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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Wildstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matoshin comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat theme. Wildstein has chosen Bring It On as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 17 - 3, fighting out of London, JD Wildstein!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildstein throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Wildstein.
A big right from Matoshin misses.
Wildstein tries a quick counter leg kick but Matoshin is wise to it.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matoshin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wildstein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wildstein lands the left hand.
Wildstein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matoshin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wildstein pinned against the cage. Wildstein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wildstein slips under a jab from Matoshin.
Wildstein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wildstein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Matoshin.
Matoshin fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toshi Matoshin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matoshin slips under a jab.
Matoshin walks into a straight right hand from Wildstein.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matoshin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wildstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matoshin moves away.
Wildstein jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein scores with a nice right hand.
Matoshin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matoshin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matoshin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wildstein.
Wildstein scores with a spinning back kick!
Wildstein thumps Matoshin with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Matoshin misses the target.
Matoshin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wildstein lands a nice hook to Matoshin's body. Matoshin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matoshin walks into a jab.
Matoshin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wildstein.
Wildstein lands a leg kick that knocks Matoshin off balance momentarily.
Wildstein misses with an uppercut.
Wildstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wildstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Matoshin feints and then cracks Wildstein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wildstein down.
Matoshin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wildstein dips to his left and cracks Matoshin with an uppercut!
Wildstein is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matoshin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wildstein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin misses with a right hand
and Wildstein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matoshin throws a leg kick but Wildstein sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wildstein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Wildstein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matoshin throws a low kick, looking for Wildstein's leg but Wildstein calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wildstein misses the target.
Wildstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wildstein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matoshin is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wildstein looks to land a right hand but Matoshin moved out of range.
Matoshin has closed the distance and engaged Wildstein in a clinch.
Matoshin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Matoshin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wildstein.
Matoshin misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Wildstein.
A body shot lands from Wildstein.
Matoshin misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matoshin.
Wildstein is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matoshin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matoshin.
Matoshin scores with a hook to the body.
Wildstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Matoshin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matoshin.
Matoshin can't find room to land a body shot as Wildstein controls the action.
Wildstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Wildstein.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matoshin.
Matoshin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Matoshin manages to end up in side control.
Wildstein trying to remain calm as Matoshin controls from the top position.
Matoshin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wildstein tries to bench press Matoshin off him but Matoshin keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matoshin laying and praying for a moment but Wildstein takes advantage and regains half guard.
Matoshin content to control rather than advance.
Matoshin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Wildstein dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wildstein throws a leg kick but Matoshin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matoshin is looking to counter punch.
Matoshin connects with an inside leg kick.
Wildstein's coach down at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wildstein's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wildstein swings widly with a right hand
and Wildstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wildstein throws a jab when Matoshin was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Matoshin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matoshin misses with a body shot.
Wildstein now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matoshin scores with a nice body kick.
Wildstein misses with a body kick.
A big right from Wildstein misses.
Wildstein misses with a wild combination.
Matoshin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matoshin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matoshin punishes Wildstein's body with a nice straight punch.
JD Wildstein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matoshin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matoshin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wildstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matoshin jabs Wildstein right on the nose. Wildstein blinks but takes it well.
Matoshin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Wildstein blocks the low kick.
Wildstein misses the shot to the body.
Matoshin takes one to the side of the head.
Wildstein defending well as Matoshin loads up on a big left hand.
Matoshin throws a leg kick that misses.
Wildstein scores with a jab to the head.
Matoshin takes a swing at Wildstein's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Wildstein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matoshin doesn't seem phased though.
Matoshin jabs Wildstein right on the nose. Wildstein blinks but takes it well.
Wildstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wildstein scores with a jab to the body.
Wildstein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wildstein moves away from the strike by Matoshin.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
Matoshin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wildstein moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wildstein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matoshin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Wildstein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wildstein.
Matoshin misses with a straight right.
Wildstein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Wildstein.
Wildstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matoshin moves out of range of the body kick from Wildstein.
Wildstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wildstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wildstein ducks under a wild hook from Matoshin.
Matoshin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wildstein swivels and escapes.
Matoshin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wildstein.
Wildstein's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wildstein duly obliges.
Wildstein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wildstein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matoshin on the side of the head.
Matoshin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wildstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wildstein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matoshin.
Wildstein throws a hook but Matoshin avoids it easily.
Wildstein looks to throw the jab but Matoshin is out of range.
Wildstein lands a right hook to the body.
Matoshin motions for Wildstein to come forward. Matoshin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wildstein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein throws a big shot that misses.
Wildstein looks to land a left hand but Matoshin moved out of range nicely.
Matoshin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wildstein.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Wildstein.
The crowd cheers as Matoshin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wildstein doesn't seem phased though.
Wildstein staying out of range there.
Matoshin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wildstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wildstein lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Matoshin misses the target.
Wildstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wildstein tries to move into range but Matoshin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matoshin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matoshin misses with a lunging right hand
and Wildstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matoshin moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wildstein is pressed up against the cage. Matoshin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wildstein down to the mat. Wildstein avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wildstein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wildstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matoshin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin darts in trying to clinch
and Wildstein counters with a body kick that stops Matoshin in his tracks momentarily.
Matoshin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Matoshin misses with a looping left.
Wildstein connects with a solid leg kick.
Matoshin shoots in for a takedown but Wildstein shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toshi Matoshin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matoshin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wildstein misses with a wild body shot.
Matoshin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wildstein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wildstein throws a lazy right hand but Matoshin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wildstein goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matoshin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wildstein lands a leg kick that knocks Matoshin off balance momentarily.
Wildstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matoshin moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Wildstein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Matoshin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Matoshin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wildstein throws a right hand that misses
and Matoshin counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Wildstein.
Matoshin throws a leg kick but Wildstein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wildstein throws a big shot that misses.
Matoshin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wildstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wildstein tries to counter with a clinch but Matoshin shakes him off and moves away.
Wildstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matoshin.
A jab from Wildstein does it's job there.
Matoshin misses with a straight right.
A jab from Matoshin finds it's way through Wildstein's defenses.
Wildstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matoshin.
Wildstein misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matoshin moves out of range of the leg kick from Wildstein.
Wildstein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matoshin.
Matoshin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wildstein tries to close the distance and clinch but Matoshin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matoshin tried to counter with a leg kick but Wildstein avoided it.
Wildstein with a hook.
Wildstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matoshin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein motions for Matoshin to come forward. Wildstein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wildstein tests Matoshin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matoshin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wildstein slips a jab from Matoshin.
Wildstein scores with a nice body kick.
Matoshin tries a head kick but it misses.
Matoshin checks the leg kick.
Matoshin looks to land a right hand but Wildstein moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Wildstein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matoshin doesn't seem phased though.
Matoshin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wildstein looks to land a left hand but Matoshin moved out of range nicely.
Wildstein lands with a good body shot.
Matoshin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matoshin staying out of range there.
Wildstein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wildstein wants it to stay on the feet.
Wildstein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wildstein lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wildstein connects with a body shot that sends Matoshin's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein lands a jab.
Wildstein lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wildstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wildstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wildstein lands with a straight right. Matoshin didn't see that one coming.
Matoshin throws a wild body kick that Wildstein sees coming a mile off.
Wildstein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Matoshin misses its intended target.
Wildstein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matoshin checks a leg kick.
Matoshin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Matoshin 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.
Matoshin throws out a loose jab but Wildstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matoshin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matoshin.
Matoshin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wildstein as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toshi Matoshin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin wants to clinch.
Wildstein misses with a wild body shot.
As Wildstein backs away, Matoshin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Wildstein.
Matoshin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Toshi Matoshin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matoshin looks to land a left hand but Wildstein moved out of range nicely.
Wildstein misses with a low kick.
Wildstein moves away from the strike by Matoshin.
Wildstein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matoshin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wildstein's waist but Wildstein gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matoshin off to one side.
Wildstein takes a swing at Matoshin's ribcage but misses.
Matoshin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matoshin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wildstein tests Matoshin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wildstein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin throws a hook to the side of Wildstein's head but Wildstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matoshin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wildstein is able to avoid easily.
Wildstein motions for Matoshin to come forward. Wildstein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matoshin misses with a hook
and Wildstein counters with a leg kick.
Wildstein connects with a crisp jab.
Jab by Wildstein.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wildstein throws a body kick that misses.
Matoshin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matoshin throws a hook to the side of Wildstein's head but Wildstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wildstein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matoshin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wildstein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matoshin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wildstein's waist but Wildstein gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matoshin off to one side.
Wildstein unleashes a big counter combination but Matoshin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Matoshin throws a jab but it's blocked by Wildstein.
Matoshin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Wildstein counter with a right hand.
Matoshin looks to land a right hand but Wildstein moved out of range.
Wildstein connects with an inside leg kick.
Wildstein jabs Matoshin right on the nose. Matoshin blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
JD Wildstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wildstein winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JD Wildstein!
JD Wildstein decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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