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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Spishak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Matiss might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold. Spishak has chosen Sleeping with Sirens as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Matiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sammy Spishak!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matiss throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Matiss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Spishak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matiss is looking to land body kicks.
Matiss misses with a kick to the body.
Mario Matiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matiss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spishak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matiss, pushing him back against the cage.
Spishak avoiding damage as Matiss throws knees to the body.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Spishak is blocking nicely.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Spishak is blocking nicely.
Matiss scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sammy Spishak has been cut.
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!
Matiss connects with a knee to the head.
Matiss connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Matiss - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Matiss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spishak blocks it with crossed arms.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spishak avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but Spishak blocks with his arms.
Spishak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matiss walks away with a smile on his face. Spishak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matiss misses with a head kick.
Matiss closes the distance and clinches.
Spishak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spishak clinches with his opponent.
Matiss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spishak blocks it with crossed arms.
Spishak breaks from the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matiss - that will leave a mark!
Matiss closes the distance and clinches.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Spishak is blocking nicely.
Spishak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matiss lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matiss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Spishak.
An inside leg kick from Matiss misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss throws a wild body kick that Spishak sees coming a mile off.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matiss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matiss gets a clinch.
Spishak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spishak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matiss smiles and moves away.
Matiss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spishak.
Matiss throws a body kick that misses.
Spishak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Matiss can't escape the position.
Matiss holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Spishak tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Spishak there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak working the ground and pound effectively.
Spishak throwing strikes here but Matiss is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Spishak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Matiss is trying desperately to improve position.
Spishak looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Matiss defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Spishak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spishak tries to control but Matiss wriggling away.
Spishak jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Matiss is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Matiss and Spishak has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Spishak trying to control the action but Matiss is working from the bottom.
Spishak is trying to get an arm triangle but Matiss is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matiss struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Spishak's cut.
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.
Spishak clinches with his opponent.
Matiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spishak is defending well for now.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spishak breaks from the clinch.
Sammy Spishak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spishak shoots for a double leg takedown but Matiss sprawls well. He's pushed Spishak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matiss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spishak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matiss scores with a nice body kick.
Spishak just misses with a punch to the body.
Spishak tries for a takedown but Matiss sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matiss lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spishak will feel that in the morning.
Spishak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matiss has Spishak up against the cage in a clinch.
Spishak fails to pull guard.
Mario Matiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Spishak.
Spishak is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spishak.
Spishak is trying to drag Matiss to the mat but Matiss just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
Spishak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spishak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spishak breaks from the clinch.
Matiss lands with a nice body kick.
Matiss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matiss tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spishak is able to avoid easily.
Spishak blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Matiss misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss gets a clinch.
Matiss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matiss scores with a knee to the head.
Spishak wants to break free but Matiss has control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spishak avoiding damage as Matiss throws knees to the body.
Spishak managing to block the knees to the body from Matiss.
Spishak is trying to push Matiss away but Matiss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matiss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spishak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
Matiss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spishak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Spishak avoids the damage to the body.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Spishak jumps guard.
Matiss wants to stand but Spishak is controlling his posture from full guard.
Spishak working for a triangle but Matiss defends it easily.
Matiss trying to stand up but can't free himself from Spishak's guard.
Matiss not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spishak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spishak looking for a guillotine here but Matiss defends easily.
Spishak trying to keep a closed guard but Matiss is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spishak looking for a guillotine here but Matiss defends easily.
Matiss wants to control from the top but Spishak keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Spishak's cut.
That's time! Matiss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Spishak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matiss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spishak thows a body shot but no joy.
Spishak has managed to clinch.
Matiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spishak is defending well for now.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Spishak is blocking nicely.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spishak avoids it.
Spishak has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Matiss.
Matiss lands a knee to the head.
Matiss lands a good knee to the midsection. Spishak won't want to take too many of those.
Matiss lands a knee to the body.
Spishak wants to get back to striking at distance but Matiss won't allow it.
Matiss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spishak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spishak avoids it.
Matiss connects with a knee to the head.
Spishak avoiding damage as Matiss throws knees to the body.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spishak.
Matiss tries a knee to the head but Spishak blocks it.
Matiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spishak goes for a takedown attempt but Matiss pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Spishak clinches.
Spishak blocking some punches.
Sammy Spishak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spishak has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Matiss is trying to keep an underhook but Spishak manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Matiss is trying to control but can't.
Matiss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sammy Spishak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spishak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Matiss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matiss makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matiss.
Matiss being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spishak throws an elbow that misses. Matiss uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spishak's guard. Nice move by Matiss!
Spishak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matiss doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matiss manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Matiss is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Spishak isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Matiss stacks Spishak on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Matiss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss stands up.
Mario Matiss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matiss wants to clinch.
Matiss thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spishak if he has to take too many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Spishak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mario Matiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matiss throws a leg kick which misses Spishak's front leg but catches the back leg as Spishak tries to avoid it.
Spishak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Matiss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matiss, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Matiss!
A very excited looking Mario Matiss made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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