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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Matson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matson misses with a body shot.
Matson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Matson.
Matson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matson misses with a body shot.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Matson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Donk. Lee catches Matson right on the button with a cross.
Matson wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matson scores with a shot to the body.
Matson scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Matson fails to land.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matson looking to stall.
Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Matson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents Matson from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Lee has Matson pressed against the cage, preventing Matson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matson tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Matson scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Matson controls the action.
Matson has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Matson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Matson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee tries to pull guard but Matson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Josh Matson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitmon Lee.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee digs a right hand into Matson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matson's gas tank.
Lee has Matson pushed against the cage.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Matson in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee tries a body shot but Matson blocks it.
Matson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee is stalling here.
Lee digs a right hand into Matson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matson's gas tank.
Good body shot from Lee.
Matson tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Matson back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee prevents a body shot from Matson.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee jumps guard but Matson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Matson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Matson fails to land.
Matson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Matson can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Matson defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Matson misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hitmon Lee will probably get the nod.
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.
Matson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Matson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matson throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Matson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Lee misses.
Matson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Hitmon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Matson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matson lands a jab.
Matson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matson misses with a looping right.
Matson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Matson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Matson misses with a wild body shot.
Matson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Matson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Matson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Matson misses its intended target.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee avoids the body shot from Matson.
Lee moves forwards but Matson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matson just misses with a punch to the body.
Matson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Matson.
Lee swings for the body but Matson moves out of range.
Lee staying out of range there.
Matson clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matson misses with a double jab.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee stuns Matson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Josh Matson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matson misses the jab.
Matson throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Matson throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Matson misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Matson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee looks to land a combination but Matson avoids it well.
Matson lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee thuds a left hand into Matson's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Matson won't be happy with that.
Matson tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Matson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Josh Matson will probably get the nod.
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!
Lee looks to land a right hand but Matson moved out of range.
Lee misses with a right hand
enabling Matson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matson. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Matson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Matson throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Matson slips under a jab.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Matson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee jabs Matson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Matson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matson swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Matson lands with a good body shot.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matson tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Matson scores with a nice right hand.
Matson thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Matson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Matson swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Matson misses with a body shot.
Matson works the jab nicely.
Matson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
A jab from Matson does it's job there.
Lee is rocked!
Lee get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Lee stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Matson runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josh Matson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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