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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiyah Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
19 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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160 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kiyah Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matsumoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makunouchi moves away.
Matsumoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Makunouchi is just out of range.
Matsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makunouchi moves away.
Makunouchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is looking to clinch.
Makunouchi misses with a double jab.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsumoto. Makunouchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsumoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Makunouchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Makunouchi misses.
Makunouchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matsumoto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Matsumoto working away.
Makunouchi is looking for a sweep.
Matsumoto wants to control but Makunouchi is keeping him busy.
Makunouchi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matsumoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makunouchi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Matsumoto cracks Makunouchi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Matsumoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makunouchi keeps working.
Makunouchi defending against the ground and pound.
Makunouchi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makunouchi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makunouchi tries to buck Matsumoto off but Matsumoto is having none of it.
Matsumoto is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Makunouchi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Matsumoto creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsumoto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makunouchi, who protects the arm well.
Makunouchi defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Makunouchi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Matsumoto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Makunouchi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Makunouchi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Matsumoto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makunouchi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makunouchi is not content to let Matsumoto control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Matsumoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makunouchi keeps working.
Matsumoto tries for a kimura but Makunouchi is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsumoto is looking to take a break and control but Makunouchi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiyah Matsumoto 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.
Makunouchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsumoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matsumoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Makunouchi tries to bum rush Matsumoto with a series of wild strikes but Matsumoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matsumoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Makunouchi circles away.
Makunouchi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Matsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makunouchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matsumoto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Matsumoto showed some decent athleticism there.
Matsumoto moves nicely into side control.
Matsumoto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto tries to score with some ground and pound. Makunouchi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Makunouchi is looking to regain half guard here but Matsumoto keeps moving and retains side control.
Matsumoto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makunouchi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Matsumoto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Makunouchi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kiyah Matsumoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The strikes coming from Matsumoto are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Matsumoto trying to control the action but Makunouchi is working from the bottom.
Makunouchi is looking for a sweep.
Matsumoto trying to control the position but Makunouchi is working away.
Makunouchi is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makunouchi dodges the ground and pound from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto wants to control but Makunouchi is keeping him busy.
Matsumoto scoring with punches from side control.
Matsumoto working the ground and pound but Makunouchi is defending the strikes.
Matsumoto tries for a kimura but Makunouchi is defending well.
Matsumoto throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto trying to control the position but Makunouchi is working away.
Matsumoto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Matsumoto is trying to get an arm triangle but Makunouchi is defending well.
Makunouchi is looking to reverse the position.
Matsumoto swings around for an armbar but Makunouchi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Matsumoto's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makunouchi is posturing up here but Matsumoto has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Makunouchi tries to roll out but it's too tight and Makunouchi has to tap! Slick submission there by Matsumoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kiyah Matsumoto!
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