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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Torturo has chosen Mogwai - Katrien as his entrance music. Moacyr Domingos De Matos had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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213 lbs
38 - 17 - 0 |
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217 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
38 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torturo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torturo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Matos.
Torturo misses with a looping left.
Torturo moves in looking to clinch but De Matos pushes him off.
Torturo throws a body kick that misses.
De Matos connects with a right hand. Torturo shakes it off.
Torturo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Matos thuds a left hand into Torturo's body.
De Matos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torturo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Matos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Matos scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Matos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Donk. De Matos catches Torturo right on the button with a cross.
Good work by De Matos as he checks the leg kick.
Torturo ducks right into an uppercut from De Matos.
Torturo throws a lazy body kick
and De Matos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos scores with a jab to the head.
Torturo swings widly with a right hand
and De Matos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Matos. That's going to slow Torturo down.
Torturo takes one to the chin there.
De Matos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Matos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Matos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torturo can pounce on him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torturo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Torturo throws a chopping leg kick but De Matos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Matos gets tackled into the cage by Torturo. Torturo maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Matos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torturo backwards.
De Matos misses with a body punch.
Torturo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Matos.
A left hand lands to the body for De Matos.
A short body shot lands from De Matos as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from De Matos fails to land.
De Matos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torturo lands a shot to the body.
Torturo tries to break free but De Matos pushes him back against the cage.
De Matos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torturo struggles to land a body shot inside as De Matos controls his hands.
De Matos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Torturo misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Matos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Matos misses with a leg kick.
De Matos misses with a low kick.
De Matos works Torturo's body with a nice hook.
De Matos scores with a head kick. Torturo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Matos scores with a leg kick.
Torturo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Matos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torturo.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Matos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Matos lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Matos tests Torturo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Matos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Matos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torturo walks into a stiff left hand from De Matos.
De Matos clobbers Torturo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torturo throws a low kick, looking for De Matos's leg but De Matos calmly moves out of range.
De Matos tries to work over Torturo's front leg with a kick but Torturo checks it.
A punch lands to the side of De Matos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torturo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Matos blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Matos throws a right hand that misses
and Torturo counters with a nice body shot.
De Matos scores with a kick to the body.
De Matos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torturo takes a swing at De Matos's ribcage but misses.
De Matos lands a leg kick that knocks Torturo off balance momentarily.
Torturo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Matos on the side of the head.
De Matos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Matos lands a leg kick that knocks Torturo off balance momentarily.
De Matos scores with a spinning back kick!
De Matos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torturo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo throws a sloppy head kick and De Matos moves out of range easily.
De Matos throws a leg kick but Torturo moved away.
De Matos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torturo's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torturo misses with a hook to the body
and De Matos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torturo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torturo walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Matos.
Torturo thows a body shot but no joy.
Torturo scores with the left hand. De Matos knows he should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from De Matos finds it's target.
Good work by Torturo as he checks the leg kick.
Torturo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Matos. De Matos obviously looking to wear him down.
De Matos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torturo, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from De Matos.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is winning the standup battle so far.
Torturo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Matos manages to avoid it.
De Matos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Matos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Torturo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos thows a body shot but no joy.
De Matos lands a head shot.
Torturo closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Torturo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Torturo scores with a hook to the body.
Torturo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Matos's elbow.
Torturo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Matos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torturo taking a breather.
Torturo prevents a body shot from De Matos.
Torturo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torturo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torturo lands with a nice body punch.
De Matos throws out a loose jab but Torturo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torturo tries to close the distance and clinch but De Matos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torturo pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Matos is out of range and Torturo settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo misses with a wild body shot.
De Matos feints and then cracks Torturo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torturo down.
De Matos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Matos throws a front kick aimed at Torturo's knee but Torturo avoids it well.
De Matos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Matos throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Matos fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy body kick from Torturo
and De Matos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torturo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Matos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torturo counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Matos's knee momentarily.
Torturo misses with a low kick.
Torturo tries to work over De Matos's front leg with a kick but De Matos checks it.
Torturo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torturo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Matos misses the jab.
Torturo stuns De Matos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick from De Matos lands but Torturo takes it in his stride.
Torturo throws the kick towards the body but De Matos avoids it.
Torturo scores with a spinning back kick!
De Matos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torturo misses with a body shot.
A jab from Torturo misses.
Torturo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torturo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice defenses there by De Matos.
Torturo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Matos tries a head kick but it misses.
De Matos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Torturo throws out a leg kick but De Matos moves out of range and Torturo only half commits.
De Matos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Matos scores with a jab to the body.
Torturo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Matos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torturo checks a leg kick nicely.
Torturo avoids the head kick by De Matos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torturo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Matos throws a leg kick
and Torturo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Matos.
De Matos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Moacyr Domingos De Matos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
De Matos tries to score with a low kick but Torturo moves his leg out of the way.
Torturo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torturo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Matos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torturo.
Torturo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Matos.
De Matos throws a leg kick that misses.
De Matos lands a jab to the nose.
Torturo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Matos wants to slow Torturo down by chopping away at his legs.
Torturo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Matos blocks the body kick.
Torturo throws a lazy right hand but De Matos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torturo lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Matos's sensitive parts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torturo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Matos misses with a body kick.
Torturo misses with an uppercut.
Torturo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torturo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Matos doesn't seem bothered though.
Torturo connects with a body shot.
De Matos swings for the body but Torturo moves out of range.
De Matos misses with a low kick.
Torturo punishes De Matos's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torturo with a nice cross.
Torturo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Matos lands a leg kick that knocks Torturo off balance momentarily.
A lazy body kick from Torturo
enabling De Matos to counter with a crisp jab.
Torturo cracks a nice hook into De Matos's ribs.
Marko Torturo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torturo throws a head kick that De Matos semi-blocks.
Torturo doesn't manage to clinch there - De Matos circles away.
De Matos with a hook.
Torturo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Torturo misses with a low kick as De Matos jumps back.
A low kick from Torturo is predictable there
and De Matos counters with a big head kick but Torturo shrugs it off.
De Matos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torturo blocks a head kick by De Matos.
De Matos tries a head kick but it misses.
Torturo blocks a leg kick.
De Matos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torturo misses with a straight left.
Torturo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Matos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Matos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torturo.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Matos. Torturo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torturo looks to land a left hand but De Matos moved out of range nicely.
Torturo throws a body kick that misses.
De Matos throws a low kick but Torturo moves out of range easily.
De Matos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Torturo is looking to clinch.
A shot to the liver by De Matos. Beautiful body shot.
Torturo lands a big head kick that sends De Matos tumbling to the mat! Torturo takes a step backwards and waves De Matos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
De Matos is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torturo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Matos moves away.
Oh De Matos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torturo throws a sloppy head kick and De Matos moves out of range easily.
De Matos lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from De Matos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Matos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torturo.
Torturo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Matos can pounce on him.
De Matos seems to have got his legs back now.
Torturo throws a wild body kick that De Matos sees coming a mile off.
Torturo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torturo thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Matos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Matos connects with a solid leg kick.
Torturo throws a leg kick
and De Matos counters with a nice uppercut.
De Matos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Torturo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Matos.
De Matos lands a nice looking body shot.
Torturo throws a hook but De Matos avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from De Matos.
Torturo misses with a right hand
and De Matos counters with a one-two to the body.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Torturo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Matos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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