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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 1450 p4p, 2004 weight class) and DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 158 p4p, 209 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as DaMatti Matikainen enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellacuria is looking to clinch.
Matikainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ellacuria is out of range.
Ellacuria tries a head kick but it misses.
Matikainen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Matikainen misses.
Ellacuria thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ellacuria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matikainen doesn't seem bothered though.
Ellacuria misses with a wild combination.
Matikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ellacuria listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ellacuria connects with the punch.
Matikainen slips a straight right by Ellacuria.
Matikainen has managed to clinch.
Ellacuria working aggressively here.
Matikainen scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Matikainen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellacuria misses with a knee strike.
Matikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Ellacuria as he connects with a hook.
Matikainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Matikainen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen jabs Ellacuria right on the nose. Ellacuria blinks but takes it well.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matikainen throws a body punch but Ellacuria moves out of range.
Ellacuria is looking to counter punch.
Ellacuria waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matikainen.
Ellacuria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Matikainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab, jab by Ellacuria - just one landing.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut.
Matikainen defending well as Ellacuria loads up on a big left hand.
Matikainen feints a counter leg kick.
Ellacuria swats away the attempt to clinch by Matikainen.
Ellacuria really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ellacuria scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ellacuria moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
Matikainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellacuria's head.
Ellacuria tries to clinch up.
Matikainen unleashes a big counter combination but Ellacuria bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Matikainen moves out of range of the body kick from Ellacuria.
Matikainen tries to clinch
and Ellacuria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Ellacuria lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matikainen doesn't seem phased though.
Matikainen misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matikainen, as that shot connected.
Ellacuria lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matikainen throws a combination. Ellacuria tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ellacuria misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matikainen.
Matikainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ellacuria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ellacuria loads up on a big right hand but Matikainen slips the punch.
Matikainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ellacuria takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matikainen takes one on the button.
Matikainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria doesn't manage to clinch there - Matikainen circles away.
Ellacuria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ellacuria misses with a hook. Matikainen ducked under it nicely.
Matikainen misses with a straight left.
Ellacuria tests Matikainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matikainen checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a two punch combination.
Matikainen tries to clinch there but Ellacuria circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Ellacuria misses the target.
Ellacuria lands the left hand.
Ellacuria lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matikainen at a distance.
Ellacuria misses with a hook. Matikainen ducked under it nicely.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Ellacuria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ellacuria is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ellacuria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matikainen.
Ellacuria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellacuria.
A big left from Ellacuria misses.
Matikainen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ellacuria. That one must have hurt.
Ellacuria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ellacuria throws a sloppy head kick and Matikainen moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Ellacuria blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Matikainen blocks the leg kick.
Ellacuria pushes Matikainen up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellacuria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matikainen's elbow.
A hook to the body from Matikainen.
Matikainen blocks a body shot from Ellacuria.
Matikainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matikainen misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellacuria moves out of range as Matikainen strikes.
Matikainen throws a chopping leg kick but Ellacuria manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matikainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ellacuria's hands.
Matikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ellacuria swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ellacuria looks to throw the jab but Matikainen is out of range.
Ellacuria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matikainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ellacuria has time to react.
Ellacuria lands a nice shot to the body.
Ellacuria is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellacuria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matikainen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matikainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ellacuria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matikainen scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Ellacuria dominated that round.
That's time! Ellacuria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ellacuria clinches.
Matikainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matikainen throws a head punch that misses.
Matikainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellacuria throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Matikainen.
Matikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Ellacuria.
Matikainen blocking some punches.
Ellacuria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matikainen blocking some punches.
Ellacuria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matikainen can do to turn this around?
Matikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matikainen.
Ellacuria throws a head punch that misses.
Matikainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ellacuria scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellacuria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matikainen.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
Matikainen throws an overhand right that lands on Ellacuria's shoulder, as Ellacuria tries to avoid the shot.
Ellacuria gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matikainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria throws an off balance right hand
and Matikainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arturo Ellacuria is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick lands for Ellacuria.
Matikainen lands the left hand.
Ellacuria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matikainen.
Matikainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellacuria.
Matikainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matikainen looks to throw the jab but Ellacuria is out of range.
Ellacuria drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matikainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ellacuria moves out of range as Matikainen strikes.
Matikainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Matikainen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ellacuria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matikainen with a nice calf kick.
Ellacuria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matikainen.
Matikainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ellacuria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria sizes up Matikainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ellacuria was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Ellacuria moves into the clinch.
Matikainen lands with a left to the head.
Matikainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ellacuria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ellacuria blocks an uppercut.
Ellacuria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matikainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matikainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matikainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellacuria's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellacuria.
Ellacuria blocking some punches.
Matikainen tries to work over Ellacuria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ellacuria.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matikainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matikainen lands a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ellacuria obliges.
Matikainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ellacuria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ellacuria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matikainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ellacuria is out of range.
Matikainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matikainen checks a leg kick.
Matikainen tried to score with a low kick but Ellacuria checks it.
Matikainen misses the shot to the body.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matikainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellacuria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ellacuria half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Matikainen misses its intended target.
Matikainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ellacuria moves out of range of the leg kick from Matikainen.
Matikainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matikainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matikainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matikainen tries to clinch up
and Ellacuria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellacuria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matikainen.
Ellacuria avoids the body shot from Matikainen.
Matikainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matikainen looks to clinch
and Ellacuria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellacuria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matikainen throws a hook to the side of Ellacuria's head but Ellacuria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid body kick from Ellacuria.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Ellacuria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matikainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellacuria misses with a straight right.
Matikainen with a nice calf kick.
Matikainen with the inside leg kick.
Ellacuria throws a solid leg kick but Matikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ellacuria.
Ellacuria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matikainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Matikainen lands a nice looking body shot.
Matikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellacuria slips under a jab from Matikainen.
Ellacuria throwing a counter right hand but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
Ellacuria lands with an overhand left.
Matikainen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ellacuria looks to throw the jab but Matikainen is out of range.
Matikainen clinches up with Ellacuria and pushes him back against the cage.
Ellacuria trying to land knees to the body.
Matikainen managing to block the knees to the body from Ellacuria.
A head punch on the inside from Ellacuria fails to land.
Matikainen manages to break the clinch.
Ellacuria connects with the punch.
Matikainen connects with a looping right hand.
Matikainen throws an off balance right hand
and Matikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellacuria.
Matikainen moves away from the strike by Ellacuria.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Matikainen.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matikainen lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matikainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Matikainen ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
Matikainen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ellacuria misses with a head kick.
Matikainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Matikainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Ellacuria off the cage and back into range.
Matikainen moves out of range as Ellacuria strikes.
Ellacuria connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ellacuria. Ellacuria circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ellacuria looks to land a left hand but Matikainen moved out of range nicely.
Matikainen feints a counter leg kick.
Matikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Matikainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ellacuria moves forwards but Matikainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matikainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellacuria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matikainen throws a jab when Ellacuria was well out of range.
Matikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ellacuria misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria misses with an uppercut
and Matikainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matikainen clinches with his opponent.
Ellacuria tries a knee to the head but Matikainen blocks it.
Ellacuria misses with some punches.
Ellacuria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matikainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Ellacuria lands with a short shot to the head.
Matikainen manages to break the clinch.
Matikainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matikainen scores with a hook.
Matikainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ellacuria throws a low kick but Matikainen avoids it.
Ellacuria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ellacuria is looking to clinch.
Ellacuria swings for the body but Matikainen moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Matikainen.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Ellacuria moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Matikainen coming out on top.
Matikainen throws a looping overhand right but Ellacuria ducks down to avoid it.
Matikainen cracks Ellacuria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ellacuria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ellacuria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matikainen slips a straight right by Ellacuria.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ellacuria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matikainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matikainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ellacuria tests Matikainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ellacuria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danga de danga de dang - Matikainen scores with a four punch combination!
Ellacuria is rocked!
Ellacuria slips a straight right by Matikainen.
Oh Ellacuria is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matikainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Ellacuria counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ellacuria seems to have got his legs back now.
Ellacuria slips a jab and a cross from Matikainen.
Ellacuria scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matikainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellacuria connects with a right hand. Matikainen shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut.
Matikainen is looking to chop away at Ellacuria's legs.
Ellacuria throws the kick towards the body but Matikainen avoids it.
Matikainen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ellacuria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ellacuria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
As Ellacuria backs off Matikainen throws a huge counter combo but Ellacuria manages to avoid it all.
Ellacuria swings for the body but Matikainen moves out of range.
Ellacuria slips a jab from Matikainen.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Matikainen misses its intended target.
Matikainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Matikainen throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from Matikainen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellacuria throws a body shot but no joy.
Matikainen scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
DaMatti Matikainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matikainen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMatti Matikainen!
DaMatti Matikainen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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