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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atsushi Matsunaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Ramen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsunaga comes to the cage accompanied by Masaaki Endoh - Ai wo Torimodose!!. Ramen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Why Can't We Be Friends? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kenji Ramen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Atsushi Matsunaga's chin.
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Atsushi Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Ramen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matsunaga slips under a jab.
Ramen misses with a double jab.
Ramen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsunaga. That did some damage!
Matsunaga tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramen lands a jab-cross combination.
Ramen tries to land a front kick but Matsunaga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramen throws a right and a left that Matsunaga avoids nicely.
Matsunaga closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramen wants to get back to full guard but Matsunaga has passed into side control.
Ramen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Matsunaga landing shots from mount.
Matsunaga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ramen is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ramen bucks Matsunaga off and manages to get back to his feet!
Matsunaga shoots for a takedown but Ramen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matsunaga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matsunaga looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crunch! Matsunaga slams his shin into Ramen's torso.
Ramen looks gassed!
Matsunaga clinches up against the cage.
Ramen is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsunaga has double underhooks.
Ramen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ramen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramen misses with a series of wild punches.
Matsunaga gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramen tries to kick Matsunaga off but Matsunaga keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Matsunaga gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Matsunaga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Matsunaga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsunaga closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Matsunaga has hold of one of Ramen's legs. Ramen is fighting the takedown attempt but Matsunaga gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ramen wants to stand and escape but Matsunaga is having none of it.
Matsunaga is working Ramen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ramen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Matsunaga moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lands a knee to the head.
Ramen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matsunaga looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atsushi Matsunaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramen looking to slow down the pace here.
Ramen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramen misses with a double jab
and Matsunaga counters by clinching up.
Ramen wants to get back to striking at distance but Matsunaga won't allow it.
Ramen prevents the takedown attempt.
Matsunaga manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ramen stands and steps away. Matsunaga gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ramen throws a right hand that Matsunaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Matsunaga also avoids with ease.
Matsunaga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ramen sprawls well initially but Matsunaga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Matsunaga is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ramen pushes Matsunaga off looking to stand but Matsunaga dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramen is trying to escape back to his feet but Matsunaga uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Matsunaga moves into full mount!
Matsunaga prevents Ramen from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atsushi Matsunaga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ramen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Matsunaga.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kenji Ramen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Ramen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramen throws a right hand that Matsunaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Matsunaga also avoids with ease.
Ramen swats away the attempt to clinch by Matsunaga.
Ramen loads up on a big right hand but Matsunaga slips the punch.
Matsunaga forces Ramen back against the cage and clinches.
Matsunaga lands an elbow inside that Ramen shrugs off.
Matsunaga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramen wants to get back to striking at distance but Matsunaga won't allow it.
Matsunaga tries to land a knee to the head but Ramen blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramen wants to break free but Matsunaga has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matsunaga can't get the takedown.
Matsunaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matsunaga shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ramen's guard.
Ramen is looking to stand up but Matsunaga isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga stands up from Ramen's guard - Matsunaga perhaps looking for a knockout.
Matsunaga darts in and clinches Ramen up against the cage.
Ramen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsunaga lands with a hook. Ramen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramen stalks Matsunaga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matsunaga's face. Matsunaga staggers backwards, shaken.
Matsunaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matsunaga tries for a takedown but Ramen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ramen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramen looks to land a combination but Matsunaga avoids it well.
Matsunaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramen lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga wants to clinch.
Matsunaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matsunaga throws a wild body kick that Ramen sees coming a mile off.
Ramen lands a jab to Matsunaga's midsection.
Ramen misses with the combination.
Matsunaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramen lands a nice hook to Matsunaga's body. Matsunaga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matsunaga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ramen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Matsunaga won't allow Ramen to get back to his feet.
Ramen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramen is trying to control the position but Matsunaga postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramen is looking to stand up but Matsunaga isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matsunaga stands and steps away. Ramen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A punch combination from Ramen misses.
Ramen throws a combination that misses
and Matsunaga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matsunaga throws an elbow but misses.
Ramen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsunaga has closed the distance and engaged Ramen in a clinch.
Ramen is pressed up against the cage. Matsunaga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramen down to the mat. Ramen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atsushi Matsunaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsunaga slips under a jab.
Ramen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matsunaga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramen is looking to stand up but Matsunaga isn't so interested in that idea.
Atsushi Matsunaga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramen wants to stand but Matsunaga is controlling the position.
Ramen kicks Matsunaga off and gets to his feet.
Ramen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Ramen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Ramen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matsunaga gets a clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Matsunaga - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atsushi Matsunaga dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramen misses with a combination
and Matsunaga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ramen scores with a nice right hand.
Matsunaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramen misses with a series of wild punches.
Matsunaga shoots in but no luck this time.
Ramen misses with a few strikes there.
Ramen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matsunaga stuns Ramen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramen tries to keep at a distance but Matsunaga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramen has had enough of the clinch but Matsunaga keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ramen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga tries to clinch but Ramen is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramen thumps Matsunaga with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matsunaga.
Ramen misses with a few strikes there.
Matsunaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramen circles away.
Ramen throws a right and a left that Matsunaga avoids nicely.
Matsunaga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ramen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Atsushi Matsunaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramen misses with a two punch combination.
Ramen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matsunaga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ramen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Matsunaga slips a straight right by Ramen.
Ramen throws a right hand that Matsunaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Matsunaga also avoids with ease.
A jab from Ramen misses.
Ramen tries to clinch
and Matsunaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramen misses with a wild combination.
Ramen misses with a double jab
and Matsunaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matsunaga counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matsunaga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga looking to pass the guard.
Ramen is trying to keep Matsunaga in close.
Matsunaga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramen is keeping the position for now.
Ramen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ramen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matsunaga moves into the clinch.
Matsunaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ramen walks away with a smile on his face. Matsunaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ramen throws a good cross that connects.
Ramen wants to clinch.
Ramen throws a right and a left that Matsunaga avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matsunaga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atsushi Matsunaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsunaga has Ramen up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramen keeps control of Matsunaga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramen misses with a double jab.
Ramen lands with a right hand.
Matsunaga tries to bum rush Ramen with a series of wild strikes but Ramen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matsunaga counters by clinching up.
Ramen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matsunaga rushes Ramen and presses him up against the cage.
Matsunaga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ramen is trying to break free.
Ramen can't break the clinch.
Kenji Ramen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matsunaga prevents Ramen from breaking the clinch.
Ramen is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsunaga has double underhooks.
Matsunaga breaks the clinch.
Matsunaga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matsunaga fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramen in the body.
Ramen tries to bum rush Matsunaga with a series of wild strikes but Matsunaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramen tries to bum rush Matsunaga with a series of wild strikes but Matsunaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramen looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Matsunaga.
Ramen striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Atsushi Matsunaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramen sneaks out the side door and pushes Matsunaga away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Matsunaga throws a series of punches but Ramen avoids them all with ease.
Ramen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matsunaga counters with a series of strikes. Ramen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matsunaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matsunaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramen circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atsushi Matsunaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matsunaga, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atsushi Matsunaga!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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