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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matsumae Sukeyuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen $ Ka-Ching $ Shania Twain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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187 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matsumae Sukeyuki ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Lee! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sukeyuki 's head.
It looks like Matsumae Sukeyuki has been cut. Sukeyuki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Sukeyuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sukeyuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sukeyuki throws a lazy head kick and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. 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! Sukeyuki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Lee closes the distance and pushes Sukeyuki back into the cage. Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee successfully pulls guard.
Sukeyuki wants to stand and escape but instead Lee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Lee wants to control from the top but Sukeyuki keeps moving. Sukeyuki wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee stands up and waves to Sukeyuki to follow him. Sukeyuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Sukeyuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sukeyuki swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nice sprawl there from Sukeyuki as Lee shoots in. Matsumae Sukeyuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chung Lee. Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Sukeyuki has taken the fight into the clinch. Sukeyuki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Sukeyuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee is trying to break free. Sukeyuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee tries to circle away but Sukeyuki has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sukeyuki is trying to break free. With the fighters up against the cage, Sukeyuki throws an elbow but misses. Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sukeyuki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Lee gets underhooks to prevent Sukeyuki 's takedown attempt.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Matsumae Sukeyuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sukeyuki lands with a nice body punch. Lee tries to clinch but Sukeyuki is having none of it. Sukeyuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Sukeyuki gets in close and instigates a clinch. Lee can't get the takedown.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sukeyuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head. A frustrated look appears on Sukeyuki 's face as he tries to break the clinch. Sukeyuki leaning against his opponent.
Lee tries for a takedown but Sukeyuki manages to get underhooks.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sukeyuki 's elbow. Sukeyuki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Sukeyuki is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee prevents Sukeyuki from breaking the clinch. Sukeyuki pressing his opponent against the cage. Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Lee tries for a takedown but Sukeyuki manages to get underhooks.
Sukeyuki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sukeyuki seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sukeyuki just stands there and leans against the cage. Sukeyuki lands a shoulder strike. Lee tries to break the clinch but Sukeyuki is controlling the position. Sukeyuki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Sukeyuki just leaning against Lee, taking a breather. Sukeyuki has picked Lee up - he's going for a ride! Sukeyuki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Lee manages to get to full guard.
Sukeyuki 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sukeyuki wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving. Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing Sukeyuki from standing up. Sukeyuki throws and elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sukeyuki 's guard. Nice move by Lee! Sukeyuki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Sukeyuki has wrist control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Lee dominated that round. The cut man is working on Matsumae Sukeyuki 's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sukeyuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Sukeyuki lands with an overhand left. Lee misses with a shot to the body and Sukeyuki counters with a nice uppercut. Matsumae Sukeyuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Sukeyuki looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well. Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Sukeyuki keeps the fight on the outside. Sukeyuki stuffs the takedown. Sukeyuki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sukeyuki circles away. Sukeyuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sukeyuki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sukeyuki wants to stand but Lee is controlling his arm. Sukeyuki with the ground and pound but Lee regains half guard under the barage of strikes. Sukeyuki tries to stand and escape but Lee actually recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee working for a triangle but Sukeyuki defends it easily.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Sukeyuki is proving a slippery customer.
Sukeyuki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Sukeyuki with a flurry of punches that miss. Lee has a closed guard, preventing Sukeyuki from standing up. Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sukeyuki trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sukeyuki is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him. Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sukeyuki manages to get himself to full guard.
Sukeyuki is trying to keep Lee in close.
Sukeyuki has control of Lee's left arm, preventing Lee from doing any damage. Lee is looking to stand up but Sukeyuki won't let him. Sukeyuki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matsumae Sukeyuki . Sukeyuki looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Sukeyuki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground. Sukeyuki throws and elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sukeyuki 's guard. Nice move by Lee! Sukeyuki keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sukeyuki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang! Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sukeyuki throws a half hearted mid kick. Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sukeyuki as he avoids it easily. Matsumae Sukeyuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chung Lee. Lee is breathing heavily. Sukeyuki clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage. Lee has Sukeyuki pressed against the cage, preventing Sukeyuki from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Sukeyuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sukeyuki can't break the clinch.
Sukeyuki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage. Sukeyuki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage. Sukeyuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sukeyuki gets control of Lee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sukeyuki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sukeyuki holds on and takes a little breather. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsumae Sukeyuki dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Matsumae Sukeyuki '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. This is the final round!
Sukeyuki throws a good cross that connects.
Sukeyuki moves into range and clinches up with Lee. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Sukeyuki lands with a left to the head. Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lee wants to break free but Sukeyuki has control.
Sukeyuki avoiding damage.
Sukeyuki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Lee keeps control of Sukeyuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Lee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sukeyuki up against the cage. Lee keeps control of Sukeyuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sukeyuki avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Sukeyuki has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment. Sukeyuki is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage. Sukeyuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sukeyuki lands a head shot. Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Lee fails with the takedown and Sukeyuki counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Sukeyuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sukeyuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sukeyuki is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Sukeyuki tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage. Sukeyuki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sukeyuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Sukeyuki tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Sukeyuki 's face as he tries to break the clinch. Sukeyuki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Sukeyuki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Sukeyuki prevents the takedown attempt.
Matsumae Sukeyuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chung Lee. Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Sukeyuki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Sukeyuki is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him. Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sukeyuki 's efforts to push away. Sukeyuki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage. Sukeyuki is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage. Lee breaks from the clinch.
Sukeyuki scores a takedown into full mount! Sukeyuki looking to finish with strikes here!
Lee tries to hold on but Sukeyuki postures up. Lee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sukeyuki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Sukeyuki trying to control but he's not successful this time. Sukeyuki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sukeyuki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Sukeyuki throwing strikes but Lee bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top. Sukeyuki throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Sukeyuki throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four 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. Lee wanted to stand there but Sukeyuki had control of the position. Matsumae Sukeyuki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Lee passes Sukeyuki 's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Sukeyuki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sukeyuki tries to get out of the position. Lee decides to stand and escape the position. Sukeyuki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sukeyuki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Sukeyuki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sukeyuki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lee because Sukeyuki loaded up on that one. Sukeyuki unloads with some shots from mount but Lee bucks and avoids them well.
Lee wants to hold on but Sukeyuki pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight! Matsumae Sukeyuki showed his dominance in that final round. I think Sukeyuki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matsumae Sukeyuki !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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