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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Letang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Cat Matroskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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159 cm
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Letang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Cat Matroskin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matroskin cracks Letang with a good jab.
We've been told by Letang's head coaches at Werewolf's cave that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Letang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Letang throws a jab but it's blocked by Matroskin.
Matroskin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Letang connects with a solid leg kick.
Matroskin darts in and clinches Letang up against the cage.
Matroskin wants to take the fight to the mat but Letang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Letang is trying to break free.
Letang is trying to break the clinch but Matroskin is controlling him.
Matroskin lands with a left to the head.
Matroskin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Letang.
Letang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matroskin is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matroskin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Letang backwards.
Matroskin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matroskin misses with a punch on the inside.
Matroskin prevents the takedown attempt.
Matroskin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Letang is trying to keep an underhook but Matroskin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letang is trying to get back to full guard.
Matroskin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Letang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Letang is not content to let Matroskin control the position.
Matroskin lands with a punch from half guard.
Matroskin working over Letang with some ground and pound. Letang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matroskin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Matroskin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matroskin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Matroskin winds up and cracks Letang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Letang wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Matroskin seems content to control.
Matroskin trying to control from half guard but Letang is working away.
Matroskin working the head and body with strikes.
Letang is staying active underneath Matroskin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Letang wants to improve his position but Matroskin is controlling well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matroskin avoids the body shot from Letang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matroskin checks a leg kick nicely.
Matroskin with the counter takedown but Letang avoids it easily.
Letang throws a body punch but Matroskin moves out of range.
A jab from Letang finds it's way through Matroskin's defenses.
Letang moves out of range of the strikes.
As Matroskin looks to move away, Letang throws a big counter combo bu Matroskin just gets out of the way.
Letang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matroskin on the side of the head.
Letang swinging wildly here.
Matroskin 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.
Matroskin closes the distance and clinches.
Letang is looking to break free of the clinch but Matroskin has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matroskin blocking some punches.
Letang breaks the clinch.
Matroskin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Letang blocks the elbow strike.
Matroskin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letang misses with a leg kick
and Matroskin counters with a shoot takedown. Letang fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Matroskin trying to control but Letang is working from the bottom.
Matroskin landing with the ground and pound.
Matroskin working some strikes from top position.
Matroskin throwing strikes from guard but Letang blocks nicely.
Letang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Cat Matroskin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matroskin moves out of range as Letang strikes.
Matroskin looks to land a left hand but Letang moved out of range nicely.
Matroskin misses with a two punch combination.
Letang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Letang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matroskin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matroskin with the counter takedown but Letang avoids it easily.
Letang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matroskin throws a jab when Letang was well out of range.
Matroskin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre Letang is winning the standup battle so far.
Letang lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matroskin blocks a leg kick.
Matroskin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A shot to the body from Letang misses
and Matroskin counters with a right hand to the body.
Letang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matroskin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matroskin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matroskin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matroskin has managed to clinch.
Matroskin misses with a body punch.
Matroskin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matroskin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matroskin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Letang is trying to break the clinch but Matroskin has him pressed against the cage.
Matroskin lands a takedown into guard.
Matroskin stays in close to Letang's body and controls the position.
Matroskin preventing the sweep.
Letang working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Matroskin has passed into half guard!
Matroskin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matroskin stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Matroskin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matroskin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Matroskin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Letang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Letang is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Letang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matroskin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Matroskin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Matroskin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matroskin cracks Letang with a solid left hand.
Matroskin wants to control from the top but Letang keeps moving.
Matroskin with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matroskin moves into range and clinches up with Letang.
Matroskin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matroskin cracks Letang with a nice body shot.
Matroskin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letang's elbow.
Matroskin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matroskin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matroskin can't find room to land a body shot as Letang controls the action.
Matroskin effectively controlling the action here.
Matroskin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Letang works the jab nicely.
Letang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matroskin doesn't seem bothered though.
Matroskin tries to close the distance and clinch but Letang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matroskin scores with a sloppy right hand. Letang should have avoided that one.
Letang misses with a two punch combination.
Matroskin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Letang works Matroskin's body with a nice hook.
Letang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Cat Matroskin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Letang has Matroskin up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Matroskin.
Letang is rocked!
Matroskin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Letang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matroskin has a couple of punches blocked by Letang.
Matroskin prevents Letang from breaking the clinch.
Matroskin misses with some punches.
Letang blocks the elbow strike.
Letang is pressed against the cage. Matroskin pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Letang! Two more big strikes from Matroskin and Letang crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). The Cat Matroskin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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