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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kogata Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihai Matei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matei has chosen MitiS & MaHi - Blu as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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160 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kogata Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mihai Matei!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz misses with a low kick.
Matei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matei misses with a few strikes there.
Munoz gets the takedown into side control.
Matei pushes Munoz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Munoz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Munoz is trying to move to mount but Matei reverses beautifully and ends up in Munoz's guard.
Matei wants to stand and escape but instead Munoz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Munoz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Munoz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz stands up over Matei, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Munoz wants to pass the guard but Matei is keeping the position.
Munoz is stalling in the full guard.
Munoz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Munoz controlling from the top position.
Munoz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matei is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matei but Matei pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mihai Matei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Munoz showed some decent athleticism there.
Matei looks like he's trying to stand up.
Munoz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Munoz is looking to take a break and control but Matei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Munoz 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.
Munoz wants to pass the guard but Matei is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Munoz in particular looking to stall.
Nice strikes from Munoz there.
Munoz works his way into full mount!
Munoz lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kogata Munoz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Munoz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matei sprawls well. Matei wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Munoz gets slowly back to his feet.
Munoz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munoz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matei's waist but Matei gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Munoz off to one side.
Matei falls off balance throwing a combination
and Munoz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Munoz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Munoz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Munoz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matei does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz trying to control the pace.
Kogata Munoz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Munoz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matei on his heels. He'll look to pass Matei's guard now, I'm sure.
Munoz stays in close to Matei's body and controls the position.
Kogata Munoz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munoz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Matei manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Munoz pushes Matei off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matei throws a series of punches but Munoz moves out of range.
Munoz shoots in looking for a takedown. Matei tries to sprawl out of it but Munoz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matei manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kogata Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matei misses with a few strikes there.
Matei misses with the combination.
Mihai Matei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matei defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Munoz.
Munoz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matei.
Munoz works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matei displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Munoz.
Munoz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Munoz drives through with a takedown into Matei's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Munoz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Matei utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Munoz is looking to work some ground and pound but Matei has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Matei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kogata Munoz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Munoz gets a double leg takedown into Matei's guard.
Munoz trying to control but Matei is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz cracks Matei with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kogata Munoz dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Matei throws a right and a left that Munoz avoids nicely.
Munoz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Munoz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Munoz wants to take a breather but Matei is having none of it.
Munoz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munoz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matei's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz is taking a breather. Matei says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Munoz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kogata Munoz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Matei tries to bum rush Munoz with a series of wild strikes but Munoz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munoz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Munoz digs a good body shot into Matei's ribs.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Munoz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Munoz takes a little break here. Matei wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is putting a hurting on Matei here, landing some big shots from side control.
Munoz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Matei some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Matei will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries for a kimura but Matei is defending well.
Matei taking punishment in the form of punches.
Munoz throwing strikes but Matei manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Matei tries to stand but Munoz is controlling his head.
Munoz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matei can do to turn this around?
Matei stands up.
Kogata Munoz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matei as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matei throws an overhand right that lands on Munoz's shoulder, as Munoz tries to avoid the shot.
Matei stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kogata Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Munoz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Munoz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Munoz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matei.
Mihai Matei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munoz tries to bum rush Matei with a series of wild strikes but Matei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Matei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matei slaps away a takedown attempt from Munoz, 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.
Matei throws a right hand that Munoz ducks under and follows up with a left that Munoz also avoids with ease.
Munoz drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kogata Munoz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Munoz, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kogata Munoz!
A relieved looking Kogata Munoz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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