connects with a body shot that sends Experiment Il's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsunaga. Experiment Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
Experiment Il looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Experiment Il fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsunaga manages to avoid it.
Matsunaga throws a body punch but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head but Experiment Il sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Futoshi Matsunaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matsunaga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Futoshi Matsunaga!
A relieved looking Futoshi Matsunaga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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