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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 1280 p4p, 1195 weight class) and Paulie Greene (ranked 120 p4p, 110 weight class). Greene has chosen Im Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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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 41 - 24 - 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 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulie Greene!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsunaga throws a good cross that connects.
Matsunaga is looking to land body kicks.
Matsunaga misses with a two punch combination.
Greene misses with a low kick.
Matsunaga connects with a crisp jab.
Matsunaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsunaga misses with a low kick.
Greene shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matsunaga misses with a body kick.
Greene fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matsunaga.
A head kick misses from Greene.
Greene with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matsunaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Matsunaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matsunaga throws a body kick that misses.
Matsunaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
Greene defending well as Matsunaga loads up on a big left hand.
Matsunaga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matsunaga avoids the body shot from Greene.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsunaga takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matsunaga.
Greene moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matsunaga throws a shot from downtown. Greene moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Greene.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greene.
Matsunaga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greene swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Greene throws a chopping leg kick but Matsunaga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Greene takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Matsunaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greene counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Matsunaga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Matsunaga throws a low kick but it's checked well by Greene.
Matsunaga throws an overhand right that lands on Greene's shoulder, as Greene tries to avoid the shot.
Matsunaga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Greene's hands.
Matsunaga lands with an uppercut that bounces Greene off the cage and back into range.
Matsunaga thuds a left hand into Greene's body.
Matsunaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Matsunaga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matsunaga slips a straight right by Greene.
Matsunaga avoids the head kick by Greene.
Matsunaga thinks about countering with a body kick.
Matsunaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick which misses Greene's front leg but catches the back leg as Greene tries to avoid it.
Matsunaga throws a right hand that Greene ducks under and follows up with a left that Greene also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greene fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matsunaga is out of range.
Matsunaga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Greene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Greene.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Greene 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 Matsunaga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matsunaga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Greene moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Greene.
Matsunaga throws a poor cross that misses
and Greene counters with a good low kick that Matsunaga was not able to check.
Matsunaga misses with a right hand
and Greene counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Greene throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Greene. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Greene.
Matsunaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Matsunaga.
Greene lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matsunaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Greene is just out of range.
Matsunaga misses with a hook
and Greene counters with a nice kick to the body.
Matsunaga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Greene throws the kick towards the body but Matsunaga avoids it.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greene throws a lazy right hand but Matsunaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Greene motions for Matsunaga to come forward. Greene throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Greene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsunaga works the jab nicely.
Matsunaga throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Matsunaga throws a head kick but Greene moves out of range.
Greene tries to work over Matsunaga's front leg with a kick but Matsunaga checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Greene checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Greene was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Matsunaga blocks the leg kick.
Matsunaga misses with a straight right.
Matsunaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Greene counters with a thumping low kick.
Matsunaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Greene dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsunaga. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick which misses Greene's front leg but catches the back leg as Greene tries to avoid it.
Matsunaga misses with a low kick.
Matsunaga avoids a kick to the body.
Greene connects with an inside leg kick.
Matsunaga misses with a wild body shot.
Greene bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
No joy there for Matsunaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Greene looks for the body kick but Matsunaga saw that one coming.
Greene takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matsunaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matsunaga does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Matsunaga throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga throws the left hand but Greene avoids the punch easily.
Greene throws out a counter right but Matsunaga avoids it with no problem.
Matsunaga throws a right hand that misses
and Greene counters with a body kick that stops Matsunaga in his tracks momentarily.
Matsunaga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Greene under the eye.
A clash of legs there as Matsunaga blocks the low kick.
Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greene.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paulie Greene will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Matsunaga throws the left hand but Greene avoids the punch easily.
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Greene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsunaga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Greene on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsunaga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matsunaga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Greene bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Greene on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Greene.
Greene goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matsunaga looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
Matsunaga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matsunaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Greene now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Greene misses with a straight right.
Matsunaga scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsunaga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Greene counters with a left to the body.
Greene lands with an uppercut that bounces Matsunaga off the cage and back into range.
Greene scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greene swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matsunaga.
Greene clobbers Matsunaga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Greene misses.
Greene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsunaga.
A jab from Greene misses.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsunaga moves away.
Greene takes a swing at Matsunaga's ribcage but misses.
Greene fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matsunaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Greene has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Greene throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Matsunaga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matsunaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
Matsunaga just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Greene.
Matsunaga takes one to the chin there.
Matsunaga misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene scores with a jab to the jaw.
Greene with the inside leg kick.
Matsunaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greene was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsunaga.
Greene with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
Matsunaga throws the left hand but Greene avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Greene.
Nice body kick there by Greene.
Matsunaga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Greene in his tracks.
Matsunaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick lands for Greene.
Greene misses with a leg kick
and Matsunaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Greene walks into a jab.
Greene scores with a nice head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matsunaga checks a leg kick.
Greene takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Greene.
Matsunaga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Greene throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Greene misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Matsunaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matsunaga throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene lands a nice shot that snaps Matsunaga's head back.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsunaga manages to avoid it.
Greene fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matsunaga checks it well.
Greene scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matsunaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Greene darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Greene.
It looked like Matsunaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matsunaga takes one to the chin there.
Matsunaga cracks Greene with a good jab.
Greene tries to score with a low kick but Matsunaga moves his leg out of the way.
Greene staying out of range there.
Greene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
Greene takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Greene.
Greene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsunaga throws out the jab.
Greene avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene slips a straight right by Matsunaga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a shot from downtown. Greene moves away and avoids it.
Greene sizes up Matsunaga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matsunaga moves out of range as Greene strikes.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the leg kick from Greene.
Matsunaga motions for Greene to come forward. Matsunaga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsunaga backing away here, and Greene unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Greene slips under a jab from Matsunaga.
Greene only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Greene dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsunaga swings for the body but Greene moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greene! But no joy.
Matsunaga throws a low kick but it's checked well by Greene.
Greene lands a head kick. Matsunaga smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greene throws a body shot but no joy.
Greene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greene misses with the body kick
and Matsunaga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paulie Greene will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Matsunaga blocks the body kick.
Matsunaga is looking for a counter combo.
Matsunaga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
Matsunaga misses with a looping right.
Greene is trying to counter with his kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greene. Matsunaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene misses the jab.
Greene keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Greene connects with a single shot there.
Matsunaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greene was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsunaga.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
Greene throws a head kick that misses.
Matsunaga is looking to counter punch.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Greene motions for Matsunaga to come forward. Greene throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matsunaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Greene misses with a low kick.
Matsunaga tries to land a leg kick but Greene saw it coming and moves away.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matsunaga looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matsunaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene thuds his right hand into Matsunaga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Matsunaga.
Greene goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matsunaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Greene.
Matsunaga misses with a body kick.
Matsunaga with the inside leg kick.
Matsunaga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Greene is able to avoid easily.
Greene moves into range and connects with a jab.
Greene takes a swing at Matsunaga's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsunaga misses the target.
Matsunaga blocks the body kick.
Greene blocks a jab.
Greene cracks Matsunaga with an open hand slap.
Greene lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Greene throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matsunaga can pounce on him.
Good shot there by Greene.
Greene dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsunaga. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greene throws a series of punches but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Matsunaga loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Greene feints a counter leg kick.
Greene tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matsunaga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matsunaga steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Greene. That one must have hurt.
Matsunaga cracks Greene with a good jab.
Matsunaga tries to work over Greene's front leg with a kick but Greene checks it.
A low kick from Greene is predictable there
and Matsunaga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Greene thinking.
Matsunaga slips under a jab from Greene.
Matsunaga will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Matsunaga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matsunaga throws a series of punches but Greene avoids them all with ease.
Greene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsunaga throws out the jab.
Greene lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matsunaga throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Greene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
Greene looks to land a left hand but Matsunaga moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a leg kick but Matsunaga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matsunaga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matsunaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Greene throws an overhand right that lands on Matsunaga's shoulder, as Matsunaga tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Greene to score with a decent uppercut.
Greene chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matsunaga throws a shot from downtown. Greene moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Matsunaga.
A swing and a miss from Matsunaga.
Greene throws out a counter right but Matsunaga avoids it with no problem.
A leg kick checked by Matsunaga.
Greene takes a swing at Matsunaga's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick from Greene, right into the meat of the thigh.
Greene avoids the body shot from Matsunaga.
Paulie Greene seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsunaga slips a straight right by Greene.
Matsunaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greene.
Matsunaga misses with a kick to the body.
Futoshi Matsunaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsunaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greene scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matsunaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene feints a counter leg kick.
Matsunaga motions for Greene to come forward. Matsunaga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsunaga misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Matsunaga throws a nice looking combination but Greene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greene checks a low kick from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick but Greene sees it coming and moves out of range.
Greene lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Greene.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Greene. That's going to slow Matsunaga down.
Matsunaga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matsunaga on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Greene moves out of range as Matsunaga strikes.
It seemed like Greene was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matsunaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Greene counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulie Greene comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Greene 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulie Greene!
In his post fight interview, Paulie Greene gave a big smile as he said 'I AIN’T CONNOR “FUCKING” MCGREGOR, IM PAULIE “MOTHERFUCKING”GREEN & I BLEED 🩸 FOR MY HOMETOWN BOSTON. '.
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