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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between De Bruyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruyne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road . Matus has chosen Crow Spirit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 8 - 3, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus throws a push kick but Bruyne slaps the foot to one side.
Matus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bruyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruyne is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bruyne seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bruyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bruyne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bruyne takes a swing at Matus's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matus checks a leg kick.
A cross from Matus lands.
Matus throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruyne misses the target.
Bruyne lands a high kick!
Bruyne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
Good exchange - Bruyne coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matus throws a wild body kick that Bruyne sees coming a mile off.
Bruyne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matus connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus connects with a right hand. Bruyne shakes it off.
Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matus checks the leg kick.
Bruyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Good shot there by Bruyne.
Bruyne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matus is able to avoid easily.
Bruyne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matus will feel that in the morning.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Don Juan Matus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruyne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruyne. That's going to slow Matus down.
Bruyne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Matus.
Bruyne lands a really nice looking cross but Matus seems unphased.
Matus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruyne's head.
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!
Bruyne just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matus. That's going to slow Bruyne down.
Matus throws a leg kick that misses.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bruyne misses with an uppercut
and Matus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matus throws a push kick but Bruyne slaps the foot to one side.
Bruyne throws a push kick but Matus slaps the foot to one side.
Matus avoids the head kick by Bruyne.
Bruyne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matus wants to land a leg kick but Bruyne is out of range.
Matus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bruyne on the side of the head.
Matus motions for Bruyne to come forward. Matus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Bruyne misses its target.
Matus closes the distance and pushes Bruyne back into the cage.
Matus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruyne tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bruyne manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bruyne 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.
Matus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruyne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matus controlling from the top position.
Bruyne controlling Matus's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bruyne wants to improve his position but instead Matus has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, if Matus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bruyne tries to get to full guard but Matus has control of the leg.
Matus trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bruyne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bruyne throws a lazy right hand but Matus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bruyne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Bruyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Bruyne. That snapped Matus's head back.
Matus delivers a nice body kick.
Bruyne tries to land a front kick but Matus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bruyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matus thuds his shin into the meat of Bruyne's side.
An inside leg kick from Bruyne misses.
Bruyne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matus will feel that in the morning.
Matus misses with a leg kick.
Bruyne throws a push kick but Matus slaps the foot to one side.
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matus.
Matus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Matus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matus connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruyne misses with a looping left.
Bruyne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matus moves out of range of the body kick.
Matus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Matus throws a big shot that misses.
Matus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruyne scores with a jab to the body.
Bruyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruyne.
Matus moves out of range as Bruyne throws a body kick.
Matus looks to land a right hand but Bruyne moved out of range.
Matus lands with a good body shot.
Bruyne throws a big shot that misses.
Matus lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bruyne.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Matus blocks the low kick.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Matus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matus.
Matus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruyne misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus misses with a body shot.
Bruyne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matus to score with a decent uppercut.
Bruyne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matus staying out of range there.
Matus throws out a counter right but Bruyne avoids it with no problem.
Matus throws a push kick but Bruyne slaps the foot to one side.
Matus feints and then cracks Bruyne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruyne down.
Matus misses with an uppercut.
Matus tries a head kick but it misses.
Matus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruyne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus moves out of range of the body kick.
Bruyne throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
Matus lands a lovely overhand right.
Bruyne digs a good hook to Matus's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruyne.
Bruyne cracks Matus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bruyne is looking to chop away at Matus's legs.
Matus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Don Juan Matus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruyne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bruyne misses with a low kick.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bruyne checks a leg kick.
Bruyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matus misses with a looping right.
Bruyne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matus has time to react.
Bruyne misses with a body shot.
Matus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruyne.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Bruyne.
Matus throws a hook but Bruyne avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bruyne.
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!
Bruyne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Matus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matus sizes up Bruyne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bruyne throws a right hand that misses
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruyne.
A bone on bone clash there as Bruyne blocks the leg kick.
Bruyne misses with a low kick as Matus jumps back.
Matus throws a body punch but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne throws a body punch but Matus moves out of range.
Matus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruyne throws a hook to the side of Matus's head but Matus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruyne throws a shot from downtown. Matus moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Bruyne does no damage.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Matus.
Matus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Bruyne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bruyne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
A big right from Matus misses.
Bruyne misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matus.
A head kick misses from Bruyne.
Matus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruyne feinted with a counter takedown.
Bruyne misses with a right hand
and Matus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bruyne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bruyne doesn't seem bothered though.
Matus misses with a looping right.
Bruyne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matus throws a low kick, looking for Bruyne's leg but Bruyne calmly moves out of range.
Bruyne swings for the body but Matus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Matus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bruyne dodges the punch combination from Matus.
A solid body kick from Bruyne.
Matus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruyne throws a lazy right hand but Matus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bruyne.
Matus misses with a kick to the body.
Matus punishes Bruyne's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. Matus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matus looks to land a right hand but Bruyne moved out of range.
Bruyne lands with a hook. Matus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bruyne takes a swing at Matus's ribcage but misses.
Matus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruyne.
Matus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruyne misses with a straight left.
De Bruyne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matus ducks right into an uppercut from Bruyne.
Bruyne throws a jab but it's blocked by Matus.
It seemed like Matus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Bruyne.
Matus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruyne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matus lands a jab to Bruyne's midsection.
Matus checks a low kick from Bruyne.
Bruyne takes one on the button.
Matus throws a body punch but Bruyne moves out of range.
Matus thuds a left hand into Bruyne's body.
Matus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruyne.
Jab from Bruyne.
Matus throws out a powerful jab.
Bruyne avoids the body shot from Matus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bruyne 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.
Bruyne misses with a kick to the body.
Matus throws a hook but Bruyne blocks it.
Bruyne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bruyne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruyne misses with a low kick.
Bruyne motions for Matus to come forward. Bruyne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruyne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A bone on bone clash there as Matus blocks the leg kick.
Bruyne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bruyne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bruyne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bruynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bruyne tries to score with a low kick but Matus moves his leg out of the way.
Matus cracks the inside of Bruyne's front leg.
Bruyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matus.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruyne loads up on a big right hand but Matus slips the punch.
Bruyne misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Matus misses
and Bruyne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruyne stopping the sweep attempt from Matus.
Bruyne tries to free his leg and advance position but Matus is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruyne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Don Juan Matus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Matus controlling the position.
Matus trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Juan Matus.
I've got Matus 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Don Juan Matus!
A relieved looking Don Juan Matus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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