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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Passion Pacio (ranked 706 p4p, 828 weight class) and Jin Matsushima (ranked 56 p4p, 68 weight class). Jin Matsushima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Passion Pacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Jin Matsushima!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsushima forces Pacio back against the cage and clinches.
Matsushima misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Matsushima takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jin Matsushima has been cut.
Pacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matsushima rushes Pacio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matsushima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pacio's elbow.
Matsushima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsushima throws a head punch that misses.
Matsushima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacio lands with a right to the head.
Pacio lands a damaging elbow.
Matsushima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsushima looks to land a combination. Pacio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsushima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pacio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacio moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsushima.
Pacio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Matsushima misses with a punch on the inside.
Pacio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pacio lands an elbow that stopped Matsushima in his tracks for a moment.
Matsushima misses with a body punch.
Pacio breaks the clinch.
Matsushima takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matsushima's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Matsushima's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Matsushima slips a jab and a cross from Pacio.
Matsushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacio moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matsushima scores with a shot to the side of Pacio's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pacio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matsushima's brow.
Matsushima working aggressively here.
Pacio slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsushima misses with a body punch.
Pacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacio lands a glancing blow to the side of Matsushima's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matsushima staying out of range there.
Matsushima looks to land a right hand but Pacio moved out of range.
Matsushima walks into a straight right hand from Pacio.
Pacio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matsushima counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pacio thinking.
Matsushima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matsushima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsushima has a couple of punches blocked by Pacio.
Pacio takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pacio.
Pacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacio swats away the attempt to clinch by Matsushima.
It looked like Pacio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacio staying out of range there.
Pacio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsushima.
Pacio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacio takes one to the chin there.
Pacio misses with a straight right.
Pacio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matsushima misses with a straight left.
Matsushima slips a straight right by Pacio.
Pacio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matsushima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matsushima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matsushima throws a shot from downtown. Pacio moves away and avoids it.
Pacio moves out of range of the strikes.
Matsushima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsushima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsushima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pacio blocks a body shot from Matsushima.
A head punch on the inside from Matsushima fails to land.
Pacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacio stalling against the cage.
Pacio breaks the clinch.
Pacio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsushima.
Matsushima wants to clinch up but Pacio keeps it at a distance.
Pacio cracks Matsushima with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Matsushima.
Matsushima slips a jab from Pacio.
Pacio cracks Matsushima with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacio misses with an uppercut.
Matsushima throws a big shot that misses.
Matsushima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matsushima gets tackled into the cage by Pacio. Pacio maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Passion Pacio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jin Matsushima's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matsushima on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Pacio.
Pacio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsushima takes one to the chin there.
Pacio with a jab.
Pacio misses the jab.
Matsushima looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pacio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pacio misses with a straight right.
Matsushima blocks a jab.
Pacio misses with an uppercut
and Matsushima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsushima. Pacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacio avoids the body shot from Matsushima.
Pacio moves into the clinch successfully.
Pacio lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsushima scores with a hook to the body.
Matsushima tries to throw a body punch but Pacio avoids it by throwing Matsushima back against the cage.
Matsushima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pacio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matsushimas head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacio looking to slow down the pace here.
Passion Pacio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matsushima lands a shot to the body.
Matsushima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matsushima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacio blocks a body shot from Matsushima.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matsushima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matsushima takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matsushima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsushima cracks Pacio with a nice body shot.
Pacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matsushima can do to turn this around?
Pacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacio throws a poor cross that misses
and Matsushima counters with a two punch combo.
Matsushima uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pacio has time to react.
Matsushima slips under a jab from Pacio.
Passion Pacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsushima lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacio with a hook.
Jab, jab by Matsushima - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacio misses with a lunging right hand
and Matsushima counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Pacio.
Matsushima lands a jab to Pacio's midsection.
Matsushima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacio swings for the body but Matsushima moves out of range.
Pacio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pacio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pacio moves into the clinch successfully.
Pacio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pacio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsushima is leaning against Pacio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matsushima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pacio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matsushima's hands.
Matsushima throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsushima takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Matsushima lands an overhand right.
Pacio looks to land a right hand but Matsushima moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matsushima! But no joy.
Pacio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matsushima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Passion Pacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Pacio pushes Matsushima up against the cage in a clinch.
Pacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacio throws a body punch but Matsushima moves out of range.
Matsushima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Pacio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pacio walks into a jab.
Matsushima tries to clinch
and Pacio counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsushima scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pacio cracks Matsushima with a good jab.
Pacio lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pacio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pacio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsushima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacio has closed the distance and engaged Matsushima in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pacio manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Matsushima catches Pacio right on the button with a cross.
Pacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsushima.
Pacio lands a lovely overhand right.
Pacio throws a right and a left that Matsushima avoids nicely.
Matsushima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pacio moves into range and clinches up with Matsushima.
Matsushima blocks an uppercut.
Matsushima works on Pacio's body with a couple of short punches.
Matsushima scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsushima tries to throw a body punch but Pacio avoids it by throwing Matsushima back against the cage.
Pacio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Matsushima dodges an elbow strike from Pacio.
Pacio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Passion Pacio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Matsushima's cut.
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!
Matsushima throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacio.
Pacio scores with a body shot.
Matsushima throws a big shot that misses.
Pacio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That has opened up Jin Matsushima's cut even more.
Pacio misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Matsushima.
Matsushima fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Matsushima. Beautiful body shot.
Matsushima has managed to clinch.
Pacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacio scores with a nice right hand.
Matsushima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacio.
Pacio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsushima with a hook.
Pacio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsushima.
Matsushima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacio throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsushima misses with an uppercut. Pacio saw that one coming.
Matsushima misses with a straight right.
Pacio moves away from the strike by Matsushima.
Matsushima misses the shot to the body.
Matsushima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matsushima has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matsushima swings for the body but Pacio moves out of range.
Matsushima throws a body punch but Pacio moves out of range.
Matsushima takes one to the chin there.
Pacio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pacio misses with the combination.
Nice shot by Pacio.
Jin Matsushima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsushima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsushima takes a swing at Pacio's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsushima walks into a jab.
Pacio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matsushima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pacio throws out a powerful jab.
Matsushima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacio looks to land a left hand but Matsushima moved out of range nicely.
Pacio misses with a looping left.
Matsushima wants to counter with a clinch but Pacio pushes him away.
Matsushima takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pacio scores with a sloppy right hand. Matsushima should have avoided that one.
Pacio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacio slips a jab from Matsushima.
Pacio thuds a left hand into Matsushima's body.
Pacio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pacio is rocked!
Matsushima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Pacio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matsushima misses with a straight left.
Pacio seems to have got his legs back now.
Matsushima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsushima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pacio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matsushima. Matsushima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matsushima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pacio lands a right hand.
Pacio lands an elbow inside that Matsushima shrugs off.
Matsushima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsushima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsushima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacio throws a head punch that misses.
Pacio throws an elbow that misses.
Matsushima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsushima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsushima throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacio.
Matsushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacio moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacio has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pacio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pacio tests Matsushima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matsushima misses with a looping left.
Pacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsushima moves away.
Matsushima throws a shot from downtown. Pacio moves away and avoids it.
Pacio connects with a body shot.
Pacio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pacio connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacio moves into the clinch.
Matsushima misses with the head strike.
Pacio breaks from the clinch.
Pacio misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Passion Pacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pacio 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Passion Pacio!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Passion Pacio!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Passion Pacio!
Passion Pacio wins by unanimous decision!
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