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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Aguete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Matsuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aguete might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Los Redondos - El pibe de los astilleros. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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202 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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180 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Aguete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Matsuo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuo dives in for a single leg takedown but Aguete sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aguete dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aguete lands a big head kick that sends Matsuo tumbling to the mat! Aguete takes a step backwards and waves Matsuo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jay Matsuo has been cut.
Aguete rushes Matsuo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aguete escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuo gets tackled into the cage by Aguete. Aguete maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Aguete scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Aguete - that landed with a thud.
Matsuo can't find room to land a body shot as Aguete controls the action.
Aguete lands a nice uppercut.
Matsuo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aguete has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matsuo avoids the elbow strike from Aguete, against the cage.
Matsuo is trying to pull guard but Aguete turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aguete misses with a body punch.
Matsuo wants to break free but Aguete has control.
Aguete tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguete working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aguete tries to land knees in the clinch but Matsuo avoids the damage to the body.
Matsuo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aguete has him pressed against the cage.
Matsuo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matsuo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aguete 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.
Aguete throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Matsuo is rocked!
Matsuo tries to clinch but Aguete moves out of range.
Matsuo is still on wobbly legs! Can Aguete finish him?
Matsuo fails with a takedown attempt.
Matsuo seems to have recovered his senses.
Rafael Aguete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Matsuo.
Aguete throws a head kick but Matsuo moves out of range.
Aguete keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aguete takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aguete creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Aguete's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguete lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguete lands a nice uppercut.
Matsuo tries to pull guard but Aguete forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Matsuo avoiding damage.
Aguete misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aguete pushes off an throws an elbow but Matsuo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aguete breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsuo shoots in but no luck this time.
As Matsuo backs away, Aguete returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Matsuo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matsuo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aguete as he avoids it easily.
Aguete ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Aguete as Matsuo shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aguete walks into a left hand.
Matsuo has Aguete up against the cage in a clinch.
Aguete works on Matsuo's body with a couple of short punches.
Aguete breaks the clinch.
Aguete buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsuo fails with the takedown.
Aguete closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matsuo is working for takedown but Aguete is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aguete stalling against the cage.
Aguete lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguete lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsuo backwards.
Aguete landing knees to the body.
Aguete's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Matsuo shoots in but Aguete avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aguete connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matsuo's hands.
Aguete stuffs the takedown attempt from Matsuo. Matsuo gets slowly back to his feet.
Aguete throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matsuo fails with a takedown attempt.
Aguete throws a big counter combination but Matsuo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Aguete dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Matsuo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aguete has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aguete as Matsuo tries to tie him up.
Aguete misses with an elbow strike.
Matsuo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matsuo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matsuo goes for a takedown attempt but Aguete pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Matsuo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aguete swinging wildly here.
Aguete sets himself, and Matsuo steps forward looking for the clinch! Aguete avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aguete sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matsuo somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguete clinches up with Matsuo and pushes him back against the cage.
Aguete misses with an elbow over the top.
Matsuo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aguete's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matsuo is defended easily by Aguete.
Rafael Aguete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Matsuo.
Aguete throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matsuo throws a fast counter high kick but Aguete manages to duck under it in time.
Aguete forces Matsuo back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aguete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguete lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matsuo.
Aguete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aguete breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsuo walks into a straight right hand from Aguete.
No luck for Matsuo with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Aguete.
Matsuo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aguete with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aguete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aguete clinches up with Matsuo and pushes him back against the cage.
Matsuo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aguete creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matsuo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuo is trying to stall.
Rafael Aguete has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Aguete.
Aguete escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aguete cracks Matsuo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Aguete has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Matsuo to stand back up!
Aguete misses with a few strikes there.
Matsuo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Aguete there.
Rafael Aguete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguete drops Matsuo with a straight right hand, right on the button! Aguete follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Aguete!
Rafael Aguete looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'The last fight against Odin was a scandal, everyone knows that I lost because he hit me in the testicles. Now I want to tell Odin in the face, or what remains of it... Thats how you win a fight!!!..'.
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hype
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