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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Mattsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thayrone Eksington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Mattsson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Mattsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thayrone Eksington!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eksington swats away the attempt to clinch by Mattsson.
Mattsson shoots in for a takedown but Eksington shows good takedown defense.
Mattsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mattsson lands a head kick. Eksington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mattsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mattsson throws a head kick that Eksington semi-blocks.
Eksington misses with a low kick as Mattsson jumps back.
Eksington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Eksington blocks a head kick by Mattsson.
Mattsson checks a leg kick.
Mattsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mattsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mattsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mattsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Eksington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Mattsson as he checks the leg kick.
Mattsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eksington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mattsson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eksington counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mattsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Mattsson lands a jab to Eksington's midsection.
Eksington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mattsson.
Mattsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eksington tries to avoid it but Mattsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eksington to the ground. Eksington escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Mattsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eksington throws a head kick but Mattsson moves out of range.
Thayrone Eksington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mattsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Leo Mattsson has been cut.
A head kick misses from Mattsson.
Eksington pushes Mattsson away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mattsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Eksington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mattsson checks a leg kick.
Eksington scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eksington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mattsson's knee momentarily.
Mattsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eksington.
Eksington throws a leg kick but Mattsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eksington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eksington looks for the body kick but Mattsson saw that one coming.
Eksington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mattsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mattsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eksington throws a head kick but Mattsson moves out of range.
Good work by Mattsson as he checks the leg kick.
Eksington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattsson moves out of range as Eksington throws a body kick.
Eksington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mattsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eksington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eksington scores with a push kick.
A head kick misses from Eksington.
Mattsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eksington swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mattsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eksington.
Mattsson misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eksington.
Mattsson moves out of range of the body kick from Eksington.
Mattsson checks a low kick from Eksington.
Leo Mattsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eksington throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eksington throws a solid leg kick but Mattsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eksington.
Eksington throws a leg kick but Mattsson checks it.
Eksington tries to work over Mattsson's front leg with a kick but Mattsson checks it.
Mattsson tries to clinch up but Eksington circles away and keeps his distance.
Mattsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eksington misses with a body kick.
Eksington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eksington does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mattsson tries to clinch there but Eksington circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eksington. That's going to slow Mattsson down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mattsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Eksington keeps the fight on the outside.
Mattsson avoids the head kick by Eksington.
Mattsson moves to clinch but Eksington breaks away
and Eksington makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mattsson really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thayrone Eksington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Mattsson's cut.
That's time! Mattsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eksington throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mattsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eksington circles away.
Mattsson throws a series of strikes that have Eksington backpedaling.
Leo Mattsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eksington tried to score with a low kick but Mattsson checks it.
Eksington tried to score with a low kick but Mattsson checks it.
A head kick misses from Eksington.
Eksington misses with a leg kick.
Eksington slaps away a takedown attempt from Mattsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eksington misses with a body kick.
Eksington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mattsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eksington counters with an inside leg kick.
Eksington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mattsson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eksington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mattsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eksington makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mattsson really felt that one!
Eksington throws a low kick but Mattsson avoids it.
Mattsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mattsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Mattsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mattsson throws a head kick that misses.
Eksington connects with an inside leg kick.
Eksington throws a head kick that misses.
Eksington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mattsson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mattsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mattsson shoots in and drives through. Eksington sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eksington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Mattsson blocks the low kick.
Mattsson avoids the head kick by Eksington.
Mattsson wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Eksington swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eksington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mattsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Eksington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eksington throws a leg kick but Mattsson checks it.
Mattsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mattsson misses with a head kick.
Eksington scoring well with a low kick there.
Eksington misses with a body kick.
Eksington is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eksington lands a leg kick that knocks Mattsson off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Eksington.
Eksington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eksington throws a solid leg kick but Mattsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eksington.
Eksington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eksington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mattsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Mattsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mattsson throws a sloppy head kick and Eksington moves out of range easily.
Eksington throws a low kick but Mattsson moves out of range easily.
Eksington misses with a head kick.
Eksington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mattsson checks a low kick from Eksington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eksington tries to work over Mattsson's front leg with a kick but Mattsson checks it.
Mattsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mattsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Mattsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Eksington throws a low kick but Mattsson moves out of range easily.
Eksington scores with a leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Eksington throws a wild body kick that Mattsson sees coming a mile off.
Eksington throws a leg kick
and Mattsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Eksington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mattsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mattsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Mattsson.
Eksington connects with a leg kick. Mattsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thayrone Eksington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leo Mattsson's cut.
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. 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.
Good work by Mattsson as he checks the leg kick.
Mattsson swinging wildly here.
Mattsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Eksington throws a wild body kick that Mattsson sees coming a mile off.
Eksington blocks a head kick by Mattsson.
Mattsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eksington misses with a low kick as Mattsson jumps back.
Mattsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Eksington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eksington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eksington misses with a low kick.
Eksington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Mattsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Eksington throws a sloppy head kick and Mattsson moves out of range easily.
Mattsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Eksington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mattsson checks a low kick from Eksington.
Eksington tries to land a leg kick but Mattsson saw it coming and moves away.
Eksington misses with a leg kick.
Eksington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eksington throws a leg kick which misses Mattsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Mattsson tries to avoid it.
Eksington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mattsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eksington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eksington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eksington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Eksington.
Eksington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eksington lands a high kick!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mattsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eksington misses with a low kick.
Eksington explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eksington throws a leg kick but Mattsson checks it.
Eksington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mattsson checks a low kick from Eksington.
Mattsson has a takedown stuffed.
Eksington throws a low kick but Mattsson avoids it.
Eksington throws out a leg kick but Mattsson moves out of range and Eksington only half commits.
Eksington does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eksington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mattsson wants to clinch
and Eksington counters with a nice leg kick.
Eksington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thayrone Eksington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eksington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eksington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Eksington wants to slow Mattsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Mattsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mattsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mattsson misses with a head kick.
Eksington throws a leg kick but Mattsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eksington lands a leg kick that knocks Mattsson off balance momentarily.
Thayrone Eksington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattsson avoids the head kick by Eksington.
Mattsson misses with a double jab.
Mattsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mattsson moves out of range of the body kick from Eksington.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mattsson checks a leg kick.
Mattsson checks a leg kick.
Eksington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eksington tries a low kick but Mattsson avoids it.
Eksington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mattsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eksington circles away quickly and effectively.
Eksington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mattsson misses with a few strikes there.
Eksington wants to slow Mattsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Leo Mattsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eksington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thayrone Eksington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eksington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thayrone Eksington!
Thayrone Eksington seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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