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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dechen Tsering (ranked 3542 p4p, 3705 weight class) and Matthieu Maximin (ranked 186 p4p, 196 weight class). Tsering comes to the ring accompanied by Мен – тыва мен. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dechen Tsering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthieu Maximin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsering lands a head shot.
Maximin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maximin closes the distance and clinches.
Tsering misses with the head strike.
Tsering is trying to force a seperation but Maximin has the dominant position.
Maximin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maximin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tsering throws a looping overhand right but Maximin ducks down to avoid it.
And Maximin responds with a good body kick, but Tsering manages to step out the way in time.
Maximin rushes Tsering and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Maximin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximin takes the fight into the clinch.
Maximin manages to break the clinch.
Maximin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Tsering - just one landing.
Maximin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tsering is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Maximin has Tsering up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsering has a couple of punches blocked by Maximin.
Maximin breaks from the clinch.
Tsering misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maximin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Maximin blocks a jab.
Maximin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tsering rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maximin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maximin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsering misses with a wild combination.
Maximin ducks under a wild hook from Tsering.
Tsering looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maximin has Tsering up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tsering misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maximin manages to break the clinch.
Maximin staying out of range there.
Maximin pushes Tsering up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maximin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsering throws a jab but it's blocked by Maximin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsering.
Maximin closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximin clinches up against the ropes.
Maximin has Tsering pressed against the ropes, preventing Tsering from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maximin slips under a jab.
Maximin moves out of range as Tsering strikes.
A little jabbing left from Maximin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Tsering misses.
Tsering is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tsering throws a right hand that Maximin ducks under and follows up with a left that Maximin also avoids with ease.
Maximin closes the distance and clinches.
Tsering wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tsering is trying to force a seperation but Maximin has the dominant position.
Tsering misses with some punches.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsering throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maximin counters with an outside leg kick.
Maximin has closed the distance and engaged Tsering in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsering throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maximin counters with a nice body kick.
Maximin blocks a jab.
Tsering is breathing heavily.
Maximin instigates a clinch.
Maximin breaks the clinch.
Maximin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsering.
Tsering backing away here, and Maximin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tsering looks to land a combination but Maximin avoids it well.
Maximin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tsering, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tsering tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsering working hard to break the clinch.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsering misses with a two punch combination.
Maximin forces Tsering back against the ropes and clinches.
Maximin breaks from the clinch.
Maximin instigates a clinch.
Maximin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximin clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximin manages to break the clinch.
Maximin ducks under a wild hook from Tsering.
Tsering throws a hook but Maximin avoids it easily.
Maximin rushes Tsering and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tsering tries to break the clinch but Maximin is controlling the position.
Tsering fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsering misses with the head strike.
Tsering misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsering swings wildly with an uppercut but Maximin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsering tries to break free but Maximin pushes him back against the ropes.
Tsering is trying to force a seperation but Maximin has the dominant position.
Tsering has had enough of the clinch but Maximin keeps him there for the moment.
Maximin manages to break the clinch.
Tsering misses with an uppercut. Maximin saw that one coming.
Maximin slips a jab from Tsering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthieu Maximin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tsering's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tsering jabs Maximin right on the nose. Maximin blinks but takes it well.
Tsering pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsering cracks Maximin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Dechen Tsering is winning the standup battle so far.
Maximin closes the distance and pushes Tsering back into the ropes.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsering throws a jab but it's blocked by Maximin.
Maximin moves into the clinch successfully.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsering misses with a double jab.
Maximin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maximin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximin clinches.
Tsering looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maximin manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maximin blocking some punches.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsering misses with a hook.
Maximin forces Tsering back against the ropes and clinches.
Tsering throws a head punch that misses.
Tsering misses with the head strike.
Maximin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tsering swings widly with a right hand
and Maximin counters with a low kick, right behind Tsering 's knee.
Tsering pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maximin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tsering misses with a right hand
and Maximin counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maximin forces Tsering back against the ropes and clinches.
Tsering has had enough of the clinch but Maximin keeps him there for the moment.
Tsering wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Tsering's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maximin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsering misses with a hook
and Maximin counters with a nice body kick.
Maximin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Maximin breaks from the clinch.
Tsering rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximin forces Tsering back against the ropes and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maximin breaks the clinch.
Maximin clinches with his opponent.
Tsering has had enough of the clinch but Maximin keeps him there for the moment.
Maximin manages to break the clinch.
Maximin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tsering has a couple of punches blocked by Maximin.
Tsering misses with a punch on the inside.
Maximin manages to break the clinch.
Dechen Tsering seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximin takes the fight into the clinch.
Maximin breaks the clinch.
Tsering swinging wildly here.
Maximin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tsering throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maximin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tsering throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering misses with a left hand
and Maximin counters with a nice leg kick.
Maximin rushes Tsering and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Maximin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maximin darts in and clinches Tsering up against the ropes.
Maximin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsering throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maximin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maximin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maximin gets a clinch.
Maximin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maximin moves into the clinch.
Tsering misses with some punches.
Maximin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsering misses with a right hand
and Maximin counters with a leg kick.
Maximin takes the fight into the clinch.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maximin forces Tsering back against the ropes and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maximin moves out of range of the strikes.
Maximin has closed the distance and engaged Tsering in a clinch.
Maximin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tsering's efforts to push away.
Maximin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maximin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maximin breaks from the clinch.
Tsering throws a looping overhand right but Maximin ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maximin! But no joy.
Tsering scores with a punch to the head.
Tsering throws a right and a left that Maximin avoids nicely.
Maximin moves into range and clinches up with Tsering.
Maximin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsering throws a poor cross that misses
and Maximin counters with a left to the body.
Maximin drives through and clinches with Tsering against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maximin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Maximin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maximin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dechen Tsering has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maximin prevents Tsering from breaking the clinch.
Maximin breaks from the clinch.
Tsering will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tsering swings widly with a right hand
and Maximin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsering will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsering misses the target.
Maximin thinks about the counter body kick.
Tsering misses with a combination
and Maximin counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tsering misses with some punches.
Maximin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsering misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tsering tries to keep at a distance but Maximin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsering throws a right hand that misses
and Maximin counters with a head kick.
Maximin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maximin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximin closes the distance and clinches.
Tsering tries to break the clinch but Maximin is controlling the position.
Tsering is trying to force a seperation but Maximin has the dominant position.
Maximin keeps control of Tsering as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maximin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsering misses the jab.
Tsering misses with a lunging right hand
and Maximin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maximin moves into the clinch.
Maximin breaks the clinch.
Maximin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsering misses with a left hand
and Maximin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tsering's knee momentarily.
Tsering throws an off balance right hand
and Maximin counters with a head kick that drops Tsering to the mat! Tsering scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tsering is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximin closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Tsering is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maximin breaks from the clinch.
Tsering seems to have got his legs back now.
Tsering throws a hook to the side of Maximin's head but Maximin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maximin has closed the distance and engaged Tsering in a clinch.
Tsering is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Maximin breaks the clinch.
Maximin moves into the clinch.
Tsering is trying to push Maximin away but Maximin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Matthieu Maximin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsering throws an overhand right that lands on Maximin's shoulder, as Maximin tries to avoid the shot.
Maximin moves into the clinch successfully.
Tsering throws a head punch that misses.
Maximin breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering misses with an uppercut
and Maximin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maximin moves into the clinch successfully.
Maximin has Tsering pressed against the ropes, preventing Tsering from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maximin breaks the clinch.
Maximin dodges the punch combination from Tsering.
Tsering throws a lazy right hand but Maximin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsering rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maximin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maximin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Maximin closes the distance and clinches.
Tsering is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Maximin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Maximin.
Maximin flicks out a counter leg kick but Tsering steps away.
Maximin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsering.
Maximin gets a clinch.
Maximin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximin clinches up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maximin moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsering wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maximin has him pressed against the ropes.
Maximin breaks the clinch.
Maximin slips under a jab from Tsering.
Maximin rushes Tsering and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maximin rushes Tsering and presses him up against the ropes.
Maximin breaks the clinch.
Maximin moves into the clinch successfully.
Maximin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maximin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maximin slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Tsering. Those never looked like landing.
Matthieu Maximin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maximin moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthieu Maximin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maximin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight for Matthieu Maximin!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Matthieu Maximin!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Matthieu Maximin!
Matthieu Maximin wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Matthieu Maximin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Dechen Tsering was interviewed post fight and said 'I am but a mortal; I will return when healed.'.
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energy
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hype
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