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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selfrid Bergman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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45
210 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
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218 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Matiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Selfrid Bergman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matiss attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bergman checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bergman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matiss cracks Bergman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bergman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matiss's head.
A solid body kick from Matiss.
Bergman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bergman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bergman checks a low kick from Matiss.
Matiss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matiss tries a knee to the head but Bergman blocks it.
Bergman successfully pulls guard.
Bergman keeping full guard, as Matiss tries to pass.
Matiss won't allow Bergman to sweep him here.
Bergman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matiss haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bergman controlling Matiss's posture.
Bergman keeping full guard, as Matiss tries to pass.
Matiss showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Matiss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matiss tries to counter by clinching up but Bergman breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bergman with a hook.
Bergman fails with a takedown attempt.
Matiss misses with an uppercut.
Bergman with the counter takedown but Matiss avoids it easily.
Bergman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bergman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matiss sprawls well. Matiss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bergman gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Matiss wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mario Matiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Selfrid Bergman.
Bergman misses with a series of wild punches.
Matiss misses with a body shot.
Bergman lands with a straight right. Matiss didn't see that one coming.
Bergman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Matiss attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bergman checks a leg kick.
Mario Matiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergman lands a jab to Matiss's midsection.
Matiss 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergman moves out of range of the strikes.
Bergman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matiss.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bergman throws a looping overhand right but Matiss ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Bergman misses.
Matiss lands a jab to the head.
Matiss slips a jab and a cross from Bergman.
Matiss checks a low kick from Bergman.
Bergman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matiss.
Matiss throws a low kick but Bergman moves out of range easily.
Matiss misses with a wild body shot.
Bergman tries to clinch but Matiss moves out of range.
Bergman tries to keep at a distance but Matiss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bergman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Matiss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matiss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bergman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Matiss does it's job there.
Matiss tries a low kick but Bergman avoids it.
Matiss moves in looking to clinch but Bergman pushes him off.
Matiss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matiss lands a leg kick that knocks Bergman off balance momentarily.
Matiss throws a lazy right hand but Bergman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matiss connects with an inside leg kick.
Bergman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matiss scores with a push kick.
Matiss displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bergman.
Matiss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matiss half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bergman closes the distance and clinches up with Matiss, looking for a takedown. Bergman pushes Matiss against the cage but Matiss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matiss fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bergman just manages to avoid it.
Bergman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bergman shoots in for a double leg but Matiss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matiss wants to clinch.
Matiss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bergman. That did some damage!
Bergman scores with a shot to the body.
Bergman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matiss circles away quickly and effectively.
Bergman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Bergman.
Bergman shoots in for a takedown but Matiss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Matiss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bergman can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matiss misses with a leg kick.
Matiss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Selfrid Bergman has been cut.
Matiss pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bergman is out of range and Matiss settles back down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matiss.
Bergman moves in looking to clinch but Matiss pushes him off.
Bergman scores with a takedown into Matiss's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss trying to control the position here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bergman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Matiss working a defensive guard here.
Bergman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matiss's head.
Bergman throwing strikes but missing.
Matiss controlling the position.
Bergman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bergman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matiss is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matiss is trying to keep Bergman in close.
Matiss has his hands on Bergman's head, controlling the position.
Bergman working some strikes from top position.
Bergman looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergman keeps trying to improve his position.
Matiss wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bergman is now in half guard.
Bergman is keen to just control but Matiss is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergman throwing shots but Matiss is blocking nicely.
Bergman seems to be working for a kimura but Matiss defends the submission attempt.
Matiss gets back to full guard.
Matiss looking for a sweep. Not yet Matiss, not yet.
Bergman throwing strikes but missing.
Matiss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Matiss is trying to keep Bergman in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Matiss throws a chopping leg kick but Bergman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bergman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matiss lands a leg kick that knocks Bergman off balance momentarily.
Bergman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bergman swings for the body but Matiss moves out of range.
Matiss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bergman looks to throw the jab but Matiss is out of range.
Matiss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergman with the counter takedown but Matiss avoids it easily.
Bergman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matiss was well out of range. Poor timing from Bergman.
Bergman misses with a right hand
and Matiss counters with a nice body kick.
Bergman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matiss moves away.
Matiss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bergman. That did some damage!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matiss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bergman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matiss.
Bergman misses the jab.
Bergman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Matiss but Matiss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Selfrid Bergman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Selfrid Bergman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bergman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matiss.
Bergman moves away from the strike by Matiss.
Matiss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matiss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bergman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bergman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matiss scoring well with a low kick there.
Matiss clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Matiss.
Matiss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Bergman is blocking nicely.
Bergman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Matiss after a bit of a struggle.
Matiss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matiss gets through Bergman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bergman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matiss gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mario Matiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Selfrid Bergman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matiss looking to throw knees to the head but Bergman is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matiss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bergman backwards.
Matiss lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Matiss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matiss gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bergman.
Bergman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bergman fails to pull guard.
Matiss missing with knees to the body.
Matiss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bergman backwards.
Matiss throws a punch but it's blocked by Bergman.
Bergman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matiss crunches a lovely knee into Bergman's ribcage.
Matiss lands a good knee to the midsection. Bergman won't want to take too many of those.
Bergman tries to pull guard but Matiss holds him up against the cage and eventually Bergman drops back down to his feet.
Bergman avoiding damage as Matiss throws knees to the body.
Matiss pushes Bergman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matiss just leaning against Bergman, taking a breather.
Matiss lands a nice uppercut.
Matiss stalling in the clinch but Bergman improves position.
Matiss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bergman avoiding damage as Matiss throws knees to the body.
A short right from Matiss.
Matiss working Bergman over with knees to the body.
Bergman jumps guard but Matiss stands there with Bergman around his waist. Bergman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matiss is working Bergman over against the cage.
Matiss lands a right hand.
That has opened up Selfrid Bergman's cut even more.
Matiss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Matiss on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss landing knees to the body.
Bergman takes a shot to the head.
Mario Matiss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matiss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matiss is stalling here.
Bergman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matiss scores with a hook to the body.
Bergman is trying to pull guard but Matiss has him pressed against the cage.
Matiss pushes Bergman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matiss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bergman backwards.
Matiss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matiss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bergman backwards.
Matiss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bergman is working for takedown but Matiss is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bergman is rocked!
Matiss lands a hook that snaps the head of Bergman backwards.
Bergman is still on wobbly legs! Can Matiss finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss lands a big knee! That's hurt Bergman! Oh, he's all over the place! Matiss lands another knee that sends Bergman to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Matiss!
Mario Matiss decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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