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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hitoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Saitou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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177 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitoshi Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Saitou!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saitou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matsumoto drives through and clinches with Saitou against the cage.
Matsumoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saitou wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saitou wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matsumoto lands a nice uppercut.
Matsumoto lands a knee to the body.
Saitou is trying to break free.
Matsumoto working Saitou over with knees to the body.
Saitou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matsumoto's elbow.
Matsumoto is pushing Saitou up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saitou is trying to break free.
Matsumoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matsumoto stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matsumoto.
Matsumoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou is trying to break the clinch but Matsumoto is controlling him.
Saitou is trying to force a seperation but Matsumoto has the dominant position.
Matsumoto prevents Saitou from breaking the clinch.
Saitou has had enough of the clinch but Matsumoto keeps him there for the moment.
Matsumoto scores with a hook to the body.
Saitou tries to break free but Matsumoto pushes him back against the cage.
Matsumoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saitou wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matsumoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Saitou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matsumoto.
Matsumoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matsumoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsumoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saitou's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsumoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saitou looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsumoto is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matsumoto. That's going to slow Saitou down.
Saitou misses with a series of wild punches.
Matsumoto works the jab nicely.
Matsumoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saitou misses with a double jab
and Matsumoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matsumoto slips a jab and a cross from Saitou.
Saitou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matsumoto. Matsumoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Matsumoto connects with a single shot there.
Matsumoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saitou misses with a straight right.
Matsumoto just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Saitou does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto dodges the punch combination from Saitou.
Saitou takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matsumoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matsumoto ducks right into an uppercut from Saitou.
Matsumoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saitou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matsumoto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saitou scrambles back to his feet.
Saitou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matsumoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Saitou closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matsumoto lands a jab to Saitou's midsection.
Saitou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsumoto cracks the inside of Saitou's front leg.
Matsumoto throws an overhand right that lands on Saitou's shoulder, as Saitou tries to avoid the shot.
Matsumoto takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saitou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Matsumoto - that landed with a thud.
Saitou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matsumoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saitou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matsumoto keeps control of Saitou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matsumoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matsumoto effectively controlling the action here.
Matsumoto lands a shot to the body.
Matsumoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saitou's defenses.
It looks like Hiroyuki Saitou has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saitou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saitou is trying to break free.
Saitou working hard to break the clinch.
Matsumoto stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitoshi Matsumoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiroyuki Saitou'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.
Matsumoto punishes Saitou's body with a nice straight punch.
Saitou misses with a wild combination.
Saitou looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsumoto is just out of range.
Saitou cracks Matsumoto with a good jab.
Saitou slips a straight right by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matsumoto connects with a single shot there.
Matsumoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matsumoto throws a body punch but Saitou moves out of range.
Saitou moves forwards but Matsumoto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Matsumoto misses.
Saitou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsumoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Saitou.
Saitou throws a right hand that misses
and Matsumoto counters with a good low kick that Saitou was not able to check.
Matsumoto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matsumoto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Saitou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsumoto's corner calls for a 1-2. Matsumoto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matsumoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saitou scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matsumoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsumoto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matsumoto moves out of range as Saitou strikes.
Matsumoto ducks under a wild hook from Saitou.
Saitou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matsumoto counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsumoto feints and then cracks Saitou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saitou down.
Saitou walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitou walks into a left hand.
Matsumoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saitou misses with a series of wild punches.
Saitou throws a combination that misses
and Matsumoto counters with a leg kick.
Saitou's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saitou is breathing heavily.
A cross from Saitou lands.
Saitou falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Matsumoto counter with a right hand.
Matsumoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matsumoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hitoshi Matsumoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsumoto cracks Saitou with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saitou throws a right hand that Matsumoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Matsumoto also avoids with ease.
Saitou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto throws a nice head kick!
Saitou misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matsumoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saitou throws an off balance right hand
and Matsumoto counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto thumps Saitou with a low kick.
Saitou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matsumoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saitou fails to land with a series of punches.
Matsumoto throws a good cross that connects.
Matsumoto misses the shot to the body.
Matsumoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saitou under the eye.
Matsumoto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saitou's head.
Matsumoto throws a shot to the body.
Saitou misses with a wild combination.
Saitou misses with a left hand
and Matsumoto counters with a leg kick.
Matsumoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saitou.
Saitou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hiroyuki Saitou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matsumoto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matsumoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Matsumoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saitou can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsumoto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saitou's hands.
Matsumoto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matsumoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saitou's calf.
A punch combination from Saitou misses.
Saitou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsumoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saitou on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saitou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saitou takes one to the chin there.
Matsumoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsumoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matsumoto works the jab nicely.
Matsumoto scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitoshi Matsumoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hiroyuki Saitou's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Matsumoto forces Saitou back against the cage and clinches.
Saitou tries to break the clinch but Matsumoto is controlling the position.
Matsumoto lands a right hand.
Saitou is trying to break the clinch but Matsumoto has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saitou is trying to push Matsumoto away but Matsumoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matsumoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saitou or not.
Matsumoto effectively controlling the action here.
Saitou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matsumoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saitou backwards.
Matsumoto lands an elbow just above Saitou 's eye.
Saitou is trying to break the clinch but Matsumoto is controlling him.
Saitou takes a shot to the head.
Saitou is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou tries to circle away but Matsumoto has him pinned against the cage.
Saitou is still on wobbly legs! Can Matsumoto finish him?
Stalling in the clinch from Matsumoto.
Saitou wants to get back to striking at distance but Matsumoto won't allow it.
Saitou seems to have recovered his senses.
Matsumoto lands an elbow that stopped Saitou in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Hiroyuki Saitou's cut even more.
Saitou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saitou has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saitou wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsumoto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matsumoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsumoto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto leaning against his opponent.
Matsumoto keeps control of Saitou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matsumoto cracks Saitou with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matsumoto just leaning against Saitou, taking a breather.
Matsumoto scores with a hook to the body.
Matsumoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsumoto.
The cut above Hiroyuki Saitou's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Come on Matsumoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hitoshi Matsumoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saitou is trying to push Matsumoto away but Matsumoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matsumoto stalling against the cage.
Saitou is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsumoto has double underhooks.
Saitou wants to get back to striking at distance but Matsumoto won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto lands with a right to the head.
Matsumoto landing knees to the body.
Matsumoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Saitou is trying to force a seperation but Matsumoto has the dominant position.
Matsumoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Saitou wants to get back to striking at distance but Matsumoto won't allow it.
Matsumoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saitou working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Matsumoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matsumoto lands a nice elbow.
Hiroyuki Saitou's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Matsumoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsumoto digs a right hand underneath Saitou's ribcage. Saitou let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matsumoto lands a shot to the body.
Hitoshi Matsumoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saitou's efforts to push away.
Matsumoto pushes Saitou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saitou takes an elbow to the temple.
Saitou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Matsumoto.
Good body shot from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto cracks Saitou with a nice body shot.
Matsumoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matsumoto lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Matsumoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saitou takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matsumoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hiroyuki Saitou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsumoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hitoshi Matsumoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matsumoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitoshi Matsumoto!
After winning the bout, Hitoshi Matsumoto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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