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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makao Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Testing Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Territory . Makao Matsumoto has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makao Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Testing Player!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Player quickly recovers to half guard.
Matsumoto thows a huge punch but Player dodges it nicely.
Matsumoto is thwarting Player's attempts to control the position.
Player wants to get back to full guard.
Player regains full guard. Nicely done.
Matsumoto thows a big elbow that misses.
Matsumoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Player is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Matsumoto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Player looking to control.
Matsumoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Player has wrist control.
Player working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Player napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Matsumoto cracks Player with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Player struggling a bit here.
Player is looking for a sweep.
Player is trying to control Matsumoto's posture but Matsumoto avoids it.
Matsumoto is looking to take a break and control but Player is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matsumoto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Matsumoto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Player knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Player is looking for a sweep.
Matsumoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Player keeps working.
Player tries to buck Matsumoto off but Matsumoto is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matsumoto controlling the position.
Player holds on to Matsumoto's head and controls the position momentarily.
Matsumoto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Player is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Matsumoto is thwarting Player's attempts to control the position.
Player missing with punches from the bottom.
Player won't allow Matsumoto to pass to mount.
Matsumoto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Player is trying is best to control the position here.
Player avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matsumoto.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsumoto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player is trying to control but Matsumoto manages to pass to mount!
Matsumoto landing shots from mount.
Player is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Matsumoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Player tries to reverse the position but Matsumoto maintains control.
Matsumoto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Matsumoto lands a big shot there that rocks Player but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Matsumoto tries to control but Player wriggling away.
Matsumoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Matsumoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Player is looking to escape.
Matsumoto looking to secure an arm triangle but Player defends it well.
Player is desperately trying to improve his position but Matsumoto has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto landing strikes from the mount.
Player is rocked!
Player is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Matsumoto postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Player in real trouble here! The ref calls for Player to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makao Matsumoto!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
68% |
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