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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matsumae Sukeyuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Fortaleza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matsumae Sukeyuki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Fortaleza!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortaleza lands with a nice combination. Sukeyuki backs away looking to recover.
Sukeyuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sukeyuki throws a body punch but Fortaleza moves out of range.
Fortaleza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sukeyuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sukeyuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fortaleza tries to avoid it but Sukeyuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fortaleza to the ground. Fortaleza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sukeyuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fortaleza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sukeyuki thinking.
Matsumae Sukeyuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortaleza lands a nice looking body shot.
Fortaleza blocks a head kick by Sukeyuki .
Fortaleza throws a sloppy head kick and Sukeyuki moves out of range easily.
Sukeyuki tries to clinch there but Fortaleza circles away.
Fortaleza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sukeyuki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fortaleza jabs Sukeyuki right on the nose. Sukeyuki blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukeyuki dives in and grabs Fortaleza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fortaleza pushes down on Sukeyuki 's head and hops out.
Sukeyuki throws an off balance right hand
and Fortaleza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fortaleza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sukeyuki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sukeyuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sukeyuki is trying to break the clinch but Fortaleza has him pressed against the cage.
Fortaleza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sukeyuki has him pressed against the cage.
Sukeyuki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fortaleza just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matsumae Sukeyuki . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortaleza tries to break the clinch but Sukeyuki is controlling the position.
Sukeyuki throws an elbow but it misses.
Sukeyuki is trying to break the clinch but Fortaleza has him pressed against the cage.
Sukeyuki 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sukeyuki throws an off balance right hand
and Fortaleza counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortaleza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sukeyuki looking to finish with strikes here!
Fortaleza wants to hold on but Sukeyuki pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Sukeyuki .
Poor strikes thrown by Sukeyuki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sukeyuki lands a heavy elbow.
Sukeyuki lands a big shot there that rocks Fortaleza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fortaleza wants to hold on but Sukeyuki pushes him away.
Sukeyuki landing shots from mount.
Sukeyuki unloads with some shots from mount but Fortaleza bucks and avoids them well.
Sukeyuki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fortaleza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sukeyuki lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza is looking to get to half guard.
Fortaleza wants to hold on but Sukeyuki pushes him away.
Sukeyuki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fortaleza hang on?
Sukeyuki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fortaleza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fortaleza can't escape the position.
Fortaleza taking shots to the head.
Fortaleza defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sukeyuki .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sukeyuki throwing strikes here but Fortaleza is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fortaleza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fortaleza tries to lock up and control but Sukeyuki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fortaleza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sukeyuki looking to finish Fortaleza with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fortaleza!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortaleza is squirming around, avoiding Sukeyuki 's attempts to control the action.
Sukeyuki misses with a head shot.
Fortaleza wants to hold on but Sukeyuki pushes him away.
Fortaleza is working to get back to half guard.
Fortaleza is squirming around, avoiding Sukeyuki 's attempts to control the action.
Sukeyuki cracks Fortaleza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sukeyuki with a couple of short strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fortaleza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sukeyuki punching from mount but Fortaleza doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sukeyuki looking to ground and pound but Fortaleza is blocking nicely.
Sukeyuki looking for a guillotine from mount but Fortaleza is having none of it.
Sukeyuki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fortaleza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sukeyuki working the ground and pound effectively.
Sukeyuki goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fortaleza turns into him and now he's in Sukeyuki 's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fortaleza is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fortaleza wants to stand and escape but instead Sukeyuki has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sukeyuki is looking to work some ground and pound but Fortaleza has wrist control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza trying to keep a closed guard but Sukeyuki is proving a slippery customer.
Fortaleza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sukeyuki .
Sukeyuki stopping the sweep attempt from Fortaleza.
Sukeyuki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fortaleza is proving hard to escape from.
Fortaleza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fortaleza wants to stand but Sukeyuki is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fortaleza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sukeyuki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sukeyuki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fortaleza but Fortaleza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fortaleza lands a nice hook to Sukeyuki 's body. Sukeyuki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sukeyuki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fortaleza to score with a decent uppercut.
Fortaleza avoids the body shot from Sukeyuki .
Fortaleza slips under a jab from Sukeyuki .
Sukeyuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sukeyuki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortaleza.
Fortaleza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Sukeyuki misses with an uppercut.
Fortaleza swings for the body but Sukeyuki moves out of range.
Fortaleza moves away from the strike by Sukeyuki .
Sukeyuki misses with an uppercut
and Fortaleza counters with a straight right hand.
Sukeyuki misses with a straight left.
Fortaleza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sukeyuki throws an off balance right hand
and Fortaleza counters with a right hand to the body.
Sukeyuki scores with a push kick.
Sukeyuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Fortaleza tries to sprawl out of it but Sukeyuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fortaleza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsumae Sukeyuki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Sukeyuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Sukeyuki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sukeyuki ducks under a wild hook from Fortaleza.
Fortaleza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sukeyuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fortaleza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fortaleza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sukeyuki .
Nice sprawl there from Fortaleza as Sukeyuki shoots in.
Sukeyuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sukeyuki fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukeyuki throws an off balance right hand
and Fortaleza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sukeyuki throws a hook but Fortaleza avoids it easily.
Fortaleza looks to land a combination. Sukeyuki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Matsumae Sukeyuki has been cut.
A jab from Fortaleza misses.
Fortaleza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sukeyuki .
Sukeyuki misses with a hook
and Fortaleza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sukeyuki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fortaleza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Fortaleza.
Sukeyuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matsumae Sukeyuki . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sukeyuki misses with a combination
and Fortaleza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortaleza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortaleza connects with a single shot there.
Sukeyuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fortaleza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fortaleza wants it to stay on the feet.
Fortaleza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sukeyuki moves away.
A jab from Fortaleza misses.
Fortaleza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza takes a swing at Sukeyuki 's ribcage but misses.
Fortaleza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fortaleza misses with a two punch combination.
Jim Fortaleza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fortaleza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fortaleza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortaleza slips under a jab.
Matsumae Sukeyuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fortaleza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sukeyuki misses with a body shot.
Sukeyuki thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortaleza tries to sprawl but Sukeyuki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fortaleza is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Sukeyuki seems content to control.
Sukeyuki prevents Fortaleza from improving his position.
Sukeyuki wants to stand but Fortaleza has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortaleza wants to improve his position but Sukeyuki is controlling well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sukeyuki winds up and cracks Fortaleza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fortaleza is looking to improve his position.
Sukeyuki content to control rather than advance.
Fortaleza is trying to control but can't.
Fortaleza missing with punches from the bottom.
Sukeyuki stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki scores with a hook to the body. Fortaleza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fortaleza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sukeyuki .
Fortaleza cracks Sukeyuki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fortaleza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fortaleza misses with a body kick.
Sukeyuki looks to land a combination but Fortaleza avoids it well.
Fortaleza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sukeyuki misses with a combination
enabling Fortaleza to counter with a crisp jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki tries to move into range but Fortaleza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sukeyuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sukeyuki is defended easily by Fortaleza.
Sukeyuki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fortaleza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortaleza thuds a left hand into Sukeyuki 's body.
Sukeyuki misses with a hook
and Fortaleza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sukeyuki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Fortaleza to counter with a crisp jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki misses with a jab to the body
and Fortaleza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sukeyuki misses with a wild combination.
Sukeyuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Fortaleza as he connects with a hook.
Sukeyuki throws a body kick that misses.
No luck for Sukeyuki with that takedown attempt.
Sukeyuki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fortaleza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sukeyuki .
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sukeyuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fortaleza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sukeyuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fortaleza lands with a good body shot.
Sukeyuki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fortaleza moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortaleza just misses with a punch to the body.
Sukeyuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortaleza was well out of range. Poor timing from Sukeyuki .
Jim Fortaleza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Sukeyuki .
Sukeyuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sukeyuki throws the left hand but Fortaleza avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Fortaleza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Jim Fortaleza!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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