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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Hosking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimundo Kawaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosking comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Hosking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raimundo Kawaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosking shoots in but Kawaguchi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hosking looks for a takedown but Kawaguchi sprawls well.
Hosking shoots for a takedown but Kawaguchi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Hosking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawaguchi shoots and misses
and Hosking counters with a single leg into guard. Kawaguchi didn't expect that.
Kawaguchi trying to control the position here.
Kawaguchi keeping moving, preventing Hosking from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosking stops Kawaguchi from standing up.
Hosking in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hosking loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hosking slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kawaguchi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hosking wants to stand back up but Kawaguchi manages to pass into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kawaguchi.
Kawaguchi landing strikes.
Hosking managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kawaguchi.
Hosking tries to buck Kawaguchi off but Kawaguchi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawaguchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hosking keeps working.
The ground and pound from Kawaguchi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kawaguchi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kawaguchi tries to clinch but Hosking is having none of it.
Hosking throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kawaguchi.
Kawaguchi shoots and misses
and Hosking counters with a one-two to the body.
Hosking tries to clinch but Kawaguchi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawaguchi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hosking counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kawaguchi looks gassed!
Hosking wants to stand and escape but instead Kawaguchi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hosking utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kawaguchi with a nice head shot there.
Kawaguchi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kawaguchi throwing strikes but missing.
Hosking trying to keep a closed guard but Kawaguchi is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Hosking dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hosking tries for a takedown but Kawaguchi circles away easily
and Kawaguchi counters with a takedown into side control.
Kawaguchi looks up at the clock and then as Hosking takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kawaguchi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hosking is trying to control Kawaguchi's posture but Kawaguchi avoids it.
Kawaguchi throwing strikes but Hosking manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kawaguchi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hosking tries to get to his feet but Kawaguchi is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Hosking in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosking trying to control but Kawaguchi is working from the bottom.
Hosking is looking to work some ground and pound but Kawaguchi has wrist control.
Hosking trying to control but Kawaguchi is working from the bottom.
Hosking throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kawaguchi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hosking counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kawaguchi!
Hosking swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kawaguchi is now in Hosking's guard. A big mistake from Hosking there, giving up the dominant position!
Matthew Hosking overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kawaguchi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kawaguchi postures up and lands a big shot to Hosking's brow.
Kawaguchi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kawaguchi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hosking knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kawaguchi on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawaguchi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kawaguchi stopping the sweep attempt from Hosking.
Hosking is trying to keep Kawaguchi in close.
Hosking looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kawaguchi is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hosking closes the distance and pushes Kawaguchi back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawaguchi.
Hosking stops a takedown attempt from Kawaguchi.
Hosking has Kawaguchi pushed against the cage.
Kawaguchi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hosking smiles and moves away.
Matthew Hosking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raimundo Kawaguchi.
Hosking gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kawaguchi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kawaguchi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kawaguchi is looking to work some ground and pound but Hosking has wrist control.
Hosking is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kawaguchi landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimundo Kawaguchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Kawaguchi rushes Hosking and presses him up against the cage.
Kawaguchi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hosking prevents it.
Hosking pulls guard effortlessly.
Kawaguchi wants to control from the top but Hosking keeps moving.
Hosking looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawaguchi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hosking manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kawaguchi has Hosking in his guard.
Hosking stands and throws Kawaguchi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kawaguchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawaguchi regains half guard.
Hosking wants to stand up but Kawaguchi is controlling the position.
Hosking lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hosking prevents Kawaguchi from improving his position.
Hosking is keen to just control but Kawaguchi is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawaguchi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hosking.
Kawaguchi trying to control from the bottom.
Hosking looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hosking missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hosking prevents Kawaguchi from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice jab there from Hosking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hosking tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawaguchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawaguchi shoots and misses
and Hosking finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hosking wants to clinch up but Kawaguchi keeps it at a distance.
Kawaguchi tries for a takedown but Hosking circles away easily
and Hosking counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Matthew Hosking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raimundo Kawaguchi.
Hosking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Hosking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hosking 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Hosking!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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