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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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150 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hayabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Matador!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matador tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayabusa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matador wants to clinch.
Hayabusa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matador tries to clinch but Hayabusa moves out of range.
Matador with a poor takedown
and Hayabusa counters by moving into the clinch.
Matador gets through Hayabusa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matador lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matador lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Matador.
Matador takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matador lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayabusa blocks an elbow strike from Matador.
Hayabusa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matador lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
Matador lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
Matador lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Matador lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hayabusa looking to slow down the pace here.
Matador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Matador.
Hayabusa jumps guard but Matador stands there with Hayabusa around his waist. Hayabusa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matador digs a right hand underneath Hayabusa's ribcage. Hayabusa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador avoiding damage.
Hayabusa lands an elbow inside that Matador shrugs off.
Hayabusa misses with an elbow over the top.
Hayabusa throws an elbow but it misses.
Hayabusa tries to land a knee to the head but Matador blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Matador.
Matador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayabusa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hayabusa is breathing heavily.
Matador lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
A knee to the head by Matador.
Matador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matador shoots in and bounces Hayabusa off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Hayabusa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matador controls the pace.
Matador advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hayabusa is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador trying to control the action but Hayabusa is working from the bottom.
Hayabusa is trying to get back to his feet.
Matador looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hayabusa is avoiding damage well.
A lull in the action here as Matador stalls from top position.
Hayabusa wants to control but Matador postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Matador tries for a kimura but Hayabusa is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matador closes the distance but Hayabusa moves to the side
and Hayabusa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hayabusa.
Hayabusa tries to stall but Matador uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matador lands a knee to the head.
Hayabusa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hayabusa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matador.
Hayabusa throws an elbow that misses.
Hayabusa tries to pull guard but Matador holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hayabusa drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Hayabusa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matador displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hayabusa up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hayabusa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Matador dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Matador closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hayabusa counters with a nice uppercut.
Matador clinches up with Hayabusa and pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hayabusa.
Matador lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matador.
Matador avoids a wild elbow strike from Hayabusa.
Matador landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Matador.
Matador lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hayabusa wants to get back to striking at distance but Matador won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Matador.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Matador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hayabusa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matador trying to control the position but instead, Hayabusa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matador into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hayabusa throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right handed body shot lands from Matador.
Hayabusa tries to land a knee to the head but Matador blocks with his arms.
Hayabusa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matador connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hayabusa's face.
Matador lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hayabusa's face.
Matador landing knees to the head.
Matador lands with a left to the head.
Matador blocks an elbow strike from Hayabusa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matador.
Hayabusa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matador connects with a knee to the head.
Matador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matador tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Hayabusa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matador seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Matador looking for a sweep. Not yet Matador, not yet.
Matador trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador working a defensive guard here.
Hayabusa wants to stand but Matador has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hayabusa postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hayabusa pushes Matador up against the ropes in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matador.
Matador gets through Hayabusa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matador lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Matador.
Matador comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fred Matador seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hayabusa takes a shot to the head.
Hayabusa is looking to break free of the clinch but Matador has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Matador to work.
Matador lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hayabusa or not.
Matador lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matador lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Matador.
Hayabusa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Matador's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matador closes the distance but Hayabusa moves to the side
so Hayabusa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matador keeping moving, preventing Hayabusa from controlling successfully.
Matador is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Matador looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Matador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hayabusa moves in looking to clinch but Matador pushes him off.
Hayabusa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matador tries to clinch but Hayabusa is having none of it.
Matador avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matador closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hayabusa counters by moving into the clinch.
Matador gets through Hayabusa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hayabusa misses with a knee strike.
Hayabusa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayabusa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hayabusa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matador clinches.
Hayabusa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matador with a knee to the head.
Hayabusa is rocked!
Matador landing knees to the body.
Oh Hayabusa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matador lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa throws an elbow that misses.
Hayabusa seems to have got his legs back now.
Matador working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matador is leaning against Hayabusa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hayabusa pushes off an throws an elbow but Matador leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Matador scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matador.
Hayabusa misses with a knee to the head.
Matador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matador scores with a shot to the side of Hayabusa's head.
Matador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matador with a knee to the head.
Matador softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Matador lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
Matador lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matador fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hayabusa, pushing him back against the ropes.
Matador works on Hayabusa's body with a couple of short punches.
Matador lands a nice knee to the body.
Matador blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matador takes an elbow to the temple.
Matador with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador landing knees to the head.
Matador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayabusa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayabusa can't break the clinch.
Matador crunches a lovely knee into Hayabusa's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matador.
Matador scores a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matador as Hayabusa tries to tie him up.
Matador lands a nice knee to the body.
Hayabusa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Matador.
A right handed body shot lands from Matador.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matador.
Hayabusa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matador.
Hayabusa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Matador throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matador avoiding damage as Hayabusa throws knees to the body.
Hayabusa jumps guard but Matador stands there with Hayabusa around his waist. Hayabusa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matador tries to land a knee to the head but Hayabusa blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Hayabusa.
Hayabusa pushes off an throws an elbow but Matador leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Matador lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Matador.
Matador creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hayabusa's defenses.
Hayabusa is trying to stall.
Matador lands a knee to the head.
Matador takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Matador.
Hayabusa manages to pull guard.
Matador is stalling in the full guard.
Hayabusa has a closed guard, preventing Matador from standing up.
Fred Matador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hayabusa controls Matador momentarily but Matador frees himself.
Matador showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Matador looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Matador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matador winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Matador!
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energy
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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