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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 152 p4p, 96 weight class) and Oscar Blaydes (ranked 20 p4p, 14 weight class). Blaydes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Sunshine - White Zombie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 32 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matikainen throws a right and a left that Blaydes avoids nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matikainen.
Blaydes ducks right into an uppercut from Matikainen.
Blaydes scoring well with a low kick there.
Matikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaydes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matikainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Matikainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matikainen lands a slapping body shot.
Matikainen throws a right and a left that Blaydes avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Matikainen - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Matikainen.
A leg kick checked by Blaydes.
Matikainen slips a jab and a cross from Blaydes.
Matikainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matikainen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Matikainen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Matikainen misses with a body shot.
Matikainen throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matikainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matikainen takes a swing at Blaydes's ribcage but misses.
Blaydes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Matikainen is trying to stand.
Matikainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blaydes.
Matikainen is looking to escape.
Blaydes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blaydes stops Matikainen from getting back to his feet.
Blaydes working over Matikainen with some ground and pound. Matikainen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blaydes controlling the action here.
Matikainen wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Blaydes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matikainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matikainen misses with some punches.
Matikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaydes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaydes controls his hands.
Blaydes can't find room to land a body shot as Matikainen controls the action.
Matikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matikainen breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Matikainen.
Blaydes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
DaMatti Matikainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaydes takes a swing at Matikainen's ribcage but misses.
Blaydes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matikainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Blaydes's head.
Matikainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blaydes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matikainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blaydes scrambles back to his feet.
Matikainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Blaydes ducked under it nicely.
Blaydes clinches with his opponent.
Blaydes scores with a shoulder strike.
Matikainen blocking some punches.
Matikainen misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Blaydes.
Blaydes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matikainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaydes misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matikainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matikainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matikainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Blaydes.
Blaydes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matikainen backwards.
Matikainen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matikainen tries to break the clinch but Blaydes is controlling the position.
Matikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Matikainen.
Blaydes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matikainen.
Matikainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaydes can pounce on him.
Blaydes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Matikainen misses its intended target.
Blaydes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matikainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen slips a jab from Blaydes.
Crunch! Blaydes slams his shin into Matikainen's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaydes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Matikainen has one foot on Blaydes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Matikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matikainen connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matikainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blaydes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matikainen's sensitive parts.
Blaydes tries a low kick but Matikainen avoids it.
Blaydes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaydes moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
Matikainen drops his hands momentarily and Blaydes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blaydes slips under a jab from Matikainen.
Blaydes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaydes gets a takedown into half guard.
Matikainen is trying to escape back to his feet but Blaydes uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Blaydes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DaMatti Matikainen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaydes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matikainen misses with a kick to the body
and Blaydes counters with an outside leg kick.
Blaydes misses with a straight left.
Blaydes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaydes throws out a leg kick but Matikainen moves out of range and Blaydes only half commits.
Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaydes.
Blaydes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matikainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blaydes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matikainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Blaydes's head.
Matikainen throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
Blaydes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for Blaydes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaydes.
Blaydes feints the counter takedown.
Blaydes misses with an uppercut. Matikainen saw that one coming.
Matikainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaydes.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaydes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaydes was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Blaydes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Matikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaydes manages to avoid it.
Blaydes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Blaydes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaydes throws a jab when Matikainen was well out of range.
Matikainen scores with a hook.
Blaydes throws a good cross that connects.
Blaydes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matikainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matikainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blaydes at a distance.
Blaydes slips a straight right by Matikainen.
Matikainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Blaydes should have avoided that one.
Blaydes shoots in but Matikainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matikainen misses the jab.
Matikainen throws a leg kick which misses Blaydes's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaydes tries to avoid it.
Blaydes throws a body shot but no joy.
Matikainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
DaMatti Matikainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaydes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matikainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Blaydes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blaydes connects with an inside leg kick.
Blaydes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matikainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matikainen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matikainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Blaydes finds it's way through Matikainen's defenses.
A big right from Matikainen misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Blaydes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matikainen lunges at Blaydes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blaydes's hand.
Matikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaydes.
Blaydes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matikainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaydes is looking to score with low kicks.
Matikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blaydes! But no joy.
Blaydes lands a jab to Matikainen's midsection.
Matikainen throws a shot from downtown. Blaydes moves away and avoids it.
Blaydes avoids the body shot from Matikainen.
Blaydes throws a chopping leg kick but Matikainen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matikainen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blaydes doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice takedown defense from Matikainen. No joy for Blaydes on that attempt.
Blaydes dives in for a single leg takedown but Matikainen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
DaMatti Matikainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Blaydes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blaydes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaydes.
Blaydes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blaydes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matikainen scores with a jab.
Matikainen punishes Blaydes's body with a nice straight punch.
Blaydes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab by Matikainen.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaydes.
Blaydes loads up on a big right hand but Matikainen slips the punch.
Blaydes scores with a kick to the body.
Blaydes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaydes.
Blaydes looks to score with a jab to the body but Matikainen is just out of range.
Matikainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Matikainen misses
and Blaydes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matikainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matikainen looks to land a right hand but Blaydes moved out of range.
Blaydes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Matikainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matikainen throws a sloppy body shot
and Blaydes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matikainen tries to land a leg kick but Blaydes saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Blaydes misses.
Matikainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaydes can do to turn this around?
Matikainen throws a right hand that misses
and Blaydes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blaydes! But no joy.
Blaydes lands a jab to Matikainen's midsection.
A left and a right from Matikainen both land. Nice combination.
Matikainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blaydes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matikainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Blaydes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Matikainen misses
and Blaydes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blaydes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaydes lands a couple of digs.
Blaydes won't allow Matikainen to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaydes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blaydes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blaydes misses with a takedown attempt - Matikainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaydes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blaydes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matikainen lands with a left to the head.
Blaydes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matikainen's elbow.
Matikainen can't find room to land a body shot as Blaydes controls the action.
Blaydes lands an uppercut.
Blaydes misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes misses with a body punch.
Matikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaydes uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matikainen lands a right hand.
Matikainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaydes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matikainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaydes scores with a shot to the body.
Matikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaydes is just out of range.
Matikainen connects with a looping right hand.
Blaydes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Matikainen is trying to get back to his feet.
Matikainen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at FF Forever, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Matikainen taking a bit of punishment here - Blaydes scoring with strikes.
Blaydes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Blaydes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Matikainen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Blaydes throws a strike aimed at the side of Matikainen's head but Matikainen avoids it well.
Matikainen is trying to buck Blaydes off.
Blaydes trying to control the action but Matikainen is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Blaydes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Blaydes throws a strike aimed at the side of Matikainen's head but Matikainen avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaydes is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Matikainen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Matikainen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaydes throws a solid leg kick but Matikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaydes.
Matikainen misses with a straight right.
Blaydes checks a low kick from Matikainen.
Matikainen moves away from the strike by Blaydes.
Matikainen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matikainen looks to land a left hand but Blaydes moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Matikainen does it's job there.
Matikainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut. Blaydes saw that one coming.
Blaydes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
Matikainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blaydes checks it well.
Matikainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaydes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matikainen scrambles back to his feet.
Matikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaydes blocks a leg kick.
Blaydes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blaydes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matikainen misses with a low kick as Blaydes jumps back.
And Blaydes tries to counter it with a takedown but Matikainen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blaydes staying out of range there.
Matikainen throws a hook to the side of Blaydes's head but Blaydes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matikainen throws the left hand but Blaydes avoids the punch easily.
Blaydes misses with a looping left.
Blaydes misses the shot to the body.
Matikainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matikainen tests Blaydes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matikainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Matikainen misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matikainen misses with a few strikes there.
Blaydes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matikainen with a body shot.
Blaydes tries to clinch there but Matikainen circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matikainen moves out of range of the body kick from Blaydes.
Blaydes swings for the body but Matikainen moves out of range.
Matikainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Blaydes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blaydes shoots in and drives through. Matikainen sprawls well.
Blaydes tries to score with a low kick but Matikainen moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Matikainen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blaydes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matikainen. That did some damage!
Blaydes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blaydes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matikainen throws a head kick but Blaydes moves out of range.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Blaydes ducked under it nicely.
Blaydes throws a hook but Matikainen blocks it.
Blaydes scores with a sloppy right hand. Matikainen should have avoided that one.
Blaydes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Matikainen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Blaydes is in Matikainen's guard.
Oscar Blaydes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaydes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to DaMatti Matikainen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matikainen, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMatti Matikainen!
During a confident post fight interview, DaMatti Matikainen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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