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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiyah Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Steptoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steptoe has chosen . 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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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kiyah Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Steptoe!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steptoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsumoto.
Steptoe swings for the body but Matsumoto moves out of range.
Steptoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsumoto moves away.
Matsumoto throws a big shot that misses.
Matsumoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steptoe manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Matsumoto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matsumoto.
Matsumoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matsumoto drives through and clinches with Steptoe against the cage.
Steptoe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Matsumoto clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You can see the frustration on Matsumoto's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Steptoe somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Matsumoto tries to roll but Steptoe sticks to his back.
Matsumoto is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto breaks Steptoe's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Matsumoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Steptoe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Matsumoto is looking to get to half guard.
Steptoe with good strikes from the mount here!
Matsumoto is trying to escape the mount.
Matsumoto tries to hold on but Steptoe pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Steptoe.
Steptoe throws a sloppy strike and Matsumoto uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Matsumoto has ended up in Steptoe's guard.
Steptoe keeping full guard, as Matsumoto tries to pass.
Steptoe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matsumoto passes Steptoe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsumoto trying to control the pace.
Steptoe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steptoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matsumoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Matsumoto is pressing down on Steptoe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Steptoe is holding on for now.
Matsumoto trying to control from half guard but Steptoe is working away.
Steptoe looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe trying to control here.
Steptoe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matsumoto looking to sit in guard and control but Steptoe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsumoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kiyah Matsumoto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steptoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steptoe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steptoe.
Steptoe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Steptoe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Matsumoto is desperately trying to improve his position but Steptoe has a good base and remains in mount.
Steptoe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Steptoe raining down shots from the mount!
Steptoe content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto is squirming around, avoiding Steptoe's attempts to control the action.
Steptoe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Matsumoto is looking to get to half guard.
Steptoe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Matsumoto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Matsumoto gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is staying active underneath Steptoe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Steptoe prevents Matsumoto from improving his position.
Matsumoto manages to get to full guard.
Steptoe preventing the sweep.
Matsumoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steptoe's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Matsumoto postures up and lands a big shot to Steptoe's brow.
Matsumoto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Matsumoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Steptoe has wrist control.
Steptoe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steptoe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matsumoto is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsumoto throwing strikes from guard but Steptoe blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto won't allow Steptoe to sweep him here.
Matsumoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matsumoto looking to pass the guard.
Matsumoto throwing strikes but missing.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Steptoe keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kiyah Matsumoto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Steptoe lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Steptoe misses.
Matsumoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steptoe.
Steptoe shoots in and bounces Matsumoto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Matsumoto is looking for a triangle but Steptoe pushes his legs off easily.
Steptoe trying to control but Matsumoto is working from the bottom.
Matsumoto is controlling Steptoe's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Steptoe looking to pass the guard.
Matsumoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steptoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matsumoto looking for subs off his back but Steptoe has passed one foot through into half guard.
Steptoe prevents Matsumoto from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe is pressing down on Matsumoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matsumoto is holding on for now.
Steptoe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Matsumoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steptoe trying to control the action but Matsumoto is working from the bottom.
Matsumoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matsumoto is on top in guard.
Matsumoto trying to control but Steptoe is working from the bottom.
Albert Steptoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsumoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steptoe is keeping the position for now.
Steptoe pulls Matsumoto in close to his closed guard and prevents Matsumoto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Matsumoto postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe is pulling down on Matsumoto's head. It's preventing any offense from Matsumoto, at least for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Matsumoto working some strikes from top position.
Matsumoto throwing strikes but missing.
Matsumoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kiyah Matsumoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsumoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kiyah Matsumoto.
Well Matsumoto 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiyah Matsumoto!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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