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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Matsuoka (ranked 1259 p4p, 133 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 583 p4p, 59 weight class). Matsuoka comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Petty - Won’t back down. 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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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Matsuoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matsuoka.
Matsuoka throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams lands with a hook. Matsuoka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Matsuoka cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matsuoka moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matsuoka blocks an uppercut.
Matsuoka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Matsuoka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matsuoka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuoka is pushing Williams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Williams.
Matsuoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Matsuoka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams 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.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've been told by Matsuoka's head coaches at 805 Beast's House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Matsuoka takes one to the side of the head.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Matsuoka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsuoka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Matsuoka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matsuoka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuoka misses with a straight left.
Matsuoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsuoka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsuoka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matsuoka cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
A big left from Matsuoka misses.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matsuoka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuoka scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuoka connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Matsuoka slips the punch.
Matsuoka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
Matsuoka moves away from the strike by Williams.
Matsuoka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matsuoka is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Matsuoka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsuoka moves out of range of the strikes.
Matsuoka throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Matsuoka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matsuoka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsuoka misses the target.
Williams throws a hook but Matsuoka avoids it easily.
Matsuoka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matsuoka takes one to the chin there.
Matsuoka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big right from Matsuoka misses.
Williams misses with a hook
and Matsuoka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Matsuoka saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuoka throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Williams throws the left hand but Matsuoka avoids the punch easily.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuoka.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matsuoka circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws the left hand but Matsuoka avoids the punch easily.
Matsuoka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams connects with the punch.
Matsuoka throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matsuoka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuoka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matsuoka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Matsuoka's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Matsuoka.
Matsuoka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matsuoka defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuoka moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuoka manages to avoid it.
Williams lands a head shot.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Matsuoka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Matsuoka cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matsuoka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Matsuoka is rocked!
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuoka manages to avoid it.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Matsuoka is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matsuoka.
A counter left hand to the body from Matsuoka misses its target.
Williams slips under a jab from Matsuoka.
Williams with a jab.
A big right from Matsuoka misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Matsuoka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A cross from Matsuoka lands.
Matsuoka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Matsuoka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuoka manages to avoid it.
Matsuoka throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Matsuoka slips a jab from Williams.
Matsuoka lands with a right hand.
Matsuoka cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Matsuoka misses with a hook.
A big right from Williams misses.
Matsuoka is looking to counter punch.
Williams punishes Matsuoka's body with a nice straight punch.
Matsuoka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Matsuoka slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsuoka misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuoka ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Matsuoka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Williams scores with a one two! Matsuoka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Matsuoka misses with a body shot.
Williams unleashes a big counter combination but Matsuoka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Matsuoka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams moves away from the strike by Matsuoka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuoka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Matsuoka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsuoka throws out the jab.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams with a jab.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams swings for the body but Matsuoka moves out of range.
Matsuoka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Matsuoka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matsuoka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams cracks Matsuoka with an open hand slap.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuoka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams misses with a combination
and Matsuoka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsuoka.
Matsuoka is looking to counter punch.
Matsuoka seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Matsuoka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick there by Matsuoka.
Matsuoka misses with a straight right.
Matsuoka lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Matsuoka staying out of range there.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams takes a swing at Matsuoka's ribcage but misses.
Matsuoka tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsuoka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matsuoka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams throws a hook but Matsuoka avoids it easily.
Matsuoka fires out a quick counter leg kick but Williams just manages to avoid it.
Matsuoka throws a body kick that misses
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams throws a series of punches but Matsuoka avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuoka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams throws a jab when Matsuoka was well out of range.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Matsuoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuoka feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams throws a body punch but Matsuoka moves out of range.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Matsuoka moved out of range nicely.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams jabs Matsuoka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matsuoka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams throws a jab when Matsuoka was well out of range.
Matsuoka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matsuoka with a body shot.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Matsuoka scores with a jab to the 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!
Matsuoka throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matsuoka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matsuoka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsuoka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wayne Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsuoka cracks Williams with a good jab.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsuoka.
Matsuoka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Matsuoka.
Matsuoka scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Matsuoka moved out of range nicely.
Matsuoka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matsuoka moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matsuoka throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuoka.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matsuoka fakes the leg kick and cracks Williams in the body.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuoka.
Matsuoka drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.
Matsuoka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wayne Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good leg kick by Matsuoka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matsuoka takes one to the chin there.
Matsuoka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matsuoka. Matsuoka obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Matsuoka.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams cracks Matsuoka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Matsuoka.
Matsuoka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Matsuoka defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsuoka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Matsuoka counters with a body kick.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Matsuoka's head back.
Matsuoka misses with an uppercut.
Matsuoka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matsuoka ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Matsuoka scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuoka is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Matsuoka scores with a hook.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Matsuoka avoids the body shot from Williams.
An attempted straight right counter from Matsuoka misses the target.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Matsuoka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matsuoka lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
A jab from Williams misses.
Matsuoka throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matsuoka.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Matsuoka moved out of range nicely.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matsuoka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matsuoka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuoka drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Matsuoka backs away looking to recover.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matsuoka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams blocks a head kick by Matsuoka.
Williams unleashes a big counter combination but Matsuoka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Matsuoka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Matsuoka appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Williams throws a body punch but Matsuoka moves out of range.
A jab from Matsuoka does it's job there.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Matsuoka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsuoka misses with a head kick.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matsuoka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Matsuoka half committed to a counter leg kick.
Williams moves out of range as Matsuoka strikes.
Matsuoka throws a head kick that misses.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matsuoka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matsuoka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuoka misses with a head kick.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matsuoka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Matsuoka looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Williams misses.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matsuoka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hiroki Matsuoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsuoka throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matsuoka.
Matsuoka is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Matsuoka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matsuoka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuoka is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Matsuoka chips away with some ground and pound.
Matsuoka decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Williams, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams moves away from the strike by Matsuoka.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Matsuoka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Matsuoka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Matsuoka backs away looking to recover.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matsuoka.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matsuoka momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matsuoka to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Matsuoka is out of range.
Matsuoka is looking to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch.
Wayne Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Matsuoka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hiroki Matsuoka.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Williams!
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