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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Antero Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Matt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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191 lbs
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187 cm
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193 lbs
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Excellent MT
KO power
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antero Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Matt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen takes a swing at Matt's ribcage but misses.
Jarvinen scores with a one two! Matt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Rico Matt has been cut.
Jarvinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matt doesn't manage to clinch there - Jarvinen circles away.
Matt forces Jarvinen back against the ropes and clinches.
Jarvinen misses with a punch to the body.
Matt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jarvinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jarvinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick lands from Jarvinen.
Matt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarvinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarvinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen tries to clinch up
and Matt counters with a straight right hand.
Matt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jarvinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matt.
Jarvinen throws a quick counter head kick but Matt was just out of range.
Matt clinches with his opponent.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matt closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Matt fails to land.
Matt misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matt.
Jarvinen misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matt tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Matt back against the ropes.
Jarvinen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matt prevents a body shot from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Matt - that landed with a thud.
Jarvinen misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Matt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matt lands a left hand.
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 Antero Jarvinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rico Matt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matt tries to close the distance and clinch but Jarvinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jarvinen jabs Matt right on the nose. Matt blinks but takes it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jarvinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matt moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Matt prevents a body shot from Jarvinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jarvinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matt misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jarvinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matt.
Jarvinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matt tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Matt back against the ropes.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Matt gets an underhook and turns Jarvinen into the ropes.
Matt misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen stalling in the clinch.
Matt misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarvinen.
Matt misses with a body punch.
Jarvinen gets through Matt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jarvinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matt can turn it around.
Matt lands with a right to the head.
Jarvinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Jarvinen manages to break the clinch.
Matt tries to clinch
and Jarvinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Matt takes the fight into the clinch.
Jarvinen lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jarvinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jarvinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Matt controls his hands.
Jarvinen wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Jarvinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rico Matt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jarvinen throws a good cross that connects.
Matt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarvinen moves away.
As Matt looks to move away, Jarvinen throws a big counter combo but Matt just gets out of the way.
Jarvinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Matt tries to clinch up.
Matt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jarvinen under the eye.
Jarvinen avoids the body shot from Matt.
A quick step to the side and Jarvinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antero Jarvinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarvinen throws a hook but Matt avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jarvinen, right into the meat.
Matt wants to clinch but Jarvinen slips to the side
letting Jarvinen counter with a right hand.
Jarvinen lands a head kick. Matt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jarvinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jarvinen, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matt tries to clinch up but Jarvinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jarvinen lands a really nice looking cross but Matt seems unphased.
Antero Jarvinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jarvinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matt misses with a lunging right hand
and Jarvinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Jarvinen misses its intended target.
Jarvinen lands a head shot.
Matt throws a big shot that misses.
Jarvinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matt moves in looking to clinch but Jarvinen pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Matt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matt tries to clinch there but Jarvinen circles away.
Jarvinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarvinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Matt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matt moves in looking to clinch but Jarvinen pushes him off.
Jarvinen misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matt! But no joy.
Jarvinen lands a head kick. Matt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Jarvinen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Matt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jarvinen connects with a body shot.
Matt blocks a head kick by Jarvinen.
Matt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarvinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jarvinen scores with a body shot.
Matt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jarvinen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen throws a series of punches but Matt moves out of range.
Matt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarvinen.
Matt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarvinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matt gets a clinch.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
Jarvinen blocks a body shot from Matt.
Jarvinen breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jarvinen, as that shot connected.
Jarvinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jarvinen dips to his left and cracks Matt with an uppercut!
Jarvinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen blocks a jab.
Matt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarvinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jarvinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matt. That did some damage!
Matt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jarvinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jarvinen can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Jarvinen had his way with Rico Matt in that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Matt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Matt misses with a jab to the body
and Jarvinen counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jarvinen.
Matt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jarvinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matt.
Matt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jarvinen can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Matt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarvinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Jarvinen misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jarvinen throws a right and a left that Matt avoids nicely.
Matt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matt connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Matt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matt tries to clinch but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Matt - just one landing.
Jarvinen lands a leg kick that knocks Matt off balance momentarily.
Antero Jarvinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jarvinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matt. That did some damage!
Matt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarvinen scores with the left hand. Matt knows he should have avoided that one.
Matt instigates a clinch.
Jarvinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rico Matt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jarvinen takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
Matt working aggressively here.
Matt struggles to land a body shot inside as Jarvinen controls his hands.
Jarvinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matt throws a lazy right hand but Jarvinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jarvinen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Matt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jarvinen loads up on a big right hand but Matt slips the punch.
Jarvinen throws a head kick that Matt semi-blocks.
Jarvinen lands a jab to Matt's midsection.
Jarvinen tests Matt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jarvinen misses with a few strikes there.
Rico Matt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jarvinen lands a really nice looking cross but Matt seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antero Jarvinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jarvinen, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Jarvinen!
Our winner, Antero Jarvinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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