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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Herald Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoru Matsue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Smoke the Fire!!. This should be a great matchup!
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129 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herald Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Satoru Matsue!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor slips a straight right by Matsue.
Matsue loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Matsue throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matsue misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matsue closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Matsue circles away.
Matsue throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor defending well as Matsue loads up on a big left hand.
Matsue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Matsue loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Matsue scores with a jab to the body.
Matsue swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taylor counters with a nice leg kick.
Matsue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matsue is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Matsue throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsue scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsue connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taylor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Matsue takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Matsue misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Matsue swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsue. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsue misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Matsue throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsue misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taylor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Taylor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Matsue keeps moving.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor postures up in Matsue's guard and throws a big left but Matsue blocks it.
Taylor 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.
Matsue is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Matsue working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Matsue is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Matsue holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Matsue is working away.
Taylor stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Matsue to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Matsue - just one landing.
Matsue throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown. Matsue tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matsue manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick from Matsue misses.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matsue as he avoids it easily.
Matsue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Matsue.
Taylor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herald Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herald Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matsue throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Matsue misses.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Matsue scores with a sloppy right hand. Taylor should have avoided that one.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matsue.
Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into Matsue's guard.
Matsue manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taylor manages to get himself to full guard.
Taylor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Matsue tries to stand but Taylor is controlling from the bottom.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Matsue postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsue has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Taylor is proving hard to escape from.
Matsue is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Taylor scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Matsue napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here as Taylor stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsue prevents Taylor from moving into mount.
Matsue wants to get back to his feet.
Herald Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Matsue, who protects the arm well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Taylor here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Taylor decides to stand back up. Taylor steps back and let's Matsue get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matsue works Taylor's body with a nice hook.
Taylor slips a straight right by Matsue.
Taylor thumps Matsue with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Taylor.
Taylor clinches.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matsue connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsue swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsue avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Matsue is having none of it.
Taylor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Taylor is trying to control. Matsue wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Herald Taylor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsue throws out the jab.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsue.
Satoru Matsue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Matsue shows good takedown defense.
Matsue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herald Taylor dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Taylor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taylor moves out of range as Matsue strikes.
Taylor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Matsue defends well and Taylor ends up having to push Matsue into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Taylor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matsue walks away with a smile on his face. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Herald Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matsue throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matsue looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Matsue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matsue ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matsue throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matsue takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor takes one to the side of the head.
Matsue misses with a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a head kick. That will keep Matsue thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Matsue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsue scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Matsue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor clinches up with Matsue and pushes him back against the cage.
Matsue breaks from the clinch.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Matsue circles away.
Taylor catches Matsue with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Matsue misses the target.
Matsue swinging wildly here.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Matsue throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Matsue is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Matsue throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Satoru Matsue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsue displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Satoru Matsue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matsue's waist but Matsue gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herald Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsue looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Taylor.
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!
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Matsue.
Taylor darts in looking for a takedown but Matsue gets double underhooks and turns Taylor into the cage.
Taylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matsue.
Matsue manages to break the clinch.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsue.
Matsue misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matsue thinking.
Matsue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsue misses with an uppercut.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matsue as he jumps to the side.
Matsue thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsue misses with a series of wild punches.
Matsue stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsue.
Taylor lands a jab-cross combination.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taylor.
Matsue takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Herald Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Satoru Matsue seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matsue's guard.
Matsue is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor trying to control but Matsue is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Matsue working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Satoru Matsue.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herald Taylor!
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