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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 805 p4p, 276 weight class) and Mister Lee (ranked 112 p4p, 45 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Born To Hula - Kyuss. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuzaka throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee wants to slow Matsuzaka down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matsuzaka, as that shot connected.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee 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.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Matsuzaka throws out a powerful jab.
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Matsuzaka sets himself, and Lee steps forward looking for the clinch! Matsuzaka avoids it this time.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsuzaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matsuzaka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch up but Matsuzaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsuzaka.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsuzaka.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsuzaka.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee tries a low kick but Matsuzaka avoids it.
A low kick from Lee misses
letting Matsuzaka counter with a right hand.
Matsuzaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsuzaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee rushes Matsuzaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matsuzaka tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee jumps guard but Matsuzaka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Matsuzaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee lands a body shot.
Matsuzaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee tries to pull guard but Matsuzaka won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee jumps guard but Matsuzaka stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mister Lee.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee jumps guard but Matsuzaka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lee tries a body shot but Matsuzaka blocks it.
Matsuzaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Matsuzaka misses with an elbow strike.
Matsuzaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Matsuzaka saw that one coming.
Matsuzaka throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lee avoids it.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matsuzaka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Matsuzaka counters with a nice kick to the body.
Matsuzaka scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsuzaka misses the target.
Matsuzaka blocks a leg kick.
Lee tries to bum rush Matsuzaka with a series of wild strikes but Matsuzaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matsuzaka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Matsuzaka checks it.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matsuzaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Matsuzaka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matsuzaka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Matsuzaka's leg but Matsuzaka calmly moves out of range.
Matsuzaka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Matsuzaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsuzaka avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Matsuzaka slips the punch.
Matsuzaka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matsuzaka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Matsuzaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuzaka.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a leg kick.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Matsuzaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuzaka defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsuzaka misses the target.
A big right from Matsuzaka misses.
Lee checks a low kick from Matsuzaka.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matsuzaka moves away from the strike by Lee.
Matsuzaka half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matsuzaka rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee connects with a leg kick.
Lee moves out of range as Matsuzaka throws a body kick.
Matsuzaka moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Keisuke Matsuzaka will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left lands for Lee.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Matsuzaka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee slips a jab from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with a looping right.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Matsuzaka off the cage and back into range.
Lee is looking to chop away at Matsuzaka's legs.
Nice defenses there by Matsuzaka.
It looked like Matsuzaka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee misses the jab.
Matsuzaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a low kick but Matsuzaka avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Matsuzaka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matsuzaka thinking.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Matsuzaka shakes him off and moves away.
Matsuzaka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matsuzaka doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Matsuzaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Matsuzaka.
Lee slips a jab from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Matsuzaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matsuzaka walks into a left hand.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Matsuzaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mister Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to clinch but Matsuzaka is having none of it.
Mister Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matsuzaka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matsuzaka defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuzaka throws out a powerful jab.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Matsuzaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Matsuzaka.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matsuzaka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee moves away from the strike by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Matsuzaka.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matsuzaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matsuzaka misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matsuzaka blocks a leg kick.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matsuzaka misses with a few strikes there.
Matsuzaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee moves out of range as Matsuzaka strikes.
Matsuzaka checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matsuzaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Matsuzaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick but Matsuzaka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matsuzaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsuzaka throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matsuzaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Matsuzaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee wants to counter the offense by Matsuzaka and move into the clinch position.
Lee misses with a hook. Matsuzaka ducked under it nicely.
Matsuzaka staying out of range there.
Matsuzaka quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Matsuzaka misses its intended target.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Matsuzaka misses with a looping left.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Matsuzaka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matsuzaka under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee jabs Matsuzaka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matsuzaka throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Matsuzaka misses the shot to the body.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matsuzaka throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Matsuzaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good work by Matsuzaka as he checks the leg kick.
Matsuzaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee moves away from the strike by Matsuzaka.
Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Matsuzaka's head back.
A slow jab from Matsuzaka misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Matsuzaka misses.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee tries to land a body kick
and Matsuzaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Matsuzaka.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
It looked like Matsuzaka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matsuzaka counters with a straight right hand.
Matsuzaka takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Matsuzaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Matsuzaka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsuzaka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Matsuzaka.
Nice shot by Lee.
Lee slips under a jab.
A big left from Matsuzaka misses.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Matsuzaka misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuzaka blocks a leg kick.
Matsuzaka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matsuzaka tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee throws a leg kick but Matsuzaka moved away.
Matsuzaka looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
The fighters circling - Matsuzaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee wants to counter the offense by Matsuzaka and move into the clinch position.
Matsuzaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Matsuzaka's belly button to the back.
Matsuzaka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matsuzaka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuzaka.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matsuzaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Matsuzaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsuzaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matsuzaka checks a leg kick.
Matsuzaka lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka manages to break the clinch.
Lee connects with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Lee.
Matsuzaka avoids the body shot from Lee.
It looked like Matsuzaka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matsuzaka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matsuzaka ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuzaka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsuzaka appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lee throws a jab when Matsuzaka was well out of range.
A big left from Matsuzaka misses.
Lee wants to counter the offense by Matsuzaka and move into the clinch position.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Matsuzaka checks it.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Matsuzaka loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matsuzaka scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuzaka moves away from the strike by Lee.
Matsuzaka looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Matsuzaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keisuke Matsuzaka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matsuzaka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keisuke Matsuzaka!
Keisuke Matsuzaka decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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