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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo AtlaSon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matson has chosen Remember the name as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo AtlaSon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Matson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
AtlaSon throws a push kick but Matson slaps the foot to one side.
AtlaSon throws a hook but Matson avoids it easily.
Matson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but AtlaSon was well out of range. Poor timing from Matson.
Matson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in AtlaSon's guard.
Matson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Matson lands a couple of digs.
AtlaSon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Matson stopping the sweep attempt from AtlaSon.
Matson wants to control from the top but AtlaSon keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as AtlaSon holds on and takes a little breather.
Matson stops AtlaSon from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. AtlaSon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
AtlaSon wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
AtlaSon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matson takes one to the side of the head.
Theo AtlaSon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matson looks to land a right hand but AtlaSon moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for AtlaSon.
Matson thows a leg kick but AtlaSon checks it
and AtlaSon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
AtlaSon misses with a leg kick.
AtlaSon throws a jab when Matson was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from AtlaSon. Matson does a little dance to reset his feet.
AtlaSon throws a body punch but Matson moves out of range.
Matson avoids the head kick by AtlaSon.
Matson walks forward, straight into a front kick from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Theo AtlaSon has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
AtlaSon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon takes a swing at Matson's ribcage but misses.
Matson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says AtlaSon as he avoids it easily.
AtlaSon thows a body shot but no joy.
AtlaSon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
AtlaSon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
AtlaSon motions for Matson to come forward. AtlaSon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
AtlaSon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matson moves away.
Matson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon throws a head kick that misses.
AtlaSon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matson was well out of range. Poor timing from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matson's calf.
Matson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon feints and then cracks Matson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matson down.
AtlaSon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon looks to land a left hand but Matson moved out of range nicely.
Matson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matson connects with a good right hand that stumbles AtlaSon. AtlaSon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
AtlaSon wants to control but Matson postures up.
AtlaSon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Matson.
Matson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
AtlaSon gets back to half guard.
AtlaSon is trying to maintain the position but Matson is very close to passing his half guard.
AtlaSon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matson's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Matson trying to hold on to AtlaSon's head to control him but AtlaSon postures up.
Matson is trying to stand up here but AtlaSon is controlling him well.
Matson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. AtlaSon is working away from the top position though.
AtlaSon is controlling the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of AtlaSon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take AtlaSon's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Theo AtlaSon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Theo AtlaSon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
AtlaSon misses the jab.
Matson throws a right and a left that AtlaSon avoids nicely.
Matson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon slips a jab from Matson.
AtlaSon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matson backs up against the cage.
AtlaSon lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
AtlaSon scores with a shot to the body.
AtlaSon is looking to wear down Matson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Matson. Those never looked like landing.
AtlaSon lands a nice hook to Matson's body. Matson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
AtlaSon misses with a leg kick
and Matson counters with a takedown into side control.
AtlaSon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
AtlaSon manages to get back to half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting AtlaSon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Matson prevents AtlaSon from improving his position.
AtlaSon is looking to control Matson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can AtlaSon avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson is trying to control. AtlaSon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
AtlaSon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for AtlaSon.
AtlaSon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matson is one step ahead there.
Matson wants to pass the guard but AtlaSon is keeping the position.
AtlaSon has his hands on Matson's head, controlling the position.
Josh Matson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matson wants to control from the top but AtlaSon keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab from Matson does it's job there.
Matson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matson throws a hook to the side of AtlaSon's head but AtlaSon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
AtlaSon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matson just misses with a punch to the body.
Theo AtlaSon is winning the standup battle so far.
AtlaSon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matson manages to avoid it.
Matson looking to score a takedown here. AtlaSon is defending well but Matson drives through and ends up in AtlaSon's guard.
Matson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Matson trying to control but AtlaSon is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
AtlaSon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matson works the jab nicely.
Good leg kick by AtlaSon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
AtlaSon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donk. Matson catches AtlaSon right on the button with a cross.
Matson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from AtlaSon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
AtlaSon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matson at a distance.
AtlaSon lands a jab to the nose.
AtlaSon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matson.
Matson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matson if he has to take too many more of those.
Matson is breathing heavily.
Matson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but AtlaSon was well out of range. Poor timing from Matson.
AtlaSon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Matson misses.
AtlaSon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Decent striking displayed by AtlaSon there.
Matson takes a swing at AtlaSon's ribcage but misses.
AtlaSon throws a nice inside leg kick.
AtlaSon throws a lazy head kick
and AtlaSon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
AtlaSon scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
AtlaSon thuds his shin into the meat of Matson's side.
AtlaSon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matson.
AtlaSon throws a sloppy head kick and Matson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo AtlaSon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Theo AtlaSon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
AtlaSon has managed to clinch.
Matson avoiding damage.
AtlaSon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from AtlaSon.
Matson misses with the head strike.
AtlaSon blocks a body shot from Matson.
Matson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, AtlaSon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matson's brow.
Matson blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matson works on AtlaSon's body with a couple of short punches.
Matson misses with a body punch.
Matson blocks a body shot from AtlaSon.
Matson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
AtlaSon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
AtlaSon tries to land a knee to the head but Matson blocks with his arms.
AtlaSon pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Matson fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson misses with a punch to the body.
AtlaSon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
AtlaSon looking to throw knees to the head but Matson is blocking nicely.
Matson swings wildly with an uppercut but AtlaSon uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, AtlaSon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matson lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon misses with a hook to the ribs.
AtlaSon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
AtlaSon just leaning against Matson, taking a breather.
AtlaSon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
AtlaSon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
AtlaSon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
AtlaSon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matson misses with a body punch.
AtlaSon tries to land a knee to the head but Matson blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson is working for takedown but AtlaSon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Matson takes a knee right on the jaw!
AtlaSon scores with a shoulder strike.
AtlaSon with a knee to the head.
Matson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
AtlaSon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matson's elbow.
AtlaSon misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
AtlaSon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
AtlaSon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo AtlaSon clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Theo AtlaSon's cut.
That's time! AtlaSon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matson lands an overhand right.
Matson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
AtlaSon is looking to chop away at Matson's legs.
AtlaSon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
AtlaSon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matson.
AtlaSon thumps Matson with a low kick.
Matson slips a jab and a cross from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon connects with a leg kick. Matson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says AtlaSon as he avoids it easily.
AtlaSon throws a body punch but Matson moves out of range.
AtlaSon throws a series of punches but Matson avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from AtlaSon. Matson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
AtlaSon throws a hook to the side of Matson's head but Matson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
AtlaSon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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!
Matson misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AtlaSon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matson avoids the head kick by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon throws a nice outside leg kick.
AtlaSon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matson moves away from the strike by AtlaSon.
Matson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
AtlaSon lands an overhand right.
AtlaSon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
AtlaSon lands a jab to Matson's midsection.
AtlaSon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
AtlaSon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matson throws a push kick but AtlaSon slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
AtlaSon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon feints and then cracks Matson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matson down.
AtlaSon throws a head kick that misses.
AtlaSon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Matson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matson looks to score with a jab to the body but AtlaSon is just out of range.
AtlaSon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matson tries for a takedown but AtlaSon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
AtlaSon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts AtlaSon, as that shot connected.
AtlaSon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Matson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
AtlaSon is looking to slow Matson down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
AtlaSon keeps Matson at a distance using the push kick.
Nice body punch from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
AtlaSon lands a nice hook to Matson's body. Matson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for AtlaSon.
Nice uppercut there from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon pushes Matson up against the cage in a clinch.
AtlaSon lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
AtlaSon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matsons head.
AtlaSon struggles to land a body shot inside as Matson controls his hands.
AtlaSon misses with a body punch.
Theo AtlaSon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon scores with a hook to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matson misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from AtlaSon.
Matson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but AtlaSon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Theo AtlaSon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Matson.
AtlaSon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
AtlaSon lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo AtlaSon had his way with Josh Matson in that round.
The cut man is working on Theo AtlaSon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
AtlaSon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
AtlaSon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
AtlaSon cracks Matson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
AtlaSon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
AtlaSon misses the shot to the body.
Matson throws a leg kick that is checked
and AtlaSon counters with a body kick.
AtlaSon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
AtlaSon cracks a nice hook into Matson's ribs.
Matson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Matson closes the distance and clinches up with AtlaSon, looking for a takedown. Matson pushes AtlaSon against the cage but AtlaSon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AtlaSon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
AtlaSon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
AtlaSon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
AtlaSon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matson. That did some damage!
AtlaSon throws a nice head kick!
AtlaSon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matson.
Matson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps AtlaSon's head backwards.
AtlaSon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? AtlaSon is fending him off so far but Matson persists. Nope, AtlaSon circles away and we're back to standing.
AtlaSon slips a jab from Matson.
A looping hook to the body misses from AtlaSon. Matson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matson at a distance.
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!
Matson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by AtlaSon.
Matson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matson.
AtlaSon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Matson misses.
AtlaSon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Matson takes one to the chin there.
AtlaSon ducks under a wild hook from Matson.
AtlaSon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
AtlaSon takes one to the side of the head.
AtlaSon fakes the leg kick and cracks Matson in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
AtlaSon looks for the body kick but Matson saw that one coming.
AtlaSon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matson. Matson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. AtlaSon quickly recovers to half guard.
AtlaSon wants to control but Matson is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Josh Matson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
AtlaSon wants to get back to his feet.
AtlaSon wants to control but Matson is keeping busy.
AtlaSon is defending against the submission attempts here by Matson.
AtlaSon is looking to control Matson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can AtlaSon avoid being mounted?
AtlaSon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matson can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matson is fighting to break AtlaSon's control of his arms but AtlaSon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Matson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. AtlaSon is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
AtlaSon pushes Matson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Theo AtlaSon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
AtlaSon thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Theo AtlaSon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for AtlaSon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theo AtlaSon!
Theo AtlaSon retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Theo AtlaSon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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