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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Heizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel has chosen The Wizard by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Heizel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Emanuel misses the target.
Matthew Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heizel avoids the body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emanuel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heizel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emanuel.
A head kick by Emanuel misses
and Heizel counters with an inside leg kick.
Heizel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emanuel.
Heizel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Heizel wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel works Heizel's body with a nice hook.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emanuel misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Heizel.
Emanuel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heizel throws a series of punches but Emanuel avoids them all with ease.
Heizel throws a looping overhand right but Emanuel ducks down to avoid it.
Emanuel lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heizel stuns Emanuel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Emanuel throws a leg kick but Heizel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matt Heizel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Emanuel tenderised Heizel's leg. Heizel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Emanuel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heizel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emanuel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Emanuel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heizel backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heizel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emanuel defending well as Heizel loads up on a big left hand.
Heizel ducks under a wild hook from Emanuel.
A low kick from Emanuel is predictable there
and Heizel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heizel misses with a body shot.
Emanuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heizel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emanuel manages to avoid it.
Heizel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emanuel moves away.
Heizel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emanuel momentarily.
Emanuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heizel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emanuel. That's going to slow Heizel down.
Emanuel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emanuel.
Emanuel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emanuel misses with a looping left.
Emanuel throws a nice looking combination but Heizel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heizel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emanuel manages to avoid it.
Heizel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Heizel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emanuel misses with a left hand
and Heizel counters with a left to the body.
Heizel throws a good cross that connects.
Heizel throws a front kick aimed at Emanuel's knee but Emanuel avoids it well.
Heizel misses the body punch
and Emanuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emanuel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heizel counters with a one-two to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heizel's sensitive parts.
Heizel misses with a wild combination.
Emanuel misses with a body shot
and Heizel counters with a straight right hand.
Heizel lands with a right hand.
Emanuel misses with a straight left.
Heizel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Emanuel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel scores with a jab to the body.
Emanuel shoots in but Heizel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matt Heizel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Emanuel.
Heizel misses with a body shot.
Emanuel jabs Heizel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heizel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emanuel throws a body punch but Heizel moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Heizel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emanuel momentarily.
Emanuel is trying desperately to land a takedown but Heizel is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Emanuel.
Emanuel throws a right hand that misses
and Heizel counters with an outside leg kick.
Emanuel swings for the body but Heizel moves out of range.
Heizel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Emanuel takes a step back to recover.
Emanuel looks gassed!
Heizel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Heizel dominated that 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.
Emanuel throws a series of punches but Heizel avoids them all with ease.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Heizel counter with a right hand.
Emanuel throws a sloppy body shot
and Heizel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heizel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emanuel throws a leg kick
and Heizel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heizel with a nice cross.
A low kick from Emanuel is predictable there
and Heizel counters with a nice body shot.
Emanuel is breathing heavily.
Heizel throws out a loose jab but Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Heizel catches Emanuel right on the button with a cross.
Emanuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heizel.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut
and Heizel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emanuel throws a poor cross that misses
and Heizel counters with a crisp one two that drops Emanuel! Heizel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Emanuel to his feet! Emanuel is in big trouble!
A big right from Heizel misses.
Heizel misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Heizel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heizel misses the shot to the body.
Heizel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heizel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Heizel takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Heizel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matt Heizel is winning the standup battle so far.
Emanuel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heizel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heizel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heizel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Heizel.
Emanuel misses with a right hand
and Heizel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Heizel counters with a two punch combo.
Emanuel takes one to the chin there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heizel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heizel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heizel lands a really nice looking cross but Emanuel seems unphased.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heizel counters with a solid body kick.
Heizel lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emanuel swings widly with a right hand
and Heizel counters with a nice body shot.
Heizel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Heizel.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Emanuel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Heizel has got the better of the exchanges.
Heizel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Heizel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emanuel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Heizel misses with a series of wild punches.
Emanuel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a hook
and Heizel counters with a left to the body.
Heizel just misses with a punch to the body.
Heizel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emanuel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Emanuel misses with a body shot
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel avoids the body shot from Heizel.
Heizel misses with a hook. Emanuel ducked under it nicely.
Emanuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emanuel moves away from the strike by Heizel.
Heizel misses with a lunging right hand
and Emanuel counters with a three punch combo that has Heizel backing up. Heizel nods at Emanuel to acknowledge the strikes.
Heizel stalks Emanuel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Emanuel's face. Emanuel staggers backwards, shaken.
Heizel throws a looping overhand right but Emanuel ducks down to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heizel.
Emanuel shoots for a takedown but Heizel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matt Heizel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Emanuel.
Emanuel throws a right hand that misses
and Heizel counters with a leg kick.
Heizel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emanuel can do to turn this around?
Heizel tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Heizel throws a shot to the body.
Emanuel misses the body punch
and Heizel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heizel.
Emanuel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heizel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heizel catches Emanuel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Heizel. Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emanuel moves forwards but Heizel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Heizel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Heizel misses
and Emanuel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heizel's knee momentarily.
Heizel misses the shot to the body.
Emanuel misses with a left hand
and Heizel counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heizel. That's going to slow Emanuel down.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heizel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emanuel misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emanuel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emanuel throws a right hand that misses
and Heizel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emanuel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heizel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emanuel misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Heizel digs a good body shot into Emanuel's ribs.
Emanuel takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heizel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Emanuel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Heizel misses with a wild body shot.
Emanuel swings widly with a right hand
and Heizel counters with a nice leg kick.
Emanuel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heizel digs a good body shot into Emanuel's ribs.
Heizel swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heizel looks to land a right hand but Emanuel moved out of range.
Emanuel misses with a leg kick
and Heizel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heizel, as that shot connected.
Emanuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emanuel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heizel to score with a decent uppercut.
Heizel tests Emanuel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heizel throws a big shot that misses.
Heizel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emanuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emanuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Heizel.
Emanuel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heizel counters with a nice uppercut.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heizel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Emanuel is predictable there
letting Heizel counter with a right hand.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Heizel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emanuel misses with a body punch
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emanuel. Heizel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emanuel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Heizel sprawls well. Heizel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emanuel gets slowly back to his feet.
Heizel misses the shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Heizel throws a series of punches but Emanuel moves out of range.
Heizel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Heizel circles away.
Emanuel slips a jab from Heizel.
Matthew Emanuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel throws a combination that misses
and Heizel counters with a straight right hand.
Emanuel throws the left hand but Heizel avoids the punch easily.
Heizel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Heizel.
Emanuel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heizel counters with a left to the body.
Heizel swings widly with a right hand
and Emanuel counters with a low kick, right behind Heizel 's knee.
Emanuel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Heizel sprawls well. Heizel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emanuel gets slowly back to his feet.
Matt Heizel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Emanuel.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heizel counters with a stiff right hand.
Emanuel throws a combination that misses
and Heizel counters with a three punch combo that has Emanuel backing up. Emanuel nods at Heizel to acknowledge the strikes.
Heizel misses with a straight left.
Emanuel scores with a hook to the body. Heizel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Emanuel throws a right hand that misses
and Heizel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emanuel thinking.
Emanuel swings widly with a right hand
and Heizel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Heizel lands with an uppercut that bounces Emanuel off the cage and back into rage.
Emanuel misses with a body punch
and Heizel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emanuel misses with a left hand
and Heizel counters with a nice body shot.
Heizel thuds a left hand into Emanuel's body.
Heizel misses with a hook.
Emanuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heizel. Heizel obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Heizel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heizel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Matt Heizel!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Matt Heizel!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Matt Heizel!
Matt Heizel wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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