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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matoi Tsunetsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Canadian Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matoi Tsunetsuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Canadian Kid!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canadian Kid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tsunetsuki.
Canadian Kid throws a hook to the side of Tsunetsuki's head but Tsunetsuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tsunetsuki moves into range and clinches up with Canadian Kid.
Knees in the clinch landing for Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Canadian Kid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tsunetsuki dives in and grabs Canadian Kid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Canadian Kid pushes down on Tsunetsuki's head and hops out.
Jason Canadian Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canadian Kid swings for the body but Tsunetsuki moves out of range.
Canadian Kid looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsunetsuki is just out of range.
Canadian Kid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsunetsuki. That did some damage!
Canadian Kid dips to his left and cracks Tsunetsuki with an uppercut!
Tsunetsuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tsunetsuki rushes Canadian Kid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Canadian Kid is trying to break free.
Canadian Kid cracks Tsunetsuki with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Canadian Kid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Canadian Kid - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid lands a shot to the body.
Canadian Kid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tsunetsuki.
Canadian Kid landing knees to the head.
It looks like Matoi Tsunetsuki has been cut.
Tsunetsuki is breathing heavily.
Canadian Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsunetsuki tries to keep at a distance but Canadian Kid has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Canadian Kid digs a right hand underneath Tsunetsuki's ribcage. Tsunetsuki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tsunetsuki is trying to break the clinch but Canadian Kid is controlling him.
Canadian Kid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tsunetsuki's efforts to push away.
Tsunetsuki goes for a takedown attempt but Canadian Kid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Canadian Kid misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsunetsuki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Canadian Kid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tsunetsuki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matoi Tsunetsuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsunetsuki misses with a body punch
and Canadian Kid counters with a thumping low kick.
Canadian Kid scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canadian Kid is looking to slow Tsunetsuki down with leg kicks.
Canadian Kid dips to his left and cracks Tsunetsuki with an uppercut!
Canadian Kid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Canadian Kid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Canadian Kid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tsunetsuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tsunetsuki.
Canadian Kid connects with a nice looking jab.
Canadian Kid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Canadian Kid connects with a high kick.
Good leg kick by Canadian Kid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Canadian Kid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canadian Kid thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tsunetsuki if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canadian Kid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Canadian Kid lands a head kick!
Canadian Kid scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Canadian Kid, right into the meat.
Tsunetsuki clinches up with Canadian Kid and pushes him back against the cage.
Tsunetsuki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Canadian Kid lands a body punch in the clinch.
Canadian Kid pushes Tsunetsuki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Canadian Kid.
Tsunetsuki wants a takedown but no success here.
Canadian Kid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tsunetsuki's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canadian Kid lands with a right to the head.
Canadian Kid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tsunetsuki backwards.
Canadian Kid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tsunetsuki backwards.
Canadian Kid lands a nice shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Canadian Kid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Canadian Kid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matoi Tsunetsuki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Canadian Kid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tsunetsuki.
Canadian Kid tries a low kick but Tsunetsuki avoids it.
Tsunetsuki clinches up against the cage.
Tsunetsuki has had enough of the clinch but Canadian Kid keeps him there for the moment.
Tsunetsuki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Canadian Kid prevents it.
Canadian Kid breaks the clinch.
Tsunetsuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Canadian Kid. Canadian Kid obviously looking to wear him down.
Canadian Kid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tsunetsuki circles away quickly and effectively.
Canadian Kid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Canadian Kid does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice body kick there by Canadian Kid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsunetsuki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Canadian Kid finds it's way round the side to connect with Tsunetsuki's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsunetsuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Canadian Kid.
Some wild striking there from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Canadian Kid avoids a kick to the body.
Tsunetsuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tsunetsuki blocks a head kick by Canadian Kid.
Tsunetsuki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Canadian Kid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Canadian Kid is looking to slow Tsunetsuki down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tsunetsuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Canadian Kid. Canadian Kid obviously looking to wear him down.
Jason Canadian Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canadian Kid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Canadian Kid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tsunetsuki.
Canadian Kid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tsunetsuki wants to slow Canadian Kid down by chopping away at his legs.
Canadian Kid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Canadian Kid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Canadian Kid throws a sloppy head kick and Tsunetsuki moves out of range easily.
Tsunetsuki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tsunetsuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canadian Kid.
Jason Canadian Kid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Canadian Kid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tsunetsuki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Canadian Kid!
Canadian Kid is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canadian Kid gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunetsuki trying to control from half guard but Canadian Kid is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tsunetsuki lands a nice short elbow.
Tsunetsuki 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.
Tsunetsuki is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Canadian Kid wants to get back to full guard.
Tsunetsuki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Tsunetsuki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Canadian Kid is refusing to be controlled, as Tsunetsuki sits in half guard.
Tsunetsuki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Canadian Kid defending well though.
Tsunetsuki working the head and body with strikes.
Tsunetsuki uses his free foot to push down on Canadian Kid's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Canadian Kid.
Tsunetsuki looking to control but Canadian Kid is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Canadian Kid tries to reverse the position but Tsunetsuki maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Canadian Kid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matoi Tsunetsuki'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Canadian Kid misses with a hook
and Tsunetsuki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tsunetsuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tsunetsuki throws a hook but Canadian Kid avoids it easily.
Tsunetsuki blocks a jab.
Canadian Kid misses with a wild body shot.
Tsunetsuki shoots and misses
and Canadian Kid counters with a stiff right hand.
Canadian Kid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsunetsuki blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canadian Kid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tsunetsuki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Canadian Kid finds it's way round the side to connect with Tsunetsuki's head.
Tsunetsuki throws the left hand but Canadian Kid avoids the punch easily.
Tsunetsuki throws a lazy uppercut
and Canadian Kid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Canadian Kid misses.
A big left from Canadian Kid misses.
Tsunetsuki clinches.
Canadian Kid digs a right hand underneath Tsunetsuki's ribcage. Tsunetsuki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Canadian Kid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tsunetsuki has Canadian Kid pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tsunetsuki pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Canadian Kid tumbling to the mat - Tsunetsuki dives into Canadian Kid's guard.
Canadian Kid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsunetsuki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Canadian Kid is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tsunetsuki throwing strikes but missing.
Canadian Kid has control of Tsunetsuki's left arm, preventing Tsunetsuki from doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Canadian Kid controls Tsunetsuki momentarily but Tsunetsuki frees himself.
Jason Canadian Kid has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tsunetsuki throws a body punch but Canadian Kid moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tsunetsuki takes the fight into the clinch.
Canadian Kid lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Canadian Kid.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Canadian Kid.
Tsunetsuki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Canadian Kid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Canadian Kid lands a right hand.
Tsunetsuki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Canadian Kid gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tsunetsuki is trying to force a seperation but Canadian Kid has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Canadian Kid lands a nice shot to the body.
Canadian Kid breaks from the clinch.
Canadian Kid connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Canadian Kid.
Tsunetsuki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Canadian Kid scores with a body shot.
Matoi Tsunetsuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Canadian Kid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Left hook, right uppercut from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid keeps Tsunetsuki at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canadian Kid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tsunetsuki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Canadian Kid lands a nice looking body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Canadian Kid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Canadian Kid winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Canadian Kid!
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