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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Star Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dust comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Matus has chosen Crow Spirit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Don Juan Matus has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
22 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Star Dust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dust. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Matus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Matus takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Dust.
Matus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dust throws out the jab.
Matus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dust misses the jab.
Matus thuds his right hand into Dust's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dust connects with the punch.
Matus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dust lands a body shot.
Dust lands a jab to the head.
Dust moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Dust throws a body punch but Matus moves out of range.
Matus throws a body punch but Dust moves out of range.
Matus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dust chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matus can pounce on him.
Dust misses with a looping left.
Matus clinches.
Dust misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus working aggressively here.
Dust's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matus lands a shoulder strike.
Dust breaks the clinch.
Dust jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matus.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dust manages to avoid it.
Dust misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matus.
Matus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Matus throws a lazy uppercut
and Dust cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dust takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matus scores with a jab to the body.
Dust takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus lands a leg kick that knocks Dust off balance momentarily.
Matus cracks Dust with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dust.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dust.
Dust connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dust throws a shot from downtown. Matus moves away and avoids it.
Dust swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dust finds it's way round the side to connect with Matus's head.
A jab from Dust misses.
Dust looks to score with a jab to the body but Matus is just out of range.
Dust takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dust.
A shot to the liver by Matus. Beautiful body shot.
Dust's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matus under the eye.
Dust misses with an uppercut. Matus saw that one coming.
Dust avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matus throws a hook but Dust avoids it easily.
Dust misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dust misses with a hook
and Matus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dust takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dust lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dust blocks a leg kick.
Dust is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dust staying out of range there.
Dust is looking to counter punch.
Matus lands a nice shot that snaps Dust's head back.
Dust bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dust defending well as Matus loads up on a big left hand.
Matus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dust throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Dust looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Matus rushes Dust and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dust's elbow.
Dust tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Matus - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dust tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matus struggles to land a body shot inside as Dust controls his hands.
Dust lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dust's efforts to push away.
Dust breaks the clinch.
Matus slips a straight right by Dust.
Dust misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dust wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matus tries a low kick but Dust avoids it.
Matus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dust misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matus.
Dust's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Matus catches Dust right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dust throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Dust misses.
It seemed like Matus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matus digs a good hook to Dust's body.
Dust throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dust displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matus throws out the jab.
Dust ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Matus throws a jab when Dust was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matus. Dust does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dust throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
Matus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dust misses with an uppercut. Matus saw that one coming.
Dust jabs Matus right on the nose. Matus blinks but takes it well.
Matus misses with a hook. Dust ducked under it nicely.
Matus moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dust looks to score with a jab to the body but Matus is just out of range.
Matus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dust throws a poor cross that misses
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dust misses with a lunging right hand
and Matus counters with a leg kick.
Matus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus takes one on the button.
Dust misses with a lunging right hand
and Matus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matus scores with a shot to the body.
Dust stuns Matus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good shot there by Matus.
Dust misses with an uppercut.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Dust throws a jab when Matus was well out of range.
Matus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dust throws a body punch but Matus moves out of range.
Matus steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dust.
Dust swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matus throws a wild body kick that Dust sees coming a mile off.
Dust misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Matus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dust.
Dust throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dust jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Star Dust is winning the standup battle so far.
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dust.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dust takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dust.
Matus connects with a nice looking jab.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dust keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Matus misses.
A punch lands to the side of Dust 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matus throws a wild body kick that Dust sees coming a mile off.
Matus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dust looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dust.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dust thuds his right hand into Matus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dust uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matus.
Matus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matus, right into the meat.
Dust throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matus. Dust does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus lands a slapping body shot.
Matus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matus walks into a stiff left hand from Dust.
Matus throws a body punch but Dust moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dust lands with a good body shot.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Dust throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus's corner calls for a 1-2. Matus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dust with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matus to score with a decent uppercut.
Dust looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dust digs a good hook to Matus's body.
Dust fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
Matus scores with a push kick.
Dust throws a body shot but no joy.
Dust lands a really nice looking cross but Matus seems unphased.
Matus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dust misses with a wild body shot.
Matus looks to throw the jab but Dust is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dust misses the target.
Matus is looking to score with low kicks.
Matus throws an overhand right that lands on Dust's shoulder, as Dust tries to avoid the shot.
Dust scores with a hook.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dust.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dust thuds a left hand into Matus's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Juan Matus 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dust misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
Matus lands a body shot.
Matus swings for the body but Dust moves out of range.
Dust misses with a looping right.
Matus tried to score with a low kick but Dust checks it.
Matus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice shot by Dust.
Dust misses with an uppercut
and Matus counters with a nice uppercut.
Dust throws a right hand that misses
and Matus counters with an outside leg kick.
Matus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dust's head backwards.
Matus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dust.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matus.
Matus cracks Dust with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dust to score with a decent uppercut.
Matus looks to score with a jab to the body but Dust is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
Dust throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus cracks Dust with an open hand slap.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Dust throws a big shot that misses.
Matus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Matus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Dust wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dust counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matus thinking.
Dust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Dust.
Matus jabs at Dust's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Matus. That snapped Dust's head back.
Dust missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dust waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
Nice uppercut lands for Matus. That snapped Dust's head back.
Star Dust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matus lands a nice shot to the body.
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dust.
Nice body punch from Matus.
Matus scores with a spinning back kick!
Dust misses with a looping left.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dust misses with a hook
and Matus counters with a body kick that stops Dust in his tracks momentarily.
Matus stuns Dust with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dust misses with a hook.
Dust backing away here, and Matus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Matus scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dust. Beautiful body shot.
Dust has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dust there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dust circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust misses with an uppercut
and Matus counters with a low kick, right behind Dust 's knee.
Dust moves out of range as Matus throws a body kick.
It looked like Dust wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dust ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Matus wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Dust on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matus throws a lazy right hand but Dust sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dust throws a body punch but Matus moves out of range.
A nice side step and Matus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Matus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dust looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dust scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dust is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dust.
Matus misses with a straight left.
Matus lands a glancing blow to the side of Dust's head.
Dust takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Matus blocks a jab.
Dust takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dust keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Dust throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dust misses with a looping right.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dust.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Don Juan Matus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dust 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.
Dust throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
Matus connects with a leg kick. Dust looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Juan Matus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matus 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Juan Matus!
An out of breath Don Juan Matus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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