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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Clendennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clendennon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LoFidelity Allstars - Battleflag. The crowd seem to be enjoying Matoshin's choice of entrance music: Mortal Kombat theme. This should be fireworks!
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158 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Clendennon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Matoshin.
Matoshin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clendennon throws a jab when Matoshin was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clendennon.
Matoshin scores with a punch to the head.
Clendennon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Craig Clendennon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clendennon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clendennon throws an overhand right that lands on Matoshin's shoulder, as Matoshin tries to avoid the shot.
Clendennon throws the left hand but Matoshin avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Clendennon.
Matoshin looks to land a right hand but Clendennon moved out of range.
A slow jab from Clendennon misses its intended target.
Clendennon thows a body shot but no joy.
Matoshin slips a jab and a cross from Clendennon.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clendennon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clendennon scoring well with a low kick there.
Clendennon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matoshin.
Clendennon scores with a nice right hand.
Clendennon tries to clinch but Matoshin moves away
and Matoshin moves into the clinch.
Clendennon tries a knee to the head but Matoshin blocks it.
Knees to the body from Clendennon.
Clendennon tries to land a knee to the head but Matoshin blocks with his arms.
Clendennon misses with a knee to the head.
Clendennon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matoshin lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Matoshin wants to control from the top but Clendennon keeps moving.
Clendennon keeping full guard, as Matoshin tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clendennon keeping moving, preventing Matoshin from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Toshi Matoshin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Clendennon slips under a jab from Matoshin.
Clendennon misses with an uppercut. Matoshin saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Matoshin misses the target.
Matoshin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clendennon avoids it really well and circles away.
Clendennon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon wants to clinch.
Clendennon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Clendennon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matoshin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clendennon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Toshi Matoshin has been cut.
Clendennon with a knee to the head.
Matoshin lands a nice uppercut.
Clendennon drops Matoshin with a big knee straight up the middle! Matoshin is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Matoshin is rocked!
Clendennon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clendennon is looking to slow Matoshin down with leg kicks.
Matoshin is still on wobbly legs! Can Clendennon finish him?
Clendennon tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Matoshin.
Matoshin seems to have recovered his senses.
Matoshin throws a nice looking combination but Clendennon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clendennon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matoshin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clendennon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice cross by Matoshin.
Matoshin 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.
Craig Clendennon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clendennon scores with a shot to the body.
Matoshin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matoshin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Matoshin trying to pass the guard but Clendennon defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Clendennon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toshi Matoshin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clendennon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matoshin lands a jab.
Clendennon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clendennon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clendennon slips a straight right by Matoshin.
Matoshin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Clendennon.
Matoshin tries to clinch up but Clendennon circles away and keeps his distance.
Clendennon scores with a body shot.
Clendennon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clendennon defending well as Matoshin loads up on a big left hand.
Clendennon catches Matoshin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matoshin throws a lazy right hand but Clendennon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clendennon lands with a hook. Matoshin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Matoshin looks to land a right hand but Clendennon moved out of range.
Clendennon throws an off balance right hand
and Matoshin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matoshin connects with a jab.
Matoshin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clendennon swings for the body but Matoshin moves out of range.
Matoshin looks to throw the jab but Clendennon is out of range.
Clendennon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matoshin just misses with a punch to the body.
Clendennon is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon cracks Matoshin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matoshin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clendennon is able to avoid easily.
Clendennon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matoshin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matoshin keeps the fight on the outside.
Clendennon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clendennon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clendennon thows a body shot but no joy.
Clendennon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matoshin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Clendennon.
Clendennon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clendennon moves into the clinch.
Matoshin fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin misses with some punches.
Matoshin lands an uppercut.
Clendennon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matoshin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Clendennon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matoshin can turn it around.
Matoshin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Clendennon blocking some punches.
Matoshin dodges an elbow strike from Clendennon.
Clendennon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Clendennon.
Matoshin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clendennon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clendennon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matoshin throws a head punch that misses.
Matoshin tries to pull guard but Clendennon holds him up against the ropes and eventually Matoshin drops back down to his feet.
Craig Clendennon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshi Matoshin.
Clendennon looking to throw knees to the head but Matoshin is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Clendennon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matoshin trying to control the action but Clendennon is working from the bottom.
Clendennon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matoshin trying to pass the guard but Clendennon defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Craig Clendennon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toshi Matoshin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Clendennon tries to clinch but Matoshin is having none of it.
Clendennon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matoshin counters with a stiff right hand.
Clendennon tries to clinch up but Matoshin circles away and keeps his distance.
Matoshin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clendennon is looking to slow Matoshin down with leg kicks.
Clendennon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clendennon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Clendennon misses with an uppercut
enabling Matoshin to counter with a crisp jab.
Clendennon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clendennon rushes Matoshin and presses him up against the ropes.
Clendennon blocks an uppercut.
Clendennon missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clendennon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matoshin.
Clendennon blocking some punches.
Matoshin takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Clendennon.
Matoshin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clendennon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matoshin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clendennon tries a knee to the head but Matoshin blocks it.
Clendennon misses with a knee strike.
Craig Clendennon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matoshin takes a shot to the head.
Matoshin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clendennon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clendennon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin is working for takedown but Clendennon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clendennon struggles to land a body shot inside as Matoshin controls his hands.
Matoshin wants the takedown. Clendennon is fighting it off but Matoshin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Clendennon's guard against the ropes.
Matoshin controlling from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matoshin wants to pass the guard but Clendennon is keeping the position.
Matoshin wants to control from the top but Clendennon keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Matoshin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Toshi Matoshin.
Clendennon looks to land a left hand but Matoshin moved out of range nicely.
Clendennon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clendennon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clendennon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matoshin misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matoshin. Clendennon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clendennon looks to clinch
and Matoshin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clendennon throws a big shot that misses.
Clendennon just misses with a punch to the body.
Matoshin clinches up against the ropes.
Matoshin has a couple of punches blocked by Clendennon.
Matoshin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clendennon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Clendennon tries a knee to the head but Matoshin blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clendennon tries a knee to the head but Matoshin blocks it.
Matoshin managing to block the knees to the body from Clendennon.
Clendennon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clendennon blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Clendennon clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Toshi Matoshin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A leg kick checked by Matoshin.
Clendennon throws a leg kick but Matoshin moved away.
Clendennon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clendennon instigates a clinch.
Matoshin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clendennon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clendennon trying to land knees to the body.
Matoshin can't get the takedown.
Matoshin swings wildly with an uppercut but Clendennon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matoshin is trying to pull guard but Clendennon turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Craig Clendennon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshi Matoshin.
Clendennon tries a knee to the head but Matoshin blocks it.
Clendennon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matoshin blocking some punches.
Matoshin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Matoshin pulls guard successfully.
Matoshin wants to sweep here but Clendennon controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clendennon trying to control the position from guard on top but Matoshin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matoshin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clendennon is one step ahead there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Matoshin keeping moving, preventing Clendennon from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Craig Clendennon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clendennon. Matoshin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clendennon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clendennon slips under a jab from Matoshin.
Matoshin moves away from the strike by Clendennon.
Matoshin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clendennon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clendennon closes the distance but Matoshin moves to the side
and Matoshin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Clendennon throws an elbow but misses.
Clendennon misses with a knee strike.
Matoshin pulls guard effortlessly.
Clendennon trying to control the position from guard on top but Matoshin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toshi Matoshin has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Matoshin wants to sweep but no luck.
Clendennon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matoshin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Craig Clendennon just wasn't active enough.
Clendennon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clendennon misses with an uppercut.
Clendennon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin looks to score with a jab to the body but Clendennon is just out of range.
Clendennon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matoshin tries to clinch up but Clendennon circles away and keeps his distance.
Clendennon misses with a low kick.
Clendennon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matoshin.
A jab lands there for Matoshin.
Matoshin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clendennon tries to clinch up but Matoshin circles away and keeps his distance.
Matoshin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clendennon.
Matoshin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clendennon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Clendennon had his way with Toshi Matoshin in that round.
The cut man is working on Toshi Matoshin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Clendennon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matoshin misses with a looping right.
Matoshin instigates a clinch.
Clendennon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matoshin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clendennon is defending well.
Matoshin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clendennon misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clendennon.
Clendennon lands a right hand.
Matoshin trying to stall but Clendennon improves his position.
Clendennon lands an elbow inside.
Matoshin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clendennon is keeping busy.
Matoshin lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin misses with the head strike.
Clendennon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clendennon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matoshin blocks it with crossed arms.
Clendennon blocks an uppercut.
Clendennon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matoshin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clendennon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clendennon scores a nice knee to the body.
Clendennon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matoshin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clendennon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matoshin avoids it.
Matoshin throws a head punch that misses.
Clendennon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clendennon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matoshin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matoshin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Matoshin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clendennon just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Craig Clendennon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshi Matoshin.
Matoshin is trying to drag Clendennon to the mat but Clendennon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
A shot in the inside from Clendennon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matoshin backwards.
Matoshin takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matoshin misses with some punches.
Matoshin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matoshin fails to pull guard.
Clendennon tries to land knees in the clinch but Matoshin avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Clendennon.
Clendennon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clendennon lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clendennon.
Clendennon swings wildly with an uppercut but Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matoshin wants to get back to striking at distance but Clendennon won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon misses with a punch to the body.
Clendennon lands an elbow that stopped Matoshin in his tracks for a moment.
Matoshin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matoshin gets control of Clendennon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Matoshin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Matoshin controlling the position.
Matoshin wants to sweep here but Clendennon controlling him for the moment.
Toshi Matoshin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon trying to control the position from guard on top but Matoshin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craig Clendennon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Craig Clendennon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Clendennon works the jab nicely.
Matoshin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clendennon. Clendennon obviously looking to wear him down.
Clendennon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matoshin throws an overhand right that lands on Clendennon's shoulder, as Clendennon tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clendennon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clendennon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matoshin.
Clendennon with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Clendennon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clendennon, 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Clendennon!
Craig Clendennon retains his featherweight title!
Craig Clendennon took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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