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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Matiss!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that Matiss semi-blocks.
Gaarlandt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Matiss!
Matiss cracks Gaarlandt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matiss blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gaarlandt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaarlandt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Matiss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matiss avoids the head kick by Gaarlandt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matiss tries to work over Gaarlandt's front leg with a kick but Gaarlandt checks it.
Gaarlandt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matiss can pounce on him.
Matiss motions for Gaarlandt to come forward. Matiss throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaarlandt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Matiss stalks Gaarlandt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gaarlandt's face. Gaarlandt staggers backwards, shaken.
Matiss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matiss avoids the head kick by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses.
Matiss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gaarlandt slips a straight right by Matiss.
Matiss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaarlandt's sensitive parts.
Gaarlandt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matiss throws out the jab.
Matiss thumps Gaarlandt with a low kick.
Gaarlandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matiss.
Gaarlandt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaarlandt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matiss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaarlandt's calf.
Matiss instigates a clinch.
Gaarlandt pushes Matiss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matiss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gaarlandt has a couple of punches blocked by Matiss.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaarlandt.
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!
Matiss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaarlandt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matiss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt 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.
Matiss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matiss fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matiss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gaarlandt throws a sloppy head kick and Matiss moves out of range easily.
Matiss was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Matiss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matiss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matiss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gaarlandt lands with a kick to the temple. Matiss shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matiss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gaarlandt's hands.
Gaarlandt misses with a body kick.
Gaarlandt throws a sloppy head kick and Matiss moves out of range easily.
Matiss lands a head kick!
Gaarlandt throws a nice looking combination but Matiss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Gaarlandt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matiss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gaarlandt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gaarlandt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matiss appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matiss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a right and a left that Matiss avoids nicely.
Matiss plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Matiss.
As Matiss looks to move away, Gaarlandt throws a big counter combo but Matiss just gets out of the way.
Matiss throws a poor cross that misses
and Gaarlandt counters with a left and a right that stings Matiss.
Matiss tries to land a front kick but Gaarlandt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matiss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaarlandt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matiss throws out the jab.
Matiss blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt scores with a three punch combo!
Matiss cracks Gaarlandt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaarlandt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gaarlandt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaarlandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaarlandt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt blocks a leg kick.
Matiss has managed to clinch.
Matiss blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gaarlandt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gaarlandt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matiss.
Matiss is looking to slow Gaarlandt down with leg kicks.
Gaarlandt throws a wild body kick that Matiss sees coming a mile off.
Matiss is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gaarlandt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gaarlandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matiss moves away.
Matiss moves into the clinch successfully.
Matiss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaarlandt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matiss throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaarlandt.
Matiss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaarlandt's elbow.
Matiss scores a nice knee to the body.
Gaarlandt is breathing heavily.
Matiss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gaarlandt looks to land a body kick but Matiss moved away.
Matiss swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matiss throws the kick towards the body but Gaarlandt avoids it.
Gaarlandt throws a sloppy head kick and Matiss moves out of range easily.
A big left from Matiss misses.
Ricardo Gaarlandt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaarlandt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mario Matiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses.
Gaarlandt drops his hands momentarily and Matiss takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Gaarlandt misses its intended target.
Matiss cracks Gaarlandt with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gaarlandt checks a leg kick.
Matiss feints and then cracks Gaarlandt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gaarlandt down.
Matiss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matiss lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matiss throws out a loose jab but Gaarlandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss is looking to slow Gaarlandt down with leg kicks.
Gaarlandt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Matiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gaarlandt misses with a wild combination.
Gaarlandt 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.
Matiss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a right and a left that Matiss avoids nicely.
Matiss shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gaarlandt swings widly with a right hand
and Matiss counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gaarlandt's knee momentarily.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matiss throws a leg kick which misses Gaarlandt's front leg but catches the back leg as Gaarlandt tries to avoid it.
Matiss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaarlandt's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matiss.
Matiss wants to land a leg kick but Gaarlandt is out of range.
Gaarlandt is looking to counter punch.
Gaarlandt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matiss takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matiss connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaarlandt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matiss to score with a decent uppercut.
Gaarlandt misses with a series of wild punches.
Matiss throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Matiss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matiss listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gaarlandt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gaarlandt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gaarlandt backing away here, and Matiss unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A punch combination from Gaarlandt misses.
Matiss wants to clinch.
Matiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaarlandt tries to bum rush Matiss with a series of wild strikes but Matiss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Matiss tenderised Gaarlandt's leg. Gaarlandt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses.
Matiss is looking to slow Gaarlandt down with leg kicks.
Matiss looks to clinch
and Gaarlandt counters with a one-two to the body.
Gaarlandt's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Gaarlandt avoids the body shot from Matiss.
Gaarlandt moves away from the strike by Matiss.
Matiss stuns Gaarlandt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matiss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaarlandt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A bone on bone clash there as Gaarlandt blocks the leg kick.
Gaarlandt misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Matiss misses the target.
Gaarlandt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matiss avoids the head kick by Gaarlandt.
Matiss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick lands from Matiss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matiss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gaarlandt.
Matiss clinches with his opponent.
Matiss missing with knees to the body.
Matiss throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaarlandt.
Matiss struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaarlandt controls his hands.
Gaarlandt working aggressively here.
Gaarlandt stalling in the clinch but Matiss improves position.
Come on Matiss - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Matiss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaarlandt avoiding damage as Matiss throws knees to the body.
Gaarlandt misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Matiss fails to land.
Matiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaarlandt is defending well for now.
Matiss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matiss misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Matiss throws a series of strikes that have Gaarlandt backpedaling.
Matiss blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick but Matiss moves out of range.
Matiss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matiss connects with a leg kick. Gaarlandt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matiss throws a head kick but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Matiss misses the target.
Matiss scores with a nice body kick.
Gaarlandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matiss swings for the body but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Gaarlandt throws a big counter combination but Matiss scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matiss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gaarlandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matiss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Gaarlandt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaarlandt. That did some damage!
Gaarlandt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matiss lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gaarlandt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matiss scores with a jab to the head.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaarlandt throws a big counter combination but Matiss scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gaarlandt slips a jab from Matiss.
Gaarlandt throws a series of punches but Matiss avoids them all with ease.
Matiss throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Gaarlandt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Matiss connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Matiss.
Matiss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gaarlandt checks it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Gaarlandt blocks the leg kick.
Gaarlandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matiss is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matiss lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gaarlandt moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matiss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matiss appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matiss misses with a wild body shot.
Gaarlandt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matiss will feel that in the morning.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaarlandt misses with a double jab.
Matiss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matiss looks to land a combination but Gaarlandt avoids it well.
Gaarlandt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Gaarlandt.
A head kick from Matiss lands but Gaarlandt takes it in his stride.
Matiss misses with the body kick
and Gaarlandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaarlandt is just out of range.
Gaarlandt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matiss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaarlandt.
Matiss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gaarlandt looks to land a combination. Matiss sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Matiss connects with a solid leg kick.
Matiss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaarlandt. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Gaarlandt blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matiss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gaarlandt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gaarlandt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gaarlandt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matiss landing knees to the body.
Mario Matiss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaarlandt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matiss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaarlandt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matiss lands with a left to the head.
Matiss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Matiss.
Mario Matiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gaarlandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaarlandt tries to circle away but Matiss has him pinned against the cage.
Matiss lands a knee to the body.
Ricardo Gaarlandt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but Gaarlandt blocks with his arms.
Matiss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaarlandt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gaarlandt misses with some punches.
Gaarlandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Matiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Matiss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matiss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Matiss!
Our winner, Mario Matiss, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Ricardo Gaarlandt was interviewed post fight and said 'i will never suffer defeat ,i ll come stronger and better in my next fight,thanks to all the fans out there..'.
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