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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matrix Man (ranked 168 p4p, 443 weight class) and Hong Kong (ranked 32 p4p, 70 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matrix Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hong Kong!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong fails with the takedown.
Kong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Kong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Kong fails with a takedown attempt.
Kong blocks a jab.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man defends it well.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Man pushes Kong off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Kong with the counter takedown but Man avoids it easily.
Kong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Matrix Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Kong.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Kong shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Kong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Man is looking to slow Kong down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Kong down.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Kong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kong connects with a nice short shot to Man's temple.
Kong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kong is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Man sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kong moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Man feints and then cracks Kong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kong down.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man jabs Kong right on the nose. Kong blinks but takes it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kong or perhaps it was just good defense by Man, which made it look bad.
Kong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Man misses the jab.
Kong with the counter takedown but Man avoids it easily.
Kong scores with a jab to the head.
Matrix Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Kong ducks down to avoid it.
Kong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Man misses.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man slips under a jab from Kong.
Man connects with a jab.
Man thumps Kong with a low kick.
Kong moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Man throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.
And Kong tries to counter it with a takedown but Man pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice body punch from Man.
Kong staying out of range there.
Kong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Man defends it well.
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kong with the counter takedown but Man avoids it easily.
Kong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man 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.
Kong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Man.
Matrix Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man cracks Kong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kong at a distance.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and Kong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Kong throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kong looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Man doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Man manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kong looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Man has picked Kong up and slammed him! Kong can't keep hold of the triangle and Man manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong sneaks back into half guard.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Kong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kong tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.
Man controlling the action here.
Kong moves into full guard.
Kong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Man has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong wants to get back to full guard.
Kong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kong looking for submissions off his back.
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Man not doing much here.
Kong actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Kong.
Nice defenses there by Kong.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Kong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A solid body kick from Man.
Kong lands with a straight right. Man didn't see that one coming.
Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Man tests Kong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong checks the leg kick.
Kong shoots in looking for a takedown but Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Kong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Man jabs Kong right on the nose. Kong blinks but takes it well.
Kong staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Kong feints the counter takedown.
Kong moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
Man misses with a hook. Kong ducked under it nicely.
Kong slips under a jab.
Man throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man 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.
Man connects with a single shot there.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
Kong with the counter takedown but Man avoids it easily.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kong throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
That kick from Man tenderised Kong's leg. Kong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matrix Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Kong swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Kong shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Kong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matrix Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Kong.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Kong off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Man.
Kong looks for a takedown but Man sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Man feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
Kong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Man as Kong shoots in.
A leg kick checked by Kong.
Kong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Man looks to land a body kick but Kong moved away.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man lands a jab to Kong's midsection.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Kong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man throws a shot to the body.
Kong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man clearly takes that round.
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.
Kong throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kong.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Man enables Kong to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Man manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kong working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kong advances position into side control!
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong in side control, throwing shots but Man defends.
Man is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kong tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kong is trying to get an arm triangle but Man is defending well.
Kong wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Man taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kong trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kong controlling from side mount.
Kong goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Man has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kong but great work by Man.
Kong is looking to reverse the position.
Man in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man stands up and beckons Kong to his feet.
Donk. Kong catches Man right on the button with a cross.
Kong slips under a jab.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kong's hands.
Kong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Man leaves Kong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Man swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kong misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Kong's leg but Kong calmly moves out of range.
Kong dives in for a single leg takedown but Man sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Man as Kong shoots in.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man had his way with Hong Kong in 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. This is the final round!
Kong moves away from the strike by Man.
Good exchange - Man coming out on top.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kong's head.
Kong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Man as he avoids it easily.
Man fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kong just manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Man.
Kong misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Man defends well and Kong ends up having to push Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kong doesn't seem phased though.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kong walks into a jab.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
As Kong backs away, Man returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Matrix Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Kong.
Man lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Man misses with a looping right.
Kong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man scores with a hook to the body. Kong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Kong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kong swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Kong misses with a looping right.
Man lunges at Kong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kong's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man digs a good hook to Kong's body.
Man misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kong.
Man looks to throw the jab but Kong is out of range.
Kong feints the counter takedown.
Kong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hong Kong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man throws Kong to one side and escapes!
Nice body punch from Man.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Kong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Man to the ground. Kong is now in Man's guard.
Man pushes Kong off and gets back to his feet.
Hong Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Man.
Man lands a jab.
Kong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man misses with a hook.
Man misses with a low kick as Kong jumps back.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kong at a distance.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kong feints the counter takedown.
Kong moves out of range as Man strikes.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
Kong shoots in but no luck this time.
Kong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matrix Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Kong staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matrix Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Matrix Man!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Matrix Man!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Matrix Man!
Matrix Man wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Matrix Man thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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