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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 640 p4p, 29 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 484 p4p, 20 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dick Caunt was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Caunt tries to work over Matsunaga's front leg with a kick but Matsunaga checks it.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caunt throws a front kick aimed at Matsunaga's knee but Matsunaga avoids it well.
Caunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsunaga misses the jab.
Matsunaga clinches up against the cage.
Matsunaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsunaga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caunts head.
Matsunaga presses Caunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matsunaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matsunaga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lands a right hand.
Matsunaga blocks an uppercut.
Matsunaga scores with a shot to the side of Caunt'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!
Caunt cracks Matsunaga with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Matsunaga fails to land.
Caunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Caunt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Caunt misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga working aggressively here.
A short right from Matsunaga on the inside.
Matsunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Matsunaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caunt gets through Matsunaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt tries to work over Matsunaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsunaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matsunaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matsunaga has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Caunt can't find room to land a body shot as Matsunaga controls the action.
A body shot lands from Caunt.
Caunt misses with some punches.
Matsunaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Caunt blocking some punches.
Caunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matsunaga scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matsunaga misses with a straight left.
Matsunaga moves out of range as Caunt throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt catches Matsunaga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Caunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Caunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matsunaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matsunaga checks it well.
Matsunaga is looking to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Matsunaga blocks the low kick.
Matsunaga moves away from the strike by Caunt.
Matsunaga misses with a straight left.
Caunt connects with a looping right hand.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsunaga.
Caunt scores with a kick to the body.
Caunt blocks a leg kick.
Caunt lands with a cross.
Caunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matsunaga has closed the distance and engaged Caunt in a clinch.
Caunt has a couple of punches blocked by Matsunaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsunaga.
Matsunaga has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Caunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matsunaga has him pressed against the cage.
Caunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Caunt.
Matsunaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsunaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Matsunaga backs off Caunt throws a huge counter combo but Matsunaga manages to avoid it all.
Caunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caunt walks into a straight right hand from Matsunaga.
Good shot there by Caunt.
Caunt slips a jab from Matsunaga.
Caunt throws a low kick, looking for Matsunaga's leg but Matsunaga calmly moves out of range.
Caunt moves out of range as Matsunaga throws a body kick.
Matsunaga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Caunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caunt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matsunaga lands with a right hand.
Matsunaga defending well as Caunt loads up on a big left hand.
Matsunaga clinches up with Caunt and pushes him back against the cage.
Matsunaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsunaga tries a body shot but Caunt blocks it.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsunaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt has a couple of punches blocked by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a head punch that misses.
Caunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsunaga controls his hands.
Caunt can't find room to land a body shot as Matsunaga controls the action.
A short right from Matsunaga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matsunaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matsunaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matsunaga lands with a light punch inside.
Matsunaga misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matsunaga throws a shot to the body.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses.
Caunt scores with a jab. Matsunaga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matsunaga!
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsunaga.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice combination there by Caunt.
Matsunaga tries to clinch up but Caunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Matsunaga drives through and clinches with Caunt against the cage.
A body shot lands from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Matsunaga fails to land.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Matsunaga avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Matsunaga scores with a shot to the side of Caunt's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matsunaga.
Caunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matsunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga is working Caunt over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsunaga.
Matsunaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caunt can do to turn this around?
Matsunaga misses with some punches.
Caunt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Matsunaga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Caunt can turn it around.
A shot in the inside from Matsunaga.
Caunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with a body punch.
Caunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Caunt stalling against the cage.
Matsunaga digs a right hand into Caunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caunt's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Matsunaga.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matsunaga's elbow.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Matsunaga avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Matsunaga lands with a right to the head.
Futoshi Matsunaga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsunaga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caunt.
Caunt misses with some punches.
Caunt blocks a body shot from Matsunaga.
A body shot lands from Caunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsunaga.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matsunaga lands a nice uppercut.
Matsunaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matsunaga's elbow.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matsunaga's elbow.
Caunt lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caunt.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt throws a head punch that misses.
Matsunaga takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Matsunaga - that landed with a thud.
Caunt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Caunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Matsunaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caunt blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt lands a left hand.
Matsunaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Matsunaga avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Matsunaga throws a head punch that misses.
Matsunaga throws a head punch that misses.
Matsunaga misses with a body punch.
Caunt blocks a body shot from Matsunaga.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsunaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matsunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Matsunaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Matsunaga avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsunaga.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsunaga lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga scores with a shoulder strike.
Caunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matsunaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Caunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsunaga misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caunt blocks a body shot from Matsunaga.
Caunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Caunt.
Caunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsunaga backwards.
Matsunaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsunaga pushes Caunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsunaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Caunt.
Matsunaga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Caunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Caunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caunt throws a body punch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caunt.
Matsunaga tries to clinch but Caunt is having none of it.
Caunt throws a nice looking combination but Matsunaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Matsunaga.
Caunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsunaga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caunt avoids a kick to the body.
Caunt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Matsunaga ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Matsunaga scores with a nice head shot.
Matsunaga scores with a nice head shot.
Caunt tries to bum rush Matsunaga with a series of wild strikes but Matsunaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matsunaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Caunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matsunaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Caunt jabs Matsunaga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dick Caunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Matsunaga. That snapped Caunt's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Caunt backs up against the cage.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matsunaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caunt's head.
Caunt lands a body shot.
Caunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
Matsunaga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
Matsunaga throws a series of punches but Caunt avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caunt! But no joy.
Matsunaga looks for the body kick but Caunt saw that one coming.
Matsunaga pushes Caunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caunt prevents a body shot from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga misses with some punches.
Caunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matsunaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt trying to stall but Matsunaga improves his position.
Dick Caunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga gets through Caunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matsunaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Caunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caunt is trying to counter with his kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Caunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsunaga. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsunaga manages to avoid it.
Matsunaga thumps Caunt with a low kick.
Matsunaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Matsunaga tries to clinch but Caunt moves out of range.
Matsunaga 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.
Matsunaga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Caunt.
Caunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matsunaga is looking to clinch.
Matsunaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caunt's hands.
Matsunaga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matsunaga tries to clinch up.
Matsunaga throws a push kick but Caunt slaps the foot to one side.
Matsunaga scores with a jab. Caunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Caunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga is looking to clinch but Caunt is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caunt checks a leg kick.
Caunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matsunaga momentarily.
Caunt misses with a looping left.
Matsunaga instigates a clinch.
Matsunaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caunt.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt is looking to control Matsunaga's arms but Matsunaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caunt has his back to the cage.
Matsunaga lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsunaga backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga can't find room to land a body shot as Caunt controls the action.
Futoshi Matsunaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matsunaga prevents a body shot from Caunt.
Matsunaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt lands a nice uppercut.
Caunt trying to stall but Matsunaga improves his position.
Matsunaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Caunt.
Matsunaga blocking some punches.
Matsunaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lands a hook that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Caunt prevents a body shot from Matsunaga.
A short uppercut from Caunt.
Matsunaga blocks a body shot from Caunt.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caunt is looking to control Matsunaga's arms but Matsunaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caunt has his back to the cage.
Matsunaga lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Futoshi Matsunaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matsunaga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Futoshi Matsunaga!
A very excited looking Futoshi Matsunaga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
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