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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matsui Takamatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsioushi Okada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamatsu comes to the cage accompanied by Dogs of War. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matsui Takamatsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tsioushi Okada!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okada throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Takamatsu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tsioushi Okada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okada shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takamatsu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Okada's guard now.
Okada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Takamatsu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Okada, up you get!
Okada moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Okada misses with a takedown
and Takamatsu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takamatsu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Okada defends it well.
Okada trying to control but Takamatsu postures up.
Takamatsu seems to be working for a kimura but Okada defends the submission attempt.
Okada is trying to maintain the position but Takamatsu is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okada wants to get back to his feet.
Okada wants to control but Takamatsu is keeping busy.
Takamatsu wants to get back to his feet.
Takamatsu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Okada wants to control but Takamatsu is keeping busy.
Takamatsu is working for a submission of some sort.
Takamatsu tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Okada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Takamatsu tries to stand and escape but Okada is controlling the position.
Okada slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Okada throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Takamatsu stands and steps away. Okada gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Takamatsu is breathing heavily.
Okada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takamatsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okada shoots in for a takedown but Takamatsu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Matsui Takamatsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsioushi Okada.
Okada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takamatsu misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okada shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takamatsu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Okada's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okada is trying to control the position but Takamatsu postures up.
Takamatsu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Okada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Takamatsu's guard.
Okada thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Okada stops Takamatsu from standing up.
Okada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okada showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okada trying to control the position from guard on top but Takamatsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tsioushi Okada hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Okada lands a head kick. Takamatsu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okada tries to clinch but Takamatsu moves out of range.
Okada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takamatsu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Okada's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsui Takamatsu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Okada fails with the takedown
and Takamatsu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Takamatsu.
Takamatsu managing to block the knees to the body from Okada.
Takamatsu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Okada pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Takamatsu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Okada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takamatsu prevents it.
Okada taking a breather.
Takamatsu has picked Okada up - he's going for a ride! Takamatsu dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Okada gets back to full guard.
Takamatsu tries to stand but Okada is controlling from the bottom.
Okada looking for a sweep. Not yet Okada, not yet.
Okada trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Okada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takamatsu.
Takamatsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Okada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takamatsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okada is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okada keeping moving, preventing Takamatsu from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matsui Takamatsu wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fighters circling - Takamatsu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okada shoots in but no luck this time.
Matsui Takamatsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsioushi Okada.
Okada tries to clinch but Takamatsu moves out of range.
Okada is looking to clinch but Takamatsu is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okada looks to score with a jab to the body but Takamatsu is just out of range.
Matsui Takamatsu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takamatsu throws a sloppy head kick and Okada moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okada. Takamatsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takamatsu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Okada's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takamatsu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Takamatsu works over Okada with some ground and pound from guard.
Takamatsu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Takamatsu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Okada's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okada wants to sweep but no luck.
Okada is trying to keep Takamatsu in close.
Takamatsu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Okada is proving hard to escape from.
Okada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tsioushi Okada was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Okada misses with a body shot.
Takamatsu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Okada on his heels. He'll look to pass Okada's guard now, I'm sure.
Takamatsu preventing the sweep.
Takamatsu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Okada is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okada wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Okada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tsioushi Okada hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Okada tries to clinch but Takamatsu moves out of range.
Takamatsu tries to close the distance and clinch but Okada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okada shoots for a takedown but Takamatsu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Takamatsu slaps away a takedown attempt from Okada, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamatsu gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okada trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsui Takamatsu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Okada shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takamatsu defends it nicely.
Okada fails with the takedown
and Takamatsu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Takamatsu wants to stand up but Okada is controlling the position.
Takamatsu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Okada gets back to full guard.
Takamatsu tries to stand but Okada is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okada will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Takamatsu stands up from Okada's guard - Takamatsu perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamatsu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Okada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Okada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takamatsu manages to avoid it.
Takamatsu gets a double leg takedown into Okada's guard.
Takamatsu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takamatsu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takamatsu wants to pass the guard but Okada is keeping the position.
Okada is trying to control the position but Takamatsu postures up.
Okada manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takamatsu manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu is working an open guard so Okada takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Okada shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takamatsu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Matsui Takamatsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsioushi Okada.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takamatsu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Okada trying to hold on to Takamatsu's head to control him but Takamatsu postures up.
Takamatsu tries to stand but can't do so whilst Okada controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okada wants to get back to his feet.
Takamatsu is keen to just control but Okada is a slippery customer.
Takamatsu stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Okada to get to his feet.
Takamatsu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takamatsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okada shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Okada swats away the attempt to clinch by Takamatsu.
Takamatsu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Takamatsu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Okada is proving hard to escape from.
Matsui Takamatsu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Okada looking for a sweep. Not yet Okada, not yet.
Okada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takamatsu.
Okada is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Takamatsu is controlling him.
Takamatsu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okada moves in looking to clinch but Takamatsu pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okada fails with a takedown attempt.
Tsioushi Okada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsui Takamatsu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okada lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Matsui Takamatsu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takamatsu, 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matsui Takamatsu!
Matsui Takamatsu took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thank you everyone, Please give it up for * Tsioushi Okada* I never would have guest that this would be the Outcome. Again, I thank you'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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