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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tupac Shaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto has chosen Otep - Blood Pigs as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tupac Shaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitoshi Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto closes the distance and clinches.
Matsumoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matsumoto misses with a body punch.
Matsumoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matsumoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Shaker sprawls well. He's pushed Matsumoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shaker fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matsumoto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matsumoto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matsumoto is keeping busy.
Matsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Matsumoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsumoto avoids it.
Matsumoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Shaker tries a knee to the head but Matsumoto blocks it.
Matsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shaker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Matsumoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Shaker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matsumoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matsumoto is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Shaker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tupac Shaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitoshi Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is trying to force a seperation but Shaker has the dominant position.
Matsumoto avoiding damage as Shaker throws knees to the body.
Shaker working Matsumoto over with knees to the body.
Shaker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsumoto is defending well for now.
Shaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matsumoto leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Matsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shaker is breathing heavily.
Shaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsumoto avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shaker lands a knee to the body.
Shaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matsumoto's face.
Matsumoto works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shaker wants to get back to his feet but Matsumoto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shaker being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matsumoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shaker wants to control the position but Matsumoto says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Shaker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shaker pushes Matsumoto off but Matsumoto dives into side control.
Matsumoto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shaker down.
Sloppy strikes there by Matsumoto.
Shaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matsumoto on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Matsumoto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shaker!
Matsumoto fails to take his opponent's back.
Matsumoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Matsumoto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitoshi Matsumoto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shaker tries to clinch but Matsumoto moves out of range.
Hitoshi Matsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsumoto shoots in for a double leg but Shaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shaker throws a series of punches but Matsumoto avoids them all with ease.
Shaker clinches with his opponent.
Shaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shaker keeps control of Matsumoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shaker decides to pull guard.
Shaker has momentary wrist control but Matsumoto slips an elbow through the middle.
Shaker keeping moving, preventing Matsumoto from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaker is looking to stand up but Matsumoto isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Matsumoto advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Matsumoto wants to stand up but Shaker is controlling the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Matsumoto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shaker defending well though.
Matsumoto is trying to control the action in half guard but Shaker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker is controlling Matsumoto's trapped leg to prevent Matsumoto from advancing to side control.
Shaker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shaker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matsumoto.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matsumoto looks to clinch
and Shaker counters with a left and a right that stings Matsumoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Matsumoto misses with a takedown
and Shaker counters with a series of strikes. Matsumoto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matsumoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaker.
Matsumoto shoots and misses
and Shaker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tupac Shaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitoshi Matsumoto.
Matsumoto tries for a takedown but Shaker circles away easily
and Shaker counters by clinching up.
Matsumoto dodges an elbow strike from Shaker.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaker trying to land knees to the body.
Shaker tries a knee to the head but Matsumoto blocks it.
Shaker misses with a knee to the head.
Shaker tries to land knees in the clinch but Matsumoto avoids the damage to the body.
Matsumoto has Shaker pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Shaker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupac Shaker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Matsumoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shaker counters with a three punch combo that has Matsumoto backing up. Matsumoto nods at Shaker to acknowledge the strikes.
Matsumoto tries for a takedown but Shaker circles away easily
and Shaker moves into the clinch.
Shaker missing with knees to the body.
Matsumoto avoiding damage as Shaker throws knees to the body.
Matsumoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shaker is keeping busy.
Shaker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matsumoto blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matsumoto wants a takedown.
Tupac Shaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitoshi Matsumoto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shaker scores with a leg kick.
Tupac Shaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matsumoto counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker throws an elbow but it misses.
Matsumoto avoiding damage as Shaker throws knees to the body.
Matsumoto fails to pull guard.
Shaker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsumoto is defending well for now.
Matsumoto gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shaker regains guard.
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matsumoto preventing the sweep.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Shaker keeps moving.
Shaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shaker tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto has gone for a leg lock! Shaker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Matsumoto's guard.
Matsumoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shaker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matsumoto is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Matsumoto connects with a nice short shot to Shaker's temple.
Matsumoto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Matsumoto wants to stand but Shaker has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matsumoto works his way into side control.
Matsumoto stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Matsumoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shaker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shaker.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaker decides to pull guard.
Matsumoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaker is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hitoshi Matsumoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matsumoto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitoshi Matsumoto!
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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