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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 110 p4p, 17 weight class) and Patrick Seery (ranked 683 p4p, 83 weight class). Seery has chosen Fuck... I'm Dead - Colon Commando as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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156 lbs
35 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Seery!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsunaga throws a right hand that Seery ducks under and follows up with a left that Seery also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Seery was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matsunaga misses with a right hand
and Seery counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matsunaga, as that shot connected.
Matsunaga scores with a jab.
Seery drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Seery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matsunaga closes the distance and clinches.
Seery blocks an uppercut.
Seery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seery blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Matsunaga fails to land.
Seery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matsunaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga looks to land a combination but Seery avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Seery misses.
Jab from Matsunaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matsunaga throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Matsunaga tries to clinch but Seery moves out of range.
Seery has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matsunaga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Seery backs up against the ropes.
Matsunaga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seery momentarily.
Seery takes one on the button.
Matsunaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seery tries to keep at a distance but Matsunaga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Matsunaga lands a hook that snaps the head of Seery backwards.
Seery wants to break free but Matsunaga has control.
Matsunaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Seery controls his hands.
Seery working hard to break the clinch.
Matsunaga working aggressively here.
Matsunaga misses with some punches.
Matsunaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery can't break the clinch.
Matsunaga misses with a body punch.
Seery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seery moves away from the strike by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matsunaga has Seery pressed against the ropes, preventing Seery from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matsunaga prevents Seery from breaking the clinch.
Seery wants to break free but Matsunaga has control.
Matsunaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seery prevents a body shot from Matsunaga.
Seery tries to break the clinch but Matsunaga is controlling the position.
Seery wants to get back to striking at distance but Matsunaga won't allow it.
Seery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsunaga lands with a cross.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga clinches.
Seery blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga scores with a hook to the body.
Matsunaga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seery.
Seery is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsunaga has double underhooks.
Matsunaga lands a right hand.
Matsunaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matsunaga tries to clinch but Seery moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seery! But no joy.
Matsunaga clinches with his opponent.
Matsunaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seery is trying to push Matsunaga away but Matsunaga has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Matsunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Seery.
Seery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsunaga prevents Seery from breaking the clinch.
Seery manages to break the clinch.
Matsunaga is looking to land body kicks.
Seery now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matsunaga darts in trying to clinch
and Seery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga misses with a jab to the body
and Seery counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Futoshi Matsunaga has been cut.
Donk. Matsunaga catches Seery right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga moves into the clinch.
Matsunaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsunaga.
Seery breaks the clinch.
Seery on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Matsunaga tries to clinch up.
Seery swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matsunaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seery counters with a straight right hand.
Seery moves out of range of the body kick from Matsunaga.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seery! But no joy.
Matsunaga misses with a looping right.
Seery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matsunaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Futoshi Matsunaga's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Matsunaga cracks Seery with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Seery looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
Seery looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matsunaga drives through and clinches with Seery against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Matsunaga.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsunaga.
Matsunaga has Seery pressed against the ropes, preventing Seery from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matsunaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsunaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matsunaga working aggressively here.
Seery is trying to break the clinch but Matsunaga has him pressed against the ropes.
Seery is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsunaga has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Seery.
Matsunaga has Seery pressed against the ropes, preventing Seery from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seery breaks from the clinch.
Seery throws a body punch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Matsunaga tried to counter with a leg kick but Seery avoided it.
Matsunaga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matsunaga misses with a few strikes there.
Seery appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matsunaga lands with a cross.
Matsunaga clinches.
Seery blocking some punches.
Seery is trying to break the clinch but Matsunaga has him pressed against the ropes.
Seery manages to break the clinch.
Seery connects with a jab.
Matsunaga moves to clinch but Seery breaks away
and Seery counters with a stiff right hand.
Matsunaga lands with a cross.
Matsunaga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seery takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seery.
Matsunaga has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Matsunaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seery's head.
Matsunaga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seery, pushing him back against the ropes.
Matsunaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsunaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matsunaga tries a body shot but Seery blocks it.
Seery blocks an uppercut.
Seery blocks a body shot from Matsunaga.
Seery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Matsunaga.
Seery has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matsunaga scores with a jab. Seery acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matsunaga scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
Seery throws out a counter right but Matsunaga avoids it with no problem.
Seery keeps the fight on the outside.
Matsunaga lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsunaga tries to clinch up but Seery circles away and keeps his distance.
Matsunaga darts in and clinches Seery up against the ropes.
Seery has had enough of the clinch but Matsunaga keeps him there for the moment.
Futoshi Matsunaga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matsunaga moves into range and clinches up with Seery.
Matsunaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matsunaga misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seery.
A shot in the inside from Matsunaga.
Seery wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga has a couple of punches blocked by Seery.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with the head strike.
Matsunaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Seery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsunaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seery manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga darts in trying to clinch
and Seery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsunaga.
Seery looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matsunaga connects with a looping right hand.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seery now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Seery tries to keep at a distance but Matsunaga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Matsunaga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Futoshi Matsunaga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Matsunaga with a hook.
Matsunaga lands a jab to the head.
Matsunaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga thuds his shin into the meat of Seery's side.
Matsunaga misses with a wild combination.
Matsunaga misses with a double jab
and Seery counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Seery moves out of range of the body kick from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a poor cross that misses
and Seery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Matsunaga.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seery chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matsunaga can pounce on him.
Matsunaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seery throws out the jab.
Matsunaga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Futoshi Matsunaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsunaga connects with the punch.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the side of Seery's head but Seery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Seery releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Matsunaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seery is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matsunaga with a body shot.
Matsunaga lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matsunaga misses with a left hand
enabling Seery to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsunaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seery on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seery has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seery takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matsunaga throws an off balance right hand
and Seery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matsunaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seery can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but Seery moved out of range nicely.
Seery takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matsunaga lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Seery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Seery will feel that in the morning.
Seery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsunaga.
Seery swings for the body but Matsunaga moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matsunaga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matsunaga misses with a looping right.
Seery looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matsunaga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matsunaga throws a jab when Seery was well out of range.
Seery ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matsunaga lands a front kick.
Matsunaga lands a leg kick that knocks Seery off balance momentarily.
Matsunaga scores with a hook to the body. Seery takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Left hook, right uppercut from Matsunaga.
A low kick from Matsunaga misses
and Seery counters with a stiff right hand.
Patrick Seery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsunaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seery.
Seery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsunaga.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seery. Matsunaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Matsunaga as he connects with a hook.
Futoshi Matsunaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Matsunaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matsunaga is looking to slow Seery down with leg kicks.
Matsunaga tries to clinch up but Seery circles away and keeps his distance.
Matsunaga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seery has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matsunaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matsunaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seery can't break the clinch.
Matsunaga has a couple of punches blocked by Seery.
Matsunaga has a couple of punches blocked by Seery.
Seery is trying to break the clinch but Matsunaga is controlling him.
Seery blocks an uppercut.
Seery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Futoshi Matsunaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matsunaga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Futoshi Matsunaga!
A victorious Futoshi Matsunaga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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