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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Usko Matonen (ranked 940 p4p, 656 weight class) and Mads Nordskov (ranked 65 p4p, 43 weight class). Nordskov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fugle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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 17 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordskov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mads Nordskov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordskov scores with a jab to the body.
Matonen scores with a nice body kick.
Nordskov works Matonen's body with a nice hook.
Nordskov throws a body punch but Matonen moves out of range.
Nordskov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nordskov misses with a looping right.
Matonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matonen moves away from the strike by Nordskov.
Sloppy strikes from Matonen. Those never looked like landing.
Matonen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nordskov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matonen misses with a looping right.
Nordskov misses with a wild body shot.
Nordskov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nordskov throws a good cross that connects.
Matonen instigates a clinch.
Nordskov working aggressively here.
Matonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Matonen controls the action.
Nordskov tries to work over Matonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov lands with a left to the head.
Nordskov misses with a punch on the inside.
Matonen stalling the fight.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Matonen avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Nordskov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Matonen slows down the pace here.
Nordskov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matonen manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nordskov. Matonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nordskov lands a nice shot that snaps Matonen's head back.
Matonen avoids the body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov is looking to land body kicks.
Nordskov slips under a jab.
Nordskov misses with an uppercut
letting Matonen counter with a right hand.
Nordskov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Matonen misses the target.
Nordskov throws the kick towards the body but Matonen avoids it.
Nordskov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nordskov is out of range.
Matonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov looks to land a body kick but Matonen moved away.
Nordskov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matonen.
Nordskov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nordskov blocks a head kick by Matonen.
Nordskov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Nordskov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Matonen as he checks the leg kick.
Matonen thuds a left hand into Nordskov's body.
Matonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nordskov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matonen slips under a jab.
Matonen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nordskov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matonen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nordskov. That's going to slow Matonen down.
Matonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matonen clobbers Nordskov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matonen defending well as Nordskov loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Matonen.
It looked like Matonen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nordskov.
Nordskov scores with a sloppy right hand. Matonen should have avoided that one.
Matonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matonen in his tracks.
Matonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nordskov.
Matonen misses with a wild body shot.
Nordskov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matonen.
Matonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matonen takes one to the side of the head.
Nordskov connects with a jab.
Nordskov is looking to score with low kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Matonen misses its target.
Matonen tries to clinch but Nordskov moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matonen.
Nordskov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nordskov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matonen is able to avoid easily.
Matonen throws a front kick aimed at Nordskov's knee but Nordskov avoids it well.
Matonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nordskov.
Matonen throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Matonen misses.
Nordskov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nordskov keeps Matonen at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matonen connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov throws a sloppy body shot
and Matonen counters with a leg kick.
Matonen throws a hook but Nordskov blocks it.
Nordskov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nordskov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nordskov scores with a jab.
Matonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nordskov misses with an uppercut.
Nordskov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordskov.
Matonen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nordskov misses with a low kick.
A big right from Matonen misses.
A big right from Matonen misses.
Nordskov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nordskov lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nordskov misses with a low kick.
Matonen tests Nordskov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nordskov scoring well with a low kick there.
Matonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nordskov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Nordskov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nordskov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nordskov lands with a slapping head kick.
Matonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Nordskov.
Matonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matonen slips under a jab from Nordskov.
Matonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Nordskov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nordskov blocks an uppercut.
Nordskov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matonen backwards.
Nordskov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Matonen controls the action.
Matonen breaks the clinch.
Matonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nordskov misses with a low kick as Matonen jumps back.
Nordskov checks a low kick from Matonen.
Matonen connects with a body shot.
Nordskov checks a low kick from Matonen.
Nordskov tests Matonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Nordskov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen throws a leg kick which misses Nordskov's front leg but catches the back leg as Nordskov tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Nordskov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matonen doesn't seem phased though.
Nordskov keeps the fight on the outside.
Matonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Mads Nordskov has been cut.
Matonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nordskov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matonen tries to move into range but Nordskov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mads Nordskov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nordskov connects with a crisp jab.
Matonen rushes Nordskov and presses him up against the cage.
Nordskov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matonen blocks a body shot from Nordskov.
A shot in the inside from Nordskov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov misses with some punches.
Matonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matonen.
Matonen needs to keep his hands up - Nordskov had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov connects with a body shot that sends Matonen's belly button to the back.
Matonen throws a big shot that misses.
Nordskov flicks out a counter leg kick but Matonen steps away.
Matonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nordskov.
Nordskov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Matonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matonen scores with a leg kick.
Nordskov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matonen manages to avoid it.
Matonen throws the left hand but Nordskov avoids the punch easily.
Matonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
Nordskov lands a really nice looking cross but Matonen seems unphased.
Matonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nordskov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nordskov throws out a counter right but Matonen avoids it with no problem.
Nordskov throws the left hand but Matonen avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Matonen misses.
Matonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nordskov.
Matonen looks to land a right hand but Nordskov moved out of range.
Nordskov throws out a counter right but Matonen avoids it with no problem.
Nordskov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matonen's head.
Nordskov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nordskov walks into a stiff left hand from Matonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matonen throws an overhand right that lands on Nordskov's shoulder, as Nordskov tries to avoid the shot.
Matonen walks into a stiff left hand from Nordskov.
Matonen throws a hook but Nordskov avoids it easily.
Matonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matonen wants to clinch but Nordskov slips to the side
letting Nordskov counter with a right hand.
Nordskov lands a really nice looking cross but Matonen seems unphased.
Matonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nordskov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nordskov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice leg kick from Nordskov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Nordskov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Matonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nordskov tries to clinch but Matonen is having none of it.
Nordskov looks to land a body kick but Matonen moved away.
Matonen avoids the head kick by Nordskov.
As Nordskov backs away, Matonen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov missing with a left hand there. Matonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matonen misses with a looping right.
A big left from Nordskov misses.
Nordskov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Matonen misses with a leg kick
and Nordskov counters with a nice leg kick.
Nordskov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matonen.
A jab from Nordskov misses.
Nordskov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matonen moves away.
Matonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nordskov takes a swing at Matonen's ribcage but misses.
Matonen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Matonen blocks the leg kick.
Matonen throwing a counter right hand but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
Matonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nordskov.
Nordskov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matonen takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nordskov lands an overhand right.
Nordskov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matonen's sensitive parts.
Nordskov closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Nordskov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mads Nordskov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mads Nordskov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nordskov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nordskov dodges the punch combination from Matonen.
Nordskov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nordskov tries to clinch but Matonen is having none of it.
Nordskov delivers a nice body kick.
Matonen misses with a straight right.
Nordskov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nordskov scores with a sloppy right hand. Matonen should have avoided that one.
Nordskov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matonen delivers a nice body kick.
Matonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordskov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matonen looks to land a right hand but Nordskov moved out of range.
Matonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordskov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nordskov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matonen under the eye.
Matonen blocks a leg kick.
Matonen throws a leg kick but Nordskov checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nordskov manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Nordskov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nordskov defending well as Matonen loads up on a big left hand.
Matonen misses with a hook. Nordskov ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matonen.
Matonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nordskov counters with an inside leg kick.
Nordskov misses with a body shot.
Matonen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nordskov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nordskov staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Matonen.
Nordskov swings for the body but Matonen moves out of range.
Nordskov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matonen misses the shot to the body.
Matonen throws a looping overhand right but Nordskov ducks down to avoid it.
Nordskov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matonen.
Matonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nordskov rushes Matonen and presses him up against the cage.
Matonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Nordskov controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov gets through Matonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nordskov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Matonen avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Matonen lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordskov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matonen misses with a straight left.
Matonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Nordskov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nordskov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Usko Matonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nordskov connects with a jab.
Matonen avoids a kick to the body.
Nordskov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Nordskov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Nordskov.
Nice straight punches there by Nordskov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nordskov.
Matonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nordskov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matonen throws out a loose jab but Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Nordskov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nordskov.
Matonen has managed to clinch.
Nordskov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nordskov scores with a hook to the body.
Matonen breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matonen looks to land a left hand but Nordskov moved out of range nicely.
Nordskov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Matonen misses with a wild combination.
Matonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Matonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nordskov closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Nordskov on the inside.
Nordskov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nordskov moves away.
Nordskov clobbers Matonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nordskov moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordskov.
Good body shot from Nordskov.
Matonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Matonen fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Nordskov.
Matonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Nordskov won't allow it.
Nordskov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matonen misses with some punches.
Matonen misses with some punches.
Matonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nordskov or not.
Nordskov throws a punch but it's blocked by Matonen.
A right hook to the body lands for Nordskov.
Nordskov breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nordskov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Nordskov. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Nordskov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nordskov 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Nordskov!
Mads Nordskov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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