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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koji Matsuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Partridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Matsuda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 科学忍者隊ガッチャ. Alex Partridge looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koji Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Partridge!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda cracks the inside of Partridge's front leg.
Matsuda works over Partridge's head and body with a nice combination.
Matsuda clinches up against the cage.
Matsuda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Matsuda.
Matsuda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matsuda landing knees to the head.
Partridge takes a knee right on the jaw!
Partridge looks gassed!
Matsuda manages to break the clinch.
Matsuda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matsuda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matsuda lands a head kick. Partridge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsuda lands with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Matsuda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Matsuda cracks the inside of Partridge's front leg.
Matsuda closes the distance and clinches.
Matsuda connects with a knee to the head.
Matsuda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Matsuda.
Matsuda has Partridge up against the cage in a clinch.
Matsuda breaks the clinch.
Matsuda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Partridge backs up against the cage.
Matsuda looks to land a combination but Partridge avoids it well.
Partridge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partridge misses with a low kick as Matsuda jumps back.
Matsuda has closed the distance and engaged Partridge in a clinch.
Matsuda lands a knee to the body.
Matsuda landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matsuda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Partridge changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matsuda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Matsuda throws a series of punches but Partridge moves out of range.
Matsuda scoring well with a low kick there.
Matsuda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Partridge.
Koji Matsuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsuda moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partridge takes a knee right on the jaw!
Partridge fails to pull guard.
Matsuda breaks from the clinch.
Partridge throws a leg kick but Matsuda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Partridge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matsuda as he avoids it easily.
Koji Matsuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Partridge.
Partridge misses with a left hand
and Matsuda counters by moving into the clinch.
Partridge takes an elbow to the temple.
Partridge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matsuda manages to break the clinch.
Matsuda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Partridge tries for a takedown but Matsuda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matsuda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Partridge closes the distance and clinches up with Matsuda, looking for a takedown. Partridge pushes Matsuda against the cage but Matsuda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Matsuda.
Partridge misses with a hook
and Matsuda counters with a thumping low kick.
Partridge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsuda.
Matsuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsuda moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Matsuda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Partridge is trying desperately to land a takedown but Matsuda is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Partridge.
Matsuda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Partridge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Partridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsuda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Matsuda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matsuda's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Matsuda duly obliges.
A punch combination from Matsuda misses.
Partridge on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matsuda fails in his attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matsuda.
Matsuda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Matsuda does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuda scores with a leg kick.
Matsuda takes the fight into the clinch.
Matsuda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda tries to clinch up.
Partridge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Partridge checks a low kick from Matsuda.
Matsuda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matsuda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matsuda moves in looking to clinch but Partridge pushes him off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Matsuda.
A nice combination there by Matsuda.
Koji Matsuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Matsuda lands a head kick. Partridge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Partridge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matsuda. Matsuda obviously looking to wear him down.
Matsuda throws a nice looking combination but Partridge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matsuda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Partridge backs up against the cage.
Matsuda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Partridge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Partridge moves out of range as Matsuda throws a body kick.
Matsuda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Partridge's calf.
Matsuda wants to clinch.
Matsuda throws a leg kick which misses Partridge's front leg but catches the back leg as Partridge tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda swinging wilding here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matsuda.
Matsuda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koji Matsuda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Partridge avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Partridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Matsuda.
Matsuda cracks Partridge with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matsuda!
Matsuda tries to clinch up but Partridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Matsuda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partridge. That did some damage!
Matsuda moves into the clinch successfully.
Matsuda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koji Matsuda is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Matsuda misses
and Partridge counters with a single leg into guard. Matsuda didn't expect that.
Partridge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matsuda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Partridge on the ground.
Partridge thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Matsuda keeping full guard, as Partridge tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Matsuda dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Matsuda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Partridge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matsuda.
Matsuda has managed to clinch.
Matsuda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Matsuda.
Matsuda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsuda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Partridge dodges the punch combination from Matsuda.
Matsuda instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda lands an elbow inside that Partridge shrugs off.
Matsuda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsuda doesn't manage to clinch there - Partridge circles away.
Matsuda connects with a solid leg kick.
Matsuda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Partridge.
Matsuda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Matsuda throws and low kick but Partridge moves out of range easily.
Matsuda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Partridge moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda misses with a few strikes there.
Matsuda misses with a kick to the body.
Partridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsuda.
Partridge gets the takedown into side control.
Partridge landing a few strikes.
Partridge tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Matsuda is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda prevents Partridge from improving position.
Matsuda is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Partridge asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Matsuda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Matsuda tries to buck Partridge off but Partridge is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matsuda is trying to control Partridge's posture but Partridge avoids it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Matsuda lands a high kick!
Matsuda lands with a nice combination. Partridge backs away looking to recover.
Matsuda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Partridge fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matsuda.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koji Matsuda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matsuda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koji Matsuda!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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