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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 329 p4p, 338 weight class) and Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 42 p4p, 44 weight class). Ferkingstad has chosen Try That In A Small Town as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 34 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Ferkingstad misses.
Matikainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferkingstad.
A nice combination there by Matikainen.
It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matikainen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ferkingstad misses with a straight right.
Ferkingstad throws a solid leg kick but Matikainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad thows a body kick. Matikainen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ferkingstad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matikainen.
Ferkingstad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ferkingstad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matikainen in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matikainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ferkingstad throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
Ferkingstad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matikainen's sensitive parts.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick which misses Matikainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Matikainen tries to avoid it.
Matikainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferkingstad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matikainen.
Ferkingstad throws a shot from downtown. Matikainen moves away and avoids it.
Ferkingstad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ferkingstad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matikainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matikainen dips to his left and cracks Ferkingstad with an uppercut!
Ferkingstad scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferkingstad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Ferkingstad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matikainen counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Matikainen misses.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Matikainen moved away.
Matikainen slips under a jab.
Matikainen throws a head kick but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
Ferkingstad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferkingstad delivers a nice body kick.
Ferkingstad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matikainen.
Ferkingstad throws a front kick that sends Matikainen stumbling back into the cage.
Ferkingstad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook.
Ferkingstad slips under a jab.
Matikainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferkingstad counters with a stiff right hand.
Matikainen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Matikainen as he checks the leg kick.
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matikainen.
Matikainen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ferkingstad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferkingstad avoids the head kick by Matikainen.
Ferkingstad is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matikainen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Matikainen throws a lazy head kick
and Ferkingstad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A clash of legs there as Matikainen blocks the low kick.
Matikainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferkingstad.
Matikainen throws a body punch but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Ferkingstad ducked under it nicely.
Ferkingstad misses with a looping right.
Ferkingstad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matikainen.
A slow jab from Ferkingstad misses its intended target.
Matikainen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Matikainen checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad jabs Matikainen right on the nose. Matikainen blinks but takes it well.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
Ferkingstad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matikainen. That did some damage!
Ferkingstad's corner calls for a 1-2. Ferkingstad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Matikainen blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Ferkingstad misses.
Ferkingstad just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMatikainen.
Ferkingstad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matikainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ferkingstad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matikainen.
Matikainen moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferkingstad misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen misses with a hook.
Ferkingstad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matikainen.
Matikainen throws a nice looking combination but Ferkingstad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ferkingstad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matikainen. Matikainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ferkingstad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matikainen slips a straight right by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands with an uppercut that bounces Matikainen off the cage and back into range.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matikainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut even more.
Ferkingstad cracks Matikainen with an open hand slap.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matikainen checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick lands for Ferkingstad.
Matikainen works Ferkingstad's body with a nice hook.
Matikainen staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Matikainen misses the target.
Ferkingstad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Matikainen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad cracks a nice hook into Matikainen's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ferkingstad connects with a leg kick.
Ferkingstad missing with a left hand there. Matikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferkingstad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferkingstad with a nice calf kick.
Ferkingstad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferkingstad.
Matikainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferkingstad can pounce on him.
Ferkingstad slips a jab from Matikainen.
Ferkingstad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matikainen will feel that in the morning.
A bone on bone clash there as Matikainen blocks the leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Matikainen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick
and Ferkingstad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferkingstad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferkingstad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matikainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matikainen checks a leg kick nicely.
Matikainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matikainen throws a looping overhand right but Ferkingstad ducks down to avoid it.
Matikainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ferkingstad throws a chopping leg kick but Matikainen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ferkingstad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matikainen has time to react.
Good shot there by Ferkingstad.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut
and Ferkingstad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferkingstad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferkingstad just misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad with the inside leg kick.
Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matikainen counters with a right hand to the body.
Matikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Matikainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Ferkingstad is predictable there
and Matikainen counters with a straight right hand.
Matikainen tests Ferkingstad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ferkingstad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferkingstad.
Matikainen misses with a few strikes there.
Ferkingstad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matikainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferkingstad lands with a hook. Matikainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferkingstad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad throws a head kick that misses.
Ferkingstad feints and then cracks Matikainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matikainen down.
Matikainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matikainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick by Matikainen misses
and Ferkingstad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferkingstad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matikainen will feel that in the morning.
Matikainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad misses with a leg kick
and Matikainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad connects with a leg kick.
Ferkingstad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matikainen's sensitive parts.
Ferkingstad lands a really nice looking cross but Matikainen seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferkingstad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Matikainen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ferkingstad lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
DaMatti Matikainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matikainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad misses with a leg kick
and Matikainen counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferkingstad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ferkingstad misses with a body kick.
Matikainen checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Matikainen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferkingstad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ferkingstad scores with the left hand. Matikainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Matikainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferkingstad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matikainen.
Ferkingstad misses with an uppercut. Matikainen saw that one coming.
Ferkingstad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matikainen staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Ferkingstad ducked under it nicely.
Ferkingstad tries a quick counter leg kick but Matikainen is wise to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferkingstad.
Matikainen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ferkingstad is looking to slow Matikainen down with leg kicks.
Ferkingstad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Matikainen takes one on the button.
Ferkingstad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matikainen.
Matikainen ducks under a wild hook from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad scores with a nice head shot.
Matikainen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ferkingstad scores with a nice strike.
Jab by Ferkingstad.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matikainen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferkingstad misses with a looping right.
Matikainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matikainen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ferkingstad misses with a right hand
and Matikainen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ferkingstad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jab, jab by Ferkingstad - just one landing.
Ferkingstad with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ferkingstad.
Matikainen is looking to counter punch.
Ferkingstad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Ferkingstad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferkingstad misses with a kick to the body.
Ferkingstad throws a front kick that sends Matikainen stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad thows a leg kick but Matikainen checks it
letting Matikainen counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Ferkingstad.
Matikainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matikainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferkingstad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferkingstad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ferkingstad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matikainen under the eye.
Ferkingstad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matikainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferkingstad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matikainen throws a quick counter head kick but Ferkingstad was just out of range.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferkingstad was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Matikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferkingstad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the body from Ferkingstad misses
and Ferkingstad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferkingstad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ferkingstad connects with a leg kick.
Matikainen misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matikainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ferkingstad misses with a low kick.
Ferkingstad avoids the head kick by Matikainen.
Ferkingstad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matikainen. That did some damage!
Ferkingstad lands with a shot to the body.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
Matikainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferkingstad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matikainen is looking to counter punch.
Matikainen blocks the body kick.
Matikainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matikainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferkingstad.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ferkingstad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ferkingstad 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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