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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Waki Sashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sashi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Guano Apes - Big in Japan . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waki Sashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Futoshi Matsunaga!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsunaga swings for the body but Sashi moves out of range.
Matsunaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matsunaga misses with a hook.
Sashi throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsunaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Matsunaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Sashi is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Matsunaga there.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Matsunaga.
Sashi looks to land a left hand but Matsunaga moved out of range nicely.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the side of Sashi's head but Sashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsunaga with a jab.
Matsunaga has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sashi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A slow jab from Sashi misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matsunaga! But no joy.
Sashi cracks Matsunaga with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsunaga throws a poor cross that misses
and Sashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sashi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sashi.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Sashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
Sashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matsunaga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matsunaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sashi.
Matsunaga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but Sashi moved out of range nicely.
Sashi ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sashi.
Sashi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Sashi moves away from the strike by Matsunaga.
Sashi walks into a straight right hand from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sashi is looking to counter punch.
Matsunaga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sashi misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Matsunaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sashi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matsunaga backs up against the cage.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut.
Sashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsunaga.
Sashi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsunaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsunaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sashi misses the jab.
Sashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsunaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Sashi.
Sashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sashi misses with a left hand
and Matsunaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Matsunaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matsunaga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Matsunaga misses with a right hand
and Sashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matsunaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sashi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sashi misses with an uppercut. Matsunaga saw that one coming.
It seemed like Matsunaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matsunaga misses with a straight right.
Matsunaga is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sashi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sashi takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but Sashi moved out of range nicely.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matsunaga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matsunaga with a jab.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matsunaga lands a head shot.
Matsunaga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sashi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sashi ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Sashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a jab when Sashi was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga misses with a left hand
and Sashi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matsunaga thinking.
Matsunaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga 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.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Sashi blocks it.
Sashi ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Sashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Matsunaga. Those never looked like landing.
Sashi throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Matsunaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsunaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sashi finds it's way round the side to connect with Matsunaga's head.
Sashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with a left hand
and Sashi counters with a right hand to the body.
Sashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sashi counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sashi scores with a shot to the body.
Sashi slips a straight right by Matsunaga.
Sashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matsunaga misses the jab.
Matsunaga misses with a right hand
and Sashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matsunaga misses with a hook. Sashi ducked under it nicely.
Sashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Sashi misses the target.
Matsunaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsunaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sashi's head.
Matsunaga throws a right hand that misses
and Sashi counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Sashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Sashi is looking to counter punch.
Matsunaga moves out of range as Sashi strikes.
Matsunaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sashi misses with an uppercut
and Sashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsunaga misses with a looping left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sashi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sashi looks to land a right hand but Matsunaga moved out of range.
Matsunaga throws a right hand that misses
and Sashi counters with a left to the body.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut.
Sashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsunaga.
Sashi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsunaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Sashi.
Matsunaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Sashi scores with a jab.
Matsunaga misses with a left hand
and Sashi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsunaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Matsunaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut. Sashi saw that one coming.
Sashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsunaga.
Sashi throws a hook but Matsunaga avoids it easily.
Sashi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matsunaga misses with a straight right.
Matsunaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sashi lands with a hook. Matsunaga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsunaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsunaga scores with a decent looking hook.
Matsunaga throws a looping overhand right but Sashi ducks down to avoid it.
Sashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matsunaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sashi throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsunaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matsunaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsunaga looks to land a right hand but Sashi moved out of range.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Sashi as he connects with a hook.
Sashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Matsunaga to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Waki Sashi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Matsunaga loads up on a big right hand but Sashi slips the punch.
Sashi misses with a hook. Matsunaga ducked under it nicely.
Sashi throws a hook but Matsunaga blocks it.
Sashi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matsunaga blocks a jab.
Sashi ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Sashi counters with a straight right hand.
Matsunaga looks to land a right hand but Sashi moved out of range.
Matsunaga lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Matsunaga misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Sashi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Matsunaga.
Sashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matsunaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Sashi defending well as Matsunaga loads up on a big left hand.
Sashi looks to land a combination but Matsunaga avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sashi manages to avoid it.
Sashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsunaga connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot by Matsunaga.
Sashi throws a body punch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Matsunaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matsunaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sashi.
A shot to the liver by Sashi. Beautiful body shot.
Matsunaga misses with a straight left.
Matsunaga swings widly with a right hand
and Sashi counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Sashi throws out a loose jab but Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a jab when Sashi was well out of range.
Matsunaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sashi.
Matsunaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Sashi counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga throws a looping overhand right but Sashi ducks down to avoid it.
Matsunaga throws an overhand right that lands on Sashi's shoulder, as Sashi tries to avoid the shot.
Sashi misses with an uppercut
and Matsunaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Matsunaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sashi throws the left hand but Matsunaga avoids the punch easily.
Sashi lands a jab to Matsunaga's midsection.
Matsunaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sashi.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Sashi avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sashi throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Sashi ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Sashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matsunaga misses with the combination.
Sashi throws a lazy right hand but Matsunaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Matsunaga coming out on top.
Matsunaga slips a straight right by Sashi.
Matsunaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matsunaga throws the left hand but Sashi avoids the punch easily.
Sashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sashi loads up on a big right hand but Matsunaga slips the punch.
Matsunaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sashi misses with a jab to the body
and Matsunaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matsunaga clobbers Sashi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sashi takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsunaga.
A shot to the body from Sashi misses
and Matsunaga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sashi throws a lazy right hand but Matsunaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsunaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sashi throws the left hand but Matsunaga avoids the punch easily.
Matsunaga throws a looping overhand right but Sashi ducks down to avoid it.
Sashi ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Sashi moves away from the strike by Matsunaga.
And that's the end of the fight!
Futoshi Matsunaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matsunaga has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Futoshi Matsunaga!
A relieved looking Futoshi Matsunaga 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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