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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Summa Sector (ranked 6 p4p, 9 weight class) and Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Sector comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Summa Sector!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sector throws a nice looking combination but Matsuzaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Sector misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sector.
Sector cracks Matsuzaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sector drops Matsuzaka with a beautiful combination! Matsuzaka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sector is looking for the KO!
It looks like Keisuke Matsuzaka has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuzaka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sector counters with a good low kick that Matsuzaka was not able to check.
Sector tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Sector.
Matsuzaka throws a low kick, looking for Sector's leg but Sector calmly moves out of range.
Sector throws a sloppy head kick and Matsuzaka moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector looks to throw the jab but Matsuzaka is out of range.
Matsuzaka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sector.
Matsuzaka throws the left hand but Sector avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sector connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matsuzaka momentarily.
Matsuzaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sector cracks Matsuzaka with an open hand slap.
Sector is looking to slow Matsuzaka down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Sector, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sector throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sector's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Sector as he connects with a hook.
Sector takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matsuzaka misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sector misses the shot to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice shot lands for Matsuzaka.
Sector looks to throw a body kick
and Matsuzaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Sector.
Sector was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sector fakes the leg kick and cracks Matsuzaka in the body.
Matsuzaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sector ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sector was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matsuzaka instigates a clinch.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsuzaka can't find room to land a body shot as Sector controls the action.
Sector wants to break free but Matsuzaka has control.
Sector dodges an elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
I was talking to Sector's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector is trying to break the clinch but Matsuzaka has him pressed against the cage.
Matsuzaka prevents Sector from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matsuzaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sector has had enough of the clinch but Matsuzaka keeps him there for the moment.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuzaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Sector on the inside.
Matsuzaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Sector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sector is trying to break the clinch but Matsuzaka has him pressed against the cage.
Sector can't break the clinch.
Matsuzaka gets through Sector's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sector throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sector is trying to break the clinch but Matsuzaka is controlling him.
Sector is trying to break the clinch but Matsuzaka is controlling him.
Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Matsuzaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sector misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka works on Sector's body with a couple of short punches.
Sector misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Summa Sector dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keisuke Matsuzaka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sector misses with a straight left.
Matsuzaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sector throws out the jab.
Matsuzaka connects with a jab.
Sector misses with a lunging right hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuzaka throws a sloppy body shot
and Sector counters with a nice uppercut.
Matsuzaka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Sector misses
and Matsuzaka counters by moving into the clinch.
Matsuzaka lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Summa Sector has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector lands with a left to the head.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow just above Sector 's eye.
A right hand to the body from Matsuzaka.
Sector swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sector breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sector steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matsuzaka. That one must have hurt.
Sector connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sector misses with a left hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sector thinking.
Summa Sector is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsuzaka misses the shot to the body.
Matsuzaka lands a lovely overhand right.
Sector throws an off balance right hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Matsuzaka.
Sector attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sector looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Matsuzaka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsuzaka lands a jab to the head.
Matsuzaka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sector on the side of the head.
Matsuzaka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sector manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sector manages to avoid it.
Sector misses with the combination.
Matsuzaka blocks a head kick by Sector.
Matsuzaka wants to counter the offense by Sector and move into the clinch position.
Matsuzaka wants to slow Sector down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice straight punches there by Matsuzaka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matsuzaka.
Sector is looking to score with low kicks.
Matsuzaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sector.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector misses with a low kick.
Matsuzaka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matsuzaka walks into a jab.
Matsuzaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Sector swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matsuzaka throws a shot from downtown. Sector moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Matsuzaka does it's job there.
Sector throws a hook to the side of Matsuzaka's head but Matsuzaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keisuke Matsuzaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Matsuzaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sector has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matsuzaka.
A big left from Sector misses.
Sector misses with a kick to the body
and Matsuzaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Matsuzaka lands with a hook. Sector tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sector takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka swings widly with a right hand
and Sector counters with a leg kick.
Matsuzaka thuds his right hand into Sector's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sector looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut
and Sector cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Matsuzaka misses.
Matsuzaka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sector just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuzaka has Sector up against the cage in a clinch.
Sector tries to break free but Matsuzaka pushes him back against the cage.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsuzaka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sector seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matsuzaka can turn it around.
Keisuke Matsuzaka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sector is trying to break the clinch but Matsuzaka has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector misses with some punches.
Sector breaks from the clinch.
Matsuzaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sector blocks a low kick nicely.
Sector misses with an uppercut
and Matsuzaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matsuzaka throws a right hand that misses
and Sector counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sector swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matsuzaka misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsuzaka tries to clinch but Sector is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector throws a leg kick that misses.
Sector gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matsuzaka.
Sector works the jab nicely.
Sector scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sector takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Matsuzaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sector avoids the body shot from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot
and Sector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Matsuzaka.
Sector cracks Matsuzaka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sector has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matsuzaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Sector's head.
Matsuzaka with the inside leg kick.
Matsuzaka tries to score with a low kick but Sector moves his leg out of the way.
Sector takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keisuke Matsuzaka really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Matsuzaka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matsuzaka closes the distance and clinches.
Sector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsuzaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sector misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsuzaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sector backwards.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsuzaka.
Sector avoids a wild elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
A short uppercut from Matsuzaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sector tries a body shot but Matsuzaka blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka gets through Sector's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka tries to throw a body punch but Sector avoids it by throwing Matsuzaka back against the cage.
Matsuzaka misses with a punch to the body.
Sector misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector blocking some punches.
Matsuzaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsuzaka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sector's efforts to push away.
Sector scores with a shoulder strike.
Matsuzaka pushes off an throws an elbow but Sector leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matsuzaka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sector is trying to break free.
Matsuzaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matsuzaka lands a damaging elbow.
Sector breaks the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matsuzaka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sector - the referee stops the clock and Matsuzaka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sector. Matsuzaka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Matsuzaka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sector. That one must have hurt.
Matsuzaka moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sector lands an overhand right.
Sector works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuzaka looks for the body kick but Sector saw that one coming.
Matsuzaka moves out of range as Sector strikes.
Matsuzaka lands a slapping body shot.
Sector checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sector misses with a body kick.
Matsuzaka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka tests Sector's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot.
Sector takes one to the chin there.
Matsuzaka has closed the distance and engaged Sector in a clinch.
Sector scores with a shot to the side of Matsuzaka's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sector.
A head punch on the inside from Sector fails to land.
Sector blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sector scores with a shot to the side of Matsuzaka's head.
Sector throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Sector blocks an uppercut.
Sector swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside.
Sector misses with a punch on the inside.
Sector manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuzaka slips under a jab from Sector.
Sector is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sector manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sector throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matsuzaka on the side of the head.
Sector falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matsuzaka counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Keisuke Matsuzaka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Sector takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Summa Sector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsuzaka blocks a leg kick.
Sector takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sector swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matsuzaka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matsuzaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sector swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka lands a right hook to the body.
Sector swats away the attempt to clinch by Matsuzaka.
It looked like Sector wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsuzaka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big left from Sector misses.
Sector jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sector takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sector bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matsuzaka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sector has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sector looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sector throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsuzaka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sector takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matsuzaka clinches.
Sector lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matsuzaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sector misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuzaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka - that landed with a thud.
Sector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sector lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sector misses with a punch on the inside.
Sector blocks an elbow strike.
Sector pushes Matsuzaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow.
Sector misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sector creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sector lands an uppercut.
Sector has a couple of punches blocked by Matsuzaka.
Keisuke Matsuzaka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sector tries to work over Matsuzaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sector doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sector lands a nice uppercut.
Sector breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Matsuzaka, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sector throws a body punch but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Matsuzaka throws out a counter right but Sector avoids it with no problem.
Sector connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sector goes for a small jab and connects. Now Sector goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Matsuzaka stumbles back but Sector runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Matsuzaka to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Matsuzaka will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Summa Sector!
Summa Sector retains his welterweight title!
Summa Sector 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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