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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Matsushita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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141 lbs
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenji Matsushita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Matsushita lands with a cross.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barbosa, right into the meat.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Matsushita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
Matsushita checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
A head kick from Barbosa lands but Matsushita takes it in his stride.
Barbosa dives in and scores a takedown into Matsushita's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matsushita trying to keep a closed guard but Barbosa is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matsushita manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Matsushita lands a nice shot to the head.
Matsushita can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barbosa is looking to escape.
Matsushita misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Matsushita punishing his opponent with strikes.
Matsushita looking to finish with strikes here!
Barbosa is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsushita unloading with bombs!
Poor strikes thrown by Matsushita there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Matsushita avoids the attempt from Barbosa to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsushita takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barbosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Matsushita throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control but Matsushita postures up.
Matsushita working Barbosa over with strikes.
Barbosa has hold of Matsushita's hands but Matsushita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barbosa is looking to improve his position.
Matsushita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matsushita with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Matsushita tries to pass to full mount but Barbosa defends it.
Barbosa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matsushita's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matsushita's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a shot to the head.
Barbosa is controlling the position but Matsushita somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Barbosa misses with a head shot. Matsushita uses the momentum to regain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Matsushita.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Kenji Matsushita will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matsushita.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matsushita.
Matsushita 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.
Matsushita slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Matsushita scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Matsushita shows good takedown defense.
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick
letting Matsushita counter with a right hand.
Barbosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Matsushita's legs.
Barbosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matsushita checks it well.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Matsushita counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsushita lands a nice shot to the body.
Matsushita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa tries to land a leg kick but Matsushita saw it coming and moves away.
Barbosa works Matsushita's body with a nice hook.
Matsushita blocks a jab.
Barbosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matsushita misses with a body shot.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Matsushita.
Matsushita swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matsushita lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Matsushita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Matsushita enables Barbosa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Matsushita manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matsushita is on top in guard.
Barbosa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Matsushita is in a horrible position here. Barbosa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Matsushita can't escape the position.
Matsushita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa landing strikes from the mount and Matsushita is in trouble!
Matsushita wants to hold on but Barbosa pushes him away.
Matsushita is looking to get to half guard.
Matsushita tries to lock up and control but Barbosa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barbosa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barbosa is landing with some decent strikes but Matsushita is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Matsushita can't escape the position.
Barbosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsushita can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Matsushita sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Matsushita on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Matsushita has hold of Barbosa's hands but Barbosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barbosa is nestled in close to Matsushita, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Matsushita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barbosa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsushita wants to get back to full guard but Barbosa has mounted him!
Barbosa looking to control but Matsushita is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Matsushita throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Matsushita's legs.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matsushita is out of range.
Matsushita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barbosa counters with a low kick, right behind Matsushita 's knee.
A bone on bone clash there as Matsushita blocks the leg kick.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matsushita!
Matsushita throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matsushita throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Matsushita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsushita moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.
Good leg kick by Barbosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matsushita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenji Matsushita is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsushita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matsushita throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Matsushita swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Matsushita sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matsushita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa cracks Matsushita with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsushita looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matsushita checks a leg kick.
Matsushita checks a leg kick.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Matsushita's legs.
Matsushita misses with a looping left.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Matsushita's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Matsushita counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but Matsushita shows good takedown defense.
Barbosa shoots in but no luck this time.
Matsushita lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsushita tries a head kick but it misses.
Matsushita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Matsushita misses with a wild body shot.
Matsushita keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kenji Matsushita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Barbosa.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matsushita is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matsushita.
Barbosa wants to slow Matsushita down by chopping away at his legs.
Hector Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Matsushita takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
A head kick from Matsushita lands but Barbosa takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Matsushita's legs.
Matsushita avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matsushita avoids it really well and circles away.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Matsushita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matsushita checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsushita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsushita blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Matsushita saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hector Barbosa.
Well Barbosa 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Barbosa!
A relieved looking Hector Barbosa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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