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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keima Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Matsumoto's choice of entrance music: I.V. by X-Japan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
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134 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keima Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout fails with the takedown.
Stout shoots in for a double leg but Matsumoto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeff Stout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stout drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Matsumoto looks gassed!
Matsumoto is looking to regain half guard here but Stout keeps moving and retains side control.
Stout landing a few strikes.
Stout lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Matsumoto down.
Stout working the ground and pound.
Matsumoto can't do much from the bottom here.
Stout tries to move into full mount but can't pass Matsumoto's legs.
Matsumoto tries to bench press Stout off him but Stout keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Matsumoto down.
Matsumoto wants to control but Stout postures up.
Matsumoto prevents Stout from moving into mount.
Stout lands a few punches from side control.
Matsumoto takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stout scoring with punches from side control.
Stout 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.
Stout works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stout is chipping away with strikes.
Stout connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Matsumoto some visible discomfort.
Stout in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stout tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stout scoring with punches from side control.
Stout creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stout lands some shots froms side control.
Matsumoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Matsumoto some visible discomfort.
Stout scoring with punches and elbows.
Stout works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stout working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Stout's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stout working the body and head with strikes.
Stout working the head and body with strikes.
Stout working the head and body with strikes.
Matsumoto is trying to control Stout's posture but Stout avoids it.
Stout lands a nice forearm strike.
Stout lands a decent elbow from side control.
Matsumoto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stout scores with punches from side control.
Stout lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Matsumoto down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout stands up and beckons Matsumoto to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stout.
Matsumoto is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stout has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stout is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Matsumoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stout works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Matsumoto is trying to get back to half guard.
Stout has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Stout closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stout lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stout working some strikes from top position.
Stout cracks Matsumoto with a solid left hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stout scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stout wants to pass the guard but Matsumoto is keeping the position.
Stout cracks Matsumoto with a solid left hand.
Stout keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Matsumoto's head.
Stout connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stout chips away with some ground and pound.
Stout is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stout stands and steps away. Matsumoto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stout wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Stout dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Matsumoto. No joy for Stout on that attempt.
Stout throws a one two combo.
Stout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matsumoto tries to sprawl but Stout drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jeff Stout overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stout looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Matsumoto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stout is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matsumoto can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stout moves into full mount! Matsumoto won't be happy about that!
Matsumoto is bucking up trying to escape but Stout cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout raining down shots from the mount!
Stout lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Matsumoto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stout with shots to the head and body - Matsumoto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Matsumoto taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Matsumoto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stout landing strikes from the mount.
Stout raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Stout.
Stout working Matsumoto over with strikes here.
Stout lands a big shot there that rocks Matsumoto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stout is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stout prevents Matsumoto from getting the reversal.
Stout dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stout scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Matsumoto manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stout drops an elbow to the side of Matsumoto's head.
Stout takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stout wants to stand but Matsumoto has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Matsumoto manages to get to full guard.
Matsumoto pushes a forearm under Stout's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Stout is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keima 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
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