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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BIshop Bonesteel (ranked 605 p4p, 776 weight class) and DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 68 p4p, 93 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, BIshop Bonesteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonesteel connects with a single shot there.
Matikainen swings for the body but Bonesteel moves out of range.
Bonesteel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matikainen tries to keep at a distance but Bonesteel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bonesteel blocking some punches.
Matikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bonesteel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matikainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonesteel.
Matikainen swinging wildly here.
BIshop Bonesteel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonesteel throws a nice head kick!
It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
Matikainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonesteel.
Matikainen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bonesteel with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonesteel throws an overhand right that lands on Matikainen's shoulder, as Matikainen tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel clinches.
Matikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matikainen blocks an uppercut.
Bonesteel manages to break the clinch.
Bonesteel checks a low kick from Matikainen.
Matikainen clinches up with Bonesteel and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonesteel.
Matikainen misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matikainen.
Matikainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matikainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonesteel.
Matikainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonesteel misses with some punches.
Bonesteel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonesteel misses with the head strike.
Matikainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonesteel backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matikainen.
Bonesteel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matikainen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bonesteel throws a head kick but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonesteel throws out the jab.
Matikainen feints a counter leg kick.
Bonesteel tries to clinch up
and Matikainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonesteel.
Matikainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonesteel misses with some punches.
Matikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matikainen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel stuns Matikainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel throws a push kick but Matikainen slaps the foot to one side.
Matikainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bonesteel throws a low kick but Matikainen avoids it.
Matikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonesteel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matikainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonesteel can pounce on him.
Bonesteel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Matikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matikainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Bonesteel closes the distance and clinches.
Bonesteel tries to work over Matikainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonesteel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel prevents a body shot from Matikainen.
Bonesteel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matikainen blocks an uppercut.
Matikainen breaks the clinch.
Bonesteel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matikainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matikainen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bonesteel scores with a nice strike.
Bonesteel tries a head kick but it misses.
Matikainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matikainen misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bonesteel to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonesteel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bonesteel feints and then cracks Matikainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matikainen down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonesteel misses with a looping right.
Matikainen wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
BIshop Bonesteel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DaMatti Matikainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A good leg kick by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel lands the left hand.
Bonesteel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matikainen can do to turn this around?
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonesteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonesteel.
Bonesteel moves in looking to clinch but Matikainen pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Matikainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonesteel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matikainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Matikainen tries a quick counter leg kick but Bonesteel is wise to it.
A jab from Bonesteel misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matikainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonesteel throws a hook but Matikainen avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matikainen! But no joy.
BIshop Bonesteel is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonesteel lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonesteel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bonesteel duly obliges.
Bonesteel scores with a jab.
Matikainen pushes Bonesteel up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonesteel breaks from the clinch.
Bonesteel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matikainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matikainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonesteel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonesteel moves in looking to clinch but Matikainen pushes him off.
Bonesteel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matikainen with a hook.
Bonesteel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matikainen on the side of the head.
Matikainen wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonesteel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonesteel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonesteel moves in looking to clinch but Matikainen pushes him off.
Matikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonesteel is just out of range.
Bonesteel walks into a jab.
It looks like BIshop Bonesteel has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Matikainen just manages to avoid it.
Bonesteel tries a head kick but it misses.
Matikainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matikainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bonesteel clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonesteel blocks a body shot from Matikainen.
Bonesteel has a couple of punches blocked by Matikainen.
Matikainen scores with a hook to the body.
Matikainen breaks the clinch.
Matikainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonesteel closes the distance and pushes Matikainen back into the cage.
Matikainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonesteel's elbow.
Matikainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bonesteel fails to land.
Bonesteel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonesteel pushes Matikainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonesteel lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel swings wildly with an uppercut but Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matikainen.
Matikainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matikainen misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matikainen.
Bonesteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matikainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
BIshop Bonesteel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonesteel breaks the clinch.
Bonesteel lunges at Matikainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matikainen's hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matikainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonesteel throws a hook but Matikainen blocks it.
Bonesteel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonesteel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matikainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That has opened up DaMatti Matikainen's cut even more.
Matikainen misses with a straight left.
Bonesteel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Matikainen counters with a nice body shot.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut. Bonesteel saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
BIshop Bonesteel dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bonesteel throws a wild body kick that Matikainen sees coming a mile off.
DaMatti Matikainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonesteel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bonesteel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonesteel tries to bum rush Matikainen with a series of wild strikes but Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matikainen moves out of range as Bonesteel throws a body kick.
Matikainen is looking for the big counter here.
Bonesteel ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
Bonesteel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matikainen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bonesteel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matikainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonesteel misses with a looping left.
Matikainen tries to clinch there but Bonesteel circles away.
Bonesteel 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bonesteel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matikainen! But no joy.
Matikainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonesteel.
Matikainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bonesteel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matikainen throws out a counter right but Bonesteel avoids it with no problem.
Matikainen moves away from the strike by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel tries to land a front kick but Matikainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matikainen is looking for the big counter here.
Matikainen misses with a two punch combination.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut. Bonesteel saw that one coming.
Bonesteel is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bonesteel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Bonesteel backs off Matikainen throws a huge counter combo but Bonesteel manages to avoid it all.
Bonesteel clinches.
Matikainen working aggressively here.
Matikainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matikainen tries to work over Bonesteel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonesteel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
Bonesteel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matikainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonesteel misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonesteel has a couple of punches blocked by Matikainen.
Bonesteel swings wildly with an uppercut but Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen misses with the head strike.
Bonesteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Matikainen lands a left hand.
Bonesteel misses with the head strike.
Matikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonesteel throws a hook but Matikainen avoids it easily.
Bonesteel swats away the attempt to clinch by Matikainen.
Matikainen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel throws the kick towards the body but Matikainen avoids it.
Bonesteel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bonesteel rushes Matikainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matikainen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonesteel.
Matikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonesteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen misses with some punches.
Matikainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matikainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonesteel lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonesteel scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonesteel has a couple of punches blocked by Matikainen.
Matikainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonesteel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matikainen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonesteel.
BIshop Bonesteel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonesteel misses with some punches.
Matikainen working aggressively here.
Matikainen has a couple of punches blocked by Bonesteel.
Matikainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonesteel lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Matikainen fails to land.
Matikainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonesteel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonesteel.
Matikainen lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonesteel throws a head punch that misses.
Bonesteel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
Matikainen working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonesteel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Matikainen fails to land.
Matikainen tries to work over Bonesteel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matikainen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matikainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
BIshop Bonesteel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonesteel 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BIshop Bonesteel!
BIshop Bonesteel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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